01-10-2024, 12:57 PM
(01-10-2024, 10:04 AM)fifteenth Wrote: I've been watching the NBA for about 35 years. I completely understand that every season has several "you just don't have it today" games.
But I'm not sure that's what's going on with these Mavs. These games seem to happen too often.
I have no evidence for this, it's just a guess. But I wonder if there is a maturity thing going on, which Luka is a big part of, where underestimating a particular opponent starts the night or days before. They see Memphis with no Ja on the schedule and just flat out don't take the process seriously.
I know at least a couple of these games have happened in party cities. I remember in New Orleans; Luka couldn't even stay on his feet during the game. He just dribbled the ball up and fell down over and over again. Luka scored in this game, but his team sure didn't have much interest in the game.
I said the same thing. I believe they saw this game as a automatic win when they saw that Ja and JJJ were out. Rule number 1, don't underestimate the competition no matter what their record says they are. Luka played out of sorts to me. Cranking up bad shots and he still looks like his conditioning isn't right. He played like he couldn't wait until the game was over. They better get it together because the red hot Knicks come to town next.