MAVS NEWS:

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See, but that won't help, because the reason he keeps getting nicked is that he's not in game shape, and one thing we know is that he won't get into game shape without playing in games. Some players just aren't into conditioning, and he's one of them. I actually think sitting might lead to more of a setback than playing with slight injuries. And, I don't know that we're ever going to see another Luka season without a ton of minor injuries. I hope we do, but I'm not going to expect it anymore. The good news is that he's willing to go out and power through them. I'd prefer that he take the off-season as an opportunity to reach peak physical condition in an effort to avoid them, but we can't have everything in life.

It’s a shame really. Because Luka is cut from the same cloth of Jordan, Bird, Magic, Duncan, any all time great really. But he lacks the dedication to the small things like being in shape. 

It’s annoying every year we talk about it ad nauseam, but it’s hard to imagine he wouldn’t have at least two MVP’s by now if he took his conditioning seriously. That type of regular season success would obviously benefit playoff seeding and thus maybe he has even more playoff success than now. 

It’s just such a stark difference compared to 21 years of Dirk, where we’re accustomed to our star player giving a shit night in and night out. 

I never thought I’d write this sentence when the trade happened but Luka Doncic is letting Kyrie Irving down in such a major way. He’s been a killer all year and has brought it basically every night. Meanwhile Luka has cost the Mavs so many games this year just based off his decision making and horrific shooting.


Ugh. I’m frustrated.