Joel awc and he didn’t ask for much when he was on a team of what most nba players would call *scrubs* for the majority of his career and carried them to finals didn’t think about getting traded for more money didn’t think about leaving wanted to win with the cast around him *and mavs where paying him gud money*
The 2011 Dallas Mavericks had the greatest playoff run of all time. There is no NBA champion in league history that defeated more superstars in a playoff run. Lebron James, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, Dwayne Wade, Chris Bosh, Pau Gasol, Russell Westbrook, James Harden and LaMarcus Alridge all had their seasons ended by Dirk and the 2011 Mavs. 5 different NBA MVPs in that list of superstars.
@Nashiem Groce Mavs got swept next season because it's not a fucking Champion caliber team anymore, the team got dismantled after the 2011 playoff run. Dirk is slowly getting worse because of his age.
Plus he was doing all of that with 3 different coaches, Nelson, Johnson and Carlisle. Been watching that man play since 01 & I was very happy when he finally won his championship.
Three different coaches with three different coaching styles and philosophies on how they approach the game of basketball. Something that I was going to put in the video but didn't in fear of making it too long. I honestly don't believe people understand how difficult it is to go from strictly offensive-minded coach with Don Nelson to a defensive-minded coach in Avery Johnson and then to a tactician is and Rick Carlisle instill let your organization consistently to 50 wins every year
To this day I can remember how in 2011 "Heat" fans (now Lakers fans) were talking so big when the Finals approached and they saw that it was Dallas they were matching up with. Those heat fans were talking so much trash saying "ha Dallas only has 1 all star, we have the most talented team in the league, we're gonna destroy them". They also laughed along with Wade and LeBron making fun of Dirk being sick but then as the series progressed and LeBron played like garbage in the 4th and practically the entire series and his 8 point game and after game 6 was done those Heat fans were so upset and butthurt and that was hilarious and now a days those same fans are now making excuses that "Dallas was the favourite and way more talented that series, they were supposed to win" like lol GTFOH losers
KD35Beast yeah I hate how people trying to change that narrative. It was suppose to be Lakers vs Heat that year and The Heat was favorited to win. That 2011 Mavericks team was the deepest team that Dirk ever had but still no other All Star help & still won.
The 2006 finals was one the most rigged series ever. Even Tracy McGrady said he felt like the series unfairly officiated. If you look the box score there where several games where DWade shot more free throws that the whole Mavs team.
All refs in 06 was either suspended in 07 reg games or fined or both,ref Crawford was suspended 50 games and fined 2 more refs was fined $10,000 and 10 games after that 06 champ series,,yeah the heat should have a asterisk beside it!
It was David Stern sending a message to Mark Cuban to STFU. Cuban remained quiet during that 2011 playoff run, and even stated often that he had no comment.
The last greatest title run we'll ever see. In an era dominated by the first few super team(Come on. Those Western Conference teams were super stacked), he went through a prime Kobe and the healthiest prime Miami team. Don't even disrespect one the best power forwards of all time
@@WALLEsChannel1 kobe was coming off a championship and his 2 finals mvp, lakers were still either the top seed or the 2 seed and were heavy favorites, i remember not many people gave the mavs a chance especially after their first series against a young and hungry blazers team, then they started on the road vs the lakers, dirk was godlike in the first 2 games, cluch shot after clutch shot after dagger, when they came back home in dallas they dismantled them, after that went god mode against OKC too, and everyone knows what happened in the finals
Here's another fact. Dirk at age 37 carried mavs to their final playoff appearance, avoided the sweep from talented OKC team and averaged 20ppg. Kg at 37 was averaging 6ppg in season
As a diehard spurs fan, and with the mavs being a big rivalry especially from 01-2011 (mainly cuz of Dirk) I've grown to respect this man. Stayed with his team the whole time like my favorite Tim Duncan, even dominated Timmy in the playoffs. Spurs had literally no one that could guard him and when you have Bruce Bowen and Tim Duncan on your team and Coach Pop and you still can't stop the man?? That really says something. A pioneer, 7ft big that could shoot and handle the ball well when he was younger, learned to dominate in the post (which led to his infamous fadeaway and championship). Surely an all time great and probly top 30 player all time. I think possible top 5 PF ever. I couldn't even hate on the guy even tho he killed us so much when he played, incredible role model and professional. The list goes on and on
A sincere Thank You and Respect from a Dallas Mavericks fan. I had the upmost respect for Tim Duncan and the nod when he retired. Hopefully that same sentiment will be returned when Dirk decides to hang it up.
