Dirk Nowitzki: The European Giant Who Changed the Game

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When Dirk Nowitzki joined the NBA he was labelled “soft”, as Power Forwards of his era were known for their strength and aggression, rather than their finesse. But over the course of his career, he shook that tag loose and redefined what a Power Forward was.
This is the story of Dirk Nowitzki.
Written by Ryan Baldi, illustrated by Henry Cooke.
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@MehdoodaFanNo.1 2 года назад

Thank you for making basketball content on tifo, as a European interested in both football and basketball, this is one of the best channels out there

@jessepowell5750 2 года назад

i got an idea

@zacharyliles8657 2 года назад

I might argue that Dirk changed the game more than any player of his generation. When Dirk entered the league the 3-point shot was really not tightly defended. Unless you were Ray Allen or Reggie Miller, teams were happy to let their opponent shoot from distance. Dirk's arrival as a 7-foot tall forward who could shoot almost 40% from 3, it completely changed the way defenses were forced to match up. Suddenly the game opened up a lot more as defenses were stretched so much further than they were before. This naturally led to higher scoring games and a higher tempo style of play which is carried on by players like Lillard and Steph. Love the basketball and soccer content, Tifo. Keep it up!

@justin-fk2dl 2 года назад

that argument wouldn’t stick. stephen curry is one of the most influential and generational player of all time. dirk did change the game, but nowhere near as much as curry.

@MasterBepis 2 года назад

@@justin-fk2dl Steph isn't in the same generation as dirk tho.

@justin-fk2dl 2 года назад

@@MasterBepis what about kobe then.

@jekriscerteza3981 2 года назад

@pop wow kobe was in Dirk's generation but he wasn't as game changing as Dirk. Kobe continued Jordan's play but Dirk brought something new.

@venomsymbiote7555 Год назад

I agree that he changed the game more than anyone in the last 25yrs. 7 footers were not known to be going all the way out to the 3pt line until Dirk came along. Now you have all the bigs in the game shying away from the paint and going all the way out to 3pt land. You can thank Dirk for this. However most cant be Dirk and never will. Thats what alot of players fail to realize. He was almost one of a kind👍👍

@kwakud.2485 2 года назад

Guided? That was one of the all time great performances by a player in the history of the nba That 2011 run by Dirk was imperious

@DrZoomer 2 года назад

I dont think there has been or ever will be a more impressive playoff run than 2011. The teams Dallas overcame, when everyone was counting them out, makes that title all the more rewarding and special, especially if you were around to witness it live.

@brando_05 2 года назад

Dirk the guy who made bigs dominating by shooting from longer distances a more normal thing. He's why you got guys like KD and Aldridge.

@Goxilla 2 года назад

Dirk would average 30+ pts per game if he entered the league around 2010. But the league might not have become that way if he wasn´t drafted in 1998

@akhilavila7590 Год назад

His playoff scoring (volume + efficiency), once adjusted for pace, has only been matched by Jordan, LeBron, and Shaq, he’s one of the greatest scorers ever That level of floor spacing and scoring gravity at his position is game- and floor-bending, which is why he’s been on so many high level offenses; he’s a matchup nightmare, opens up the floor for teammates, and fits like a glove next to basically any player ever

@Goxilla Год назад

@@akhilavila7590 yep and he does not have an ego that holds him back. He could have played with anybody

@jairusfukiau1239 2 года назад

I love that tifo is doing basketball Sensible trades and/or Sensible offseason moves should definitely become a thing

@BlinkXIII 2 года назад

Sadly the entire preconceived notion of European basketball players being soft is still alive in the NBA. Just look at how Luka and Jokic have been treated.

@ola_eboda 2 года назад

Bruh what no one says luka or Jokic are soft but objectively euro players are softer

@joshbrown2217 2 года назад

I say it was. but with Giannis, Jokic and Luka proving themselves after their rookie season, that is mostly gone. In fact it's now players like Brooker who are getting that treatment now.

@CorePathway Год назад

EVERYBODY SOFT NOW - any 70’s and 80’s team.

@page8301 Год назад

@@ola_eboda There is no objective proof that European players are softer. In fact considering how easy it is to score in the NBA I dare say that the NBA is the softer league compared to Euroleague.

@ndjk2821 2 года назад

Let’s keep growing Tifo basketball. There’s so much potential here for great content

@DomKennewell 2 года назад

Dirk was so good!

