The reason there so many hate comments about luka, he is a threat to they're favorite especially in the playoffs when luka always shines the brightest. They hate him because they're scared at him.
I've been a Mavs fan long before Dirk won in 2011. Luka is a supernova in offense, no question about that. However, in defense, any objective observer will point out Luka's lack of laterals and/or effort in keeping up with his man. There's more than enough highlights available of that. Luka don't have to be a lock down defender. He just have to give full effort.
The only people who say any of those negative comments just don’t watch mavs ball. Even last year, Luka made it his business to lock in on the defensive side. He put so much effort that he was starting his own DPOY narrative as a joke. He played both sides the entire second half of the season for sure and all the way thru the playoffs. He was a top 10 defender at his position over that second half run. He went thru the entire playoffs on one leg and the ONLY time people had negative comments on his defense was against the Celtics and the only 5 out offense he faced. Not to mention the rest of his team folded against that same team leaving Luka as literally the ONLY offensive option. To be drained is not an excuse I’m making but it’s the truth. It was his first time going that far and he carried that yea the entire way even with Kai as his second help. In the okc series it was PJ that stepped up next to Luka and lively held it down the whole way. Kai showed vs the wolves mainly. Luka didn’t miss a game offensively even in his down games and he went hard on the defensive end the whole way. He was a turn style vs the one team with 5 playmakers on the floor, who run the floor top speed and shoot the light out behind the arc. He still balled offensively but didn’t have the gas in the end. Everyone learns that lesson, and again, he was on ONE LEG the entire playoffs and by the time he got to the finals he was getting shots in both knees to play. Throughout the playoffs, opposing defenders were literally targeting his injured knee. I’m glad someone finally made this video and stopped following the narrative
Love that you have all these stats to prove your points. Subbed. Luka should have been mvp last season. He hasn’t earned it yet this season. But there still time.
The only people who say any of those negative comments just don’t watch mavs ball. Even last year, Luka made it his business to lock in on the defensive side. He put so much effort that he was starting his own DPOY narrative as a joke. He played both sides the entire second half of the season for sure and all the way thru the playoffs. He was a top 10 defender at his position over that second half run. He went thru the entire playoffs on one leg and the ONLY time people had negative comments on his defense was against the Celtics and the only 5 out offense he faced. Not to mention the rest of his team folded against that same team leaving Luka as literally the ONLY offensive option. To be drained is not an excuse I’m making but it’s the truth. It was his first time going that far and he carried that yea the entire way even with Kai as his second help. In the okc series it was PJ that stepped up next to Luka and lively held it down the whole way. Kai showed vs the wolves mainly. Luka didn’t miss a game offensively even in his down games and he went hard on the defensive end the whole way. He was a turn style vs the one team with 5 playmakers on the floor, who run the floor top speed and shoot the light out behind the arc. He still balled offensively but didn’t have the gas in the end. Everyone learns that lesson, and again, he was on ONE LEG the entire playoffs and by the time he got to the finals he was getting shots in both knees to play. Throughout the playoffs, opposing defenders were literally targeting his injured knee. I’m glad someone finally made this video and stopped following the narrative
The funiest part for me was when Luka scored 70+ last season and every1 was talking about how bad defense was instead giving the man his flowers, i dont know what beef Luka has with a media butt they rly dont like him.
The only people who say any of those negative comments just don’t watch mavs ball. Even last year, Luka made it his business to lock in on the defensive side. He put so much effort that he was starting his own DPOY narrative as a joke. He played both sides the entire second half of the season for sure and all the way thru the playoffs. He was a top 10 defender at his position over that second half run. He went thru the entire playoffs on one leg and the ONLY time people had negative comments on his defense was against the Celtics and the only 5 out offense he faced. Not to mention the rest of his team folded against that same team leaving Luka as literally the ONLY offensive option. To be drained is not an excuse I’m making but it’s the truth. It was his first time going that far and he carried that yea the entire way even with Kai as his second help. In the okc series it was PJ that stepped up next to Luka and lively held it down the whole way. Kai showed vs the wolves mainly. Luka didn’t miss a game offensively even in his down games and he went hard on the defensive end the whole way. He was a turn style vs the one team with 5 playmakers on the floor, who run the floor top speed and shoot the light out behind the arc. He still balled offensively but didn’t have the gas in the end. Everyone learns that lesson, and again, he was on ONE LEG the entire playoffs and by the time he got to the finals he was getting shots in both knees to play. Throughout the playoffs, opposing defenders were literally targeting his injured knee. I’m glad someone finally made this video and stopped following the narrative
I find it crazy how people like to paint Luka as a negative to Dallas in general, when he’s currently top 3 best players in the league sitting up there with both Giannis and Jokic.
