(11-21-2024, 11:58 AM)Chicagojk Wrote: Well that is disappointing, especially with a big game with Denver at home tomorrow. I was expecting a big Luka performance. At least it is his upper body and not his legs. So hopefully conditioning can continue as I think he still has some progress to make on how he is moving.
You don´t lose all explosiveness and acceleration from being out of shape. There is definitely some underlying lower body injury/injuries (calf, groin etc.). Those are/might be a result of his poor conditioning/core fitness, but it´s not the reason he moves like a mummy. It´s not like he starts hot and then fatigues in the 3rd or 4th quarter. He moves poorly from start to finish.
Don´t think he looked any better physically against the Pelicans, he just played more restrained, which meant less dumb shots and turnovers, so the overall performance looked better. That and playing arguably the worst team in the league currently.
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