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Originally Posted by Mavericks Rockets Fan

If getting Bosh forces us to play Dirk at the 3 - then its a bad trade. We already have an elite PF in Dirk - we don't need to get another one. What we need is a premier scorer in the back-court. Iggy or JJ will do just fine.

As with most -- you miss the point with Dirk at the 3.

Dirk cannot play the 3 against all teams. He already plays the 3 lots of the time on the offensive end though, and sometimes plays it on the defensive end as well.

Dirks offensive game is that of a SF, he can drive and he can shoot outside. He has some PF post up moves, but it isn't really his strength.

He can play the SF against some players though, and I think Odom is one of them. There are several other lineups that he would just abuse the SF. In fact some teams have resorted to playing their SF against Dirk because he abuses the Pf's so badly.

As long as they have Marion, who cares though, because if you need to move Bosh to the C and Dirk to the PF for a while and Marion at the SF OK. Have a lineup that Dirk can play the SF, then Dirk/Bosh/Haywood. If Marion has to stay at the SF, then Dirk/Bosh/Haywood rotate between the PF/C depending on how tough the other teams Bigs are.

Dirk at the C is only bad when he ends up the last line of defense - offensively he is fine, and very few Centers can abuse him even in the post.

I am just saying that Dirk and Bosh could co-exist since they both work their offense differently, and both would be very hard to guard. They would both need a good defensive Center for part of the game with them against some teams though.