Jamaaliver wrote:Luka Doncic is incredibly talented...
But he is so slow. I can't quite figure out what to make of him.
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if he’s that slow, than he must be incredibly good in everything else.
because 18 points avg. in Euroleague in only 26 minutes is incredible for Europe. He’s second scorer behind Shved, who’s playing 6 minutes more. athletic Hezonja was averaging 7 points, being 1 year older. Porzingis 11 in lower league. Bogdan Bogdanovic 14 points, being 24 years old, Doncic is 18 years old. watching game against Oly, you have to know at least 3 things. This was his 60th game of the season, he’s visible tired, that’s was the reason for missing Fts in Q4 too. Look at how he looked in Eurobasket and you will see a big difference. 60 games against professionals is incredible big loud for 18 years old player. It’s not only games, but all traveling around Europe, which comes with that. This is second year, with that many games in Euroleague and coaches didn’t adapt yet. They trained too much in free days. Not like in Nba, where they train much less during the season. Second, Oly is one of the best defending team in Euroleague. In this seasons nobody except Doncic made more than 26 point against them. Doncic made 33 points in first game and 27 points in second. And maybe the most important, you have to understand the rules in Euroleague. First step without ball touching the floor is traveling in Europe, traveling called all the time, not like in Nba where we can see 3,4 steps regularly and second big difference is nonexistent 3 seconds in the paint for defensive players. Meaning that in Nba you have open line to the basket in Europe 7 footer is waiting for you near the rim.
Yes he’s not the quickest, and will never be, but he’s 6’8.5”, 230 with visible baby fat. He’s to heavy for his muscles at the moment, but with his big frame he can look intimidating big with proper training in some years. How many 6’8.5”, 240 players, who can handle the ball like him, have great vision, bball Iq and are good shooters are in the league? I’m 100% sure they will change his baby fat with muscles in Nba in no time. In Europe they just don’t put that much emphasis on body than in Nba.
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