[C]Playing Dirk Nowitzki on your team requires an all-hands-on-deck defensive compensation plan,because he isn't really good at defense but if you can find ways to hide and find ways to reduce his gullible areas, he can still fill it up.

[C]Among the number of phenomenal accomplishments about Nowitzki at this stage of his career is how his decline rejects a good potential.

[C]Nowitzki's rebound rate has only been higher in one previous season. His steal rate is at a three-year high, and his block rate hasn't been this high since 2004-05.Which is outstanding for his age. Some of that is the result of playing more center than ever before, because of the lack of center skills on the Mavericks, but it's still noteworthy that a 38-year-old is