People seem to forget how mobile and athletic Dirk was in the first half of his career. 7 footers didn’t move like him back then.

@wyzzkyd.

11 ай бұрын

No day at all, Dirk is the greatest big man to play this game in every position. He is the one who birth the coming of the Joker. the joker just doesn't move as agile as him. Only Kevin Durant came close to dirk moves but he is shorter than dirk but you get the picture.

@minnesotafats8140

10 ай бұрын

Underrated athleticism

@jotac87278

10 ай бұрын

They still can't shoot like him

@Paul-ei4qk

10 ай бұрын

he is a much better Kevin Durant Dirk> Durant

@madisonbordenave4869

10 ай бұрын

Def disagree. Dirk was never a supreme athlete. U can even see in these highlights that he’s pretty slow and can barely jump off the ground. What sets him apart to me is his overall feel for the game, guile, and shooting skill combined with footwork. Once he got into his bag there wasn’t anything anyone could do to keep him from getting his shot off and he created just enough separation to be unbothered by contests

Dirk was dropping NBA 2K stat sheets on a Top 3 defender of his era, in playoffs. He was just different.

@richardenriquez8449

10 ай бұрын

Only see Curry and Bird shoot like Dirk in the close out game. As PJ reported, the crowd was moaning when Dirk attempted a bucket. KG was in the wrong place at the wrong time with the #6 all-time scorer in NBA history.

@chauvintookaknee4blm268

10 ай бұрын

​@@richardenriquez8449curry can't closeout. He stat padded against sac. Refs let him flop

@CamberRockerCamber

7 ай бұрын

​​@@leonard9624 9 time 1st team All Defense from 2000 to 2011. 2nd team defense the other years. Defensive player of the year in 2008. Sounds like a legitimate case for a top 3 defender to me.

@kfazo3174

Ай бұрын

@@leonard9624he’s top 3 pf of all time

@ItsMeStrider

21 күн бұрын

@@leonard9624 name 3 better defenders than KG that era, I'll wait

Funny how most people don’t remember that Dirk actually obliterated KG in their one on one playoff matchups

@Checompa

11 ай бұрын

and yet 2k always favors Garnett when I sim games lol

@m3gusta17

11 ай бұрын

it's cuz people are casuals

@patrickruffin8464

10 ай бұрын

I say this all the time

@Paul-ei4qk

10 ай бұрын

this! even before 2011 Dallas championship I rank Dirk ahead of KG in all time ranks

@PIP...33

10 ай бұрын

@@Paul-ei4qk U MEAN 2007 WHEN AL HARRINGTION 8TH SEED SWEPT DIRK ? OR IVERSON AVERAGE 40 PPG VS MJ IN CAREER ? EVEN BEFORE U WERE DERANGED U WAS

Dirks strip of the ball when needed is one of the most underrated things ever

@snowman300

10 ай бұрын

He had the most steals in a game one season with 9!

@OCHitters

10 ай бұрын

His post D 1 on 1 was decent. He just wasn't gonna help the helper at a high clip and when he was caught in the switch he would get torched. But one on one he could hold the post decent

@PIP...33

10 ай бұрын

@@snowman300 he never had 9 steals only wilt, gary payton stockton iverson kendall gill had more than 8 steals u deranged

@user-li6ns2lk3z

9 ай бұрын

​​@@OCHitterskg was a shot blocker on 2nd line defense but he wasnt as good as dirk on strips and intimidating the opponent. its a fair trade off. scoring machine with decent defense is already great. shot blocking was the job of center anyways

@ball1slife107

9 ай бұрын

Kg was a wayyyy better defender, dirk was a better scorer though. Let’s not act like dirk was more intimidating on defense

I was so glad I got to watch Dirk from start to finish.

@padz41tv43

11 ай бұрын

same

@PIP...33

10 ай бұрын

@@padz41tv43 YEAH DERANGED U MEAN WAGON IN FINLEY'S TEAM

@bigred9991

10 ай бұрын

Ditto - I never understood the hate this man would get before he finally broke through and got a ring. I tried telling people back then that he revolutionized the game. There was never a 7 footer that could move and shoot like him and now when you look around the league having a stretch 4 is a necessity if you're going to be successful. 2nd best PF to ever play behind Timmy.

@PIP...33

10 ай бұрын

@@bigred9991 HE DID WHAT ?? U MEAN TYSON CHANDLER GAVE HIM RING. DIRK HATE IS FOR REASON GUY HAD SUPERTEAM WITH NASH FINLEY SINCE DAY 1.

@davidares286

26 күн бұрын

@@PIP...33if that's the case, why didn't tyson chandler gave carmelo and jr smith a ring?

Dirk's 2011 championship run was one of the most impressive things I've seen any NBA player do. My brother and I called him "NoQuitSki" during that finals series after he carried his team while being sick.

@BoosterGoldEarth6

10 ай бұрын

Overrated dude had help.

