TAKE DAT WIT YOU 11/16

[haveitall]

Freight train is a good analogy to his style of play. I'd add that he's a freight train with the starting gun. He controls when the race starts, knows the timing, and then just plows through whatever's in front of him with all the force of a train. Add in some subtle shiftiness and the balance of a gymnast and you start to see why Luka can just easily score 10 points a quarter. 

I for one don't mind his weight. I don't think it's radically hurting him. In fact, I think his weight actually helped him last night against DEN when Rivers rolled up on his ankle. We jest about that extra cushion but the fact his medical results showed no damage is incredible. If Luka were to lose a few pounds I wouldn't be against it either, since he'll naturally adjust his approach. 

Right now I think Luka's major hurdle is getting his mentality right. I'm starting to notice that he'll get in a mindset where he does everything in his power to play against the refs. Against Denver for instance he kept blindly rushing in drive after drive in the hopes of forcing a foul. Each time he didn't get a call he got angrier and angrier that just forced him into this negative cycle, until the pot spilled over and he got a tech. He seemed to snap out of it after the bench made a run and made it a game to end the 3rd. I love that Luka has that never ending passion, but I also think it's his greatest weakness.

His weight is hurting him.  He hasn't had a good start to the season (by his own standards) because he's heavier than last spring.  He looks red faced and out of breath.