He’s trying to get a charge and with his wide body, the offensive player has a lot of space to cover before blowing by him giving the center time to react.
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DoncicsRoadTo200kg
What he is doing here is making himself wider so he can use his size to stay in front of guys, since he dosent have the foot speed to do so.
killbill469
Luka’s refusal to play defense in space and in transition is so frustrating and it’s only gotten worse these past couple of weeks. He consistently keeps going for the swipe or the steal instead of just trying to stay with his defender. We need to be a really efficient offense otherwise teams will kill us in transition. Hopefully his effort will improve going into the playoffs. He definitely has the ability to be a non negative defender.
dxbigc
Let’s be real, after the shot to the boys he took in the second, he’s just making a business decision to remain “functional” for his post-recovery beer recovery exercise.
gik223
He’s doing his best.
Ok_Republic6747
You do understand that Luka doesnt have the foot speed to guard on the perimeter right that is why the put him to guard bigger slower people in the post.
Some people just love to hate players
LevelDry5807
Heās trying to take a charge. Get still l, absorb contact
mnight84
Didn’t the mavs win?
KhanQu3st
Isnāt he just clamming up bc Johnson got him up on a pump fake? Heās trying to avoid a 3 FT foul.
zagi98lo
He was solid in defense all game against spurs but you clowns decide to focus on 1 time he didnt run back in transition and argued with the ref and the two times he got blown by on a closeout. Insane “fanbase”.
Cant even imagine any other team fans constantly doing this to any of their competent players, much less their 24 year old generational superstar, a top3 player in the league that has just carried them to WCF with a bang avrage roster at best, after the franchize has not won a PO series in a decade. Tatum just shot like 25% and was -8 in a celtics win and all you will see is celtics fans defending him and making case for MVP. Then we have clowns like you on the other side.
elsporko321
Luka has quick hands and size, but he’s almost never going to go fully commit out on the perimeter (by himself) vs. an athletic player and not get beat.
The scheme has to help make up for it. It’s also part of the problem contributing to the centers (all three of them, take your pick) getting smoked.. athletic guards or wings get full momentum, it’s going to be hard to stop without giving up an easy shot or committing a foul. That’s gonna happen to all but great interior defenders, which this team has 0 of.
Luka is actually a pretty good defender in the paint, I think, at least when the game is slowed down so his size, IQ, and hands can play more in his favor.
Un4go10
Guys calm down. This was supposed to be a shit post. To be honest, I think having hands like this is a smart move when you are late with your feet. He is trying to slow down the guy without picking up an easy foul. And it was a foul. If he would not have had hands in this position he would absolutely get a foul.
mlmoe1988
Just shut up
monkey-pox
I won’t stand for this Luka slander
LIT-BRO-DAD
This is textbook trying to draw a charge, itās good defense.
segson9
He always does that. I think he wants to avoid fouling
planoser
Heās protecting himself after catching a knee to the gnads earlier in the game
SkipsPittsnogle
Heās trying to take a charge. A sound defensive tactic.
This fan base actually doesnāt like having the most versatile offensive weapon in decades in their team? Smokin crack.
Sensitive_Umpire4303
Aye! We canāt all be perfect on both defense and offense. Hopefully his offense can continue to outweigh his defense, although Kyrie aināt that great defensively either lol. What a great offense-first frontcourt! Love the Mavs tho š«¶š¾
Separate_Place1595
He holding B (or O) on the way up the court.
Doncingis
You know what the Mavs problem isā¦ that damn Luka Doncic ā¦
WaterIsNotWet19
Yea saw that last night and thought wtf is he doing?
Dishes_Suck6276
Whats so damn hard about bending the knees and moving your stupid ass feet? Stay in front of them and don’t cross your feet. Fuck its not hard. This whole team needs foot work drills or something.
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Bro just refuses to move his legsā¦.
He always does this lol
He’s trying to get a charge and with his wide body, the offensive player has a lot of space to cover before blowing by him giving the center time to react.
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What he is doing here is making himself wider so he can use his size to stay in front of guys, since he dosent have the foot speed to do so.
Luka’s refusal to play defense in space and in transition is so frustrating and it’s only gotten worse these past couple of weeks. He consistently keeps going for the swipe or the steal instead of just trying to stay with his defender. We need to be a really efficient offense otherwise teams will kill us in transition. Hopefully his effort will improve going into the playoffs. He definitely has the ability to be a non negative defender.
Let’s be real, after the shot to the boys he took in the second, he’s just making a business decision to remain “functional” for his post-recovery beer recovery exercise.
He’s doing his best.
You do understand that Luka doesnt have the foot speed to guard on the perimeter right that is why the put him to guard bigger slower people in the post.
Some people just love to hate players
Heās trying to take a charge. Get still l, absorb contact
Didn’t the mavs win?
Isnāt he just clamming up bc Johnson got him up on a pump fake? Heās trying to avoid a 3 FT foul.
He was solid in defense all game against spurs but you clowns decide to focus on 1 time he didnt run back in transition and argued with the ref and the two times he got blown by on a closeout. Insane “fanbase”.
Cant even imagine any other team fans constantly doing this to any of their competent players, much less their 24 year old generational superstar, a top3 player in the league that has just carried them to WCF with a bang avrage roster at best, after the franchize has not won a PO series in a decade. Tatum just shot like 25% and was -8 in a celtics win and all you will see is celtics fans defending him and making case for MVP. Then we have clowns like you on the other side.
Luka has quick hands and size, but he’s almost never going to go fully commit out on the perimeter (by himself) vs. an athletic player and not get beat.
The scheme has to help make up for it. It’s also part of the problem contributing to the centers (all three of them, take your pick) getting smoked.. athletic guards or wings get full momentum, it’s going to be hard to stop without giving up an easy shot or committing a foul. That’s gonna happen to all but great interior defenders, which this team has 0 of.
Luka is actually a pretty good defender in the paint, I think, at least when the game is slowed down so his size, IQ, and hands can play more in his favor.
Guys calm down. This was supposed to be a shit post. To be honest, I think having hands like this is a smart move when you are late with your feet. He is trying to slow down the guy without picking up an easy foul. And it was a foul. If he would not have had hands in this position he would absolutely get a foul.
Just shut up
I won’t stand for this Luka slander
This is textbook trying to draw a charge, itās good defense.
He always does that. I think he wants to avoid fouling
Heās protecting himself after catching a knee to the gnads earlier in the game
Heās trying to take a charge. A sound defensive tactic.
This fan base actually doesnāt like having the most versatile offensive weapon in decades in their team? Smokin crack.
Aye! We canāt all be perfect on both defense and offense. Hopefully his offense can continue to outweigh his defense, although Kyrie aināt that great defensively either lol. What a great offense-first frontcourt! Love the Mavs tho š«¶š¾
He holding B (or O) on the way up the court.
You know what the Mavs problem isā¦ that damn Luka Doncic ā¦
Yea saw that last night and thought wtf is he doing?
Whats so damn hard about bending the knees and moving your stupid ass feet? Stay in front of them and don’t cross your feet. Fuck its not hard. This whole team needs foot work drills or something.
The warriors are proud rn
Even on defense, heās playing offense š
Lol I was like wtf are you doing luka