Official Dirk is Great Thread - Page 23 - Dallas-Mavs.com Forums

Underdog · 11-04-2010, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by LonghornDub

They certainly didn't, nor did they understand the satire in my commenting on that by tossing out another completely unsubstantiated nonsensical rumor about Dirk. But whatever.

I was going to photoshop squirrel-nuts Dirk holding an anti-Christian protest sign while kicking a puppy, but I got lazy...

I'll get your back next time!

GermanDunk · 11-07-2010, 07:46 AM

b_o_r · 11-08-2010, 01:20 PM

Ugh

Spurred1 · 11-08-2010, 02:11 PM

Hope that's an old picture. He looks like Andrei Chikatilo in that picture.
(Chikatilo was Russia's Red Ripper, executed for a string of murders.)

Rick41 · 11-08-2010, 02:23 PM

Dirk decided to buzz his hair off (which I suggested to him on Twitter!)

Haven't seen a buzzed Dirk in a couple years. (from what I could remember)

Spurred1 · 11-08-2010, 02:25 PM

Oh, Jesus. You're kidding,right?

Rick41 · 11-08-2010, 02:30 PM

No.

http://twitter.com/#!/swish41/status/1686310133694464

Underdog · 11-08-2010, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Rick41

No.

http://twitter.com/#!/swish41/status/1686310133694464

/season

Spurred1 · 11-08-2010, 02:39 PM

Hasn't anyone ever told him he seems to play better with longer hair? What an unflattering look the buzzed cut is.

mavErika · 11-08-2010, 04:04 PM

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@swish41 Dirk Nowitzki
It was time for my annual BUZZ CUT. Hair was really annoyine me and I needed a change after that brutal last game. Sorry ladies

It's a shame, now he looks like B.Cardinal in that pic!
(which pretty much is how I'd imagine a Russian serial killer to look like)

Dirkadirkastan · 11-08-2010, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Rick41

Dirk decided to buzz his hair off (which I suggested to him on Twitter!)

Haven't seen a buzzed Dirk in a couple years. (from what I could remember)

You suck.

SMC0007 · 11-08-2010, 04:19 PM

That cut sucks bawls! I may not even tune in tonight if this is true.The long hair was much better no question. Mother F./

Rick41 · 11-08-2010, 04:39 PM

I personally like the buzz cut.

jthig32 · 11-08-2010, 04:55 PM

Being a heterosexual male, I don't really care what Dirk's hair looks like.

However, I do recognize the basketball power his hair provides, and weep at the loss of the power giving gold locks and headband.

fluid.forty.one · 11-08-2010, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by jthig32

Being a heterosexual male, I don't really care what Dirk's hair looks like.

However, I do recognize the basketball power his hair provides, and weep at the loss of the power giving gold locks and headband.

+rep

this

mary · 11-08-2010, 05:05 PM

I personally prefer the menacing-don't-want-to-meet-you-in-an-alley-because-your-buzz-cut-scares-me-Dirk to long-haired-helping-old-ladies-across-the-street-surfer Dirk.

The snarl and the buzz cut are a good scary combo.

sike · 11-08-2010, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by jthig32

Being a heterosexual male.

How can I take anything else you claim seriously now?

jthig32 · 11-08-2010, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by sike

How can I take anything else you claim seriously now?

So you're saying you have in the past? The joke's on you!

sike · 11-08-2010, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by jthig32

So you're saying you have in the past? The joke's on you!

well played, sir...well played.

Bayliss · 11-08-2010, 07:25 PM

I prefer the long hair.

LonghornDub · 11-08-2010, 07:27 PM

Although hetero myself, I'm still fully gay for Dirk. Just sayin'.

DMOC · 11-08-2010, 11:23 PM

Are we going to update this in light of the most recent Mavs game?

mary · 11-09-2010, 04:08 AM

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Originally Posted by DMOC

Are we going to update this in light of the most recent Mavs game?

Buzz cut 1-0?

cinemablend · 11-09-2010, 04:24 AM

Dirk seems to be developing more and more of a dribble-drive, close to the basket game the older he gets.

Tonight almost everything he did was a drive to the hoop.

