Dallas Mavericks play-by-play announcer Mark Followill joins the podcast to discuss some Dallas Mavericks history, the greatness of Dirk Nowitzki, and the future with Dennis Smith Jr.
0:00 -- Introductions and the transition stage for the Mavs
5:00 -- Mavs honored Derek Harper by retiring his jersey
9:45 -- Stories of Dick Motto, including a live tiger
14:25 -- Dick Motta's philosophy on keeping the offense close to his sideline
19:00 -- Derek Harper as one of the forgotten good players of his era
22:10 -- All-Star snubs and tinkering with the format
25:00 -- All-Star Game and injecting value back into the event
29:30 -- The genius of moving up the trade deadline
32:00 -- Dennis Smith Jr and first impressions
35:40 -- Rick Carlisle's tough approach to point guards and how he molds Dennis
41:30 -- Dirk Nowitzki is on the heels of passing Wilt Chamberlain
47:00 -- The fear and respect players have for Dirk Nowitzki
49:30 -- Forcing Dirk to be on the broadcast after his career
