Comments on: 1998 Draft: Paul Pierce vs. Dirk Nowitzki – Who Would You Take?

By: dagwaller

dagwaller — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:38:39 +0000

Jason and Jim said it first, ash said it best. Dirk is a more unique and skilled player that has been the featured player on a team that has been bad what – ONCE?! – in his entire career. Pierce is a good player that I like, respect, and am happy for, but Dirk was an MVP last year. It’s a contest, but it’s not as close as some people are making it to be.

By: ash

ash — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:38:51 +0000

fyi:

dirk
25ppg, 11 rpg, 2.5 apg, 88pct ft, 38pct 3′s

pp
22ppg, 7rpg, 4.5apg, 81pct ft, 32pct 3′s

By: ash

ash — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:34:55 +0000

wow, dirk cant hold his own against kg?

i guess people forget the 2001 series where KG had billups and wally and was swept by dirk.

kg avg 24 and 15. dirk averaged 34 and 14. yep cant hold his own.

dirk’s career playoff numbers are higher than KG in every category except rebounding.

paul had 25 wins last season and cant get his team into the playoffs half the time in the EASTERN conference. pathetic.

KG had billups, brandon, marbury, wally, sam, spree, as some of his teammates and he has been past the 1st round once in minny. yep, what a leader.

paul plays better defense no doubt, but dirk is a better shooter and a better player. before this year, please list ALL the clutch shots that pp has hit

By: doc

doc — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:51:05 +0000

Im taking The Truth.Dirk only stop taking treys because Avery wasnt having that shit.

By: JOB33

JOB33 — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:24:57 +0000

Yeah, Celts Fan.
I wasn’t talking about outplaying him, I was talking about a head-to-head matchup with him. And it’s not that I’m saying KG would outscore and outrebound him, I’m just saying you bet ya ass KG would make Dirk work for his, whereas Dirk isn’t exactly known for his defense. Bottom line: Dirk might outscore KG, but I don’t think by much and u know Dirk is gonna have put in OT to get his. KG does more all-around than Dirk. Don’t get it twisted though, I like Dirk. I just can’t envision him posting on the block, even if he has before. The word Dirk coincides with pick and pop. All I think about when I think of Dirk is a 7 ft jump shooter. And like my coach used to say, it don’t matter if u score 30 points when u don’t play D and give up 31.

By: Celts Fan

Celts Fan — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:32:32 +0000

@NB, pretty sure whoever said that meant he couldn’t guard KG, which is true.

By: pimpin

pimpin — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:37:38 +0000

if dirk didnt get traded he would have been out the league years ago. The bucks would have forced him to play with his back to the basket, he would have been terrible and that would be that. Like a lot of NBA players, the situation you enter when you start out can have a huge impact on your career. There’s prolly a dozen “busts” in the past 5 years alone that would not have been busts if they had entered the league in a better situation than they did.

By: NB

NB — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:09:25 +0000

What is this, shit on Dirk Day? Geez! Anyway, Paul Pierce definitely raised his stock level by outplaying Kobe in the Finals. But I wonder, if Pierce was in the same draft with Kobe, would the same article come up? And whoever said that Dirk can’t hold his own against KG, they need to go check the records. Dirk has consistently outplayed KG every single playoff series they had. And in the regular season too. I’ve never seen one player get so much hate spewed at them for being good, but failing to win it all.

By: jimmhumm

jimmhumm — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:30:20 +0000

I’d take the BUCK’s GM’s head and smash it for trading dirk for robert traylor.

By: johnsacrimoni

johnsacrimoni — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:21:42 +0000

rangerjohn,
I don’t know which Dirk you were watching this year but he actually doesn’t shoot that many 3s anymore..Pierce took way more 3s than Dirk did this year