*Team/NBA
Leaderboard ranks are qualified players only.
*The
Floor Time section includes both qualified and unqualified players in rankings.
*Remember
to check the Glossary at the end of this entry for stat/abbreviation
explanations.
C
Erick Dampier (1st season with Hawks/16th
season overall)
Age:
36
Draft
History: 10th pick in 1996 by Indiana
Acquired:
Signed as free agent February 2012
2012
Salary: $778 K
2013
Contract Status: Free agent
2012
Regular Season Grade: C
Grade
Explanation: Signed in February and made minimum
salary. Provided depth when injuries hit the front court hard. Had very little impact
but also few opportunities, no expectations, and minimal cost. Deserves passing
grade.
Overall:
With injuries mounting, the Hawks looked to add a big man midway through the
year. The pickings were slim. Atlanta ended up signing veteran center Erick
Dampier to a 10-day contract in February. Eventually, the Hawks signed Damp for
the remainder of the year.
He didn’t have much of
an impact. Dampier was mainly an insurance policy. He wound up playing in 15 of
38 games after signing, all coming off the bench, and averaging just 5.5 MPG.
He shot just .125 from the field (1 for 8) and did not go to the FT line or
shoot from behind the arc. Dampier averaged just 0.1 P/G, 1.0 R/G, 0.3 A/G, 0.1
S/G, and 0.3 B/G with 0.2 TOV/G.
In the previous season
Dampier had gotten quite a bit of playing time for the Miami Heat, appearing in
51 games and actually making 22 starts. His numbers were dismal and it didn’t
look like he had anything at all left. This was why he remained unsigned into
February.
With the Hawks, it was
actually difficult to tell what he had left because his playing time was so
minimal. While his numbers during his brief minutes were poor, I actually didn’t
think he looked bad, and certainly thought he was worth signing for the
remainder of the year.
Dampier is nearly 7-ft
tall and closer to 300 pounds than 250 pounds. He’s been a bit of a punching
bag for analysts during his career, mostly because he was a punching bag for
some of the best centers in the game during his time.
Damp isn’t what you’d
call a “skilled” big man. He doesn’t have a post game and he doesn’t shoot. He
is a poor ball handler and not adept at passing. He has been about effort and a
willingness to do the dirty work. His one great strength throughout his career
has been on the offensive glass.
Damp has been
criticized in the past for not being an enforcer on the defensive end and not
being as big of a factor as he should be considering his size. Defensively
Dampier is just average, and as he has aged he’s become much less of a factor.
He’ll still grab boards and block the occasional shot, but he’s not at all
mobile.
I thought Dampier
looked okay during his brief moments on the floor with the Hawks. He didn’t seem
to be getting dusted on the defensive end and he seemed to be in relatively
good shape.
Offensively I actually
thought he was fine, but that his teammates at times seemed not to be able to
change how they played in order to fit with Damp being in the game versus
another player. For example, you can’t hum passes to Damp from close range. He
can work within the offense, but you can’t just pretend he’s Al Horford.
Dampier played in just
2% of Atlanta’s available minutes in 2011-2012. He played exclusively at center
and was out-produced by his counterpart on the floor. It’s hard to know what to
make of any of Damp’s numbers, simply because he played only 83 total minutes.
However, his 9-4-2
W-L-T record seems pretty good and he actually had a slightly positive ON/OFF
48. Interestingly, the Hawks had better points per 100 possession numbers
offensively and worse numbers defensively with Damp on the floor.
Erick did not play a
single second of CLUTCH time for the Hawks in 2011-2012.
Statistics:
Dampier’s
role with the Hawks in 2011-2012 was drastically smaller than anything the
veteran center had experienced before in his career. His GP dropped from 51 to
15 and his GS dropped from 22 to 0 just from the year before.
He posted career worst
numbers in MPG, FG%, P/G, R/G, A/G, S/G, B/G, PER, TS%, EFG, and DD. His P/48
number was also at a career low.
And actually, Damp’s
P/48 number is worth including here. Yes, I know he played only 83 total
minutes and took just 8 shots, but still, a 1.2 P/48 number is pretty silly.
Floor
Time Stats/Team Rankings (Unqualified)
MIN%: 2% (15th)
+/-
Per 48:
+3.5 (7th)
ON/OFF
48:
+0.1 (7th)
+/-
W-L-T:
9-4-2
WIN%: 69.2 (2nd)
ON/OFF
OPHP:
+3.8 (6th)
ON/OFF
DPHP:
+3.0 (14th)
ON/OFF
NPHP:
+0.8 (7th)
Team
Leaderboard: None.
NBA
Leaderboard: None.
