(01-02-2021, 12:28 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: A motivated Shaq would have won at least 6 titles. Luka definitely seems to be more motivated regarding basketball than Shaq ever was. So I'm cool with that comparison
Shaq was an all time great and he's had an amazingly fun love. I do kind of wonder how great he could have been if he had Kobe's work ethic. I doubt he would trade the fun he's had for that level of dedication.
(01-02-2021, 12:49 PM)BigDirk41 Wrote: It's too early to say if Luka has more Shaq than Kobe in him or vice versa. I will say I don't see how anyone could compare him to Kobe yet. It's pretty well known MJ and Kobe had 2 of the best work ethics of all time. Luka is extremely competitive on the court, but so was Shaq. Shaq's problem was he wouldn't put in the time off the court to keep his body right. Had Shaq had Kobe or MJ's mindset, he would probably have been considered a top 3-5 player of all time. He probably would have won 6 titles like previously mentioned. I'm not ready to say Luka is one or the other yet, but I don't see how anyone could think he's Kobe like yet. Maybe he will be. Time will tell.
Luka's been out of shape to start the season two out of this three years. We can make excuses for his rookie year (though he'd been a pro for years prior) and this year due to the funky schedule, but it's extremely troublesome how bad he's looked physically this year.