Texas is the BEST division in NBA Even in western conference Dallas，spurs，rockets bc fxxking rule rank 2 turn 4th，some rubbish team rank 8th turn 2nd or 3rd s**t
Dirks career is extremely similar to Hakeems career. Both are two of the best post scorers of all time. Both were the best player on a franchise that for one reason or another did not have consistent talent around them and only at the absolute peak of their powers were able to get limited Championship success. Damn their careers are so close.
Still though, if Dirk didn't win in 2011, he would have went down as a choke artist after that series vs Golden State in 2007, but I am glad he won though he deserved it after beating a 48 win Trailblazers team, a 57 win Lakers team that was going for a 3 Peat, and a 55 win Thunder Team with a Young KD, Russ, Harden, and Ibaka, and the Miami Heat with LBJ, Bosh, and Wade, ALL IN ONE PLAYOFF RUN!!!!!
It's crazy because one of the things that doesn't get talked about is how Dirk was dealing with some crazy scam artist during that 2007 playoffs. Some girl he met turned out to be an absolute lunatic and it bothered him greatly.
And let's not forget during the last game against the Heat, he was sick AF. He was not shooting well because of that, and so he decided to attack the rim and he would leave defenders behind him doing that crazy spin, both on Lebtron and Bosh (if I remember correctly). That game earned him his Hall Of Famer status, and I will never forget it.
Yo my guy it is finally time! As a lifelong Spurs fan, the Mavs in the 2000’s era were our greatest opponent led by an All-Time great in Dirk. I’m glad he gets this respect. He is the European G.O.A.T. 🐐
@@atribecalledlen3567they beat them twice. The Mavs were their biggest rivalry because they were in the same division and played against each other a lot. It went back and forth after Dirk got some help.
Not to mention that the upset with the Warriors occured only because Golden State hired former Dirk's coach Don Nelson, who knew well Dirk and was able to lock him up. To put it in other words: the Warriors was probably the worst possible matchup. So the only time Dirk faced a team well below 50 wins it was still a tough matchup due to the Don Nelson factor
Also during that warriors series Dirk was going through alot of off court stuff. You can look it up there was this crazy woman that claimed she was pregnant with his child. She was in prison for crazy stuff like having multiple identities fraud.
Luke Calum Lyonwrath . Hell yeah it’s something to be proud of. In fact, that one ring is worth a whole lot more than many other players’ several rings. Other guys formed superteams to get several rings, so their rings are really quite cheap. But Dirk’s one ring is worth so much more than any of that.
I can remember d.wade and lebron making fun of dirk coming out of the tunnels during the finals. Dirk got the last laugh he put it to there ass.made my day.wasnt so funny after all.for me greatest dirk moment ever.
RB said it best what would be the narrative if LEBRON beat dirk,wade and Chris Bosh in their prime with 2nd best player being JT 2011 mavs playoff run was absolutely incredible
Appreciate you making this video. Dirk kept us relevant here in Dallas after the Cowboys winning era ended. Much respect to Dirk for always being a big competitor against some of the best of all time.
When we talk about all-time greats, we talk about the playoffs. Dirk is one of two players in NBA history, to average 25pt and 10rb in the playoffs. The other is kareem abdul jabbar. Think about that, your KGs your Shaqs, Duncan's, Malone, non of them where able to accomplish this historic feat. That's how dominant Dirty was.
Mr UV@ Compare dirks *championship final 2011 !!! *4 quarters* !!! to Big 3 = *Lechok* , Bosh and Wade together !!! well ... LeChok and KDs championships a joke !!!! any questions?
