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

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He is so good that it is tough not to take his brilliance for granted.    Although to nitpick, it is sort of felt deflating seeing Luka score 24 of the first 30 some points in the first quarter.    Dinwiddie was good the two games Luka was out but he was invisible in the first quarter.   Maybe one contested 3.    Dinwiddie was pretty bad for the first three quarters, but can we not involve him more when he is playing with Luka?   I just wonder if this is always the style we will play, regardless of who joins the team in the coming seasons.

I think the more players will have that can attack and create own baskets, at the moment that is Luka SD and CW, the more of these players we have the less efficient is it going to be to create double teams. Against Luka, SD, Wood whoever attacks at given moment. those players you cant leave any space. At the moment it is feasible perhaps to leave some space to DFS, Green, Powell. 

SD great games lately did create the effect of enabling the single teams on Luka in this game when Luka is back. I think it has had an effect. At least to start the games. When Luka went off they started to double.

I think SD and Wood both deserve to be more involved. Especially in games when Luka is not 70% FG.

I really hope the team reaches a point in future with 5 starters of the quality as Luka, SD, CW. We are two players off that point. If we ever reach to that point, doubling Luka on any play is going to be the most inefficient strategy and it will become obsolete play in the oppopnents playbook. I think at that stage we will involve a lot more other players than Luka. I think this is exactly also what happed to Michael Jordan. First when he got the team around him that was good, doubling him became inneficient but interestingly at the same time his usage and stats also decreased, but his efficiency went even higher up, as well as the success of the team. I think we will see the same with Luka. I think we are one or two players off that stage. The 3&D players and those that are straight pure shooters and nothing else are a complete no-fit for this team. We need basketball players that can use the space in multitude of ways. Next to Luka, it is the SD's and the JB's that are a fit, players that can attack the rim and have a general sense for basketball and can shoot from outside and still attack and pass if needed.

I believe we are much closer than anyone believes. Even with one single signing if you replace a DFS, THJ etc. with one more caliber player like SD or CW, we are in championship race. With two more pieces, we will win it most of the seasons. The team will explode exponentially when we get one more skilled player in the starting lineup. Green to me looks like a terrific replacement for DFS and THJ, and he will become even better. He is still to raw to fill that super skilled role, but key to maintain chemistry, depth and balance going forward.