Official Dirk is Great Thread

[sefant77]

Still pisses me off that he had Wade forcing his retiring shit on everyone. And yesterday i remembered that because of the same year of retirement Wade is going to be in the same HoF class....blargh

[Thespiralgoeson]

Originally Posted by sefant77

Still pisses me off that he had Wade forcing his retiring shit on everyone. And yesterday i remembered that because of the same year of retirement Wade is going to be in the same HoF class....blargh

Is that really a bad thing? I don't think Dirk ever had a proper rival, but I think Wade is probably the closest thing. They met in the finals twice, and there was real animosity between them for years. Their names are linked in NBA history forever. Seems appropriate to me that they would go in the HoF together.

[Scoobay]

Originally Posted by Thespiralgoeson

Is that really a bad thing? I don't think Dirk ever had a proper rival, but I think Wade is probably the closest thing. They met in the finals twice, and there was real animosity between them for years. Their names are linked in NBA history forever. Seems appropriate to me that they would go in the HoF together.

i guess that's a good perspective...
the contrast between them makes Dirk stand out more in some sense.

Wade was a great player in his own right but also a whiny cheat crybaby fake tough little bitch. Be a man and do your thing instead of the showboating and fake coughing crap.

That 20 seconds or so at the end of Game 2 is what I like to remember about Wade - Dirk taking it in for the winning bucket and then Wade throwing up a prayer with Dirk defending and Wade flopping to try to get a call. Symbolic how he's lying on the ground as Dirk walks away with his fist up in the air.

[Melonhead]

Just for fun and bored:

Imagine Dirk coming out of retirement to suit up for the Orlando bubble playoffs. Body just needs to last a few months, spot up 3s.