(02-23-2022, 01:44 AM)burekemde Wrote: I'm not arguing that what you refer to (regarding diet) - this has most likely has been there to a smaller degree and that is also what Luka acknowledged. I argue rather instead that the significance of the diet has been completely overblown in media and by some fans, even to the extreme point where Luka was called fat. Instead, the main factors for Lukas numbers increasing during year has been the injuries and the tired legs from Olympics and not having an offseason. Much smaller effect is the diet, yes, which was acknowledged. The former however (injuries and COVID and tired legs from Olympics) were misused by certain people in order to incorrectly reinforce the effect of the latter (diet).Luka came into the season overweight and out of shape, bottom line. If he has less energy while already being overweight and out of shape, he quickly works himself over to a degree that causes injury. If he heals slower, he doesn’t get over the injury as fast. If he plays with less energy while injured and overweight and out of shape, he keeps injuring himself.
Few fans have suggested a link between the two, thus bad diet maybe causing the ankle injury etc., which can't be ruled out, but also far from can be proven, and this is not likely at all. The most likely effect is that the tired legs from Olympics has caused Luka to take it easy in beginning of the season, and work him self up when he got some rest. This is completely normal if you ask me. The key is that Luka keeps himself fresh for playoffs and late season, where momentum carries over to the playoff basketball. Luka is doing all the right things.
The bottom line is, Luka does not agree with you, at least not to the degree you’re arguing. He doesn’t say he was injured so he can’t control that pain while playing, which if what you are saying is true, he had every right to reflect and say. That’s it in a nutshell.
Hopefully he has also come to the conclusion that he should not play while seriously injured and give his body the time it needs to heal properly as well. That is yet to be seen. With the proper diet, that time away will be less time now.