Post#1218 » by DJ_3_Ball » Wed Dec 4, 2019 5:54 pm
Question for the masses,
What is the next thing you will see from Luka that will really impress you?
As crazy as this sounds, a 30 point triple double doesn't "impress" me, anymore. I mean, yes. It is still impressive. But, I think it's not like Whoa! Didn't know Luka could do that, or didn't know he had progressed that far this quick already.
We know Luka is at the 30 point triple double stage. I guess if the Mavs had some unexpected trade and landed a big time scorer in here, and Luka was still putting up these 30 point triple doubles, then I would be more impressed with them.
If Luka continues to average a 30 point triple double into the ASB, I'll be slightly more impressed. I think when you get the astronomical usage Luka has, you kinda should be among the league leaders in a few categories. It'd kinda like scaling it back down to 24 pts 7 reb 7 asst per game. That and the style of play these days.
So, not to piss on Luka, the kid is incredible. All of that can be wiped away with "Yeah and he's not even 21 yet!"
But, in terms of what I think I'll see from Luka, but I'm not 100% sure, but it would really impress me.
I'm confident we'll see a 50 point game from Luka sometime soon. He would of already had one, if he could play these 4th quarters in blowouts. So, he'll have to do it vs a good team in a close game. Makes it a bit harder, but Luka will do it. One night he'll just catch fire, and his teammates will be off, and the workload will go all to him; even more than usual.
I wasn't really impressed with the 18 rebounds last night. Not as much as I should of been, anyways. It's not that impressive when a team chucks perimeter shots & the rebound falls into your lap and no teammates challenge you for it because might as well get the ball into your hands ASAP & push the ball on offense. Luka gets a lot of cheapies like that. In his defense, he gets a lot of rebounds in traffic too. He is an excellent rebounder. Just I don't know about 10.4 rpg good. I could see him getting 20 rebounds in a game in the near future. It wouldn't shock me at all. Especially vs a team that tries to run a small ball lineup vs the Mavs. Luka could have 15 by the half. No problem.
What will impress me the most... well outside of Luka having a 5 steal, 3 blk performance where he is just masterful on the defensive end...
What will impress me the most is when Luka has his first 20 assist game. I think that's coming. But, this supporting cast doesn't shoot it too well. Otherwise he might of already been a threat for 20. It'll take Luka being masterful, because his teammates will probably leave a few on the table.
I don't know. It'd just be fun. I think Luka could give ya 25 assists. I think he'll do that one day. He might even have a 30 assist game in him at some point in his career. For context, Steve Nash's career high was 22.