@jdogexceeder1820

10 ай бұрын

Yep best individual performance in finals history against LeFraud

@JohnnyRanks-s7z

9 ай бұрын

@@jdogexceeder1820You wouldn’t call him LeFraud to his face lol. You would ask him for his autograph or picture

@younglove3362

9 ай бұрын

Only because it was against Lebanon. Cut the crap. Dirk was never as good as Garnett.

@treezalinidelgato

9 ай бұрын

heis in my top 5for sure...he and kg both lol...as well as kobe, ai,and duncan

Watching Dirk drill those tough 3s in a era where big men are supposed to be in thepost, is so satisfying. Thank you Dirk for bringing Dallas a ring. I would watch the games alone because my family doesn’t like basketball so when we won they were confused why I was jumping in joy at the time. Truly a a legend in Dallas 🎉

@peterspa2252

10 ай бұрын

I'm also so happy that he won one ring and did not retire without a championship. He is probably the best athlete that Germany ever had. For example, Boris Becker, Michael Schuhmacher, Franz Beckenbauer are heros as well because their sports are more popular in Germany. But I rate Dirk's career achievements higher than Becker's or Schumacher's.

@SH2K9

21 күн бұрын

Also named to the 75th Anniversary Team - which is literally the NBA "Goat List".

"At least that shot hit part of the rim" "Yeah he's slumping now" 🤣🤣🤣

elbow sleeve dirk was a monster!

Dirk was a menace

Bro, post ups (face up or back to basket), fades over either shoulder, can handle, can catch & shoot,☝🏾dribble pull-up,✌🏾dribble pull-ups, pump fakes , can get to the cup & bring the ball up on the fast break, at 7’0”. Had to rewatch this because I forgot how good Dirk was in his prime. Legend 🙌🏾

Guy is the reason single-handedly to why big men in the NBA shoot 3s these days. The man wrecked defenses. Best shooting big man ever. He changed the game. A generation talent and one of the best players to ever play. So much offensive skill for a 7 footer.

@aggtown9616

9 ай бұрын

Don't forget the one legged fade away

@Varlooo

9 ай бұрын

@@aggtown9616 the Dirk "Fuck You" Fader was crazy.

@SadBheeseChurger

9 ай бұрын

KAT the best big man shooter all time once he came into the league

@aggtown9616

9 ай бұрын

@@SadBheeseChurgerthat's Cap if he the best shooter tell him win a playoff series

@alitidda4752

9 ай бұрын

@@SadBheeseChurger u on crack kat is the best big man shooter to never won a playoffs series.

been saying this for years... Dirk owned KG, regular season and playoffs.

Omg, he was giving those boys buckets in ways they didn't even realize was possible yet. You can almost see his effect on how GMs built a team and evaluated talent happening in real time here

@Theworkingtitle7

10 ай бұрын

For the next decade+ every team was trying to draft the "next DIrk"

@PIP...33

10 ай бұрын

@@Theworkingtitle7 DIRK HAD SUPERTEAM GARNETT LITERALLY HELP ON EVERY TEAM MATE CAUSE NESTEROVIC WALLY OR BILLUPS CANT DEFEND ANYONE. KG CARRY GUYS WHO CANT SCORE 15 PTS. MEANWHILE GOOGLE VAN EXEL 42 POINTS FROM BENCH CARRY NOWITZKI VS SACRAMENTO. LITERALLY BENCH NICK WAS HIGHER RATING THAN ALL KG'S STARTERS

@PIP...33

10 ай бұрын

@@Theworkingtitle7 NO ONE TRY TO DRAFT DIRK. JOKIC IS LAST PICK ON DRAFT U DERANGED

@Theworkingtitle7

10 ай бұрын

@@PIP...33 Shows how little you know about the league's history. Bargnani, Vessly, Jianlian, and on and on. So many failed draft picks trying to find the "Next Dirk"

@PIP...33

10 ай бұрын

@@Theworkingtitle7 showed that u r deranged. ONLY BARGNANI WAS TOP PICK U ACT LIKE TEAMS DRAFTING THEM TOP 5 EVERY YEAR. LAST TIME I CHECK JOKIC WAS SELECT LAST DESPITE HE WAS LIKE DIRK

Dirks accuracy was unbelievable. I remember he went like 30/31 one game. Honestly unbelievable

I was at several of the playoff games against Minnesota many many years ago. Dirk absolutely outplayed KG on every level. Michael Finley had a couple fantastic games as well. Thank you for this.

