Luka Doncic Discussion: Lean Mean Slovenian Scoring Machine

I highly doubt Luka will lie about this.

Dude loves to trashtalk and is known for it. He plays better talking with other players and fans. Part of why he probably talks with fans so much now is because he's been getting T'd up and you won't get a technical for trashtalking fans.

Goga probably stepped out of line here and went too far.

Just apologize and move on. Happens in the heat of the moment.

 

Tech rescinded, lets go

 

Yeah????

LOLOL …. and right after you said that and I typed that it popped up in the “magic window” on my iPhone …. WOOOOO !!!

 

Woohoo saw the laker nation YouTube video

 

it's the right choice. if a suspension isn't on the line, you just live with the refs trying to manage the situation. but you can't have a star miss a game over that. nobody punched anybody.

 

lol

 

It’s amazing how he was able to transform that body from his first game to now…

 

Good news for Detroit fans who paid to see Luka. I'm sure the NBA kept that in mind somewhat.

Never really understood the need to suspend a player. They should just remove that silly rule. Does nothing for the fans and hurts the game.

"To punish this player, we are going to make you paying fans miss watching the star player."

Just fine the guy more money and get on with the program. Malicious flagrant fouls are a different story.

 

Well you got to keep in mind that there are dirty players (ie Draymond, Brooks) that needs to be kept in check.

 

Luka Magic!

 

I told you man. We just getting warmed up. The next few years are going to be a fun run.

Nico needs a statue in LA.

 

Black mamba esq lately

 

Misery Index



Checking in on Mavs fans, post-Luka trade

A little over a year ago, we debuted the Misery Index. It was a way of trying to figure out which fan base was experiencing the most pain that season. We used eight different ways to measure misery, and it led to the Dallas Mavericks running away with it. They scored 69 out of a possible 80, most of it stemming from the sudden trade of Luka Dončić.



On Sunday, we did a second version of the Misery Index. And the Milwaukee Bucks won (?) the honor (?) of most misery. I wanted to check in on the Mavs a year later and see how much their misery has either increased or decreased. A lot has changed in the last year, post-trade. So let’s run through the categories and re-score:



How bad is this season? It’s better than last season. The Mavericks (23-49) haven’t been good, but three very important things happened to make it not so bad. 1) Nico Harrison was fired as general manager. 2) Cooper Flagg is on the team. 3) They moved on from Harrison’s Anthony Davis vision by trading him. Score: from 10/10 to 7/10.



How frustrating have recent seasons been? Nothing will be more frustrating than the recent seasons, or maybe I should say just last season. The Mavs went from promising to contenders to “goodbye, Luka!” That definitely increases the frustration. Score: from 1/10 to 7/10.



Did they recently make a trade or move that infuriated the fan base beyond belief? We’re going to divorce ourselves of the Luka trade because obviously that’s the one. I’d argue the AD trade was more cathartic than anything. So it’s going to lower the number from last season. Score: from 10/10 to 8/10.



Are you still thinking about him? Of course they are. They’re all-in on the 19-year-old Flagg as the next guy, but watching Luka flourish with the Lakers and knowing it will get better there definitely sours things. Score: from 10/10 to 8/10.



Do they have exciting young players to distract you from the present? Absolutely. Flagg is the real deal. They lucked out in getting him with the No. 1 pick. Flagg is clearly a franchise guy. Score: from 10/10 to 2/10.



Is there immediate, tangible hope in the next couple of seasons? Definitely. With Flagg as the guy, the Mavs can now reshape the entire roster around him with a great long-term outlook. They will have a good draft pick this June, and then it doesn’t help them to tank because they won’t fully control their first-round pick until 2031. The turnaround will be swift. Score: from 8/10 to 3/10.



Could this be fixed with a coaching change? I don’t believe so. Jason Kidd divorced himself from Harrison, and he’s mostly done a good job as the Mavs coach. Score: from 10/10 to 7/10.



How deep is this thorn? Not that deep. It’s more of a fresh wound than a deep thorn. Getting rid of Harrison and having Flagg in tow is huge for trying to mend things with the fans and provide hope. Score: from 10/10 to 5/10.


The Mavs’ Misery Index has gone from a 69/80 to a 47/80, putting them below the Brooklyn Nets and above the Chicago Bulls. That’s how powerful it was to luck into Flagg as the immediate franchise savior — and more importantly, firing Harrison the same year he made the terrible trade. Now, if Luka wins a championship or two with the Lakers down the road, that will certainly add more misery. But for now, the Mavs fans are in a much better place. I wonder what it will look like for the Bucks in a year?



Again, check out this year's Misery Index.

 

laker effect

media would be calling him the clear cut MVP frontrunner if he was still in dallas