@@prepare4storms807Funny you should say that because against GSW the other day he broke another one lol. Only 3 players have scored 45-10-10 or more with 2 blocks and 3 steals. Micheal Jordan, Jokic once, and now Luka. Players just doesn't do this almost never. This is why the best players are Jokic and Luka.
Good 1st video in basketball lol Discourse about Luka is insanely unfair because he doesn't get the credit he deserves, nor the benefit of the doubt like other star players get. People now are saying Nuggets front office is wasting Jokic prime years... nobody ever said anything when Luka had teammates like Frank Ntilikina, Tim Hardaway Jr., Trey Burke, Davis Bertans, Moses Brown, Minkley Wright, Moses Wright, Willie Cauley Stein, Reggie Bullock, Dwight Powell, Justin Jackson, Marquese Chriss, Javale Mcgee, Christian Wood. Luka legitimately was carrying a team half filled with g leaguers into the playoffs and was expected to win with that...
Those mavs rosters were the worst in the nba. I watched every game and mavs fans were so delusional about what those teams were (a g league team). Just think as soon as they traded for role guys from bad teams they went to the finals, in gafford and Washington. They had guys like djj who was barely in the nba just the season b4 starting on a finals team
@darrylcortez8263 yeah Brunson wasn't even that good on the mavs. He was coming into his own as a nba player and actually said watching luka made him question if he even belonged in the nba. Porzingis was purposely sabotaging the team because he was butt hurt over not getting post ups. Lol now he's the 5th man on a Boston team
Luka hit his prime so fast people dont get wowed by his great stats every single year. Just give him a lifetime achievement award this yr. He deserved it last season. Took a 9 seed to a 5 seed after trade deadline. Went to Finals.
Media downplaying him to protect Lebrons legacy and make Shai new face of league. They know Lukas only one with shot to break Lebrons scoring record and that bothers them. Great video with stats to back it up, too bad the haters wont watch it
I think its just he is european white they dont want to acknowledge his greatness but i dont even like that argument because ive seen Jokic get alot of props Luka has a tough road ahead of him because even if he wins a championship that will be nowhere near getting him into conversations of actually being up there with MJ Kobe Lebron due to the stupid ring criteria regardless of if his skill actually surpasses them on certain aspects. Luka was also asked about Lebrons scoring record he said no way he plays that long.
@@deathitself6985Luka doesn't know how long he will play. I'm sure he said that just to be nice. Nobody does. But if he has no career ending injuries, it's not impossible.
There is like zero chance Luka comes close to the scoring record. Not only does he have to play nearly 20 years, but he has to play at a high level for at least 15+ years.
Because there’s lots of us that know these things, but trying to explain it to haters that parrot narratives and false excuses is like explaining it to a brick wall. They don’t WANT it to be true, so there’s no convincing them. Thank you for the facts and the video!💙
im honestly done defending luka. when he gets the chip, and he'll get it, all of these people gonna shut up. i don't even want luka to win the MVP anymore too. let history show how retaaarded the media been in his era.
Many don't like him because he's different, his style of play is unique to him. And is not what ppl are used to seeing. He is slower, looks unathletic but still he does some magic with the ball, playing with defenders. He is one of a kind. Not that he is the greatest but one of them for sure. And he's a white European, that is also what some don't like. So they discredit him or try to by exaggerating his weaker spots. Good video.
I can see the argument but i hate it when its the same people giving sga all defense team nods last year because he had alot of steals now saying it doesnt matter
@@aw3some470 funny how that works, isn’t it? Let’s also not forget who stonewalled and blocked SGA to clinch the playoff series last season….yeah, that was Luka, too.
