Talk:Dirk Nowitzki
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Isn't Dirk technically a free agent right now?
He has a contract until the 2014/15 season.
Personal life
editIf there is a section like that, it should be honest. By honest I mean it should include all things of general interest that were reported in the media, including the relationship with Cristal Taylor. There is no sense writing exactly how long Dirk was together with his first girl friend including the reason why they broke up etc. and not even mentioning the relationship with Taylor which was a huge story. If Dirk's private life should be protected, then this section should be deleted. If it exists, however, it should contain all the facts, not only the "nice" ones.--Bernardoni (talk) 20:55, 17 October 2011 (UTC)
- I agree. Maybe his sister/manager manages this page too? Surely not. Mayumashu (talk) 13:22, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
- I agree as well. I just watched the documentary Nowitzki: The Perfect Shot on Netflix and came to this Wikipedia article afterwards to follow up on more details ... Specifically about the Cristal Taylor relationship, among other things. The documentary implied Nowitzki was basically engaged to Taylor when his mentor Geschwindner discovered she had undisclosed ongoing legal issues. Anyway, I came here seeking elaboration and was disappointed to find mention of both an early relationship and of Nowitzki's present marriage but no mention at all of his relationship with Taylor which the film had portrayed as having had major media coverage (so much so that Nowitzki and Geschwindner took a remote vacation abroad together to get distance from the situation). Seems to me that the omission of Nowitzki's -- quite significant -- relationship with Taylor leaves a glaring gap in something aspiring to be an encyclopedic article. It even crossed my mind at first to wonder if some publicist had slipped in and scrubbed such information from the article for some sort of PR 'whitewashing' purpose. If one adds properly referenced information about the relationship will it be allowed to stand or has there been some previous decision/consensus to bar such from the record? --Kevjonesin (talk) 12:33, 9 January 2017 (UTC)
I'm a big Dirk fan. But agree if there is a personal section, which there should be, it should include the relationship with Taylor. That was a big story. Bgbg4444 (talk) 22:57, 12 February 2020 (UTC)
2019 Career Statistics
editWhy is there no section for 2018-2019 points and statistics? I think it should be added. Also, maybe overall career statistics and position in those in a table format.
Samirnaqvi (talk) 00:42, 6 February 2019 (UTC)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Samirnaqvi/sandbox — Preceding unsigned comment added by Samirnaqvi (talk • contribs) 00:44, 6 February 2019 (UTC)
- Will be added after the season. Kante4 (talk) 05:59, 6 February 2019 (UTC)
RfC
editThere is an RfC at WP:NBA that is relevant to this article. See here. Ladtrack (talk) 19:58, 4 April 2025 (UTC)
Article review
editIt has been a while since this article has been reviewed, so I took a look and noticed lots of uncited paragraphs. There are also lots of long sections that should be broken up with headings, and short one-sentence paragraphs throughout. Should this article go to WP:GAR? Z1720 (talk) 17:06, 4 June 2025 (UTC)
GA Reassessment
editThe following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
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- Result: Delisted. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 21:05, 28 September 2025 (UTC)
Lots of uncited paragraphs. There are also lots of long sections that should be broken up with headings and short one-sentence paragraphs throughout. Z1720 (talk) 17:16, 26 August 2025 (UTC)