12-28-2025, 02:40 AM
(12-28-2025, 12:27 AM)KillerLeft Wrote: This show has been growing on me. I’ve always liked Mannix, and Rachel Nichols has impressed me more than I thought she could recently.
This entire clip is them discussing the recent Lakers woes. A rather lengthy and interesting Luka Dončić discussion starts around 5.25, and lasts for a long, long time. Almost the entire rest of the video. They are basically catching up to the stuff we already know, but I found some of the info Rachel says she got directly from Redick and Jason Kidd pretty interesting. As a Mavs fan, I thought it was a worthwhile watch.
https://youtu.be/MRbq-t2bIUg?si=tJjroGrnvY8Qp7b2
While Luka can be a problem with his constant bitching to the refs and while I don't think he'll ever be more than a below average defender, I don't believe that he can't be reasoned with. I just don't think he's had the right coach. Carlisle was probably as close to that as he's had, but Carlisle also had difficulty letting go of the reigns and it was probably too early in Luka's career even if Rick did see the genious. Maybe I'm overly negative on Kidd's/Reddick's coaching acumen. I think you need a coach that Luka respects and can balance the tightrope of being his friend and demanding respect that would allow for those difficult conversations about accountability. I think we may have had that guy here in Mosley and I doubt he would have had Luka write an essay on why he deserves Christmas presents.