Sga and Tatum are not even worthy to tie the shoes of three best players of the list. Beside being chokers, SGA inflates stats with undeserving FTs, Tatum is just carried by a very good team
The only people who say any of those negative comments just don’t watch mavs ball. Even last year, Luka made it his business to lock in on the defensive side. He put so much effort that he was starting his own DPOY narrative as a joke. He played both sides the entire second half of the season for sure and all the way thru the playoffs. He was a top 10 defender at his position over that second half run. He went thru the entire playoffs on one leg and the ONLY time people had negative comments on his defense was against the Celtics and the only 5 out offense he faced. Not to mention the rest of his team folded against that same team leaving Luka as literally the ONLY offensive option. To be drained is not an excuse I’m making but it’s the truth. It was his first time going that far and he carried that yea the entire way even with Kai as his second help. In the okc series it was PJ that stepped up next to Luka and lively held it down the whole way. Kai showed vs the wolves mainly. Luka didn’t miss a game offensively even in his down games and he went hard on the defensive end the whole way. He was a turn style vs the one team with 5 playmakers on the floor, who run the floor top speed and shoot the light out behind the arc. He still balled offensively but didn’t have the gas in the end. Everyone learns that lesson, and again, he was on ONE LEG the entire playoffs and by the time he got to the finals he was getting shots in both knees to play. Throughout the playoffs, opposing defenders were literally targeting his injured knee. I’m glad someone finally made this video and stopped following the narrative.
The only people who say any of those negative comments just don’t watch mavs ball. Even last year, Luka made it his business to lock in on the defensive side. He put so much effort that he was starting his own DPOY narrative as a joke. He played both sides the entire second half of the season for sure and all the way thru the playoffs. He was a top 10 defender at his position over that second half run. He went thru the entire playoffs on one leg and the ONLY time people had negative comments on his defense was against the Celtics and the only 5 out offense he faced. Not to mention the rest of his team folded against that same team leaving Luka as literally the ONLY offensive option. To be drained is not an excuse I’m making but it’s the truth. It was his first time going that far and he carried that yea the entire way even with Kai as his second help. In the okc series it was PJ that stepped up next to Luka and lively held it down the whole way. Kai showed vs the wolves mainly. Luka didn’t miss a game offensively even in his down games and he went hard on the defensive end the whole way. He was a turn style vs the one team with 5 playmakers on the floor, who run the floor top speed and shoot the light out behind the arc. He still balled offensively but didn’t have the gas in the end. Everyone learns that lesson, and again, he was on ONE LEG the entire playoffs and by the time he got to the finals he was getting shots in both knees to play. Throughout the playoffs, opposing defenders were literally targeting his injured knee. I’m glad someone finally made this video and stopped following the narrative
The only people who say any of those negative comments just don’t watch mavs ball. Even last year, Luka made it his business to lock in on the defensive side. He put so much effort that he was starting his own DPOY narrative as a joke. He played both sides the entire second half of the season for sure and all the way thru the playoffs. He was a top 10 defender at his position over that second half run. He went thru the entire playoffs on one leg and the ONLY time people had negative comments on his defense was against the Celtics and the only 5 out offense he faced. Not to mention the rest of his team folded against that same team leaving Luka as literally the ONLY offensive option. To be drained is not an excuse I’m making but it’s the truth. It was his first time going that far and he carried that yea the entire way even with Kai as his second help. In the okc series it was PJ that stepped up next to Luka and lively held it down the whole way. Kai showed vs the wolves mainly. Luka didn’t miss a game offensively even in his down games and he went hard on the defensive end the whole way. He was a turn style vs the one team with 5 playmakers on the floor, who run the floor top speed and shoot the light out behind the arc. He still balled offensively but didn’t have the gas in the end. Everyone learns that lesson, and again, he was on ONE LEG the entire playoffs and by the time he got to the finals he was getting shots in both knees to play. Throughout the playoffs, opposing defenders were literally targeting his injured knee. I’m glad someone finally made this video and stopped following the narrative
Thank you for a great analysis! I hope you're planning to make more of these in the future 😆Luka is currently sitting at #46 in defensive win shares. That's top 10%. For comparison, Wemby is #50.
The hyper concentration on lukas defense is so unusual in basketball. I watch alot of games and there's a ton of wide open 3s being shot out there. But no one is ever looking at the defenders leaving these guys open. Just watch a mavs game and see how many wide open 3s luka generates, but no one is dogging the other teams defenders out. They just say what a great play by luka. But if luka leaves a guy open it seems there's alot of focus on it. Just my observation
Y’all are mostly right from my perspective…..and they’ll definitely afraid, you know how many times he came in on the road with the team in the playoffs etc and talked shit to the crowd and bagged it up! They’re so afraid of him and this team.MAVS🐴
Ive seen him get a broken nose on a shot and still didn't get the foul called. Luka literally gets his whipped every game and only averages 8 freethrows per game. Its ridiculous the amount of people that hate on him. At the very worst he's the 3rd best player in the nba. I think he's #2 behind Joker.