It's kind of incredible.

xrobx · 11-09-2010, 04:39 AM

i only cut my hair when dirk cuts his hair, i'm going to the barber tomorrow

Rick41 · 11-09-2010, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by mary

Buzz cut 1-0?

This.

dude1394 · 11-09-2010, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by cinemablend

Dirk seems to be developing more and more of a dribble-drive, close to the basket game the older he gets.

Tonight almost everything he did was a drive to the hoop.

It's kind of incredible.

It really depends on his defender. If he's a guy who is a 7-footer, he'll drive all day long. If it's a guy who is quicker than him but shorter...well it's tougher to get around them.

Funkman · 11-09-2010, 10:30 AM

Dirk said post game that the person who normally cuts his hair was on their honeymoon so he did it himself. Had it not been for that, it could be somewhere in between surfer dude and buzz cut. But can't argue with 1-0 and the way he was taking it to the basket. The play he was yelling at the ref for a foul. Replay showed fake deep hacking him at least 3 times on the way to the basket.

Zaknaf3in · 11-09-2010, 11:28 AM

I liked the surfer style.

I found his Bundesliga tweets way cool!

SMC0007 · 11-09-2010, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by cinemablend

Dirk seems to be developing more and more of a dribble-drive, close to the basket game the older he gets.

Tonight almost everything he did was a drive to the hoop.

It's kind of incredible.

Not really.

http://espn.go.com/nba/shotchart?gameId=301108006

He did well attacking as the game went on tho, I was disappointed at first that he wasn't as aggressive as I thought he should be but he definitely turned it on later!

dude1394 · 11-09-2010, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by SMC0007

Not really.

http://espn.go.com/nba/shotchart?gameId=301108006

He did well attacking as the game went on tho, I was disappointed at first that he wasn't as aggressive as I thought he should be but he definitely turned it on later!

Check out chandlers shot chart at that link.

fluid.forty.one · 11-09-2010, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by cinemablend

Dirk seems to be developing more and more of a dribble-drive, close to the basket game the older he gets.

Tonight almost everything he did was a drive to the hoop.

It's kind of incredible.

I wish it was less sloppy though... seemed like every time he was out of control and either turned it over or almost turned it over (until the last few minutes).

SMC0007 · 11-09-2010, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by dude1394

Check out chandlers shot chart at that link.

haha nice.

dude1394 · 11-11-2010, 12:03 AM

Starting lineup for the third quarter in the grizzlies game tonight...

Jkiddo
Marion
Chandler
Stevenson
Who else ----the dirkster...

fluid.forty.one · 11-23-2010, 03:05 PM

good article on nba.com

http://www.nba.com/2010/news/feature...s=iref:nbahpt1

Lacking a sidekick, Nowitzki must embrace group approach

Dirk Nowitzki did not pull a LeBron James and leave his team hanging last summer, and for that he's either smart or insane, much too content with the status quo or somehow believes more help is coming.

Or maybe all of the above?
If the first month of the season is a hint, then we know the 32-year-old Nowitzki should remain at the top of his game and the Mavericks probably won't win a championship. He's still a star and the Mavericks are still a star shy of being a serious contender.
That's probably a fair and safe assessment, here in a league where logic says a team needs at least two franchise players to earn the right to dream big, where Dirk decided last July to re-sign with Dallas and deal with the consequences, good and bad.
The good? He's spent his entire career in Dallas, so it's easier to stay rooted in one place, rather than pack and leave for the unknown. Plus, by all accounts, his relationship with owner Mark Cuban is excellent. And where could he have gone and improved his chances of winning more games and making more money?

The bad? He's not part of a Big Three. Or even a Big Two.

How much thought did Nowitzki put into leaving as a free agent? Not much. He remembers it being "a weird phase" but never really considered feelers from the Nets and Knicks, and besides, Dirk was the one A-list free agent nobody in the league bothered to chase hard because everyone thought (correctly) that he wasn't going anywhere. He was a free agent for 48 hours and didn't take a single recruiting trip. Or host a one-hour show to announce his decision.

"I always knew what I was going to do," he said.

But by signing and staying, did Dirk essentially write off his championship chances? Since the Mavericks will be a luxury-tax team for at least two of the four years of the extension he signed. They can't add another big name free agent unless it's a sign-and-trade, which is always complicated and tough to pull off. Meanwhile, Dirk is on the clock, and while shooters are always the last to go, you wonder how much longer he'll average 25 points, eight or so rebounds and shoot roughly 50 percent.

