科科.... 沒找到新聞所以去看歐錦賽的資料 Dirk Nowitzki has the feel-good factor as Germany get ready to swing into action at the EuroBasket 2007. Nowitzki led Germany in scoring with 14 points in Wednesday's 77-61 defeat against Spain in Valencia in a preparation game. With 10 days to go before the tournament starts, the German forward is supremely confident that he and his team-mates will find their stride at the right time. "I felt good against Spain," Nowitzki told PA Sport. "I think these warm-up games are important to get my rhythm back. "We have four or five games left before the European Championship and all of them will be good for me to get ready." Much of Germany's hope lies on the Dallas Mavericks forward, who will go into the tournament with plenty of inspiration after becoming the first Europe-born player in NBA history to receive the league's Most Valuable Player award. “ We have four or five games left before the European Championship and all of them will be good for me to get ready " Germany forward Dirk Nowitzki Nowitzki led his national team to a silver medal two years ago in Belgrade, where he was voted the most valuable player of the tournament. Although the limelight will be placed on the 29-year-old,Nowitzki is the first to point out that Germany is not a one-player team. "We have a good team," he said. "We already showed it two years ago when we won the silver medal in Belgrade." Whether Nowitzki and Germany will be able to duplicate their 2005 heroics next month remains to be seen. However, one thing is certain, Dirk Bauermann's side will not go down easily. "I think (world champions) Spain, because they are the host nation, and (defending champions) Greece are the two favourites to win the tournament," admitted Nowitzki. "But other than that everything is open and we will see what we can come up with." Germany still have some issues to work on before their tournament debut against Czech Republic on September 3 in Palma. With warm-up games against Portugal, Russia and Italy coming up at the Bamberg Tournament before they meet Spain again later this month, Nowitzki believes his team will be more than ready. "We just have to play better together," said Nowitzki. "I think we broke down a little bit defensively against Spain in the fourth quarter. "We will have to stay strong defensively over a longer period of time and we will be all right." Dirk Nowitzki Career: Wu"rzburg (Germany-2.Bundesliga, 1996-98), Dallas Mavericks (NBA, 1998-2007). Selected in the first round of the 1998 NBA draft (#9), by the Dallas Mavericks. Do we have to rewrite his story? Is Dirk Nowitzki maybe not half as great as we thought he was? After losing to the Golden State Warriors in their first-round playoff series the great German had to face even harsher criticism, but the plain truth is that Nowitzki’s helplessness against Golden State was shocking. But now, after months of recovering from his biggest personal failure, the interesting questions aren’t about the reasons for his break-down, but about his reaction it. EuroBasket 2007 is the biggest tournament Nowitzki has faced so far as it is the ultimate battle for his life long dream of playing in the Olympics. With the ultimate prize comes a lot of attention. All eyes will be on the superstar, waiting for him to either crack under pressure or return to his supernatural powers which allowed him to win the 2006-2007 NBA Most Valuable Player award. In doing so, Nowitzki placed himself in the history books by becoming the first European to ever win NBA MVP. The German national team obviously hopes to see the strong Nowitzki again and there are reasons to believe. First is that there has always been a difference between his approach to European and NBA basketball. Playing for Germany, Notwitzki is even more involved in the game than in Dallas. Meaning, an emotionless Dirk waiting in the low post for his teammates to feed him the ball is hard to imagine. Rather will he pick up the rock at the base line and look for his shot from a point guard’s position. Second is that Nowitzki is his own toughest critic and he is a perfectionist. Add it up, and you know how he spent his summer working on his game! EuroBasket 2007 will proudly present the result of Nowitzki’s anger management. Besides that, the fans in Spain may be witnessing Nowitzki’s final appearance on the German national team. If the squad fails to qualify for the Olympics or the Pre-Olympic tournament, Nowitzki has already announced his desire for a break in between his exhausting NBA seasons. What is certain is that Nowitzki is the best player ever to come out of Germany and maybe even out of Europe. The 29-year old is still a nightmare to guard because he moves his 2.13m body like a small forward and shoots like a guard. After the playoff disaster he admitted that his low-post game is still his biggest weakness and he promised to work even harder to close that gap. So the big question is not only how he recovers mentally but also what kind of new tools he added to his game during the off-season. EuroBasket 2007 will be the world premiere for Nowitzki reloaded. 我想看歐錦賽啦!!!!! 快開打了 2008年奧運加油 --

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