Official Dirk is Great Thread

[GermanDunk]

Dirk now on "Antenne Bayern - Info" http://antenneinfo.rad.io/ Maybe you can catch the podcast.

[Underdog]

Nowitzki experiments with release

[DevinHarriswillstart]

Originally Posted by Underdog

Nowitzki experiments with release

Said Nowitzki: "Even now, I'm 36, but I don't see myself as a complete basketball player. It's always about getting better and adding stuff in the summer. That's something I wanted to look at and see how it goes, so I'll try it.

"What else can I do at 36 when the feet slow down a little bit? Try to be even quicker with the shot, because once you get older, you don't jump as high and the first step is slower. Shooting quicker should help my game for the back end of my career. And if it doesn't work [out well], I'll just go back to the old way."

Wow. There will never be another Dirk. Just amazing how ridiculously humble he is.

[twelli]

40 minutes with Dirk (German TV).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3JCGi40tWA

[twelli]

40 minutes with Dirk (German TV).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3JCGi40tWA

[Jproxursoxoff]

Lol Dirk's not getting paid enough for this crap.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeWkmDRYg0c

[Julius]

its offseason and i had some flula and found this:

dirk Nowitzki song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VU6UHBYJOUw

Dirk praise:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yR9KwFpCvU

on winning the championship:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jwp4Km6bxIc

Why Miami Heat Are Not Great:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OunWJ1fDByE

Flula again:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYrmotKOc8w

another great song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayw9ffpa9ZA

and again:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VU6UHBYJOUw

DANCE

Satisfaction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nk-kTaNOFI4

[iella]

Originally Posted by Jproxursoxoff

Lol Dirk's not getting paid enough for this crap.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeWkmDRYg0c

Oh man it's like he's totally trying to be enthusiastic but he hates it so much...

[Skywalker]

Originally Posted by Jproxursoxoff

Lol Dirk's not getting paid enough for this crap.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeWkmDRYg0c

some funny stuff in that channel. +rep

[BPo001]

At #21, The Seven-Foot Schnitzel

http://www.slamonline.com/nba/slamon...k-nowitzki-21/

[Thukydides]

awesome stuff: http://grantland.com/the-triangle/th...we-chose-them/

"Look. At. That. Red. Everywhere" :-)

[dude1394]

Originally Posted by Thukydides

awesome stuff: http://grantland.com/the-triangle/th...we-chose-them/

"Look. At. That. Red. Everywhere" :-)

That's a great sig.

[jthig32]

21 seems awfully low given his play last year.

[BPo001]

Originally Posted by jthig32

21 seems awfully low given his play last year.

I thought the same thing. Dirk almost went 50/40/90 last year. I'm curious to see who the 20 better players are.

[Sportstudi]

I'm not sure if this video has ever been posted in here. It's from this year's spring. If it was already discussed on this board, respectively this thread, the mods should feel free to delete it.

It was on the Conan Show, Dirk was doing a "Texas citizenship" test with him. Very funny, laughed my butt off.

See here.

[EricaLubarsky]

Originally Posted by Sportstudi

I'm not sure if this video has ever been posted in here. It's from this year's spring. If it was already discussed on this board, respectively this thread, the mods should feel free to delete it.

It was on the Conan Show, Dirk was doing a "Texas citizenship" test with him. Very funny, laughed my butt off.

See here.

It's been posted somewhere, but worth watching again. Very funny stuff. I love Dirk both in uniform and just as a smart, funny, humble dude.

[Jproxursoxoff]

Originally Posted by Thukydides

awesome stuff: http://grantland.com/the-triangle/th...we-chose-them/

"Look. At. That. Red. Everywhere" :-)

I keep going back to this link because I can't stop staring at Dirk's bloody red shot chart from last season. In comparison, you can look at the shot charts of all the other top 20 shooters here: http://grantland.com/2014-nba-preview/ (bottom of the page) and it's really not even close.

BLOODY RED.

[Cerberus]

edit: .gif didn't work

[NeedlesKane]

I wonder if any starting lineup around Dirk Nowitzki has made things so easy for him. I won't suggest that Jameer Nelson is the best starting point guard that he has had. He is somewhere behind Jason Kidd, Steve Nash, Nick Van Exel, and potentially Jose Calderon. Regardless of the fact, I like what I am seeing from him.

Then there is Monta Ellis. He was absolutely fantastic last season. 19 PTS, 3.6 TRB, 5.7 AST, 1.7 STL, and 0.3 BLK per game. He easily topped O.J. Mayo's season in Dallas, and Michael Finley didn't put up 19 PPG since 2002-03. Josh Howard put up over 19 PPG only one season while in Dallas in 2007-08.

The best big small forward to play next to Dirk has to be Antawn Jamison during a season most Mavs fans want to forget. That shall change this season with Chandler Parsons.

And we all know how Tyson Chandler can perform in a Mavs uniform! This season will be one for the ages.

