In many games Dirk almost accounts for 35-40% of the points for the mavs. Ofcourse in a few games he settles for 18 to 20 points just because he doesnt have to. He doesnt have to be like gilbert arenas for his team to win. If he is on the floor, that itself renders him a threat and he can simply open things up for his team mates when he is double teamed.
Being a big man dirk doesnt create as much as the point guards but he had quite a few games where he had 7 to 8 assists. Nowadays in the last 2 mins of every game, Avery wants him to take on the best big man from the other team.
He does a lot of things well but since he is more of a guy who takes what the defense gives and doesnt force a lot,he is never really going to have the stats and that will aways be held against him when MVP votes are tallied. Unless you follow the team his stats are not going to wow you and also he doesnt get injured and there is no way to see how the team will do without him.
Sure he did have some emotional meltdowns in the past but if that is held against him, then we should also see that he has graciously allowed howard to take a leading role in the offense. We have seen a lot of games where howard is just chucking 22 shots to get his 21 points. I am not under rating howard to overrate nowitzki but i am stating it as i see it.
Dirk is also pretty good at defense these days but nobody wants to give a white european any credit unless the media themselves come out and start worshipping him. Dirk is also carrying a team that doesnt have a consistent no.2. Howard still scores more in home games than in away games though the disparity is lesser than before. Terry wouldnt be better than most no.3's in the league. He is not better than marion/amare nor is he better than parker.
Our team is deep for sure but its also a team whose bench is 23 rd out of 31 in scoring. We have good pieces, some veteran leadership but the guy that makes the best team in the league go is Dirk.
The media will make you believe that the suns are going to win it all but this team is a big threat to win it all which nobody can deny and i dont see why a guy who is the main reason why this team is so good, doesnt get any credit.