Respect for Dirk thread

[myhc]

Respect.

[Strike]

Agreed. Dude played a hell of a series. I almost feel bad for him. I'd like to see him win a ring, just not with the Mavericks.

Props to Nowitzki for playing balls out.

[silverblk mystix]

FUCK THAT PUTO...

flopping bitch---trying to be dirty---

fuck all the dirty mavs...

I might give props to kidd, ...that's it...

[ffadicted]

Huge prawps for playing under foul trouble the entire second half and performing massively well

[dbreiden83080]

Never been a fan of the guy but

Respect...

[baseline bum]

Fuck that flopper

[wut]

He's good but dude was flopping all over the place and refs did him a favor in 2nd half by ignoring all his fouls.

[GSH]

Have any of you haters checked the series stats? He did a hell of a lot more than flop. Sonofabitch is a scoring machine.

[EmptyMan]

Ridiculous shooter.

[Danny.Zhu]

We could trade RJ+Whoever+Whatever picks for him...

[samikeyp]

Respect....too bad he is surrounded by fucktards.

[noles1983]

fuck that pussy ass 7ft jump shooter. no respect from me

[Tito_Trinidad]

im willing to trade Tony, Jefferson and $cash$ for Dirk.

[emanueldavidginobili]

unbelievably talented.

[Strike]

We could trade RJ+Whoever+Whatever picks for him...

Yeah, like Cuban would trade Nowitzki to the Spurs. Wouldn't happen.

[easjer]

Dirk is a good player and hugely competitive. He's earned a fair amount of respect.

[Spurologist]

He's a pussy cuz he doesn't drive but that jumpshot is in point....Those pumpfakes are a bitch. My head fucked over all the shots he kept making

Respect.

[blkroadrunners]

:tu

[e20dylan]

he is a scoring machine. hes also a loser

[ManuTastic]

Respect... to all the dead homeys.

[8FOR!3]

He's a flopper, yes. But he's doing the best in is abilities to win, just wasn't good enough.

Final verdict; Respect.

[td_tp_manu]

Count me in. He's unstoppable. He deserves a better team.

[angelbelow]

Lol at the people hating on him for flopping. Say what you will about flopping but you take whatever advantage you can get. You would be stupid NOT to flop if its going potentially shift the call in your favor. Afterall we always deploy the hack a shaq strategy dont we?

[EricB]

Fuck him. He totally pussied out at the end. He passed and deffered again and again. F that passive bitch.

[clubalien]

Respect.

whe ndirks opts out we should make hima offer if lebron turns us down.

Lebron situation could be a repeat of the kIdd situtation

we beat him and then he refuses to come to spurs


dirk could be a great FA pickup for us.

[Dr. Gonzo]

Fuck Dirk because he's a Maverick. I have no respect for any of those assholes.

Fuck them all!!

[Capt Bringdown]

As great as the Admiral was, he never won anything before Duncan came to town.
Granted, Dirk has had better support than David ever had, but one superstar can't do it alone.

Don't understand the Dirk hate, he's one of the best ever. He was a warrior in this series, that's for sure.

[GSH]

Lol at the people hating on him for flopping. Say what you will about flopping but you take whatever advantage you can get. You would be stupid NOT to flop if its going potentially shift the call in your favor. Afterall we always deploy the hack a shaq strategy dont we?

+1

And when you hit damn nearly all of your FT's, it's a pretty good weapon.

[Spursfanfromafar]

Brilliant offensive player. Possibly the best offensive player in the league. Not too much of a defensive stalwart though. He lost, but will go with head high. Massively good performances throughout the series.

Also a word for Roddy Buckets. Awesome young talent. Carlisle made a big mistake sticking him to the bench.

[nbaman99]

yeah he got heart, gave us a good game. Much respect.

[Budkin]

Dirk's a fucking warrior... you gotta feel for the guy. The bright spot on a team full of assholes.

[DJ Mbenga]

Lol at the people hating on him for flopping. Say what you will about flopping but you take whatever advantage you can get. You would be stupid NOT to flop if its going potentially shift the call in your favor. Afterall we always deploy the hack a shaq strategy dont we?

flopping? thats how hill got himself a t against butler. you cant have it both ways.

[MarceloM!]

Great Player, he deserves a title.

[foodie2]

He is an amazing, magical scorer. He is a liability on the defensive end.

