It's like Tim is reading d-m.com:
Recognition for Dirk is long overdue
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Originally Posted by Tim MacMahon
No matter what you might hear on TV, Nowitzki isn't in the process of proving he's the kind of player who can put a team on his back during the playoffs. He's been one of the NBA's premier playoff performers for more than a decade, as evidenced by the fact that he's one of four players in history with career postseason averages of better than 25 points and 10 rebounds.
The sudden change in the perception of Dirk that occurred while the Mavs busted out the brooms on the two-time defending champion Los Angeles Lakers is simply proof that people haven't paid close enough attention to his career.
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Long article, go read the rest yourself if you are so inclined..