The problem with those Mavs teams was never their offense, they always had plenty of dudes who could score. They were just always a wack defensive team that couldn't consistently get stops when they needed to get them most.
DIRK IS NO DEFENSIVE PRESENCE HIMSELF.
HE'S A SCORER WHO HAS ALWAYS BEEN SURROUNDED BY SCORERS,
(SCORERS WHO CAN CREATE THEIR OWN SHOTS TOO)
BUT THE REVISIONISTS WHO WERENT EVEN WATCHING BALL
ARE ACTING LIKE HE WAS CARRYING THOSE OFFENSIVELY POTENT TEAMS TO 50+ WINS EVERY YEAR BY HIMSELF.
THEY FINALLY WON THE CHIP WHEN THEY GOT PRETTY GOOD ON DEFENSE.
HE'S ALWAYS HAD LOTS OF HELP OFFENSIVELY.