@ndjk2821 2 года назад

Nowitzki is one of the reasons I got into basketball

@ArdiLovesYou 2 года назад

Great video as always. Would love to see a video on the Grit and Grind Grizzlies 💯

@ryan5752 2 года назад

Great video as always. Keep it up guys

@maralorca6518 Год назад

Love watching videos about the legend, Dirk Nowitzki. Thanks Tifo.

@francescomarra5146 2 года назад

TIFO BASKETBALL? WOA AMAZING, SUBSCRIBED

@kwakud.2485 2 года назад

I’ve never heard Dame’s name pronounced like that 😂😂😂 I love it

@killuminatisouls 2 года назад

Dirk Nowitzki is the best PF of all time and great personality too.

@044ananttripathi4 2 года назад

I'd go with Kevin Garnett, although Nowitzki is a very close 2nd for me.

@kyler.murray4016 2 года назад

@@044ananttripathi4 So we just going to forget about Timmy?

@bigred9991 2 года назад

I've always thought that if you swapped Dirk with Duncan the Spurs win just as many championships. But because it didn't work out like that I have to say T. Duncan is the best PF of all-time with Dirk being a close 2nd.

@akhilavila7590 Год назад

@@bigred9991 I feel the exact same except about KG not Dirk haha

@jimmyrodriguez5670 Год назад

@@044ananttripathi4 Dirk cooked KG every time they played. The refs always got in the way and ruined it though.

@benedictschwarz324 2 года назад

I’ve been a tifo football fan for years and recently started watching the nba. Now I’ve found this and I’m over the moon

@jozy3354 2 года назад

I never thought the words underrated and legend go together but that’s honestly the only way I could describe Dirk. Amazing video

@karlo0998 2 года назад

Make a vid about Manu ginobili

@nickw7418 2 года назад

great vid

@adityashah7221 2 года назад

Can you make a video about the Gasol brothers - Pau & Marc Gasol?

@Xledon 2 года назад

Love the content. Could we get a Hakeem video? I think it would be good content for the channel

@kwakud.2485 2 года назад

The dreeeaaaammmm

@jumpmanblanco3048 Год назад

That Final against the Heat was pure class by Nowitzki

@jaimereygadas2875 Год назад

You forgot to mention that due to injury he developed his signature move. He is my favorite player all time. It was beautiful how he got the best of flash. He ring and the way he got is worth more than many of the other players. Simply put it he is generational talent

@manuelbarros4898 2 года назад

“At that time, there was something of a bias in NBA circles against European players”. You know, unlike when Luka Doncic was drafted.

@GarkKahn 2 года назад

Yup, because no north american player had been a bust ever before

@ThatBoiEm 2 года назад

@@GarkKahn no there hasn’t ;)

@jimmyrodriguez5670 Год назад

Are you not old enough to understand the difference? If not, that's ok

@andrew_l1900 2 года назад

Tyson Chandler has never had his name said so posh before 😂

@tonybonyzonie2479 2 года назад

You should make a video on the Heatles era with Lebron. Great content per usual!

@Kodreanu23 2 года назад

Actually, the first European stretch four was Toni Kukoc, but he wasn't as nearly successful as Dirk

@blicleak1101 2 года назад

He was more of a 3 in my opinion. If he would to play now, he would be a so-called point forward.

@lukaskywalker7791 2 года назад

Bravo, bravo👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

@deontae777 2 года назад

i liked the beat in the back

@yanionnfl8638 2 года назад

TIFO BASKETBALL!!!!

@vinprods9965 2 года назад

can you make giannis or tmac video too

@TheJohnnyGomes Год назад

So happy to hear your silky voice talk about the NBA. Just one thing: it's pronounced "Doo-rant" not "Diu-rant", for future reference

@markospasic4377 2 года назад

what about some euroleague content??

@johnkurian4529 2 года назад

Let's go dirk!

@robertli3600 2 года назад

0:41 Ayo what

@jqwiiiiqqirmnsnnsnnsnnsmjjrj 2 года назад

Dirk almost crossed the threshold of height. If he was taller by an inch or two, he'd be dealing with multiple injuries. Thankfully, he didn't.

@chinortega3 4 месяца назад

I still use the "heatles" as my ultimate team name lol

@TheMan750 2 года назад

Mount Rushmore of players that influenced the game of basketball: Michael Jordan Stephen Curry Allen Iverson Dirk Nowitzki

@glubzyoutube4374 2 года назад

kobe was a huge influence on so many people

@charlescrawford4907 2 года назад

@@glubzyoutube4374 yeah but we see him more as MJ's carbon copy, no offence ✌🏿

@glubzyoutube4374 2 года назад

@@charlescrawford4907 i mean people still to this day go "kobe" when they hit a shot so i mean

@jimmyrodriguez5670 Год назад

@@glubzyoutube4374 The game, not the people. His list is off anyways.

