FIRST THINGS FIRST | Nick reacts Luka Makes NBA Triple-Double History in Mavs’ Clutch Win Over Heat

FIRST THINGS FIRST | Nick reacts Luka Makes NBA Triple-Double History in Mavs’ Clutch Win Over Heat

A fighter Mavs snapped a three-game losing streak with a win over the heat courtesy of another triple double from which I guess is good you it’s good for most players but when Luka does it sometimes they lose here’s Jason kid painting a beautiful picture about Luca take a

Listen Lucas triple doubles um I’ve always said this we can’t take that young man for granted um you’re seeing something as um rare as a Picasso the wild I mean what are we talking wild just can I he’s going to call him the goat what place are the what place are

The M also just for the record Picasso while brilliant artist famous for being maybe the most prolific painter ever so we looked up all of NBA history there have been 5,000 players there are currently 13,500 then it’s a fair so I mean I think I think is it rare as Picasso or

As a no that’s wrong cuz as rare as Picasso that is would be fine he actually said as rare as a Picasso which you can see at I I think a lot of CVS we have so no disrespect amazing disrespect to Picasso to Picasso Picasso what the

All over the place uh sorry so here’s the question that I did not write are the Mavs wasting Lucas’s talent I feel like you were the inspiration behind Okay AR the M wasting Lucas’s Talent I love Luca you know that I mean you kind of you stole him from me you stole

LeBron from me you stole Luka I love Luca I called him Luca Legend I think I was the first first I agree and I to get Mavs fans ticked off at me again I agree with kid that he’s better than Dirk this dude is phenomenal how about that but he

They are not wasting his prime or whatever you want to say Luca’s got to look in the Lucas got to play a little differently like he’s just two ball dominant and he’s great but one he’s a on man show and I think I don’t know if I’ve ever shared with you guys the

Chanty bips what he told me this was a decade ago and we’re talking about all these great point guards putting up these great numbers nowadays you know especially 10 years ago and he was like if I dribbled the ball for 20 seconds and I either took the shot or passed it

To the guy that was going to take the shot I great numbers too and so I’m not trying to belittle Luca’s numbers CU he is legitimately great but a lot the some of the numbers are that he does everything for them that roster is not that bad you got a legitimate second

Star in Kyrie you got some bigs that are decent and athletic Lively looks like he could be something Tim Hardway Jr is a very good player Off the Bench and can shoot like I’m not saying it’s a championship roster but look at Jaylen Brunson we had no idea Jaylen Brunson

Was this he played well that last year with Luca average 16 points but my point is One Man shows no matter how great LeBron Jordan Willl Oscar they James Harden not on their level but James Harden didn’t win as one man CHS and Luca’s getting to the point Nick where

We’re gonna start like you got to start winning and so I think he’s they’re gonna have to figure out a way where everybody can be involved and he’s he’s still the star so I I understand that but also with this exact style they beat the one seed Suns they went to the

Conference Finals right we saw that and they lost to the champion warriors with this style Luca didn’t change his style at all and in fact Luca as good as his regular season numbers are historically his numbers get better in the postseason which is why this is so frustrating

Because the Mavericks made the same mistake I’ve seen teams make which is you draft a Transcendent Talent who’s so good so quickly you try to microwave it the Cavs did it when they got LeBron instead of being patient you try to make these moves that are going to box you in

And then you can never build out the roster the most famously the Pelicans oh my God Anthony Davis is unbelievable already trade for Drew holiday try to win right now and then by the time the guy is actually ready to win your roster doesn’t make sense to your own

Flexibility the Mavs oh my God this lcad donic guy might be a top five player in Year too trade for christs let’s get his second star now oh that doesn’t work now you’re box in you end up making the Kyrie trade the one year the Mavs have had postseason success they had the

Number 15 offense in the league and the number six defense in the league was Luca a better Defender then no but they had a roster of Defenders the belief being okay focus on defense and in the off in the postseason when Luke is playing basically the whole game cuz he

Can cuz he’s young the offense will naturally get better last year when they stunk number six offense number 23 defense this year when they’re disappointing they don’t stink number six offense number 22 defense get Defenders around it’s like but again like like when Allen Iverson got to the

Finals that’s what they did but they never won it and that’s the thing now he’s he’s better I we we’ll see what he ends up but yeah but I I if he’s better than Durk he’s better than Iverson as far as what his Apex Talent is does not

Historic he’s awesome there’s no doubt but here’s the other thing and I know he’s never going to be a great defender but he at times doesn’t even look like he’s giv effort yeah but it’s weird and Kyrie doesn’t isn’t a great defender so their two best players aren’t not only

Not very good Defenders but at times don’t even look like they’re trying and that sends a bad message to the other players that’s one reason they’re horrific defensively one reason I like Charles Barkley and why that show was so good very short takes that are just

Perfect feels like a shot at me man no wow that was that was a shot at you kid go they put up a full screen it was he’s averaging 37.6 you can Round Up to 38 points post allstar game they’re three and five and Chuck just said

That’s too many that’s too many points he’s leading the league in points and assist but he’s also leading an assist so it’s like well yeah but I mean again if you make every play guess and when it’s him not doing it it’s Kyrie’s turn that’s what they do I

Fervently believe maybe the problem for the Mavs ability if they were to you know go on a playoff R and Los in the playoffs might be the heliocentric stuff I do not think their problem of why they’ve been mediocre the last two regular seasons is their offense they

Are a really good offense doing this now if you want to say it we haven’t seen it work in the playoffs you know historically to win a championship for anybody that and that’s fine but the problem is the roster doesn’t have Defenders let me quickly I think in the

Offseason they should look to trade Kyrie to the Lakers okay Reeves hachimura Vanderbilt that you got a Defender Vanderbilt Reeves will hustle on defense and can play off the ball and is not a good Defender who no Vander is Rees is also a better def K yeah I’m just saying

Like luuka kind of needs more role players STS and the Kyrie moves boxed them in last in the league and defensive efficiency Warriors Bulls Steph Curry hurts his ankle and a loss not great uh golden state currently firmly in the playing clay confident the Warriors will be okay take a

Listen he is out unfortunate but it’s part of the you know the the length of the season it’s hard to play every game especially not have any minor injuries and um we’ll we’ll uh make up we’ll do we’ll do well without him we we can rely on

Our history and how to execute without him okay uh can Steph afford to miss any time that’s the question you’re going to ask okay no snarky reparte no no little wink and Nod at the camera like yesterday when we can show it to you LeBron left the game in the exact same

Time under the exact same circumstances I think by the second I don’t know if we can show you uh oh I’m sorry 5 Seconds every straight to the locker room LeBron almost ran well yeah I’m sorry that LeBron can deal with the injury maybe a little better cuz he doesn’t have bad

Ankles I don’t know I don’t know you just you did a whole Inquisition when LeBron left a game early with an ankle injury with Steph you seem awful concerned with LeBron you seem

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