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I'd hardly call him quick, but his faceup shot is damned impossible to guard.
Dirk has that rare breed of size, quickness (for a 7 footer), and shot that makes him almost impossible to guard 1 on 1 . In your opinion who is the best at guarding Dirk 1on1 and if there is anybody, i guess historically, who has given him the most problems stat-wise?
Just by watching I'd have to say Varejao seems to give the most problems simply by getting physical with him and getting under his skin.
I'd hardly call him quick, but his faceup shot is damned impossible to guard.
His girlfriend's lawyer?
In a general sense no, but he's probably the quickest big man off the dribble
Stephen Jackson owned the outta him in 2007.
David West is the only person I can think of that has successfully pimped slapped him in a game.
Rasheed Wallace and KG do an admirable job on him. Of course, no one is totally going to shut him down.
I was going to suggest Elson - but in a comical way.
I don't think us Spurs fans really ever got to see Elson assigned to Dirk for long stretches of time, when he was here.
Long and athletic SF's do the best job on him. I remember the 2005 Rockets vs Mavs matchup and yes I know we lost but during that series T-Mac/Ryan Bowen held Nowitzki to around 38% FG for the entire series.
I hear if you manage to embed some of your teeth into his arm, he loses some shooting touch. Oh he also cries like a little girl.
bowen
um no he torches them
when he wants to, no one has ever been able to guard Dirk as well as Lamar Odom
you mean Steven Jackson + the other 1 or 2 defenders that would run at dirk every time he touched the ball. steven jackson didnt do straight up, maybe one nice play here and there, but dirk was killed by quick double and triple teams, not jackson
Somebody's all up on his jock...starting a thread to praise his skills...
Hard to defend 17 foot fade away shoots
This guy is so ridiculously good. He keeps gettin beast-ier each year. He's the guy on the opposing team (and not many team's have this one guy) that, once the ball's in his hands, you just KNOW it's going in, so you all but give up hope once somebody feeds it to him. I threw up my hands each time he got it last night, even when he was in a bit of a slump, 'cause you KNEW he was gonna come out of it eventually...tha er.
Edit: Oh, and in response to the question, a 1on1 defender is so ineffective that I can't come up w/ a good answer. Stretch hit tha proverbial nail. The best guard against him is a quick double or trip team using long, athletic SFs.
...tha er.
Stephen Jackson by far.
If you watched that series you'd know that Dirk made West his .
with lots of help. Oh, I guess that would invalidate the answer then.
According to Dirk, the guy who has given him the most trouble 1 on 1 is Shawn Marion.
this.
lock up the thread. it's over.
Marcus Haislip
Stephen Jackson did a pretty good job but it was really Don Nelson's quick double and triple teams that shut him down.
It seems like Poppovich lately has been showing those effectively when it comes to defending the Mavs.
Haslem and James Posey did pretty well against him in '06. I would say Stephen Jackson in '07. Rasheed Wallace very long, tall, and mobile gives him problems. Also I think KG probably has had good success against him due to his long frame.
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