Agree of Disagree? (Dirk = GOAT)

[LB3533]

The parameters are:

1.) #1 option

2.) Superstar of your team

3.) No 2nd Super Star or All-Star or "2" Punch of the obligatory "1, 2 Punch"

4.) Your team wins the championship anyways.


I think Dirk is the GOAT for the above parameters.

Which other superstar has won the chip without that 2nd punch, that 2nd superstar or all-star?

[Change]

Hakeem Olajuwon won back2back championship in similar fashion. He dominated both ends of the court. The guy was a beast.

[Lucky17]

Kidd, Butler, and Marion are all former All-Stars.

Terry ranked among the finalists for this year's 6th Man of the Year, and Chandler was among the finalists for the DPOY.

None of them are slouches.

[Kane3387]

Hakeem Olajuwon won back2back championship in similar fashion. He dominated both ends of the court. The guy was a beast.

Hakeem in 94. Jordan in 91. Neither played with another all star at the time.

Pippen had not evolved into that all-star player in 91.

Jason Terry is a very good player. Very underrated because he sacrifices to come off the bench.

Also Dallas depth is incredible. They almost have three guys at every position when completely healthy:

Kidd/Barea/Beabois
Terry/Brewer/Barea/Beabois
Butler/Marion/Stojackovich
Dirk/Marion
Chandler/Haywood/Mahinmi

[Roy H.]

Hakeem Olajuwon won back2back championship in similar fashion. He dominated both ends of the court. The guy was a beast.

Yeah, Hakeem is the epitome of that criteria.  In '95 he had Drexler, but in '94 he had...  Otis Thorpe?  Sam Cassell?  Basically, a team of role players.

[mgent]

Hakeem Olajuwon won back2back championship in similar fashion. He dominated both ends of the court. The guy was a beast.

Yeah, Hakeem is the epitome of that criteria.  In '95 he had Drexler, but in '94 he had...  Otis Thorpe?  Sam Cassell?  Basically, a team of role players.

Their second leading scorer in the playoffs shot 37%.  Haha.

Both Dirk and Hakeem also had 3pt shooting airplanes on their team.

[GreenEnvy]

Dirk is probably the best Euro. But that's it.

I find it kinda comical how people are overrating him now because of this run. Don't get me wrong, he was spectacular this year, but I hear experts putting him ahead of players like KG, Barkley, McHale. That's a little crazy IMO.