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PostPosted: Tue Apr 09, 2019 8:02 pm    Post subject: Dirk Nowitski announced his retirement

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 09, 2019 8:13 pm    Post subject:

1st ballot.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 09, 2019 8:19 pm    Post subject:

And like farah dying just before another MJ, no one noticed.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 09, 2019 8:27 pm    Post subject:

Very nice career. Best foreign born and trained player in the history of the NBA.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 09, 2019 8:59 pm    Post subject:

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Very nice career. Best foreign born and trained player in the history of the NBA.


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PostPosted: Tue Apr 09, 2019 10:25 pm    Post subject:

dirk was always a pleasure to watch and a class act to boot
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 09, 2019 10:48 pm    Post subject:

Omar Little wrote:
And like farah dying just before another MJ, no one noticed.


right, sucked because the story is Magic retiring
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 09, 2019 11:06 pm    Post subject:

bye felicia
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 10, 2019 12:58 am    Post subject:

didn't expect to feel much watching his final game highlights and speech

i was wrong...guy had a great career
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 10, 2019 3:34 am    Post subject:

One of the greatest to have ever played and from all accounts a truly good guy.

I've followed his career ever since he killed at the Nike Hoop Summit when he was a teenager and now that he's retiring I feel so old.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 10, 2019 4:52 am    Post subject:

The greatest euro to ever play the game.
Should've retired 2 years ago, though
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 10, 2019 5:33 am    Post subject:

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The greatest euro to ever play the game.
Should've retired 2 years ago, though

He wanted that longevity record over Kobe. Gotta respect the competitive drive even when he could barely run anymore.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 10, 2019 7:42 am    Post subject:

Rank from best career to worst: Dirk, KG, Wade, Pierce
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 10, 2019 7:53 am    Post subject:

OP, at least spell the man's name correctly!
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 10, 2019 8:57 am    Post subject:

CandyCanes wrote:
Rank from best career to worst: Dirk, KG, Wade, Pierce
KG Wade Dirk and Pierce.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 10, 2019 9:06 am    Post subject:

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Rank from best career to worst: Dirk, KG, Wade, Pierce
KG Wade Dirk and Pierce.

I'd go KG

Wade/Dirk tie







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PostPosted: Wed Apr 10, 2019 10:10 am    Post subject:

Omar Little wrote:
And like farah dying just before another MJ, no one noticed.


Reminds me of the death of Sergei Prokofiev, perhaps the greatest Soviet composer. He died on the same day as Stalin, and most people had no idea. Even in the leading musical periodical, his death was mentioned on page 116, with the first 115 pages about Stalin.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 10, 2019 3:57 pm    Post subject:

I enjoyed watching his final game and the ceremony they did for him.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 10, 2019 6:09 pm    Post subject:

Not enough is said about Dirk's impact on the game. He was the original stretch big man. In the 2000's 7 footers simply were not supposed to be able to knock down 3s at a 40 percent clip. Dirk had huge playoff moments, one of my favorites being his clutch buckets to beat the Spurs in the semi finals in 06. Glad he eventually won a ring (at our expense ahhhh) thrashing the heatles along the way.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 10, 2019 9:18 pm    Post subject:

Always loved his jumpshot form. That finesse touch. Pretty.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 10, 2019 9:46 pm    Post subject:

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Very nice career. Best foreign born and trained player in the history of the NBA.


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Olajuwon went to college in the US. Dirk went straight international to the NBA.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 10, 2019 10:31 pm    Post subject:

CandyCanes wrote:
Rank from best career to worst: Dirk, KG, Wade, Pierce


Dirk and KG are more or less equal. I could rank either ahead of the other depending on my mood that day.

Then Wade, followed by Pierce.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 10, 2019 11:24 pm    Post subject:

trablos wrote:
Not enough is said about Dirk's impact on the game. He was the original stretch big man. In the 2000's 7 footers simply were not supposed to be able to knock down 3s at a 40 percent clip.


He's the best shooting big man of all time, but there were stretch 4 and 5s before him -- Bill Lambeer, Jack Sikma, Raef LaFrentz, Arvydas Sabonis and Brad Lohaus come to mind.

I believe Lohaus was the first big to shoot 40% from the 3-point line in NBA history. I don't think any big has ever broken into the top 10 in 3-point percentage. Lohaus was 11th one year, which I think is the best.

I'd say it's fair to say that Dirk took 3-point shooting to another level in terms of the volume of attempts and success
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 11, 2019 1:35 am    Post subject:

CandyCanes wrote:
Rank from best career to worst: Dirk, KG, Wade, Pierce


Dirk, KG, Wade, Pierce.

KG won with Pierce, Ray and another good young player in Rondo(Lakers were without Bynum and Ariza not close to 100%). Funny how Doc moans about 2010 when injuries favored him in 2008. Dirk didn't have that kind of prime supporting cast in 2011 and was against Bron, Wade and Bosh who were well established. Dirk also led Mavs to finals in 2006.
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 11, 2019 5:56 am    Post subject:

saetarubia wrote:
CandyCanes wrote:
Rank from best career to worst: Dirk, KG, Wade, Pierce


Dirk, KG, Wade, Pierce.

KG won with Pierce, Ray and another good young player in Rondo(Lakers were without Bynum and Ariza not close to 100%). Funny how Doc moans about 2010 when injuries favored him in 2008. Dirk didn't have that kind of prime supporting cast in 2011 and was against Bron, Wade and Bosh who were well established. Dirk also led Mavs to finals in 2006.


Gotta tip the hat to the big German, he went thru Kobe-Pau, KD-Westbrook-Harden-Ibaka, LeBron-Wade-Bosh

The Matrix was balling out of his mind, gotta remember that and Tyson Chandler was best defensive player in the playoff
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