GAME 53 DIRKIE: Luka seals it! (94%)

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There are two completely separate things.

Nobody ignores the two pounds he mentions that made him run a few more minutes lately. Luka states this himself.  Its added after the offseason of no break and during the season this gets lost these two pounds and players get in better shape. In fact Luka gets this most offseason and plays himself from good into great shape.

What is discussed is a separate thing - at the time of his ankle injury he started limping and his level of play diminished. So many people interpreted this limping as due to he is fat and  due to being overweight and that he was visibly fat. He was terrible defender etc. This is what was completely overblown and wrong. Obviously the difference of the two pounds cant be seen and he looks the same now as earlier this season. The limping was exclusively due to his injury. If this was due to being fat no way he would play like he does now. I think thats overwhelming evidence it was injury related.

This is the best Luka ever, and that's a really bad news for the Luka haters.

If you are searching for Luka haters you are probably on the wrong board. But just like any other player he isn´t beyond criticism. If it makes you happy I can start every single post with a "Luka is far from the biggest problem and without a doubt this team best player" intro.
We already talked about Luka´s shape prior to his injury and I am tired of this straw man. Where are the two pounds coming from? I cannot find them in any report or interview. Last thing that was mentioned was him losing 15 pounds since the start of the season (according to McMahon). Being back in the 240 range.