The Second Banana: Dirk vs. Manu

[rascal]

At his peak, Manu was better than Kobe Bryant and did things not even Michael Jordan could do.

Dirk's not even that good. Fans, media, and officials just overrate him because he's white. Spurs fans picking Dirk are just racists.

Plus Dirk's never won a ring, while Mengke Bateer has, so tbh I'd have to go with the Mongoloid... err, Mongolian.

Manu is also white.

[Sportstudi]

For starters it's obviously hypothetical, so i'm ignoring potential injuries.

Dirk would make the offense better, could you imagine 2004/2005 Duncan not being double teamed because they would have to stay home on Dirk? He'd be unstoppable.

As for never being a second option I doubt Dirk would be if he played with Duncan, it would be more of a 1a/1b kinda like Wade/LeBron in Miami now.

How does a team defend Duncan and Dirk? You can't double either of them because they are both one of the best at what they do in NBA history, in the post and shooting respectively.

This.

Duncan and Dirk together would be unstoppable. Duncan down low and Dirk on the top of the key and both would be needed to be double teamed? Holy , this combo would take a on every other team during the last decade. And while Dirk is not an elite defender, he is not as bad as some people make him to be.

And some of those posts here are beyond re ation. A 37-year old Robert Horry over Nowitzki??? Manu (as good as he was in his prime) able to do things Jordan couldn't do??? If those guys weren't trolling, they need serious help.

[temujin]

This.

Duncan and Dirk together would be unstoppable. Duncan down low and Dirk on the top of the key and both would be needed to be double teamed? Holy , this combo would take a on every other team during the last decade. And while Dirk is not an elite defender, he is not as bad as some people make him to be.

And some of those posts here are beyond re ation. A 37-year old Robert Horry over Nowitzki??? Manu (as good as he was in his prime) able to do things Jordan couldn't do??? If those guys weren't trolling, they need serious help.

7 rings to 0, idiot.

[Wilford Brimley]

Manu has 3 rings. Dirk has 0. Nuff said, can't believe the poll is as close as it is.

[Amarelooms]

128 of you fools voted for Manu???? YOU IDIOTS...Dirk is a #1 star player...not a role player like Manu Flopnobli. You homers must vote just as a joke

[windboy226]

7 rings to 0, idiot.

Jesus, I can't tell if you're trolling or not because I refuse to believe someone can be this dumb. So by your logic Horry>Duncan as well because 7>4. , we should be talking about Horry as an all time top 10 player because he has 7 rings! Shouldn't you create another post about who's a better complement for Horry rather than Tim?

So Horry is a better 2nd banana for Tim than Stockton, Malone, and Barkley? Those guys are ringless as well.

[temujin]

Jesus, I can't tell if you're trolling or not because I refuse to believe someone can be this dumb. So by your logic Horry>Duncan as well because 7>4. , we should be talking about Horry as an all time top 10 player because he has 7 rings! Shouldn't you create another post about who's a better complement for Horry rather than Tim?

So Horry is a better 2nd banana for Tim than Stockton, Malone, and Barkley? Those guys are ringless as well.

In basketball, as in life, there are two types of players: those that put up numbers and those that want to win.
Noviski is in the first category, Horry -and Manu- in the second.

In real life, there is a third category: the DNPs.
You have just told us where you belong.

[Chieflion]

My face went through my palm reading temujin's post. LOL Dirk doesn't want to win.

[Spurs7794]

In basketball, as in life, there are two types of players: those that put up numbers and those that want to win.
Noviski is in the first category, Horry -and Manu- in the second.

In real life, there is a third category: the DNPs.
You have just told us where you belong.

In basketball, as in life, there are also idiots.

[cantthinkofanything]

In basketball, as in life, there are also idiots.

In basketball, as in life, Richard Jefferson likes balls in his hands.
But unlike life, in basketball, he has no idea what to do with balls in his hands

[temujin]

In basketball, as in life, there are also idiots.

How true.

For example, people that run teams that rank in top 5 in salaries over the last 10 years (Second currently only to the Lakers), systematically going over the cap, without winning a damn thing, but often paying people to win WITH other teams.
Ask Michael Finley.

For these type of idiots, sure enough Dirk Noviski is an hero.

How can someone compare this guy, that had, and still has, the luxury to play with some of the best in the business, and still come up with ZERO, with proven winners that WON at ALL levels is just beyond me.

