01-13-2023, 02:31 PM
Interesting from Porzingis, on his fit with Luka Doncic in Dallas.
He kind of dodged giving a direct answer, but the implication is clear that he likes the ball in his hands a lot, and the "bad fit" with Dallas was the fact that it's Luka's team, Luka's ball, and he wasn't going to get it that much when playing here. Not upset, just the reality of the situation.
That does lead to the question of whether there's an avenue to get a true star alongside Luka who will also excel, or whether it's always going to need to be Luka and a bunch of role players who don't expect to handle the ball.
In a way, to the extent this thinking might be applicable to excellent players, it might have application to how Brunson was lured away - maybe it was because he was sold on (or came to believe) his ability to handle the ball would always be very limited in Dallas, and too limited for him to want to be here.
He kind of dodged giving a direct answer, but the implication is clear that he likes the ball in his hands a lot, and the "bad fit" with Dallas was the fact that it's Luka's team, Luka's ball, and he wasn't going to get it that much when playing here. Not upset, just the reality of the situation.
That does lead to the question of whether there's an avenue to get a true star alongside Luka who will also excel, or whether it's always going to need to be Luka and a bunch of role players who don't expect to handle the ball.
In a way, to the extent this thinking might be applicable to excellent players, it might have application to how Brunson was lured away - maybe it was because he was sold on (or came to believe) his ability to handle the ball would always be very limited in Dallas, and too limited for him to want to be here.
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