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Originally Posted by LonghornDub
Um, Durant is not a seven footer. He's not even close to a seven footer. This has absolutely nothing to do with chum's point. You know who else shoots more threes than Dirk? Ray Allen. That's as relevant as what you just said.
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1st of all young Dirk was not a seven footer either. And 2ndly there were already big guys who shot from outside (Horry, Perkins and co...).
Saying that Nellie gave Dirk as much freedom as Durant (gets from Brooks)...or young Kobe got from Phil Jackson, is simply not true.
Durant gets the "face of the NBA" treatment from his coach, refs and the media. Dirk on the other hand was a "German talent" for too many yrs, nothing more nothing less. And that sucks, because Dirk turned out to be a HOF. He deserved a "bigger role" from the beginning...