Pick the best right now: Dirk vs KG

[DAF86]

Who would you rather have in your team for the next season: Kevin Garnett or Dirk Nowitzki?

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Are trolls supposed to vote in this poll

[hater]

these polls are BS if the trolls vote. stop wasting ur time

[DAF86]

Are trolls supposed to vote in this poll

I expect even more trolls on this one.

[JamStone]

Would have voted for KG up until maybe even before last season.

Right now, I'd go with Dirk. Douchbaggery has diminished KG's skills. Chihuahua bark.

[DAF86]

these polls are BS if the trolls vote. stop wasting ur time

The results may be BS but the the discussion is OK.

[anakha]

Garnett, if only because one would have to tailor-fit a team around Nowitzki more than around him (especially at the 5).

[z0sa]

The game of basketball is still played on two ends of the court. Therefore, KG is still better than Dirk.

[DAF86]

KG great defensive player - above average offensive player

Dirk great offensive player - below average defensive player

Garnett is better.

[sonic21]

Dirk's D is underrated, he is a decent defender (except last year)

Dirk's offense >> KG's

so i'll go with dirk.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

KG is no longer an "above average" offensive player, all he does is shoot mid range jumpers these days.

[rjv]

i'll go with garnett since he is the better defender.

[z0sa]

Agreed. KG is still pretty monstrous on both ends of the court. Dirk has become a great positional defender, which is part of the reason he snares lots of rebounds, but the rest of his defense is subpar at best. He isn't going to block many shots, get many steals, or take many charges, though he dabbles a little in each.

KG, on the other hand, affects the game defensively so much more than Dirk. I remember some idiotic mavfan (mono) saying if you switched Dirk with KG or Pau in 08, Boston would have swept the Lakers and vice versa

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

with a below average supporting cast, KG's teams were in the lottery.

with a below average supporting cast, Dirk's teams are still winning 50 games.

the first troll arrives.

[Rogue]

KG great defensive player - above average offensive player

Dirk great offensive player - below average defensive player

Garnett is better.

Dirk - below average defensive player ROFL Dirk has never locked up any great scorer at low post, but he hasn't ever gotten blown up either. For the furthest I can concede, Dirk is slightly above average in defensive play in today's NBA league.

[Muser]

Dirk.

[DAF86]

KG is no longer an "above average" offensive player, all he does is shoot mid range jumpers these days.

All I know is:

Boston with KG= NBA champions

Boston without KG= 2nd round exit

[z0sa]

KG is no longer an "above average" offensive player, all he does is shoot mid range jumpers these days.

Wow, that doesn't explain Dirk to a T or anything.

[sonic21]

All I know is:

Boston with KG= NBA champions

Boston without KG= 2nd round exit

KG with pierce and allen= nba champions

Dirk with josh howard and terry = finals

So we can't really judge.

[jacobdrj]

All I know is:

Boston with James Posey= NBA champions

Boston without James Posey= 2nd round exit

Fixed

[Muser]

Are we talking about intensity or Bball?

[urunobili]

Dirk no brainer...

[A_Duke]

Very close, but I will go with Dirk.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

All I know is:

Boston with KG= NBA champions

Boston without KG= 2nd round exit

Dallas with Dirk= 2nd round exit
Dallas w/o Dirk= one of, if not the worst team in the league


And the fact Boston was a game away from the ECF shows how overrated KG is.

[z0sa]

Also, it's not like Spurs fans have any kind of bias against Dirk.

you mean a bias against Manu?

That 2007 le run we made more than made up for one of the worst officiated series of all time (worse than Miami the same year - mavfans are es to whine about 06 all the time)