Sometimes numbers can be deceiving. I've watched almost all of the mavs games this year and I'm a fan of Luka, but some of the criticisms were very well founded. He has turned it around a lot since the injury, but to start the season he was taking bad shots, holding the ball way to long on many possessions then passing with 2 seconds on the clock for a teammate to make a bad shot attempt, he guards the weakest offensive player and still struggles especially on the pick and roll. I think 2 things can be true at once though. He's not bad because of those things, it was just keeping him from his full potential. The expectation on Luka right now is MVP caliber play and a championship. They have the team to do it, he just needs to stay out of his own way long enough to complete the trip.
100% He started off slow and took many bad shots. The team needs him at his best and when hes most confident, so the only solution to get him off of a slump was to make him shoot over and over till he figured it out.But yes, major criticisms at the beggining of the season (around first 10 games) were super fair considering the high standards he has set
I think you have it correct. I am a fan and I agree with you. None the less, if he can guard the worst player on the other teams offence, and get the rebounds and steals, we have to consider that it an improved defense. I think the easiest stat is L10. They are 8 and 2 their last 10 games. Including an embarrassing loss to the Thunder on an extended road trip. The Thunder just got a taste of the same thing from the Bucks. PJ is some kind of player on a quality team that I'm enjoying again this year. And if Clay can become consistent, WOW. A very enjoyable team over all that has proven that they can over achieve while making it to the finals last year. I enjoy your take, and consider it very reasonable. Good job!
It's an 82 game league. Plus, the PO. Who cares about regular season MVP when all that matters is the chip. The only MVP that really matters is the Finals MVP. So why go all out during the regular season when Mavs are winning even if he is out. He can be whatever he decides to bo on a level no one can. He'll be fine winning chips, even if he doesn't win a single regular season MVP title. He'll be just fine collecting those Final MVP titles😉
Whenever I see those casual takes I just ignore them now. They’re so surface level they don’t even deserve a view or a reply. People at home do a better job analyzing the sport than TNT and ESPN anyway. Not a reason to watch either channel.
@@Cutedoggo2 His numbers dont even need to come up. We've got a TON of options. The team is so deep right now that even with Hardy and Maxi out, we can field a solid lineup that's not gonna lose games. Our starting 5 is as good as anyone in the NBA, and our next 5 dudes off the bench would still compete with Trailblazers/Jazz/Raptors starting 5. Literally everyone in dallas' starting 5 (6, since lively and gafford swap a lot) is a PROBLEM, and all that means is luka doesnt NEED to be the driver of the team. The talk show narratives wont stop, even if his numbers come up, so the only thing the mavs can do is the same thing the nuggets did. Just win. Winning will force people to acknowledge what is plain to see if you were just to watch the games.
For sure, i think the Only thing that should go up is efficiency and assists. Everything else would be to show off, hes doing good right now and the team is winning
The reason there so many hate comments about luka, he is a threat to they're favorite especially in the playoffs when luka always shines the brightest. They hate him because they're scared at him.
Ive always thought the same, he has so much potential that it threatens everyone else’s favorite player
And they hate him because this super star is not playing for their team
@@WalkinWhiskeythat’s so true that’s what exactly it is…
I've been a Mavs fan long before Dirk won in 2011.
Luka is a supernova in offense, no question about that. However, in defense, any objective observer will point out Luka's lack of laterals and/or effort in keeping up with his man. There's more than enough highlights available of that.
Luka don't have to be a lock down defender. He just have to give full effort.
The only people who say any of those negative comments just don’t watch mavs ball. Even last year, Luka made it his business to lock in on the defensive side. He put so much effort that he was starting his own DPOY narrative as a joke. He played both sides the entire second half of the season for sure and all the way thru the playoffs. He was a top 10 defender at his position over that second half run. He went thru the entire playoffs on one leg and the ONLY time people had negative comments on his defense was against the Celtics and the only 5 out offense he faced. Not to mention the rest of his team folded against that same team leaving Luka as literally the ONLY offensive option. To be drained is not an excuse I’m making but it’s the truth. It was his first time going that far and he carried that yea the entire way even with Kai as his second help. In the okc series it was PJ that stepped up next to Luka and lively held it down the whole way. Kai showed vs the wolves mainly. Luka didn’t miss a game offensively even in his down games and he went hard on the defensive end the whole way. He was a turn style vs the one team with 5 playmakers on the floor, who run the floor top speed and shoot the light out behind the arc. He still balled offensively but didn’t have the gas in the end. Everyone learns that lesson, and again, he was on ONE LEG the entire playoffs and by the time he got to the finals he was getting shots in both knees to play. Throughout the playoffs, opposing defenders were literally targeting his injured knee. I’m glad someone finally made this video and stopped following the narrative
Love that you have all these stats to prove your points. Subbed. Luka should have been mvp last season. He hasn’t earned it yet this season. But there still time.
