(12-06-2021, 11:33 PM)hakeemfaan Wrote: Mavsluvr. The term shaming usually applies to ordinary celebs where their body mass composition has no relevance to their activities. Athletes get body shamed, just like anybody else. Celebs get body shamed, even (especially?) when important elements of their job involves their bodies being a certain way. No one is exempt, and everyone is hurt by it. Athletes have to be in shape. As the previous poster mentioned Luka might never be chiseled and that is perfectly fine.
Jokic dropped down to 250 from 290 but felt it took something away from his strength and is back up to 280 now but by all accounts he is working hard and while some amount of fat is needed for that type of gaining weight back, he is apparently also working out hard.
The other thing is not cribbing constantly and missing defensive assignments due to that. He needs to grow up in this respect, yes. I'm not counting on it happening overnight, but I think he'll get there.
So yes the coaching can be faulted, but there are some things Luka needs to improve too. Of course, there are. I think he expects and wants to be coached. If Cuban walked in tomorrow and told him he was no longer going to be coached and could just do whatever he wanted, I think he would be bewildered, not thrilled. He is the face of this franchise, is getting paid a ton of money, and wields a lot of power. So he can do some things in his control too. I still feel if he is in shape he is a good defender.
I raise the weight thing because we have an actual contradiction between what the team is telling Luka and what fans think he should do. The team doesn't want him to lose very much weight, because being big and strong for his position is critical to what he does. They know he isn't in peak shape yet, but they think he is in good shape and going in the right direction, and they don't think trying to rush him into completing the process would improve any results. So -- looks like the shaming fans think he should do one thing, and the team thinks he should do another. Therefore -what should we do with that?
(12-06-2021, 07:56 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: Appreciate the compliment, and hopefully you didn't get the impression that I was being sarcastic at your expense. I absolutely meant what I said!
Kind of you, sir.
Didn't think you were being sarcastic, just thought you were adding a little sly humor into the mix -- always appreciated.