12-04-2021, 06:35 PM
(12-04-2021, 06:15 PM)vfromlmf Wrote: I just mean grow up, play hard, play defense and quit bitching. Be accountable to winning habits and hold others to the same high standard.
Communication over the internet isn't always exact.
I would have said your first sentence describes professionalism, rather than leadership.
Certainly, we can expect Luka to be professional in the matter of, for example, playing defense. But as far as being a leader, Luka has such a disproportionate share of the offensive load, I don't think it is fair or realistic to also expect him to be the defensive maestro. Even Dirk needed Tyson Chandler.
Bob Voulgaris gave a take on holding teammates to a standard recently, which I thought was interesting. It was in response to the Twitterverse being up in arms about Luka's teammates not holding him accountable. Firstly, teammates do not, strictly speaking, have the authority to hold each other accountable. Players are not allowed to impose fines, suspensions, etc. on other players. Their authority is of the persuasion, not the sanctioning, sort.
Secondly, and perhaps more interestingly, he said it is not considered a part of most players' jobs to impose "soft" discipline on their teammates, and that effort of that sort is often affirmatively discouraged. They are expected to be supportive of each other, and to let the team deal with disciplinary issues. If they can have a good influence in terms of being a locker room leader, that is a useful role, but it's heavily weighted toward positive reinforcement. Luka has his hands full as it is, and it's really not his his job to regularly monitor and sanction his teammates' play, nor theirs to try to discipline him. That's not to say he shouldn't provide a good example by being professional, of course, and perhaps that's what you mean.