PLAYOFF WCF GAME 5: DAL (1-4) vs. GSW (4-1) | 110-120 loss

[MaxiThreeba]

I definitely support all five of these. 

But I would add: Another year of maturity from Luka, hopefully including a huge improvement in him taking care of his body.

May be blind optimism but I think this is the offseason everyone gets their wish.  Finally a normal NBA schedule and the huge International load won’t be there.  I think this series will sting Luka.  I also think it was great learning for him to see a championship core and how they do things.  

The criticisms of how he came into the season are beyond valid.  But I really think the oddity of the last two NBA seasons coupled with the Olympics had a lot to do with it.  And, as you are fond of saying he still shows enough signs of immaturity that there is huge room for growth there as well. 

Nico has to build a deeper and more diverse roster but it’s also worth noting that the Mavs have a top 5 player (hardest piece to acquire) who still has room for enormous growth in his game.  That’s a scary thought.