05-07-2024, 11:42 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-07-2024, 11:44 PM by ThisIStheYear.)
(05-07-2024, 11:13 PM)Mavs2021 Wrote: What I mean by conditioning is that the season just wears him down, which leads to injuries, because he´s not 100% committed to his diet and workouts. So you need another PG/playmaker during the regular season that can reduce his minutes. I´m not saying his poor performance is the result of poor fitness,. He´s clearly hurt.
This is also the second year in a row he’s broken down during the business end of the season. Really it’s the third year, but three years ago, the Mavs had Brunson available to save them until Luka got healthy. No such luck this year. Luka prioritizes basketball, but he doesn't 100% prioritize the NBA. I don’t think he can win a title until he does. He’ll never have the best team. The Thunder are already the league’s most talented team, and they have the ammo to do pretty much anything they want with their roster. Unless they cheap out or get hit by injuries, they’ll have the best roster every year of Luka’s prime. If he wants to win a championship, he’ll have to be the clear best player.