HotRocks34 wrote:* 73-point game
* 60/20 triple double
* 5 straight 1st-team All-NBA selections by age 25 (counting this year)
* Only 2nd player in NBA history to have 5 career 27/8/8 seasons (Oscar) (counting this year)
* Only 2nd player in NBA history to have a 32/8/8 season (Jordan)
* On pace to be the first player in NBA history to have a 33/9/9 season
* On pace for the most (PPG + RPG + APG) in a season since ABA merger in 1976
..........he's slightly above Russ' MVP season mark
* 9th in career regular season triple doubles (1 behind Harden, who is 9 years older)
* Led his team to the WCF at age 23 by beating a 64-win PHX team
* EuroLeague champion
* EuroLeague MVP
Is Luka getting enough flowers for what he's accomplished so far in his career?
What you do in the RS vs below average teams doesn't mean a whole lot, it can indicate you have ability and talent but nothing else.
Putting up those same type of numbers in the PS, vs above average competition (and beyond...each round gets harder) is what you are truly graded on.....