@PIP...33

10 ай бұрын

YEAH AND AL HARRINGTON OUTPLAYED DIRK 8TH SEED VS 1ST

@imhotepnixon

10 ай бұрын

@@PIP...33that was Al’s best performance and Dirks worst performance so that should tell you all you need to know

@JonathanWoodall

10 ай бұрын

@@imhotepnixon lol cuz everyone remembers that time Al Harrington carried a vet team to the NBA title and beat the Heatles. dude above you is one of the few dirk haters ive ever seen

@PIP...33

10 ай бұрын

@@JonathanWoodall no but everyone know tyson chandler and marion held LEBRON ON 8 PTS U DERANGED

@PIP...33

10 ай бұрын

@@JonathanWoodall DIRK CARRY ?? WHY HE DIDNT DO 2012 ? BECAUSE CUBAN TRADED GUY WHO GAVE HIM RING TYSON CHANDLER U DERANGED

Awesome upload. He really was super fast back then. Faster than like 90% of 7-footers both then and today I'd say.

The eye-opener here was that, as a Mavs fan who watched almost all of Dirk's games over his career, I somehow thought of his strip move as something he developed later in career. This is early in his career, and he's doing it every fourth highlight.

@m3gusta17

11 ай бұрын

same here man, I was always under the impression Dirk developed that move later on, and he's out here ripping the ball from prime KG.

@csy9366

11 ай бұрын

He played tennis and handball before he played basketball. That's why he has quick hands.

@igotseoul7744

11 ай бұрын

He got it from Malone. Karl basically was punishing Dirk his first couple years with that quick slap down

@ultimateyagerman

10 ай бұрын

​@@m3gusta17unfortunately those same strip attempts was used against him to give Wade FTs to defend their 1 pt leads in 2006

@PureGreggy

10 ай бұрын

That series was so fixed it makes me sick to think of it. @@ultimateyagerman

shooting 70+ % in a playoff series is God Mode no jokes for a PF/C

@PIP...33

10 ай бұрын

YEAH CAUSE KG DEFENDED FINLEY NASH AND DIRK. BILLUPS DID NOTHING LIKE USUAL. HE SHOULD THANX BEN WALLACE FOR GUARDING SHAQ OTHERWISE BILLUPS IS BUST FIRST 4 YEARS 5 TEAMS KICKED HIM OUT

@emersonssbb

10 ай бұрын

@@PIP...33 So what he guarded finley nash and dirk. He was a goose egg in the offense only had 15 points for a Superstar such as Garnett.

@RandomStuffFreak

10 ай бұрын

@@PIP...33 u dont need to scream like that

@PIP...33

10 ай бұрын

@@emersonssbb GARNETT IS NOT SCORER U DERANGED. POINTS MEANS NOTHING.

@PIP...33

10 ай бұрын

@@RandomStuffFreak CRY MORE DERANGED

I forgot how athletic he was when he was younger. It was amazing watching his whole career.

When Garnett doesnt mention Dirk in his top 5 power forwards lists, its almost personal, we all know as Mavs fans how hard Dirk would cook him, so when Rasheed Wallace is above Dirk, Garnett knows he was Dirks bitch boy

@jasonsandhu3760

10 ай бұрын

Exactly !!!!!

@ashishkhatri2771

18 күн бұрын

He doesn't put him in his top 5? That's clowning. I put Dirk as the best offensive big man in league history, not counting guys who are still playing.

@bigred9991

18 күн бұрын

​@@ashishkhatri2771Dirk is the 2nd greatest PF of all-time. Timmy is #1. People don't realize in Dirks prime he was averaging 27ppg on insane efficiency. I think he only had 1 or 2 seasons where he averaged over 20 shots per game. He played 21 seasons.

the shooting splits are insane💀

dirk was such a joy to watch man. it's crazy that he's really known for shooting but in this you really get to see the physicality in his game too.

Van Exle, Nash, Finley Dirk..... My favorite was watching Mavs vs Kings in this era

Dirk, without a doubt, is one of the best big man shooters in NBA history. He would score just about anywhere on the floor. Not just in the paint like the majority of most big men. If you look at his career 3 pointers vs big men of similar size, there is no comparison. Definitely earned his nomination into the Hall of Fame!

Doing gods work here, Panda

These highlights need to be playing 24/7 at the AAC

This is my go-to video to educate nephews on social media. Thanks, PandaHank41. You're the best!

This is why this is my favorite Mavs account on KZread 😂🔥

@justlovenohate4662

11 ай бұрын

hear hear! @PandaHank41 FTW!

@PIP...33

10 ай бұрын

YEAH CAUSE KG DEFENDED FINLEY NASH AND DIRK. BILLUPS DID NOTHING LIKE USUAL. HE SHOULD THANX BEN WALLACE FOR GUARDING SHAQ OTHERWISE BILLUPS IS BUST FIRST 4 YEARS 5 TEAMS KICKED HIM OUT

@rorydougherty

10 ай бұрын

“Billups did nothing as usual”. Stop it. Chauncey Billups was a finals MVP, nearly a back to back finals MVP, and literally outplayed Kobe and Shaq AND Tim Duncan and Tony Parker in back to back finals… looks like he did a little bit more than nothing. SMH

@PIP...33

10 ай бұрын

@@rorydougherty REALLY DERANGERED , SO U SAYING IGUODALA IS BETTER PLAYER THAN KARL MALONE. 4 RINGS 1 FINAL MVP. IF BILLUPS IS MVP WHERE IS HE IN 75 GOAT ??

