Adonal Foyle and Former Warrior "Great" Erick Dampier are Going... Nowhere

by Atma Brother ONE on Dec 28, 2006 10:50 PM PST in Links

Yao Ming, Tim Duncan, Lebron James, Kobe Bryant, Dwight Howard, Steve Nash, and... Adonal Foyle? What could they possibly all have in common? Well, Chris Sheridan on ESPN.com notes that they all aren't going anywhere. The funniest part about the piece is the comparison between former Warrior "great" Erick Dampier who ranked #8 on the list and current Warrior fan favorite Adonal Foyle who's got the 10th spot.

On Damp:

8. Erick Dampier, Mavericks.
We can debate whether he has improved enough to be worth his $9.8 million salary this season, but there's no arguing he's a cap killer in years ahead. He's owed $47 million over the next four years.

On the face of the Warriors' franchise Adonal Foyle:

10. Adonal Foyle, Warriors.
You thought Dampier's contract was bad? At least he plays. Foyle is due $30 million over the next three seasons.

Only in a place like "Golden State" could both of these players be "tearing up the league" together on the same roster for 7 "illustrious" years.

Damp will always be remembered in the Bay for his amazing work ethic, tremendous improvement, drive to succeed, and great hands.
(Haha, I can't even type that with a straight face)

Right now given their horrendous contract sheets (Damp- 7 years $73 million vs Foyle- 6 years $42 million) and production, which player would you rather have on the Warriors?

This year's key numbers:
Erick Dampier: 28 games, 26:06 min, 9.4 ppg (68.2% FG and 59.3% FT), 8.6 rpg, 1.2 bpg, and hands of stone

Adonal Foyle: 17 games, 10:30 min, 2.8 ppg (64.5% FG and 61.5% FT), 2.7 rpg, 0.8 bpg, and hands of stone

Poll

Who would you rather have on the Warriors?

Adonal Foyle

11 votes

Erick Dampier

9 votes

20 votes | Poll has closed

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Adonal Owns, and Dampier is 1/5th of the DREAM TEAM!!!!!!!!!

(Shutup, we all know it will work.)

by Zorgon on Dec 28, 2006 11:33 PM PST reply actions

foyle...

cuz damp talks hella trash when he's not playing

by dj fuzzylogic on Dec 28, 2006 11:45 PM PST reply actions

We have zero need for

Ericka(Shaq quote!) Dampier with Biedrins huge improvement and jump in efficiency.

My vote, the Foyled one.

Much like Zorgon, I wouldn't hate on Foyle even if he dunked on my grandmother. (like in the heated FIRE NELLIE diary, I didn't knock our Foyle)

But you understand if I used the Grandmama LJ Converse Aero Jam commercial 'old lady' instead of my real grandmother, right?!

by back2back51s on Dec 29, 2006 12:43 AM PST reply actions

Lol

It wasn't a FIRE NELLIE diary, it was a FIRE NELLIE IF HE DOESN'T DO THIS diary.

If Foyle ate my head off, I'd still love him.

by Zorgon on Dec 29, 2006 12:47 AM PST up reply actions

My vote is for Foyle

His contract is shorter. :P

by Yoyo on Dec 29, 2006 1:53 AM PST reply actions

Thanks Atma

I appreciate that you guys are using more reliable and citable sources in your rumor talks. With our already weak heart condition it's much easier on the GSoM community to not get our hopes up on unknown and anonymous sources lol. Keep the news coming...

by gsdubz on Dec 29, 2006 7:51 AM PST reply actions

Actually

Most of the rumors or "inside information" you see on ESPN is just stolen from other sites and newspapers. They do an excellent job of passing off info as their own even when it's not. Even on the recent Allen Iverson trade they were scooped by David Aldridge (anyone know why he's not with ESPN anymore?) at the Philadelphia Inquirer. They aren't any more credible than anyone else we link to or cite.

Regardless, the take home point really is that 99% of rumors never happen, but 99% of them are fun to talk about. Seriously. We link to rumors and pass along whatever we hear, but it doesn't surprise me the least bit when they don't come true. GM's throw up smoke screens and try to boost the value of their players by using the media.

But make no mistake, Mullin and Higgins have been working the phones hard since this past summer. From what we've heard Higgins is the one who's more trigger happy to pull off a trade. Both of them have to be a little worried about their job security if the Warriors miss the playoffs for the 3rd straight season under their guidance with a worse winning percentage than the St. Jean/ Muss years.

by Atma Brother ONE on Jan 2, 2007 8:48 PM PST up reply actions

Dampier cause he's actually playing

Or the mavericks coach so Foyle could play?
The problem is not so much the guys it's the failure of the coaches to use them proberly. If they have bad hands then don't put then into situations where they need good hands! Let them control the paint, get rebounds, and pass the ball. It's not rocket science it's basketball for christssake! When we're getting killed on the boards and we've got bigole foyle sitting on the bench don't that ring a bell?

by Skeptic con Urquell on Dec 29, 2006 10:45 AM PST reply actions

Foyle over Dampier

Oh man, this is hilarious that you are posting this in the forum. But anyway, I would take Foyle over Dampier. This is not a matter of who is the better player, but who I would rather have on the team.

When you take a look at their overall games, they are pretty much the same. Both are slow a foot, unathletic, and their offensive repetoire is horrendous. I think if given the minutes, Foyle's numbers would be comparable to Dampier's numbers.

So taking these things into consideration, both are very similar in terms of playing ability. The issue here is their contracts. The last thing the Warriors need is a contract that will put them into an even deeper hole. Dampier's contract would do just that, thereby making future deals with Andris Biedrins, Monta Ellis, and any other future star deals with the Warriors very difficult.

by friscoballer415 on Jan 2, 2007 8:05 PM PST reply actions