Who is the better option on Dirk?

[Spurs Brazil]

Small or Big?

[peskypesky]

Small or Big?

Big

[Amarelooms]

Ya'll have no one who can guard Dirk..much like we can't stop Duncan. But I think Dirk will outscore Timmy

[TDomination]

small

[blizz]

Gooden should be able to push him around like Haslem did for Miami in the finals.

[timvp]

None of the above

[Spurs Brazil]

None of the above

Finley?

[DubMcDub]

Gooden should be able to push him around like Haslem did for Miami in the finals.

Watch much ball? Haslem and Gooden are completely different players. You put Gooden on Dirk and he will dominate.

The best option is to put a small, quick defender on him.

[Spur|n|Austin]

Bonner, duh.

[peskypesky]

Dirk easily shoots over smaller defenders. Bruce is the only small I'd put on him. Or maybe George Hill.

[exstatic]

Surprisingly, I think if he can stay grounded to the court and contest with a hand in the face, Gooden. He's big enough to bother, and athletic enough to stay in front. You don't stop Dirk, but what has killed us in the past is losing the rebound when he misses those 50% that he will. Gooden kind of cures that, too.

[Thompson]

Mahinmi.

[MaNu4Tres]

Gooden or Bonner. I'd prefer Bonner because he wouldn't put Dirk on the line as much. Regardless Dirk will get his. I rather have a thread on how we should stop Terry. Thats the key to me.

[Hemotivo]

Tony Parker

[TampaDude]

Alternate Bowen and Gooden.

[Russ]

Quick doubles with two smalls.

[Dunc n Dave]

I agree, Gooden should guard him. I'd rathr see Dirk driving than shooting jumpers over Bruce or Ime all night. Did you see him lighting up the Hornets with that FT jumper on Sunday? The guy was torching them when Rasual Butler or Posey tried to guard him.

Gooden is long enough to force him to fadeaway on that shot, even if Dirk beats him off the dribble, the help D can swipe at the ball and Duncan will eb there to disrupt.

[SA210]

Read my sig!

[Cheese]

All the above.Show him different looks until you find something that semi-works.

[Dunc n Dave]

Actually, the rpblem will be when the Mavs run the pick n roll with Terry and Dirk at the top of the key. The Spurs always switch the pick on that play and they get stuck with a guy like Parker or Mason trying to guard Dirk at the FT line. Dirk will light those guys up all night.

[coyotes_geek]

Dirk will get his. The best the Spurs can do is keep switching up the defensive looks they give him to hopefully keep him from finding a rythm. During the course of the series all those guys probably get time guarding him.

[Indazone]

Dirk lights everyone up who is shorter than him with that fall away shot of his.

[spursfaninla]

I think we have interesting questions about matchups. The best Dallas team really is:

Damp/ Duncan/Thomas
Dirk ?Bonner/Gooden
Howard ?Fin?Bowen
Terry ?Mason?Bowen
Kidd/ Parker

Bowen is really the best player to put on 3 of the dallas offensive players. Unfortunately, we would score 50 points with 3 bowens on the court. Plus we dont' have 3 bowens.

[polandprzem]

Actually, the rpblem will be when the Mavs run the pick n roll with Terry and Dirk at the top of the key. The Spurs always switch the pick on that play and they get stuck with a guy like Parker or Mason trying to guard Dirk at the FT line. Dirk will light those guys up all night.

Yea and Terry is great shooter so he can use that screen to kill the spurs.

Pop must to think how to cut that play off

[spursfaninla]

duh. You don't play a 1 game, "garbage minutes" deveopmental league wonder in the playoffs.