@PIP...33

10 ай бұрын

@@rorydougherty BILLUPS OUTPLAYEDE U MEAN BEN WALLACE DEFENDED CSHAQ U DEANGED. EVERYONE KNOWS BEN IS MVP. WHERE IS BILLUPS IN 75 HOF LIST ?? NASH IS !!

i followed Dirk journey when i was a teenager and i cry when he retired because his my idol . I miss DIRK the way he play . I pay nba league pass back then not to miss every dallas mavs game. Still im a MFFL and hopefully LUKA follow the step of Dirk of loyal to my team Dallas.

Bro that shot is so pure.

This is what KG's fans cant accept that their idol was shitted by Dirk during their playoffs matches. They said KG was so much better because of his defense well it's nowhere to be found during their matchups lol 😁

@themostrandom8424

11 ай бұрын

True, and people still have the audacity to claim KG is far better when even stats tells Dirk is more better. Funny is how they always says defense wins championship and KG is elite defender blah blah blah but hey in their 21 years career Dirk has more wins and less loses than KG yet still more people believe KG over Dirk lol.

@rapsack7058

11 ай бұрын

WHat these guys and many others dont get, that Dirk was defense wise not a weakness you could exploit. He did an ok job. Noas exeptional and TD or KG but you could not go against him and hope to win the game. I think may of them have not seen him before 2013.

@allencastro9344

11 ай бұрын

That's all they had going for him, that overrated defense that gets exposed by Dirk everytime they go against each other

@Damianoutlaw

11 ай бұрын

Fans of Kevin Garnett live in denial when it comes to Dirk being better than KG

@toyranch

11 ай бұрын

And now they have KAT, it must be terrible to be a Wolves fan.

Wow, didn't know he had 73% 3pt percentage in this series. Almost a 90-70-50? Dang..

@imhotepnixon

10 ай бұрын

@@PIP...33DUDE CHILL

@PIP...33

10 ай бұрын

CHILL DERANGED DENY MY FACTS.@@imhotepnixon

@PIP...33

10 ай бұрын

@@imhotepnixon I LIKE HOW DERANGED CANT DENY MY FACTS JUST MAKES GARNETT BILLION TIMES BETTER THAN DIRK

@PIP...33

10 ай бұрын

@@imhotepnixon U DO REALIZE IVERSON AVERAGE 40 PPG VS MJ IN CAREER U DERANGED

@mandark5789

10 ай бұрын

​@@PIP...33Dude where did you get that numbers. You know MJ 7-6 against Iverson and he didn't average 40ppg against MJ. He average 29ppg on horrible fg%.

KG still big mad at 🐐. Never mentions him with other great PFs.

@mavssami41

11 ай бұрын

Bro never never does....he brings up sheed more than dirk🤬

@allenxavier6073

11 ай бұрын

the dude is still traumatized from all the torture that Dirk puts him through

@deni8814

11 ай бұрын

Brothers dont like when these European players come in and start cooking them, same is happening with Jokic now, Garnett would rather mention a player that averaged 16 a game then Dirk who was dropping 30 on tmhim every night.

@mavssami41

11 ай бұрын

@@deni8814 👏👏👏

@joesmith-hm6cr

10 ай бұрын

The goat ? Lmao he a garbage player compared to Tim Duncan lmao

I can't believe anybody would ever put KG over Dirk all time. My boi changed the game and cooked KG constantly from the inside out.

@PIP...33

10 ай бұрын

DIRK HAD SUPERTEAM GARNETT LITERALLY HELP ON EVERY TEAM MATE CAUSE NESTEROVIC WALLY OR BILLUPS CANT DEFEND ANYONE. KG CARRY GUYS WHO CANT SCORE 15 PTS. MEANWHILE GOOGLE VAN EXEL 42 POINTS FROM BENCH CARRY NOWITZKI VS SACRAMENTO. LITERALLY BENCH NICK WAS HIGHER RATING THAN ALL KG'S STARTERS

@PIP...33

10 ай бұрын

REALLY DERANGED IMBESILE

@HungarianDerrickRose

10 ай бұрын

@@PIP...33 OK nephew.

@crazywildman

10 ай бұрын

@@PIP...33 dirk had super team?????? i want to know what u been smoking...

@TV-ob1if

10 ай бұрын

@@PIP...33is English your second language

Dirks era of basketball is the greatest talent in one era at the PF position in history. That western conference at the position was a gauntlet to go through go look at the competition during his career that he faced in their primes it’s actually crazy.

