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Originally Posted by mffl03
"only a sith deals in absolutes...."
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Name any one example this year or in last year's playoffs where any team was able to:
1)play a set of players that forced Dirk to play defense on a player he couldn't handle (like a Tim Duncan or Pau Gasol).
2)get Dirk in foul trouble
3)put Dirk out of a game for a significant time period
4)cause Dirk to play timidly
5)stop Dirk from playing offense and defense in/near the paint and everywhere else
All I said is that the Mavs' front office has built a team that prevents the official scout report on Dirk from being plausible.
No one can put a set of players on the court that forces Dirk to play defense on someone where he has to foul in desperation. No one has put Dirk in foul trouble. No one has worn out Dirk by making him work hard on defense. No one has intimidated Dirk.
Alonzo Mourning is why the Heat won last year. Zo doubled Dirk and ignored Damp/Diop. Zo is capable of impacting Dirk's game.
The Mavs' front office fixed that by changing the preparation, training, and game plan to make sure that the next time a team ignored our center, the center would score in double digits and play double-double ball.