Dirk named to All-NBA third team

[Mavs Rule]

Congrats Dirk!!!

Nowitzki named to All-NBA third team

04:14 PM CDT on Sunday, April 25, 2004


From Staff Reports



Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki was named third team All-NBA on Sunday. It is the fourth such honor for Nowitzki.

"It is an honor to be named to the All-NBA Third Team among all these amazing players", Nowitzki said. "There are a lot of deserving players on this team and I am proud to represent the Mavericks."

Nowitzki, Indiana's Ron Artest, Milwaukee's Michael Redd, New Orleans' Baron Davis and Houston's Yao Ming rounded out the third team.

Los Angeles' Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal, San Antonio's Tim Duncan, New Jersey's Jason Kidd and Minnesota's Kevin Garnett were named All-NBA first team.

Indiana's Jermaine O'Neal, Minnesota's Sam Cassell, Sacramento's Peja Stojakovic, Detroit's Ben Wallace and and Orlando's Tracy McGrady were named to the second team.

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[Shooter]

Nice goin Dirk. But you were robbed. There is no way Peja should be ahead of you.

[Bookit]

And the Mavs could easily have had Redd if they would have anteed up.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-mad.gif[/img]

[Dirkenstien]

Originally posted by: Bookit
And the Mavs could easily have had Redd if they would have anteed up.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-mad.gif[/img]

I find myself pondering that same thought quite often.

[samoan-maverick]

Nice goin Dirk. But you were robbed. There is no way Peja should be ahead of you.

DIDO
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2nd Team:

PG- Sam Cassell
SG- Tracy McGrady
SF- Peja Stojakovic
PF- Jermaine O'neal
C- Ben Wallace

3rd Team:

PG- Baron Davis
SG- Michael Redd
SF- Ron Artest
PF- Dirk Nowitzki
C- Yao Ming

I bet the 3rd Team Beats the Crap out of the 2nd Team if they played. What do you think???(Sorry for changing the subject)

[bernardos70]

Yao Ming made first and second team? That's quite a feat.

[MavsFanFinley]

Anyone else surprised Dirk didn't receive 1 first team vote?

And the Mavs could easily have had Redd if they would have anteed up. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-mad.gif[/img]

Would you rather have Redd or both Howard and Daniels? I think if we had Redd, we would have drafted differently and might not have given a call to Marquis.

[dirno2000]

Anyone else surprised Dirk didn't receive 1 first team vote?

No...he's probably listed as a forward and the most die hard Mavs fan can't say he had a better year than either Duncan or KG.

Would you rather have Redd or both Howard and Daniels? I think if we had Redd, we would have drafted differently and might not have given a call to Marquis.

I'd probably still rather have Redd.

[twelli]

I think T-Mac shouldn't be on the second team. he might be a great player, but when his team is worse than all other teams in the league, he shouldn't get any kind of recognition.

[HeatFan7]

Originally posted by: Shooter
Nice goin Dirk. But you were robbed. There is no way Peja should be ahead of you.

You cant be serious?

[SaltwaterChaffy]

Originally posted by: MavsFanFinley
Anyone else surprised Dirk didn't receive 1 first team vote?

Would you rather have Redd or both Howard and Daniels? I think if we had Redd, we would have drafted differently and might not have given a call to Marquis.

Is everyone's memory that short? We did ante up for Redd, the most we could offer. Maybe I'm wrong, but i'm pretty sure we signed him to an offer sheet for the full mid-level exception, but the Bucks matched. Nothing we could do about that.

[dirno2000]

Is everyone's memory that short? We did ante up for Redd, the most we could offer. Maybe I'm wrong, but i'm pretty sure we signed him to an offer sheet for the full mid-level exception, but the Bucks matched. Nothing we could do about that.

We didn't offer him the full MLE...it was one of the few times Cuban has tried to be budget conscious.

[OutletPass]

The Redd story....


Bucks pay up to keep Redd
Mavericks' $12 million offer sheet for guard will be matched
By TOM ENLUND
tenlund@journalsentinel.com
Last Updated: Oct. 15, 2002
Free-agent guard Michael Redd will remain with the Milwaukee Bucks.


The Bucks announced Monday night that they had matched the four-year, $12 million offer sheet that the Dallas Mavericks had presented to the third-year guard Oct. 1.

Since Redd was a restricted free agent, the Bucks had the right to match the offer sheet and keep Redd. Had the Bucks not matched the offer sheet, Redd would have gone to Dallas and the Bucks would have received no compensation. The Bucks had until Wednesday to make a decision.

[grndmstr_c]

Edit: nevermind. I found other sources that had it at 4 years for 12. (originally I was looking at an article that had it listed as a three year deal).

[SaltwaterChaffy]

Maybe I'm wrong, but i'm pretty sure we signed him to an offer sheet for the full mid-level exception, but the Bucks matched. Nothing we could do about that.

so, turns out i was wrong. Man that offseason sucked. promises of Rashard and Redd. Both fell through. Will we ever get a nice FA?

[Bayliss]

so, turns out i was wrong. Man that offseason sucked. promises of Rashard and Redd. Both fell through. Will we ever get a nice FA?

No as long as Nelson is here. Players know that Nelson will jerk them around.

That is why a player like Horry will succeed under Poppovich but drown under Nelson. Pop plays him regular minutes for every game. And Horry neeeds that flow. In turn he produces big some nights mediocre others and poor others. But it averages out. And come playoff time Horry gets some consistency.

Under Nelson Horry would look llost because of his lack of playing time or regular use.