As a Mavs fan that watched most of these matchups growing up, I really appreciate this video. Dirk has never truly gotten the amount of respect he deserves. We were always in SA’s shadow and sports media rather cover drama than show love to Dirk. Thing is the guy is so humble and just plays his game that most never even noticed him quietly creep his way up the all time scoring list. Only Kareem, Karl Malone, Kobe, MJ and Lebron are ahead of him in all time scoring, as he’ll more than likely surpass Wilt once he’s healthy again
You missed the one of the biggest things. Dirk won his title over the 2nd Superteam in the NBA. The Mavericks won as a team, not a group of 3 superstars coming together to win titles. Dirk was the ultimate professional and the Spurs/Mavericks of the 2000's were always great match ups and the reason the Mavericks didn't win more than one ring was because the Spurs were in the same Division. Its the same problem the Oilers had in the late 70s with the Steelers. Btw, the Mavs were pretty damn good in the mid 80's too. That team had to face the Showtime Lakers at their peak and even carried them to a game seven in the conference Finals.
Dirk is a better player than portrayed by most, always overlooked due to his lack of speed, although compensated by his determination and commitment, great video
Awesome video! Loved it! Dirk is my 2nd or 3rd favorite player ever. When the Mavs beat Miami in 11’ it was one the favorite sports moments ever. And that Spurs-Mavs 2nd Round 7 games series was one of the most entertaining series ever
Man, thank you for this video. I always felt this way about Dirk as far as how much he had to do with so little support and how hard it was for him to win.
Danimal The Animal what why the warriors? i would understand kd’s rings since he joined the 73-9 team but why the team specifically? they won one without kd, and it wasn’t their fault who was injured and who they had to beat to get it
Neekimu Jardim yeah it was annoying not seeing a healthy matchup, but that wasn’t the warriors fault, they had to beat whoever was in front of them. boy did i want lebron to win that series tho lol
Thank you for making this video, it'll be a long time before we see a player like Dirk leading his team (solid roster btw) to a championship like the way the 2010-11 Dallas Mavericks did. This is how championships should be won, teams overcoming adversity and winning despite the odds being stacked against them.
when you have a player like him who has been in the league for 20 years, he never left his team and season for season dropped incredible stats. but just the fact that a 7 foot guy shoots 3s like a guard changed the face of the game. back in the 90s there was no need to guard a 7feet guy out on the perimeter. Dirk Nowitzki changed that!!!
Dirk's been my favorite PF since i started watching the NBA cause i respect his work ethic and he's such a fun, genuine and humble dude. I honestly dont know ANYBODY who genuinely gates the guy. I mean how can anybody? The guy is a LEGEND
@@markus_k Forest hill drive is a j cole album, j cole is underrated (at least for me). The album became very popular even though it was very lyrical, dirk manage to get very popular/win a ring even with the lack of help and underrated style of play.
You shouldve talked about his 2011 playoff where he destroyed the back to back champs Lakers, the OKC Thunder with Harden, KD, Russ, and Ibaka and Miami with Bron, D Wade and Bosh
Thanks for the awesome video! I have always been one of Dirk’s greatest fans in the Philippines since 2000, a country where guys that dunks and swags hard are the most popular. Players like Kobe, Shaq, Vince, T-Mac and Iverson dominates the fandom in our hometown. But I never wavered in my support of the Mavs with Dirk and Nash. I’ve always known how legendary Dirk was, and I’m quite aware how his road in the playoffs has always been the most difficult. I’m also aware that he never had All-NBA teammates during his prime (I didn’t count Nash because when they played together, they were both relatively wide-eyed kids and not yet in their primes.) But your video validated all I know about Dirk Nowitzki. And for that, thank you. Dirk, to me, is the 2nd best Power Forward ever, behind his ultimate rival Tim Duncan and ahead of Garnett, Barkley, Malone, Elgin, Pettit and Elvin Hayes. His 2011 Playoffs is, I believe, the most impressive playoff run in the history, just slightly ahead of the 1994 Houston Rockets.
And let's not forget: during the last game against the Heat, he was sick AF. He was not shooting well because of that, and so he decided to attack the rim instead. He would leave defenders behind him doing that crazy spin and then layup, both on Lebtron and Bosh (if I remember correctly). That game earned him his Hall Of Famer status, and I will never forget it.