@maartenvz

10 ай бұрын

Absolutely, Duncan, Webber, kg, gasol, stoudemire/marion, Lewis (he is not on the same level of course but also one of the earlier stretch fours), odom, boozer, brand, Randolph, Wallace, mcdyess (both early in his career)

@jadepowell5178

9 ай бұрын

​@@maartenvzlol I was thinking hard to see if you missed any lol, looks like a pretty good list

@andzc9230

9 ай бұрын

@@maartenvzwallace randolph

this is some great, great basketball. i'll never get tired of watching the 2000s playoffs, especially the western conference.

this is so crazy cause i never knew this is really how he played. i only watched the old decrepit dirk lol. if you woulda asked me who i’d take KG or him before i watched this video i woulda said KG but i didn’t realize he had this level of athleticism and mobility and i didn’t understand the level of his shot making and pure shooting really was. this is crazy. if you don’t contest him at the rim he really my dunk on you. never knew he had this ability fr

the way he makes his opponent always occupy off and with the ball perfection

Panda knows what we need

@andrewmitchell3283

10 ай бұрын

I was going to like your comment, but then I stopped when I saw it was at 41 likes!

Dirk played for so long, I forgot he had quickness and could jump in his earlier days. I was surprised when he went in for the dunk a couple times.

@younglove3362

9 ай бұрын

He went in for dunks because he had Steve Nash feed him and set him up.

@ARKIBOYTV

3 ай бұрын

​@@younglove3362nah. When he was young. He blew past by defenders and dunk

To me, that's cinema

The rim sound brings me back those times. It sounded just gooood

Dirk was nasty! And so pure

LMAO, Dirk is cooking this dude in iso

He was giving them crazy work

highlight was like a video game. dirk leading a transition breaK, hezi at the stripe nd proceeds to nail a tear drop lol

Dirk's career playoff record against KG, Kobe and Pau Gasol is a combined 15-0. Wow.

@El.Nigga.

10 ай бұрын

Pau

@Hatedj

10 ай бұрын

what other useless stat do you have for us? 😂🌹

@timboshanghai6785

10 ай бұрын

u are useless@@Hatedj

@sampam8577

10 ай бұрын

So how come Kobe has 5 and Dirk has 1. The math ain’t adding up, I’m not sure your right.

@ballinboxer3676

10 ай бұрын

@@sampam8577 They didn't face the Mavs when they won the championships and Dirk lost in the next rounds after beating KG/Lakers. That should be basic math you dummy

Dirk was undefeated against KG and Kobe in the playoffs. Anyone who said KG was better than Dirk never watched them play. Dirk was HIM before HIM. And one of 4 players to average 25/10 in playoffs for career. The only player that could stop Dirk, was Dirk.

@mavssami41

10 ай бұрын

Thankuu! Too many call him soft yet in his prime playoff days he averaged 27 and 11

@jasonsandhu3760

10 ай бұрын

And 7-0 vs pau gasol too

@Soopology

10 ай бұрын

Lol, during Kobe’s prime years, they never matched up.

@younglove3362

9 ай бұрын

Anyone say Dirk was better than KG never watched them play. 🙄

Dirk was sneaky athletic, he didn't show his full speed until he actually went for a forceful drive otherwise he just used his size and shooting to make the buckets. So that caught almost always defenders offguard when he put the ball on the floor.

i remember prior to this cook, dirk was dominated by KG in the last playoff year. and just 1 year later, the story has changed!

At the 5:27 mark dirk just stares at the defender the flew by him after he made the shot! Nasty👏🤣

It's not just KG, even TD was outplayed most of the time by Dirk.

@rapsack7058

11 ай бұрын

If you look, most pssesions wether TD nor KG were assigned against Dirk as defender. Coaches known that Dirk was to quick for them

@Goxilla

11 ай бұрын

@@rapsack7058 yea young Dirk was so agile for a 7-footer

@TheDonkeyFLOPPER

11 ай бұрын

@@rapsack7058yea Bruce Bowen did a lot of the defense against dirk when he was a spur.

@joshseiz4233

10 ай бұрын

@@TheDonkeyFLOPPER And sliding his foot under Dirk everytime he shot

@PIP...33

10 ай бұрын

@@rapsack7058 YEAH CAUSE KG DEFENDED FINLEY NASH AND DIRK. BILLUPS DID NOTHING LIKE USUAL. HE SHOULD THANX BEN WALLACE FOR GUARDING SHAQ OTHERWISE BILLUPS IS BUST FIRST 4 YEARS 5 TEAMS KICKED HIM OUT

To a lesser extent, this is like the debate between MJ and the other guy. Dirk has always been better than KG. Both have one ring but Dirk did it with a lot less help, and he's got one more finals appearance. Statistically, KG is better defensively but that's about it. Dirk beats him on everything else.

@rayquizo

10 ай бұрын

and who

@joshliggins-lk8gj

10 ай бұрын

But mj is also statistically better than the other guy too unless u mean accumulated stats.

