Official Dirk is Great Thread

[markus1234]

[GermanDunk]

Real President on the left side !!!

[SleepyEye]

Speech of the german president (http://www.bundespraesident.de/Share...owitzki.html):

Herzlich willkommen in Schloss Bellevue! Wenn in diesem Saal das Silberne Lorbeerblatt verliehen wird, heißt es immer so schön: „Eine Auszeichnung für die ganz Großen im deutschen Sport.“ Ob Theodor Heuss, der Stifter des Ehrenzeichens, 1950 ahnte, dass mal ein Mann von 2,13 Meter Körperlänge dabei sein würde?

Und dieser Mann gilt in seiner Disziplin nicht nur bei den Deutschen als groß. Er wird gelobt von Legenden wie Magic Johnson und begeistert Basketballfans in aller Welt!

Ich gebe gern zu: Meine Frau und ich gehören auch dazu. In meinem Arbeitszimmer hängt ein Trikot „Nr. 14“ – geschenkt von Dirk Nowitzki. Wir drücken jetzt schon für die Europameisterschaft in Litauen die Daumen, lieber Herr Nowitzki. Und wir hoffen, dass diese EM eine schöne Fortsetzung Ihrer so beeindruckenden Entwicklung wird: Vom „German Wunderkind“ der 90er Jahre bis zum „American All Star“, der seine Mannschaft als Team-Kapitän in der NBA – der härtesten Profi-Liga überhaupt – diesen Sommer zum Sieg geführt hat.

Wie schafft man einen solchen Aufstieg? Das fragen sich viele, wenn „Dirkules“ mal wieder einen Treffer zaubert, für den die Gesetze der Schwerkraft nicht zu gelten scheinen. Und das fragt man sich auch beim Blick auf Ihre Sportkarriere insgesamt.

Talent, Treffsicherheit und Träume haben viele junge Spieler, aber ist in der Welt überhaupt jemand so weit gekommen wie Sie, lieber Herr Nowitzki? Dazu braucht man nämlich noch eine Menge mehr: Die Unterstützung einer Familie, in der Gene und Gefühle dem Sport sehr zugetan sind. Mutter Helga und Schwester Silke haben selbst auch als Nationalspielerinnen sehr erfolgreich Basketball gespielt. Bis zum Alter von 13 Jahren sah es bei Dirk dagegen fast so aus, als wollte er lieber Boris Becker nacheifern. Damals gehörte er zum besten Tennisnachwuchs der Republik. Aber auf seinem Würzburger Gymnasium gab es später eine Basketballmannschaft und einen Förderer, Holger Geschwindner, den ich hier auch ganz herzlich willkommen heiße!

Dann ging auch alles sehr „geschwind“: vom Schulteam zum damaligen Zweitligisten DJK Würzburg. Dieser stieg – und das war kein Zufall! – gemeinsam mit Ihnen, Dirk Nowitzki, in die Basketball-Bundesliga auf. Mit 19 konnten Sie sich dann bei einer Junioren-Weltauswahl gegen hoch gehandelte US-Talente durchsetzen, schafften es als Europäer zu den Dallas Mavericks und spielten auf zwei Kontinenten: Mit der deutschen Nationalmannschaft holten Sie Medaillen bei Europa- und Weltmeisterschaften, in der NBA punkteten Sie auf Rekordniveau. Sie trugen die deutsche Fahne bei den Olympischen Spielen 2008 in Peking.

Viele Fans kennen die Statistiken Ihrer Treffer und Rebounds auswendig. Beeindruckt haben Sie auch mit einer ganz anderen Liste: von A wie Ausdauer bis Z wie Zähigkeit! Wir konnten Sie schon mit ausgeschlagenem Zahn und geschientem Finger auf dem Spielfeld sehen, aber noch nie einen Satz hören wie: „Jetzt werf’ ich das Handtuch.“ Aufgeben passt offenkundig nicht in ihr Weltbild.

Angeben genauso wenig. Wer die schillernde NBA ein wenig kennt, der weiß: Da geht es nicht nur um Bälle, sondern auch um Best Bodies, nicht nur um Sternstunden des Sports, sondern auch um die Stars und ihre - sagen wir mal - privaten Superlative. Sie, lieber Dirk Nowitzki, sind trotz Blitzlichtgewitter bescheiden und zurückhaltend geblieben. Ich glaube, dafür liebt Sie das Publikum besonders. Wenn jemand sportlich die höchsten Weihen erreicht und finanziell vollkommen unabhängig ist, aber als Mensch immer am Boden bleibt, dann wird er auf doppelte Weise zum Vorbild. Auch dafür – nicht nur für die sportliche Leistung – soll das Silberne Lorbeerblatt Auszeichnung sein. Sie sind nämlich beides gleichzeitig: ein Idol und ein Mann mit Idealen!

