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Nah, I'm quite scared with the Mavericks too Cheesy

. Luka played very well this season, and I feel he'll do much better in the remaining 8 games upto playoffs (though too early to conclude)

Well, Luka on the other hand is an excellent young player, but in my opinion, there are still a lot better team than the Mavs. Houston and Denver are doing pretty well this season and they are well experienced in the playoff pressure. The only reason why I mentioned those teams in the East, is because either one of them would face the conference champion in the West.
I'm not ignoring the fact that Luka is such a very good player and a good tandem with Porzingis, but IMO, this isn't the time yet for them to dominate the league. The Western conference got a lot of powerhouse team.

Quote from: cabalism13 on June 11, 2020, 06:29:16 PM

It is too good to ignore. We don't know how far this young man can go. In addition, he's a type of guy worth rooting for, and that is for certain. I just idolize Bron that much but if I'll pick another team I'd go with Luka's Grin

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Luka and Porzingis sure is a hall of famer. They are one of the next face of the NBA. I admire Luka for his basketball IQ and certainly I will be cheering at him when LeBron retires Grin

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Anyway, have guys read an article about Luka getting out of shape? His trainer Jure Drasklar confirmed it. Though his trainer told the media that "it's just normal". Im still curios about this and I can't find any reliable source that posted a photo proof.

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I fully agree with colleagues above, Dallas has a really good and interesting roster. No one needs to be convinced how much Luka brings to the team, but Mavs showed in this season that they can do well also without their leader. Doncic has missed 13 matches and the team won 7 of them. It's still a play-off balance.
Personally, I support this boy very much. I like his style and easy on the pitch. You can see how much he enjoys playing.

Still,...not enough to win this leagues.
Though I was really hoping Dallas could get up for they have a good team to be honest, its just that Lakers has its time to shine right now.

We never know upset happens, and I understand that you are a Laker fun, lol...
Maybe let's hope that Dallas and Lakers will not face in the first round, so it will be more exciting especially if Dallas wins and they will take the Lakers in the 2nd.

Lakers has a better record against Dallas (HEAD TO HEAD), that's why I don't like them to face each other in the first round.
https://www.landofbasketball.com/head_to_head_gl/lakers_vs_mavericks_game_log_season.htm

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Quote from: Natalim on June 11, 2020, 05:54:27 PM

I fully agree with colleagues above, Dallas has a really good and interesting roster. No one needs to be convinced how much Luka brings to the team, but Mavs showed in this season that they can do well also without their leader. Doncic has missed 13 matches and the team won 7 of them. It's still a play-off balance.
Personally, I support this boy very much. I like his style and easy on the pitch. You can see how much he enjoys playing.

Still,...not enough to win this leagues.
Though I was really hoping Dallas could get up for they have a good team to be honest, its just that Lakers has its time to shine right now.

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I fully agree with colleagues above, Dallas has a really good and interesting roster. No one needs to be convinced how much Luka brings to the team, but Mavs showed in this season that they can do well also without their leader. Doncic has missed 13 matches and the team won 7 of them. It's still a play-off balance.
Personally, I support this boy very much. I like his style and easy on the pitch. You can see how much he enjoys playing.

Watching him playing, it seems like basketball is a fun game and he is just playing it effortless but in the end, you'll just be surprise that he will tally a triple double, he ball handling isn't that fancy though but he has a very high IQ in the court and that makes his teammates better, he is actually a good example of a star team player, so I hope he will be healthy all throughout the remaining of the games this season and off season.

He almost average a triple double this season,

https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/doncilu01.html

People like him because he was an underrated player and until that hype keep boosting him and at a young age, we can already say that he is already successful with his career, and Dallas benefited on that success as he boost the standing of Dallas too.

With KP and him playing consistent in the playoffs, Dallas are worth risking our money.

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I fully agree with colleagues above, Dallas has a really good and interesting roster. No one needs to be convinced how much Luka brings to the team, but Mavs showed in this season that they can do well also without their leader. Doncic has missed 13 matches and the team won 7 of them. It's still a play-off balance.
Personally, I support this boy very much. I like his style and easy on the pitch. You can see how much he enjoys playing.

Watching him playing, it seems like basketball is a fun game and he is just playing it effortless but in the end, you'll just be surprise that he will tally a triple double, he ball handling isn't that fancy though but he has a very high IQ in the court and that makes his teammates better, he is actually a good example of a star team player, so I hope he will be healthy all throughout the remaining of the games this season and off season.

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Do not really get too excited about these type of stats anymore, the talent pool is a lot bigger right now and players are a lot more talented these days. However one thing is for sure that the pace is very high as well. Just 15 years ago it was normal to face a game with under 70 points, you could have seen games with 68-64 as results, or more commonly games that are in 70's and 80's.

