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Originally Posted by huashengdou
It must be crazy if Salley was seriously.But if just a joke , his means maybe tell us Dirk is a unique player in the league.
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It is not crazy and it is exactly what most teams have done to Dirk for years. They beat on Shaq as well. Beating, pushing, hitting, stomping feet, elbows (Mutombo), head butts, feet under the shooter (Bowen), have always been employed.
Surely, you have noticed that anytime Dirk does have the ball in the low post off of a drive, pass, or rebound, that he gets hit very hard and is frequently on the floor after his shot. That is just how most teams deal with Dirk. Nothing new.
Dirk is not a Shaq and is no where near anything remotely comparable. That is why Dirk's post up area and main area of offense is around the free throw line/top of the key region. The Centers and PF's that beat on him can't hang with him out there without him blowing past them. The SF's that pester him out there can't stop him and can't push him around as easily. When a player is beat out around that region, a foul will be called. When the same contact happens nearer the basket, a foul is likely to not be assessed. When Dirk ends up near the basket, the universal strategy is and has been to knock his a** on the floor hard.
If you didn't realize that, then you haven't been watching...