Mavs have a leadership problem | Cuban and Harlabob argue on Twitter

[Kammrath]

I'm just saying that him having these problems now, frustrated as we might be with them, is not a thing that should motivate us in a "he'll never be able to do it" direction.

100%.

I am betting on Luka to grow and mature. 



My biggest reason for banging the "Luka issues" drum is simply this:

If we do not honestly assess and see how much Luka's play, immaturity, and conditioning is hurting the ceiling and performance of this team, then we will be inclined to look for answers and solutions in the wrong place. That is, other players, coaches, and managers will be blamed and/or scapegoated unfairly (or disproportionately). We need to correctly assess how much of this is on Luka so that we do not wrongfully blame Kidd, Nico, Cuban, KP, DFS, DP, etc. 

Now don't get me wrong: ALL those other parties bear responsibility as well. Some in very significant ways. But I think it is a fundamentally wrong assessment to say something like "Luka is the least of the Mavs problems." The Mavs have a lot going wrong right now and Luka is a major part of that, if for no other reason than he is the largest and most important part of what the Mavs do.