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Originally Posted by Mavs Rule
The suns do a pretty good job making Dirk switch to cover Nash, and then Nash going one on one against his old buddy, just like they did in practice, taking him to the hole, or pulling up with the teardrop. While Dirk doesn't seem to tire much or get in foul trouble against the suns when they do this, it does leave Dirk vulnerable on D because they use an isolation on him.
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True. But, my point is that no one forces Dirk to cover a player he can't handle without committing fouls. Dirk can't guard Tim Duncan or Amare or Kevin Garnett or many others. Those teams can't put enough talent on the floor in any match up that forces Dirk to take a defensive assignment he can't handle without committing fouls.
In the past, Dirk would be guarding those players and racking up fouls.
Dirk doesn't have to foul Nash. He may not be able to stop Nash but he isn't going to foul him either. Nash isn't posting up on him and backing him down and dunking over his head. You get the idea.