What if dirk was american with a nike shoe contract?

[RollPlayer]

True, but many other players would dominate in the past too

[kingdom]

dirk choked his career earlier when he was on the biggest stage and had one of the biggest collapses in finals history. and parlayed it when his team won 65 games the next year and lost to the warriors. he has a chance for redemption, but just his luck the heat are there again and even better this time.

[JOHON8]

If he was American he'd probably be bigger than Tiger Woods.

[DANO74]

David Stern has been waiting 2 decades for a white American to market. Will it ever happen??

[Bradyd]

If he was American he'd probably be bigger than Tiger Woods.

Some people love to exaggerate....

[steviec27]

If he was American he'd probably be bigger than Tiger Woods.

He's already bigger than woods.....about 11 inches bigger

Just kidding.
Agree that if he were American he would be a hell of a lot bigger.

[bureK]

Didn't he ask for American passport?

[M.W.]

dirk choked his career earlier when he was on the biggest stage and had one of the biggest collapses in finals history. and parlayed it when his team won 65 games the next year and lost to the warriors.

That is just unbelievably stupid. Mavs lost to the Warriors because of coaching.

[kingdom]

That is just unbelievably stupid. Mavs lost to the Warriors because of coaching.

a superstar shouldn't lose to an 8 seed if i was coaching.

[MB]

Dirk is from Germany. Nowitzki is a German last name. He plays on the German national team for Germany.

My fav white player in the league

[Qtip]

What a dumb ******* thread

Seriously. So many people on SBR think race is the answer to every question. America has a black president, so obviously the majority of people in this country will have little problem accepting blacks as a sports idol.

When it comes to sports I actually think black athletes are the preferred. Sure Dirk would be more accepted if he was American. But the fact is, he doesnt have a crossover, jump over people, or make visually appealing slam dunks. So would he ever sell more Jersey's then Lebron or Kobe? No. Never.

Larry Bird is an awful comparison. Last time he played I think slavery was still legal, the USA has changed quite a bit since then.

[durito]

Dirk has a Nike shoe contract.

http://www.nike.com/nikeos/p/nikebasketball/en_US/athletes?league=nba&player=dirk_nowitzki