<< how can you not agree murph? until dirk learns to nut up in big games fin will always be the main man.
don't get me wrong, i really like dirk a lot, i just think you and many others have vasly overrated him at this stage of his career. I think given another year or two he can be a top 5 player in this league, but right now he's not there...not even close...probably 9 or 10. >>
Hales, I think that each member of the Big Three failed to "nut up" in clutch situations in the Sacramento series. That's part of the growing pains of becoming a title contender and of each player maturing, unfortunately. To pin it solely on Dirk OR Finley at this point is not just unfair, it's not accurate.
I thought after the Minnesota series that Dirk was a Top 5 guy, but I realize now that I got caught up in the amazing performance and overlooked reality. He's a Top 10 guy, but not quite ready to break into the Top 5. He'll certainly get there, he's just not there yet.
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