This is Dirk Nowitzki... the most powerful 7 footer shooter in the world...

[Hound55]

...and from this range (25 feet) he couuld blow your defense right off, so you gotta be asking yourself one question Heat fans... Do I feel lucky?

Well, do ya, punks?

Sorry 'bout that, this was just an excuse for a quick poll...

If you were Spoelstra and were running the Heat, how would you look to shut down/limit Dirk?

 

[Hound55]

I made the post public so that we can see who voted "other" and what their choices were.

 

[KALEL114]

You better not jinx Dallas and Miami with this thread.

Oh and:

 

[LegendaryCaleb]

I'm a homer...Prayer is my pick.

 

[Punisher_MAX]

Haslem stopped him before, doubt its gonna change now.

 

[LegendaryCaleb]

I'm pretty sure Dirk isnt the same as back then...Thats obvious...
Also Odom was considered an overpowering defensive matchup as well...Howd that work out this year?

 

[KALEL114]

New Dirk, new team. 2006 is soooooo 5 years ago.

 

[LegendaryCaleb]

and with Dirks new team...If hes guarded...Its quite obvious Terry, Marion, Kidd, Peja, Barea, Stevenson can all hit shots...theyve proved that.

 

[John McGuirk]

Haslem stopped him before, doubt its gonna change now.

LOL

I do NOT get this argument.

It was FIVE YEARS AGO. Much has changed in the NBA. Dirk's game has elevated to god-like status at the moment.

 

[Hound55]

and with Dirks new team...If hes guarded...Its quite obvious Terry, Marion, Kidd, Peja, Barea, Stevenson can all hit shots...theyve proved that.

Exactly, which removes "doubleteam" from the equation for my mind...

 

[John McGuirk]

The Mavs didn't have Marion last time around. He's the X-Factor if the Mavs cool down Miami.

 

[BAH HUMBBUG!]

Haslem stopped him before, doubt its gonna change now.

I...well..he...hahahahahaha!

Maybe one or two games, maybe, maybe, the whole series, not a chance in hell. Did you see how the Mavs rolled the Lakers? Yeah, Haslem is going to stop Dirk for 7 games.

Then again, almost every expert picked the Lakers to win the series....except Chuck.

 

[Dr. Evil]

And he now has a ring. Well deserved too.

 

[LegendaryCaleb]

He is a god.

 

[John McGuirk]

LOL

I do NOT get this argument.

It was FIVE YEARS AGO. Much has changed in the NBA. Dirk's game has elevated to god-like status at the moment.

The Mavs didn't have Marion last time around. He's the X-Factor if the Mavs cool down Miami.

Hmm. Look at that.

 

[LegendaryCaleb]

looking back on threads like this makes me feel more and more like i can cheer for my teams on here without getting hassled
i got made fun of for in the mlb thread last year cause i said in the first couple weeks that "the rangers are going to the world series" and got picked on and told i was stupid all the way till after we made it to the playoffs...then got told again that my team doesnt stand a chance in the playoffs cause of how theyve acted before (same with this time around)...and then at the beginning of preseason when i said my team was the best...got attacked randomly...my teams finally got a decent track record so i can say what i feel without getting quoted with hate.
not that im complaining...just noticing...

dirk...thanks