Schöne Beispiele dafür finden sich in den Projekten der Dirk-Nowitzki-Stiftung, mit der Sie – der große Dirk – sich gemeinsam mit Ihrer Schwester den Kleinsten in der Gesellschaft widmen. Das reicht von der Sportförderung in einer Würzburger Kita bis hin zu Lebensmittelspenden für ein Waisenheim in Uganda. Die Kinder sollen gesund aufwachsen können und beim Sport fürs Leben lernen. Fairness, gegenseitige Anerkennung und Teamgeist: Wer jungen Menschen solche Erfahrungen möglich macht, trägt zu einer besseren Welt von morgen viel bei. Sport, der verbindet – ein schönes Entwicklungsziel!

Für die transatlantischen Verbindungen haben Sie 2011 schon eine Menge erreicht. Als im Juni eine viertel Million Amerikaner in Dallas ihren „German Maverick“ umjubelten, ist in den Köpfen und Herzen mehr passiert, als jede noch so schöne Imagebroschüre leisten könnte. Sie, lieber Herr Nowitzki, sind zum Botschafter des deutschen Sports und Deutschlands geworden, wie wir ihn uns besser nicht wünschen können.

Ich vermute, solche geballten Komplimente mögen Sie weniger. Sie trommeln gelegentlich auf dem Schlagzeug, nicht in eigener Sache. Diese Haltung gefällt: Sie vergoldet das Silberne Lorbeerblatt.

Aber herzlich freuen dürfen Sie sich trotz aller Bescheidenheit, lieber Herr Nowitzki! Und über Lob sollten Sie sich freuen, weil Sie Vorbild sind und andere Ihnen nacheifern.

In der NBA wurden Sie mehrfach als „wertvoller Spieler“ ausgezeichnet. Das Silberne Lorbeerblatt, das ich Ihnen jetzt verleihe, soll zum Ausdruck bringen: Sie sind unserem Land ein ganz besonders wertvoller Sportler – und vor allem ein eindrucksvoller Mensch - auf den Deutschland stolz ist!

[dalger]

Boris Becker, Steffi Graf, Franz Beckenbauer, Michael Schumacher...and now Dirk. That's a pretty great list of athletes to be associated with. Kudos to Dirk. A well-deserved honor.

[dude1394]

I just could not agree more. It's been and is a priviledge Dirk.

Dirk NOWITZKI (Germany)
29/08/2011
Comments: 0

GER - Bauermann full of praise for Nowitzki
*(EuroBasket 2011) - Germany's chances of reaching the 2012 Olympics received a huge lift when NBA champion Dirk Nowitzki announced he would be playing at EuroBasket 2011 despite a short break following the grueling NBA season.

German national team coach Dirk Bauermann has always held Nowitzki in the highest of regards. But Bauermann has spent the final two weeks of preparations wildly praised the 33-year-old star for deciding to play for Germany.

"Dirk gives everything he has, he always gives everything he's got. I want to say it again, you have to remain realistic with the expectations and demands that you have," said Bauermann.

Germany open their EuroBasket campaign on August 31 against Israel - just more than 11 weeks after clinching Dallas's first NBA crown. Germany also play France, Italy, Latvia and Serbia in Group B.

"He had an absolutely mini-break. With this short break, I don't think any other athlete, in our sport of any other sport, who would have tried to play a European championship. I think that is such an unbelievable and praise-worthy decision. And it shows so much respect for the game, his country, the German national team," said Bauermann He even called it a "privilege" to watch Nowitzki.

"That we are allowed to be here and watch such a great athlete is a real fortune and a privilege," he said.

The German coach also called Nowitzki "the best role model a person can have".

"With all the accolades and the money, the fame and the popularity, he is so down-to-earth - just the most wonderful guy to be around. He just wants to play basketball and other than that just be left alone," said Bauermann.

Another thing that has impressed Bauermann is Nowitzki's willingness to help out with Germany's young players who will lead the team when the Mavericks star finally hangs up his shoes.

"What's surprising is how much Nowitzki is participating. Eleven weeks ago he won the biggest title there is in our sport. He rested for about two weeks. And now after every practice he works with (Philipp) Schwethelm, (Robin) Benzing, (Tibor) Pleiss.