[Amarelooms]

Dirk is a great player and person...I will cheer any team he decides to play on....much respect to him. He should strongly consider signing with another team...maybe take a 1 year MLE to play with Lebron

:elephant

[Whisky Dog]

Sportsmanship on a message forum is overated.

FTM

[weebo]

manu>dirk

[Obstructed_View]

Dirk's a bad motherfucker. I worry about facing his new team next year.

[myhc]

that dude is a freakin killer on a shitty team. call him a pussy, puto bitch till you turn blue in the face. everybody here in every single game was shitting their pants every time dirk turned to shoot and if you weren't, you're a liar.

[InK]

The way Cuban looked at the guy at the end of the game, like to say im sorry was just priceless. Guy has got major game, props to him.

[Capt Bringdown]

He is an amazing, magical scorer. He is a liability on the defensive end.

Who was he guarding tonight? I don't think he's a liability, he just doesn't have enough support. One player can't be the be-all and end-all.

[clubalien]

Fuck Dirk because he's a Maverick. I have no respect for any of those assholes.

Fuck them all!!

the nba needs good white players like him and manu.

I would go as far to say dirk should be included in thelist of top 5 german basketball players

[superjames1992]

FUCK THAT PUTO...

flopping bitch---trying to be dirty---

fuck all the dirty mavs...

I might give props to kidd, ...that's it...

How can we, as Spurs fans, get mad at other teams for flopping? That's the epitome of the pot calling the kettle black.

Anyways, yes, Dirk has my respect. He was fantastic in this series. I'd love to have him playing beside Duncan. We'd be getting one of these: :lobt2:

[Kamala]

When Dirk hit that jumper in the 3rd to give the Mavs their first lead I skid marked my underwears.

On second thought that could have just been the beef fajitas from Taco Cabana this afternoon.

[CP48107]

Respect

[greyforest]

dirk has a temper but when he's not in the game he's quite levelheaded. he's also a great competitor so i'm pretty sure most people respect him. he'd fit nicely on the spurs

[Cant_Be_Faded]

I respect Dirk.

And this revenge is yet another chapter in the timeless Duncan-Dirk/Spurs-Mavs saga.

Roddy is like this year's Hill. Mavs will be a different team (again) next year.

[BoricuaCJA]

I have mad respect for him on his offensive game. He could of been one of the greatest players if only he knew how to play Defense. Thats his one flaw.

I hope he wins a championship but not with the Mavs.

[lurker23]

Respect.

He's never had enough help, and I'm not sure he's capable of carrying a team in the clutch, but when he's shooting well he's ABSOLUTELY UNSTOPPABLE. No doubt about it, his shot is legit.

All things being equal: right now, he is great; as a Spur, he would be a champion.

[jesterbobman]

I've always respected Dirks game. He gets a lot of shit when people compare him to Duncan, but just because he's not the Best PF of all time doesn't mean he's a bad player. He's got limitations, but he's not as bad a defender as people think he is. I just think the fact he's been compared to Duncan and Garnett has put a light on those weaknesses, and people have focused on them.

Respect for his play, He was a Warrior

[RedRaider]

FUCK THAT PUTO...

flopping bitch---trying to be dirty---

fuck all the dirty mavs...

I might give props to kidd, ...that's it...

You are the reason the Spurs and San Antonio in general has such a bad rep. :bang

[ManuTastic]

But seriously, why didn't Dice post him up when Dirk had 4 fouls? I mean, wtf? I know Dice had that mid-range J, but shit, did he forget how to deal in the post?

[angelbelow]

flopping? thats how hill got himself a t against butler. you cant have it both ways.

Not sure I understand what your message. But I have nothing against flopping, going both ways. I think its a natural to overreact to fouls especially if can get a call in your favor. I will admit its annoying when guys like CP3 do it but I have nothing against the tactic.

[scottspurs]

Respect. Dirk is a great player you have to give him his props.

[George Gervin's Afro]

big props to dirk

[Doe]

Dirk is great, it's a lot easier to appreciate him when he's not playing the Spurs. Good series from him.

[Spurminator]

I hate having to root against Dirk but unfortunately he's a Mav. And FTM.

But Dirk had a great series.

