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Originally Posted by Harpospoke
As others said, it's the lateral quickness thing. That's what is being talked about with Luka too. Kidd could run in a straight line really fast, was really strong, and had great hands.
Luka looks a lot like Kidd to me. Here he is playing defense the same way Kidd did. Lots of effort (the biggest part of defense) and high BBIQ.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfadVYUZQSE |
Good video. I'll take the guy with average athleticism but a lot of effort and IQ, over a guy who has all the physical tools, but doesn't have a clue how to play basketball nor has any desire to become great. Obviously it would be great if Luka had elite athletic tools too, but then he'd pretty much be a perfect prospect, like LeBron... And if that were the case, he wouldn't have been available for the Mavs.