Congrats Luka on being the first player to exit the post season as the league leader in all four statiscal categories : 28.9 points, 9.5 rebounds, 8.1 assists, 1.9 steals per game. No one else is even close
Didn't lead in blocks. I'll have none of those "he's a guard" excuses, if he couldn't lead in the fifth major category as well, he's a scrub. Now, let's start talking about what that makes EVERYONE ELSE in the league...
Absolutely!! The Celtics also have 5 to 6 of the top 25 NBA Players in their ROTATION!! Come on man!! Give Luke and Kyrie even one more tall forward star and they would have won!
@@Yaboybc His last video was about how the media was shitting on Tatum and Brown, Mavs were the underdogs but all the media hacks where selecting the mavs to win
lebron used to be one of the best defenders in the league for a while only in the past 3/4 has he not been trying as hard on defence because of age and injuries
@@JRRM97 and? He always should be. Hes an athletic monster and defense is 90% effort anyways. The excuses.. He doesnt even try in the playoffs. He has been a garbage defender for a decade.
The nba media is always so quickly to turn on Luka and are so hesitant to acknowledge that a 5th seed made a crazy run to the finals and while the finals were disappointing this was still more than anything anyone expected out of the mavs (and Luka is injured....)
The reality is that luka had their best defensives performance when the role players showed up in the ofense, is really hard to be a 2way player, and even more if you are the focus at both ends, not saying luka is an elite defender, he isn't as bad as the narrative goes, he is an avarage defender, and a solid one if the team shows up at both ends
Exactly, all throughout the playoffs when the role players were hitting their shots, Luka's defense was way better because he wasn't carrying an enormous offensive load. The entire finals no one else stepped up so he was carrying the entire offensive load.
What was hilarious about Nick Wright and Chris Broussard's constructive criticism of Luka's flaws on FTF after these Finals is that so much of it described LeBron's play the last few seasons yet they stayed silent about it with LeBron.
@@sjacqVO21 Luka Doncic led the post-season in Points, Assists, Steals and Rebounds. Luka's 31-something playoffs-PPG is second only to MJ in the playoffs' history. He literally could not be a better player at age 25. He's the only guy since LeBron to do that at this age. He shot the ball only 33 times to score 73 points in a basketball game... He already has more 1st team All-NBA selections than Steph Curry got in his career. - Allen Iverson was my favorite player, Allen Iverson's favorite player these days is Luka Doncic. Thinking something you don't agree with doesn't make somebody a scrub, but if Allen Iverson is right, if Popovich is right, if Steph Curry is right, if Kyrie and Jason Kidd is in fact right about thinking Luka is a great-player, you might not be right here, scrub. All those guys are NBA legends and so is Luka.
Most all-time great players have a finals run or 2 early in their career, where they are the criticized for dragging a bad team to the finals and the losing. The media’s reaction just proves he’s on an all time trajectory…
Don't want to put the MJ burden on Luka, but just for the fun of it - but MJ at 25 made it to the ECF, and couldn't make the finals. All these analysts are rather miopic.
And just like Lebron in 07' nobody should have said carmelo would lead his teams to the finals again before bron, but that is essentially the comparison being made here
Facts why this dude shady even got a job as an analyst? I ain’t saying Luka plays all defensive team clamps defense but he clearly is doing something right to have 40+ steals in the playoffs. Saying he don’t hustle for boards even tho he led the post-season in rebounds. I’ve also seen him dive on the floor for loose balls so Idek what shady is talking bout. And he wasn’t even 100% healthy
Luka is trash frfr dude plays no defense he always crying about foul call he has a lot of illegal moves in his bag he loves to push off with his free arm to create space and he carries the ball extremely bad almost 90 % 1:18 of the time all his got is a step back jumper his game and highlights are vary slow and boring af
Y’all acting like he lien we all seen how bad his defense was and all the crying he did with the ref not getting back on defense giving up fastbreak points
I mean Luka is way better than Tatum though. Tatum actually has had really great teams. He won this year with one of the greatest teams ever assembled. Luka doesn’t and probably will ever have that luxury because Mavs only tanked one year for lively.
