Luka Dealt to Lakers: Nico Harrison is a Basketball Terrorist

[KillerLeft]

Seeing fans switch up and buy the narrative the FO is trying to sell is super disappointing. Luka is 25. No superstar had it all together and figured it out at 25. Not even Dirk. 

Sorry you feel like I'm buying the FO narrative, but if you've been lurking long enough, you know there's no "switching up" here with me. I've been growing more and more out on Luka every day for the last three years. 

Did I expect THIS? Absolutely not, and to be totally clear it's hard for me to accept that the path the team is on now is better than the "well gee, I sure hope this kid figures it out" game we were all playing a week ago. If (or when, if you're so inclined) he ever figures out how to get himself past this stuff, the league is in a lot of trouble, and I'm not convinced that the current path to Mavs life after Luka represents a better opportunity than just continuing to wait and hope. 

But, where I differ from many feelings I'm reading this week is that it seems many fans believe the numbers show that there was no problem with Luka. I couldn't disagree with that more. This team was built around him, and rightly so, but has too often been stuck in a holding pattern due to his immaturity. He's not the center of the universe, just the center of a team's offensive design. An offense that was becoming less and less efficient and fun to watch, I might add. I'm a little relived to learn that the front office seems to have tried to get him to buy in and be more professional. I think there should be an expectation level for these guys, even the superstars (should the Mavs ever be fortunate to have another one of those). 

Again, I have no desire to argue with anyone heartbroken over this, and I'm pretty shaken up by it still myself.