Before the Dallas Maverick’s 111-103 overtime win over the Atlanta Hawks Friday night, the Hawk’s dynamic guard Jamal Crawford was asked to give a scouting report on Dirk Nowitzki.

“With Dirk Nowitzki, It blows you away how tall he is. he’s 7-feet if you look at a guy like Larry Bird, who was a great great shooter. he’s 6-9, 6-10 but this guy is seven feet.”

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“And (Nowitzki) shoots it like a guard, he shoots it better than most guards.” said Crawford. “He’s really an unstoppable force. Because He’s shooting it from way up here at 7-feet.”

But that’s not all. Not only is Dirk a legit, sweet shooting seven footer, but he’s generally a lot more mobile than the players at his position.

“He’s playing against guys that are pretty much a lot slower than he is.” says Crawford.

The combination of those traits, makes Nowitzki a unique and dangerous weapon, as was evidenced last night as the 7-0 German scored 37 points.

“He’s so crafty he does it night in and night out against double teams against triple teams.”

“The whole defense is designed to stop him, but his stroke is so pure. It’s fun to watch. I’ve never seen anything like it; to be so tall and shoot like that.”

“I think he has the best stroke ever for a seven footer.”