@@rapgodreloaded9259 Luka is 100% hated by the media, you don't even have to watch many shows to see that. Just look at their reaction to his 73pt game
Exactly! Every game they lost in the entire playoff run, it was because the role players underperformed. Luka every time, and Kyrie most of the time, they pulled their weight. When the role players performed, they led Boston by up to 48 points. And what Luka said in the post game interview after the season was over, was 100% correct: "I didn't do enough".
The irony of them bashing Luka and elevating Dirk is crazy, when Dirk took the Mavs to the finals and lost everyone was hating on him as weak and soft and now they want to pretend like they've always said Dirk was great his entire career. Luka will be back to the finals the same way Dirk did.
They've had historic offensive numbers and defensive numbers not to mention that they had 4X All-defensive caliber players in Tatum/Brown/White/Holiday.
@@joel8692 that makes zero sense, If your conference only has one other team winning 50 games your "dominance" doesn't mean much. All it says, is that your conference is one of the weakest in NBA history
Kyrie just didn't play to his level in Boston. At home he was great, but at Boston he just wasn't. He was targeted by the crowd every minute, so he had more pressure then anyone in the game, but regardless he just wasn't able to play to his usual level.
Lesean Mccoy said Luka is worse than Kyle Korver lmao and brad miller, chris kaman, mo williams like I don't think this man has ever watched basketball
Did you see that article on Yahoo Sports by Tom Haberstroh on June 20th, 2024? It's titled: _"A closer look at Michael Jordan's 1988 DPOY award raises questions about its validity. Has LeBron James been chasing a ghost?"_ It undermines Jordan's defensive player of the year award. He points out that stat keepers for the home team in the 80's and 90's had a tendency to fudge the numbers and makes it look like Jordan somehow influenced the stat counting of his steals and blocks, particularly in home games. He mentions that LeBron quote where he said not having a DPOY "stings" and makes a comment about LeBron "chasing the ghost." Haberstroh pretends that there are some sort of safeguards in today's league that prevent or hinder stat padding without mentioning how often players get an assist despite there being dribbling and several basketball moves by the one being assisted. He also didn't seem to notice how often LeBron, and others of course, get rebounds simply because their teammates stand back and allow it. He seems to think Jordan's DPOY shouldn't put as much distance between him and LeBron due to these "home based stats." Seems like more hacking away at Jordan to make LeBron look better IMO.
Worst all star he's ever seen, in his life? That dude isn't 10 years old. Jamal Magloire was an all star, Devin Harris, Roy Hibbert, Chris Kaman.. Sheesh
This is Luka's deepest playoff run so far, and he's only 25. There's no reason to think he won't eventually get over the hump and win a title. It's actually fairly likely, as the Mavs have several great young players like Lively and Gafford who will probably improve a great deal in the next few years. As such, even if Kyrie declines, the Mavs' future is probably bright.
What gets me is that Luka had all these defects BEFORE THE FINALS BEGAN yet all these so called experts still thought he was good enough to defeat a good balanced team which was the best team all year, Come on now, don't get mad at Luka because he couldn't do what you predicted he could do, Dallas never had a chance.
Luka Doncic is the first player in NBA history to lead an entire playoff season in: Points Assists Rebounds Steals 3 points made Field goals made But if racists media want to keep hating on him, fans must just boycott media. I just never ever watch Speak. It’s that simple!
@@JosephTobin1you’re slow as hell, bro if they used Jordan rules, there would be so many fines and suspensions given out. Stop comparing eras and keep your mouth shut while watching
It's boring because the Celtics whooped them in 5? What would it have been called if it were the other way around? DOMINATED THE CELTICS!! BATTLE TESTSED!!
Luka haters foam at the mouth anytime he has a bad game. They are so ready to criticize his defense acting like just anybody can guard Tatum and Brown. Most players can’t, Luka did better against them then he was given credit for. It’s his effort as a result of complaining to refs that hurt him, he is capable of being a good defender. But giving up 105,106,107, 84,106 against a historically great offense is not as bad as people make it out to be. It was their offense, not their defense that lost the mavs the series.
