Romo should follow Nowitzki's lead (great article)

[dadymat]

it's not suprising that most of the criticism in this thread is coming from Cowboys fans NOT from the metroplex that clearly dont watch the Mavs or Dirk play.

some actual facts for yall

Nowitzki is second among active players in career 40/10 playoff games,

He is also one of only 5 players in the HISTORY of the NBA to average over 25 points and 10 rebounds in his playoff career. Dirk averages 25.4 points and 11.2 rebounds in 96 career playoff games (which is higher than his career regular season average)...the other four players are Hakeem, Shaq, Bob Petit, and Elgin Baylor (all hall of famers)

I would say elmimination games are a good judge of a player's "heart" or "clutchness", especially game sevens. Well here are Dirk Nowitzki's numbers in 16 career ELIMINATION GAMES in the playoffs.

Points per game: 30.25
Rebounds: 12.5
Assists: 2.4
Blocks: 1.3
Steals: 1.1
FG%: 49.4%
3pt%: 43.6%
FTM: 8.9
FTA: 9.9
FT%: 89.3

Nowitzki is also 4-0 in game sevens thus far in his career

dont let the facts get in the way of your agendas though.

you need to WATCH.THE.GAMES. because you clearly havent

I dont blame you for not watching the Mavs, but you should probably refrain from acting like you know the team, because you obviously dont. You sound clueless to most of us that have watched Dirk and the Mavs over the years.

Bennett Salvatore was the main reason the Heat came back to win a championship

it would be pretty chicken **** to hold the WWE crap in that series against Dirk

did you even watch that series?

show him the light brother

 

[RainMan]

Let me put this lightly, if Romo takes a few pages out of Dirks book and ultimately winds up having a career like Dirk, I will be more than dissapointed.

I was thinking the same thing when I read the title of this post.

Yeah, Romo needs to follow in the footsteps of a guy known for being soft mentally, soft physically (ie. a big man that doesn't work the paint) and has a girlfriend that becomes a distraction in the middle of the playoffs.

Mmm hmm.

Now, I'll give it to Dirk that he has actually won a few playoff series. But again, if that's all Romo can ever muster here, no one will remember him 30 years from now.

 

[RainMan]

it's not suprising that most of the criticism in this thread is coming from Cowboys fans NOT from the metroplex that clearly dont watch the Mavs or Dirk play.

some actual facts for yall

Nowitzki is second among active players in career 40/10 playoff games,

He is also one of only 5 players in the HISTORY of the NBA to average over 25 points and 10 rebounds in his playoff career. Dirk averages 25.4 points and 11.2 rebounds in 96 career playoff games (which is higher than his career regular season average)...the other four players are Hakeem, Shaq, Bob Petit, and Elgin Baylor (all hall of famers)

I would say elmimination games are a good judge of a player's "heart" or "clutchness", especially game sevens. Well here are Dirk Nowitzki's numbers in 16 career ELIMINATION GAMES in the playoffs.

Points per game: 30.25
Rebounds: 12.5
Assists: 2.4
Blocks: 1.3
Steals: 1.1
FG%: 49.4%
3pt%: 43.6%
FTM: 8.9
FTA: 9.9
FT%: 89.3

Nowitzki is also 4-0 in game sevens thus far in his career

dont let the facts get in the way of your agendas though.

Tracy McGrady also has one of the highest scoring averages in NBA postseason history.

Yeah, like that's what he's known for.

 

[Clove]

Dirk has been surrounded by scrubs all his career unlike Romo.

 

[Hostile]

I gave up on the NBA a couple of years ago. I am guessing Dirk had a gutty performance. But I believe the Mavericks still lost their series.

So is the point to have Romo have a gutty game but lose?

That would endear him to fans who are currently critics?

I also think I have seen more than one thread on this forum about how Dirk will never win it all. Forgive me if I doubt that's good enough for Cowboys fans. I know it's not good enough for me. I admit it, I am spoiled.

 

[InmanRoshi]

Dirk has been surrounded by scrubs all his career unlike Romo.

Scrubs ... you mean like the consecutive 2 time NBA MVP?

Anyway, I think Dirk and Romo have a lot in common ... neither one of them play on the defensive side of the ball.

 

[Clove]

Scrubs ... you mean like the consecutive 2 time NBA MVP?

Anyway, I think Dirk and Romo have a lot in common ... neither one of them play on the defensive side of the ball.

Yeah, scrubs. And being a grandpa doesn't count.

 

[Clove]

If you're talking about no-defense playing Nash, I wouldn't consider him dominant. To be dominant, you have to play some defense.

