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Chiwas · 12-03-2003, 06:43 PM

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Is it just my imagination or does Fin sem like a different player with Dirk gone? Why is this? Why can't he be so agressive with Dirk in the game? Maybe it is just bizarre timing.... Fin starts to get his game going right when Dirk goes down like in the WCFs.

I've noticed it since Dirk's injury a year ago when he stepped on Popeye Jones. I think we almost defeated SA in SA with Finley playing out of his heart. Finley stopped to be Finley since the Big Two found each other on the court -3 years ago? Precisely one year before that Nash and Dirk started to be All Stars.

LRB · 12-03-2003, 07:15 PM

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Originally posted by: Chiwas

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Is it just my imagination or does Fin sem like a different player with Dirk gone? Why is this? Why can't he be so agressive with Dirk in the game? Maybe it is just bizarre timing.... Fin starts to get his game going right when Dirk goes down like in the WCFs.

I've noticed it since Dirk's injury a year ago when he stepped on Popeye Jones. I think we almost defeated SA in SA with Finley playing out of his heart. Finley stopped to be Finley since the Big Two found each other on the court -3 years ago? Precisely one year before that Nash and Dirk started to be All Stars.

It's no big secret that Fin has scaled back his game to make more room for Dirk. Dirk is usually a much better option. However when Dirk isn't here, then Fin needs to do more. I think that is the best explanation. It's not because Fin can't do this when Dirk is present, it's because he's consciously choosing not to. And it's the coaching staff that asked Fin to do that. Not many of the Million dallar babies in the NBA have the maturity to do that.

Walkerforthree · 12-03-2003, 07:55 PM

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Walker has been absolutely spectacular in my opinion. This team didn't miss a beat last night with Dirk gone. Walker is the second best passer on this team. He's a weapon on the inside and the outside. He's a good rebounder, a good defender, runs the floor like a guard. I find all this criticism a little silly. He doesn't take bad shots. He gets great looks and he takes them. He's an incredible scorer and a great team player.

Sorry, the last part is a flat out lie. People who only average 1.00 pps are not incredible scorers.

dirkformvp · 12-04-2003, 10:38 PM

that doesnt even count as scoring, not even close.

MightyToine · 12-06-2003, 04:46 PM

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Originally posted by: madape
Walker has been absolutely spectacular in my opinion. This team didn't miss a beat last night with Dirk gone. Walker is the second best passer on this team. He's a weapon on the inside and the outside. He's a good rebounder, a good defender, runs the floor like a guard. I find all this criticism a little silly. He doesn't take bad shots. He gets great looks and he takes them. He's an incredible scorer and a great team player.

Sorry, the last part is a flat out lie. People who only average 1.00 pps are not incredible scorers.

How about the TEAM PLAYER thing, Walkerforthree? [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]