MIKE SHEDD GIVES COACHING PERSPECTIVE ON MAVS

[KillerLeft]

Expressing the dichotomy in terms of the outer limits of each point of view. 

I suspect that the truth lies somewhere in the middle. Exactly where, is of course unknown at this point, although I lean more to the first reference point than the second.

I think the truth lies between the two POV's, too, but I don't think either of them was particularly well represented by your phrasing that I quoted. 

I don't think anyone believes Luka is "working as hard as he can," though I think it's fairly logical that a 22 year old might not understand (yet) just how hard he should be working to reach his potential. I'm sure he believes he is working extremely hard, it's just a matter of him learning how to calibrate those expectations for himself. 

I also don't think anyone believes he is is an "lazy oaf." I think the term lazy has been used to describe specific instances of his play, and while the language is harsh, I can't take issue with the commentary, having seen those instances of play for myself. 

I think the divergence of these two generalized opinions is actually about the extent to which this Luka conditioning thing is causing the disappointing results of this season, so far. On that point, I think the truth is likely somewhere in between the two POV's, as you say.