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Let's start with the good news. Mavs fans aren't heading for the exits of
another failed playoff run muttering, "Where was Dirk?"
That's what a lot of them were saying after the Miami series of '06.
That's what all of them were saying after the disaster that was Golden State
in '07.
That's what a few were saying a year ago after New Orleans when, frankly,
they could have picked any player or the head coach.
But against San Antonio, facing what coach Rick Carlisle called "double teams
we've never seen before in this league," Nowitzki fed his teammates, made
Josh Howard the series MVP and helped his team advance.
Against Denver, Nowitzki delivered 34.4 points, 11.6 rebounds and four
assists a night. It wasn't enough, but it at least served notice that
whatever the problems are with the Mavericks, they don't begin or end with
Nowitzki.
Now for the bad news.
We can officially install Nowitzki as a member of the NBA's all-time top 10.
That is the 10 best players never to win a championship.
It's a longer list and a tougher one to break than in most sports because the
NBA championship is the most difficult to earn. Over the last 25 seasons –
that's about two generations worth of players given normal professional life
spans – only seven franchises have earned the trophy.
So if you joined this league sometime from 1984 or beyond and you don't wear
the uniform of the Celtics, Lakers, Pistons, Bulls, Spurs, Rockets or Heat –
and you had to be in Miami at just the right time – then you haven't earned
a championship ring.
This has been the league's history ever since Bill Russell and the Celtics
reeled off 11 championships in 13 seasons between 1957 and 1969.
Nowitzki is a nine-time All-Star, and other than Shaquille O'Neal, he's the
only active player to average 25 points and 10 rebounds in the postseason.
So with that, we add him to the top 10 of all time and we drop former Hawks
great Dominique Wilkins.
You're free to think otherwise. That's OK. It's not your list.
The top-10 no-ring winners of all time (alphabetically): Elgin Baylor,
Charles Barkley, Patrick Ewing, George Gervin, Allen Iverson, Karl Malone,
Reggie Miller, Steve Nash, Dirk Nowitzki and John Stockton.
There is a question as to whether Baylor belongs on this list. Technically,
he was on the '71-72 Lakers, is pictured in the team photo, and (I believe)
was given a ring. But he played nine games that season before retiring.
He was not a real part of the winning team, so I think he has to be on here.
Miller over Dominique Wilkins? Nash over Jason Kidd? Ewing over Bob Lanier?
Feel free to argue these things in your chat rooms.
Besides, the real point here is to decide what Nowitzki's presence on the
list means.
Does he remain on it?
Umm, yeah, I'm afraid so. Don't see enough help on the way.
Could he opt out of his contract in a year to pursue a title elsewhere?
Yes, he could, but I don't see that in his personality. I think he would
rather take his chances where he has been quite comfortable for 11 seasons.
Actually, there's a case to be made for Kidd to be on this list as well,
although I don't see who could be removed in order to promote him.
Isn't that something?
The Mavericks might have two (and used to have a third in Nash) of the
greatest 10 players never to win a title.
If you can't win championships, is it a good thing to at least develop
players with such talent that you wonder why it never happened?
MISSING THE RINGS
Tim Cowlishaw's top-10 list of the best players, active or retired, without
an NBA championship:
ELGIN BAYLOR: No. 3 in playoff scoring average, retired during the '71-72
season when the Lakers were about to raise a banner.
CHARLES BARKLEY: Averaged 23 points, 12 rebounds a game in 13 playoff runs.
PATRICK EWING (top left): Only Bulls and Houston's Hakeem Olajuwon kept this
man and the Knicks from a title.
GEORGE GERVIN (bottom left): After Spurs joined NBA, he was all-NBA first or
second team for seven straight years.
ALLEN IVERSON: No 6-footer really has done as much in the history of the
league.
KARL MALONE: NBA's No. 2 leading scorer of all time.
REGGIE MILLER: NBA's all-time 3-point scorer.
STEVE NASH: Two league MVP awards speak for themselves.
DIRK NOWITZKI: Three of the all-time 25-point, 10-rebound guys in playoffs
have won titles. Baylor and Dirk haven't.
季後賽25/10的好手有3位有戒指。Baylor跟Dirk沒有。
JOHN STOCKTON: More than 15,000 assists? Even Jason Kidd with his long career
isn't getting close.
超過1萬5助攻?即使Kidd生涯再長也不會接近。
Tim Cowlishaw's10大沒戒指的球員
Dirk這季季後賽仍維持高檔
在季後賽歷史排名
好像也是前幾
好久以前po過排名
第二輪平均34.4分11.6籃板
真的是暴走了@@
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