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Even though Nowitzki is not the locker room leader, some think he should be he is still doubtlessly the leader of the Dallas Mavericks franchise.
From his lethal jump shot and his marvelous driving ability to his stunning free throw shooting and his much improved passing game, Dirk is unquestionably one of the best (if not the best) player(s) in the league.
Look at what he has done with a, not so great, Maverick team this year. He has led them to possibly yet another 50 win season and a ninth straight playoff appearance. Not even Kobe can say that (the Lakers missed the playoffs in the 04-05 season).
Dirk did all of this without the help of small forward Josh Howard in the lineup, for almost half the season with an assortment of injuries. Even shooting guard (and front runner for the sixth man award) Jason Terry missed a few games with a broken finger.
Dirk is the only player left on the team who has not missed a single game this season because of injury (he missed a game early in the season because of a one game suspension for accidentally hitting Utah's Matt Harpering in the face).
The 06-07 NBA MVP is the heart and soul of this team, whether he expresses it with his words or his unbelievable play. I have never seen a player who wants to win more than Dirk Nowitzki does.
His goal in life has been to come to America and win an NBA Championship. Now whether he will be able to do that with this team or not, I honestly do not know.
A healthy Mavericks' ball club could definitely surprise a few people in the playoffs. In able to do that, it would do them best to go ahead and get out of that eighth seed to avoid playing the Lakers in the first round—even though I believe that would be a better series than some think. The Mavs would much rather see the Denver Nuggets or the San Antonio Spurs over Kobe and the Lakers.
The point is, with Dirk Nowitzki the MVP, the All-Star Power Forward from Wurzburg, Germany on your team, anything is possible.
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