And at 33, this is the last chance for not going down as the biggest choker of all times.

[Spurs7794]

My face went through my palm reading temujin's post. LOL Dirk doesn't want to win.

How true.

For example, people that run teams that rank in top 5 in salaries over the last 10 years (Second currently only to the Lakers), systematically going over the cap, without winning a damn thing, but often paying people to win WITH other teams.
Ask Michael Finley.

For these type of idiots, sure enough Dirk Noviski is an hero.

How can someone compare this guy, that had, and still has, the luxury to play with some of the best in the business, and still come up with ZERO, with proven winners that WON at ALL levels is just beyond me.

And at 33, this is the last chance for not going down as the biggest choker of all times.

Soooo....what proven winners has Dirk played with? Michael Finley? A guy who won a championship with the Spurs as their 5th or 6th best player? name me another one? Nick Van Exel? Nope. Steve Nash? Nope. Jason Terry? Nope. Jason Kidd? Nope. Caron Butler? Nope. Shawn Marion? Nope. Raef LaFrentz? Nope. Shawn Bradley? nope. Jerry Stackhouse? Nope. Josh Howard? Nope. Devin Harris? Nope. Eric Dampier? wait, he might win one this year. There you go. Dirk, because he played with Finley and Dampier, should have a championship.

You are a ing blind homer.

[windboy226]

In basketball, as in life, there are two types of players: those that put up numbers and those that want to win.
Noviski is in the first category, Horry -and Manu- in the second.

In real life, there is a third category: the DNPs.
You have just told us where you belong.

Ok...pretty obvious you're just a kid who's not actually lived life(I hope for your sake this is what it is) because your post and logic makes no damn sense.

[Dr House]

i agree with temujin

Say what you want homers, but Robert Horry will go down as the best player of this generation and be right next to Bill Russell as the second best player of all time.

7 rings doesn't lie. Anyone who would pick Duncan over him is either re ed or trolling.

[temujin]

Ok...pretty obvious you're just a kid who's not actually lived life(I hope for your sake this is what it is) because your post and logic makes no damn sense.

When is your boss telling you to enter the court?
Wait till the game is over.

[temujin]

Soooo....what proven winners has Dirk played with? Michael Finley? A guy who won a championship with the Spurs as their 5th or 6th best player? name me another one? Nick Van Exel? Nope. Steve Nash? Nope. Jason Terry? Nope. Jason Kidd? Nope. Caron Butler? Nope. Shawn Marion? Nope. Raef LaFrentz? Nope. Shawn Bradley? nope. Jerry Stackhouse? Nope. Josh Howard? Nope. Devin Harris? Nope. Eric Dampier? wait, he might win one this year. There you go. Dirk, because he played with Finley and Dampier, should have a championship.

You are a ing blind homer.

A Homer!

[temujin]

i agree with temujin

Say what you want homers, but Robert Horry will go down as the best player of this generation and be right next to Bill Russell as the second best player of all time.

7 rings doesn't lie. Anyone who would pick Duncan over him is either re ed or trolling.

Great coaches have picked Robert Horry to win les (multiple), and here you have a bunch fools that compare him to Dirk frigging Novitski.
Not even the best player Germany has had.

[windboy226]

When is your boss telling you to enter the court?
Wait till the game is over.

Seriously, can you make any sense at all?

Life is not NBA basketball or even remotely close to it.

[windboy226]

Great coaches have picked Robert Horry to win les (multiple), and here you have a bunch fools that compare him to Dirk frigging Novitski.
Not even the best player Germany has had.

Okay, obviously trolling now. Had me going for a while.

[Venti Quattro]

So ... after what happened last year, is there any doubt that a Tim-Dirk partnership will bring more rings?

[InK]

So ... after what happened last year, is there any doubt that a Tim-Dirk partnership will bring more rings?

None, Duncan could do whatever he wanted in the paint in his prime years with Dirk on court.

[benefactor]

Entertaining thread tbh.

[Obstructed_View]

Bananas?

[Brazil]

You know my opinion, besides I think Manu compliments Tim's game a lot more.

yes we know manu>dirk

[DAF86]

Damn, I was a noob.

I stand by all of what I said, except the part where I thought that Manu and Dirk where in the same level and that at their best Manu was better (but that's after seeing the last couple of Dirk's seasons) but the way of arguing is just bad, answering to every single comment. And just writing too much.