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Originally Posted by 007nites
Hasn't Stoudemire put up better stats across the board than Nowitzki?
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Slightly better in a few categories. Amar'e is blocking a lot of shots this year, but his defensive rating is worse than Nowitzki's.
From an offensive perspective, Nowitzki has been very efficient this year. He's shooting 52%, which is amazing when you consider how many 3s he takes. Dirk's PPG would probably be higher than Stoudemire's if he took the same number of shots.
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Also don't forget that Nowitzki was battling an injury this season to which made him miss quite a few games.
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He missed 9 games. But that might actually turn out to be a positive, because it demonstrated just how crucial Dirk is to the Mavericks offense. Dallas was 2-7 without Dirk but have a 53-18 record when he is in the lineup.
I think Dirk will probably make 1st team.