Season
Review: With injuries to Al Horford, Vlad Rad, and Jason
Collins towards the middle portion of the season, the Hawks had to go out and
find a reserve big man. In the end they decided their best option was to go
with 36-year old center Erick Dampier. They signed the big man to a 10-day
contract on February 9th.
Damp’s most active
period with the Hawks by far was during his first month or so with the team.
Once some of the injured players began coming back to the fold Damp basically
became purely insurance on the bench. But early on he saw some action. He
played in each of the first 4 games for which he was available (February 10th
through the 15th).
Damp wasn’t used much
around the time of the ASG but he was signed to another 10-day deal. Finally on
March 1st the Hawks signed Damp for the remainder of the year, which
was most certainly the correct decision.
After playing in those
first 4 games, Damp appeared in only 1 of the next 5 (February 18th
through March 3rd), but from March 6th through the 18th
he played in 6 straight and 7 of 8. Up to that point he had appeared in 13 of
18 games since being signed, for an average of about 5.7 MPG, with almost zero
production.
But Dampier would see essentially
no playing time for the remainder of the season. He was DNP Coach’s Decision in
13 straight and 19 of 20 from March 19th through April 24th,
before playing 5 minutes in the season finale.
2012
Postseason Grade: C+
Grade
Explanation: Played better than expected in limited
minutes. Stepped up and played adequately when injuries knocked out team’s top
3 big men. More than met expectations and did it for very cheap.
Statistics:
Damp
played the final 4 games of the series, averaging 13.8 MPG, 4.0 P/G, 3.6 R/G,
0.3 B/G, and 0.8 TOV/G. He shot .538 from the field (7 for 13) and .667 at the
FT line (2 for 3).
Damp had 16 total
points, 14 rebounds, 1 block, 3 TOV, 6 PF, and 5 drawn fouls in the series.
He played 55 total
minutes (10th out of 13 on the team) and had a +/- number of -1 (3rd).
Damp’s PER for the series was 11.8 (5th). He amassed 0.1 WS (tied 7th)
and .113 WS/48 (5th).
Postseason
Review: It wasn’t until the playoffs that Dampier was able
to show that he was still capable of helping out. The Boston series also
reinforced that signing Damp for the remainder of the season was definitely the
right call. He didn’t play a lot in the series but he played enough. And he was
better than decent.
Dampier did not play in
either of the first two games of the series. In game 3, with Josh Smith, Al
Horford, and Zaza Pachulia out of action, Damp was needed. He played 22:24 in
game 3 and scored 6 points on 3 of 5 shooting with 6 boards, 1 block, and just
1 TOV. He did pick up 3 PF. His +/- number for the game was -2.
Damp played the final
7:49 of the 1st quarter (+3). He scored 2 points in the quarter (1
of 3 from the floor) with 4 boards, a block, and 1 TOV.
He entered with the
Hawks trailing 9-10. Dampier got a pass inside from Jeff Teague and scored at
the rim to tie the score 13-13 with 5:40 to go in the 1st. On the
ensuing Boston possession Damp blocked Greg Stiemsma’s shot from inside, leading
to a shot clock violation. In the final minute of the 1st, Damp
missed a tip-in and got his shot at the rim blocked by KG.
Dampier played around 3
minutes in the 2nd (-2), but had only 2 PF to show for it. He
started the quarter on the court and exited with 10:50 on the clock and the
score still 19-17 Hawks.
Damp came back on with
8:04 on the clock and the Hawks leading 23-20. He had back-to-back difficult
defensive possessions. First he fouled Brandon Bass at the 6:48 mark (2 for 2
at the line to make it 27-24) and then on the next Boston possession he fouled
Paul Pierce at the 6:16 mark (2 for 2 at the line to make it 27-26). That sent
Dampier back to the bench for the remainder of the half.
Dampier played around 6
minutes in the 3rd quarter (+6), making his only FGA for 2 points
and picking up another PF. He came on with 7:03 on the clock and the Hawks trailing
42-48. Damp contributed right away, getting a dish from Teague and scoring on a
2-footer to make it 44-48. Damp fouled Pierce again at the 3:05 mark (2 for 2
at the line to make it 51-52).
He came out of the game
with 2:06 remaining in the 3rd and the score tied 54-54. Damp came
back into the game with 53 seconds left and the Hawks down 56-58. He played out
the rest of the 3rd, and the Hawks went to the 4th down
58-60.
Dampier played the
first 6 minutes of the 4th quarter (-9). He scored 2 points (1 for 1
shooting) and grabbed 2 boards. He grabbed a board at the defensive end and
then got a pass inside from Jannero Pargo and scored to make it 64-65 with 9:40
to go. Damp came out with 6:13 left and the Hawks now down 65-76. He sat the
rest of the 4th and all of OT.
