Luka Dealt to Lakers: Nico Harrison is a Basketball Terrorist

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So are you trying to say that Edwards is out of shape or Luka is actually in shape?   

Luka takes the old school approach that is not acceptable nowadays. He doesn’t put the work in the off season and uses the season to get into shape. A lot of old school athletes in different sports especially in the 60s and 70s used to do it that way. 

That changed a long time ago as players started getting more professional.  

At the same time those players were tough and did get fit as the season went along.  The problem nowadays is that with your opponents being professionals you are shortchanging yourself and the team. Plus with the modern game speed it can lead to more injuries. Also your team doesn’t get the highest seed it can get and all this takes a toll during the grueling run that is the playoffs. 

At the same time when they do play themselves into shape at some point during the season they are no longer behind in terms of fitness.  Then it becomes your natural strength and stamina vs the other guys. Luka is country strong and also you don’t see him looking visibly winded even during long playoff runs. I have seen even Kyrie look tired.  

So both things can be true. Not devoting total commitment does stop you from being the best you can be throughout the whole season but despite that there might come a time in the season where you have finally caught up where differences in natural strength and stamina also show up and gives certain advantages that training alone can’t.