Lots ppl used to say Luka was like Larry Bird. I say hell no. Larry plays team defense and never hogs the ball dribbling for 8 secs standing still like Luka often does.
@@doctorknow596 Handling is NOT as important as getting the ball moving, pal. You don't want the ball stuck in one guy's hand dribbling for 8 secs only to give opponent time to organize their defense. Bird averaged 10 rebs battling real strong big men in the paint unlike today's small ball where Draymond 6'7 Green can be your center.
I was at the game. He jammed his finger on the very first play of the game getting a steal from Harden. I saw his trainer trying to put it back into place.
@@rookendgame dude no offense but the part where he goes to be treated at the bench was also aired, not like you were a part of the staff to know things people don't already know. nt flex tho 😅
@@donaldpowell6725right? Lol I’m sure if Westbrook played starter minutes for this game he would of had 30 as well if Luka is giving his best cone impersonation.
I said it from day one that Luka was lazy and is only concerned with scoring. The guy is a massive liability on defense and close to being in the James Harden category
@@Blasian_guy He is the guy that gives away free possessions to the other team with his bad shots and turnovers. Yup, the free possession guy and MVP for the other team.
@@ggrlyggrly4476wow u ignorant. They didn't have any pieces for shooting or defense with his massive contract and that's it. Let me guess that you tune in to Skip LOL
Commentators always say that Luka doesn’t play defense, but this is the first time that I have really seen it directly. 😂😂 That man really was not playing defense in this game. Like at all.
As long as westbrick is anywhere near a team, that team is never winning anything and every superstar he played with understood that which is why he is always either shipped or left behind
This is one of the reasons why I’m not sold on the Mavs or Luka. As great as he is offensively, he is a real liability defensively and complains so much. Like bro use that energy to play some d
will the Le Media ever have a positive thing to say about Russ? of course not. their pampered baby goat is too precious to have any re-cantment of their underhanded tactics when he was a Laker
I like luka but he gotta man up and get aggressive! Defense wins championships. You have a job to do you got hit so what your a man use that to motivate you to play harder!
@@m9ch15lhe probably isn’t. People love doing this to offensively gifted players who aren’t know for defense. For an example Carmelo. His defense wasn’t that bad but people tried to label him as a terrible defender z
@@Daniel-hw8ix 😂so u trust luka getting a stop in the clutch against a player like Steph .. this clip is against Russell Westbrook now if this was prime Westbrook luka wouldn’t even think about guarding him 😂
This why the NBA made the league less physical, guys like Luka would have a much harder time playing in the 90s where getting hit in the face was common and the defense was more intense.
As long as Luka plays like this the Mavs won’t get anything. Forces his team to recruit these players who can defend at a decent rate but are non factors offensively because you wanna “fix the gaps” and “balance” the roster.
Scoring is hard, but scoring AND playing defense is extremely hard! I only do one or the other when I play lol. "My shot is off? Time to shut somebody down and pass the ball!" Lol
Luke bout 11th right now at best, 12th if you have d book over him. Embiid, butler, Tatum, shai and of course the 6 superstar fmvps in the league all above him
When we point out Luka's terrible defense we get called haters, but the game is the game. There's two ends of the floor in basketball. You can't be a weak link on either end. He's gotta figure it out or else he'll just be a highlight and stat wizard that never wins. Jokic became just good enough on defense (though still not a good defender) that his prolific offense was enough to win it. Luka's gotta get in better shape and work harder on that end, if he's capable.
I wouldn’t say Jokic is good enough on defense, more like they covered up his liability on defense because most of his teammates play good defense. Luka needs to find that, teammates who can back him up on defense.
You’re right. I think it also helps that Jokic plays a position without as many dominant elite players so he can be hid better. He’s big enough to battle in the post at least. Doncic is a deer in the headlights on the perimeter and when a wing slashes
They targeted him in The Warriors series 2 years ago and it was a gentleman sweep. If Kyrie and Luka played any defense they would walk to The WCF easy maybe beyond.
