Replace KG With Dirk During His Timberwolves Years

[SilkkTheShocker]

Would they be more or less successful? I don't think they win a title, but they sure as hell get out of the first round more than once imo.

[Pushxx]

Miss the playoffs. KG played defense for 2-3 people. Dirk barely played defense for 1 person at the time.

[CJ Mustard]

Miss the playoffs every year.

[get these NETS]

yeah...dirk's scoring doesn't make up for the maniacal level defense that kg played those years

in playoffs, series swing on whether teams get can stops in big spots

[SilkkTheShocker]

Miss the playoffs. KG played defense for 2-3 people. Dirk barely played defense for 1 person at the time.

Dirk won a championship with a bunch role players. Are you seriously telling me he couldn't at the minimum carry some of those T-wolves teams to the playoffs? Sorry, but thats BS.

[Bigsmoke]

Dirk was never as good as KG when he was playing for the Twolves so a guess they would be worse

[willds09]

Miss the playoffs every year.

[SilkkTheShocker]

Dirk was never as good as KG when he was playing for the Twolves so a guess they would be worse

Really? Becuase I seem to recall Dirk wiping his ass with KG and the Timberwolves in the 02 playoffs. And please save the "KG contributes in more other areas" stuff. Dirk took over in the 4th quarters when it counted. Leading your team in points, rebounds, assists, whatever...doesn't mean anything if you are still losing in the 1st round or not even making the playoffs.

[QUIZZLE]

KG's defense and rebounding ends this thread. They wouldn't have done near as good in my opinon.

[CJ Mustard]

Dirk won a championship with a bunch role players. Are you seriously telling me he couldn't at the minimum carry some of those T-wolves teams to the playoffs? Sorry, but thats BS.

Dirk got exposed after his championship cast disbanded. If he "carried" them to a title, why did the Mavs suck this season when they probably had just as much talent? Oh yeah, because he didn't have Chandler to anchor his defense for him.

[SilkkTheShocker]

yeah...dirk's scoring doesn't make up for the maniacal level defense that kg played those years

in playoffs, series swing on whether teams get can stops in big spots

Becuase those Timberwolves teams were real defensive juggernauts, right?

[guy]

About the same, possibly less successful. Not a big enough difference worth talking about.

I do think prime KG in Dirk's place on the 2011 Mavs wins a title as well. KG+Chandler and the rest of that team would've been one of the greatest defenses ever.

[SilkkTheShocker]

Dirk got exposed after his championship cast disbanded. If he "carried" them to a title, why did the Mavs suck this season when they probably had just as much talent? Oh yeah, because he didn't have Chandler to anchor his defense for him.

-Kidd fell off hard during the 11-12
-Terry regressed
- No Barea
- No Chandler

And LMAO at giving Chandler all the credit. Chandler was huge, but the Mavs weren't a bad defensive team last season. They didn't have anyone that could consistently score after Dirk. Terry is streaky, Vince Carter had been washed up for 2 years now, and they were relying on journeymen Delonte West to carry some of the offensive load. What a failure by Dirk for not being able to lead that beast team past OKC. You know, the same team that ended up going to the Finals

[FireMcFailPlease]

KG's defense and rebounding ends this thread. They wouldn't have done near as good in my opinon.

that.

[SilkkTheShocker]

About the same, possibly less successful. Not a big enough difference worth talking about.

I do think prime KG in Dirk's place on the 2011 Mavs wins a title as well. KG+Chandler and the rest of that team would've been one of the greatest defenses ever.

So are we going to act like KG is going to be someone we can reply upon to takeover in the 4th? Right. They would have to be playing some serious defense to avoid getting into any close games. Than the Mavs would be relying on a streaky Terry to carry them in every 4th quarter.