irishock
08-18-2013, 12:34 PM
http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/dallas-mavericks/headlines/20130817-cbs-analysts-ponder-dirk-nowitzki-s-future-as-a-maverick.ece
On Dirk potentially being tradedHarper: It's kind of fascinating, because if you start talking about how, "Well he's not really a superstar anymore, like Dallas people go crazy on you. Like, they're offended, which I get. But for me, it's more like, "Look at his health the last two years. It's not his ability that's keeping him from being widely considered a superstar. It's he almost missed 30 games last year ... Before the game, I saw him walk through the tunnel, I saw him walk on the court, I watched him walk and was like, "That guy looks uncomfortable. Like, he looks like he's in pain to walk, let alone play basketball" ... He's still awesome, like you would take Dirk on your team in almost every situation, but looking at him move, I look, and I'm just like, "He's still a star talent, but in terms of being able to move effectively enough to do what he needs to do, I get why you would think he might not be a star anymore.
Moore: I do have an idea. So in the grand tradition of Charles Barkley and Clyde Drexler on the Houston Rockets and Michael Finley on the Spurs, what if Dirk were to go to San Antonio, and you have Dirk and Duncan?
Harper: I would be all for this.
Moore: ...It'll be amazing. I think this needs to happen.
Harper: That's a great idea.
On Dirk potentially being tradedHarper: It's kind of fascinating, because if you start talking about how, "Well he's not really a superstar anymore, like Dallas people go crazy on you. Like, they're offended, which I get. But for me, it's more like, "Look at his health the last two years. It's not his ability that's keeping him from being widely considered a superstar. It's he almost missed 30 games last year ... Before the game, I saw him walk through the tunnel, I saw him walk on the court, I watched him walk and was like, "That guy looks uncomfortable. Like, he looks like he's in pain to walk, let alone play basketball" ... He's still awesome, like you would take Dirk on your team in almost every situation, but looking at him move, I look, and I'm just like, "He's still a star talent, but in terms of being able to move effectively enough to do what he needs to do, I get why you would think he might not be a star anymore.
Moore: I do have an idea. So in the grand tradition of Charles Barkley and Clyde Drexler on the Houston Rockets and Michael Finley on the Spurs, what if Dirk were to go to San Antonio, and you have Dirk and Duncan?
Harper: I would be all for this.
Moore: ...It'll be amazing. I think this needs to happen.
Harper: That's a great idea.