I know how you feel because I feel the same way about Kobe's career. If Kobe had the luxury of playing alongside a great PG as well to take pressure of him he'd likely have about 3 more rings now for a total of 8. I completely understand how you feel..
That being said..now is not the time to gloat about Dallas losing. I for one respect Dirk's game and he will be missed. I think the NBA lost some of it's shine when the Mavs went down. The team will be further disbanded and that's too bad because I think they can compete again. It just goes to show that winning a le let alone 5 is not easy. You not only have to have the right pieces on the court but you have to have the
"COMMITMENT" from the owners to see to it that you hold onto valuable assets and you have to have the guts to know when to release those assets when they turn into liabilities. This is the
"MAJOR" difference between Dr. Buss and Mark Cuban.For the most part Dr. Buss knows when to hold em and when to fold em at just the right time..and sometimes he needs a little help, like when Kobe went off on the FO for not getting him help. Kobe going off like that and demanding a trade if they were not committed to winning forced their hand publicly and forced them to build around Kobe a le contender.
This is the next step for Dirk.He needs to step up and forcefully speak out against Cuban and let it be known he's not happy...every GM will be beating their door for him if Cuban is stupid enough to trade him rather than trying to improve the team. Unfortunately Dirk only got one ring out of the being passive. It may be a bit too late now that he's out of his prime but he can still speak out. Just like Kobe took his move and made it better, Dirk should take a page from Kobe and blast the FO for not being committed to winning.
It could work if Dirk was as greedy, selfish, and determined as Kobe to win les...I don't know that Dirk has it in his DNA to be like that though..win at all costs...so don't count on it Mav fan...Congrats though on having an entertaining team for all these years