 

[InmanRoshi]

If you're talking about no-defense playing Nash, I wouldn't consider him dominant. To be dominant, you have to play some defense.

Watch out .... you're going to blow out an ACL crabwalking backwards like that. Luckily you appear to be very limber and dexterious, after sticking your foot in your mouth.

 

[Rampage]

If you're talking about no-defense playing Nash, I wouldn't consider him dominant. To be dominant, you have to play some defense.

are Josh Howard and Jason Terry scrubs too?

 

[Clove]

Watch out .... you're going to blow out an ACL crabwalking backwards like that. Luckily you appear to be very limber and dexterious, after sticking your foot in your mouth.

If you consider Nash and an old kidd world class, then basketball is not for you.

As for Rampage, Josh and Terry can't play defense. Yes they are scrubs.

 

[Plumfool]

you need to WATCH.THE.GAMES. because you clearly havent

I dont blame you for not watching the Mavs, but you should probably refrain from acting like you know the team, because you obviously dont. You sound clueless to most of us that have watched Dirk and the Mavs over the years.

Point of fact I've watched many Mavs games and that's why I made the statement. In the NBA numbers dont mean as much as they do in other sports. I'll make the statement again he's a great scorer but that's it. When his team needs him MOST he disappears. (see finals against Miami, Golden State playoff series, and the last few possesions of this years Denver series). Again scorer but that's it.


k

 

[juck]

*Flush*

There goes your credibility.Dirk is better than Ray Allen, Turkoglu, and Lewis. Roy and Bosh are debatable as well.

But I agree with the LeBron-through-Garnett portion of your list.

Check the stats.

 

[juck]

I'd take Hedo any day of the week over Dirk for the position they play. Hedo actually gets in the post, too.

And averages like 6 ppg

 

[juck]

Only once in his career has Dirk actually led his team to anything and that was 2006 when the Mavs choked against the Miami Heat. He is a great scorer and that's it. He can't defend. He can't create for his teamates. And he has proven that in real clutch situations he is not the guy you want.

refs choked.just like this year gave the game 3 to the thuggets

 

[juck]

it's not suprising that most of the criticism in this thread is coming from Cowboys fans NOT from the metroplex that clearly dont watch the Mavs or Dirk play.

some actual facts for yall

Nowitzki is second among active players in career 40/10 playoff games,

He is also one of only 5 players in the HISTORY of the NBA to average over 25 points and 10 rebounds in his playoff career. Dirk averages 25.4 points and 11.2 rebounds in 96 career playoff games (which is higher than his career regular season average)...the other four players are Hakeem, Shaq, Bob Petit, and Elgin Baylor (all hall of famers)

I would say elmimination games are a good judge of a player's "heart" or "clutchness", especially game sevens. Well here are Dirk Nowitzki's numbers in 16 career ELIMINATION GAMES in the playoffs.

Points per game: 30.25
Rebounds: 12.5
Assists: 2.4
Blocks: 1.3
Steals: 1.1
FG%: 49.4%
3pt%: 43.6%
FTM: 8.9
FTA: 9.9
FT%: 89.3

Nowitzki is also 4-0 in game sevens thus far in his career

dont let the facts get in the way of your agendas though.

Yes!!! Thank You!!! You have summed it up perfectly there is nothing left to say.Unfortunately Romo so far although young is 0-3 in elimination games.I hope he can spin this around.

 

[tyke1doe]

Should I start the Romo as Hermit thread?

 

[The Panch]

So does that mean Romo's gonna allow a D-lineman to b-slap him after a sack like Dirk allowed David West to do last year in the playoffs??

 

[Rampage]

refs choked.just like this year gave the game 3 to the thuggets

the refs were bad but the mavs had a 2-0 lead and after the heat erased a 15 point lead in game 3 here was the end of game 3
[youtube]Y7cG9NrfhM0[/youtube]

than the just like Dirk did in the video above, him and his teammates choked in the next 3 games too and lost the series 4-2.

 

[Plumfool]

Yes!!! Thank You!!! You have summed it up perfectly there is nothing left to say.Unfortunately Romo so far although young is 0-3 in elimination games.I hope he can spin this around.

I hope romo does as well. But Dirk still is only a great scorer and looking at those playoff aves. Just solidifies the argument that he is not clutch. A real clutch players will elevate every aspect of his game come winning time. He'll will his team to a win. And when the game is on the line wants even demands the ball when his team needs a basket. Only once can I recall Dirk putting his team on his back in the playoff and willing them to victory and that was game 7 against the Spurs. But since then nope!