That's a good take. Mavs were very predicatable on offense and Celtics have the perimeter defenders to stop a guard centric offense that NEVER tries anything else.
@@randygram9310 Mavs werent stopped by the Celtics completely they were stopped by themselves, they shot 20% from three and most of the threes they took were wide ass open.
Luka could have played better D in the finals but that isn't why they lost. Boston were putting up season low numbers offensively and Dallas just couldn't make shots. Give Luka White, Holiday and Brown and he ain't losing a series.
Trading a player to a team does not necessarily mean they will be better. The team needs to be cohesive and we have seen a lot of trades and they did not work well together. We even saw 2-3 superstars and ended up as a disappointment. Your logic only applies to NBA2K.
@@Gurenn83cmon man…. Luka would turn the league to dust with those guys, who are you kidding? He’s done more with less than anyone since Lebron and it’s not even close.
@@invisobill2125luka and joker are both right there together. Either of them with another all star, not super star but all star and some good solid role players would torch the league. I think Dallas has the potential to be that once their younger guys get seasoned and as long as they don’t have to play in Boston lol
They lost because luka couldn't average a 40 point triple double. The team was badly outmatched abd ran out of gas. Boston the best team in the league all year long by a country mile
Luka had a great run, but I feel he needs to change his mindset and trust his teammates. He also needs to play better defense and stop crying to the refs.
Brother he's still human, he's not God. He can't snap his fingers and magic his teammates into being better. If one of the greatest passers and playmakers of all time is consistently getting them perfect looks that consistently lead to perfect bricks, trusting them more is not the answer... 🤦💀😂 And how much more defense do you want him to play? He was already being sought out to guard every single Celtic on every single possession while simultaneously having to carry every possession on offense for 48 minutes, 5 games in a row, after having carried them through the entire western conference to even get there... Why aren't your expectations also that of a deity for your favorite player? 🤦💀😂
@@thunderstar254 I don't expect him to be an all league defender, I do expect him to keep his feet firm and front. I also think he should have attacked the paint more.
@@vineelkesavarapu5736 I agree and I'm sure he does as well, it's just understandable why he struggled doing that with his injuries, responsibilities, and physical limitations. I'm sure he'll be better prepared next year, and he won't have an infant child to lose sleep over then too.
A team that had only played together for 24 games before entering the playoffs made it to the championship. I'm not an expert, but Dallas is gonna be a beast next season.
You can never be the best NBA player if you're a below average defender! You have to play both sides! Stop giving him the pass! I've never seen any player have their flaws so completely ignored! People out here denying and ignoring the truth! Crazy
He def does and he’s going to get it just like lebron did but with that being said being the worst superstar ever is a horrible take. That’s an outlandish thing to say because it honestly isn’t even remotely true. Dude led an ok team to the finals.
Its crazy how people are saying racist but yet they always put black athletes down, lebron, westbrook, kwane brown, harden, Zion, joel embid, klay thompson, kebin durant, kyrie got blasted for years, brandon ingram got called a pothead, Draymond gets slammed for every suspension.. wow because they acknowledge luka isnt perfect and they racist 😂😂😂 they criticize every trending player when they do bad or lose.. luks is no different.. they slammed lamar jackson, cam newton.. like why when its white they are racist 😂😂😂 its crazy that yall hirt they can have bad takes on a white player, even the guy who posted the video named all the black players thry did the SAME exact thing too 😂😂😂
Nah there is racist pundits that just don’t like Luka for being European. Regardless most pundits are always gonna slam the next dude up and Luka is him he just gotta win a chip. Happened to all the greats. Now there are blatant racists that don’t like to see a white euro player as the best and it’s blatant. I mean look how much praise Edwards got when Luka has done more with less when he was Edward’s age. There is bias but it’s up to Luka to shut em up now. Same thing happened with jokic. I agree every superstar gets slammed by the media for failure and Luka is public enemy number one now that the Celtics won.
Thanks! @uncuthoops have you The nonsense that nick wright is doing now with tom haberstroh trying 🙄 poke at MJ'S dpoy hopefully you can get after this insanity.
my fear with Luka is that he has been playing pro basketball since 16 or something and his body is worn up even though he is only 25. So he will deteriorate quickly heading into his 30s.
