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grndmstr_c · 10-25-2004, 04:00 PM

I'll say this about Dirk's drives to the basket. Whether it's just the way he is or because of the types of drives he makes (which are unlike any other PF in the game) he does seem to finish with a different style than other marquee PF's in that he commonly doesn't gather himself to elevate but rather continues at pretty close to full speed horizontally, and also has in the past tended to shoot more two-handed shots from inside than I see other players do (though I agree with JLEE in that I feel he is moving more towards being able to finish with the off-hand). There's definitely some unorthodoxy to his inside scoring game, but the stats at 82games indicate that his efficiency nonetheless compares well to most of his peers, and as Sike said, that's really what matters most. Just to illustrate, here are the "close" fg% for some of the top PF's (and a couple other non-PF's):
Boozer - 63.9
TD - 62.5
Brand - 60.9
Dirk - 58.8
Randolph - 57.6
Yao - 57.3
KG - 56.7
Shaq - 56.3
Kobe - 56
Odom - 52.4
Pao - 51.8
KMart - 51.6
Amare - 48.8
TMac - 48.8
JO - 46

10-25-2004, 04:00 PM	#151
grndmstr_c Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 7,938	RE: Official: Dallas at New York preseason thread I'll say this about Dirk's drives to the basket. Whether it's just the way he is or because of the types of drives he makes (which are unlike any other PF in the game) he does seem to finish with a different style than other marquee PF's in that he commonly doesn't gather himself to elevate but rather continues at pretty close to full speed horizontally, and also has in the past tended to shoot more two-handed shots from inside than I see other players do (though I agree with JLEE in that I feel he is moving more towards being able to finish with the off-hand). There's definitely some unorthodoxy to his inside scoring game, but the stats at 82games indicate that his efficiency nonetheless compares well to most of his peers, and as Sike said, that's really what matters most. Just to illustrate, here are the "close" fg% for some of the top PF's (and a couple other non-PF's): Boozer - 63.9 TD - 62.5 Brand - 60.9 Dirk - 58.8 Randolph - 57.6 Yao - 57.3 KG - 56.7 Shaq - 56.3 Kobe - 56 Odom - 52.4 Pao - 51.8 KMart - 51.6 Amare - 48.8 TMac - 48.8 JO - 46 __________________ "He's coming off the bench aggressive right away, looking for his shot. If he has any daylight, we need him to shoot the ball. We know it's going in." -Dirk Nowitzki on Jason Terry, after JET's 16 point 4th quarter against the Pacers.