HILARIOUS! Dirk Nowitzki, the play-by-play announcer!

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Dirk Nowitzki Is a Hysterical Play-By-Play Announcer -- Heads Up Reggie
Published 3/26/2008 by Will Brinson at FanHouse
... is your latest sideline hilarity machine, as he gives FSN a interview from the Mavericks bench, via Odenized, natch. The first part where his earpiece stops working is funny, but the end (4:10 in) is absolutely hilarious -- the earpiece fails again and he just takes play-by-play over, dropping a "Bucket!" and then calling "short bus!" when ...

Dirk Nowitzki Should Consider An Announcing Career
Published 3/26/2008 by Anthony Hall at MVN Outsider
... in quite some time. Any ideas about which current players would make good announcers? Gilbert Arenas is the obvious choice (if you need proof, look no further than his blog — he’s ridiculously creative and would be an extremely entertaining announcer), and I’d love to see KG announce a game or two (he’s one of the biggest trash talkers in the league, and that would translate to some excellent play-by-play). Hat tip: Odenized

Dirk Calls Play-By-Play, Breaks Out 'Short Bus'
Published 3/26/2008 at The Sporting Blog
... gold, as was the case last night with Dirk Nowitzki. Real goodness kicks in about four minutes in: Did he really say "short bus" when Corey Maggette took the last shot of the half? I'm going to chalk this one up to lost in translation, and assume Dirk has no idea what the term "short bus" implies. And damn, Mark Cuban is insufferable. Bunny ears behind Dirk's head? Really? What a freakin' dork. An grossly rich dork that I'm incredibly jealous of, but a huge dork nonetheless. (H/T: Odenized )

Reading is Great! Wednesday’s NBA Links
Published 3/26/2008 by Andrew Thell at Empty the Bench
... Odenized - After some initial technical difficulties, Dirk gives us an in-depth update on his status before those technical difficulties rear their head again after the 4:00 minute mark and Dirk turns in some hilarious play-by-play, including a late use of the term “shortbus”: ...

PM Roundup: Out of Jail, and Right Back In
Published 3/26/2008 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
... way too much time at the SI Vault. Greatest swimsuit cover, this one. If you’ve recently eaten, you’ll want to avoid this: a transgender person is pregnant. This is gully: Man released from jail, and in the jail parking lot, he tried to carjack a woman. (Palm Beach Post) Whitlock’s latest is bound to get a few people worked up. (Fox Sports) Injured Dirk, getting his play-by-play on (late in the clip). (Odenized) Funny breakdown of Jemele Hill’s take on the LeBron cover. (Sports ...

Game to pay attention to: Mavericks at Nuggets
Published 3/27/2008 at Ball Don't Lie
This is a lot more important than you'd think. Actually, this is probably just as important as you'd think. You follow the league, you know who Yakhouba Diawara is, you're voting in the Bedlam Tournament, you're unplugging your modem to reset your ISP, and voting again (D-Stern, I got your back). You're a fan. You're a silly freak. Do the Nuggets know how important this is? Are they sated with seeing Dirk Nowitzki on the sidelines? Do they think that will be enough to pull out the win? Will either Allen Iverson or Carmelo ...

Dirk Calls Play-By-Play, Breaks Out 'Short Bus'
Published 4/13/2008 at The Sporting Blog
... gold, as was the case last night with Dirk Nowitzki. Real goodness kicks in about four minutes in: Did he really say "short bus" when Corey Maggette took the last shot of the half? I'm going to chalk this one up to lost in translation, and assume Dirk has no idea what the term "short bus" implies. And damn, Mark Cuban is insufferable. Bunny ears behind Dirk's head? Really? What a freakin' dork. An grossly rich dork that I'm incredibly jealous of, but a huge dork nonetheless. (H/T: Odenized )