Today, Sports Illustrated published a profile of Dirk Nowitzki, written by the always-good (and Dallas-based) Rob Mahoney. The piece focuses on Nowitzki’s tactical development as a player, chronicling his rise from a jump-shooting rookie to complete offensive player, with a special focus on the years between 2004-07, when Dirk rode from pick-and-pop wunderkind to the […]
Sports Illustrated today published a terrific feature on Mavs forward Dirk Nowitzki, written by Chris Ballard. Full of awesome anecdotes and plenty of emotion, the piece explores Nowitzki’s psyche at this late stage in his career, focusing on the joy he still experiences from playing the game juxtaposed against the intensity and discipline required to […]
The Mavericks have four of the top 100 players in the NBA according to Sports Illustrated. In the site’s annual pre-season player rankings of the top 100 in the league, four Mavs made the cut. And they didn’t just slip in, either. Here are the rankings, which are based on all types of factors, including […]