Dirk = great?
Look, I'm a Dirk Nowitzki fan at heart, I suppose. I remember in 1998, when the Bucks drafted him (I lived in Milwaukee at the time) and I said, "who the fuck is Dirk Nowitzki? Nice pick, you assholes."
When The Bucks traded him for the rights to the almighty Robert "Tractor" Traylor, it was pure awesome sauce. I mean, Traylor was a proven low post commodity at the time, and Dirk was a skinny German bitch with no inside game at a time when skinny 7 footers were not en vogue, to say nothing of the more recent trend of international draft picks. At the very least, it was a huge risk for Dallas. How'd that turn out?
Well, Traylor, besides being a fat piece of shit, is also a money laundering, drug dealer accomplisizng (not a word, tough shit) asshole. He is currently in jail, because he is a fat piece of shit who sucks at life.
Dirk, on the other hand, is the first European born NBA MVP (debate the merits of it all you want, he still won it. Personally, that award was Steve Nash's to win, and if not him, the LeBron, but I digress). He's a six time all star. And he forever changed how teams will scout overseas players in regards to the NBA game. When I was happy to trade him for Traylor, I was a 14 year old who had never even heard of international hoops. In other words, I wanted someone I had heard of.
Well, Dirk changed all that. He started the huge European influx of players, which is mostly good, besides the constant flopping (Ginobli and Oberto, you punk bitches, I'm looking right at you), and has lead to a lot of changes in the basketball landscape.
I mean, look at the NBA in 1998. The Bulls had just finished up 6 out of 8 with MJ at the helm. The dark shadow of the San Antonio "dynasty" loomed boringly up ahead. Lebron James was 14. Michael Olowokandi (who?) was the top pick in the entire draft. It was clearly a different time.
But tonight, The Mavericks were playing the Clippers. The announcers were talking about how Dirk's numbers were down this year, the year after he won the MVP, and that maybe it was an effect of being ousted in the first round of last year's playoffs despite having a 67-15 record. One of the announcers said, "he's having a great year, as far as assists are concerned."
D. Nowitzki, 2007, APG: 4.0. He's 40th in the NBA. Jeff McInnis, Brevin Knight, Steve Blake, and Earl Watson are among the no-name assholes beating his "great" 4.0 per game. Now, it isn't bad for a PF, but the fact remains that his team is underachieving, and his numbers are down. Prepare for the very real fact that this is not a coincidence.
When The Bucks traded him for the rights to the almighty Robert "Tractor" Traylor, it was pure awesome sauce. I mean, Traylor was a proven low post commodity at the time, and Dirk was a skinny German bitch with no inside game at a time when skinny 7 footers were not en vogue, to say nothing of the more recent trend of international draft picks. At the very least, it was a huge risk for Dallas. How'd that turn out?
Well, Traylor, besides being a fat piece of shit, is also a money laundering, drug dealer accomplisizng (not a word, tough shit) asshole. He is currently in jail, because he is a fat piece of shit who sucks at life.
Dirk, on the other hand, is the first European born NBA MVP (debate the merits of it all you want, he still won it. Personally, that award was Steve Nash's to win, and if not him, the LeBron, but I digress). He's a six time all star. And he forever changed how teams will scout overseas players in regards to the NBA game. When I was happy to trade him for Traylor, I was a 14 year old who had never even heard of international hoops. In other words, I wanted someone I had heard of.
Well, Dirk changed all that. He started the huge European influx of players, which is mostly good, besides the constant flopping (Ginobli and Oberto, you punk bitches, I'm looking right at you), and has lead to a lot of changes in the basketball landscape.
I mean, look at the NBA in 1998. The Bulls had just finished up 6 out of 8 with MJ at the helm. The dark shadow of the San Antonio "dynasty" loomed boringly up ahead. Lebron James was 14. Michael Olowokandi (who?) was the top pick in the entire draft. It was clearly a different time.
But tonight, The Mavericks were playing the Clippers. The announcers were talking about how Dirk's numbers were down this year, the year after he won the MVP, and that maybe it was an effect of being ousted in the first round of last year's playoffs despite having a 67-15 record. One of the announcers said, "he's having a great year, as far as assists are concerned."
D. Nowitzki, 2007, APG: 4.0. He's 40th in the NBA. Jeff McInnis, Brevin Knight, Steve Blake, and Earl Watson are among the no-name assholes beating his "great" 4.0 per game. Now, it isn't bad for a PF, but the fact remains that his team is underachieving, and his numbers are down. Prepare for the very real fact that this is not a coincidence.
posted by guru at 9:57 PM
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