Dirk says he would've strongly considered going to Miami had Lebron/Wade asked.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

This interview was taken from realgm, and is translated from an interview from a Dutch website(http://crossover-online.de/NBA/Dirk-Nowitzki/Mir-kann-keiner-den-Titel-garantieren_8867.html):


http://dimemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/dirk-32-3.jpg

Question: How did you perceive the hype around James, Bosh and Wade?

That was sheer lunacy. I flew back at the end of June, because I was also a free agent. The hell broke loose. There were updates every 10 or 15 minutes on the internet: Breaking news, he is going there!

Question: Did you follow that on the internet closely?

Well, a bit. But it was also a weird time for me, because I didn't know what I will do. But now I'm happy to stay in Dallas. Obviously I thought about the options I had, but for me staying in Dallas was the right decision. I extended my contract for another 4 years, and I still hope that our dream comes true - the championship. We were close in 2006, but obviously not in the last couple of years. But I think we can make something happen within the next 4 years to be back at the top.

But it is lunacy what Miami did. With James, Bosh and Wade all on one team. You have to congratulate Miami for them being able to have that much capspace to pull that off. That was a really good job. They went from being a normal playoff team to a contender over night.

Question: Did you get concrete offers? What teams?

Yes, I mean I wanted to stay in Dallas. There were different offers, but I don't want to talk about that in detail. It would have to be an incredible situation, for example going somewhere with LeBron or playing with Wade in Miami. But even then I would have had to think a lot about that whether I really want to leave Dallas, because I really feel comfortable in Dallas. Everything fits in Dallas for me. Therefore it was the right decision to stay. There weren't any super options and I feel good about my decision to stay for the next 4 years in Dallas.

Question: How about other teams? The Chicago Bulls could have used a PF like you? Or the Nets? Did you consider those teams?

It wouldn't have made any sense to join a team which only has 3 or 4 players under contract and I would have had the same situation as in Dallas. Only to go to Chicago to be in the same situation like in Dallas, would have made no sense to me. Given that I much rather stayed in Dallas.

For me to consider leaving Dallas the situation offered must have been incredible. If, for example, James and Wade would have called me: "Hey, do you want to come to Miami". That would have been a situation I had hard to think about (I would have considered strongly). But I don't need to go to another team just for changing the team. The situation in Dallas is still very good, and nothing unbelievable came up. The problem is that no one is able to guarantee me a championship.


Thoughts?

[JamStone]

He's being honest. Good for him. Nothing wrong with "considering" something like that. Duncan "considered" Orlando. Kobe "considered" demanding a trade. Only thing that matters is what Dirk ended up doing. He stayed.

[TinTin]

The problem is that no one is able to guarantee me a championship.


That's pretty painful to hear

[oh crap]

lol @ the hooded photo. that dude has street cred!

[Fabbs]

He's being honest. Good for him. Nothing wrong with "considering" something like that. Duncan "considered" Orlando. Kobe "considered" demanding a trade. Only thing that matters is what Dirk ended up doing. He stayed.
Was honest up until here:
If, for example, James and Wade would have called me: "Hey, do you want to come to Miami". That would have been a situation I had hard to think about (I would have considered strongly).

He would have immediately bailed Dallas to play with James and Wade in Miami.

[badfish22]

He would have immediately bailed Dallas to play with James and Wade in Miami.

link?

[J.J.Barea]

BS.
Dirk would never want to leave a team being coached & lead by masterminds like Rick and myself.

btw:
This is obviously a german website (not dutch)... .

[Epic Fail]

BS.
Dirk would never want to leave a team being coached & lead by masterminds like Rick and myself.

btw:
This is obviously a german website (not dutch)... .

sup man, you called?

[MavDynasty]

BS.
Dirk would never want to leave a team being coached & lead by masterminds like Rick and myself.

btw:
This is obviously a german website (not dutch)... .

sup ____?

[Dunc n Dave]

link?

not needed, he'd have to be a certified idiot to pass up the chance to play alongside Wade & Lebron.

Dirk/Wade/Lebron > Bosh/Wade Lebron

[HarlemHeat37]

That sucks..I would have preferred that we got Dirk instead, but if King is good friends with Bosh, then I have to respect that..

[Greg Oden]

not needed, he'd have to be a certified idiot an idiot to pass up the chance to play alongside Wade & Lebron.

Dirk/Wade/Lebron >>>>>>>> Bosh/Wade Lebron

fixed, tbh. That team would have a legit shot at the 96 Bull's record.

[HeatBurn305]

fixed, tbh. That team would have a legit shot at the 96 Bull's record.

We saw what happened last time he was in Miami.

0 & Forever!

[milkshakeballa]

That sucks..I would have preferred that we got Dirk instead, but if King is good friends with Bosh, then I have to respect that..

lulz

[balldontlie]

whats the link to the interview on real gm?

[tdunk21]

lmao dirk

[MavDynasty]

copy & paste!
http://dallasbasketballdotcom.yuku.com/topic/48823/t/Dirk---strongly-considered-joining-LeBron--D-Wade--Miami.html

[BUMP]

fixed, tbh. That team would have a legit shot at the 96 Bull's record.

doubtful. They would still have a gaping hole on defense as wide as koriwhat's vagina

[badfish22]

copy & paste!
http://dallasbasketballdotcom.yuku.com/topic/48823/t/Dirk---strongly-considered-joining-LeBron--D-Wade--Miami.html
MavDynasty just being the DB poster hes supposed to be

[MavDynasty]

scrah do you think im balldontlie?

