Watching Pels / Mavs......doesn't look like Mavs interested in playing defense...

[REHawksFan]

Gave up 41 in the first.  Pels getting whatever they want in the paint.  Favors really feasting.  Pels shot 72% in the 1st with 18 made baskets on 14 assists.  Crazy efficient.

Zinger looks pretty good for the Mavs. Luka was pretty non-existent. 4 points on 5 shots.  

[EazyRoc]

The perimeter defense has been really good on Luka. He hasn’t been given any good looks..

[Vol4ever]

Would love to have Portzingis (sp).  We would be kickin it with him.  

[EazyRoc]

Porzingis is killing it protecting the rim. He has so much potential on the defensive end with his length and speed.

Edited October 26, 2019 by EazyRoc

[Vol4ever]

Mavs gonna be decent if Zinger stays healthy.  He is as good as any big in the league.  

[hazer]

 Zinger is Mr. Glass

[NBASupes]

I hate his stans but Luka is a bad man. He can go. Facts

[terrell]

3 minutes ago, NBASupes said:

I hate his stans but Luka is a bad man. He can go. Facts

THat 3 was lucky as hell tho. lol

[Vol4ever]

2 minutes ago, terrell said:

THat 3 was lucky as hell tho. lol

25/10/10 is impressive.  He and Trae are best players from last years draft.  

[terrell]

3 minutes ago, Vol4ever said:

25/10/10 is impressive.  He and Trae are best players from last years draft.  

Agreed. But I still dont see the Mavs doing anything this year..Pels stink without Zion out there..Also the Mavs roster is old as fk..

Edited October 26, 2019 by terrell

[REHawksFan]

11 minutes ago, Vol4ever said:

25/10/10 is impressive.  He and Trae are best players from last years draft.  

 

Luka has the most unassuming stats on a regular basis. He's just solid if unspectacular until late in the game. He has the drive for a bucket and then the banked 3 and boom he's sitting on 25. Up to that point it was inefficient night. Something like 17 pts on 15 shots. Nothing too impressive. But end of the night he's got the best line and is just solid. I'll give him that. 

[cam1218]

I like the early takes, but so much changes throughout the season. Players start the season motivated and healthy, so we see the best of a lot of them (effort wise, results vary). Once we hit game 30 we won’t have these hot takes. Who is still hungry, who is still healthy, etc..

It is fun to see the early drama in the league though.

[NBASupes]

8 minutes ago, REHawksFan said:

 

Luka has the most unassuming stats on a regular basis. He's just solid if unspectacular until late in the game. He has the drive for a bucket and then the banked 3 and boom he's sitting on 25. Up to that point it was inefficient night. Something like 17 pts on 15 shots. Nothing too impressive. But end of the night he's got the best line and is just solid. I'll give him that. 

He is really good on the move, that's where he is tough. He is not as good on the ball as Trae but he very good on and off the ball. Very difficult to defend

Edited October 26, 2019 by NBASupes

[bleachkit]

24 minutes ago, NBASupes said:

I hate his stans but Luka is a bad man. He can go. Facts

What's weird about the whole Luka/Trae thing is that they are actually eerily similar in a lot of ways.

Creative scorers, each with a signature shot, Trae with the from the logo and Luka with the step back.

But both have problems with shot selection and efficiency at times.

Creative passers with amazing vision, but a tendency for turnovers.

And both clearly have the clutch gene and a flair for the dramatic. 

Neither one much of a defender.

I find the similarities astonishing.

[REHawksFan]

7 minutes ago, NBASupes said:

He is really good on the move, that's where he is tough. He is not as good on the ball as Trae but he very good on and off the ball. Very difficult to defend

Yeah, I think he's really good. I guess for me there's just nothing really flashy about him. I don't see him take over games and just dominate. And yet, at the end of the night, he's filled up the stat sheet. Solid player. Consistent. Really really good. But there's just something missing. The elite players like LBJ, Harden, Steph, Kawhi, etc... all take over games and dominate. I just don't really see that with Luka. I do however see that with Trae.

EDIT: I admit I don't watch all of Luka's games so I know I could have missed something with him. 

Edited October 26, 2019 by REHawksFan

[bleachkit]

If we just could have drafted Luka at #3 and then somehow traded with Orlando to get their pick and drafted Trae. Just think, we could have had one the best passing, most creative shot making duos of all time.

[hawkman]

2 minutes ago, REHawksFan said:

Yeah, I think he's really good. I guess for me there's just nothing really flashy about him. I don't see him take over games and just dominate. And yet, at the end of the night, he's filled up the stat sheet. Solid player. Consistent. Really really good. But there's just something missing. The elite players like LBJ, Harden, Steph, Kawhi, etc... all take over games and dominate. I just don't really see that with Luka. I do however see that with Trae.

I get what you're saying. I just don't see the "generational talent" in him that others see. He's certainly better than I expected before the Draft, but I'm still not the least bit upset about trading him away as if we traded away a Lebron or something. 

[Buzzard]

9 minutes ago, bleachkit said:

What's weird about the whole Luka/Trae thing is that they are actually eerily similar in a lot of ways.

Creative scorers, each with a signature shot, Trae with the from the logo and Luka with the step back.

But both have problems with shot selection and efficiency at times.

Creative passers with amazing vision, but a tendency for turnovers.

And both clearly have the clutch gene and a flair for the dramatic. 

Neither one much of a defender.

I find the similarities astonishing.

This may sound crazy but I think Trae will be the better defender. Possibly by the end of this season. Trae just seems much more willing to deal with constant contact and that is what it takes to play defense.

[bleachkit]

2 minutes ago, hawkman said:

I get what you're saying. I just don't see the "generational talent" in him that others see. He's certainly better than I expected before the Draft, but I'm still not the least bit upset about trading him away as if we traded away a Lebron or something. 

He's more of a James Harden than a LeBron. 

[hawkman]

1 minute ago, bleachkit said:

He's more of a James Harden than a LeBron. 

Even that may be a stretch since Harden is an elite scorer. He reminds me of Joe Johnson minus the defense. That's not a knock on either player. JJ in his prime carried the Hawks.