Dirk Nowitzki

[Findog]

Giving the Milwaukee Bucks the rusty pipe treatment since 1998:

[lurker]

I always get nervous during post-win celebrating. Don't be so rough with the Big German, boys.

[lefty]

LMAO Bucks


The Dirk-Taylor trade will haunt them forever.

[AussieFanKurt]

seen this video already..

[Findog]

seen this video already..

But what about that hard-ass photo of the Tractor?

[lefty]

But what about that hard-ass photo of the Tractor?

Bucks knew what they were doing when they traded him for Dirk

[leemajors]

he'll probably go for 50 against the spurs

[baseline bum]

LMAO Bucks


The Dirk-Taylor trade will haunt them forever.

I still remember all the Mav fans calling into Rome the next day and ing about how they got some gay Dirk Diggler instead of a proven big like Traylor.

[monosylab1k]

I still remember all the Mav fans calling into Rome the next day and ing about how they got some gay Dirk Diggler instead of a proven big like Traylor.

Yeah on Dallas radio the reaction was like we traded a guaranteed future dynasty for 20 more years of mediocrity.

I was a fan of Tractor Traylor and I didn't like the trade that night, but after seeing videos of Dirk tearing it up at the Nike Hoop Summit, I liked it.

[monosylab1k]

and for what it's worth, Dallas fans who hated on the Dirk/Tractor trade weren't complete idiots. Remember, this is the fanbase that saw Uwe Blab, a ty Detlef Schrempf, Bill Wennington, Cherokee Parks, Loren Meyer, Chris Anstey, and who knows how many other Big White Stiffs run through the franchise being touted as a future star.

At the time, the thinking was that Dirk was yet another big white dude that would suck based on past history.

[Darrin]

I forgot about that trade. This is one of the great rip-offs in NBA history. It's right up there with Sam Bowie drafted before Michael Jordan. Look at these stats:

Robert Traylor:
7 years (1998-99 through 2004-05): 4.8 ppg, 3.7 rpg, and .7 bpg in 438 career games.

Dirk Nowitzki:
12 years (1998-99 through present): 22.8 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 2.7 apg, and 1.0 bpg in 850 career games.

[TIMMYD!]

He still doesn't have a ring so... who gives a .

[stretch]

He still doesn't have a ring so... who gives a .

good one

[Findog]

He still doesn't have a ring so... who gives a .

So why comment in this thread? Trenchant, insightful analysis.