Dirk is playing his ass off

[nsrammstein]

he seriously deserves better teammates that fucktard josh howard

[Rogue]

josh howard used to be talented potential guy who was underrated on 03's draft, but his addiction for drugs has destroyed himself. I bet the mavs are seeking for a trade that can take josh outta dallas, without caring about what they can get in exchange for him.

Any guy who earns at that prize is at least not worse than him.

[IronMexican]

LMAO! Addiction?

[tonylongoriafan]

and none of it matters cause he will be eliminated in the playoffs be some jerk-off team and spend the off season soul searching for something that just ain't there...

...karl malone feels sorry for this guy

[xtremesteven33]

Dirk is a great talent but not the kind of player who can make his teammates better.

Not your traditional Big Man.

[scanry]

I feel for Dirk and as i said earlier he needs to demand a trade right now. Cuban really fucked up Dirk's team last year. If he has any respect towards Dirk, he should trade him to a contender like the Spurs :lol. :hat

[dirk4mvp]

Dirk is a great talent but not the kind of player who can make his teammates better.

Not your traditional Big Man.


If that's your opinion, you don't watch the Mavs very often. When teams scheme to throw 3 guys at you, it creates looks for teammates.

[sribb43]

Dirk passing to Wright with AC on him in the closing minutes is typical. Back his ass down adn shoot the damn shot, a fadeaway or something. anything is better than passing to Wright for a key shot with the score tied 95-95....:bang

[Matchman]

Dirk for Tmac + Scola/Brooks + 1st round pick. good?

[scanry]

If that's your opinion, you don't watch the Mavs very often. When teams scheme to throw 3 guys at you, it creates looks for teammates.


And again Dirk's teammates lay an egg. Enough with the experiment Cuban, Dirk deserves better than this shit.

[scanry]

Dirk for Tmac + Scola/Brooks + 3 1st round picks (Lottery unprotected). good?

Now that might make the Mavs interested.

[Matchman]

Now that might make the Mavs interested.

actually we need a solid pg and a swingman. how about Terry + JHo for TMac/Battier + Von Wafer + first round pick?

[xtremesteven33]

If that's your opinion, you don't watch the Mavs very often. When teams scheme to throw 3 guys at you, it creates looks for teammates.


It happens to all scorers. You just got to know how to pass the ball and how to lead by example. I dont see that from Dirk.

But ur right though. This current team is not good enough. Dirk would be awesome playing next to Duncan though....:hat

[dirk4mvp]

It happens to all scorers. You just got to know how to pass the ball and how to lead by example. I dont see that from Dirk.

But ur right though. This current team is not good enough. Dirk would be awesome playing next to Duncan though....:hat

Dropping 44 was a pretty good example, yet everyone outside of JET tonight (even he wasn't all that great) played like ass.

[portpower_11]

Dirk is a great talent but not the kind of player who can make his teammates better.

Not your traditional Big Man.


If you have watched game, you will know "No matter who is like Jordan, Kobe, LJ, TD, still not be able to lead this team winning this game".

I feel extremely sorry for Dirk.

In Q3, he get some like 9 pts in a row. Mavs back in 1 pt. Then, Terry, Singlton and Bass just gifted at least 5 pts away.

While Denver tries to use 2 or 3 palyers defending Dirk, Berea and Kidd combined have 2-16 for open shots, including lots of missed open layups. The two also have 8 turnovers!

Dirk have some 11 or 13 Q4 pts. Mavs up by 4 within 1:50, Terry and Wright missed two jump shots in a row.

Dirk play 42 mins, get 12 FT and made all of them, the rest totally get 12 and only made 8

He made 15 of 26 FG attempted, the rest only made 20 of 59!

As a Mavs fan, I hate to say. But Cubun should allow Dirk to go other teams!!

[xtremesteven33]

It pisses me off though that when the Mavericks play the Spurs they play nearly FLAWLESS. They dont seem to miss any shots. but when they play other teams they look to play a little less better.

[BlackSwordsMan]

dirk can come to the spurs if he wants

[sribb43]

dirk can come to the spurs if he wants

Nothing would be more sickening than to see Fin and Dirk get their rings as Spurs:vomit:

[portpower_11]

Dirk deserve a ring.

As long as I dislike Spurs and Laker, I don't mind he play for them for a ring.

I only wish that he won't go to teams like Suns, Rockets and Jazzs. :)

[sribb43]

Hope Dirks opts out in 2010 and he joins forces with Lebron and Knicks also sign Nash..I wouldnt mind seeing him winning a title there with his former running buddy

[tonylongoriafan]

Dirk deserve a ring.

no such thing...you either win or don't...deserving has nothing to do with nothing

[BlackSwordsMan]

Nothing would be more sickening than to see Fin and Dirk get their rings as Spurs:vomit:

:rollin

[IronMexican]

Imagine Dirk for Pau? I'd nut myself. I love Pau, but, man.

[ClingingMars]

Imagine Dirk for Pau? I'd nut myself.

:lmao

-Mars

[monosylab1k]

Now that might make the Mavs interested.

Your scenario is a done deal. Actually, they both are.

[Ghazi]

I feel bad for my Dirky right now. I get a sense hes really frustrated with the situation, but hes a standup guy so hes not going to quit on this team.

