01-19-2020, 01:03 PM
(01-19-2020, 12:26 PM)philjuan1 Wrote:(01-19-2020, 11:18 AM)Scott41theMavs Wrote:He's 20 years old one more time. When he's 23, then you can start asking for defense, because he definitely has it in him, the guy just doesn't want to get in foul trouble, because if he did, you guys would lose it.(01-19-2020, 10:52 AM)LukTheShadow Wrote: Kris Dunn +3.87
Jalen Brunson +1.99
Ben Simmons +1.10
Delon Wright +0.57
J.J. Barea +0.38
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If it's so easy to get a positive DRPM, then why can't Luka do it to save his life?
Watch the games. His defense is a problem. He'd better learn how to do it. The Mavs won't contend until he does. Dirk gets bashed, but he was an at least average defender around the time the Mavs won the championship.
"Oh, why isn't he on the floor"? "He's on the bench in foul trouble where we need him".
I mean, you know the league has no filter when it comes to young guys playing defense. If he even breathes on someone, a foul will be call. But once he turns 23 or 24 and starts playing defense, they won't be as brutal because by then he'll be well established. And obviously the guy CAN play defense if you've watched games, you'll see him every now and then lock down on someone.
How much more established does he need to be when he's in the top 3 of All-Star voting and a legitimate MVP candidate?
I mean that more of an indictment of the NBA and its refs than a genuine response to your point. My point is that he has already established himself in the league, in the view of fans, pundits, and players everywhere, to get the same calls now as he will when he's 30. It's just that the league is too dumb-assed to get the memo.