MAVS 103, NUGGETS 89

[Kammrath]

Before Luka was out for an extended time, I thought the rest of the cast was just junk.  I no longer feel that way. Sure we don’t have the overall talent level of a Pnx or Brooklyn but we can be like the Warriors who have a system around one great player but all the acquisitions and schemes revolve and perfectly fit around that player.

For most of last year I was beating the drum that the roster wasn't as bad as people were making it out to be....then this year started and I began to believe maybe they were right and I was wrong. Then the 10 game stretch without Luka came and I was back to believing the roster was somewhat decent (middle of the road in the NBA and not toward the bottom). 

I really have no idea what the deal is, but Luka's fit with his NBA rosters so far have been "meh" to me. What is weird is that he seemlessly fits with rosters in international player and elevates their play immensely. I just haven't seen that consistently in the NBA. The NBA is a VERY different game and the mentality is often different as well with the players, coaches, etc. I am just not sure.

One random theory from me this morning (which may not have any merit) is that maybe Luka struggles to mesh with MORE talent. Maybe he is best when he has subpar talent around him. That wouldn't explain him meshing with Dragic in international play, but otherwise it could ring true. Anyways, just spitballing because I am quite dumbfounded by it all.