Archx wrote:Pinkyring wrote:Luka is a great player but he's got a long way to go before he's the msn on a championship team. He needs to stop playing like hes at rucker and act like these are NBA games. His style can be fun to watch but it's like 90% of his turnovers are dumb lobs in traffic or getting so deep in the paint he has no shot and nobody to pass to. And his shot selection is still abysmal, maybe those things change with better cast mates but he surely isn't maximizing his talent
Slovenia had almost as good offense as the USA in the Olympics. Slovenia also completely shut down Sabonis and Jonas in qualifiers, yet Mavs struggled only with Jonas and a poor NO team.
It's true that Luka is completely out of sync so far, his conditioning is not helping, that's true, but there are also other factors in play here.
I can almost guarantee you that if Luka was playing up to his level, this team would look very different. Kidd is not helping but Luka is good enough to overcome bad coaching. But for that to happen, he needs to stop having late night trips to the fridge and eathing leftover pizza and pasta. He is fat for a basketball player and thats the main thing holding him back right now. In shape Luka is an offensive monster.