The best-case scenario is Dirk, the finest European import ever, avoiding the fate of Charles Barkley and somehow finding a co-star before his skills decline greatly. Sort of like John Elway in the fourth quarter of his career getting lucky with Terrell Davis. Or Dirk will continue leading the Mavericks to 50-plus wins a season, only to get bounced in the postseason by the likes of Kobe Bryant and Paul Gasol or another tandem.

For now, he'll take his drink half-full, thank you. He's hoping the experience and depth of the Mavericks will compensate for the absence of a strong No. 2 guy. Which will likely be the case in the regular season. With the core of Jason Kidd, Jason Terry and Dirk handling the ball much of the time, the Mavericks won't beat themselves too often with mistakes. But they're not a Big Three; more like a Big One plus two Whopper Jrs.

The key is what the Mavericks get this season from the trade they made last season with the Wizards. Caron Butler is cause for concern; he's unhappy with his diminished minutes and role and shooting just 38 percent, not what you want from your small forward. Brendan Haywood has been a major disappointment everywhere but defensively, where he teams with offseason trade addition Tyson Chandler for a decent two-headed center. DeShawn Stevenson is currently lights-out in 3-point shooting at 58 percent, which will be a bonus for the Mavericks if he can stay in the 40s.

They'll also get Roddy Beaubois back from a foot injury perhaps during the holidays, which will only give the Mavericks more depth and options.

"We've got a lot of weapons," said Nowitzki. "We still like the trade and the moves we made to get the guys. We think it will work. I like our center combination. Caron's got to find a rhythm and I think he will. I think this is the best defensive team I've been on, and we know defense is what wins. We should be in great shape.

"We can compete with the best of them. Whether it's good enough to win a championship, we've just got to go for it."
Well, if you subscribe to the two-star theory, then you don't like his chances much. For the immediate future, Dirk needs the Mavericks to pull off a deal for Carmelo Anthony, the one available star on the market. Otherwise, Dirk must bide his time until he finds someone to ride shotgun. Which could take a while.

Until then, he'll never forget the summer of 2004, when Cuban wouldn't pay Steve Nash, and 2006, when the NBA Finals took a turn for the worse in Game 3. Will those memories follow him into retirement? Or will they be erased?

GermanDunk · 11-23-2010, 07:58 PM

Click nba.com "Race to the MVP: Nowitzki's defense gives him edge" and the title will change into "Pau for MVP?", to be followed by

Pau blablabla, Phil blablabla

and then (scroll down )

"Jackson has coached three MVP winners -- Michael Jordan, Shaquille O'Neal and Bryant -- and, like the rest of us, saw the nastiness that each could flex when needed on the court. A survey of past MVP winners shows plenty of them -- Larry Bird, Charles Barkley, Kevin Garnett, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, Bill Russell -- who were widely were considered ruthless in the area of competition. Even some of the less obvious ones, such as Steve Nash, Dirk Nowitzki and Tim Duncan, have had deep reservoirs of toughness beneath their sometimes placid exteriors."

wtf

dude1394 · 11-24-2010, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by fluid.forty.one

good article on nba.com

http://www.nba.com/2010/news/feature...s=iref:nbahpt1

With the core of Jason Kidd, Jason Terry and Dirk handling the ball much of the time, the Mavericks won't beat themselves too often with mistakes. But they're not a Big Three; more like a Big One plus two Whopper Jrs.

That is a great line. LOL

DevinHarriswillstart · 11-24-2010, 12:17 PM

Just noticed that Dirk is second in the league in scoring. Oh Dirk...

SMC0007 · 11-24-2010, 12:53 PM

Dirk just put the pedal to the metal and go all out for the scoring title. Take as many shots per game you need while doing so.

He needs some help desperately. Even if we were able to land him a nice fitting piece as a second option, WOULD it change the JET/Dirk two man game at the end of games?? When Jet is knocking down clutch shots like that with the PnR how do you call another play?

I think Roddy is our only hope because I can't think of an available SG out there that will fit in, in time to help.

fluid.forty.one · 11-24-2010, 03:29 PM

How sweet would it be for Dirk to get the scoring title.