05-22-2022, 10:58 PM
(05-22-2022, 10:51 PM)hakeemfaan Wrote: Luka has to get in better shape and do better but he goes for 40 against Wiggins or Paul George or Kawhi, no one is blaming them. On this team Luka is supposed to be the PG, the scorer, the rebounder and now the blame is that even the teams defense is due to him?
Scoring 40 points does not equal winning basketball (in fact the Mavs are 2-6 in the playoffs when Luka scores 40+).
In the three games against GSW....
-30 w/ Luka, +5 w/o Luka
-12 w/ Luka, +3 w/o Luka
-19 w/ Luka, +10 w/o Luka
TOTAL: -61 w/ Luka, +18 w/o Luka
Do the teammates bear some responsibility? Of COURSE! But to act like Luka just "needs better teammates" fails to account for his role and play in this three game embarrassment.