Dirk Nowitzki: Big flopper, big punk, or just plain goofy?

So apparently Sportfiends isn’t the only ones who have been questioning how tough Dirk Nowitzki actually is. I’ve been wondering about it for a long time and I guess David West took his chance to test him himself in their game 1 matchup on Saturday.

Check out the play with David West and Dirk Nowitzki in which Dirk ended up taking one in the cheeck from West. Some people called this play dirty but I just think that it was a sign of affection. Regardless, Dirk didn’t do anything about it.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVYjjCKeaRg]

So if that wasn’t enough, they decided to test Dirk again, and again he failed. After getting a BS foul call, Tyson Chandler gave Dirk a little shove and he flew about 10 feet. It was definitely one of those “you’ve gotta be kidding me” flops that would’ve made Manu Ginobili proud.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6I14EJPCaEk]

So what do you guys think? Is Dirk soft or does he just like to stuff peoples faces in his armpit?