I agree with near everything you said uncut. But Luka must train his body and at least be a serviceable defender. He was blown by on too many plays that resulted in an open three or open shot. He looked a bit gassed, and for a guy that isn’t a stellar defender to begin with, that is a death sentence and he becomes an absolute liability. Lose 10-15 lbs so he can stay engaged on both ends and this guy will find a way to win a chip soon.
I think all this turning heel on these NBA stars this years playoffs got out of hand specially from fellow fans. People acting like losing in the playoffs makes you a bum.
Dallas plays too much isolation ball. But many NBA teams do - Suns, Bucks, etc. More teams should try to emulate the Celtics' player and ball movement style of play. It helps that Jayson Tatum has been so willing to sacrafice for the betterment of the team. Many stars may not be willing to sacrafice like Tatum has.
Luka is trash frfr dude plays no defense he’s always crying about foul calls dude stay jogging and waking on the court he has a lot of illegal moves in his bag he loves to push off with his free arm to create space and he carries the ball extremely bad almost 90 % of the time 1:18 all he got is a step back jumper his game and highlights are vary slow and boring af
I like Luka but he definitely needs to humble himself and do the dirty work for his team. Luka will never win a title if his mentality is he’s too cool to dive for loose balls.
I will stand on what I have always said about Luka. He is a good not a great. He makes good points but sucks in everything else. He would never win a chip and would never be a finals mvp. Had said this since he was drafted. Also he don’t take care of body so, soon the injuries are coming. He have being playing since like 13 years old. Mark the words again for the 5 years
It's always the same remarks : if Mavs Win, it's because of Irving, and if they Lose, it's Luka's fault.. 😢 The reality is that Boston frightened Kyrie 😢.
@@MimieThalie that was in 2018 i think. If Irving played average it would have been a competitive series. He choked and not for the first time against the Celtics.
The NBA "media" gets attention for stupid takes. Luka gets overhyped and trashed almost in the same spin cycle. He got his Mavs, a not particularly talented team, to the NBA finals. Because they were on a roll and beat some excellent teams in the West, some people thought they could do the same to the Celtics. But Boston has a much better overall roster and several great perimeter defenders to take on Luka and Kyrie. Luka did not have a great finals -- too many TOs, missed free throws, etc. -- but no other Mav even showed up in the series. He needs to cut down on his complaining -- he actually distracts himself, improve his free throw shooting and defense, and try to do more in off the ball situations. Mavs offense is just way too predictable and Luka generally just watches if he doesn't have the ball. Luka could actually cut more and post without the ball -- just to provide some different problems to the defense. My take is that they don't have enough talent to get to the finals again -- and that's not Luka's fault. Kyrie is flashy and skilled but after that you have Lively as probably their third best player. It's not that good of a roster. Remember they dumped KP in a fire sale after Cuban fired Donnie Nelson, and idiotically managed to lose Brunson for nothing. It's not like Mavs had a vastly better roster than Boston and Luka just let them down.🙂
Luka’s a good player. No doubt. But he has some serious holes in his game. Making the finals? Cool. Every year has players that make the finals. That’s not a standout. Making, winning, and getting MVP of the finals is the standout. Luka is a machine on the offensive end; however, that alone won’t propel him to the top. He has to complete his game. I’m excited to see if he’ll expand his skill set in the off season.
Most of these guys critiquing Luka were the same ones praising him not even a week ago lol. U got straight haters like Keyshawn Davis who don’t like Luka cuz he’s European but at least he’s consistent. These guys switch up on u in a heart beat. I can see it now once Luka wins a chip and they’ll say we always believed in him we just gave him criticism m. U see there criticism like he has to play better defense and get in shape and then there’s outlandish things like him being the worst superstar ever! Like bro do u no real use what u just said. Same dude had the Mavs winning! I get it he probably mad cuz he lost money but bro u can’t say things like that. Luka is next up bro everyone knows it. He has holes in his game still, sure but he’s only getting better. I think it’s a curse to make it to the finals and loose. No one expected Mavs to get there yet they did and instead of saying Luka and the Mavs are next up some ESPN pundits have them under okc and the wolves all because they like sga and Edwards more lol. This is ridiculous. Even when the Celtics lost to golden state I knew Tatum and brown were next up because out of the new school they had next! They made it to the finals! Like bro no other young dude did other than how Luka and he lost to a deeper team. I guess being gentlemen swept in the conference finals like Edwards is better than getting gentlemen swept in the FINALS 😂😂
I do believe Luka needs to get his nutrition in order and lean up his body. Work on his speed and quickness for both offense and defense. He is one of the best players in the league being soft bodied.
