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dude1394 · 02-12-2011, 10:22 AM

Doing More Than Everything: True Value of the NBA Player (Part 1)

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/6...the-nba-player
PF- Dirk Nowitzki, DAL- Like the three players already discussed, Dirk Nowitzki is somewhat underrated. Ever since his Mavs playoff collapse to Golden State in his MVP-season, everything he has ever done and continues to do is taken less seriously. Frankly, it's ridiculous.
Dirk is having his most efficient season yet, shooting 52 percent from the field and scoring 23 PPG in a career-low 34 MPG. But it's his career achievements that really define his ability. He shoots over 47 percent on FG's, 38 percent on threes and 87 percent from the line. In his 12 seasons prior to this one, he missed a total of 27 games (irrelevant in a sense, but it makes his statistical consistency all the more impressive).
Dirk is arguably the best shooter the NBA has ever seen. The numbers he puts up from the long-range and on three's are matched by no other big man ever, and even smaller sharp shooters aren't as deadly as Dirk. A great defender could occasionally make Reggie Miller miss, but no one can get a hand in the seven foot Dirk's face. And unlike other great shooters, his ability to score near the basket is just as impressive.
His size and natural fade-away element to his shot make everything he puts up impossible to contest, and because he can wreak so much havoc with his close-to-midrange shot, he gets to the line a lot. Way too much for an automatic free-throw shooter. Like every other scorer on this list, his greatness is due to the pick-your-deadly poison element that is attached to attempting to defend him.

02-12-2011, 10:22 AM	#1324
dude1394 Guru Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 40,410	Doing More Than Everything: True Value of the NBA Player (Part 1) http://bleacherreport.com/articles/6...the-nba-player PF- Dirk Nowitzki, DAL- Like the three players already discussed, Dirk Nowitzki is somewhat underrated. Ever since his Mavs playoff collapse to Golden State in his MVP-season, everything he has ever done and continues to do is taken less seriously. Frankly, it's ridiculous. Dirk is having his most efficient season yet, shooting 52 percent from the field and scoring 23 PPG in a career-low 34 MPG. But it's his career achievements that really define his ability. He shoots over 47 percent on FG's, 38 percent on threes and 87 percent from the line. In his 12 seasons prior to this one, he missed a total of 27 games (irrelevant in a sense, but it makes his statistical consistency all the more impressive). Dirk is arguably the best shooter the NBA has ever seen. The numbers he puts up from the long-range and on three's are matched by no other big man ever, and even smaller sharp shooters aren't as deadly as Dirk. A great defender could occasionally make Reggie Miller miss, but no one can get a hand in the seven foot Dirk's face. And unlike other great shooters, his ability to score near the basket is just as impressive. His size and natural fade-away element to his shot make everything he puts up impossible to contest, and because he can wreak so much havoc with his close-to-midrange shot, he gets to the line a lot. Way too much for an automatic free-throw shooter. Like every other scorer on this list, his greatness is due to the pick-your-deadly poison element that is attached to attempting to defend him. __________________ "Yankees fans who say “flags fly forever’’ are right, you never lose that. It reinforces all the good things about being a fan. ... It’s black and white. You (the Mavs) won a title. That’s it and no one can say s--- about it.’’