There was talks about how pistons kept their opponents under 70 points for some games in a row and all that. Look at the scores these days, everyone scores 140+ at least couple of times and the averages reaching to 120+ points per game on teams. So that results with more shots, more points, more assists, and more misses so more rebounds. I am not saying these players are bad, I am just saying the era loves stats a lot more than it used to.

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I fully agree with colleagues above, Dallas has a really good and interesting roster. No one needs to be convinced how much Luka brings to the team, but Mavs showed in this season that they can do well also without their leader. Doncic has missed 13 matches and the team won 7 of them. It's still a play-off balance.
Personally, I support this boy very much. I like his style and easy on the pitch. You can see how much he enjoys playing.

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I agree, which is why I am rooting for another team too. Grin

Will it hurt their feelings if I say Mavericks will be the champ this year? Grin

Nah, I'm quite scared with the Mavericks too Cheesy

. Luka played very well this season, and I feel he'll do much better in the remaining 8 games upto playoffs (though too early to conclude). Well, Porzingis is good as well

. If it weren't about Luka they won't get close to bounding in, in this coming playoffs, note their last was 2015-16 season.

Look at his stats:

Source: https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/doncilu01.html

It is too good to ignore. We don't know how far this young man can go. In addition, he's a type of guy worth rooting for, and that is for certain. I just idolize Bron that much but if I'll pick another team I'd go with Luka's Grin

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Everything is upward. Wink

I didn't really notice that. I am just looking at how he plays the game which is already proof that something in him changed.
Porzingis will be a key factor here since he can now shoot everywhere. With that height, he won't be easy to reach.
He just needs to be careful with injuries.

Actually, the pieces are almost complete with Seth, Tim Jr., Powell, Kleber, etc..
It's a strong roster. It is just chemistry which they lack but with Luka as facilitator they might have a chance.

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I think Lakers os Clippers will be champions this season. If you choose between two, then probably Lakers more.

Underestimating the Bucks and Toronto.
Remember, the Raptors are still a solid team despite the fact that they lost their best player from last season.
Still too early to say the Lakers or the Clippers will become the 2020 NBA champion.

I agree, which is why I am rooting for another team too. Grin

Will it hurt their feelings if I say Mavericks will be the champ this year? Grin

Nah, I'm quite scared with the Mavericks too Cheesy

. Luka played very well this season, and I feel he'll do much better in the remaining 8 games upto playoffs (though too early to conclude). Well, Porzingis is good as well

. If it weren't about Luka they won't get close to bounding in, in this coming playoffs, note their last was 2015-16 season.

Look at his stats:

Source: https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/doncilu01.html

It is too good to ignore. We don't know how far this young man can go. In addition, he's a type of guy worth rooting for, and that is for certain. I just idolize Bron that much but if I'll pick another team I'd go with Luka's Grin

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Playoffs is going to be different, Dallas Mavericks is already guaranteed with the playoff spot but they will be tested in the playoffs.
Luka alone can't make his team successful but what they showed this season is very impressive as they don't fully rely on Luka alone, I believe in them, they are full of young and hungry roster and I believe they will give a good fight of whatever teams they will play in the playoffs.

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I think Lakers os Clippers will be champions this season. If you choose between two, then probably Lakers more.

Underestimating the Bucks and Toronto.
Remember, the Raptors are still a solid team despite the fact that they lost their best player from last season.
Still too early to say the Lakers or the Clippers will become the 2020 NBA champion.

I agree, which is why I am rooting for another team too. Grin

Will it hurt their feelings if I say Mavericks will be the champ this year? Grin

Nah, I'm quite scared with the Mavericks too Cheesy

. Luka played very well this season, and I feel he'll do much better in the remaining 8 games upto playoffs (though too early to conclude). Well, Porzingis is good as well

. If it weren't about Luka they won't get close to bounding in, in this coming playoffs, note their last was 2015-16 season.

Look at his stats:

Source: https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/doncilu01.html

It is too good to ignore. We don't know how far this young man can go. In addition, he's a type of guy worth rooting for, and that is for certain. I just idolize Bron that much but if I'll pick another team I'd go with Luka's Grin

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Quote from: mirakal on June 10, 2020, 07:31:01 PM

I think Lakers os Clippers will be champions this season. If you choose between two, then probably Lakers more.

Underestimating the Bucks and Toronto.
Remember, the Raptors are still a solid team despite the fact that they lost their best player from last season.
Still too early to say the Lakers or the Clippers will become the 2020 NBA champion.

I agree, which is why I am rooting for another team too. Grin

Will it hurt their feelings if I say Mavericks will be the champ this year? Grin

I read the news too, it didn't say that Zion will not play in the NBA, it's just a battle of lawsuit and there's no verdict on the case yet, so he can still do what he normally do, the bottom line of the news is all about money, it can be settled anyway if the camp of Zion will see in the trial period that they might lose the case, that's my opinion.

As I told yesterday, this was just about money.
Nothing about the suspension.
These are agencies that are playing tag for Zion.

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