Another thing I'd like to note...Dirk's "rebounding woes" are being severely overblown. I noticed a lot of people on this board (well, mostly the same member complaining multiple times...), even noting at halftime that Dirk "should easily have 5 more rebounds." That would have been quite the feat, considering the fact that the Hawks only had 3 offensive rebounds at halftime. So Dirk should have gotten all of those (even if he wasn't on the floor), and a magical extra 2? Someone mentioned Millsap "killing" the Mavs on the glass. He had one more rebound than Dirk in 3 more minutes.
The Mavs outrebounded Atlanta 42-33. That's a decisive edge. Is Dirk the same rebounder he was in his prime? Of course not. But I feel this "Dirk can't rebound anymore" schtick is a bit unfounded.
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