All Things Luka Doncic

burek3 · Post #2101 » by **burek3** » Thu Nov 16, 2017 1:17 pm

I expect the same performance of Real as vs. Baskonia. Depends on Unicaja how fired up they will be.

And I pray for Doncic not to get injured.

XTraderXL · Post #2102 » by **XTraderXL** » Thu Nov 16, 2017 2:14 pm

Real will win this game. Its almost a must win game for them, Doncic only played 22 min so he should be more fresh than on Tuesday, they play at home... Unicaja is also not as good as Baskonia so I expect a routine win for Real.

I have been saying for a couple of weeks now that Laso should rest Doncic for a game in ACB but it seems like there is no right time for that with all the injuries. Real just cant win a game right now if Luka isnt playing good/great so he Laso needs to play him 28min per game. I hope he doesnt get injured as well, that would be the end of Reals season in EL.

narcolepsy · Post #2103 » by **narcolepsy** » Thu Nov 16, 2017 9:33 pm

13/10/6 and 2 blocks (28 PIR) vs Unicaja
He didnt play in 4th quarter.

AJ3 · Post #2104 » by **AJ3** » Thu Nov 16, 2017 9:37 pm

You could see that he plays way better when he is relaxed, also the commentator mentioned something about Luka refocusing his playstyle to better his teammates rather than trying to carry the game himself and it seemed to work wonders for him, if that is true.

SportsGuy8 · Post #2105 » by **SportsGuy8** » Thu Nov 16, 2017 9:41 pm

Personally I much prefer this version of Doncic, where scoring is secondary. If teammates hit some open shots he would have been extremely close to a triple-double in just 3 quarters.

916fan · Post #2106 » by **916fan** » Thu Nov 16, 2017 10:42 pm

SportsGuy8 wrote:Personally I much prefer this version of Doncic, where scoring is secondary. If teammates hit some open shots he would have been extremely close to a triple-double in just 3 quarters.

As a NBA prospect, I think you'd rather him be a scorer. He's already shown he can get his teammates involved. I guess Real just wants him to win?

J_T · Post #2107 » by **J_T** » Fri Nov 17, 2017 1:31 am

Seems they gave him assist of the night.

Watch on YouTube

SportsGuy8 · Post #2108 » by **SportsGuy8** » Fri Nov 17, 2017 6:31 am

The hang-time at 4:37 is also nice:

Watch on YouTube

916fan wrote:
SportsGuy8 wrote:Personally I much prefer this version of Doncic, where scoring is secondary. If teammates hit some open shots he would have been extremely close to a triple-double in just 3 quarters.

As a NBA prospect, I think you'd rather him be a scorer. He's already shown he can get his teammates involved. I guess Real just wants him to win?

He's been taking it too far the last couple of games, starting to get a bit of tunnel-vision, as Thespianoid correctly pointed out.

Jboogz23 · Post #2109 » by **Jboogz23** » Fri Nov 17, 2017 8:45 am

Where can I watch his games at?

burek3 · Post #2110 » by **burek3** » Fri Nov 17, 2017 9:19 am

burek3 wrote:I expect the same performance of Real as vs. Baskonia. Depends on Unicaja how fired up they will be.

It's nice to be wrong

UcanUwill · Post #2111 » by **UcanUwill** » Fri Nov 17, 2017 9:36 am

burek3 wrote:
burek3 wrote:I expect the same performance of Real as vs. Baskonia. Depends on Unicaja how fired up they will be.

It's nice to be wrong

Unicaja looks pretty trashy. They were terrible against Zalgiris, even tho Zalgiris almost commited the biggest choke in recent memory.

burek3 · Post #2112 » by **burek3** » Fri Nov 17, 2017 10:58 am

I agree, but mostly teams get fired up when going against Real, just because it is Real.

UcanUwill · Post #2113 » by **UcanUwill** » Fri Nov 17, 2017 11:00 am

He looks more and more like Harden to me.

reanimator · Post #2114 » by **reanimator** » Fri Nov 17, 2017 5:58 pm

Harden goes through bodies, Doncic tries to go around. Also questionable if he ever ends up that level of shooter.

AJ3 · Post #2115 » by **AJ3** » Fri Nov 17, 2017 6:14 pm

reanimator wrote:Harden goes through bodies, Doncic tries to go around. Also questionable if he ever ends up that level of shooter.

I don't think he is saying that Luka is at the same level as James Harden, i believe what he is saying is that if he develops he could one day become a player similar to James Harden.

J_T · Post #2116 » by **J_T** » Fri Nov 17, 2017 6:44 pm

AJ3 wrote:
reanimator wrote:Harden goes through bodies, Doncic tries to go around. Also questionable if he ever ends up that level of shooter.

I don't think he is saying that Luka is at the same level as James Harden, i believe what he is saying is that if he develops he could one day become a player similar to James Harden.

He is just trolling, better ignore.

BTW, probably most people have seen this video from when he was 14. His passing ability was amazing. He was also making those passes consistently, this was basically just one tournament, not a best of video of a whole season.

Watch on YouTube

He is a natural playmaker. You don't see him making these plays today on such a consistent basis, because he plays against much better opposition. He is able to sneak them in occasionally. That's why comparing NCAA highlights to Euroleague is an absolute joke. Lonzo's highlight reel from last season would have been much less impressive had he played it in Euroleague. I also like that even back then he went for the two handed dunk whenever he could (which was not as easy when he was 14 obviously). A lot of Euro guards go for layup by default, they claim it's just as probable to go in and they spend less energy. Screw that. Go for the dunk and get your teammates and fans going.

reanimator · Post #2117 » by **reanimator** » Fri Nov 17, 2017 7:01 pm

AJ3 wrote:
reanimator wrote:Harden goes through bodies, Doncic tries to go around. Also questionable if he ever ends up that level of shooter.

I don't think he is saying that Luka is at the same level as James Harden, i believe what he is saying is that if he develops he could one day become a player similar to James Harden.

Harden had a knack for seeking and playing through contact as a youth.

J_T · Post #2118 » by **J_T** » Fri Nov 17, 2017 7:29 pm

UcanUwill wrote:
burek3 wrote:
burek3 wrote:I expect the same performance of Real as vs. Baskonia. Depends on Unicaja how fired up they will be.

It's nice to be wrong

Unicaja looks pretty trashy. They were terrible against Zalgiris, even tho Zalgiris almost commited the biggest choke in recent memory.

They did play without without Nedovic, though, right? They are not built like Real Madrid, you take their best player out and they are done.

Rasho Brezec · Post #2119 » by **Rasho Brezec** » Fri Nov 17, 2017 7:38 pm

He is driving to the basket more and more, but he's still avoiding contact and jumping off both feet. That won't fly in the NBA.

Derento · Post #2120 » by **Derento** » Fri Nov 17, 2017 9:28 pm

His FTr is better than Shved & De Colo right now.
Shved was very good at drawing fouls after leaving Minnesota.
De Colo was pretty average in NBA.