[Bayliss]

We are still going to have to wait and see on Skita. But I believe he'll be more of a 3 than Dirk will. Dirk is developing more of a 4's game while Skita appeared to me as developing more of a 3's game.

Anyway, as of right now, what separates Dirk from all of the other Euro prospects the last few years is ability to improve. Onbe year the critics say Dirk can't rebound. So he says "f-em" and over the summer he comes back as one of the best rebounders in the game. They say he can't take contact.. is soft. So he says 'f-em" and shows his gutty side. They say he can't play defense. So he says "f'em" and obtains decent low post defense, and plays the passing lanes very well. This year they say he doesn't have a post up game.. he says "f-em" and starts working in the post. They say he doesn't pass ewell enough... so he says "f-em" and starts working on his court vision. Every single year he's been in the league he has improved on at least 1 aspect of his game that he lacked the year before.

Do they other Euros have that kind of improvement in them?

(And Dirk is not the only one doing that. Kobe, T-Mac, etc are doing that. Bird did that. Jordan did that. Many of the great players did. After all that is what separates the truly great from the average players and semistars.)