Doug Smith, the man when it comes to reporting Raptors news over at the Toronto Star, thinks that Dampier wouldn't help the Raptors because "Dampier is not an upgrade of any significance over what they have, he’s a big and slow on a team that wants to be big and quick and multi-dimensional. A horrible fit, actually, who’d do nothing substantial to improve the team."
Let's take a look at this, shall we? How good is Dampier, and is he an upgrade over any of the Raptors centres?
Oh my! Dampier has been a very good player! At 35, he's bound to show some decline, but he's still quite above average. Is there any centre on the Raptors that can beat that? Here's Bargnani:
Nope, he won't do. How about David Andersen?
No good either. Joey Dorsey?
More like it, but still not as good as Dampier. And we're not even going to bother with Alabi, as he is a rookie who was below average in college.
So, if I was in charge of the Raptors, would I consider signing Dampier to a short-term contract at or near the veterans' minimum? Absolutely. Even if he falls off a cliff this year, at least he
- Devin.
How about instead of signing good players we mock Bosh instead. Then we can make moves that justify his choice to hop ship. Sigh. . . oh Toronto. . . how about them Leafs eh?
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