theres always time if its him
The only people who say any of those negative comments just don’t watch mavs ball. Even last year, Luka made it his business to lock in on the defensive side. He put so much effort that he was starting his own DPOY narrative as a joke. He played both sides the entire second half of the season for sure and all the way thru the playoffs. He was a top 10 defender at his position over that second half run. He went thru the entire playoffs on one leg and the ONLY time people had negative comments on his defense was against the Celtics and the only 5 out offense he faced. Not to mention the rest of his team folded against that same team leaving Luka as literally the ONLY offensive option. To be drained is not an excuse I’m making but it’s the truth. It was his first time going that far and he carried that yea the entire way even with Kai as his second help. In the okc series it was PJ that stepped up next to Luka and lively held it down the whole way. Kai showed vs the wolves mainly. Luka didn’t miss a game offensively even in his down games and he went hard on the defensive end the whole way. He was a turn style vs the one team with 5 playmakers on the floor, who run the floor top speed and shoot the light out behind the arc. He still balled offensively but didn’t have the gas in the end. Everyone learns that lesson, and again, he was on ONE LEG the entire playoffs and by the time he got to the finals he was getting shots in both knees to play. Throughout the playoffs, opposing defenders were literally targeting his injured knee. I’m glad someone finally made this video and stopped following the narrative
The funiest part for me was when Luka scored 70+ last season and every1 was talking about how bad defense was instead giving the man his flowers, i dont know what beef Luka has with a media butt they rly dont like him.
The only people who say any of those negative comments just don’t watch mavs ball. Even last year, Luka made it his business to lock in on the defensive side. He put so much effort that he was starting his own DPOY narrative as a joke. He played both sides the entire second half of the season for sure and all the way thru the playoffs. He was a top 10 defender at his position over that second half run. He went thru the entire playoffs on one leg and the ONLY time people had negative comments on his defense was against the Celtics and the only 5 out offense he faced. Not to mention the rest of his team folded against that same team leaving Luka as literally the ONLY offensive option. To be drained is not an excuse I’m making but it’s the truth. It was his first time going that far and he carried that yea the entire way even with Kai as his second help. In the okc series it was PJ that stepped up next to Luka and lively held it down the whole way. Kai showed vs the wolves mainly. Luka didn’t miss a game offensively even in his down games and he went hard on the defensive end the whole way. He was a turn style vs the one team with 5 playmakers on the floor, who run the floor top speed and shoot the light out behind the arc. He still balled offensively but didn’t have the gas in the end. Everyone learns that lesson, and again, he was on ONE LEG the entire playoffs and by the time he got to the finals he was getting shots in both knees to play. Throughout the playoffs, opposing defenders were literally targeting his injured knee. I’m glad someone finally made this video and stopped following the narrative
He was to good to fast
Its because he's not from America.
His career stats are better than Lebrons. Luka hit is prime immediately @@anniecharbonneau6657
@@bigred9991 Neither are Jokic, Giannis, and Shai. Find a better argument.
I find it crazy how people like to paint Luka as a negative to Dallas in general, when he’s currently top 3 best players in the league sitting up there with both Giannis and Jokic.
I agree
They can call Luka what they want..... Nothing's going to change. Slow or not, this man is beating them at their own game. STATS don't lie.
Numbers arent luck either hes putting in work but they wont talk ab it
@WalkinWhiskey and the crazy things is, there's many more years to come. He's on pace to beat all sorts of records.
@@prepare4storms807Funny you should say that because against GSW the other day he broke another one lol. Only 3 players have scored 45-10-10 or more with 2 blocks and 3 steals. Micheal Jordan, Jokic once, and now Luka. Players just doesn't do this almost never. This is why the best players are Jokic and Luka.
Great analysis. Thank you. Subbed.
Good 1st video in basketball lol
Discourse about Luka is insanely unfair because he doesn't get the credit he deserves, nor the benefit of the doubt like other star players get.
People now are saying Nuggets front office is wasting Jokic prime years... nobody ever said anything when Luka had teammates like Frank Ntilikina, Tim Hardaway Jr., Trey Burke, Davis Bertans, Moses Brown, Minkley Wright, Moses Wright, Willie Cauley Stein, Reggie Bullock, Dwight Powell, Justin Jackson, Marquese Chriss, Javale Mcgee, Christian Wood. Luka legitimately was carrying a team half filled with g leaguers into the playoffs and was expected to win with that...
