(11-14-2024, 11:31 AM)RoyTarpleysGhost Wrote: I am tired of using the points/rebounds/assists triple slash line to judge players. Somewhere along the way players brains got broken and this is what the stars chase. Look at Westbrook. Take bad shots. Steal rebounds from teammates. Get mad when teammates don't shoot off your pass. I think this contributes big time to guys like Luka ball hogging and then not doing anything when they don't have the ball or on defense.
You make a good point but there is more to this. I don't think Luka's style of play is a result of him not getting recognition... I think it has more to do with him realizing that he has not put in the work during the off-season, again, but feels like he has enough talent to wing it to an MVP trophy that he feels he deserves. Well, that's what he might be trying to do... but it won't happen. The competition is too fierce (Jokic, Tatum, SGA), and those guys take their profession more seriously than him.