[rayray2k8]

:tu

[duncan228]

He's a great player, and it's got to be hard to keep coming up short.

http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x282/duncan228/2009-2010/4-29-10post.jpg

[Manudona]

Dirk is so good that it took me more than 10 minutes after the game to start relaxing

[Crookshanks]

Now that the series is over, I can feel sorry for Dirk. He is an awesome player with lots of talent. It's just too bad he plays for the Mavs. Question is - will be remain loyal and finish his career with the Mavs after all these disappointments? It would be nice to see him win a championship, just not with the Mavs.

It would be nice to dream about him playing next to Timmy in a year or so. But I'm not sure how Dirk would fit in the Spurs system because he doesn't really play defense.

[KenziE]

fuck dirk fuck terry fuck cuban fuck barrea fuck all them i dont give a shit about that team fuck them !!!!!

[SpurAddict561]

I really gained alot more respect for him this series

he's one of only 2 or 3 players in the league that when he shoots it you just know it's going in

I can't even imagine getting rid of RJ and somehow landing Dirk

woww

[Crookshanks]

Dirk just said he wouldn't be surprised if the Spurs win it all.

[Parker2112]

:flipoffF*ck Dirk. He flailed all the way through this series. He broke Manus nose. He tried to take Blair out. He carried himself like a 12 year old throwing a tantrum for the most part. Fuck that dude. Yeah he has a shot, but HE HAS NO FUCKING CLASS. He competes like a lil' bitch. I hope we put him out of the playoffs every year for the rest of his career. I hope he never wins another playoff game, for that matter.

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

I got respect for him, definitely.

[ManuSupraTurbo]

Credit where it's due, Dirk was a monster this series. I don't think he's leaving Dallas, 21 million a year is a load of cash!

[Tp9gospursgo]

Dirk is a great player. Major props for him being the only consistent Mav in this series.

[Dex]

Dirk is an amazing basketball player and left it all on the court. Considering how well he was playing, the Spurs achievement is that much more substantial.

Fuck the Mavericks, but I'll confess that I am in awe of Nowitzki's game.

[Agloco]

Respect.

Ummmm...no. You don't come out with 4 first half fouls with your team on the brink of elimination. No props for playing 1.5 quarters.

[lefty]

I have a lot of respect for Dirk



He is a great fisherman

[ThePop]

I feel bad for the guy. I wouldn't mind him getting a championship, as long as it's not with the Mavs. Watching his press conference makes me sad.

[urunobili]

Dirk;
You're one of the greatest ever. All class and best wishes to you...

[100%duncan]

you got to give respect to him but i wont give respect to the mavs they are bullshit just give props to dirk

[lefty]

He is not afraid to face the music in the press conf

Kudos :tu

[arles]

Respect

[Sisk]

:flipoffF*ck Dirk. He flailed all the way through this series. He broke Manus nose. He tried to take Blair out. He carried himself like a 12 year old throwing a tantrum for the most part. Fuck that dude. Yeah he has a shot, but HE HAS NO FUCKING CLASS. He competes like a lil' bitch. I hope we put him out of the playoffs every year for the rest of his career. I hope he never wins another playoff game, for that matter.

[Spurologist]

DIRK IN THE PRESS CONFERENCE

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[Avitus1]

Respect for Dirk fuck his team though... and fuck it fuck him too.

[Strike]

Dirk is an amazing basketball player and left it all on the court. Considering how well he was playing, the Spurs achievement is that much more substantial.

Fuck the Mavericks, but I'll confess that I am in awe of Nowitzki's game.

This. Every time the ball is in Dirk's hands, I'm nervous.

[franceout]

is there any realistic possibility for him to be a spur?

[word]

Dirk has got to get out of that town. I like the dude but any time I can watch Jason Terry get his ass handed to him, I'm all for it. Fuck THAT dude. And that bitch ass owner he works for.

[TampaDude]

that dude is a freakin killer on a shitty team. call him a pussy, puto bitch till you turn blue in the face. everybody here in every single game was shitting their pants every time dirk turned to shoot and if you weren't, you're a liar.

^ this

Dirk is baller as fuck. I'd love to have him on the Spurs. Never gonna happen, though.

[Strike]

is there any realistic possibility for him to be a spur?

Realistically, no. But if the Spurs can make a deep run and show that they're still legitimate contenders, and find some way to clear some cap space this offseason, they should at least try to go after him.

But, realistically, no. The Spurs have little to no chance at getting him.

[CFH]

Mad respect for Dirk, he just can't miss when he gets it going and it's scary when he has the ball in his hands.