It really just part of the process, you reach new heights they pick apart your flaws. Everybody butt hurt about it because it’s Luka. Hate to hit you with reality but he DOES have flaws, he is too ball dominant and that makes your team around you inconsistent because they don’t get to catch a rhythm. As long as he continues to dominate the ball like he does his teammates will always be inconsistent. MJ and Kobe had to both learn to trust their teammates in order to win. Luka needs to do the same if he wants to be a champion one day. His flaws on defense are real. Gotta slide you’re feet if you’re going to defend on the perimeter and he’s slow
Will you be quiet with that nonsense, Jordan's teammates needed to make their shots and stop acting like Kobe had the same path as Jordan when he was playing second fiddle to Shaq
Well he did lead every player including the Celtics in steals with 2.6 per game in the Finals. But maybe that's no longer considered a defensive stat. Rudy Gobert looked like dog shit vs the Mavs and he won DPOY so what's that tell you?
@@JRRM97 I watch every game. He was injured the entire playoffs. Multiple injuries in fact. He was bleeding from his knee since before the playoffs even began 2 months ago. That's not normal. If that was Kawhi or 3/4 of the rest of the league they probably wouldn't even have played and shut it down for the season. How bad the injury is we don't even know but he was taking pain shot injections before the games. I know a typical scab isn't going to keep bleeding for 2 months straight so it was something worse than that. He bled through his knee leggings every game of the playoffs, before they even started actually. I remember because there was talk before the playoffs started on April 20th of him maybe resting the first couple games because of the knee injury. He led every player in the playoffs in points, rebounds, assists, and steals. Not just in a series...every player in the playoffs period, all of them. On one good leg
That’s every Luka’s fans fear but to be fair everyone said the same with lebron and look at him now. He’ll win eventually win you’ll see. It takes time though he’s actually ahead of the curb. No one expected him to get to the finals this year at 25 but he did.
I like your channels analysis more than any other I watch, but I’m going to slightly disagree with you. Boston didn’t win, Dallas did lose. Dallas held them to a 101 average for the series which is 20 points below the regular season. In the playoffs, Boston had two games above 107 in round 1, three in round 2 and three in round 3. they had none against the Mavericks. Not only did Dallas hold them to 20 points below their season average, they forced Boston into multiple horrible shooting games. The series was the Mavs’ for the taking, but the role players including the starters completely spit the bit. Dalla Boston was daring them to shoot and giving them open looks and they couldn’t hit them. Kyrie had more open shots that I can count and still below 20 for the series. It wasn’t Boston’s great defense to held them down, it was everyone not named Dončić just refusing to play like they have every other game of the season including most of the playoffs. They gave it away because the were scared.
Partly true. The fact is Boston had tons of playoff experience, including a recent Finals appearance. Jrue even won a title. Kyrie had been there but that's it. Mavs roster is just not that good and they deserve some credit just for getting to the Finals.
@@randygram9310 they had the POTENTIAL to outscore Boston but the reality was the inexperienced players almost always under perform in a finals series. I let my faboyism override my common sense and believed Luka would up his game to 35 and Kyrie would get consistent at 25 but when that didn’t happen they had to lean on castoffs to score, Boston just dared them to shoot and that was it. Even taking that into account, Dallas stayed close because they held Boston to 106 average but couldn’t score the extra 10 points they needed to win games two and three. Boston Deserves credit for seeing the weaknesses and exploiting them, I’m just annoyed that the media is all jumping on the silly conversation about how historically great they are despite the weaknesses in their own squad.
