Ask Dirk Nowitzki about goals and he ponders the question, stroking that silly little goatee of his, and says he never really thinks about such things.
That?s OK. The rest of MavsLand ? reliant on the rangy German to help carry them to postseason success and aware of how inflated his early-season numbers would be without the aberration of that ankle-injury game in Toronto -- is doing it for him.
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?Dirk will be an All-Star this year, and you can book that,?? assistant coach Charlie Parker says. ?Guaranteed. No doubt. He?s an All-Star.??
Nowitzki?s status as the UberMan is backed up by numbers. What Dirk?s done in the first two weeks is notable: He?s one of just six players ranked in the top 22 in scoring and rebounding, averaging 23.8 points and 8.3 boards. He?s already posted three double-doubles and three 30-points-plus efforts.