FIRST THINGS FIRST | Luka Doncic is simply unstoppable lately! – Nick reacts Mavs def. Heat 114-108
By Mell the bark of 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 it’s good for most players but when Lua does it sometimes they lose here’s Jason kid painting a beautiful picture about Luca take a
Listen Luca’s 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 wild I mean what are we talking wild just can I he’s gonna call him the goat what place are the what place the M
Also just for the record Picasso while a brilliant artist famous for being maybe the most prolific painter ever so we looked it up all of NBA history there have been 5,000 players there are currently 13,500 out there 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 disrespect Picasso Picasso Picasso what all over the place uh sorry
So here’s the question that I did not write are the Mavs wasting Luca’s talent I feel like you were the inspiration behind Okay are the Mavs wasting T I love Luca you know that I mean you kind of you stole him from me you stole LeBron from me you stole LCA I love
Luca I called him Luca Legend I think I was the first the first I agree and I to get MAV fans ticked off at me again I agree with kid that he’s better than Dirk this dude is phenomenal about that but he they are not wasting his prime or
Whatever you want to say Lucas got to look in the Luca’s got to play a little differently like he’s just two ball dominant and he’s great but one he’s a oneman 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’ have great numbers too and so I’m not trying to belittle Luca’s numbers cuz 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 Hardaway 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 Lucas’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 mhm 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 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 I 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 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 given 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 what wow that was was shot at you kid go it was he’s averaging 37.6 you can Round Up to 38 points post All-Star game they’re three and five and Chuck just said that’s too many that’s
Too many points he’s leading the League points and assist but he’s also leading an assist so it’s like well yeah but I mean again if you make every that’s how 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 lose in the playoffs might be the heliocentric stuff I do not think the 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 that’s fine but the problem is the roster doesn’t have Defenders yeah 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 vanderbild is re is also a better
FIRST THINGS FIRST | Luka Doncic is simply unstoppable lately! – Nick Wright on Mavs def. Heat 114-108
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I love when "experts" talk about the Mavs roster and often talk about Tim Hardaway Jr as a factor in something.
Sorry, the Mavs have a terrible coach (I love Kidd) they have a lot of players who on any given night don't put a ball in a pool.
You see how every game, if it weren't for Luka's score, they would be unable to stay in the games.
Luka gives 5 possessions to his teammates, his teammates fail and then he has to take charge.
The culprit is Luka's game? Oh really? Too white and European for the league?
What BS comment another Luka hater. Luka should keep playing the way he does. He has so many assist. He sets people up for east shots. If anything he should hang onto the ball more. When Luka running the offense they are winning. When they play that fast ball slop the mavs miss so many shots with out of control shooting. Luka should be MVP because he has the numbers. Although the haters are lobbying for their buddies! The heat game they miss so many dunks play fast slop ball!
"i think in the off season they should trade kyrie to the lakers" ok man lmao
Where the comparison to Jordan is off is that like Jordan, Luka is the best offensive player in the NBA but the Bulls had become the best defensive team in the NBA with the best offensive weapon in the world in Michael Jordan and or maybe the best player in the world. When Dallas builds a great defensive team around Luka (and Ky) they will win a ring.
Were these clowns ever talking this shit when kobe or harden had sky high usage rates, na
This team has G league talent minus Kyrie who is washed at this point but still a solid player. After that it's scrubs. Tim Harday their third leading scorer averages 40% from the field. He's a damn scrub. If Luka qas black they'd be calling him the goat.
These guys are clowns.
I love Luka and love the Mavs. Most of the national media has no idea what they talk about when they talk about the mavericks. These guys have a more balanced take and actually seem like they’ve watched more than a couple games. It’s ok to poke holes and criticize Luka’s game. He ain’t perfect and for Mavs to win it all? Yeah there’s gotta be some changes. His attitude and defense have to improve and the team wouldn’t get worse if he played more off ball. For the cat who asked about Kobe and harden? Tons of people hated the way Kobe played. Houston harden was unwatchable. Luka can be an all timer, but he’s gotta switch some things up.
Did you hear that take at the end?
Mavs should trade kyrie (luka's only offensive help) to be what the lakers are this year lol
LMFAOOOOO
THJ is one of the worst players in the league
Too ball dominant??…. 3rd in assists.
Lazy defender??… 7th in steals.
It’s bad coaching.
When you play with tim brickaway, when I pass him the ball for a wide open three then miss, then that is something lol. These guys doesn't know ball, and also they said tim brickaway is good😂😂😂😂😂
oh would you shut up with trading Kyrie to the Lakers? What does he want with the media and fans in the coastal cities at this stage in his career? He's happy as ever in Dallas
Now they love Charles Barkley?? lol
Yeaahh ky is great..but the defense suffer when they share court…just separate them for godsake..mesh them at playoffs
I'm so sick of these narratives about luka. Did these guys watch the games? Luka passes and passes and passes. He never hardly dribbles th ball for 20 seconds then passes it at th last second to get stats. Literally never happens. It's insane the rhetoric surrounding luka
Tim sucks they dont know what they saying
Did this clown just say tim hardaway jr is a very good player? 😂wtf!! Well they lost all credibility to talk about the Mavs after that shit.
This is part of the other teams strategy. Let Luka get his and don't let the others beat you. Seems to be working. Mavs are barely holding on to the Play in.
These guys laughing like ignorant asses. Seriously clowns. It looks so bad for sports talk.
Another all time record they are skipping over he did on his 5th straight 30+ triple doubles.
Hes the only player to avg 35 point triple double over a 15 game stretch.
Also he probably leads the league again in getting teammates the most wide open 3's.
This means his team should be at the top of 3 point percentage the last 3 years.
They are not. Whose fault is it that he isn't avg 15 to 18 assists(and believe me I'm not counting every open shot as should have been made, I'm saying he gets 20 to 30 open shots for his teammates and they just aren't hitting them.
if they were hitting them like they should. He would be leading the league in assists the last 3 years(and it wouldn't even be close)
And that would destroy any 'He ain't passing the ball enough" points that absolutely fall to the garbage once you actually watch the games.
And I'm not even saying he shouldn't pass more. But these talking heads are not watching the games.
Luka has white skin. That's his "fault". I guess Mr Silverman told those "experts" to talk this bs.
We're is the Tim Hardaway Jr evaluation that guy is terrible Luka literally sets his teammates up perfectly
Luka just needs an OG anonoby type of player and he'll win a chip by himself.
i kinda feel like luka needs a more defensive minded 2nd star like mikal bridges or somebody like that.
I really hope that happens in the near future
Not his fault they can’t take advantage of his triple double
Luka just needs to decide what will help the Mavericks win more games putting in a major effort on defense or scoring 45 points per game. When Luka leads the rest of the team increases their effort on defense. Defense in the modern NBA is all about effort, hustling, communicating, and switching. The contending teams do not have starters and second units that have any players that can be ignored on defense. They all can score especially when they are left wide open. Luka cannot let his defensive assignment cut backdoor behind him and dunk, because he is not focusing on playing decent defense. Why would the role players on the Mavericks make a major effort on defense when Luka is not. He is the team leader way more than coach Kidd is.
The truth is the don't want a internacional player has the best ever to play the game the media control everything from sports politics to what they fk u thinking right now…