02-26-2021, 04:11 PM
(02-26-2021, 03:55 PM)hakeemfan Wrote: KL. A couple of things. I know Luka is not Dirk, but Dirk had years with worse teammates and yet he did not get into bad habits as far as being too ball greedy. So Luka should take a page from that.
Even when Luka is off the ball you can see him barely move around most of the time and wants it back in his hands ASAP. I think he can be a great player off the ball. He is good at almost everything including shooting. He gets in trouble taking bad shots but he is a pretty good shooter when he doesn’t take bad shots and most of the bad shots seem to come after dribbling too much.
I don´t think any of us disagrees with your overall idea but what is the best option right now. Brunson can somewhat create for himself, not really for others. THJ can go on random hot streaks and carry the team for a quarter. And that´s basically it when it comes to shot creation. KP is okay of the catch or after one or two dribbles but he cannot iso or post up.
I just don´t think that the Mavs have any chance of winning without a ball dominant performance from Luka right now. It´s not like others aren´t getting opportunities. It´s not like teams aren´t doubling or trapping Luka but more often than not his teammates cannot take advantage of a 4v3 situation. Richardson and Brunson are getting on ball time but the results are questionable.
Maybe it would be better for Lukas development if he gets more off ball duties but right now I just don´t see how it helps the Mavs win.
Not to mention that compared to last season Lukas usage is actually lower. He is more efficient from 3 and has added a midrange game.