get that past playoff failures bull outta here.. hes had ONE bad playoffs… last year… and WHEN DID THE PLAYOFFS HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH REGULAR SEASON MVP.. i just got off the phone with a buddy of mine about this very topic… i mean heres a leader of a team that is goin gto win over 60 games and set a franchise mark for wins… a team that was picked by a majority of the “experts” to finish out of the top 4 in the west… this is a team that was supposed to dearly miss nash and finley.. only to get better after they left… this is a team that has had a slew of injuries… over 20 games missed by 2nd best player josh howard… over 20 game smissed by devin harris… over 20 games missed by defensive stopper adrian griffin… over 20 games and now gone for the season by a scorer off the bench in van horn… ALLLLLll dirk has done is not only keep this team playing well.. but kept them 1 freakin game behind the team that the NBA for some crazy reason loves even though all of their players have aids…. dirks defense has improved.. hes hitting clutch shots…. what ELSE does he have to do to get some respect around here… its not like nash has ever done much in the playoffs… and we all know what lebron has done… dirk nowitzki is the MVP of the NBA and its absolutely ridiculous that he is getting dissed by so many people… so i guess if dirk ISNT the MVP then avery johnson damn well better be coach of the year.. and i guess donnie nelson is exec of the year… yah and DIOP is defensivie player of the year… and stack is 6th man of the year.. and josh powell is ROY… cuz since dirk cant get any respect.. someone on a 60+ win team has to…