[blizz]

props for making some really tough shots...but that's about it. as a player...he's a 7ft jump shooter who flops and works and flails around trying to get a call and will shoot a turn around fade away jump shot over a guy who is 6'3". ridiculous.

[J_Paco]

I respect his offensive game and his toughness. He was getting banged around through this series. He's an incredible shooter and I was on edge when the rock was in his hands. The guy is tougher than I ever realized. But, I still hate his guts because he's cost my team a (likely) championship. Dirk has had plenty of chances to win a title, but the team's he is on didn't have the heart. He's just like Nash to me, in that I'd like it if he never won a title.

[franceout]

Dirk: "I got some time now to think about stuff ... think about my options."

[Mixability]

Dirk: "I got some time now to think about stuff ... think about my options."

i feel genuinely sorry for the guy.... it was howard in years past and JET recently that made me have so much hate for the mavs.

i'd have no problem him getting a ring eventually, but not for cuban.

[LOL@MavsFan]

Respect.

I would respect him, but he is such a pan....he has skills, but he reminds of a crash test dummy every time he someone is guarding him. His bitch assedness takes so much away from his game.

[ploto]

I have always respected Dirk and I always will- both as a basketball player and as a person.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

I'd rather Dirk get a championship over Kobe and Shaq


Too bad him getting one means Cuban will get one.
I don't want Cuban to get one.

[ElNono]

I don't think you'll hear anybody questioning his talent. But in tonight's game, he lost his cool and having to sit down with the 4 fouls cost his team. Eventually, to truly succeed in this league you need to be mentally though, and I think for all the incredible talent he has, he's just lacking in that department. Don't forget that Cuban brought Kidd over to anchor the leadership department on that team, and they still can't get it done.

[Chico]

How about a "Disrespect for Dirk thread". Guy is weak..

[gameFACE]

Of all the Mavericks I would say Dirk is the only one I really don't hate. I like to make fun of him but only because he's a ballin' German. Terry - fuck him. Cuban - fuck him. Haywood - lmao. Dampier - fuck him. Naranja - puto. Juwan Howard - fuel for the oven. Sean Bradley - lmao.

But Dirk - he's allright. :toast

[kace]

Dirk is one of the most amazing player in the league. It's a shame i couldn't say he's great to watch because he plays for the mavs and i usually don't root for them.

but he's still a great player with incredible offensive skills and seems a good guy.

[Ghazi]

ElNono with yet another retarded take :tu

[spursfaninla]

Dirk is A LOT like Nash. Incredible at what he does well. Unstoppable, really.

But did you notice that Dirk does not guard anybody important? Ever? Tim can. Dirk can't. Because he is not a defender.

Dirk is basically a huge sf, that plays a sf game, but ends up getting guarded by c/pf. Because he can move like a sf, he can get open jumpshots. Like Bonner, he pulls a bigman outside the paint, allowing his teammates to get more rebounds. He is very valuable, but not a traditional big by any means. Thus, he cannot form the key combination for a championship team: a great front court player with a great background player.

And I do wish he could be our sf, because he is unstoppable. But he could never be the pf next to tim, b/c he can hardly guard pf's. He had to guard the big who is not an offensive threat in the post.

[ElNono]

ElNono with yet another retarded take :tu

Yeah, I'm sure the Mavs couldn't have used Dirk more minutes tonight...

And fouls 3 and 4 were totally justified :tu

lol 8 points in a quarter...
lol making NBA history of choking to lower seeds
lol @ making premature ejaculation YouTubes

[phxspurfan]

Props to a Barkley-like, came close but never got over the hump career. He should have been a champion in 2006, if it weren't for the refs. That team was probably the best Mavs team ever.

Also an honorable mention were the allas Mavericks of Nash, Finley and Dirk era.

[zhougc]

Trade him to SA, and we would give him a chance.

[Ghazi]

Dirk played the entire 2nd half and the Mavs cut into the lead while he was on the bench thanks to Beaubois. LOL @ using this game to criticize Dirk's mental toughness.

And even the most homer of Spurs fans could say Dirk played better than Manu this series.

So yeah, another retarded take from El Nono :tu

[Jose Ole]

top 5, obviously... yet so it goes.

[Ignignokt]

Props to a Barkley-like, came close but never got over the hump career. He should have been a champion in 2006, if it weren't for the refs. That team was probably the best Mavs team ever.

