I think you went a step too far saying it would take a "big, lumbering" center to win it all.
The guys you mentioned as guys who you'd rather have -- Divac/Clark/Pollard, Mourning, Miller, O'Neal, Duncan, Nesty, Deke or Brian Grant -- weren't big and lumbering in their primes, and with the exception of Deke and Shaq, aren't big and lumbering now. Heck, some of those guys aren't even true centers. And the only reason Shaq gets away with being that way is because he has ridiculous quickness and footwork for his big lumberingness. The combination of strength and quickness are what makes Shaq better than other behemoths who have come and gone..some of whom can't even get a job in the league.
More traditional, back to the basket - yes, it would help. But Dirk is already more of a center than Brian Grant. And he's a couple post moves and a bank shot away from being no less of a true offensive center than Duncan. It's just a matter of his development and how he's used. The point is -- there's you're back to the basket offense right there, in the Dirkster. We need a strong, physical, athletic defender who is at least a legit 6-10 to play center and give us 6 points and 10 rebounds.
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