Those mavs rosters were the worst in the nba. I watched every game and mavs fans were so delusional about what those teams were (a g league team). Just think as soon as they traded for role guys from bad teams they went to the finals, in gafford and Washington. They had guys like djj who was barely in the nba just the season b4 starting on a finals team
@@kevinhowe3280and they only see KP and Brunson to say he cant win even with those 2 players.
@darrylcortez8263 yeah Brunson wasn't even that good on the mavs. He was coming into his own as a nba player and actually said watching luka made him question if he even belonged in the nba. Porzingis was purposely sabotaging the team because he was butt hurt over not getting post ups. Lol now he's the 5th man on a Boston team
@ and people said brunson was being held back by Luka. and that Celtics team won how many games did KP play in the playoffs?
Luka hit his prime so fast people dont get wowed by his great stats every single year. Just give him a lifetime achievement award this yr. He deserved it last season. Took a 9 seed to a 5 seed after trade deadline. Went to Finals.
Great to have a stats vid unlike the opinion ones out there. Proper work!
Thank you so much! I spent like 6 hours doing research digging up the ugly numbers. But they’re real and the sources are available to the public
It’s nuts how ignorant people are and just speak lies as if it’s truth.
Good video, Luka is ridiculously amazing.
Media downplaying him to protect Lebrons legacy and make Shai new face of league.
They know Lukas only one with shot to break Lebrons scoring record and that bothers them.
Great video with stats to back it up, too bad the haters wont watch it
I think its just he is european white they dont want to acknowledge his greatness but i dont even like that argument because ive seen Jokic get alot of props
Luka has a tough road ahead of him because even if he wins a championship that will be nowhere near getting him into conversations of actually being up there with MJ Kobe Lebron due to the stupid ring criteria regardless of if his skill actually surpasses them on certain aspects.
Luka was also asked about Lebrons scoring record he said no way he plays that long.
Luka is at 12k points Lebrons at 40k points its not feasible in my eyes at all but who knows
@@deathitself6985Luka doesn't know how long he will play. I'm sure he said that just to be nice. Nobody does. But if he has no career ending injuries, it's not impossible.
There is like zero chance Luka comes close to the scoring record. Not only does he have to play nearly 20 years, but he has to play at a high level for at least 15+ years.
@MacMittens-js9mb Luka scores more points in less time than LeBron. Even if he doesn't break it he will be a better player than LeBron ever was.
Oh wow 1400 views how in the hell did this happen i love yall
Because there’s lots of us that know these things, but trying to explain it to haters that parrot narratives and false excuses is like explaining it to a brick wall. They don’t WANT it to be true, so there’s no convincing them.
Thank you for the facts and the video!💙
Seriously nice video! Backing it up with stats for those who do not watch Mavs basketball. Keep it up!
im honestly done defending luka. when he gets the chip, and he'll get it, all of these people gonna shut up. i don't even want luka to win the MVP anymore too. let history show how retaaarded the media been in his era.
Fr. the respect wont be earned in the reg, only in the post season for his standards
Many don't like him because he's different, his style of play is unique to him. And is not what ppl are used to seeing. He is slower, looks unathletic but still he does some magic with the ball, playing with defenders. He is one of a kind. Not that he is the greatest but one of them for sure. And he's a white European, that is also what some don't like. So they discredit him or try to by exaggerating his weaker spots. Good video.
Great vid idea. Addressing common misconception in the nba, using good facts, and appealing to a large nba fan base. You have potential bro, fr
Thank you so much! Nothing worse than putting a player down because hes so good
The new cope i have red recently is people arguing steals are no indicators of someones defence abilities...
Literally…. which is why i also included the deflections and points off of those turnovers
You can FEEL the cope sweat dripping down at this point😅😅
I can see the argument but i hate it when its the same people giving sga all defense team nods last year because he had alot of steals now saying it doesnt matter
@@aw3some470 funny how that works, isn’t it? Let’s also not forget who stonewalled and blocked SGA to clinch the playoff series last season….yeah, that was Luka, too.
Luka also gets blocks. Haters don't watch Mavs.
LoL, great video! Keep it up my brother. Peace from Slovenia!
Peace from Puerto Rico!!!🫶
Sga and Tatum are not even worthy to tie the shoes of three best players of the list.
