Eric Dampier is not a member of Mensa

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The Dallas Mavericks tried everything they could to deal with Tony Parker in Game 2. They threw every type of defense, as many as five different players and the kitchen sink at him.

Parker had a 38-point field day anyway.

Dallas center Erick Dampier believes he has found the solution to the Mavericks' Parker problem entering Game 3.

"Every time he drives the lane, we have to put him on his back," Dampier told the Dallas Morning News. "The first foul has to tell him he's in for a long night. My first foul Thursday night is going to put him on his back. I guarantee it."

No telling how such comments might go over with the NBA office. We'll see if he backs up his called shot Thursday.

Before the playoffs began, Parker said he was prepared to take such a pounding from like-minded opponents

"I'm used to it," Parker said. "It's no different for me. I'm still going to try to penetrate and be aggressive. I'm definitely going to be on the ground, but I'll get up."

UPDATE: Not surprisingly, it appears Dampier has set himself for extra scrutiny in Game 3. An NBA official says the league is aware of Dampier's comments, and will be monitoring his behavior in Thursday's game.

Dampier vows to put Parker on his back
 
My thoughts exactly!!
Do you think Dallas will even notice he is not in the game if he gets ejected?
As a Dallas fan he really frustrates me. He just seems to disappear in the game.
 
Actually it just ensures he will have two fouls called on him in the first 3 minutes. Kinda of an idiot thing to say publicly.

So far they've played two games without anyone coming close to a suspension. Things may be about to pickup.

Hook'em!!!
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Two of the last three times the Spurs have played the Mavs in the playoffs, one of the Dallas players has taken a cheap shot at one of the Spurs. Juwan Howard obliterating Derek Anderson, and then Jason Terry punching Finley in the junk. Will this be 3 out of 4?
 
Seriously, Dallas fans complaining about flopping while Dirk is on the roster is hilarious. Glass houses.

Dirk is a master at throwing elbows to create space and then violently falling backwards if a defender survives the elbow attack.
 
Duncan's feet didn't touch Howard's. The contact was miniscule and didn't affect the shot and Howard hit the ground because he wanted to. If Manu does that, the Mavs are complaining about flopping.
 
Look, I know it's a two-way street ,and I also don't think the calls have been one-sided. I just think it's silly hearing the Mavs players talk like only the Spurs exaggerate contact and only the Spurs ever do anything dirty.
 
Nobody said they were the ONLY ones who ever did it, but bowen has a league wide rep as a dirty player & Manu is widely accepted as the king of the floppers. That much is pretty evident on the national broadcasts.

HOOK 'EM,
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Stat, it was spurs fans that started the flop talk on this thread and you are the one that brought up the Duncan foul. He put his foot out into Howard's landing zone and thus the foul was called. The real question is what the hell was he doing out there in the first place?

Why do Spurs fans feel so adamant about this series? You have 4 titles and the Spurs will not win one this year regardless of this series. It was a nice run. It's over. Time for them to rebuild and dump Bown, Finley and the rest of the old farts.
 
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