"He's not the first one to go. He works on his game as well. And he helps the youngsters in their development. It doesn't really surprise me, but that he does it with such excitement is really great."

[Rick41]

Shit, I've been thinking for years that every game I get to watch Dirk play in a Mavs uniform is a blessing and privilege.

[dude1394]

Nice stuff.... read the rest...
http://www.mavsmoneyball.com/2011/8/...-dirk-nowitzki

In the wake of one of the most impressive playoffs in recent memory, nearly everyone was jubilant, respectful and ready to lavish the plaudits so long denied. A couple of people did take the time—not harshly, usually—to point out that numbers-wise Dirk’s amazing postseason actually wasn’t so impressive (but impressive, still!). Dirk himself has had, they said, better postseasons. Statistically, that’s accurate. In reality, these statements are an insult to basketball.
I’m a guy who’s really pro advanced stats. No luddites here. But no account of how many points Dirk scored can tell you how he scored them. No recounting of his best lines can tell you when those shots went in. There simply are no numbers to describe how every time it mattered, Dirk made the shot. Sometimes more than one.
Take Game 2 against the Heat. You could say that Dirk was 10-22, for 24 points, and say pretty good game. Wade had 36 points, but pretty good, Dirk. However, there’s no stat that will tell you that, in the last five minutes, with a 15 point lead, Wade missed three long three-pointers, while Dirk went 4-4 for 9 points. Even if there was, there would be no stat that told you that Dirk hit the tying bucket, the go-ahead bucket, and the winning bucket all within 57 seconds. As well as the bucket which brought it within two in the first place. It was breathtaking.

There would be no stat that told you that Dirk scored what should have been the game-winning three-pointer with 26 seconds left, but Jason Terry left Chalmers wide open to tie it two seconds later, so Dirk went ahead and made a layup with 3 seconds left, just so it stayed won. Two game-winners in 26 seconds. There's no stat for that.
Did the same thing in game 4 against the Thunder. Yes, his 12-20 for 40 points dents the stat sheet some anyway. But that’s not going to tell you anything about another 15 point deficit, with 5 minutes left, another 4-4 spree for 10 points.
There won’t be a number that will tell you that when Russell Westbrook made a two-pointer with 2:30 left to give a ten-point lead, apparently on route to a 2-2 split in the series, Dirk lined up a three-pointer ten seconds later that didn’t come close to the rim, then followed it with two long jumpers and two clutch free throws to send it into OT, where it’d be won.
Certainly his 9-27 for 21 points in Game 6 against the Heat won’t tell you that he scored 18 of those in the second half, and NOTHING will tell you that the Heat, rather than folding in the fourth scored 18 points in the last 7:30 of the game, only to see Dirk score 10 of his own in that span to keep that lead just as comfortable as we all remember it being. That's not even a narrative that exists now, but it's true. The Heat fought like crazy to get to a game 7. Dirk said no.
And numbers won’t tell you that even that one shot, that one game-winner he missed, the only one in the entire playoffs that I can remember, came after he scored 12 points in 5 minutes to tie the thing up in the first place.

[markus1234]

And numbers won't tell you that Dirk scored his "not so impressive 27,7 ppg"

against

Portland
Lakers
Oklahoma
Miami

Which was one of the toughest roads to a championship.

Compare it to Duncan's overrated dominance...against NJN, CLE and co. and then you will have the right perspective about Dirk's numbers.

And let's not forget that Dirk never had the luxury to be wide open, because he did not have a Lebron, Shaq, Manu and co. on his team. There was no all star teammate who draws the double team.

Blind media guys will never get it, but thx god coaches and players know what he did and respect him as an all time great.

[CadBane]

"However, there’s no stat that will tell you that, in the last five minutes, with a 15 point lead, Wade missed three long three-pointers, while Dirk went 4-4 for 9 points."

Actually, there is. ;]

[Hitman]

That was a great article.

It got me thinking about how Dirk is by far the best back to the basket player in the world. A far cry from back in the day when many hoped that Dirk was working on his post up skills years back.

[markus1234]

Originally Posted by Hitman

That was a great article.

It got me thinking about how Dirk is by far the best back to the basket player in the world. A far cry from back in the day when many hoped that Dirk was working on his post up skills years back.

