Houston to NOT sign Dampier

We don’t need him, once Bird and K-mart come back Karl is going to have a hard enough time getting minutes to all the guys who deserve them as is

There’s only one thing to consider and that is if its for the minimum. If it is then I think you have to release Ely and swap out for Dampier. It would suck for Ely because he just had a good game but I expect him to be waived before February anyways. The only reason Ely is playing is because Nene is hurt. I get the feeling GK does not want to play him (he tried Forbes first) but out of necessity he really has to. Dampier is like a taller, better, and more experienced version of Ely with tons of playoff experience. I think it no contest but I also believe something else is behind this story.

Didn;t the Rockets originally plan to give Dampier like a 2 year deal worth $4 million? I’m wondering if they realized they were bidding against themselves and backed off on that. If so it’s going to be the same thing that keeps Denver from signing him too. I’ll take Dampier as a 1 year minimum insurance policy deal but that’s it. When Bird and Kenyon come back there’s too much uncertainty to risk anything more than that. I find it very strange that Dampier has not found work. My guess is he’s had multiple offers to go play for the minimum somewhere and he wants more. Now that Houston has called his bluff I think he should just take the minimum and go play. Assuming this guy wants to compete and contribute to a team this year

If we’re goin big WIN then we might need Damp to fill in for Nene or other bigs if injury strikes

if Melo is to be traded midseason theresn’t a reason to get Damp.

Birdman is coming back in a few weeks. At least, that’s what we’re told.

Ely does what he does and is a little faster on D which is what we need.
Not a big deal either way, but we can’t sign him for more than the min.
If Houston didn’t sign him even though they need a big to play when Yao doesn’t play, why would we want him?

Dampier is a marshmallow, makes Nene look like a tough ass, makes jellow seem sturdy, makes skin tissue look like bones..and you get how I feel about him,

…now that Oberto has retired due to his heart condition.

Somethings not right if he’s been turned down by so many teams, but you never can have enough bigs, that’s my whole thing.

I could only find something that said it was 7’9", which is pretty incredible.

I say we should. We can even play Nene at PF for stretches. Plus, who knows how long it’ll take Bird & K-Mart to get back into game shape?

We need to make sure we don’t get too set in our ways though. Damp/K-Mart/Bird should have to fight for playing time when they come back. Who knows? Maybe it’ll push them to be better.