Also an honorable mention were the allas Mavericks of Nash, Finley and Dirk era.

Crofl! Barkley took on guys like the admiral, olajuwon, shaq and ewing and did admirably.

Dirk takes on roger mason at the top of the key, fades over kermit, Jerry Seinfeld, and strom thurmond.

[Ignignokt]

Dirk played the entire 2nd half and the Mavs cut into the lead while he was on the bench thanks to Beaubois. LOL @ using this game to criticize Dirk's mental toughness.

And even the most homer of Spurs fans could say Dirk played better than Manu this series.

So yeah, another retarded take from El Nono :tu

If bootwat doesn't score 12 pts consecutively, Dirk checks out and stops rebounding, and doesn't get all Hulk like.

[Manufan909]

I agree in principle with ignighnokt, who I had to look at 3x btw, cuz his name is all jacked up, as well as ElNono, but I think I can put it in a more respectful way.

Dirk is incredibly awesome mainly because he is not conventional in any way, shape or form. Like others have said, he's a PF in an SFs body, so he's either more mobile or taller than any defender he faces. Most people stop there, but I just realized, what if teams were somehow forced to play Manu that way? If for some reason people always put a C or a PG on him, he'd destroy the bigs with his speed, and take out the PGs with his size and trickery. I'm not saying this is a great metaphor cuz I'm really fucking tired, but just insert any player who is awesome yet not a huge match up nightmare (Timmy- put a tall, strong big on him and hope for the best). For Dirk, you'd have to find a big who defended like Bowen, and was really fast. Since that player does not exist in this universe, everyone is fucked.

I can't take too much away from Dirk, he's honed his shot to near perfection, and it's everyone else's problem, not his, that he decided to not "fit the mold", as it where. But I believe warriors should be great on both ends of the court. Dirk is no longer bad on D, but to say he's even close to being a great defender is a huge stretch.

To me, a true warrior has passion that forces him to not pull any punches (I wish Manu had reigned his warrior ass in at the end of the 06 series), and excel whether or not his team has the ball. If a samurai was stellar on offense but was not very good on defense, he probably wouldn't last too long. Sometimes you must counter before the the killing blow.

Having said all that, I respect the hell out of him. He just flops way too much, I know Manu used to flop around all the time (at least he ended up stopping that), but he wasn't guaranteed to flop his way to most of his calls. It is a good strategy, but not one worthy of respect. Kind of like Tim when he protests fouls, or anyone screaming when they go to the hoop. If he becomes a Spur, I hope he flops less, that shit sickens me when anyone does it, even my favorite player of all time.

P.S. Did the Nuggets have any success last year on Dirk? I know they supposedly really bothered him with the trio of Nene, K-Mart, and Birdman. But I also remember reading that he went off a couple times anyways.

[Bukefal]

Dirk is an incredible player and a good person. He deserves to be on a better team, I think he should go somewhere else. It's a shame for this talent.

[Sportstudi]

P.S. Did the Nuggets have any success last year on Dirk? I know they supposedly really bothered him with the trio of Nene, K-Mart, and Birdman. But I also remember reading that he went off a couple times anyways.

They had no answer for him. I always have to laugh when people think K-Mart gave Dirk fits. Dirk averaged 34.4 ppg, 11.6 rpg and 4 apg against the Nuggets.

[FilSpursFan]

Dirk is the only player in the Mav's lineup that I truly respect...

[BillMc]

Dirk is a future HOF player and a good guy. He deserves a better legacy. Opt-out Dirk, sign somewhere else, and get away from the Cuban circus.

[ceperez]

Dirk has always been a difficult matchup for the Spurs.

Glad we survived the Mavs.

[Sir Loin]

Dirk is aweome when not playing the spurs but man he gives us hell.

[TJastal]

He's good but dude was flopping all over the place and refs did him a favor in 2nd half by ignoring all his fouls.

That's because at leats 1 of his 1st half fouls was complete bullshit and another 1 was questionable.

The call where Hill drove past and lifted up his arm to initiate contact with Dirk's arm shouldn't have been a foul.

On another it was Duncan flopping on that one where the pass sailed over his head and they called Dirk for the push in the back. Looked to me like Dirk was using the standard legal forearm to shield Duncan.

If you don't like the guy, fine. But to whine about flopping after this particular game makes you look like an idiot.