Ok ok, you earned my sub! NICE! Any time MY GOAT gets props I MUST respect! Thanks! 11 50 win seasons in a row IN THE WEST was NO SMALL FEAT in it's own right! Dirk was THE most unguardable shot ever. Wasn't a walk on to the finals like some other dude that Millennials call the GOAT LMFAO - thankful that I got to watch him in his prime. Those early 00's series were fkn intense and I HATED the Lakers while they were 3peating. Now, I love Kobe and Shaq lol. Can't argue greatness!
Thanks for making this. I’ve been a huge Dirk and for a while Steve Nash fan. (If only they stuck together what they could have done). I didn’t even know a lot of this so appreciate you making this. Maybe you could make a video next of what Nash and Dirk could have done together.
@@slllyy4985 I don't even remember when it started, but I do remember that it was during the Mevericks playoff runs that I did notice that it existed. Whats crazy is at the time I'd always assumed that I must not have remembered the 80s and early 90s correctly and maybe this rule had always been around. Dumbest rule ever...
Its the reason that even though the (stop me if you heard this before) Spurs and Mavs had the best records in the West... 2006... they couldn't have the top 2 seeds (same division) so they played each other in the 2nd round instead of in the Western Conference Finals... great series that went 7 games. Dont foul him, Ginobli... wtf are you doing... goddammit... sorry... flashback
It is criminal that some people think that Kevin Garnett was anywhere as good as Dirk Nowitski. Dirk and KG once met in the playoffs, and a before his prime Dirk destroyed Garnett. Dirk led the Mavs to a sweep of the Timberwolves.
@@bretmaverick9434 Its not about a one game series.....it about the fact that in Dirk's 3rd playoff series he had a more dominant playoff series than anything Garnett ever did in 20 years. DIrk has ALWAYS been a better post season performer than Kevin Garnett. Garnett has never had a playoff series as dominant as what Dirk did to him in 2002. From 1995-2007 Kevin Garnett was only able to lead Minnesota out of the first round one time. The T-Wolves only won two playoff series in 12 years with a team built around Garnett. Kevin Garnett was nowhere as good as Dirk.
@@Damianoutlaw yea except for the fact that Garnett was inarguably better than Dirk at every aspect of basketball besides scoring....obviously Dirk is a very special player offensively but u must account for KG's many advantages.
I'm kind of salty of Dirk Nowitzki, because I'm a Laker fans & I remembered the sinking feeling of LA getting swept by Dallas, I wanted to throw tantrums & call out Dirk Nowitzki, but I can't, cause I'm not that type anymore & just accept this very fact & also respect Dirk Nowitzki & his illustrious career.
Amare Stoudemire was injured in the Dallas series versus the Suns 2006 if i remember correctly. So the Dallas Mavericks and Suns were pretty evenly matched teams that series.
Ty for 20+ Dirk! You'll ALWAYS be MY Goat!! Texas loves you and won't ever forget you! That fadeaway, a work of art. A true artist! Respect! People always hate the best, ty for staying true to you. Humble doesn't even begin to describe you. The WEST was beastly during his prime, wasn't easy to make it to the playoffs all those years. But yea, the JET was CLUTCH AF!! And those Mavs/Spurs rivalries back then, that was a REAL rivalry. We HATED San Antonio and vice versa. They don't have anything like that in todays game!
Harden was a scrub back then. (Still is, with his no defense having ass). But what got me is that you mentioned Harden and not Wade LOL! Wade > Harden. I don't like seeing stupid shit like this. Keep the IQ here above 5. Thanks.
L.O.W. so impressed from your research. Great content my guy. Also wanna add for my own tidbit, is that i got nostalgia from the mid 2000's/ early 2010's Western SW division. Dirk, Timmy, and Yao. Oh my gaud, it was so fun to watch, and this is coming from die hard rockets fan!
why is that the Mavs get flack for losing to the warriors in 07 playoffs. the warriors beat them 3 in the regular season that year indicating that the warriors were a bad matchup for the mavericks
condog209 I agree bad matchup but still not an excuse. Brooklyn swept Miami 4-0 in the regular season did it matter? Nope Mavs won 67 games AND you have homecourt you have to find a way to win that series just have to. People give kobe a hard time for blowing a 3-1 lead to the suns with smush on his team lol. Imagine if he lost like that.
