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Jon Barry Said What?
Jon Barry Said What?
OK, here's the setup.  It's the middle of the first quarter and Dirk has started the game three for three.  Jon Barry decides that it's a good time to point out the one thing causing the Mavs inability to win it all. Summarizing: 'Dirk is off to a hot start and you'll notice that ...
Amare for Dirk? It’s Not That Outlandish…
Amare for Dirk? It’s Not That Outlandish…
phoenix.fanster.com — Suns need to do something to contend...Mavs need to do something to contend...is this the option?... (more) Amare for Dirk? It’s Not That Outlandish…
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Guest on “Mavs Blog Radio”
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 Western Conference Insider: Dirk era nearing end in Dallas?
Western Conference Insider: Dirk era nearing end in Dallas?
nba.com — Will Dirk Nowitzki be this summer's Kevin Garnett, or maybe next February's Pau Gasol? Stay with the... premise for a second. This is not to suggest that the Mavericks are on the verge of trading their franchise player. It's just suggesting that at some ... (more) Western Conference Insider: Dirk era nearing end in Dallas?
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Mavs 121, Detroit 91: Donut-By-Donut Analysis
DallasBasketball.com — ... he releases the ball that you wonder how he avoids landing kidneys-first on the floor behind him – his defender hasn’t a prayer. Said Amir: “ "I tried to take away his shot, but that ‘Euro-one-foot fade’ is tough to guard. I tried my best on him, but he's tough to stop." ‘That Euro-one-foot fade.’ Catchy. Nowitzki hit four of his first five and seven of his first 11. The first three of those were Euro-one-foot fades. (I guess the only thing Dirk didn’t do was get to the line. Great catch by MavsMoneyball, noting the ignorance of ESPN analyst Jon Barry on this subject.) By the ...

The Fundamentals
BallerBlogger.com — ... by his ejection). Moreover, he didn’t join his teammates on their road trip. Instead, he was sent home to ‘work with Kiki Vandeweghe’. Not good. Increasingly, it looks like Williams’ career as a Net is careening down the same path that Marcus Williams’ took: downright giddiness (in spite of warning flags) on Draft Night, an up-and-down rookie season that ended with All-Rookie Team selections and some tempered hope, and then a collapse into immaturity when things went south.” Mavs Moneyball :  “OK, here’s the setup.  It’s the middle of the first quarter, and Dirk has started ...

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