I would like to think that they wouldn’t ask anything from Luka that they didn’t think he could handle...Rick is a smart guy and has experience as both a player and coach. I think in a perfect world, they would like to see him take the reins sooner rather than later and while Luka is young from a maturity standpoint, he is much more seasoned from a basketball perspective. Not saying it’s the right call but I know in my personal experiences, I have always learned from my challenges more than my successes. I also think that while it could potentially destroy some young players, I don’t think that danger exists with Luka.
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02-02-2021, 10:47 PM
(02-02-2021, 10:31 PM)Kammrath Wrote: It's like parenting....you can't set a boundary up or make a threat and then not follow through, otherwise you lose credibility with your kids. Once the Mavs chose this course they had to commit to it. They can't back down now and say Luka is not the leader.This sums it up perfect (02-02-2021, 10:31 PM)Kammrath Wrote: It's like parenting....you can't set a boundary up or make a threat and then not follow through, otherwise you lose credibility with your kids. Once the Mavs chose this course they had to commit to it. They can't back down now and say Luka is not the leader. (02-02-2021, 10:38 PM)RDB Wrote: I would like to think that they wouldn’t ask anything from Luka that they didn’t think he could handle...Rick is a smart guy and has experience as both a player and coach. I think in a perfect world, they would like to see him take the reins sooner rather than later and while Luka is young from a maturity standpoint, he is much more seasoned from a basketball perspective. Not saying it’s the right call but I know in my personal experiences, I have always learned from my challenges more than my successes. I also think that while it could potentially destroy some young players, I don’t think that danger exists with Luka. I think McMahon's point was that, based on what the Mavs expected the season to be like, he should have been able to handle it. But, if they had known then what they know now, they may well have made a different decision. That's all.
02-02-2021, 11:04 PM
(02-02-2021, 10:57 PM)mavsluvr Wrote: But you can drop the kid in the deep end and tell him to swim to shore or be grounded, and if he doesn't have the ability/knowledge to do it, you just end up with a drowned kid. So shift the drowning image to a metaphor. I think in this case it could be GOOD for Luka to "drown" and in the process find humility and the core of who he should be as a player and leader. (02-02-2021, 10:57 PM)mavsluvr Wrote: they still need to know when they need to give him a helping hand. Absolutely, and I have no doubt they are coaching and working with Luka behind the scenes, but publicly and in front of the team backing him. (02-02-2021, 10:57 PM)mavsluvr Wrote: labelling people based on relatively little information, we do run a risk of being wildly wrong. He's not grown yet, for sure, but I actually think he's generally pretty mature, by the standards of a 21-year-old guy. 100% agree on both. I am not suggesting we just "label" him, but I don't have much to go on other than people from Europe who have followed him more closely. I also think Luka is very polished and mature for a 21 year old and then in other ways I think he is like a 8 year old. Such is life for all of us. I am NOT picking on him by any means. NOTE: I LOVED his last three post game interviews.... 1) where he said the team was terrible and wasn't giving the right effort and 2) and 3) where he said he loved the effort and was confident the right effort would get the right results and that this adversity would lead to great things.
02-02-2021, 11:14 PM
(02-02-2021, 10:57 PM)mavsluvr Wrote:No I understand and he has much better insights than I. I was just throwing out the possibility that maybe the decision wasn’t made based on their best case scenario but also included multiple possibilities and they felt like he could handle it and the upside outweighed the downside. (02-02-2021, 11:04 PM)Kammrath Wrote: I am not suggesting we just "label" him, but I don't have much to go on other than people from Europe who have followed him more closely.
02-02-2021, 11:48 PM
(02-02-2021, 11:22 PM)mavsluvr Wrote: Do we really know whether he is spoiled or not? I know I don't have that kind of info. I do not know for sure, but from what others have shared and what I know of him, it does seem he grew up with a lot of privilege and many things have come very easy for him. And the whining at the officials looks to fit that narrative to me. But absolutely, we are all making a lot of assumptions about a nuanced and complicated situation that the Mavs and Luka certainly know WAY more about.
02-03-2021, 12:03 AM
(02-02-2021, 11:48 PM)Kammrath Wrote: I do not know for sure, but from what others have shared and what I know of him, it does seem he grew up with a lot of privilege and many things have come very easy for him. And the whining at the officials looks to fit that narrative to me. But absolutely, we are all making a lot of assumptions about a nuanced and complicated situation that the Mavs and Luka certainly know WAY more about.He also seems to wear his emotions on his sleeve which could come off as spoiled.
02-03-2021, 01:01 AM
As talking about mavs leadership there is 14days old article on Mavs web about that. I don't know if it was linked here already but if no it could add one more perspective to debate. If it was already debated, sorry.
https://www.mavs.com/how-luka-doncic-is-...-the-mavs/
02-03-2021, 01:29 AM
(02-03-2021, 01:01 AM)LukTheShadow Wrote: As talking about mavs leadership there is 14days old article on Mavs web about that. I don't know if it was linked here already but if no it could add one more perspective to debate. If it was already debated, sorry.Thanks for sharing...sounds like he is off to a good start. I wonder if this could have anything to do with what others have speculated as being the issue with KP. Maybe he came here thinking he was going to be 1A and with Luka taking the reins, he feels like he doesn’t have the voice he desires. Just speculation.
02-03-2021, 01:43 AM
If the Heat continue to struggle, I wonder if they'd let Dragic go. Could solve a lot of the leadership issues among other things.
02-03-2021, 02:46 AM
(02-03-2021, 01:01 AM)LukTheShadow Wrote: As talking about mavs leadership there is 14days old article on Mavs web about that. I don't know if it was linked here already but if no it could add one more perspective to debate. If it was already debated, sorry. Thanks for the article, Luk. Interesting. I think the fact that they put this article out there further indicates that they are conducting a PR campaign to promote the idea that this is Luka's team and that he is leading it. To what extent that is true may not matter all that much for their purposes.
02-03-2021, 03:02 AM
I don´t buy that at all as a primary reason, why this team stinks. Sorry.
Mavs had an awful summer. The four rookies couldn´t get to the league average in 3pt shooting, if you added up all their numbers. Throw in Iwundu and you are still not even at 50% 3pt shooting. Richardson has been a disappointment, too. Add the Porzingis injury, COVID and you got problems. Then there are other factors like leadership from JJB or Silas.
02-03-2021, 04:04 AM
(02-03-2021, 02:46 AM)mavsluvr Wrote: Thanks for the article, Luk. Interesting. I think the fact that they put this article out there further indicates that they are conducting a PR campaign to promote the idea that this is Luka's team and that he is leading it. To what extent that is true may not matter all that much for their purposes. Agree. I am learning to avoid speculations as much as possible. Not easy task nowdays. Let them do their job as good as possible that we'll be able to watch good entertaining BB hopely on the path of the team's this year goal. But if I would speculate anyway I would say that main mavs challenges atm to become serious contender are fare awy from LD. Sand in the eyes?
02-03-2021, 05:20 AM
(02-03-2021, 01:43 AM)cow Wrote: I wonder if they'd let Dragic go. Considering how much Butler loves Dragic, I don't think they'd give him up just to shake thins up. I think the Dragon would be perfect here. It'd might take THJ to get him though and that's a steep price.
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Tim McMahon was the featured guest on Zach Lowe's podcast featuring the Mavs' woes.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5BUNDf4...qfgi-I1rRw
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