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Originally posted by 911pcars
"Yeah, there are a few players and organizations that are still serious about competing, but there are far too many that don't really care."
SI had an article about former team mates and NBA All-Stars Steve Nash and '07 MVP, Dirk Nowitzki. If true, it was refreshing to hear their take on fame and fortune in the NBA and their dedication to the game.
Sherwood
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And yet Nash and Nowitzki are in many ways the wrong players to interview for such a story. The lesser regarded veterans inasmuch as ever becoming NBA superstars, like Gary Payton or Kevin Garnett, are better subjects, as they do have big paychecks, however have no hope of winning a championship, and still play hard game after game.
The stakes are far too large, and the money too big for a team to have players who are "just in it for the money." Sooner or later, such attitude is weeded out in the win/loss column, not to mention ticket sales and merchandising.
Granted, Kobe is awesome - but he's no team player. His own teammates don't even help him off the floor when he falls. I'd hate to see what might happen to him if he were to get into a fight with the opposing team.