Official Dirk is Great Thread

[NeedlesKane]

Which offensive statistical categories did Dirk not rank very high in? I'm guessing offensive rebounds and dunks. Maybe 2nd chance points? Not sure what all is actually tracked when it comes to stuff like that. Other than that he's one of the very best in every category I'd think!

[Murphy3]

Originally Posted by NeedlesKane

Which offensive statistical categories did Dirk not rank very high in? I'm guessing offensive rebounds and dunks. Maybe 2nd chance points? Not sure what all is actually tracked when it comes to stuff like that. Other than that he's one of the very best in every category I'd think!

Assists... which can be a misleading category. Dirk created offense for everyone. That's what made him special.. He sucked in the defense when he'd get the ball in the post.. He'd kick the ball out and it'd usually get moved around the perimeter to the open man. That wouldn't be an assist for Dirk, but he'd be the one creating the opportunity. Dirk could put up huge numbers while being efficient and creating a lot of looks for other players. There's really not a lot of people that can do that.

[MFFL]

Originally Posted by Murphy3

Assists... which can be a misleading category. Dirk created offense for everyone. That's what made him special.. He sucked in the defense when he'd get the ball in the post.. He'd kick the ball out and it'd usually get moved around the perimeter to the open man. That wouldn't be an assist for Dirk, but he'd be the one creating the opportunity. Dirk could put up huge numbers while being efficient and creating a lot of looks for other players. There's really not a lot of people that can do that.

They did a stat that showed that Dirk had one of the greatest "gravity" of any players in the NBA. This was post prime Dirk too