Re: top 5 players....is Dirk still there?
[QUOTE=Free]No. LeBron was pretty bad, he shot 36/38% from the field and never really got in the flow.[/QUOTE]
He wasn't in the flow and he shot low from the field. He played better than Dirk, firstly. Secondly, his points, rebounds, and assists were all still there to add to it.
Re: top 5 players....is Dirk still there?
[QUOTE=Richie2k6]He wasn't in the flow and he shot low from the field. He played better than Dirk, firstly. Secondly, his points, rebounds, and assists were all still there to add to it.[/QUOTE]
I agree he played better than Dirk, but he was still pretty bad.
Re: top 5 players....is Dirk still there?
I say yes but really, once you get to the top 15 or so it really comes down to who is playing best at that moment.
Re: top 5 players....is Dirk still there?
[QUOTE=-primetime-]I think he is...
1. Duncan
2. Kobe
3. Lebron
4. Garnett
5. Dirk
then...
6. Nash
7. Wade
8. - 10. Melo, T-Mac, Amare, Iverson, Pierce, Arenas, Yao, ect. (whatever)[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=-primetime-]1. LEEbron
2. Oden
3. Amare
4. Howard
5. Yao
6. Wade
7. Melo
8. Durant
9. Kobe
10. give me Yi here....yeah I said it...YI baby[/QUOTE]
dont see Dirk:wtf: :cheers: :roll: :banana:
Re: top 5 players....is Dirk still there?
[QUOTE]is Dirk still there? [/QUOTE]
He was never there in the first place.
Re: top 5 players....is Dirk still there?
I fail to see how Garnett is better than Dirk.
I think we are all a little harsh on the big guy. He did get to the finals a year ago and lead his team to 67 wins this year. You can say he choked till the cows come home, but at least he put himself in position to choke. It is pretty tough to get a rep for choking when you are home every year for the playoffs ala KG.
Dirk > KG
there is really no unbiased case to be made otherwise.
Re: top 5 players....is Dirk still there?
Duncan
Kobe
Lebron
Nash
Garnett
Dirk
Wade
Shaq
Kidd
Re: top 5 players....is Dirk still there?
[QUOTE=Richie2k6]Tim Duncan
Kobe Bryant
Dwyane Wade
Lebron James
Kevin Garnett[/QUOTE]
That's right.
Re: top 5 players....is Dirk still there?
[QUOTE=Fluffy Bird]I fail to see how Garnett is better than Dirk.
I think we are all a little harsh on the big guy. He did get to the finals a year ago and lead his team to 67 wins this year. You can say he choked till the cows come home, but at least he put himself in position to choke. It is pretty tough to get a rep for choking when you are home every year for the playoffs ala KG.
Dirk > KG
there is really no unbiased case to be made otherwise.[/QUOTE]
:rolleyes: So his team had more success so there isn't a single "case" to be made otherwise.
Well, KG made the conference finals in 2004, while Dirk went home in the first round. Was KG "inarguably" better then as well? Or does that only apply when your player is winning?
Re: top 5 players....is Dirk still there?
[quote]I fail to see how Garnett is better than Dirk.[/quote]
Scoring - Dirk
Defense - Garnett
Blocking - Garnett
Stealing - Garnett
Passing- Garnett
Assisting - Garnett
Shooting - Dirk
Career Accolades - Garnett
Rebounding - Garnett
Garnett wins.
[quote]It is pretty tough to get a rep for choking when you are home every year for the playoffs ala KG.[/quote]
Last time I checked, The Mavericks have Josh Howard, Jason Terry, and Jerry Stackhouse to back up Dirk Nowitzki. The Timberwolves have...? Ricky Davis and a bad coach? That's what I thought.
[quote]there is really no unbiased case to be made otherwise.[/quote]
Sure there is. I'm not a Garnett or a Dirk fan, so I'm unbiased to the max.
Re: top 5 players....is Dirk still there?
[QUOTE=Richie2k6]Scoring - Dirk
Defense - Garnett
Blocking - Garnett
Stealing - Garnett
Passing- Garnett
Assisting - Garnett
Shooting - Dirk
Career Accolades - Garnett
Rebounding - Garnett
Garnett wins.[/QUOTE]
To be fair, "passing" and "assisting?" I think are the same thing, and career accolades are really an even split not. Regardless, Garnett still has far more talent than Dirk.
For example, you could add an Athleticism category:
Speed-Garnett
Jumping-Garnett
Quickness-Garnett
Stamina-Even
It really isn't close.
[QUOTE]Last time I checked, The Mavericks have Josh Howard, Jason Terry, and Jerry Stackhouse to back up Dirk Nowitzki. The Timberwolves have...? Ricky Davis and a bad coach? That's what I thought.[/QUOTE]
Give Foye some time, he'll be ok.
They do need a GM though to put together a real team together with a coach.
[QUOTE]Sure there is. I'm not a Garnett or a Dirk fan, so I'm unbiased to the max.[/QUOTE]
I'm pretty sure he was just trolling now that I think about it...
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[quote]To be fair, "passing" and "assisting?" I think are the same thing, and career accolades are really an even split not. Regardless, Garnett still has far more talent than Dirk.
[/quote]
Just for specificity:
Passing - Giving the ball to another teammate.
Assisting - Giving the ball to another teammate in a chance for them to score.
Playmaking - [b]Creating[/b] a scoring opportunity for another teammate.
That's how I've always personally looked at it. But let's not get into that.
[quote]I'm pretty sure he was just trolling now that I think about it...[/quote]
Pretty likely. :oldlol:
Re: top 5 players....is Dirk still there?
So you win MVP and you're not top 5? Makes perfect sense to me.
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[QUOTE=Rameek]dont see Dirk:wtf: :cheers: :roll: :banana:[/QUOTE]
Dirk is 30 years old....too old to draft
Re: top 5 players....is Dirk still there?
[QUOTE=Orlando Magic]So you win MVP and you're not top 5? Makes perfect sense to me.[/QUOTE]
:rolleyes:
Read over the thread.