As he was preparing for Tuesday?s opener against Detroit, Dirk Nowitzki discussed frankly the possibility of him getting off to a lousy start in his fourth NBA season.
?It is so much more physical here than in the international game,?? Dirk told DallasBasketball.com. ?I think that might be why I didn?t have a very good preseason, definitely not good shooting the ball. There is a difference, and in the past, it seems like it has taken me a month to get used to it. I hope it doesn?t take a month this time.??