RE: Leading question: Is Dirk the 1?
I think Dirk gets it more than he lets on. And along with that I like to think he has a more nuanced natural understanding than most of what leading a team entails. I actually find it encouraging that he seems fairly impervious to the often far too simple-minded insistance on the part of fans and the media that he act like Kobe or KG or something along those lines. There's nothing more important for a leader to understand than that he's got to be himself, first and foremost.
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"He's coming off the bench aggressive right away, looking for his shot. If he has any daylight, we need him to shoot the ball. We know it's going in."
-Dirk Nowitzki on Jason Terry, after JET's 16 point 4th quarter against the Pacers.
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