(11-11-2022, 09:25 AM)sefant Wrote: His bad games are sometimes worst player on the Mavs material
This is spot on.
Luka has a career (4+ seasons and 275 games) on/off +/- of +0.1....that's it. Not even close to superstar material.
The reason is because some games Luka is absolutely the best player on the court. Other games he is the worst player on the court. But more often, it is within the SAME game that there are stretches where Luka is the BEST player on the court and stretches where he is the WORST player on the court.
That inconsistency is the hallmark of his career so far in the regular season. He has upped his game in the playoffs (+11.8 in 28 games), so that is hopeful and promising. But I am not sure Luka's regular season teams will EVER be great because of his inconsistent effort on both ends. I think it is a combination of lazy habits and conditioning and off-the-court lifestyle.