Beside being chokers, SGA inflates stats with undeserving FTs, Tatum is just carried by a very good team
The only people who say any of those negative comments just don’t watch mavs ball. Even last year, Luka made it his business to lock in on the defensive side. He put so much effort that he was starting his own DPOY narrative as a joke. He played both sides the entire second half of the season for sure and all the way thru the playoffs. He was a top 10 defender at his position over that second half run. He went thru the entire playoffs on one leg and the ONLY time people had negative comments on his defense was against the Celtics and the only 5 out offense he faced. Not to mention the rest of his team folded against that same team leaving Luka as literally the ONLY offensive option. To be drained is not an excuse I’m making but it’s the truth. It was his first time going that far and he carried that yea the entire way even with Kai as his second help. In the okc series it was PJ that stepped up next to Luka and lively held it down the whole way. Kai showed vs the wolves mainly. Luka didn’t miss a game offensively even in his down games and he went hard on the defensive end the whole way. He was a turn style vs the one team with 5 playmakers on the floor, who run the floor top speed and shoot the light out behind the arc. He still balled offensively but didn’t have the gas in the end. Everyone learns that lesson, and again, he was on ONE LEG the entire playoffs and by the time he got to the finals he was getting shots in both knees to play. Throughout the playoffs, opposing defenders were literally targeting his injured knee. I’m glad someone finally made this video and stopped following the narrative.
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Great video, def gonna use some stats from here to spread my Luka defense propaganda😂😂
The only people who say any of those negative comments just don’t watch mavs ball. Even last year, Luka made it his business to lock in on the defensive side. He put so much effort that he was starting his own DPOY narrative as a joke. He played both sides the entire second half of the season for sure and all the way thru the playoffs. He was a top 10 defender at his position over that second half run. He went thru the entire playoffs on one leg and the ONLY time people had negative comments on his defense was against the Celtics and the only 5 out offense he faced. Not to mention the rest of his team folded against that same team leaving Luka as literally the ONLY offensive option. To be drained is not an excuse I’m making but it’s the truth. It was his first time going that far and he carried that yea the entire way even with Kai as his second help. In the okc series it was PJ that stepped up next to Luka and lively held it down the whole way. Kai showed vs the wolves mainly. Luka didn’t miss a game offensively even in his down games and he went hard on the defensive end the whole way. He was a turn style vs the one team with 5 playmakers on the floor, who run the floor top speed and shoot the light out behind the arc. He still balled offensively but didn’t have the gas in the end. Everyone learns that lesson, and again, he was on ONE LEG the entire playoffs and by the time he got to the finals he was getting shots in both knees to play. Throughout the playoffs, opposing defenders were literally targeting his injured knee. I’m glad someone finally made this video and stopped following the narrative
Thank you for this video. Go to ESPN with that stats and info😜…subbed
The only people who say any of those negative comments just don’t watch mavs ball. Even last year, Luka made it his business to lock in on the defensive side. He put so much effort that he was starting his own DPOY narrative as a joke. He played both sides the entire second half of the season for sure and all the way thru the playoffs. He was a top 10 defender at his position over that second half run. He went thru the entire playoffs on one leg and the ONLY time people had negative comments on his defense was against the Celtics and the only 5 out offense he faced. Not to mention the rest of his team folded against that same team leaving Luka as literally the ONLY offensive option. To be drained is not an excuse I’m making but it’s the truth. It was his first time going that far and he carried that yea the entire way even with Kai as his second help. In the okc series it was PJ that stepped up next to Luka and lively held it down the whole way. Kai showed vs the wolves mainly. Luka didn’t miss a game offensively even in his down games and he went hard on the defensive end the whole way. He was a turn style vs the one team with 5 playmakers on the floor, who run the floor top speed and shoot the light out behind the arc. He still balled offensively but didn’t have the gas in the end. Everyone learns that lesson, and again, he was on ONE LEG the entire playoffs and by the time he got to the finals he was getting shots in both knees to play. Throughout the playoffs, opposing defenders were literally targeting his injured knee. I’m glad someone finally made this video and stopped following the narrative
I will share this video with my Mavs friends
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Thank you for a great analysis! I hope you're planning to make more of these in the future 😆Luka is currently sitting at #46 in defensive win shares. That's top 10%.
For comparison, Wemby is #50.