@rogerjohnson586

10 ай бұрын

Dirk always been better that's cap it took dirk to get tough and stop shooting 15 threes a game and dirk has some of the greatest players on his team they always had a 12 man roster

@life0093

10 ай бұрын

They both have 2 finals appearances. If KG doesn’t get hurt in 09, it’s probably 3. He had a lot of help in 2011

@alchemist_one

10 ай бұрын

Wilt's stats were actually pretty unreachable.

KG: "not in my day..." Dirk: "hold my beer"

Could watch it all day❤

Dirk on offense is one of the best players ever and especially for his size it was crazy. He was like a MJ/Kobe/Kd with the guard-like moves he could do and while still being a 7 footer with crazy shooting ability 🤯

Dirk's game even in today's NBA would still be sought after. He'll kill it. Dirk shooting threes with an unstoppable fall away in mid-range can pretty much draw defenders. from inside and outside the paint.

@joejesus9902

10 ай бұрын

Absolutely

I love KZread for solely this reason because I can always bring up the proof that the players I grew up with were straight hoopers.

Their has never been a person in the league as unique as dirk nowitzki

@jan279

10 ай бұрын

I'd argue Steph is just as unique, we've never really seen a guy before or since with Steph's overall skillset, man is like Allen Iverson & Reggie Miller rolled into one guy.

@gullintanni

10 ай бұрын

Larry Bird was more unique cause he could pass as well. Only Jokic has ever come close to his uniqueness.

@TheIcemanthomas

10 ай бұрын

Not true. There’s been a lot of very unique talents. Moses Malone is one that comes to mind. Ralph Sampson, pistol Pete, wilt, Wes unseld, Rodman, Charles Barkley, jokic, Giannis, Yao, and I’d throw Kareem in there as well.

@angelvaldez8433

10 ай бұрын

Most of those guys are not champions. I'm not a hater but I'm afraid they will be lost to history. In 100 years and 100 new champions will anyone remember Malone or Barkley?

@user-wi3lg1rz8f

10 ай бұрын

@@angelvaldez8433 Malone was Champion with the Sixers

I was looking for that clip of Billups. Ty Panda!

As a Maverick fan I want to say thank you for this post. I remember this series but sometimes fans forget and don't appreciate how good Dirk was until his career was over. Looking at this video I knew he balled out but he actually destroyed them!! Thank you agian

Dirk was in the playoffs thru the whole 2000’s.. been a big gamer for a long time. Glad I got to watch first hand starting from 06 when he took out Duncan in his building in G7. 15 years old, I remember watching that Finals run rooting for him just cause of who he went thru to get there. Dirks fadeaway or Kareem’s hook??

dirk is the reason why i started watching basketball since my childhood,the moment he carry the Mavs team to a championship is so fulfilling well deserve for all his efforts...hope he teach luka how to be humble and specially free throws hehe😁😁😁 love them both

@justlovenohate4662

11 ай бұрын

eyy.. same here. the first game i saw was mavs vs michael jordan's wizards

Dirk gamestyle is so unique a big man with great footwork that likes posting up and going for the mid range shot that could score 3's, It kinda reminds me how Kobe scores when shooting mid range.

KG didnt want any of that smoke

@johnpaul8938

10 ай бұрын

KG dont want any smoke lol. Dude is a fraud

@PIP...33

10 ай бұрын

YEAH CAUSE KG DEFENDED FINLEY NASH AND DIRK. BILLUPS DID NOTHING LIKE USUAL. HE SHOULD THANX BEN WALLACE FOR GUARDING SHAQ OTHERWISE BILLUPS IS BUST FIRST 4 YEARS 5 TEAMS KICKED HIM OUT

People keep putting KG over Dirk when in fact Dirk’s Dallas kept on winning every season while Garnett was just stat padding 🤷🏻‍♂️

@PIP...33

10 ай бұрын

YEAH CAUSE KG DEFENDED FINLEY NASH AND DIRK. BILLUPS DID NOTHING LIKE USUAL. HE SHOULD THANX BEN WALLACE FOR GUARDING SHAQ OTHERWISE BILLUPS IS BUST FIRST 4 YEARS 5 TEAMS KICKED HIM OUT

@PIP...33

10 ай бұрын

YEAH DERANGED WHAT DALLAS WON ?? WHERE WAS DIRK 1ST SEED VS AL HArrington 8th seed 2007 ?

Dirk sneaky quick with a solid 1st step 🧐

People think Dirk was a bad defender and that wasn't the case. He was very good at positional defense and using his body and length to get deflections and bother opposing bigs, he just didn't have the quantitiesstats like blocks and defensive rebounds; but that's because he was looking to get back for open shots and positioning in the paint early into possessions. Him and Jokic have a very similar way of playing defense, while being tasked with a massive responsibility on offense .

