DS17Fanboy

Mavs are one of the youngest teams in the league...Porzingis isnt really a big factor offensively right now. He is really bad in the post. But indeed, he would help any team on defense. And that is big, but otherwise these Mavs players have been really mediocre at best last years. The difference is that they play within themselves with Luka around. They didnt with Carlysle previous years... Like a THJ, who who all know well....well with Luka, he doesnt get to create anymore and hes fine with it as Luka finds him where he is good. Resulting in THJ having the lowest TO rate on the team and in his career. Stuff like that....or Powell whos usage rate is way down, but is actually masterful on switches and general energy hustle....you got to have players buy in to those reduced roles and they will only do this effeciently when they know Luka will add to their value...

Hello old friends. I come in peace as a Mavericks fanboy this time and a Hawks follower to give my 2 cents. What people need to understand about Luka Doncic, is that he is doing what he is doing with greate ease and strong body. People talk about him being unathletic, but he is physically encredibly gifted(points to Emelianenko avatar for another of those unlikely examples)...Luka is heavy set, yet fast. He is tall enough to pass over double teams, unlike Trae or Harden. And most of all, he has that 10°/quarterback gene. He makes other players better while taking the load...Trae should learn from that. I too find the Mavs roster a bit better and seasoned, but guys like Finney-Smith and Powell get to play within themselves and play to their strengths...while the years before they where all over the place taking bad shots. So the biggest difference to me regarding Luka and Trae is that Luka also makes his teammates better like a true genetic 10°/quarterback. While much of Traes numbers come from the entire Hawks operation running for Trae...kinda like Allen Iverson, only that Trae doesnt have that physical talent. Which is the way to go to build up the fascinating asset that is Trae Young, but Luka is lightyears ahead because of the factors mentioned. He gets his numbers while making everyone around him better, not the other way around... Big difference...

taking what anywhere? contending with dwight, a starting korver and an over the hill banged up millsap(love that guy for it). and then the tanking year. taking what anywhere? you can see from these games not just trae being questionable, but it shows it wasnt dennis his fault that you have maybe 2 other players with nba starter talent on the roster. those two almost instantly did good with dennis. im telling you. hawks did very bad recent years roster managing. each win whas a battle. and these recent moves just shows a continuation of bad management. you could have had dennis, doncic, prince, collins and tank another year for number 5. doncic is far better, not only atm, but also as far as potential franchise player material goes. atm we have curry being a stud, but how many franchise players have been of his ilk? doncic is the real deal. dennis is the real deal.

nope

aside of what i thinkof doncic superior talents, someone who would actually be complimentary on the back court... hence you got trae for dennis schröder and luka doncic, since dennis wont get you much in the market out there. so you loose two young studs under long contracts, perfectly fit for a rebuild of which one is regarded as the biggest european talent ever. for the guy with the funny hair and logo shots its madness

i just dont see the hype and we could have had doncic.

hence, his college numbers against basically college players...and sample sized by you for this streaky player... whats his plus minus pal? how good is this TS% of a thing when your team is scrambling both on offense and defense all to complement this guys superstar leeway? look. the nba is going to eat this kid alive. not only are they better defensive and offensive players but also better prepared team wise. and if his circus shots dont fall, the kid is less than useless.

a 180 is your team making a giant comeback while you sit on the bench and then get thrown back in with the sl young unorganized pacers still shoock, making a couple of free assists? a 180 is still only 7 assists in total and 5 turnovers. 28% 3 point shooting and minus 12 for the game? no wonder hes the second coming. he can do no wrong.

that whas a great game by trae. he reminds me of jeff mc innis. good thing charles oakley is far far away.

cuz we need to find the next durant and draymond

well im a funky guy

like? ok collins is already quite good. we will see if he is on a level comparable to dennis this year, but the rest is lightyears away.

i brought up doncic, whos part of the trae story. other posters of your ilk started bringing up dennis in response to me...because well...its me...and they are who they are, just like you are who you are... and then all you got are petty insults wrapped up in fake concerns and amateur psychology but lets do this. why are you even concerned with me liking a 19 year old 6 foot 1 one point-guard from my own country making it in the nba? a rare feat. only rubio made his way like that. its an inspiring thing to me to see even small german guys can make it. and well we europeans are much more nationalistic when it comes to sports as we compete in that manner allot. so i took great joy in following dennis his journey from a third pointguard to a border line all star. and on the other hand, why ae you obsessed with following a sportsball franchise where none is from your city? where the hawks might be elsewhere located all together? whats wrong with you bro?

i would have dropped 50 on #51

that might be so, or not, it depends. but surely hating isnt healthy. especially when its aimed at the only good player on this 3rd rate franchise.