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08-23-2005, 11:17 AM
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Nowitzki gets permission from Mavericks to play with Germany
Nowitzki gets permission from Mavericks to play with Germany
August 23, 2005
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FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- Dirk Nowitzki has received permission from the Dallas Mavericks to join the German national team for warmup games before next month's European championship.
Nowitzki had been practicing on his own, but Mavericks' owner Mark Cuban has said the forward can now start practicing and playing with his national team, the German basketball federation said Tuesday.
The NBA star's insurance against injury covers the Sept. 16-25 championship in Serbia-Montenegro.
Germany is staging a four-nation tournament this weekend that also includes Greece, Georgia and Belarus.
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08-23-2005, 11:39 AM
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Re: Nowitzki gets permission from Mavericks to play with Germany
It say Nowitzki has been practicing on his own. I hope he improved on every aspect of his game.
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08-23-2005, 11:58 AM
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Re: Nowitzki gets permission from Mavericks to play with Germany
I just hope he doesn't get any softer playing in the Marshmellow games... I mean the Euro Championship.
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08-23-2005, 12:30 PM
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Re: Nowitzki gets permission from Mavericks to play with Germany
I think this will be a good way to practice playing tough even though most Euros are considered to be soft.
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08-24-2005, 11:21 AM
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Re: Nowitzki gets permission from Mavericks to play with Germany
Someone should explain me finally what "soft" means ...
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08-24-2005, 12:13 PM
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Soft- Generally accociated with Euro players since they don't have that toughness you find in American players/ street ballers. Compare Yao when he 1st came into the leauge to a Kenyon Martin, Shaq, Dale Davis, etc. A typical non-American player, soft, more finess vs. strong, tough, take no crap bangers.
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That until the basic human rights are equally guaranteed to all without regard to race;
That until that day, the dream of lasting peace and world citizenship and the
rule of international morality will remain but a fleeting illusion, to be pursued but never attained.."
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08-24-2005, 12:22 PM
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Re: Nowitzki gets permission from Mavericks to play with Germany
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Soft- Generally accociated with Euro players since they don't have that toughness you find in American players/ street ballers. Compare Yao when he 1st came into the leauge to a Kenyon Martin, Shaq, Dale Davis, etc. A typical non-American player, soft, more finess vs. strong, tough, take no crap bangers.
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Couldnt have said it better myself.
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08-24-2005, 06:23 PM
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Re: Nowitzki gets permission from Mavericks to play with Germany
Lol, guys ... my question was obviously ironic 
I know what you mean with "soft" about the europlayers ...
But it's all a stereotype ... not all euros are "softy" ... look Zoran Savic screaming to Dominique Wilkins during a Virtus Bologna Vs Fortitudo Bologna in the mid '90s
And what about the nasty dunks of Mancinelli, the big blocks of Gigli etc 
Anyway, we discover the warm water when
NBA -> "physical" basketball
Europe -> "technical" basketball ...
it's a well know thing ...
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08-24-2005, 06:51 PM
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Re: Nowitzki gets permission from Mavericks to play with Germany
Well until there's more physical euro players in the NBA I'll still stick to my steroptying.
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08-24-2005, 07:47 PM
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Re: Nowitzki gets permission from Mavericks to play with Germany
Some Euro players are actually physical, just in a different sort of way. Dirk might be considered soft by some, but you can only be so soft while getting to the line almost as much as anyone in the league. Back to the first sentence, I think the Euro players are pretty damn physical with the arms as far as hacking, but when it comes to the body contact, that's where they are considered soft.
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08-26-2005, 02:30 AM
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Re: Nowitzki gets permission from Mavericks to play with Germany
Should be good, playing proper games is far better for experience than training by yourself. he should be a post player for the tournament (when he can afford to do so), he may as well use these times to build his weaker skills
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