@BrianDonato

Ай бұрын

Dirk was a solid defender most of his career ... bigs practically never went off against Dallas, it was always guards and wings. Even in the 2011 playoffs, Aldridge, Gasol, Bosh were all mediocre vs. Dirk

I think I teared up Panda.. thank you 🤟🏾🤟🏾

Thanks for the video. Well done. Dirk was so fun to watch. He had such quick hands. I miss the guy. If only he was at his peak today w Lively, Kyrie, THJ, Luka. It’s ok to dream isn’t it. One of my all time great memories, other than the championship series, is Dirks last game. The team kept feeding him. He would still hit shot after shot. I remember the Sunday afternoon retirement. Barkley, Bird, great things they said about our Dallas treasure. Forever.

Its crazy after rewatching the 2023 NBA finals then watch this oh my goodness Dirk here is like the Jokic of the 2023 just less of an Passing Rebounding and Murray but the domination in a perimeter the vibe is very the same

Damn Dirk had so many tips and deflections that series, playing like a guard lmao

@l3ftie578

10 ай бұрын

fr he had rly active hands

@PIP...33

10 ай бұрын

@@l3ftie578 YEAH CAUSE KG DEFENDED FINLEY NASH AND DIRK. BILLUPS DID NOTHING LIKE USUAL. HE SHOULD THANX BEN WALLACE FOR GUARDING SHAQ OTHERWISE BILLUPS IS BUST FIRST 4 YEARS 5 TEAMS KICKED HIM OUT

Dirk is still the best Mav of all time

0:51 and a nice block by Dirk

its damn near impossible to stop someone with that kind of touch! a legit 7ft with that kind of feel for the game is insane!

All NBA casuals ignore this in the modern media and pretend it never happened 😂

@PIP...33

10 ай бұрын

YEAH CAUSE KG DEFENDED FINLEY NASH AND DIRK. BILLUPS DID NOTHING LIKE USUAL. HE SHOULD THANX BEN WALLACE FOR GUARDING SHAQ OTHERWISE BILLUPS IS BUST FIRST 4 YEARS 5 TEAMS KICKED HIM OUT

@PIP...33

10 ай бұрын

NO DERANGED ONLY CASUAL ARE DIRK FAN WHO HAD SUPERTEAM FROM DAY 1

@imhotepnixon

10 ай бұрын

@@PIP...33you’re delusional

@Soopology

10 ай бұрын

I just think they don’t remember or didn’t see this my guy 😂

@onlyfacts3178

10 ай бұрын

@@PIP...33 SUPERTEAM??? FINLEY was the most overrated player in that ERA...BALL HOG who shoot horrible FG%...

Dirk gave Chauncey Billups that turn around spin step 3 Pointer after he had him stumbling, Like who are you Fam you can't stop me Bro. hahaha

God damn young dirk is insane

This is when Dirk took over as the man in Dallas. Before that, even at the beginning of that season, it was still Michael Finley. But this was Dirk just entering his hay day and Finley at the end of his. This is when he rly established himself.

For me it's not even close. Unlike KG fleeing to Boston, Dirk did not run to a big market team to get his ring. He stayed with Dallas and the year he lead them to the championship, he was the lone all star on that team and got the FMVP unlike KG. With a 38 years old J Kidd and a role player in Jason Terry as his best teammates. When you take everything into account including the intangibles and leadership, Dirk is miles ahead of KG.

@m3gusta17

11 ай бұрын

Garnett wouldn't have led that 2011 Mavs squad to a championship if he'd had 5 chances to do so, much less against the freaking Heatles. People who don't put respect on Dirk's name are dumb as rocks.

@voodoodiecast

10 ай бұрын

And somehow people will still say KG because “defense” lol KG does have more talent that includes passing but Dirk’s offense and leadership prevailed and ultimately has a better career and legacy than KG.

@itisnottaken4444

10 ай бұрын

“KG fleeing Boston to a big market team” Since when is Boston seen as a big market??? And KG didn’t flee, he was traded after the wolves failed countless times in building any sort of team around him. They even got draft picks taken away because of Joe Smith which set them back even more.

KG was a prototype,: a big man who could play LIKE a guard and do a bit of everything Dirk WAS a GUARD who was 7 ft tall It's like when ppl tried to compare AD to giannis; AD has some ball skills FOR a BIG man and CAN look like a guard at times; Giannis is literally a slashing combo PG in a big mans body-- tha't why Dirk and giannis can get anywhere on the court with their handles Of course dirk is the superior shooter; he's a top 10 shooter of all time

Dirk was a walking bucket. Triple threat connoisseur! Gives it to you however you want it.

Alot of people 4get about how good dirk was. Alot of players then couldn't do what he could.

His shot is art. On another note--a sad note--we are still rocking some of these same unis and have the same logo decades later.

@landonlogsdon490

11 ай бұрын

We're never gonna move on from the Dirk era. Keep the unis. Dirk made them classic.

@ericheffner112

11 ай бұрын

​@@landonlogsdon490Right. We have alternatives every season anyway!