With the return of Josh
and Al in game 4, Dampier figured to get less playing time, but he ended up
playing the entire 4th quarter. He was quite productive in junk
time, scoring 8 points on 3 of 6 shooting (2 for 3 at the line) with 3 rebounds
and 4 fouls drawn. He had a +/- number of +5 for the game.
Dampier’s playing time
decreased in game 5, but the minutes were obviously much more important. He
played a little less than 8 minutes, scoring 2 points (1 for 1) with 2
rebounds, 1 TOV, 2 PF, and a +/- number of -5.
Dampier played the
final 3:42 of the 1st quarter (even +/- number), coming on with the
Hawks trailing 9-15. He scored 2 points on 1 for 1 shooting in the period. He
also had 2 boards, 1 TOV, and 1 PF.
He had an immediate
impact, rebounding a miss by Teague, passing it back out, and then getting a
pass back from Josh and scoring on a layup to make it 11-15 with 3:27 on the
clock. Damp was called for an offensive foul on Mickael Pietrus to turn the
ball over to the C’s with 1:27 left.
Damp played the 1st
minute of the 2nd quarter (+1), but his only imprint was a PF on
Ryan Hollins. He played the final 50 seconds of the 3rd quarter,
earning a -4 +/- for his troubles. Damp played the first 2:18 of the 4th
(-2) and came out for good with 9:42 to play.
Big ED played 12:15 in
game 6, missing his only FGA, but grabbing 3 rebounds and drawing a foul. He
had 1 TOV and 1 PF. Damp had a +/- number of +1 for the game.
Erick played the final
3:24 of the 1st quarter (-1) and had 1 rebound and 1 TOV. He got the
ball stolen by Rondo with 30 seconds on the clock, but Rondo missed at the
other end and Damp snagged the rebound with just 7.9 on the clock. Damp got the
ball to T-Mac and McGrady got the ball to Kirk Hinrich who drilled a jumper at
the buzzer to get the Hawks within 3.
Dampier played the
first 3:05 and the final 5.2 of the 2nd (+2). He grabbed 1 board and
drew a foul in the period. Erick played the last 3:10 of the 3rd
quarter (+3).
Damp rebounded a miss
by T-Mac to earn a new shot clock and Joe ended up drilling a 3-ball to cut the
deficit to 60-65 with a minute to play in the 3rd. After the ball
fell through the net Dampier batted it in a non-aggressive way towards the
baseline and was inexplicably whistled for a technical foul. This inexcusable overreaction
by the refs was thankfully rendered meaningless when Ray Allen shockingly
missed the technical FT.
Damp played the first
2:40 of the final quarter of the season (-3), going 0 for 1 and picking up a
PF. On the first possession of the 4th Damp’s shot from up close was
blocked by KG. A minute later Damp fouled KG and he hit both FT’s to make it
65-69. Dampier exited with 9:20 remaining and the Hawks trailing 65-72.
Moving
Forward: There’s little chance of Damp returning to Atlanta
next year, although I really wouldn’t mind it if he was a 12th or 13th
man. I do think he has a little something left, but it’s possible that he won’t
get any interest from NBA teams.
Stat
Glossary
Total
Stats
Games
Played (GP)
Games
Started (GS)
Minutes
Played (MIN)
Field
Goal Percentage (FG%)
Three
Point Field Goal Percentage (3PT%)
Free
Throw Percentage (FT%)
Field
Goals Made (FGM)
Field
Goal Attempts (FGA)
Three
Pointers Made (3PM)
Three
Point Attempts (3PA)
Free
Throws Made (FTM)
Free
Throw Attempts (FTA)
Two
Pointers Made (2PM)
Two
Point Attempts (2PA)
Two
Point Field Goal Percentage (2P%)
Offensive
Rebounds (OR)
Defensive
Rebounds (DR)
Total
Rebounds (REB)
Assists
(AST)
Steals
(STL)
Blocks
(BLK)
Turnovers
(TOV)
Personal
Fouls (PF)
Points
(PTS)
Flagrant
Fouls (Flagrants)
Technical
Fouls (Techs)
Ejections
(Ejections)
Foul
Outs (DQ’s)
Double-Doubles
(DD)
Triple-Doubles
(TD)
Per
Game Stats
Minutes
Per Game (MPG)
Field
Goals Made Per Game (FGM/G)
Field
Goal Attempts Per Game (FGA/G)
Three
Pointers Made Per Game (3PM/G)
Three
Point Attempts Per Game (3PA/G)
Free
Throws Made Per Game (FTM/G)
Free
Throw Attempts Per Game (FTA/G)
Two
Pointers Made Per Game (2PM/G)
Two
Point Attempts Per Game (2PA/G)
