John Salley on how to stop Dirk - "hit him hard"

[G-Man]

People been trying to beat up on Dirk since day one. It doesn't work.
He can't be intimidated, and he fears no one. He'll blow by them, take the foul and the and 1. And come back down the court and demand the ball and do it again.

Dirk uses a variety of moves to back defenders off, including a killer jab step, ball fakes, head fakes and pass fakes. Plus its really hard to hammer a guy who's faked out the defender and then shot a fade away.

Now, they try to defend him, put a small on him to body him up and bring a big on the double team. But this year his passing has gotten so much better, he'd killing double teams as well. But when he needs a shot, he always gets one off.