Nowitzki Remains Committed To Winning With Dallas

[dirk4mvp]

At least the Spurs won 4 championships before their eventual decline.

Man, you're late. And it wasn't that good the first time.

[peskypesky]

I kinda feel bad for Dirk...he busts his ass and all that effort is wasted...without him, the Mavs are a ing lottery team.

true. he does bust his ass year in and year out. he definitely produces, but he just hasn't had good enough teams around him.

that being said, Karl Malone and Barkley never got rings either, so...he's in fine company.

[Biernutz]

What the Mav's need-----
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcont...e.36a8f59.html

[SenorSpur]

I could care less about the Mavs and no one is more happy to see them fail in the playoffs than me. Their playoff ouster is an annual affair that I always look forward to. Having said all that, I give Dirk "mad props" for stepping up and being a baller during that Nuggets series. Especially while having this private episode play out in public, and having to endure the stinging criticism that he's somehow soft. Like a lot of folks, I've ridiculed Dirk in the past. People have wanted him to be more like Jordan, when in actuality he's probably closer to Pippen.

Still, that Game 4 versus the Nuggets, where he literally carried his team to victory, while scoing 12-15 points in the 4th quarter, on seemingly every possession, won me over. It wasn't just that he scored 30+ pts and had 19 rebs, it was the WAY he got those points. On the blocks. It didn't matter who the Nuggets threw at him. He scored at will on them all and when he wasn't scoring he was getting to the line. Probably the best overall game I'd ever seen from him.

My respect level for him has grown to a point where I've even found myself defending the guy against some local critics. What more can the guy do for his team? It's not his fault that he doesn't have the supporting cast needed to win a le. Blame the owner and GM.

Perhaps, I bristle at those unwarranted "soft" labels more so because I watched an entire league of idiot experts, fans, and players brand, my main man David Robinson, with the same label. "Couldn't win the big won." "Can't lead his team to a le." That was until Duncan arrived on the scene. 2 les later and after that, no one ever mentioned David and the word "soft" in the same sentence again. It's amazing "hard" a player looks when he has a championship-level supporting cast surrounding him.

As a basketball fan, you've got to appreciate what Nowitizki provided to his team during that series. I glad the Nuggets beat them. However as far as I'm concerned, Dirk should never be called soft ever again. Other than that, I don't give a damn about his personal life - nor should anyone else for that matter.

[Ghazi]

Dirk is too flawed to be the best player on a championship team.

There's 2 reasons he doesn't have a ring:

1. The refs ed the Mavs in 2006
2. Dirk is too flawed to be the best player on a le team.

[BUMP]

Dirk is too flawed to be the best player on a championship team.

There's 2 reasons he doesn't have a ring:

1. The refs ed the Mavs in 2006
2. Dirk is too flawed to be the best player on a le team.

Disagree. see 04 Pistons. who was their best player? Billups?

[Ghazi]

04 Pistons are an exception to the rule though.

They were amazing defensively too.

Dirk would have to be the best player in the same way KG was the best player on the Celtics. KG has no business being the best player on a championship team but it was so because they had a triumvirate of stars and 3 hall of famers.