Offensive
Rebounds Per Game (OR/G)
Defensive
Rebounds Per Game (DR/G)
Total
Rebounds Per Game (R/G)
Assists
Per Game (A/G)
Steals
Per Game (S/G)
Blocks
Per Game (B/G)
Turnovers
Per Game (TOV/G)
Points
Per Game (P/G)
Personal
Fouls Per Game (PF/G)
Per
48 Minute Stats
Points
Per 48 Minutes (P/48)
Rebounds
Per 48 Minutes (R/48)
Assists
Per 48 Minutes (A/48)
Steals
Per 48 Minutes (S/48)
Blocks
Per 48 Minutes (B/48)
Personal
Fouls Per 48 Minutes (PF/48)
Turnovers
Per 48 Minutes (TOV/48)
Ratio
Stats
Assist-to-Turnover
Ratio (ATO)
Steal-to-Turnover
Ratio (STO)
Steal-to-Personal
Foul Ratio (SPF)
Block-to-Personal
Foul Ratio (BPF)
Points
Scored Per Shot Attempt (PPS)
Percentage
Stats
Offensive
Rebound Percentage (OR%) (% of available OR player grabbed
while on floor)
Defensive
Rebound Percentage (DR%) (% of available DR player grabbed
while on floor)
Total
Rebound Percentage (R%) (% of available REB player grabbed
while on floor)
Assist
Percentage (A%) (% of teammate FG’s player assisted on
while on floor)
Steal
Percentage (S%) (% of opp’s possessions ended with steal
by player while on floor)
Block
Percentage (B%) (% of opp’s 2-pt FGA’s block by player
while on floor)
Turnover
Percentage (TOV%) (Turnovers per 100 possessions)
Hollinger
Stats
True
Shooting Percentage (TS%) (Takes into account value of 2-pt,
3-pt, and FT)
Assist
Ratio (ARAT) (% of possessions ended with Assist by
player)
Turnover
Ratio (TOVRAT) (% of possessions ended with TOV by
player)
Usage
Rate (USG%) (% of team plays used by player while on
floor)
Player
Efficiency Rating (PER) (Player’s per minute statistical
rating)
Value
Added (VA) (# of pts player adds to team above
replacement level)
Estimated
Wins Added (EWA) (# of wins player adds above replacement
level)
NBA
Reference.com Stats
Effective
Field Goal Percentage (EFG) (Adjusts for 3-pt being
worth more than 2-pt)
Offensive
Rating (ORAT) (Points produced by player per 100
possessions)
Defensive
Rating (DRAT) (Points allowed by player per 100
possessions)
Offensive
Win Shares (OWS) (# of wins contributed by player due to
offense)
Defensive
Win Shares (DWS) (# of wins contributed by player due to
defense)
Win
Shares (WS) (# of wins contributed by player)
Win
Shares Per 48 Minutes (WS/48) (# of wins contributed
by player per 48 minutes)
82games.com
Stats
Minutes
Percentage (MIN%) (% of team minutes player was on floor)
Net
Plus/Minus (+/-) (Net pts for team while player on floor)
Offensive
Points Per Possession (OFF-PPP) (Team Off PPP while
player on floor)
Defensive
Points Per Possession (DEF-PPP) (Team Def PPP while
player on floor)
Net
Plus/Minus Per 48 Minutes (+/- Per 48) (Team net pts per 48 of
PT for player)
On
Court W-L Record (+/- W-L-T) (# of gms team
outscored/didn’t outscore opponent while player was on floor)
Win
Percentage (WIN%) (W-L-T in win pct form)
Net
Production vs. Opponent (PRO/OPP) (How player fared vs.
counterpart)
Net
On Court vs. Off Court Per 48 Minutes (ON/OFF 48) (Team
+/- while player on/off court per 48 minutes)
Simple
Rating (SIMRAT) (Taken from combo PRO/OPP and ON/OFF 48)
Net
On Court vs. Off Court Offensive Points per 100 Possessions (ON/OFF OPHP)
(Team’s offensive points per 100 possessions while player on/off court)
Net
On Court vs. Off Court Defensive Points per 100 Possessions (ON/OFF DPHP)
(Team’s defensive points per 100 possessions while player on/off court)
Net
On Court vs. Off Court Points per 100 Possessions (ON/OFF NPHP)
(Team’s offensive points per 100 possessions vs. team’s defensive points per
100 possessions while player on/off court)
Clutch
Situations (CLUTCH) (4th quarter or overtime,
less than 5 minutes left, neither team ahead by more than 5 points)
If you’re confused
about a stat or abbreviation you can check this glossary. Many of the
abbreviations are ones I came up with just for shorthand. If you want further
explanation/info on the stats, check out the sites listed within the glossary.
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