Dirk Nowitzki greatest European player in history?

[big baller]

Yes. Dirk is the greatest. Second is Tony Parker. Third is Vlade.

Your full of **** buddy, Divac hardly belongs to be on the tops ten, overrated piece of crap...what the hell did he do in his career that was so great? Assist Robert Horry in that big three, hmm?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xp19op8uK1E

His best year was 16/10 Why the hell should he be third????

Petrovic, the Croatian monster, is best Euro NBA player, best Euro player ever not to play in NBA? Mirza Delibasic

[Hammertime]

And how can he talk about blocks when Carlos Boozer gets .2 a game and Okur can't even get one at 7 foot.

Nice. Ad hominem attacks. That's how you win arguments in grammar school.

[Silverbullit]

Drazen played 4 years in the NBA, not 5. He did not start in Portland because they had Clyde.

Again, there is basketball outside of the NBA. The title of the thread isn't "Dirk Nowitzki, the greatest NBA career by a European player?"

Dirk didn't play in international competitions?

[Godfather]

Nice. Ad hominem attacks. That's how you win arguments in grammar school.

Irony is not lost...

[Locked_Up_Tonight]

Dirk is easily the greatest European to ever play the game. Sabonis should have been had he stayed healthy.

It is amazing how little respect Dirk gets on this board. When Dirk retires, he will be one of the 50 greatest players to ever play the game. And there are people telling me that he isn't as good as Drazen?

[JJ81]

Because Euros can't play basketball?

because there havnt been many great European players in this league (Dirk's the only Euro mvp in the nba)

[malek4980]

Drazen Petrovic?

Drazen had better international success, but we all know that the former Yugoslavia was a European powerhouse, while Germany is nothing without Dirk. They have both, nevertheless, won World Championship and Euro Championship MVP awards.

Petrovic's career PER in the NBA was 16, whereas Dirk's is around 24, one of the highest of all time. Drazen made one All NBA team, the third team, whereas Dirk has made eight, probably nine after this season.



Is this another case of

[White Chocolate]

Petro > Dirk
Sabonis > Dirk

[Showtime]

Your full of **** buddy, Divac hardly belongs to be on the tops ten, overrated piece of crap...what the hell did he do in his career that was so great? Assist Robert Horry in that big three, hmm?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xp19op8uK1E

His best year was 16/10 Why the hell should he be third????

Are you braindead? I'm so sick of these boxscore fans, it's sickening. Divac is one of the best passing bigs of all time. He was a key piece in the Lakers making the finals in '91. When he went to the Hornets, he helped them to a couple 50 win seasons. When he came to the Kings, the team was a 27 win squad the year before he came, and he helped them to the playoffs his first year in the lockout season. That started a playoff run that lasted the rest of his 6 seasons with the Kings. And while you may not see much value in his production, what he brought went beyond stats. He was the ultimate glue guy, locker room leader, team first player, always positive, etc. There's a reason why his teammates speak so highly of him, and there's a reason why his jersey is retired.

I'm not saying he's had a superior career compared to Dirk, but he certainly has done enough not to get the "done nothing but pass to Horry" comments. Jesus...

Oh, and not to mention he helped open the international doors for Dirk because he was one of the success stories with guys like Sarunas Marciulionis, Detlef Schrempf, etc.

[Scott Pippen]

If this is strictly international play, we may also consider Galis and even Kukoc among the best. Also Kukoc did have a solid career in the NBA.

[iDunk]

Drazen Petrovic was better then Dirk.

This.

[Legend D]

[FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"]DON finds it hilarious some think Petrovic was better than Nowitzki. Nowitzki has become very underrated on these forums.[/FONT]

[1987_Lakers]

[FONT="Franklin Gothic Medium"]DON finds it hilarious some think Petrovic was better than Nowitzki. Nowitzki has become very underrated on these forums.[/FONT]

I don't understand it either. Petrovic was good, an All-Star player, but Dirk is Superstar status.

[Lakas Fan Yo]

Best European players ever are Galis and Petrovic, NOT Dirk.

[White Chocolate]

I don't understand it either. Petrovic was good, an All-Star player, but Dirk is Superstar status.

If anyone is underrated, it is mid-20s Arvydas Sabonis. 7'3", great passer(perhaps even better than some PG's), good outside shooter, great footwork, and excellent post game.


Edit- I meant to quote DON