Dirk: Overlooked or Under-Appreciated 0

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Despite being in his 13th year as a pro and making his 11th career playoff appearance, Dallas’ Dirk Nowitzki has a fan base that continues to grow. With numbers that suggest this is his best playoff performance ever, averaging 28.6 ppg with an unmatched shooting percentage of 51.6%, and awing people with his signature moves, fans are still jumping on the Nowitzki band wagon as if he was a budding rookie

Yes, Nowitzki’s performance has been nothing short of brilliant. In fact, it has garnered him more Larry Bird comparison’s than ever before, but at what point do we stop comparing the two superstars and put Dirk in a category all to his own. After all, when was the last time we saw a 7-footer with the shooting and ball-handling skills of a career as productive as Nowitzki’s? Oh that’s right, never. Critic’s argue that it’s his lack of a championship holding him back from the “best ever” category and perhaps that’s why he is playing like a possessed beast right now. Then again, if you take look at his career playoff numbers, he’s always played like this. Will this year be different? Could this be the year Dirk finally gets his championship?