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They need to trade him to the Spurs for Scola and Oberto.
They need to trade him to the Spurs for Scola and Oberto.
My favorite is the last paragraph...
Until the end of time, the 2007 Mavericks will be known as one of the softest teams in professional sports. A team devoid of character and heart, when it mattered most. It's a fitting moniker that starts with their best player.
Last year and all this season he was praised like a king. Funny what a good ol' ass kicking can do.
i'm starting to feel sorry for him. devoid of character? maybe he's not tough as nails, but there are many aspects to character. i think he showed character in a lot of ways that count since the loss.
What a hatchet job.
Dirk had a poor series, but the reality is he put that franchise on the map and is the best player they have ever had.
Wanna trade Dirk for Kobe?
It's one thing to get outplayed. It's quite another to give up.
I'm a fan of Dirk, but the Mavericks are better off without him now. The fan base has basically turned on him because they are easily swayed by the media and quick to point fingers. Just like they pointed the finger at Cuban for the choke job last year in the Finals, claiming that his complaints to the refs were the reason for lopsided officiating instead of the reality of, jump shooters don't get fouled as often as those that drive the hoop.
Given that Dirk will most likely win the MVP award, but has viutally disappeared in the playoffs for his career, what is his trade value? Who will they get for this guy. We already know that Cuban has no loyalty: ref. Don Nelson, Steve Nash and Michael Finley for clear examples of this. Cuban is playing NBA Live '07 right now to figure out the best trade scenarios for Dirk, guaranteed.
Dirk is their leader. He disappeared for all but 7 minutes of this series. He spoke publicly about it being over before game 4. How can any team, no matter how good, win behind that kind of leader?
It's like Karl throwing his player under the bus. A team cannot function with that at ude in the locker room.
Give me Duncan over anybody. After his worst game he comes back fighting. He never mouths off to the media about his coach or his teammates. Because of Duncan's and Pop's leadership the Spurs remain elite contenders in this league. I expect no less from the leader of a team.
Dallas should be disappointed in Dirk. I am and I'm not a Dallas fan.
see 2001 western conference finals
it's only a moment in time. it's not his whole life.
2007-2008 Mavericks:
Devin Harris
Jason Terry
Josh Howard
Lamar Odom
Andrew Bynum
Dirk could avoid a lot of greif and change his to name to Alex Rodriguez.
If they are gonna unload Dirk they damn well better send Terry with him.
All this proves is that the Dallas media is as bandwagon as most of the fans.
As much as I hate the mavs, this guy is way off base. We were SWEPT by the lakers and it seemed our team gave up... they looked like lost little girls. We kept our core intact and kept pounding away. They don't need to get rid of Dirk. All this did was point out the glaring weakness Dallas has - they have no low post threat. All they needed in this series was a tough, low post player, who can score the basket. That would have allowed them to dictate the tempo of the game. That's how the Spurs beat the warriors. The Mavs are a good team; they just need one more piece. To toss Dirk aside now, as much as I'd be happyThe worst thing Johnson and Cuban can do is return the core of this team intact, would set them back 10 years.
wouldnt you bandwagon too if your team never won shhhhhit
I'm no Dirk fan but dang.......hard-core criticism on par with almost saying "he should have never been born." Dallas has every right to be disappointed with all the high expectations but to put it all on one guy, I'm a-l-m-o-s-t feeling sorry for him. Thanks goodness the San Antonio writers mostly support our players--even after the large screw-up that happened with Manu last year. We all didn't crucify him--well some did--but appreciated his overall playoff efforts. I guess that's the difference in city support. Sad.........
Strangely enough, I absolutely agree with Laker Lanny.
I never thought I'd see this day.
good lord, what is this knee-jerking
I hate the Mavs but that article was ridiculous. Who exactly are they going to get that would equal the talent of Dirk. It was simply a bad matchup for Dallas and Nellie out coached Avery. Life will go on. If Dallas hadn't meet GS in the first round its highly likely they would have won a ring.
The worst thing Johnson and Cuban can do is return the core of this team intactI think it is true to some extent. Dallas has to do something; they can't stand pat. The psychological ramifications are just too great.As much as I hate the mavs, this guy is way off base. We were SWEPT by the lakers and it seemed our team gave up... they looked like lost little girls. We kept our core intact and kept pounding away. They don't need to get rid of Dirk. All this did was point out the glaring weakness Dallas has - they have no low post threat. All they needed in this series was a tough, low post player, who can score the basket. That would have allowed them to dictate the tempo of the game. That's how the Spurs beat the warriors. The Mavs are a good team; they just need one more piece. To toss Dirk aside now, as much as I'd be happy
They could try to trade Dirk, but would get nowhere near equal value at this point.
They aren't going to get anything worthwhile for older guys with big contracts like Stack and Terry.
Their only hope is to move someone like Howard and/or Harris and some picks for another frustrated star like KG or Vince.
Who said Vince was frustrated? No reason to not bring the same team back. Just do everything they can to stay away from Nellie and GS.
The Mavs could bring the same team back and go 82-0 in the regular season and no one would believe they were for real.
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