I remember one of the last games of the regular season in 07, Mavs played golden st and golden st needed to win just to make the playoffs, and coach chose to rest players since the 1 seed was locked up for the mavs ( and imo as a favor to ex Mavs coach Don Nelson.) I was sure it was a terrible decision when it happened, bc of the matchup problems the athletic warriors created for the 67 win Mavs. Who knows if the warriors win that regular season game if the Mavs played to win, but that was a stupid decision by the coaching staff, and it cost the Mavs and Dirk dearly.
Thx for this video! Dirk to me: 2nd greatest power forward ever Top15 player all-time Greatest postseason run ever, that ring weighs a lot more than others As a role model in the NBA: Mount Rushmore easily. Extremely hard-working, very respectful, genuine, loyal, humble, knows what's important in life, tough competitor, great sense of humour... Underrated as a basketball player but as a person he's even bigger. Hope he'll stay connected to the game and we'll hear from him after he retires. Thank you, Dirk! It was an honor to watch you play!
I honestly think you still didn’t do him justice. His impact on the game is literally immeasurable. He is the most unique talent the league has ever seen and his work ethic and loyalty are second to none
What he did being a white kid from Germany is unbelievable. Yeah i said white because if you're white is more difficult to get to the NBA his accomplishments means more.
Marcos Levy uhhhhh.... If your 7'0 with shooting touch, whiteness is irrelevent. Jason Kidd one of the best atheletes to ever play pointguard he was white as hell
Dirk is one of my 3 favorite professional athletes of all time for this main reason... LOYALTY, he left a lot of money on the table to stay with his team. Never had a lot of talent around him but always made plays and always turned nothing into something, and always stayed humble. The exact same can be said for my other 2 favorite athletes John Elway and Barry Sanders.
I don't like the fact that you downplayed Dirk's teammates. Jason Terry, Jerry Stackhouse, Josh Howard all stepped up in the 06 playoffs, and in the series against the Spurs they all averaged 16+ ppg. And in 2011 Jason was out here outplaying Kobe in the second round and outscoring LeBron in the Finals. That team was also great defensively with Kidd, Marion, and Chandler
I feel ya but still.. without dirk they would not have made it past okc. Imo no one would have been able to fill dirks shoes in the 2011 playoffs. Maybe Wilt lol
@@suprgee I know but LOW tried to make it seem that way throughout the video, downplayed his teammates like all star appearances and all nba's tell the whole story
His good '06 teammates weren't all stars (except Josh Howard) and his good '11 teammates were a little past their prime, except for Tyson. He was a borderline all-star that year. But the point is that Dirk had no true #2 just really good role players.
People don't realize how brutal the western conference was in the 2000s. In my opinion the toughest ever. Dirk really deserves some respect. In his prime he was unstoppable. A 7 footer that can do anything with the ball on offense & score from anywhere.
Top 5 PF all time. I dont think he's underrated at all. General consensus seems pretty even, at top 20 player ever, top 5 PF, greatest import in NBA history.
Lemme drop yall some facts bruh dirk is #1 first look at what tim had ....manu and tony wit one of the best head coaches if not the best coaches of all time while having those 3 on his squad plus dirk would have role players while going against kd,russ,ibake,harden dropping consistent 40 each night and beats lakers and to top it off runs through the heat wit 3 hall of famers in their primes and dirk can pull up anywhere if yall had a last second shot 2 on the clock who u passing the rock to dirk or tim 💀🤣.....Go ahead and fix yall list
I'm not a fan of Bron but it's really not the same scenario. LeBron's performances the past few years were insane, but it still wasn't enough. You know why? Becuz of a team called GSW and also J.R Smith
TheWayToGo That cavs team wasnt even that bad. Its the fact that Coach Lue kept playing JRs bum ass and that really hurt the team. dont play JR and the team does fine imo
