According to his coach, Avery Johnson, the big German could use some help in the leadership department. From the Dallas Morning News:Dirk can get better, and there are some things that Dirk can improve in that may not be basketball-related. It may be leadership-related. Dirk can get better on and off the court. And that's why I've been stretching him.Now, it's not everyday that a coach tells the world that his main guy (a reigning MVP at that) isn't a very good leader. Hell, if Avery tried this stunt with some of the bigger names in the League (I'm looking at you, Rasheed), he'd better be ready to fight a locker-room version of the Third World War.
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So he's willing to be stretched. And his stretching may not be necessarily on the court, but it may be in the area of leadership, and we're willing to help him get better in that area.
As for Dirk, God bless him, he'll take the stinging criticism in stride (as always) and simply try to get better.




