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This is hilarious because this was just tweeted out last night
Lakers 3-7 over their last 10
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Luka Doncic is impressive, but I feel similarly to the way I felt about that Russell Westbrook MVP season.
It's hard for me to believe there is any good reason to have a 40% usage.
like these are professional NBA players.
like Dinwidie, Christian Wood, can't take on a liiiitle bit more creation?
He doesn’t have a 40% usage rate and Giannis’s is higher, Embiid’s was higher until the 50 ball last night
Took the words right out of my mouth. Giannis' usage and Lukas ain't the same.well yah not quite, he's led the league the last two years, im guess hell lead the league this year again and it's even higher.
plus usage is a rough estimate based on who's ending the possessions.
so guys like embiid and Giannis who are grabbing more rebounds block shots ect get USG,
it doesn't really capture the degree to which Luka is monopolizing the ball.
osh kosh bosh don’t need to rely on usage to make your point. I alluded to something similar last week. Something like 90% of his FGs are his unassisted and him + three of his teammates were in the Top 6 for PnR combos. Clear indicators, B.
However, I am not criticizing or penalizing him for it. He is not doing it to stat pad or because he is inherently selfish. It’s literally required him to do that in order for them to win most of the games they do.
well yes usage is just a rough estimate. but yah,
my point not about the number but what the number is supposed to be indicating.
I will say the diff between him and russ is dallas offense is at least top 10. Russ OKC offense was just average.
well yah not quite, he's led the league the last two years, im guess hell lead the league this year again and it's even higher.
plus usage is a rough estimate based on who's ending the possessions.
so guys like embiid and Giannis who are grabbing more rebounds block shots ect get USG,
it doesn't really capture the degree to which Luka is monopolizing the ball.
My boy there is no commonly used usage rate that incorporates the stats you just posted.
If you want to say he has the ball of too much and use a stat use touch time, because you rebounds and blocks aren’t in usage rate
I am not not speaking on usage, its calculation or what it is supposed to indicate. I am generally agreeing with you while also saying that it is their best option with the current roster they have. Your point about them being Top 10 offense supports that to a degree.
As currently constructed, do you think the Dallas Mavericks would be a better team this season if Dinwiddie or Wood handled the ball more? I would like to emphasize the “this season” portion of the question due to Luka’s current ability to play off the ball. Surely it needs to improve but having him do it right now with Dinwiddie and Wood taking the ball out of his hands….I don’t know, man.
I am not not speaking on usage, its calculation or what it is supposed to indicate. I am generally agreeing with you while also saying that it is their best option with the current roster they have. Your point about them being Top 10 offense supports that to a degree.
As currently constructed, do you think the Dallas Mavericks would be a better team this season if Dinwiddie or Wood handled the ball more? I would like to emphasize the “this season” portion of the question due to Luka’s current ability to play off the ball. Surely it needs to improve but having him do it right now with Dinwiddie and Wood taking the ball out of his hands….I don’t know, man.
Luka does so much that it makes his teammates look trash.
Luka does so much that it makes his teammates look trash. They’ll get wins and some success but it’s capped and has a ceiling. Hi teammates get used to being spectators and this doesn’t work as well against elite teams over a 7 game series. Not saying he can’t win the series here and there just that for sustained year in year our title contention it’s not the way. Bran has always had the same problem though. Never played within a system he just became the system. If you get enough talent around Luka or Bran it overcomes these shortcoming of style though and usually can get a chip out of it.
To my eyes though Steph, Jordan, Kobe play style much more effective in the playoffs. Especially Steph. He allows his NBA level teammates to really become the best version of themselves. I’m damn sure Dimwit would be great on the Dubs.
Stop the stealing of the sunsI hope Sarver does a LeBron pathetic lives rant to ESPN after he closes the deal. He will be 4 billi richer and da woke Bois in da NBA will lose all of us as fans.
Luka Doncic is impressive, but
The Mavs have the 3rd oldest team in the league and it’s the 23 year old that’s stopping them from being a fast break team