Mavs: Dirk in pain, could have knee surgery

[djohn2oo8]

Yes he did,but when he chose Miami over Cleveland,it was the easy way..He didn't know Wade would become a TOSB at 31.

Let's not act like LeBron took the easy way out. He made Cleveland relevant by himself, and never had a decent sidekick. He could have stayed, but that organization is complete and did nothing to help him. They didn't want to give up JJ Hickson to get Amare. Went to the fimals with a roster. Led them to multiple 60 win seasons. Made Boobie Gibson look like an NBA player. The easy way would have been to trash his teammates and demand a trade like Kobe, Dwight, Carmelo did. He was not under contract and no longer had any obligation to Cleveland.

[djohn2oo8]

*finals

[baseline bum]

Let's not act like LeBron took the easy way out. He made Cleveland relevant by himself, and never had a decent sidekick. He could have stayed, but that organization is complete and did nothing to help him. They didn't want to give up JJ Hickson to get Amare. Went to the fimals with a roster. Led them to multiple 60 win seasons. Made Boobie Gibson look like an NBA player. The easy way would have been to trash his teammates and demand a trade like Kobe, Dwight, Carmelo did. He was not under contract and no longer had any obligation to Cleveland.

Truth. He had already re-signed once with Cleveland to give them a chance to build a winner around him, and Ferry failed miserably with trades for washed up guys like Ben Wallace, Shaq and Jamison, passing on Amare, throwing money at nobodies like Anthony Parker and Jamario Moon, etc. It all started when that blind bas Gund thought he could sucker Boozer into signing a long-term deal at the MLE; CROFL Boozer turning it back on him and getting huge money from Utah instead.

[baseline bum]

Also, the fact that they could have had Valaciunas + Thomas Robinson to play with Kyrie Irving instead of Tristan Thompson + Dion Waiters shows that nothing has changed in Cleveland.

[irishock]

Winning 60 games in the East isn't nearly as big of a deal as winning 50+ for 11 straight seasons all the way to the championship.

[baseline bum]

Winning 60 games in the East isn't nearly as big of a deal as winning 50+ for 11 straight seasons all the way to the championship.

In 06 and 07 yeah, but not after the East became decent again with the resurgence of Boston and the emergence of Chicago and briefly Orlando.

[irishock]

In 06 and 07 yeah, but not after the East became decent again with the resurgence of Boston and the emergence of Chicago and briefly Orlando.

Yeah, which makes it what, 3-4 teams in the East that are perennial 50+ winners? Guess what, All 8 West playoff teams have to win 48-50 at least.

Don't forget Dirk has done it for 14 seasons now, LeBron 7.

[Latarian Milton]

lebron did choose an easy way to winning championships by joining his wade in miami, knowing that he'd have never rang the way he did this year had he committed his future to a ty franchise like the cavs, even though the cavs could've paid him bigger $ that we do. most other players would rather choose a bigger paycheck over an "easy" way to winning championships (deron williams for example)

[baseline bum]

Yeah, which makes it what, 3-4 teams in the East that are perennial 50+ winners? Guess what, All 8 West playoff teams have to win 48-50 at least.

Don't forget Dirk has done it for 14 seasons now, LeBron 7.

I'm not trying to denigrate Dirk because he's a first ballot Hall of Famer, but James' supporting cast was complete for all of his Cleveland career save the rookie year he had Boozer.

[djohn2oo8]

I'm not trying to denigrate Dirk because he's a first ballot Hall of Famer, but James' supporting cast was complete for all of his Cleveland career save the rookie year he had Boozer.

Plus he took Mike Brown to the finals.

[irishock]

I'm not trying to denigrate Dirk because he's a first ballot Hall of Famer, but James' supporting cast was complete for all of his Cleveland career save the rookie year he had Boozer.

Let's compare '09 Cavs with '07 Mavs

Dirk-LeBron
Devin Harris< Mo Williams
Jason Terry > Delonte West
Erick Dampier < Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Diop < Ben Wallace
Josh > Varejao

AVERY FCKING JOHNSON - Mike Brown


So they are comparable.

[baseline bum]

Terry is way better than Mo Williams. , 07 Stackhouse was barely a step down from Mo Williams. Ben Wallace was finished, so him vs Diop is a wash.

[LkrFan]

Here you go _irk:



I don't want any excuses for your opening night beatdown tbh.

[Jacob1983]

I don't think Dirk can take that Midol. I say that because the box might be empty since the Lakers used a lot of it after the Mavs anal raped them in the 2nd round in 2011.

[racm]

Son, how will Kaman stop Dwight? Zone defense?

Serious question.

[Jodelo]

Son, how will Kaman stop Dwight? Zone defense?

Serious question.

Don't know. By getting him in foultrouble on the offensive end?

[TheRealCB]

Son, how will Kaman stop Dwight? Zone defense?

Serious question.

Son,Brand will defend Dwight for 10-15 minutes and when Kaman is in,we'll go to zone defense,forcing Metta World Peace to beat us from three

[Latarian Milton]

Son, how will Kaman stop Dwight? Zone defense?

Serious question.

there ain't much concern about guarding him at defensive end since he's only the #3 or 4 offensive option on the lakers team, and most of his scores will come from alley-oops and 2nd chances imho. the only scenario that im gonna worry about is if kobe gives up his ego and starts to play as a team player, but you know it ain't gonna happen ever

[jeebus]

@KBergCBS

Mavs announce Dirk Nowitzki has undergone arthroscopic surgery on his right knee and will resume on-court activities in about six weeks.

[monosylab1k]

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[TheRealCB]

Dat coming out of college Shabazzz???? Welcome to Dallas 2013 son


PS.

[Juggity]

real talk: are the rockets a better team than the mavs if Dirk isn't playing?

[Lincoln]

If the mavs record is by the time dirk returns, might as well tank and go for shabazz.

[clambake]

now its roddy time!!!!!!!!

[irishock]

Lol Kaman will play the Dirk role with Dirk out