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How the Other Side Thinks; Tim MacMahon: Dirk Over KG
Published 3/20/2008 at CelticsBlog
... running out on that possibility. SW: Time to get the fan bases riled up: If we mixed up all the players from the Celts and Mavs and named you and I as two captains to re-pick squads (irrespective of salaries) out of that pool of players, how would the top ten picks play out? TM: Since these teams both consider themselves championship contenders, I'm basing this list on a three-year window. 1. Dirk Nowitzki 2. Kevin Garnett (see the explanatory column for selections one and two here ) 3. Paul Pierce 4. Jason Kidd 5. Ray Allen 6. Josh Howard 7. Rajon Rondo 8. Sam ...

The Green Side of KG Versus Dirk: No Contest
Published 3/20/2008 at CelticsBlog
... . Asked what would happen if we put all the Mavs' and Celts' players into one pool and re-drafted two new teams (Tim qualified his answer by suggesting that it would be for a three-year window, as both teams are current championship contenders), Tim said Dirk Nowitzki would go ahead of Kevin Garnett and then followed it up with a post on Dirk's superiority to KG . So in the same day we welcome Tim to the CelticsBlog air, er, web waves with open arms -- particularly for his endorsement of the Pugnacious Papoose Caboose -- we feel compelled take some time to rebut his most ...

Three BLINKs for Tourney Time
Published 3/20/2008 at Fan Voice: Recent Topics in The Court Reporters: The NBA.com Blog
... The Hornets become enablers in the CP3 MVP campaign . He gets my "Most Valuable Quote" vote after this wicked response to Rafer Alston cutting down David West . DeShawn Stevenson keeps inserting himself in the discussion, though. The Nets earned a big win against the Hawks , and also a snide nickname . Devin Harris is adjusting nicely , but evidently Marcus Williams needs to keep working . Is Dirk better than KG ? CelticsBlog thinks not . Ronnie Brewer will play a big ...

'98 Draft, PP vs. Dirk: 'D' the Difference-Maker?
Published 6/20/2008 at CelticsBlog
... and Dirk Nowitzki . Searching through the lively comments section of that piece recently, I came across the following line from one of the Mavs fans who had come aboard for the day to chat with us: "And one last thing, [one CB member] stated he would take Pierce over Dirk...come on now, let's be real. [No one], and I mean [NO ONE], actually believes that..that's just a homer statement. And anybody who says [otherwise] is just, well, a homer." Ironically enough, three months later, with our own beloved captain (aaaaaand Truth) Paul Pierce now the proud owner of not only a ...

T-Mac Briefly Revisits Dirk-KG
Published 6/21/2008 at CelticsBlog - NBA Section
... discussion we had back in March: On a related note, Steve mentioned our debate about whether Dirk or Kevin Garnett is better. I took Dirk . ...