Why Luka Doncic is Impossible to Guard 

He doesn't look like it, but he legit man strength. Without all the muscle definition, you can be fooled into him being not as strong, which makes it even more dangerous.

@@pinobluevogel6458 yep exactly 💯

@@pinobluevogel6458 people forget NBA players add muscles for weight first, because most are tall with slight frames. If you already have a wide frame, like Jokic, Doncic, or most european bigs, you just need to focus on fonctionnal core muscles and not surface muscles that most think about when saying "in shape".

@@ouicertes9764 I got your point. Luka has never looked 'jacked', lacking the muscle definition, but you can see how he affects his defenders, throwing them off balance with ease. There is legit strength behind it, no doubt.

​@@pinobluevogel6458or the defenders are flying off him on purpose and comically falling for every pump fake and pass fake to give him easy buckets, cause NBA is sports entertainment like WWE and the defenders get paid to make the superstars look good.

100%, dude's just having a good time out there.

He’s just a right handed James harden (rockets harden not current)

@@MD-kw5vo he’s a similar player but he is an insane finisher

@@i_fuze_hostages6 so was harden he was punching on ppl same w his lays

For years Iv wanted to see him and jokic team up. Now idk if that will ever happen with Denver winning the chip last season

Not allowed to have a bag during games

@@PridelovalecSipka I didn't say he had it during the game ha

So far, his MVP race got cut short twice now, due to injury and difficulty of keeping the team afloat without Luka. He often plays through injuries, which is also a problem for his overall game. Last year, he was perfectly on track until about jan or feb, then got sidelined and his MVP chances were over.

His playstyle is on Thing. The change of his body speed costs. his bands and muscle are under extrem tension. And especially in late game, you can easily get injured, because the muscle are tired. And this style aged Not well. In Football/soccer there are alot examples of this sort of playstyle. If you don't have the necessary genetics, luck and training, you will have really fast bad knees, hip, ancles and back pain. Hopefully He stays healthy. One of the good guys 👍

Even though he is young he has played basketball for 20 years I think. They say you need 10000 hours to master one field which on average is 10 years. He doubled that so here you go. You have a young man but veteran in the game

It’s honestly impressive how he’s been since he was young . He’s never averaged less than 21 points in the nba . The last he averaged less than 26 points was his rookie year

He was a better shooter than lebron (especially mid-range) but that's about it. Lebron had the ability to completely take over a game with minimal scoring from himself. I don't think Luka is there yet. I think of Luka as a Lebron clone without the insane athleticism. Luka is here to stay and will be the face of the NBA no matter how much people from America don't like it, and I'm here for it. Born and raised in Dallas. I cant wait until they get him some legit help that wants to play basketball every game. Kyrie is awesome but he's got to play in more games.

LeBron in his early 30s didn't even have half of Luka's skills.

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How is he awkward? Lol. It’s literally some of the most beautiful basketball ever played

From counter to counter to countermove. He can legit take every scoring option that is open or just flick the ball to an open teammate on a no-look pass out of any corner of the court. Its just crazy, beyond even what Jokic does. I love Jokic setups and passes and he might be a little more insane with his effectiveness on his passing, but having the insane dribble and movement that Luka has, opens up a lot more of the court and relies a lot less on the finishing ability of his teammates, which I think is a plus in a vacuum.

I wouldn’t say necessarily awkward, but unpredictable while smooth.

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European fundamentals, sounds cliche but so much of that starts from Football (Soccer) always using your opponents momentum against them, especially when you’re 6’8, you’re so hard to guard, bigger than guards, smaller than forwards so it’s constantly a mismatch, but the bloke is an absolute genius.

They both flow like water down a rocky cliff, always taking the path of least resistance. This was Bruce Lee's method of kung fu.

As I said last year, Luka and Jokic are the slowest top players in NBA history .... slow but controlled ....they have mastered the art of slow speed basketball . All players try to finisch their actions as fast as possible .... these two players not ... and therefore are so successful ...

@@antares3796yea but now others are doing it too. Shai is most notably

@@Blekkkkkkkkk Its great. The NBA rule changes alot, speed power might not be the best bet to win NBA like what MJ did before because foul this and that today. But with Luka Jokic slow beat, its probably the best for NBA as a whole to change.

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Same here, hope Richaun gets some playing time!

No rebounding...

Yes, 9th seed

Hardaway Jr is a bucket

@@ILikeToEatCatz i'll come here to claim another soul when we win a chip thanks im becoming stronger every minute

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Agreed.

I guess you never saw Larry Bird.

Facts!