[TJastal]

That technical foul on Butler was also bullshit ... Hill flopped backward on that from a VERY small shove in the chest.... and the dumb official bought right into it.

Everyone in this thread who is bitching about Dirk/mav flopping after this particular game is probably retarded in some way.

[manubili]

Respect. He's the best shooter in the league. But in order to win a championship he needs a new team, hopefully, in the east.

[MAZTEXAS]

Dirk is just a dirty nazi from Germany!!! Trade him to the Spurs for Jefferson and he will now be one of my favorite players in the NBA. Other Than that he fuckin SUCKS!!!http://i42.tinypic.com/2e38pvp.jpg

[MAZTEXAS]

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How many of these does DIRK have? 0

[MavDynasty]

Dirk is just a dirty nazi from Germany!!! Trade him to the Spurs for Jefferson and he will now be one of my favorite players in the NBA. Other Than that he fuckin SUCKS!!!http://i42.tinypic.com/2e38pvp.jpg

trolls will be trolls

[wildbill2u]

Respect.

I have great respect for his scoring ability. Best scoring 7' player ever.

But I've noticed over the years that when he's had to carry his team with a huge scoring night, at the end of the game in the last minutes he starts missing shots he'd been making all night. The shots start clanking and the Mavs start wanking.

Some might say he chokes, but it could be he just runs out of gas.

[VinnyTestesVerde]

Dirk is an incredible player and a good person. He deserves to be on a better team, I think he should go somewhere else. It's a shame for this talent.

i feel bad for him too. i never ever want the spurs losing to the mavs...but i always hate seeing dirk miss out again. dirk needs one. i dont think he'll split for another team though. too much history in big D.

Dallas loses year after year because of what's between the ears. If they can fix that, they'll get somewhere. But not thru SA :toast

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[ElNono]

Dirk played the entire 2nd half and the Mavs cut into the lead while he was on the bench thanks to Beaubois. LOL @ using this game to criticize Dirk's mental toughness.

They only could make serious run once Dirk was back on the floor (beginning of the third). But you don't have to take my word for it, let's see what somebody like Ludden says:

"Just understand that before halftime in Game 6, Nowitzki had four fouls because he couldn’t keep his composure, because a franchise player had let the Spurs get inside his body and mind again. These losses are shaping his legacy. The coaches and complementary players changed – the best supporting cast of his career, Nowitzki insisted – but he looked all alone again."


And even the most homer of Spurs fans could say Dirk played better than Manu this series.

This conversation is not about Manu. Please stop deflecting.

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

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[Shelly]

As I said in another thread, I've always liked Dirk--on and off the court.

Major respect!

[bigdog]

I think Dirk can be a crybaby on the court sometimes, but I sure as Hell respect his game, and he's been pretty respectable off the court as well. I hope he opts out, takes a shit on Mark Cuban, and wins a ring somewhere else.

[picc84]

He's a lot tougher physically than I gave him credit for. Dirk can take a beating.

The one guy (spursfaninla) was right about one thing though. Dirk is awesome at what he does, but he doesn't do anything else. He was great scoring the ball but he wasn't making plays for others and controlling the offense in its entirety. And he was invisible on the other end of the court.

Even when Duncan wasn't scoring, he was controlling the paint and the glass and still getting his points other ways. He even took on the task of guarding Dirk on the perimeter, even while still patrolling the paint and boarding.

Dirk is just a very one-dimensional player. Great at that one dimension. But still one-dimensional. When he had the ball on offense you knew he was going to have a great chance to score. Other than that I didn't notice him on the court.

Respect to Dirk, truly. But i'm starting to see why people say you can't build a championship team around him. The great game he had last night, as good as it was, confirmed a lot of the criticisms about him.

[kuato]

Nobody notice that Dirk and Manu are allways injuring each other ? , weird.

[TampaDude]

Nobody notice that Dirk and Manu are allways injuring each other ? , weird.

Yeah, really...it's like some kind of twisted homoerotic love/hate thing... :lol

[DesignatedT]

lol. Why a 7 footer shoots 20ft fadaway jumpers when he has 6'1 point guards on him is beyond me. dude is a wimp. He can ball but the guy is a softie

[Rummpd]

Super respect and the dream team would be him and Duncan on the same team - Dirk has had a hard year with that crazy woman and this ending but he is fine basketball player and one that I truly hope does win one championship someday.