And this is what will always separate Dirk from LBJ and KD. Imo both will not learn it anymore. Lebron is too lazy and KD too skinny. They score more points simply because the refs give them more FT-A during the reg season. Thats all. But in the playoffs in crunch time you need your own weapons. Dirk's got them. They do not.

[dude1394]

Have you noticed how damn deadly that bank shot has become? Does he ever miss it anymore..

But also a big part of this is getting him the ball when he is open unlike with the littlest colonel where he could only get it at the top of the key or at the three point line. The gstate loss should have been averys one way ticket outta here.

[CadBane]

Originally Posted by dude1394

Have you noticed how damn deadly that bank shot has become? Does he ever miss it anymore..

But also a big part of this is getting him the ball when he is open unlike with the littlest colonel where he could only get it at the top of the key or at the three point line. The gstate loss should have been averys one way ticket outta here.

I noticed that this season as well. I swear, he seemed to shoot around 75% on that fadeaway off glass. Really tough shot which he's mastered.

[markus1234]

Duncan many times frustrated us with the ISO bank shot vs. Damp and co. IMO this was probably the motivation for Dirk to use it more often in the last 2-3yrs.

[markus1234]

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...type=1&theater

[mavs05]

Dirks first day in school:

[GermanDunk]

^^


Dirk helping his uncle who just returned from club

[dude1394]

Chris bosh gets it right. Dirk is the best in the NBA.

http://www.mavsmoneyball.com/2011/9/...yer-in-the-nba

[xrobx]

that chris bosh... he's not such a bad guy.

[markus1234]

that Wade and that LBJ won't like his statement...sooner than later Bosh gets traded.

[GermanDunk]

Dirk will be guest at the AUDI star talk. Tuesday, 10pm on Sport1

[markus1234]

Dirk should be guest on a beach somewhere in the pacific ocean...

[Skywalker]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8vw7-EoS5E

[GermanDunk]

^ very cool

[GermanDunk]

Timo Boll sighting

[Rick41]

I got the demo earlier today and I have to say it's pretty awesome.

[thurst0509]

http://blogs.thescore.com/tbj/2011/0...dirk-nowitzki/

[dude1394]

I can't understand what they are talking about. But seeing the dirkster hunched over a mini ping pong table is worth the look.

http://www.tabletennisdaily.co.uk/fo...ni-Tabletennis

[jthig32]

Originally Posted by dude1394

I can't understand what they are talking about. But seeing the dirkster hunched over a mini ping pong table is worth the look.

http://www.tabletennisdaily.co.uk/fo...ni-Tabletennis

I bet Boll was a far more well known athlete than Dirk in Germany before Dirk won the title. He might still be, actually.

[NXperience]

Originally Posted by jthig32

I bet Boll was a far more well known athlete than Dirk in Germany before Dirk won the title. He might still be, actually.

Nah that's not true ... Boll is also one of the most underappreciated and underrepresentated sportsperson in Germany. He's also one of the people that would have been better of if he would have been born 10-15 years earlier. The chinese players weren't as dominating and it would have been a joy to see him compete with jan ove waldner.
As with dirk you hear rarely anything about him ... and that's sad because he's also a humble incredible person that's doing so good.

Dirk was even allowed to carry the national flag at the olympics ... he is and was known in germany it's just that the reporting about basketball/us sports and other small sports sucks in germany. Well you can hear alot about soccer

[markus1234]

Boll remids me of (the younger) Edward Norton.

[41creepingdeath]

http://m.yahoo.com/w/sports/home/blo...tl=US&.lang=en

[Dim499]

Originally Posted by 41creepingdeath

http://m.yahoo.com/w/sports/home/blo...tl=US&.lang=en

wow this is sad as sh*t. some geeky canadian video game programmers still think he's bad on defense, bad speed, bad post game, bad rebounder, bad toughness i guess.

i was really hoping he had finally won them over. thats reverse racialism, man.

edit: Rudy Gay, you f.ing a++holes?!=2&%$40´ß871

ok thanks internet, I'm now over it. sillyness

[dude1394]

Dirk takes great big old championship ring and puts it where the sun don't shine....Chew on this bi-yatches.

[Hoops-Nation]

Dirk is UNSTOPPABLE! Check out a short mix that I made in 3 hours about the German giant

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOj_YeEmaWM

[Budapest Maverick]

Dirk greatness listed, thanks to crazyboy from realgm to collect it, other posters (mostly or all of them Mavs fans) names are staying in the post to give them credit.