This,is not facts. None of those guys are "pass first" players. This Internet myth needs to die. They are score first players, some of the best scorers ever, while also being incredible passers. Magic Johnson, Steve Nash, Jason Kidd, and John Stockton are PASS FIRST players that could also score pretty well. Lebron and Luka are SCORE FIRST players who can also pass very well. The myth that LeBron especially is a pass first player, is garbage. It's observably and statistically untire. He is still a phenomenal passer though.

@@Biggiiful you’re arguing about categorising Lebron’s playstyle, which is stupid, but I’ll bite. I didn’t call them pass first, I said passer>scorer. Which means playmaking is the primary weapon of all 3. You think PRIME Lebron only averaged 26 ppg on the heat as a score first player???. Luka, Joker, Lebron mostly play against man to man coverage as teams know they’ll hit any passing options theyre given. Each developed an iso game and will sometimes look for their own shot first, but it’s to open up the floor. As soon as you double, each will hit the open man for a better look (which is more efficient offense). “Score-first” players (embiid, shaq, 06-10 kobe, hot shooters like steph/klay) will mostly look for their own shot first, and if it’s going in they’ll keep hunting their shot, even through double teams. Lebron has only ever played like this in the non-kyrie playoff runs in 17 and 18, and even then only bcuz his teams had very limited shotmaking. His first weapon is his playmaking, as is Luka’s and Joker’s. If you think they’re score first because they average the most points on their teams, I would encourage you to look at the what the other 9 players do when they have the ball.

@@Biggiiful statistically untrue? Any stats to back that up?

I probably agree, like what they're doing but still far from a top tier contender in my opinion. Would really love to see them get a defensive star, whether that be a versatile wing or anchoring big.

just remove ‚too far‘…

People keep forgetting Mavs were fourth before Christmas and they just added two centers (Holmes and Lively) which are a definite upgrade over Powell, and Grant Williams instead of Bullock. Add Exum and Curry to the mix, I believe they're much more competitive than what they looked like in the last games of last season. With a competitive machine in Doncic, don't sleep of them.

If Luka plays 70+ games, then they'll be a top-6 seed.

When Lively and Luka get the chemistry down they'll be a ridiculous duo in the pick & roll.

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2 of the best in that department, no doubt.

Pat Bev said it best. " Skeet skeet stop" 😂

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Could go either way on this one, my gut says AD because of the all-time defensive flexibility, but Dirk is the vastly superior offensive player and a "true #1", so there's no wrong answer.

​@@HoopVenuewhy would you say that dirk is a vastly superior offensive player? I'm just curious so I'm asking

@@donaldf9055ad wasn’t the clear 1st option when they won the championship, add on that his massive offensive inconsistencies.

@@emmielcarek9480 not ad, Luka.

@@emmielcarek9480 oh nvm I'm on drugs lmao

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glad you noticed too, multiple clips 3 steps

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I’m a Tatum hater but would say Tatum > dame as of now. He’s a top7 at worst player in the league at top5 at best. Playing both ends of the floor really help his case but being limited on offence because of not being the playmaking savant that other dudes in the league above him are takes his case away from top4 imo.

This is an awesome debate imo, the drastic difference between an ultra-helio guy, and someone who's arguably better without the ball. If I were starting from scratch and just had to build around one of them, I'd choose Luka, but if I were just taking each and placing them in a random situation, I think you can extract more value from Steph.

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Ja due to size and athleticism he is a pretty decent playmaker and he has significantly higher upside and even unrelated to the question he is infinitely better on defense

Trae. Better playmaker and teams actually have to guard his jump shot.

@@i_fuze_hostages6Ja is also one of the worst defenders in the league as well

This is about as close as 2 players can get imo. On one hand you have Trae's superior shooting and passing, but on the other Ja seems to be more resilient and built for tougher playoff defenses because of the unreal dribble penetration. If I *had* to pick, my gut says Trae, but it's like a 50.1/49.9 advantage.

@@Matthew-xl5bc he has more potential to be a defensive problem than trae

Who da hell is jmac

@@ahaahaha935Jaden McDaniels I guess

I'd take Jimmy, I'm a sucker for off-ball defense and he's maybe the best ever at his position. McDaniels is better if you're trying to slow down one individual guy, but on the team level Butler's on another level imo.

yeah we was glazing w that bullshit

For as much as Tatum does better, especially when it comes to making reads and countering different coverages, I still think Embiid's mega-scoring is just too much here.

Tatum 😭😭😭🤣🤣🤣

Amazing comp

Only time will tell!

Also reminds me of Bird. Looks a bit clunky but gets the job done