02-11-2022, 02:35 PM
(02-11-2022, 02:23 PM)Borkhan Wrote: luka started to play when he was 13 so it is quite possible that these years, his 21-25th. are possibly his pinnacle years. Will he look around and see, that basically (brunson excluded) he cannot count on anybody to replace him for few minutes of deserved rest? That mavs championship is in this situation a pipe dream? Or will he look further, i.e. to another teams for realizing his dream? Simmons did, Harden did, and a lot of other players did and will do. We cannot expect luka to spend 15 years in dallas waiting till gm and fo and owner find players to complement him all the time counting the costs; he will be gone before that, he said himself championship is above the money... I know building a team takes time but it has been long years now already...
I'm less concerned about his teenage hooping but I do think you have a point about him entering/exiting his prime earlier. This isn't a fat Luka joke, but he's not a natural athlete nor is he a gym rat. He carries a lot of weight so thinking he'll have a 15-year career might be a bad expectation, especially if he doesn't develop better eating/workout habits.
I'm with you on the feeling that the MBT have been unsuccessful at making the team better. The improvements have come from Luka, JB and some of the role players getting better with a pinch of Carlisle maximizing THJ. It feels like we've been stuck in the mud for three years and we are at least in this holding pattern for another two-three years.