Great video, well done
THANK YOU
The hyper concentration on lukas defense is so unusual in basketball. I watch alot of games and there's a ton of wide open 3s being shot out there. But no one is ever looking at the defenders leaving these guys open. Just watch a mavs game and see how many wide open 3s luka generates, but no one is dogging the other teams defenders out. They just say what a great play by luka. But if luka leaves a guy open it seems there's alot of focus on it. Just my observation
Facts
Y’all are mostly right from my perspective…..and they’ll definitely afraid, you know how many times he came in on the road with the team in the playoffs etc and talked shit to the crowd and bagged it up! They’re so afraid of him and this team.MAVS🐴
And when he gets foul does not get 80% of the calls
Ive seen him get a broken nose on a shot and still didn't get the foul called. Luka literally gets his whipped every game and only averages 8 freethrows per game. Its ridiculous the amount of people that hate on him. At the very worst he's the 3rd best player in the nba. I think he's #2 behind Joker.
@bigred9991 he would average over 50 points if he gets he's foul called.
Sometimes numbers can be deceiving. I've watched almost all of the mavs games this year and I'm a fan of Luka, but some of the criticisms were very well founded.
He has turned it around a lot since the injury, but to start the season he was taking bad shots, holding the ball way to long on many possessions then passing with 2 seconds on the clock for a teammate to make a bad shot attempt, he guards the weakest offensive player and still struggles especially on the pick and roll.
I think 2 things can be true at once though. He's not bad because of those things, it was just keeping him from his full potential. The expectation on Luka right now is MVP caliber play and a championship. They have the team to do it, he just needs to stay out of his own way long enough to complete the trip.
100% He started off slow and took many bad shots. The team needs him at his best and when hes most confident, so the only solution to get him off of a slump was to make him shoot over and over till he figured it out.But yes, major criticisms at the beggining of the season (around first 10 games) were super fair considering the high standards he has set
I think you have it correct. I am a fan and I agree with you. None the less, if he can guard the worst player on the other teams offence, and get the rebounds and steals, we have to consider that it an improved defense. I think the easiest stat is L10. They are 8 and 2 their last 10 games. Including an embarrassing loss to the Thunder on an extended road trip. The Thunder just got a taste of the same thing from the Bucks. PJ is some kind of player on a quality team that I'm enjoying again this year. And if Clay can become consistent, WOW. A very enjoyable team over all that has proven that they can over achieve while making it to the finals last year. I enjoy your take, and consider it very reasonable. Good job!
Yea and that was 10 games coming off an injury
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I love MAVs because Luka Kai and Klay ,and all role players
Gin Ichimaru pfp. 🐐
Luka the Don is just to good he cares he wanna win
Luka with down season but with the same stats with Tatum.
staright facts
Straight from the NBA database too 💪
It's an 82 game league. Plus, the PO.
Who cares about regular season MVP when all that matters is the chip.
The only MVP that really matters is the Finals MVP.
So why go all out during the regular season when Mavs are winning even if he is out.
He can be whatever he decides to bo on a level no one can.
He'll be fine winning chips, even if he doesn't win a single regular season MVP title.
He'll be just fine collecting those Final MVP titles😉
Whenever I see those casual takes I just ignore them now. They’re so surface level they don’t even deserve a view or a reply. People at home do a better job analyzing the sport than TNT and ESPN anyway. Not a reason to watch either channel.
On God bro.. stick to NBA analysis and you will definitely blow up
I always try to keep it unbiased too💪 just straight numbers
Yeah they wish Luka was on their team. I don’t feel sorry for them
2nd defensiv PG this season and 3rd last season ...
Oh yeah and not to mention the NBA ratings are down because these fans teams suck and are ass, so they afraid to watch greatness…
Second in the NBA for steals!
2nd in steal not at all.....he is a superstar thats why all eyes at Luka
Great video. You have great talent. Make more
Lets see if i get motivated 💪 Thank you so much bro
His numbers will also be down because the team is deeper. He will never top last season
Correct, sharing the ball more and doesn’t need to carry a heavy load
His numbers will get back up just started slow
@@Cutedoggo2 His numbers dont even need to come up. We've got a TON of options. The team is so deep right now that even with Hardy and Maxi out, we can field a solid lineup that's not gonna lose games. Our starting 5 is as good as anyone in the NBA, and our next 5 dudes off the bench would still compete with Trailblazers/Jazz/Raptors starting 5. Literally everyone in dallas' starting 5 (6, since lively and gafford swap a lot) is a PROBLEM, and all that means is luka doesnt NEED to be the driver of the team. The talk show narratives wont stop, even if his numbers come up, so the only thing the mavs can do is the same thing the nuggets did. Just win. Winning will force people to acknowledge what is plain to see if you were just to watch the games.
For sure, i think the Only thing that should go up is efficiency and assists. Everything else would be to show off, hes doing good right now and the team is winning
@@reikoshea sadly the clippers game did not show that
That Luka-hate is about as disgusting as that MAGA-love...