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Originally Posted by fluid.forty.one
Pretty much this.
Dirk is probably top 20 right now and will be top 15 with 3-4 more years of solid numbers in the regular season and the playoffs. He needs to start moving up the statistic lists, if he can't win another ring.
edit: "omg I just typed ANOTHER ring. That felt amazing".
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The arguments will get really interesting if Dirk keeps this up for a few more years. He has a realistic shot at of being in the top 5 all-time in scoring, and reaching 30,000 career points. I guess doing that didn't really help Karl Malone, but it would be a lot harder to ignore now that Dirk has a ring (you're right that does feel awesome to type
). If Dirk got another ring, his profile would be a lot like Hakeem's: really good for a long time, and 2 rings playing with a bunch of role players (assuming Dallas doesn't pick up another star).