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[–] techno-wizardry@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (3 children)

The defensive effort is really what kills me. He seems disinterested in playing defense. Sloppy fouls, slow feet, acting hurt after getting scored on and not running down court with his teammates. Luka is amazing but like playing at 80% his potential because of some mental blocks and defeatist tendencies.

[–] systemfa1lure@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Tbf i think he was mentally checked out. This wasnt a pretty game from the Mavs. It's also regular season so yeah

[–] l3oobear@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Whenever a player acts like they got hurt on more than a single possession when they are guarding I almost always cringe. Seems like commonplace for Luka when he’s feeling ‘down’ for whatever reason

[–] theartfulshart@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

He plays with the emotion of a child. Everytime he makes a play, he has the biggest smile on his face like he's having the best time of his life. When things aren't going his way, dude literally looks like he's about to cry lol

[–] 7cheeseburgers@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

Frontrunner mentality. It seeps into Mavs other guys too. They can blow you out by 50 when things are going well but an off night like tonight and they sulk and don’t play hard enough to get back in it.