Nowitzki is an amazing, amazing talent at the top of his game, much like T-Mac when we got him. He isn't a leader, much like T-Mac. But much like when we got T-Mac, you don't turn that kind of talent down. What you do is not make the same mistake twice in thinking that talent=leadership.
Putting aside the fact that there are Rocketsheep posting here who are too blind to see the value in having a 7-footer playing the 4 next to Yao who can drop in 30 points at will, this thread is useless speculation. While it is true that Dirk can opt out this summer, no one, that's N O O N E, can pay him what the Mavericks can pay him. He can stay in Dallas and make $21 million next season. That's KneeMac money and unlike KneeMac, Dirk actually plays in games and contributes and well, earns his salary (a truly amazing concept especially to anyone who has watched the MeMac show over the past few years). Rick Carlislie was on ESPN today and from the tone of his interview, Cuban will do what it takes to keep Dirk so case closed.
Dirk and Yao together would make us NBA champions. Their games complement each other. Unfortunately it will never happen...
I would have Dirk as a Rocket in a heartbeat. His shooting % (2s, 3s & ft) is top 5. That being said, Cuban won't let that happen!
No matter how I hate him now, it would be a nice addition specially for 2 reasons: 1) he is a good player 2) make the mavs weaker :grin: but I dont think Cuban is going to trade Dirk, and specially to a division rival. He doesnt want to make the mistake like he did with Nash, when the big star on the team leaves the team and in the next year he is the MVP or reach the finals. it would be so funny if Dirk signed with other team and then win the championship, then Cuban and the mavs are ringless, and they franchise player got one without them.
Why is everybody complaining about his "leadership"? Like I posted before, he had numbers like 55% from the field, 57% from three and 95% FT on 27 points per game in the playoffs. It was certainly not his fault that the Mavs lost. Players like Terry making almost 4 points less in the playoffs, shooting 38%, and Marion who also makes around 4 points less in the playoffs on 40% shooting are one of the reasons the Mavs lost.
yes!! we need dirk,best complement to yao.. a 4 who's a deadly shooter would alwys space the floor to complement yao.. get er done
lol you are kidding right, you are taking this rivary thing way too seriously. Dirk would be great with yao. Imagine the wide open looks they would creat for each other. Although dirk's defence is crap, but his offense makes up for it. I would love it with Dirck. I would prob take yao off the bench with dirk starting. This way he is freash in the playoffs. Imagine a front line of dirk and yao. Damn, pick your poison. Who do you double.
I see you forgot to mention the so-called "HOF PG" who was virtually invisible in the series. And let us not forget the posterboy of big stiffs, Eric Dampier, who also gave them nothing (well less than nothing). The nice thing about this loss is that all of the Mavsheep from Mark Cuban on down will spend the entire off season whining about why RoddyB didn't play more instead of looking at the real reasons for (yet) Mavericks crash-and-burn. To even imply that a 6 foot 170 lb. combo-guard is the key to beating a solid, veteran team like the Spurs is very definition of stupidity.
