Official Dirk is Great Thread

[Murphy3]

Originally Posted by Underdog

Well, Parsons also had McHale working against him in his development, whereas Dirk grew under Nellie.

Although I see no reason why anyone would think Parsons could have the same career as Dirk - dude is a HoFer and in the conversation for top-20 players of All-Time... Honestly, if Parsons ends up being as good as prime Josh Howard I'll consider it a win.

I think referring to Dirk as "in the conversation for top-20 players of All-Time" is a slap in the face to Dirk.