The chant was faint, coming out of the south end of the American Airlines Center on Monday night shortly after Dirk Nowitzki had climbed one more rung on the all-time scoring ladder. "One more year, one more year" was what some fans were clamoring for and, for the first time maybe, I understood it.
Nowitzki went past Wilt Chamberlain on the scoring list by scoring eight points in 12 minutes, which is about what he can deliver on a good night in his 21st season. Who's up for a 22nd?
I still don't think it will happen and believe Nowitzki has carefully avoided the discussion in order to minimize the story.