Dirk Nowitzki and Mavs become first team in NBA history

To defeat three teams that each had a

ALL-NBA 1st team player and ALL-NBA 2nd team player:

Kobe and Gasol
Durant and Westbrook
LeBron and Wade

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Dirk now holds the all time record for the most efficient scoring game (40+ points) in the history of the NBA
Achieved against OKC.

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Dirk is only 1 of 3 players in the history of the NBA to win the ring while being a volumne scorer (25+ ppg) and hitting nothing but net (60% TS).
The others are: Larry Bird and Michael Jordan

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Dirk now holds an all time record for consecutive FT made in a game for the regular season AND the playoffs.
Achieved against OKC.

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Dirk is only 1 of 3 people to average more than 10 points in clutch situations in the finals.
The others are:

Most Points Per 4th Quarter
NBA Finals Past 20 Seasons
1995 Shaquille O'Neal 11.5
2000 Shaquille O'Neal 11.5
1997 Michael Jordan 10.7
2011 Dirk Nowitzki 10.3
1993 Michael Jordan 10.3

O'Neals games are marked with an asterisk because of the intentional fouls against him as soon as the 4th quarter started.
It's save to say that this elite level is reserved exclusively for Jordan and Nowitzki.

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Dirk Nowitzki is only 1 of 4 players to ever average at least 25 points and at least 10 rebounds in the post season.
The others are: Hakeem, Baylor and Pettit.

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Nowitzki is the 11th player in NBA history with at least 10 NBA All-Star appearances, an MVP award and a Finals MVP award. Seven of the other 10 are members of the Basketball Hall of Fame and the other three -- Tim Duncan, Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant -- are near-locks to be enshrined once they are eligible.

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Jason Terry tied an NBA postseason record with nine 3-pointers and the Mavericks matched a league playoff mark with 20 3s on their way to a 122-86 victory over the Lakers on Sunday

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The Dallas team now becomes the second-oldest team to ever win an NBA championship, trailing only the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls.

http://thepaintedarea.blogspot...s-would-be.html

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Kidd become the oldest title-winning player to lead his team in minutes (regular+playoffs). He's also the oldest starter to ever win a ring. All as a guard, where speed should matter more. Just amazing longevity from the Hall of Famer.

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The Mavericks lineup of Jason-Kidd-Jason Terry-Shawn Marion-Dirk Nowitzki-Tyson Chandler appears to be the greatest clutch lineup on Earth (since the introduction of advanced metrics).

http://thepaintedarea.blogspot...d-greatest.html

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spimonkeyTTU wrote:

Dirk is one of 4 players to lead his team to 10 straight 50+ win seasons, win an NBA MVP, and an NBA Championship.

The other 3 are Bill Russell, Magic Johnson, and Tim Duncan.


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d4niel wrote:

DIrk is also a World CC MVP and European CC MVP

NOBODY ELSE DID THIS BEFORE

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BigDBamBam wrote:

khaled1987 wrote: I am not sure about this,but isn't Dirk has the record for highest FT% in the play offs history (with players shooting 100 FT at least to be counted ) ?

According to BBR.com, he is. He and Bird are also the only players in playoff history to have 2 100+ FTA, 91% FT% seasons.

[vinylstar]

Originally Posted by Budapest Maverick

Dirk greatness listed, thanks to crazyboy from realgm to collect it, other posters (mostly or all of them Mavs fans) names are staying in the post to give them credit.

stuff

Can you fix the links in this post?

[Budapest Maverick]

Originally Posted by vinylstar

Can you fix the links in this post?

Unfortunately, it looks like the site has problems, tried to search it manually, and the same problem came up. But i found a great post on the best lineup subject.

Los Soles wrote:............................................ ................Off.r........Deff.r