@@AZ-gz8mdI can’t even believe op mentioned lebron😂😂anyone tries to purposely go at lebron they’re getting SWATTED it’s happened time and time again. The players know who and who not to target. It’s smart that if you do score on Lebron James you keep your mouth shut and don’t keep trying it
@@austinneveau9387 the clippers haven't won a thing in forever so i don't get your point . russ beating his chess pointing at the dude that usually beats or eliminates them is funniest thing to me
The word "SuperStar" is so misused in my opinion. If you don't play both ends of the court than your ceiling as a player is regular star not a super one period!!
Getting to the basket and actually making it once you get there are two different things lol. Westbrook can get inside all game just to throw up terrible shot after terrible shot. Even in this clip, his drive and layup didn't look the best.
I would like to see a rematch of this game. Its too early to determine if one team is better then the other. Clippers have new players and dallas will ultimately learn. Im curious to see how Dallas will change there playbook versus the Clips. Dallas had an off night
His offense is better than the best defenders defence. Everybody is not going to be a great two way player. I’m sure your team will choose him over their best two way player. His team will just need to build a defensive minded squad around him like Philly did for AI.
Mavs are a top 5 offense but are also about 27th for defense. They are putting all their effort into offense and none into defense and its glaringly obvious. If they keep this strategy up, they will not make it past the first round.
these offense only guys who think they can hide on defense are the fraud "stars" of the league. basketball is played on both ends of the court. all the greats of the game play good defense, at the very minimum they gave a shit to put in max effort on that end. you're not inspiring your team to play better defense when they watch you stand still on a possession not guarding your man. the offense is gonna win you games but the lack of defense is what will cause you to not win a championship when offense isnt so easy in the postseason. media dudes love praising luka and trae young, prematurely calling them superstars and the guy. can they prove they are worth anything first? stats without winning isnt impressive. we've seen that before.
FINALLY, people in this comment section are mad that luka isn't athletic like Russ, fast like Russ, and plays D like Russ these Mavs/luka fans be punching air rn 😂
Busted lips and getting smacked across the face, accidental fingers in the eye, get scratched, having your shirt or shorts yanked is part of the game. You have to learn how to legally get pay back strong post up with tucked pointed elbows to punish that person who racked you across the face. You have really want to learn your opponents go to moves. Westbrook has this hard dribble over hand cross either left or right into a two step launch or a hard dribble over hand cross back into a spin automatic take off. If he catch you back pedaling it’s a wrap😂
Bruh idc how good you are offensively, it’s gotta be embarrassing to get targeted repeatedly like that on defense. And he letting you know about it too 😭
Everyone keeps saying luka doesn’t have defensive obviously isn’t watching basketball this season he’s playing defensive lol he gets scored on 2 times now it’s not defense but watch next game lol he’s not fast on feet ofc he can’t slow down russ but that means nobody in league has no defense because mainly everyone scores 30 or more lol
Westbrook is my favorite player. When he had Harden and Durant I thought OKC had a dynasty. Then Golden State came and sacked the castle. Still my guy tho, lol.
Why Bring up westbrook when talking about Luka. Luka is that guy that drops 30+ on your favorite player . WestBrick always crying about something get him out of here!
Typical 🤡 move showing clips of Doncic after he played 18 straight minutes and Westbrook was able to then drive around him with the Clippers up by 20 for most of the 2nd half. Didn’t show him straight guarding and stopping Leonard, Mann, George, Harden or Powell earlier throughout the game. Wonder why? Is it because LD is actually playing good defense this year n the haters aren’t happy about it?
@@Kmonique27 kawhi, pg, harden, zubac with role players outplaying the brick every other game so he plays off the bench and gives 10-15 points on 40% TS
Idk why people are surprised Luka doesnt play defense... he doesnt have the speed or footwork for defensive slides. I swear some of you fans only see or care about offense. 😂🤦
Y’all are meatriding the hell out of Russ Bro luka literally blocked him in a play And got hurt In the process by Russ and didn’t get the foul Luka’s inefficient 30 was still more valuable than all of those Russ points So idk why you all saying he exposed luka
And people dare to try and say Lebum or Lukbaby are anywhere near the GOAT Jordan who had what? 9 defensive MVPs in a league where guys were punching and clothes lining Jordan in the head and making him bleed and have giant goose eggs on his forehead while playing. I never want to hear it again.
