How SGA Showed Luka What A True Leader Is 

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The problem is Luka wants a foul called on literally every touch or bump while Shai just plays through it without any reaction. Luka is bigger and stronger than all the wings guarding him so if he just focused on scoring rather than foul baiting, he would score more and help his team. Instead he whines and complains all game. Even the announcers got tired of his antics.

"I know I complain a lot" explains everything

Doncic is being a big baby and he's only hurting himself. He's quickly becoming borderline unwatchable with his antics and he should have been punished hard for the money sign by both FIBA and the NBA. I mean, if you think games are rigged, speak out. If you don't have the balls to do that, just shut up and enjoy the hundred of millions you're making from these rigged games. The funny thing is, in that play were he got ejected, before flopping he commited a disgusting carry and pushed off Dort. So, he traveled, he commited and offensive foul, he flopped and then he screamed to the ref. Ridiculous.

He seemed like a spoiled child,expecting everything to go his way. Then his teammates and even coach followed . At times,he was going like Harden and baiting for FTs to slow the tempo and rest more. Canada is just a better team,and he knew it so he tried to influence the refs,but they were having none of it.

I dislike players complaining over calls or noncalls. What's even worse is when they mess up, miss/ turn the ball over and instead of getting back they're visibly annoyed/frustrated and slow to get back. Especially star players, that's the wrong attitude and the wrong signal to send to your team. Luka is an amazing player but imo he has to fix this if he wants to be successfull as a leader of a winning team

Very good video. A lot of these games have had tons of complaining. It good to bring attention to the players and teams that are practicing more self control, and being rewarded for it on court.

How Aleksa showed Canadians who the actual best perimeter defender in the world is

Very good break down here i love the way you had a very good perspective of the game and each individual player impact on the game its people like you we need more of on the highest levels breaking down the game salute to you brother

Best game plan against Luka is to be physical and keep fouling him. He'll complain so much that the refs will start ignoring him getting fouled or kick him out of the game

Amazing breakdown. You guys are doing such a great job. Thank you.

I was captain on several of my sports teams when I was younger. Though my skills as a player were often lacking, my qualities as a captain were not. Not only was it noticeable that my team played with more confidence and intensity when I was on the pitch, in some instances it was measurable. Now as a captain I did 3 things: work hard, take hits, and yell. A LOT. I would yell at my team mates, the opponents, the referee, the parents on the sideline, hell anyone who gave me an excuse. Encouraging behavior I liked, and discouraging behavior I didn't. Putting it short I was angry, aggressive and confrontational. Now I don't completely understand all the reasons this gave my team a boost, but I know that it did and that you definitely don't have to be calm and composed to be a good leader.

Great video, actual analysis of the tactics while hitting broader important points on the mental side of the game and team dynamics. Been so impressed with your FIBA coverage.

Eh I think it comes down to 3 things as to why Luka was moaning so much. 1. You were right, he got tired and was probably frustrated at the lack of support from his team. It probably puts him in a "him against the world mindset" and so when he gets a call against him, which does happen in games, he feels that the refs are also against him. 2. He's too use to the NBA. In the NBA I feel he would often get a lot of these calls, but in FIBA, they tend to allow more contact and want the game to flow more. Luka has probably gotten so use to those calls being given, that he was getting frustrated that the tricks he normally use weren't working in this competition. 3. He often takes inspiration from Football and more specifically Real Madrid. A bit more of a stretch, but in football, you can sometimes convince the ref to agree with you and give you the fouls if you play it off right and complain to the ref enough to give them reasonable doubt, Real Madrid do this a lot and often get favourable treatment from the ref, so I wouldn't be surprised if this culture has rubbed off on him. At least football is now clamping down on this more. I do think it's unfair to say that Shaii was a better leader as he does have a better quality team around him. I think nearly every player put in Luka's position would probably act the same way. It can be quite hard when you have to shoulder your whole countries ambitions on you back, especially when you are so use to a culture of winning. When you don't have the support around you and you can see your team mates making silly mistakes, it's bound to weigh on you.

The refs missed calls on both ends. It wasn’t one sided, definitely not rigged

Great video and breakdown of how ppl are delusional saying the refs cheated.. Slovenia didn’t stand a chance even with Luka having almost 30 in 3 quarters.. He’s gotta humble himself and just keep playing he gets mad calls in the nba and still cries a lot leaving his team down a man in transition .. get ya ass back on defense n on dead ball u can chat with the refs if u want

The Slovenia basketball team as whole are annoying with their constant complain.