34.87 . . 2011 Mavs: Kidd-Terry-Marion-Nowitzki-Chandler . .125.57 . ..90.70

23.81 . . 2011 Celtics: Rondo-Ray-Pierce-KG-Jermaine . . . 115.13 . . . 91.32

21.08 . . 2011 Heat: Chalmers-Wade-LeBron-Bosh-Anthony . .118.95 . 97.87

20.38 . . 2008 Pistons: Billups-Rip-Prince-Maxiell-Rasheed . 118.96 . . . 98.58

20.37 . . 2011 Mavs: Barea-Terry-Peja-Dirk-Haywood . . . 137.04 . . . 116.67

17.24 . . 2009 Cavs: Mo-Delonte-LeBron-Varejao-Ilgauskas . 119.55 . 102.31

15.52 . . 2008 Hornets: Paul-Peja-MoPeterson-West-Chandler. 115.52 100.00

15.14 . . 2007 Nets:Kidd-VC-RJefferson-MikkiMoore-J.Collins 109.57... 94.43

13.44 . . 2007 Pistons: Billups-Rip-Prince-Rasheed-Webber. 115.61 . 102.17

12.55 . . 2009 Lakers: Fish-Kobe-Ariza-Odom-Gasol . . . 115.13 . . . 102.58

12.45 . . 2009 Nuggets:Billups-D. Jones-Carmelo-Kenyon-Nene 114.88 102.43

11.82 . . 2008 Lakers: Fish-Kobe-Radmanovic-Odom-Gasol . 110.06 . . 98.24

10.96 . . 2010 Lakers: Fish-Kobe-Artest-Odom-Gasol . . 120.90 . . . 109.94

10.62 . . 2010 Magic: Jameer-VC-Barnes-Rashard-Dwight . . 116.39 . .105.77

10.31 . . 2007 Pistons:Billups-Rip-Prince-Rasheed-McDyess . . 100.52 . 90.22

10.12 . . 2008 Celtics: Rondo-Ray-Pierce-KG-Perkins . . . 106.08 . . . 95.96


Los Soles:"The numbers for that Mavs crew are just ridiculous. They absolutely beat the sh*t out of Miami (offensive rating: 130.51, defensive rating: 92.44), most of the time against all three of the stooges.

Remember those crazy comebacks the Mavs had? Terry didn't start, so they would fall behind at first with their starters. Then they'd rotate through until this crew would finally all be in, and they'd begin methodically taking scalps.

They outscored Chalmers-Wade-LeBron-Bosh-Haslem 56-30. Not a chance you weigh those two lineups against each other and bet on a blowout for the Mavs. Unless, of course you believe like I do: that four-out with four 3-point shooters, a solid defensive frontcourt, and a kick@$$ pick-and-roll is simply the best way to play basketball)"



Will try to find how that lineup historically fare against famous fives, i think they has to be up there, they're dominating that list. Funny how the Barea-Terry-Peja-Dirk-Haywood lineup still did some major damage. We really played amazing team defense, if we didn't do this, José and JET gets burned badly.

[Sportstudi]

Here are some more NBA records. All of these were achieved during this year:. However, some of them are not listed in wikipedia yet. If someone here has an account there, feel free to make an update.

Most free throws made in a half, playoffs

* 19 by Magic Johnson, Los Angeles Lakers vs. the Golden State Warriors on May 8, 1991
* 19 by Karl Malone, Utah Jazz vs. the Portland Trail Blazers on May 9, 1991
* 19 by Charles Barkley, Phoenix Suns vs. the Seattle SuperSonics on June 5, 1993
* 19 by Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks (vs. Oklahoma City Thunder) on May 17, 2011 (2nd half)

Most free throws made in a quarter

* 13 by Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls (vs. Detroit Pistons) on May 21, 1991
* 13 by Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks (vs. Portland Trail Blazers) on April 16, 2011
* 13 by Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks (vs. Oklahoma City Thunder) on May 17, 2011 (3rd quarter)

NBA FINALS Series:

6-game series

Highest free throw percentage
97.8% by Reggie Miller, Indiana Pacers (vs. Los Angeles Lakers), 2000
97,8% by Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks (vs. Miami Heat), 2011

Btw, both shot 45/46.

NBA FINALS Career:

Highest free throw percentage (min. 100 attempts)
93.0% by Dirk Nowitzki (94 made in 101 attempts; 2006 + 2011)

passing the old record of Bill Sharman (92.6%, 126 made in 136 attempts)

Originally Posted by Budapest Maverick

BigDBamBam wrote:

khaled1987 wrote: I am not sure about this,but isn't Dirk has the record for highest FT% in the play offs history (with players shooting 100 FT at least to be counted ) ?

According to BBR.com, he is. He and Bird are also the only players in playoff history to have 2 100+ FTA, 91% FT% seasons.

I'm not sure though. Wiki has listed Bill Sharman there with:

Highest free throw percentage (min. 250 attempts)

* 91.1% by Bill Sharman (370/406)

Any way, Dirk did some amazing stuff this year!

[GermanDunk]

Originally Posted by Budapest Maverick

Remember those crazy comebacks the Mavs had? Terry didn't start, so they would fall behind at first with their starters. Then they'd rotate through until this crew would finally all be in, and they'd begin methodically taking scalps.

I just came