02-05-2025, 07:35 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-05-2025, 07:40 PM by hakeemfaan.)
SH: Even if Luka gets a freak injury his first minute with the Lakers, this is still an utter failure. We had the 25 year old healthy Luka and never even opened up a bidding war. Not just that because Pelinka knew he had no competition he even lowered the bid. Then to say that trading Luka gives the best chance to win now when you get an older and less impactful player was the worst. As I said I don’t even give him the benefit of doubt of the owners forcing his hand because if they knew they were going to be villains anyway, why hide the trade? Open it up to all bidders Hiding it benefitted only one person. Nico. The public outcry might have got him fired before he could finish his coup. No one was going to fire the owners.
Fif. : I. love Dirk and despite everyone now accepting him as one of the greats due to his title run, IMO he is still criminally underrated. He would have at least 3 titles playing with Manu and TP. like TD did. Dirks efficiency and upping his averages in both rebounding and scoring in the playoffs is not talked about much.
Having said all that and despite having a lot of frustrations with Luka, Luka is still a different beast offensively. It’s crazy to say that given how great Dirk was but Luka is something else offensively. Also while we loved Dirk Ii don’t think Dirk was a national draw like Luka.
Fif. : I. love Dirk and despite everyone now accepting him as one of the greats due to his title run, IMO he is still criminally underrated. He would have at least 3 titles playing with Manu and TP. like TD did. Dirks efficiency and upping his averages in both rebounding and scoring in the playoffs is not talked about much.
Having said all that and despite having a lot of frustrations with Luka, Luka is still a different beast offensively. It’s crazy to say that given how great Dirk was but Luka is something else offensively. Also while we loved Dirk Ii don’t think Dirk was a national draw like Luka.