Our clutch issues are on Luka. Last year he excelled in clutch situations and this year he settles for step back 3's almost exclusively in late game situations. He is turning the ball over too much and making poor decisions in clutch situations. I'm a huge Luka fan so I'm not here to bash him, but he has to be held accountable for the issues since he gets all the praise when we are winning games.
I'm not concerned long term. I won't be mad if it takes him a while to figure it out. He just needs to play smarter late in games and we'll be fine. It's as simple as this team goes as Luka goes. Once he gets back to being clutch, we'll go back to to winning at a high clip.
I would like to add that I only believe it's a mental change that Luka needs late in games. He obviously has all the talent in the world. He just needs to value every possession and he'll be ok.
I'm not concerned long term. I won't be mad if it takes him a while to figure it out. He just needs to play smarter late in games and we'll be fine. It's as simple as this team goes as Luka goes. Once he gets back to being clutch, we'll go back to to winning at a high clip.
I would like to add that I only believe it's a mental change that Luka needs late in games. He obviously has all the talent in the world. He just needs to value every possession and he'll be ok.