[The NBA Realist] After Steve Nash left, Dirk Nowitzki led the Mavs to 7 straight seasons of at least 50 wins. He did so without having a single All-NBA teammate, and only 3 All-Star teammates. Dirk’s stretch from 2005 to 2011 is arguably the greatest 7 season floor-raising run in NBA History
After Steve Nash left, Dirk Nowitzki led the Mavs to 7 straight seasons of at least 50 wins.
He did so without having a single All-NBA teammate, and only 3 All-Star teammates (Josh Howard in 07, Kidd in 08 & 2010)
In 2011, he finally won a ring.
Dirk Nowitzki's stretch from… pic.twitter.com/4zoMZtmhxF
— The NBA Realist (@nbarealist23) March 16, 2024
by Diabolic_Bug_Man
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Lets be honest, those teams were well built around Dirk and all around strong, even with the lack of top tier talent. He wasant carrying fringe roleplayers.
DFW GOAT!
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at a time when the west was super competitive.
This is well known locally and its incredibly impressive. Bur nationally is completely overlooked.
Dirk was such a monster. He played winning basketball
3 All-Stars*
Josh Howard and Jason Kidd were injury-replacement All-Stars.
One of the greatest ceiling raisers as well. The 2011 run is up there with greatest championship runs in history specifically because he put that team on his back.
NBA2K12, this dude could not miss a shot. Didnt matter what difficulty setting was on. If he can see the rim and shoot his normal motion, it was going in
I miss that stretch so bad. what a fucking treat that was to watch.
The sad thing if Dirk hadn’t got that title in 2011 he would have been remembered like (shudder) Carmelo Anthony and the like. And that would have been a crime lol. Dirk finally received the credit he deserves and it’s undeniable forever……we were so lucky to have had him.🍀
Also just bad journalism to credit Kidd as an All Star teammate of Dirk’s when he made the ASG as a fan favorite in a super weak East. I don’t think Kidd would’ve been an All Star in the West in ’08. He was averaging 11/8/10 on 36% shooting for a lottery team at the time of selection and was voted in by fans.
In the West these players all missed the ASG because the competition was too good:
* Deron Williams – 19/3/11 on 51/40/80 (54 win team)
* Tony Parker – 19/3/6 on 50/26/72 shooting (56 win team)
* Manu Ginobili – 20/5/5 on 46/40/86 shooting (56 win team)
* Baron Davis – 22/5/8 on 43/33/75 shooting (48 win team)
* Tracy McGrady – 22/5/6 on 42/26/68 shooting (55 win team)
* Kevin Martin – 24/5/2 on 46/40/87 shooting (38 win team)
* Monta Ellis – 20/5/4 on 53/23/77 shooting (48 win team)
Those are just guards that missed the ASG. Kidd would have had no chance against those guys. He’d be 3rd or 4th in line on the Mavs for an All Star spot, behind Dirk, Josh Howard, and possibly even Jason Terry.
The west is tougher than ever now, those teams would struggle to break 40 wins