05-27-2021, 02:27 PM
(05-27-2021, 02:17 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: If a player's response to trash talk is to hurt the trash talker physically, its not the fault of the trash talker. In fact it solidifies that the attacker is mentally weak and a wussy (I have many other adjectives but I'm keeping it PG).
Can't take the talk so they try to be dirty? I think should the Clips respond in that way it'll only embolden Luka. It'd show that he's in their head so much they respond like a toddler. Larry Bird was the exact same way. Same with MJ. Teams said never reply to Jordan you'll only help him.
Of course I want nothing to happen to Luka, but having Morris/Rondo/Bev get ejected for that wouldn't be a bad thing.
Nobody is saying that Luka is at fault.
If a Clipper gets ejected for beating up on Luka, great. Unfortunately, I think it is equally as likely that the Clips get away with it, short of doing something with devastating consequences, and maybe even then.
If it looks like the Mavs are on the road to losing the game, then maybe you dial up the trash talk. If not, taunting the opponent is risking retaliation with no clear benefit to offset the risk. Luka has been pushing the edge of the envelope, much to Mavs fans' delight, including me. But there comes a time when the risk overwhelms the reward.
It doesn't help that Luka is emboldened if he has a broken leg.
Having said all that, I acknowledge that there is a basis for your point of view. We may just see the risk-reward assessment a little differently.