@ericheffner112

11 ай бұрын

I'm 50 years in the game and I remember this series. Dirk was bustin' KGs ass to the point that he hit Dirk on a drive that was a dirty play. He tried to intemidate Dirk and get in his face afterwards, but my dude Michael Finley jumped right in the middle of it. Finley got in KGs ass so hard that he backed off. He was a deer in headlights and shook as shit. KG tried to pick on guys that he felt would fold... a little guy like Nash. I live in Dallas but I'm originally from Chicago. Finley was born and raised in Chicago. KG is originally from South Carolina and was recruited and moved to Chicago. KG ain't 'bout that life. He was a fraud in terms of being a tough guy. I went to the 1st regular season game the following season and before tip-off they showed the Finley/KG confrontation on the jumbo tron. Loved how Cuban and the crew decided to kick off the season on that note. I hope it's on YT somewhere.

@Damianoutlaw

11 ай бұрын

@@ericheffner112there are a ton of players like Tim Duncan, Kenyon Martin, Dirk, Udonis Haslem that have always been able to see right through Kevin Garnetts fake tough guy persona

@PIP...33

10 ай бұрын

@@Damianoutlaw YEAH CAUSE KG DEFENDED FINLEY NASH AND DIRK. BILLUPS DID NOTHING LIKE USUAL. HE SHOULD THANX BEN WALLACE FOR GUARDING SHAQ OTHERWISE BILLUPS IS BUST FIRST 4 YEARS 5 TEAMS KICKED HIM OUT

People dont know how good dirk is even before the 2011 season. Dirk is cooking all the best defender on his era.

@bryant475

10 ай бұрын

Yep, there were only a few players who could guard him decently- one of the most underrated was Andrei Kirilenko (AK47)!

Thank you panda you're the best.

Man they had the future 2 time mvp in Nash at PG. I would have love to see them play there careers together...

False. KG is better than Dirk because KG pumps his chest with intensity while shouting “AIIIEEEEEIIEEEEE” after getting a defensive rebound 😤😤

@m3gusta17

11 ай бұрын

careful, delusional KG stans might think you're being serious 😂

Dirk was jokic with a quick pull up, tighter handle and first step quickness. Jokic got him on the passing though.

I grew up in LA and was a huge Lakers fan, but my first jersey I ever bought as a kid was Dirk’s. My friends would clown me, but I just loved his style of play. I didn’t care. I still have this jersey, with the letters all faded. When he got his ring I was so happy for him, and Dallas and their fans. Well deserved. Dirk is definitely one of the greatest players to ever play the sport.

Yessir!!! and KG is my guy. Dirk and Duncan would give him fits! I remember going to the games in Dallas and telling my wife "Watch Garnett not play..." use to piss me off. Then one year while he was with Boston, she got me tickets to the Spurs game. We drove to San Antonio and he still didn't play. I said "look a this bullshit!"😆 But a Dirk was true beast and you couldn't do nothing with that shot.

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Would have loved it if this video had the clip of Garnett talking trash before the series about how he was going shut Dirk down. Garnett talked a ba lot of trash while Dirk put up big numbers. Dirk will always be tied to Garnett because they were both young 7 footers at the same time. He also will be tied to Paul Pierce who Dallas passed on to pick Dirk. Garnett and Pierce could only win a title by teaming up in Boston with Ray Allen.

@PIP...33

10 ай бұрын

YEAH CAUSE KG DEFENDED FINLEY NASH AND DIRK. BILLUPS DID NOTHING LIKE USUAL. HE SHOULD THANX BEN WALLACE FOR GUARDING SHAQ OTHERWISE BILLUPS IS BUST FIRST 4 YEARS 5 TEAMS KICKED HIM OUT

@Soopology

10 ай бұрын

Please remember that Dirk was trashed for a LONG time by the media for never winning. Nobody lost as a favorite as much as Dirk’s teams. Dirk deserves a lot of credit for sticking around but don’t act like it destined for him to win.

@PIP...33

10 ай бұрын

@@Soopology WHAT CREDIT ?? U MEAN TYSON CHANDLER AND MATRIX CREDIT ?? DIRK PUT EMPTY STATS LIKE MJ WITHOUT PIPPEN.

Damn I miss those Mavs day's great time to be a fan

Beautifully done!

Man.. if dirk playing in today's nba.. he probably making 50m/season

@Vnexpress1203

10 ай бұрын

I think he would make 70mil/season easily. Van Vleet is making 40mil and Jaylen Brown is making 60mil.

@mandark5789

10 ай бұрын

Nah He's like Duncan who accept lesser pay to give rooms for better players.

The best thing Garnett did in his career was getting out of the West.

I miss Bob Costas announcing NBA games so much. This was one of the last ones he ever did

That Mavs team low key would dominate in today’s game; pace, shooting, IQ, unselfishness. Nash and Dirk are lights out, NVX and Finley both can shot and create off the dribble.