Column: A new Dirk Nowitzki? Not so much

[QUOTE=Basketball Dirk]He stepped up in the 4th and made a big time 3 free throw play when it was pretty much over. And now he gets called a choker for missing one of them. It's not like this play was even expected. He made a smart move and came just short of making it a 3 point game and gets hated on for it. Unbelievable.

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its been happening his entire career. no matter what he does. what people don't realize is that its clutch to score 2 points out of that possession....thats clutch.

missing the free throw hurt our chances a little, but lets not act like it decided the game. you can't choke being down 6 there. its impossible. you have to actually be in position to win or tie a game to choke.....people really need to look up the definition of the word. they are confused.

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Did I call it or what?

Told you. Being called a choker after a great 4th qtr and once again got no help in a loss. As usual.[/QUOTE]

Just unbelieveable. I can just see it now. Somehow the Mavs win this series, and play Miami in the Finals. Dirk will have a great series (maybe 35, 12, .575 or so), and in game seven, he will put up a 45 point game, ...BUT, he will miss a game winning shot from 28 ft. while being double-teamed, his team will lose the game...

and this site will be inundated with Dirk "the choker" posts.

Deja vu...

reminds me so much of Wilt's career. No matter what he did, it was never enough. And no matter how poorly his teammates were, or how poorly they played...it was ALWAYS Wilt's fault when his team lost.

I am praying that Dirk wins a ring this year. Otherwise, he may never win one, and he will always be labeled a "choker." Years from now, whenever a player has an awful game, or post-season, the media will say that that player "pulled a Nowitzki."

I am just so sick of this nonsense.

[QUOTE=jlauber]Just unbelieveable. I can just see it now. Somehow the Mavs win this series, and play Miami in the Finals. Dirk will have a great series (maybe 35, 12, .575 or so), and in game seven, he will put up a 45 point game, ...BUT, he will miss a game winning shot from 28 ft. while being double-teamed, his team will lose the game...

and this site will be inundated with Dirk "the choker" posts.

Deja vu...

reminds me so much of Wilt's career. No matter what he did, it was never enough. And no matter how poorly his teammates were, or how poorly they played...it was ALWAYS Wilt's fault when his team lost.

I am praying that Dirk wins a ring this year. Otherwise, he may never win one, and he will always be labeled a "choker." Years from now, whenever a player has an awful game, or post-season, the media will say that that player "pulled a Nowitzki."

I am just so sick of this nonsense.[/QUOTE]


29 points on 10 of 17 shooting and 16 4th qtr points. and he's being blamed.

meanwhile

kidd/marion/terry/stevenson combine for:

12 of 38 shooting and the perimeter defense gets rocked by harden/maynor.

hilarious. i almost enjoy it now. its so absurd its hard not to just laugh.

[QUOTE=jlauber]Just unbelieveable. I can just see it now. Somehow the Mavs win this series, and play Miami in the Finals. Dirk will have a great series (maybe 35, 12, .575 or so), and in game seven, he will put up a 45 point game, ...BUT, he will miss a game winning shot from 28 ft. while being double-teamed, his team will lose the game...

and this site will be inundated with Dirk "the choker" posts.

Deja vu...

reminds me so much of Wilt's career. No matter what he did, it was never enough. And no matter how poorly his teammates were, or how poorly they played...it was ALWAYS Wilt's fault when his team lost.

I am praying that Dirk wins a ring this year. Otherwise, he may never win one, and he will always be labeled a "choker." Years from now, whenever a player has an awful game, or post-season, the media will say that that player "pulled a Nowitzki."

I am just so sick of this nonsense.[/QUOTE]

They are now claiming that Terry was better than Dirk in 06.......

Did I call this or what. I told everyone here what would happen, but its even worse than I expected. Now people are trying to claim that Jason Terry was "the man" on the 06 Mavs. Wow.