[monosylab1k]

I feel bad for my Dirky right now. I get a sense hes really frustrated with the situation, but hes a standup guy so hes not going to quit on this team.

No, he quit on the team a year ago, which is why they had to decide between Avery and Devin Harris. And not only did they choose wrong, they then replaced Avery with a moron who doesn't understand simple things like rotations and how to distribute minutes to his players.

So if Dirk didn't give up on the Mavs a year ago, we'd still have Devin Harris and maybe a coach with a brain (not Avery but it sure as hell isn't Carlisle either).

[Ghazi]

so are you on record saying the Kidd trade was turrable.

[Ghazi]

Carlisle's a good coach that has had success anywhere. That Avery failed with this team and Carlisle seems to be having trouble is a reflection on the roster, not necessarily the coach.

[Brickhouse]

The team has too many holes and has had for several seasons to be able to pin it one thing.

The incompetency of the FO is why garbage like Dick Breath and Diop are signed to hefty contracts, why Erica and Terry were so hard to move, why Avery wasn't fired right after GS, and why there is still no low post scoring and no quality SG after years of being burned at those positions.

[Ghazi]

Agree. I can't really blame Carlisle this roster has flaws and holes... he doesn't have much to work with.

[monosylab1k]

Agree. I can't really blame Carlisle this roster has flaws and holes... he doesn't have much to work with.

Carlisle's the one playing Devean George nonstop and keeping Gerald Green on the bench. Carlisle's the one forcefeeding it to JJ Barea when it clearly doesn't work. Carlisle's the one who puts guys like James Singleton & Shawne Williams in the very difficult position of either not playing at all or playing 30 minutes a night. Carlisle's the one who can't manage Dirk's minutes properly. Carlisle's the one who refuses to play Dampier despite the fact that he's actually playing decent basketball for the first time ever.

The players decide the games but Carlisle is giving them ZERO help.

[monosylab1k]

so are you on record saying the Kidd trade was turrable.

a trade needed to happen. the trade itself can't be deemed all that terrible unless Devin Harris wins a championship in New Jersey.

the terrible part was the fact that the Cuban/Donnie had to choose between Avery and Devin, and instead of making the right choice immediately, they dumped Devin and THEN fired Avery. THAT part was the terrible part of the trade.

[Ghazi]

I'll buy that.

I'm starting to miss Devin now... but I don't think his skill and Kidd's skill is the difference between mediocrity and elite.

I think Green will start getting more PT though. He's very raw but the energy and scoring is nice.


I can't believe our beloved Mavs are 22-16 right now. The product I see with my eyes tells me I shouldn't be surprised, and although it appears our window was closed in the offseason I had much higher hopes than this. I was incredulous that many experts had us pinned for 44-46 wins, I thought we would get 50+. But they appeared to be right. We'll see though, go Mavs I guess :(

[Brickhouse]

Mark and Donnie are fucking delusional that's why.

Last offseason was critical to try to salvage the Kidd trade and instead they give a 5 year contract to Diop.

[Ghazi]

Did we trade Howard yet? DO SOMETHING FO CMON :(:(

[Ghazi]

Kidd is shooting 29% from the field in January, only shot 36% from the field in December, and has only made 26 of his last 92 3PA's. What do you guys think this is? Fatigue? Decline? Slump?

Frustrating. If he was just shooting at his career average of 40% I bet we would've won 2-3 more games than we have.b

[endrity]

Kidd is done man, he should retire after this year. I am so frustrated right now!

[Obstructed_View]

Dirk's a hell of a scorer when he's thinking about putting his head down and going to the rim, even if he doesn't do it every possession.

[endrity]

Dirk's a hell of a scorer when he's thinking about putting his head down and going to the rim, even if he doesn't do it every possession.

He doesn't get many calls though, and the fact that he isn't a high riser doesn't help him either in those situations. Plus most teams play him with smaller guys which makes it harder to drive against. But in big games he does attack very well. Dirk is the least of this team's problems, if anything he is playing as good as always. The problems are elsewhere.

[sribb43]

Kidd is shooting 29% from the field in January, only shot 36% from the field in December, and has only made 26 of his last 92 3PA's. What do you guys think this is? Fatigue? Decline? Slump?

Frustrating. If he was just shooting at his career average of 40% I bet we would've won 2-3 more games than we have.b

his drop off in production coinsides with Carlisle's love for putting the ball in Barea's hands and playing a 3 guard lineup that takes away what Kidd does best

[sonic21]

cuban is wasting the last years of dirk's prime, i hope he'll come to the spurs in 2010

:toast

[Rogue]

cuban is wasting the last years of dirk's prime, i hope he'll come to the spurs in 2010

:toast
I hope TD will join Mavs in exchange for Dampire and Stuckhouse then Dirk will earn himself a ring he deserves, of course TD will also get his fifth ring to fit all his five fingers.

:toast

[Obstructed_View]

He doesn't get many calls though.

:lol He probably gets more calls than anyone in the entire NBA, especially considering how many times he settles for jumpers.

He's averaging nearly twice as many free throw attempts per game when he has three days' rest. If that's not indication that it's more about his aggressiveness than the officials, then I'm not sure what will convince you.

[de Soto]

Like many aging, over-the-hill, starlets of the past, Dirk manages to fire on all cylinders every now and then. When he doesn't, which is most of the time, the mavs have no one to step up to the plate. It does not look very good for the mavs.