[Skywalker]

Dirk Nowitzki — One-Legged Fadeaway

Dirk’s one-legged fadeaway is a special sort of move; the kind of move that’s so inextricably linked with its owner that just the outline of it — with Dirk’s features grayed out — would still be recognizable. One, perhaps two hard dribbles, a half-spin, then a pivot away from the defender and a balletic hop off the back foot. Swish. It’s the most singular signature move in the game, and, combined with Dirk’s 7-foot frame, totally unstoppable. Whether he misses or not is in the hands of the basketball gods. Dirk and his fadeaway went through the 2011 playoffs like the hero in a martial arts movie fighting an entire dojo, culminating in a 48-point masterpiece against OKC in the Western Finals. Dirk drew fouls on practically the entire Thunder team. He went on to win a title over the newly formed “not one, not two” Miami Heat. The greatest testament to the devastating effectiveness of Dirk’s signature move? Its imitation by those who have felt its wrath.

http://grantland.com/the-triangle/an...gnature-moves/

[Skywalker]

Dirk Nowitzki — One-Legged Fadeaway

Dirk’s one-legged fadeaway is a special sort of move; the kind of move that’s so inextricably linked with its owner that just the outline of it — with Dirk’s features grayed out — would still be recognizable. One, perhaps two hard dribbles, a half-spin, then a pivot away from the defender and a balletic hop off the back foot. Swish. It’s the most singular signature move in the game, and, combined with Dirk’s 7-foot frame, totally unstoppable. Whether he misses or not is in the hands of the basketball gods. Dirk and his fadeaway went through the 2011 playoffs like the hero in a martial arts movie fighting an entire dojo, culminating in a 48-point masterpiece against OKC in the Western Finals. Dirk drew fouls on practically the entire Thunder team. He went on to win a title over the newly formed “not one, not two” Miami Heat. The greatest testament to the devastating effectiveness of Dirk’s signature move? Its imitation by those who have felt its wrath.

http://grantland.com/the-triangle/an...gnature-moves/

[EricaLubarsky]

So good it was worth posting twice.

[dude1394]

I liked it so much, I read it twice.

[dirt_dobber]

Originally Posted by dude1394

I liked it so much, I read it twice.

hilarious - me too.

[dude1394]

Heh..

"Sticky at crunch time: The Mavericks forced seven turnovers and allowed the Pelicans to shoot just 22.2 percent (4-of-18) in the fourth quarter. After a dismal third quarter, they ratcheted up the defense and they drew three offensive fouls. Even Dirk Nowitzki got into the act, although he couldn’t really take credit for the charge he took. “I just couldn’t get out of the way quick enough,” he joked."

[dude1394]

Heh..

"Sticky at crunch time: The Mavericks forced seven turnovers and allowed the Pelicans to shoot just 22.2 percent (4-of-18) in the fourth quarter. After a dismal third quarter, they ratcheted up the defense and they drew three offensive fouls. Even Dirk Nowitzki got into the act, although he couldn’t really take credit for the charge he took. “I just couldn’t get out of the way quick enough,” he joked."

[dude1394]

Heh..

"Sticky at crunch time: The Mavericks forced seven turnovers and allowed the Pelicans to shoot just 22.2 percent (4-of-18) in the fourth quarter. After a dismal third quarter, they ratcheted up the defense and they drew three offensive fouls. Even Dirk Nowitzki got into the act, although he couldn’t really take credit for the charge he took. “I just couldn’t get out of the way quick enough,” he joked."

[Kante]

C-C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER!

Serious, the fourth was really good. And Dirk showed again how clutch he is.

[dude1394]

Very nice post over at dm.com

http://www.sixthmanjournal.com/2014/...less-jumpshot/


snippet:

In the unforgiving world of professional basketball, very few things can be called timeless. Dirk Nowitzki’s effortlessly majestic jump shot is one of those few. It is absurdly efficient, and each and every shot is a beauty to behold.


Although Dirk possesses a versatile arsenal of weapons, it is fair to say that his jump shot trumps them all. It has elevated him to MVP honours, championship glory and an irrefutable standing as one of the all time greatest scorers.


The Mavericks should be everybody’s go to league pass team this season. At various stages through four games, I have found myself recalling the unadulterated brilliance of their team basketball in the 2011 Finals; the seamless ball movement around the perimeter, capacity to rain in an avalanche of threes, and Tyson Chandler’s electrifying presence.

[Skywalker]

dude with the goods

[Skywalker]

+rep

[fluid.forty.one]

Dirk is only 78 points away from passing Hakeem for #9. Less than 400 after that to pass Elvin and Moses.

[GermanDunk]

Well meant article by the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
http://www.faz.net/aktuell/sport/now...-13246751.html
Unf in german language

[GermanDunk]

Well meant article by the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
http://www.faz.net/aktuell/sport/now...-13246751.html
Unf in german language

[GermanDunk]

„Döööörk!“

[fluid.forty.one]

What do you think of Dirk's chances to make the all star game this year? I know Cousins is going to have a great year and the Kings actually look pretty good, but with Love gone I could see the coaches voting to send Dirk off with one more all star game if he averages around 20 ppg on a good %. 13 years of all stars would be amazing.

[fluid.forty.one]

What do you think of Dirk's chances to make the all star game this year? I know Cousins is going to have a great year and the Kings actually look pretty good, but with Love gone I could see the coaches voting to send Dirk off with one more all star game if he averages around 20 ppg on a good %. 13 years of all stars would be amazing.

[markus1234]

del

[markus1234]

If Dirk averages 20+ and MAVS are top 3 in the west...

[dude1394]

*edit*

There is no place for dirkster negativity in his thread.