[badfish22]

scrah do you think im balldontlie?

no i dropped that

but :lol at bdl getting regulated by Big D Bam Bam

[balldontlie]

no i dropped that

but :lol at bdl getting regulated by Big D Bam Bam

i was going to help try to get you back to db.com.....but i think you may fit in better here tbh :flag:

[Greg Oden]

doubtful. They would still have a gaping hole on defense as wide as koriwhat's and Tony Romo's vagina

tbh, the offensive firepower alone would give them a shot, tbh.

[Greg Oden]

crofl db.com. what a shit site.

[badfish22]

i was going to help try to get you back to db.com.....but i think you may fit in better here tbh :flag:
your still my nigga bdl, but i can never turn away from a good old fashioned regulating. That topic did have like 500 threads on DB.

And I dont know if I will ever be allowed back on DB.

[MavDynasty]

tbh that thread limiting your sig and avatar sizes :lmao

[badfish22]

that firestarter troll was the funniest troll DB has had in a while :lmao
Defintley not the most successful, thats balkis, but it was fucking hilarious

[Amuseddaysleeper]

True

[balldontlie]

your still my nigga bdl, but i can never turn away from a good old fashioned regulating. That topic did have like 500 threads on DB.

And I dont know if I will ever be allowed back on DB.

i never saw them, i even searched back a little back. i'm not on all the time just late at night. :wakeup

i wonder why it's just now getting to spurstalk then

[balldontlie]

that firestarter troll was the funniest troll DB has had in a while :lmao
Defintley not the most successful, thats balkis, but it was fucking hilarious

ikr and they still haven't caught on to it :lol

[koriwhat]

he'd definitely be closer to a championship than a ship that's sinking if he went to miami. poor dirk.

[Greg Oden]

he'd definitely be closer to a championship than a ship that's sinking if he went to miami. poor dirk.

sup joey

[badfish22]

he'd definitely be closer to a championship than a ship that's sinking if he went to miami.

sup lefty with calf tats

[MavDynasty]

sup joey mann

[koriwhat]

haha

[024]

if dirk had gone to miami instead of bosh, then the nba might as well just skip to the lockout year and give the heat the championship trophy.

[MavDynasty]

koriwhat i found ur place. im thinkin of driving down tomorrow. read your PM's

[koriwhat]

if dirk had gone to miami instead of bosh, then the nba might as well just skip to the lockout year and give the heat the championship trophy.

yeah, i believe dirk could help miami more so than bosh. as much as it pains me to say, dirk is a great player.

[BUMP]

yeah, i believe dirk could help miami more so than bosh. as much as it pains me to say, dirk is a great player.

am i dreaming? :wow

[timvp]

LeBron, Wade and Dirk = Game Over.

That said, Dirk going to Miami to join Wade would have been 2342343,23414123,1231231,231231 times worse than what LeBron did.

[badfish22]

ikr and they still haven't caught on to it :lol

tbh they're probably thinking about making it a mod.

[eisfeld]

Great interview and there are a lot more interesting questions he answered. I'll just give you the gist of it:

He rejected to play in the WC because that's what he and the Mavs negotiated.
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He said that they are currently testing if Roddy can play the PG position. He's very confident in him because of what he did within his limited role. But he stated too, that Roddy had his best games when he was playing with Kidd on the floor.
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When asked which player he would chose if he can pick one, regardless of the contract situation, to play with him in Dallas: LeBron - Kobe is still the best player in the world for him but they are the same age, have played 14 seasons and therefore he'd chose the younger one who is about to enter his prime.
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Regarding MJ's and Magic's and Bird's comments on the Miami superfriends:
He understands why they said what they said. In their days it was possible to win the title with one superstar. Now the league is so deep and there's a lot of talented players, so you need at least 2 superstars. And that's why he's congratulating Miami for what they pulled off.

[DAF86]

He's being honest. Good for him. Nothing wrong with "considering" something like that. Duncan "considered" Orlando. Kobe "considered" demanding a trade. Only thing that matters is what Dirk ended up doing. He stayed.

Kobe demanded a trade.

[MiamiHeat]

That sucks..I would have preferred that we got Dirk instead, but if King is good friends with Bosh, then I have to respect that..

wait, are you a Spurs fan or a Heat fan?

[Findog]

You can't pass up the opportunity to win 50+ every year and lose in the first round.

Hey-ooo! I'll be here all week folks.

[TDMVPDPOY]

shouldve went to miami where the chick are at, instead of that thing he was mounting

[Shank]

shouldve went to miami where the chick are at, instead of that thing he was mounting

Currently, he's doing just fine in that department.

Fine, I'll be the first to say it - Dirk wasn't considered because he's white.

[Findog]

Currently, he's doing just fine in that department.

Fine, I'll be the first to say it - Dirk wasn't considered because he's white.

And he's also six years older than Bosh, and he didn't get to make out with Bron and Wade and pitch tents inside sleeping blankets in Beijing in 2008.

[HarlemHeat37]

wait, are you a Spurs fan or a Heat fan?

:lol I was playing to the gimmick that I'm supposedly a Heat fan..

[timvp]

I didn't know Mike Miller was light skinned.

[LakaLuvaMentalAsylum]

I didn't know Mike Miller was light skinned.


Ah, yes. We call this the LakaLuva conundrum in our Asylum. It is when an individual tries to portray himself as another colored skin. It originated with LakaLuva when he tried to portray himself as a high flying thriving young negro all-state basketball player, only to be found as a young brown paki who fails at calculus. This conundrum works for Mike Miller as well. Portraying the black man when he is indeed a white man.

Best,

LakaLuvaMentalAsylum

[lefty]

The problem is that Lebron and Wade never asked

[Goran Dragic]

^no shit?

[lefty]

^no shit?
:lol

[anonoftheinternets]

:lol I was playing to the gimmick that I'm supposedly a Heat fan..

lol indirection .. but still pretty good ...

[in2deep]

why am I not surprised?

when you can't beat them, join them