Luka is worth all the trouble. Also half of those no calls should have been called in Luka's favour. As a Lithuanian I would love to have a troubled player like him, he always crushes us just like he would be playing kids...

Cry Babydončic

As a diehard mavs fan...ur looking at my reality...literally every game...😔😒. I love the guy, but if there's 1 thing he needs to work on, it's the attitude. N as a fellow slav, it's not rlly fair for me to criticize that aspect of him since most of us run hot like that, but if ur a pro at the highest levels, u need to b held to a higher standard. He needs to learn how to channel that anger into smt positive on the court instead.

Good critique.

the point is that you just can't compare a team with 5 guys being all solid nba players and a team with Luka Doncic and some perimeter shooters. In the end it just comes down to this. Slovenia just lacks option for its offence, beside Luka 1v1 or the the 3 point shot. Add a lack of effort in defense and that's it. I see no point in questioning Doncic for his behaviour with the refs... he did all he could but that wasn't enough. Frustration did the rest.

We all saw the semifinal. What kind of leader is SGA?

Canada is stacked, Slovenia is not. Simple as that.

great coverage of this tourney

a win would take lukas emotion as being passionate a lose would make it unstable and detrimental to the team

Incredible break down.

Luka does complain but there is multiple situations were he was literally grabbed and got no call

Yugoslavia team with their best players or America team. Like imagine: Doncic, Jokic, Micic, Bogdanovic, Vucevic, Dragic … 🤯🤯🤯

How Bogdan show SGA what true leader is

Complaining too much doesn't set a good tone for the team but the biggest reason Canada won is that they had way better talent than Slovenia. All five starters for Canada play in the NBA while Slovenia only had Doncic.

Luka should learn something from another Luka - Luka Modric.

So many basketball players complain, but only Luka gets all the hate. We all know why! its sad

The nba made him a karen. Btw the San Miguel beer in the Philippines is way better than the one in Spain.

Now i don't think chill is the right word who did this post SGA is out of the finals ,eliminated by Jokic less Serbia !

Of course Shai be chilling cos he gets all the calls. What's there to complain about? A loss in a fairly officiated match is fine, which this game clearly wasn't.

How you can compare between them sga playing with a great nba players , and luka in the good case good euroleague players

good vid, shai is a favorite in FIBA for me but i want usa to win sooo bad lolll

I like the way these Europeans break down the game lol they’re not jus gonna be like “did Slovenia lose this game or did Canada win it?” Which is one of the phrases I hate in American sports media 😂😂

You are right about complaining and all that but with that limited roster that Slovenia had it's a big success they got to quarter finals. So Luka led them as far they could. 8 nba players vs 1... Tobey is a non starter in Euroleague and all the others don't even play in Euroleague.

Luka is trying to draw fouls, sga, jimmy butler, kawhi etc play thru contact, they don't get demonstrative or flop or exaggerate the contact, which will get you to the line. One of my complaints about basketball changing from the 80's thru 2000's, lots of flopping and acting in the last 20 years

His complaining is just an excuse to not have to play defense or hustle and work hard. He is not in good shape. Guys who get winded lose their minds quicker. Now, in the case of this spoiled child, that works double. How you can rank him as "one of the five best players in the world" is beyond me, and frankly makes me question your understanding of the game. No defense equals half a player. No mental toughness, the ability to take one on the chin on top of no defense (interesting how these two, defensive toughness and mental resilience seem to go hand in hand . . . ) equals a quarter player. How can a 25% player be top of the world?

Luka needs to be tough, he is a good player, transcendant talent, but he needs to take those bumps and hacks like Tim Duncan.

How is y’all putting out 4 videos about that topic when y’all could’ve made a video about Serbia-Canada or Germany-USA? It’s getting ridiculous with y’all

I'm a Luka fan, but the Flop-Culture in the NBA penetrated his style too-deep. He's gonna have problems next season with the rule changes.

Yeah true leaders aren't sore losers. They can take interviews after losing and not being cry babies.

As a Slovenian I am tired to watch our or dallas games. I like Luka and his playing but his complains is just absurd. It is not watchable. He is just cry baby who grows without Father. He need to change something if he want to be great

Yea Luka needs to get the ref's out of his mind. We all know they suck but you can't let it be your game. Luka crying to the ref's is getting old. Grow up.

