Mavs: I don't need a Kobe contract, I'd rather win - Dirk

[Thebesteva]

Good job Dirk,

even a guy like him who has shown enormous respect to Kobe for a decade is calling that got out for destroying the franchise.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/dirk-ja...6773--nba.html

"We want to get better as a team," Nowitzki told the Dallas Morning News. "And I'm pretty sure I'm not going to sign Kobe's deal -- unfortunately. We'll find a good way where I feel respected for what I did and we still have enough money left for us to get great players in here. Cubes (owner Mark Cuban) has been great to me and been loyal to me for a long, long time. I'm sure we're going to find a great solution for everybody."

[Kawhi]

Already posted

[Koolaid_Man]

Good job Dirk,

even a guy like him who has shown enormous respect to Kobe for a decade is calling that got out for destroying the franchise.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/dirk-ja...6773--nba.html

the question is "Want to win what." dude ain't winning jack even if he plays for the vet min.

[Thebesteva]

Already posted

But not by me

[Infinite_limit]

That's that European education

[Splits]

But did he cry and complain about always being #2 and wanting to win 100 championships ?

[Thebesteva]

That's that European education

[Franklin]

Already posted but you can't post this enough, tbh.

[Killakobe81]

I applaud Dirk, but at the same time have no sympathy for owners or fans. Dirk should not take less from a billionaire owner ...Who wants to keep the powder dry, that.
Lakers fans bunch of spoiled ass es. We ain't winning a le soon accept it.Yes I felt 15 Maybe even 18 max was more than fair for Kobe as a fan. But as a worker cannot be mad at Kobe he makes way more for the team and the league. You gots wouldn't hand money back, so stop whining. He didn't kill anything except his chances at 6 which were slim anyways. Dirk is in a similar spot just not as big a star if he wants to give away leverage and stay stuck at one ring God bless him ...

[ambchang]

Look guys, Dirk doesn't have to worry about losing half after retirement, and he doesn't have to worry about getting $4M rings to get stuff on the side, or paying "shut-up" monies to the ladies. He has no need for the money, so you guys are comparing different situations.

All Dirk had to worry about is getting fleeced by some con artist, but now that he's hitched, he's not worried.

[Franklin]

Agree chang, no one can gather enough cash for a loose purse. And it's not like there're still teams willing to offer him more than the Mavs would offer him. If he was still ringless he would definitely join a contender (like us) to make the last push like finley did with us, even for ty pay. But as he already got one I don't see him ruining his legend by joining a rival franchise or any other franchise tbh.