05-09-2022, 12:04 AM
(05-08-2022, 11:38 PM)IamDougieFresh Wrote: It would be hard to say this season is not a success relative to our talent, but ask Dirk if he ever felt true success until he got the job done.
Tough crowd.
Dirk’s third year was his first series win. It came against Utah. 5 game series. Lost first two. Tied it up at home. Won game 5 against the higher seed on the road in a nail biter. That was the beginning of the end for hall-of-fame point guard John Stockton, who retired following the subsequent season I believe. I’m pretty sure Dirk felt successful. Here are his words per Tim MacMahon: “I remember when [Karl] Malone missed that last shot in Game 5, we were running around on the court like we won the championship. I mean, it was insane. I was lapping around the arena like twice.” https://www.espn.com/blog/dallas-maveric...emory-lane
Mavs moved on to face the top seeded Spurs. Fell behind 3-0 before managing to win 1 (the only game that could be called close, which Dirk returned to after losing a tooth to a nasty elbow). I expect Dirk felt like that was a successful season.