GAME 24: DAL (12-12) @ MEM (14-11) | 104-96 win

[KillerLeft]

It just makes me sad how far he has fallen from where he was the last couple years and from where he COULD be.

If you look at it this way, I can see why it is so upsetting for you.

Personally, I see this as a very slight “sophomore slump” bump in the road that has taken all the way until year 4 to happen because he’s so great.

And, in addition to the spacing issue we have talked to death, I think he is one of the players struggling with the new offensive system the most, mentally. The more I watch this year, the more I think Carlisle‘s decision to just give him the ball and space the floor for him was designed to help HIM just as much as it was designed to help the team. I think Luka was able to skip some of the young player growing pains because of that, or at least mitigate/delay them.