[Ghazi]

ElNono with yet ANOTHER retarded take :tu

[Pero]

lol. Why a 7 footer shoots 20ft fadaway jumpers when he has 6'1 point guards on him is beyond me. dude is a wimp. He can ball but the guy is a softie

Thing is, if you'd shoot jumpers as good as Nowitzki, would you play closer to the basket? I wouldn't.

[NFGIII]

I don't think you'll hear anybody questioning his talent. But in tonight's game, he lost his cool and having to sit down with the 4 fouls cost his team. Eventually, to truly succeed in this league you need to be mentally though, and I think for all the incredible talent he has, he's just lacking in that department. Don't forget that Cuban brought Kidd over to anchor the leadership department on that team, and they still can't get it done.

:tu Another quality post by ElNono!

My thoughts about Dirk exactly. and I'd go so far as to say that he needs another superstar who can play down low in order to "free" him up from the leadership role. Even though the Mavs brought in Kidd I still think they look to Dirk to lead them to victory. He would be a really good #2 option - like on the Spurs. Imagine Dirk being "Bonner" + a million.




Dirk is incredibly awesome mainly because he is not conventional in any way, shape or form. Like others have said, he's a PF in an SFs body, so he's either more mobile or taller than any defender he faces. Most people stop there, but I just realized, what if teams were somehow forced to play Manu that way? If for some reason people always put a C or a PG on him, he'd destroy the bigs with his speed, and take out the PGs with his size and trickery. I'm not saying this is a great metaphor cuz I'm really fucking tired, but just insert any player who is awesome yet not a huge match up nightmare (Timmy- put a tall, strong big on him and hope for the best). For Dirk, you'd have to find a big who defended like Bowen, and was really fast. Since that player does not exist in this universe, everyone is fucked.


Agreed. But for Dirk's sake I think he needs to go down low more often. Though it seems not to be in his genes I go back to the '06 season and POs where he did in fact get into the paint more. And it paid off with their best regular season record and his MVP trophy. But after that season he went back to being the same old Dirk, which aint bad but he could do better.

Also in other threads I've pondered the fact that most bigs from Europe seem to like to stay out of the paint and shoot the 3. Why is this? I don't know but would like for someone to help me understand that. Is it the coaching over there? What? I dunno.



That's because at leats 1 of his 1st half fouls was complete bullshit and another 1 was questionable.

The call where Hill drove past and lifted up his arm to initiate contact with Dirk's arm shouldn't have been a foul.

On another it was Duncan flopping on that one where the pass sailed over his head and they called Dirk for the push in the back. Looked to me like Dirk was using the standard legal forearm to shield Duncan.

If you don't like the guy, fine. But to whine about flopping after this particular game makes you look like an idiot.

Actually of what I saw, including the replays, it looked like Dirk had caught Hill's shoulder as Hill went by, ilrespective of HIll lifting his arm or not. Regardless of what people think Dirk lost his composure in the first half and paid the price. Game 6 - elimination game - you need to be in there to help your team win. Getting those fouls isn't going to cut it.


lol. Why a 7 footer shoots 20ft fadaway jumpers when he has 6'1 point guards on him is beyond me. dude is a wimp. He can ball but the guy is a softie

Like I said above it seems to be a European thing for some unknown reason to me. And at this point it would be extremely difficult for Dirk to changes his spots so to say.

He is what he is.

[ElNono]

ElNono with yet ANOTHER retarded take :tu

lol no counter-argument
lol can't make any more YouTubes this season
lol 3 first round exits in 4 years
lol contenders

[Rogue]

trolls will be trolls

this.

[JustSpurs]

...and when he signs with The Spurs over the summer, all the haters in here will be all over his left nut.

[bus driver]

Fuck Dirk because he's a Maverick. I have no respect for any of those assholes.

Fuck them all!!

i agree with this dude.......fuck the mavs and anyone who plays with them.

[Shank]

i agree with this dude.......fuck the mavs and anyone who plays with them.

Michael Finley says hello.

[coyotes_geek]

Thing is, if you'd shoot jumpers as good as Nowitzki, would you play closer to the basket? I wouldn't.

No kidding. Dirk shooting a fadeaway 20 footer is a higher percentage shot for him than if he'd try to take someone down on the block like Dirk's critics think he should be doing solely because he's 7ft.