"I know, I complain a lot." Truer words have never been uttered. Next.

i THINK THAT YOU ARE PAID FRO FIBA TO DEFEND THEIR BRIBERY

Doncic is all time underreited superstar ever...because of egoism... basketbaall is team game, and it will be for sure...You cant love your self so much and win something as a team...you cant ignore coach and tactics...you cant be like a god...becouse it is TEAM...

What happened vs Serbia?

He is just spoiled brat, but we can't forget that he is Real Madrid's child, complaining about the referees is the first thing they learn in RM school 😊

gOH Canada!

Luka is a remarkable talent, but he's also a big baby.

this did not age well hahahah

SGA who s your Dady? i know it s Avramovic

Every NBA team will play him like Canada did... Mavs might miss playoff in 2024 again! Luka's usage is not sustainable. He has no stamina to play on high level long enough, and once he drop of the cliff he becomes more and more annoyed with everything and his game falls apart!

Canada is just way better team. Slovenia has only few NBA caliber players. Still Sga was absolutely beast but i think in NBA Luka will shine more? Or not? We must wait and see. Both are so good.

Man, the lack of coverage in NA has led me to find new creators like you. Great stuff!

Thank you! As a Mavs fan I get more and more frustrated by his behavior. It gets us nowhere, and he antagonizes himself with the refs. Sadly, many Mavs fan follow him down this rabbit hole and act like he is an infallible god. With that said, he is an awesome player and I hope that he learns to keep his cool.

Canada is improving, you can see how the team has stopped complaining after what they did at the start of the game against Spain. Jordi Fernández said in the press conference that they had to correct that behaviour; impressive how they are building and adjusting the team.

Dillion Brooks is the perfect antidote to Luka. He knows how to get under his skin

He showed he's on a better team. Slovenia has who? Canada is full of big names

Nice detailed analysis! 👍 Luka is a great player but attitude can obviously be a game changer! Team Canada played a smart, team focused game with an excellent defensive strategy against the superstar Luka-led team!

You can count on one hand the amount of times that yelling at a ref has gone well for a player throughout all professional leagues across the world. Even if they're calling bullshit, nothing can be done about it during the game by shouting at the refs.

SGA when asked about the refs on Nov. 9: “They’re humans like us and make mistakes. They make a lot of right calls too.” About a month later he lead the league in FTA.

Shai never complains he’s a perfect example of never getting too high or too low he’s always calm

Always complaining is just awful, if you complain to the refs every single posession they will stop taking your complains seriously and give you even less calls. It gives you the exact opposite of what you want to achieve with it

Every Slovenian fan desperately needs to watch this video. Before the game even started I knew Canada's game plan would be to work up Luka into a whiney frenzy.

I think the main problem with this Slovenia team is that their "true leader" as you put it was Goran Dragić. A put your head down and grind all game long type of player. Since Goran is gone, there is no "true leader". Luka is by far the best player, but he needs a veteran next to him to keep him in check. The coach has zero authority. In the past, when Luka started complaining about refereeing Goran would shut him down immediately. I'm afraid Slovenia has already achieved everything they ever would with Luka. Sure, Čančar was missing, but Slovenia just doesn't have enough quality to put around Luka to be able to make it to the top 4.

Ironically, this was one of the major problems that the Toronto Raptors had with DeRozan and Lowry as the core of the team, constant complaining about refereeing. Even when it was justified the complaining led to decrease in overall performance and you see the same shit with Luka so no surprise things went down this way.

C'mon, it's easy to remain calm and collected when you get 16 FTs 😂

I used to support Luka but he has become straight annoying. It‘s truly a feat to be the most unlikeable Player on the court while Dillon Brooks is in the same game.

Dude, let me tell you one thing. You're actually pretty impressive as an analyst, so much better than a huge amount of clowns in pay per view media. Kudos to you, excellent video. You've got yourself a new viewer.

Bysketball is not beating. Refs are not perfect are not for this competition this refere are mybe for school level. But I understand that Canada will win even without so obvious help of officials.

SGA got almost as many freethrows as the entire Slovenian team . Why would he complain 😂?

As a Slovenian, I couldn't agree more with everything you said. We have to be better mentally next time. The only important factor you missed in your analysis is the burden Luka has to carry for his own team, which is incomparable to Shai's. And these things build up, especially if you're used to winning to an extend that Luka is. But the reality is that we have players that we have and have to work with those.

