Does Nowitzki ever get mad at Nash for leaving?
Nowitzki chuckled softly when I asked him again this week. “No,” he said. “Steve had to make that decision. He had to make the right decision for himself and for the security of his family. The money difference was too much. At some point, everybody’s got to be a little bit selfish. More than anything, he felt a little disrespected by [Dallas’] offer.” David Zalubowski/AP PhotoLove him or hate him, Mark Cuban makes things interesting. OK, then. What about being mad at Cuban for not offering Nash more? Nowitzki says there’s no need there, either, because “we replaced great players [Nash and Finley] with great players.” As valuable as Nash has suddenly become in a league increasingly drive-and-kick friendly, it’s hard to argue with that sentiment when Dallas sits two wins shy of the first Finals berth in franchise history. Better yet for Nowitzki and Cuban, this wasn’t the Mavericks’ best shot to finally get past San Antonio — referred to by Dirk as the “big brother” that beat them up f
