02-09-2025, 04:14 PM
(02-09-2025, 01:39 PM)mavsmagic Wrote: Long time lurker on this board, but had to reply to this. Seeing fans switch up and buy the narrative the FO is trying to sell is super disappointing. Luka is 25. No superstar had it all together and figured it out at 25. Not even Dirk.
Sure, Luka had his flaws and they could be annoying at times, but it’s like everyone is expecting him to be perfect and then getting mad when he’s not. He carried so much of this team for so long, literally played through injuries, was in the playoffs last year with his knees literally bleeding through this bandages/wrappings.
There is literally no evidence that he has an ego or is entitled. The FO fired everyone he was close with and even then he was still loyal to the Mavs and wanted to stay here long term. I strongly disagree with having concerns about a child idolizing Luka. He has never said or done anything bad (unless you count whining as some awful crime). He’s been a great role model, especially when you consider that other NBA players are brandishing guns, putting other players in headlocks, have been accused of domestic violence, etc.
As much as I love the players still on the team, I’m so disgusted by how Nico and the FO has handled all of this. They got what they wanted (Luka off the team) and they’re still disparaging his character on the way out in a sad attempt to try to justify their actions. I really don't think I can ever bring myself to fully root for this team (at least with Nico as GM and the under these new owners)
Welcome to the board, and keep posting! You are leaving one thing out of your post: I don't think it's debatable that Luka refused to take care of his body. An argument that ignores that Luka's flaws are part of this story is incomplete in my mind. We've been talking about Luka not taking care of himself for like, three years. It's not a new topic.
Not very astute ^^^^