Next video -> How Bogdanovic showed SGA What A True Leader Is

Luka also walks back on defense while his entire team hustles back. If im luka teamate i aint gonna respect him.

I can’t get enough of Luka getting loss after loss all the while acting like a child. One of the greatest wastes of talent in recent memory

Great analysis! That all shows that despite his undeniable talent, after all, he is still a young player in his early twenties. He must grow up and learn to understand that he has flaws too and when he doesn’t score it doesn’t mean automatically that he has been fouled. Weird to see that so many guys, in particular slovenian fans, fall for this bullshit victim’s narrative. Also weird the press conference when he tried to act like a leader by assuming responsibility for the loss, but at the same time still blaming the referees and thereby not really assuming responsibility. Am I the only one who wonders why he is not punished for showing the everything is sold gesture during the match up? So gross and disrespect to the referees and fiba officials.

Yeah but Luka would also behave like Shai did if he got foul calls every play even when tere was zero contact and shai would act just like luka if the opponents would slap him around numerous times in one play and nothing would be called. The refs literally said they werent gonna call anything on Luka. Its pathetic, do you cant compare the situations

Canada it's better team.Yeah but referee's it's realy bad,and yeah,Slovenia is stolen,but not 20+,and yeah Brooks defend, come on,this fight without ball always fucking foul.We see vs Serbia how it's playing.

no you. not right.Where do you live? In your 5 minutes of celebration. Congratulations, for getting the outcome your way, no matter what Nothing personal, just I need more opinions which are not obviously bias. With the “Judges” not only Referees on one side being repeatedly extremely bias it’s not easy but Easier to win. There should be clear punishment, otherwise a sport will become not what we the “wise” people want. I understand, your audience wants what it wants and that is the way it is, You have to feed your kids today not tomorrow. No BS there, but I have not seen any canadine player in a bad shape, at least not like Slovenes. All, not Luka alone, were scratched with obvious wounds and scratches. This for me was very much over the top. What’s their name , referee must know that Violence gives birth to more Violence and the ones who start, are usually issued with penalties , which must be significant, so a lasting critical memory impression is formed in a defendant’s brain which in a critical situation have enough power to stop this nonsense. My language is appalling, and I apologize if I offended anyone. It was not my intention. Now tell me anyone why it should not be at least a little appalling and I'll change my mind. Suprise, but I normally am a reasonable, eager for knowledge old man. Reason must be exact and substantiated and supported by history. OK? I hope I have not offended anyone, Nothing personal. It was not meant to be that way! There is only one thing which supersedes my "wisdom" and it’s called Injustice. It manifested during the game and perhaps before ( which is only my wild guess ). Enough for now ! reader is becoming bored. Evidence, there it is.

I use to be the biggest Luka supporter and now I realize the reason he doesn’t play defense is because he uses all his energy complaining

Well, I'm not trying to take anything from your video but let's get real. Most important reason why Canada won is significant bigger individual quality.

He is like this every game. Unfortunately too many fan boys won’t accept it, the nba referees don’t like to upset superstar players so give them the calls and the NBA wants the best players winning the most games so it won’t change anything.

I have been looking forward to your channel's videos every day through the tournament. Hopefully we will continue to hear from you after. Great job to you and your partners who are also very good !

Bro Canada is the most stacked team only the US comes close. Slovenia wasn’t winning if Luka was the best leader in the world

What I learned from this is that the NBA is still the best league in the world and you Europeans are far from catching up.

He’s in FIBA, fouls are hard to get. I don’t know how Luka didn’t understand that.

Gosh guys slovenia has much weaker team than Canada. Its not really a fair matchup.

Many times Luka fails to get back on defense because he is too busy complaining.

SGA !! You goat Kobe would be so proud of seeing you right now SGA ! 🔥

Luka will never win a NBA chip if he will not mature in defense and leadership.

Good analysis. I cheered for Slovenia, but obviously Canada has a better team and also played very well. Two of Slovenia's best defenders (Cancar and Muric) were injured before the World Cup, but even with them Slovenia would have hard time winning against Canada. The attitude against referees definitely didn't help either.

Leading a team full of nba players and leading a team full of eurocup players aint the same

By getting locked up by Aleksa Avramovic?

Nah. That canada team was playing a different sport with those plays