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Originally Posted by Underdog
Yeah, but Jordan and Hakeem weren't on the SAME TEAM.
Dirk just beat 2 of the top-5 active players in the league, not to mention another top-30 talent in Bosh, and he didn't have anyone resembling the talents of Pippen or McHale by his side.
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True, but this isn't one of the years where Dirk had no team. The Heat had 3 of the best 4 players and the Mavs had all the rest. The Mavs had the better "team". Marion and Terry were basically matching LeBron's production in some of the Finals games. Terry may not be a star but he gave you 18 a night on 48% and 44% shooting this postseason. Didn't you guys, as a team, shoot around 40% from beyond the arc or something this postseason? Dirk had plenty of help, as far as how his team stepped up and played. Would you rather have had LeBron, in name, playing like garbage in the Finals or Terry playing how he played in the Finals?
It's true that Dirk has a title and Malone and Barkley don't. But I don't see Dirk winning a title in that era either.