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Originally Posted by BigDog63
I don't think it does. When your teammates aren't hitting, you need to work on getting them more confident. Can't win it on your own. Look at Kobe after Shaq left...same concern. He admitted he didn't pass the ball because his bad shot was better than his teammates good shots, at least in his mind. How did LA do during that period? They didn't win squat, often missing the playoffs. Look at Game 7. Was this issue that Luka wasn't shooting enough?? No. Same criticism was made of Harden, who also didn't ultimately win anything, despite having a fair supporting cast.
He has BY FAR the highest ball dominance of any player in the NBA, probably ever. The other high ball dominant players were around 8.5 minutes per game or so...Luka was about 11.5. FAR higher than anyone else. At best, this gets him tired at the end of games. At worst, it does that plus never lets anyone else get in rhythm.
Also, everyone needs to understand that 'getting better teammates' is likely a 3 or more year process. It's not easy to simply upgrade your roster everywhere. First, it takes time just to get the players, then some don't fit, and you need new ones...and even when you get a good mix it takes 1+ years for them to gel together. Is that really what everyone wants...3 years or so before getting anywhere?
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Uhhh you must have missed that point in Kobe's career when he won two rings with Pau Gasol as his second best player.
And I still disagree about getting teammates better. This team is maxed out and waaaay overachieved minus KP. The only B squad guy on the roster I see getting better is Brunson and even he was flat during most of the playoffs. That is if you don't count the rookies who don't play.
But the real point that people miss about Luka is that his scoring is actually his greatest asset. He is a great passer, but he can score with the best of them. The team needed it. My god, we brought the second most talented team in the league to their knees all because of Luka. Maddening that people/media are just basically making shit up now to fit their narrative.