HALLELUKA: Luka Clinches All-NBA 1st team. 4th in 5 years

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So does doing that increase his attempts or decrease them ( that is the discussion we’re having)? If it’s the latter, it’s bad for the team as a whole snd in all honesty makes him more Harden, not less. If it’s the former, great! This is another stepping stone to Luka’s growth as a superstar, he will need his team engaged more, not less (especially if we start getting better talent in here).

The discussion we're having is (should be) more nuanced than that. 

Luka is the engine that makes this offense go. When the other team refuses to let him set teammates up with the pass, the options are move the ball to someone else and play off ball (they seem to be working towards having that be a viable option, but it's going to take time) or make them pay by scoring. That's it. Those are the options. The Mavs' current best chance to win in that situation is for Luka to make shots. He needs to do so more efficiently than he has recently, for sure. But, lowering his shot total to achieve that efficiency (if he's being defended the way teams are trying lately) is basically taking himself out of the drivers' seat, which is probably the point of the strategy from the other team's POV. 

I do not agree that someone at Luka's level with the burden he carries should have a predetermined number of shots in mind for each game, no. I believe it's about what the defense gives him and whether or not he has the tools to defeat any given strategy. We're seeing another growing pain right now as teams attempt to slow him down. He'll figure this one out, too. The good news is that the team is winning, so it's hard to complain too much.