I wouldn't say he is soft. He just played some of his worst ball at the biggest stage, and followed it up with a gigantic flameout after winning the MVP. It didn't help that he went against two dudes who morphed into Superman in both of those series, especially the one last year with B.Diddy making clutch plays on one leg. The same thing happened to Karl Malone....great player who just played some of his worst ball when it mattered most.
After the SA series in 06 everyone (including me) thought Dirk turned the corner...and then he had the two bad playoff series. Folks only remember the most recent stuff, especially if it's negative....
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