Re: The official "Dirk is a choker" thread the best way to put this is to use something that the immortal reggie miller once said
Re: The official "Dirk is a choker" thread I don't think anybody would complain now if nash received the MVP now. IMO you're not an MVP if you can be shut down for all but three minutes of a series. Shooting 38% in the playoffs is just unacceptable for a guy whose main tenet is efficiency. You know what nobody's touched on? That when Dirk played center he played pretty well this series, he just played abysmally at PF. At center he averaged 24-15 per 48 minutes on 47% shooting. At PF he averaged 24-12 on 36.7% shooting per 48 minutes.
Re: The official "Dirk is a choker" thread <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (tHe_pEsTiLeNcE @ May 4 2007, 01:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I don't think anybody would complain now if nash received the MVP now. IMO you're not an MVP if you can be shut down for all but three minutes of a series. Shooting 38% in the playoffs is just unacceptable for a guy whose main tenet is efficiency. You know what nobody's touched on? That when Dirk played center he played pretty well this series, he just played abysmally at PF. At center he averaged 24-15 per 48 minutes on 47% shooting. At PF he averaged 24-12 on 36.7% shooting per 48 minutes.</div>Thats per 48 minutes. However I think that f he were to play more significant minutes he still would have sucked. He just likes the perimeter too much.
Re: The official "Dirk is a choker" thread <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (tHe_pEsTiLeNcE @ May 4 2007, 12:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I don't think anybody would complain now if nash received the MVP now. IMO you're not an MVP if you can be shut down for all but three minutes of a series. Shooting 38% in the playoffs is just unacceptable for a guy whose main tenet is efficiency. You know what nobody's touched on? That when Dirk played center he played pretty well this series, he just played abysmally at PF. At center he averaged 24-15 per 48 minutes on 47% shooting. At PF he averaged 24-12 on 36.7% shooting per 48 minutes.</div>I would most definetly complain if Nash got MVP, I dont want Dirk to have it either. Look at theirs teams, they would still be a good team without them, maybe not contend for the finals but playoffs. Look at someone like Kobe, nobody around him, and they still make the playoffs. Without him, lucky to win 25 games, that is an MVP............
Re: The official "Dirk is a choker" thread <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Something-To-Say @ May 3 2007, 11:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>NASH FOR 3PEAT BUT NO MODSHIP FOR PFF!!!!!!!I don't know. It's weird. The last 2 years were really heated MVP wise, but this year it seems less hyped. I say just give the MVP to Shawn Marion you know... hahah</div>Nash robbed LeBron, easy as that. 30/7/7.. no MVP? What a joke.I still think Dirk wins the MVP, he did better during the season and correct me if I am wrong but the MVP is all about what you do during the season.
Re: The official "Dirk is a choker" thread <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Rok @ May 4 2007, 01:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Can we have a Tracy McGrady one after Saturday? :dribble:</div>We can, but what happens when Houston wins Saturday?
Re: The official "Dirk is a choker" thread <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>We can, but what happens when Houston wins Saturday? </div>Let's just say I have a hunch Mr. 1st Round sticks to his name. :winkglasses:
Re: The official "Dirk is a choker" thread <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (melofan15 @ May 4 2007, 10:39 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I would most definetly complain if Nash got MVP, I dont want Dirk to have it either. Look at theirs teams, they would still be a good team without them, maybe not contend for the finals but playoffs. Look at someone like Kobe, nobody around him, and they still make the playoffs. Without him, lucky to win 25 games, that is an MVP............</div>except that it isn't, since the MVP goes to a player on one of the three best teams in the conference. 16 of the past 26 winners were from the top team in the NBA, 8 were from the #2 overall team, and 2 (Jordan in 1988 and Nash last year) came from the #3 team in its conference. That's a precedent, not an obiter dictum, and as such Nash, Dirk, Duncan, Lebron, Billups, and Bosh are the only guys who could win MVP this year.
Re: The official "Dirk is a choker" thread <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (tHe_pEsTiLeNcE @ May 4 2007, 01:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>except that it isn't, since the MVP goes to a player on one of the three best teams in the conference. 16 of the past 26 winners were from the top team in the NBA, 8 were from the #2 overall team, and 2 (Jordan in 1988 and Nash last year) came from the #3 team in its conference. That's a precedent, not an obiter dictum, and as such Nash, Dirk, Duncan, Lebron, Billups, and Bosh are the only guys who could win MVP this year.</div>Thats pretty pathetic then, MVP is suppose to mean MOST VAULUABLE PLAYER in the league to their respective teams, Dirk is the Mavs best player, Nash is the suns best player, Kobe is more important to his team then they are to theirs. Thats what the MVP should be all about, I dont know about the stuff you just said, but I stick to it that Kobe is the real MVP
Re: The official "Dirk is a choker" thread So how much longer are we going to have this Nate Robinson banner?
Re: The official "Dirk is a choker" thread Dirks not a choker, just had a bad game. It tends to happen, and it happen at a really bad time.
Re: The official "Dirk is a choker" thread <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ASUFan22 @ May 3 2007, 10:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>You know what this guy has to say about Dirk:</div>What?<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (LAZY @ May 4 2007, 01:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>So how much longer are we going to have this Nate Robinson banner?</div>I wanna know that too. Put like TMac and Nash up there
Re: The official "Dirk is a choker" thread <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (austingriz @ May 4 2007, 02:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Dirks not a choker, just had a bad game. It tends to happen, and it happen at a really bad time.</div>He didn't have a bad game, he had a bad series. 38% for the series is unacceptable for a guy whose main tenet is his efficiency. And he's done it before.
Re: The official "Dirk is a choker" thread Well, Dirk and Jason Terry are the leaders of that team and Dirk didnt shot up nearly at all this series. It is a very big dissapointment to see...Having the probable MVP have a TERRIBLE playoff series. Im pretty dissapoited.
Re: The official "Dirk is a choker" thread This is what seperates Dirk from all time greatness. Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Kareem... they all strived in those moments. Dirk doesn't. Dirk will go down as a great player on some great teams that just weren't able to do anything when it counted.
Re: The official "Dirk is a choker" thread Okay, he had a bad series..doesn't make him a choker...if he was a choker the Mavs wouldve never made it to the Finals last season.
Re: The official "Dirk is a choker" thread <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (austingriz @ May 4 2007, 03:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Okay, he had a bad series..doesn't make him a choker...if he was a choker the Mavs wouldve never made it to the Finals last season.</div>and if he wasn't a choker the Mavs would be repeating as champions this year.
Re: The official "Dirk is a choker" thread he had a streak of bad games....hes not a choker. We saw this with the Pistons last season...they were awesome all season long, but the playoffs they were tired. And considering the fact that Golden St. matches up very well with Mavs too....
Re: The official "Dirk is a choker" thread Dirk choked hard....and the Mavs just couldn't keep up witht he Warriors "small ball" basketball....and they couldn't expose it either because they have no low post threats on offense. Don Nelson is a genius....