@lostone9700 2 года назад

He didn’t change the game. He was an elite midrange shooter like the euro bugs before him and he shot a couple 3s game. Yes he broke records but only because he was a few inches taller than another sharp shooting pf named Larry bird. Still fantastic player and underrated. Analytically preferred over his peers that stole mvps. Kobe and Nash notably.

@julianrojas4792 2 года назад

Larry bird was a sf and dirk made bigs shooting threes more popular than ever.

@jimmyrodriguez5670 Год назад

You honestly don't know what you are talking about. But if you want to disagree with multiple hall of famers and NBA legends, that's your choice.

@alibulala5 2 года назад

it's crazy how underrated Dirk is, especially in Germany

@beastoonline1991 2 года назад

Wait he doesn't have clout in Germany?? That's crazy!!

@MsTruebi 2 года назад

@@beastoonline1991 yes he does. He´s very famous and widely regarded as one of the nation´s best sports guys ever and also as a great guy overall. It´s just that the game of basketball itself still isn´t very popular over here, at least compared to soccer. Dirk helped change that, but there´s still way to go.

@beastoonline1991 2 года назад

@@MsTruebi oh ok, yea that makes since. I was about to say Dirk is well regarded here that it's weird thinking he might not be seen that way in his home nation. Although the more I think about it it shouldn't be that farfetched I suppose

@simonppp 2 года назад

Great video. Let’s hope Luka can take his role and maybe surpass him. Please could you do a video on Luka Doncic too?

@elayda93 2 года назад

Love Luka but he could never be Dirk. Dirk is special and iconic. Luka needs to prove more.

@mayozay5810 2 года назад

@@elayda93 luka has the potential to be a top10 nba player OAT

@tino6440 2 года назад

@@elayda93 Luka has the potential to comfortably surpass dirk

@okay44183 2 года назад

Luka can most definitely take his role as leader but he cant really take his power forward role since he's more of a guard

@BigChrisW 2 года назад

Joe Divine - "The league has changed immeasurably!" Also Joe Divine - "The Warriors eliminated the Mavericks!"

@thegeneral713 2 года назад

one of the biggest things that made Dirk great was his ability to put the ball on the floor...

@demaraibrooks2247 2 года назад

And the fact that he could've been a Buck.. 😞😔

@44anml226 2 года назад

Imagine ray allen, cassell, rice, and dirk on the same team

@demaraibrooks2247 2 года назад

@@44anml226 😞😔 at least we now have Giannis :D

@marvininer 2 года назад

I wish Holger is also featured in this video. Dirk won't be Dirk if not for him.

@stefanc4520 Год назад

5:45 out of the 108 players how many were anywhere near the starting lineup? How does that make the NBA international lmaoooo

@deontae777 2 года назад

top 5

@darrenchin_ 2 года назад

Martin & Marcus Olsson's brother in law

@ericfurst6091 2 года назад

Dirk's Dallas & Nash's Suns destroyed Hero-Ball (thx MJ) for more Team-, more Ball movement BB.

@glubzyoutube4374 2 года назад

duncan's spurs?

@ericfurst6091 2 года назад

@@glubzyoutube4374 not a bad shout but i would argue that these two were the frontrunners. 🤔

@starboyhimself7538 Год назад

Dirk No joke Nowitzki

@nintendogamer4703 2 года назад

That handball looks a little sus...

@wordplay1527 2 года назад

German GOAT 🐐

@sld3577 2 года назад

LUKA NEXT

@charleskummerer 2 года назад

That drawing for Luka is horrible 😂😂😂😂

@fyoutube4226 2 года назад

Larry Bird did everything that Dirk did but much better. Not to mention doing it when the NBA was a man's league.

@jimmyrodriguez5670 Год назад

What on earth are you talking about? Who said anything about Bird? Have you ever heard of a red herring fallacy?

@sebyseby2 2 года назад

Damian Lillárd 😂😂

@danilomarin8188 2 года назад

I want your voice

@isiahmartin7510 Год назад

Even if Dirk never existed they might have still drafted Giannis let's be real🙏🏾😂

@jimmyrodriguez5670 Год назад

Giannis was a relatively unknown player when he was drafted. A complete question mark. There's no way to know for sure, but Dirk got more eyes in Europe.