01-04-2022, 01:42 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-04-2022, 01:44 PM by hakeemfaan.)
(01-04-2022, 10:32 AM)Kammrath Wrote: For most of last year I was beating the drum that the roster wasn't as bad as people were making it out to be....then this year started and I began to believe maybe they were right and I was wrong. Then the 10 game stretch without Luka came and I was back to believing the roster was somewhat decent (middle of the road in the NBA and not toward the bottom).
I really have no idea what the deal is, but Luka's fit with his NBA rosters so far have been "meh" to me. What is weird is that he seemlessly fits with rosters in international player and elevates their play immensely. I just haven't seen that consistently in the NBA. The NBA is a VERY different game and the mentality is often different as well with the players, coaches, etc. I am just not sure.
One random theory from me this morning (which may not have any merit) is that maybe Luka struggles to mesh with MORE talent. Maybe he is best when he has subpar talent around him. That wouldn't explain him meshing with Dragic in international play, but otherwise it could ring true. Anyways, just spitballing because I am quite dumbfounded by it all.
The guy has had a stellar career so far and he is still so young. So I would disagree with the above.
The discussion is about how to take those next steps to greatness which probably are the most difficult ones to take. Some of these support players will change. So even if Luka starts believing more in some of them they won’t be here in the long run. What has to happen is a system built around Luka and one other primary ball handler ( for now it can be Brunson) and then some sort of a designed scheme to have more touches and ball movement. That way even if the other parts around Luka change, he and anyone new coming in know what it takes. Plus this will lend clarity also on who to target or jettison. KP, even if he is very good, doesn’t really mesh with a two primary ball handlers scheme. Nico needs to actively look for opportunities to trade KP. Forget KAT. If we can get D’Angelo Russell, I would do that trade in a heartbeat. He would fit in much better next to Luka.
If you see the GS model, while they have made some mistakes deviating from their own model ( they would have been much better with D’Angelo and Ball), for the most part they have played to Steph’s strengths.