With the #3 pick (!) in the 2018 draft, the Mavs get Luka Doncic - Page 18 - Dallas-Mavs.com Forums

Underdog · 02-08-2019, 06:15 PM

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Underdog · 02-08-2019, 06:27 PM

Greek Freak on Luka Doncic: ‘I knew he was special’
https://www.mavs.com/greek-freak-on-...e-was-special/

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“I was telling my guys in the locker room, he’s going to be good,” Antetokounmpo said. “Watch out. He’s a 6-7, 6-8 point guard. He has a feel for the game, can pass the ball, shoot the ball, smart, has a high IQ. He’s going to get it right away.

“They were like: he’s going to be one of these overseas kids that come over here and don’t play out at the end. I was like, no, he’s different."

FreshJive · 02-08-2019, 06:45 PM

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Savage

SMC0007 · 02-08-2019, 07:24 PM

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Greek Freak on Luka Doncic: ‘I knew he was special’
https://www.mavs.com/greek-freak-on-...e-was-special/

Giannis (laurel) to dallas confirmed

sefant77 · 02-08-2019, 08:26 PM

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Savage

Just the truth...everyone that knew euroleague etc said that pre-draft in this stupid argument "but he is slooooow, he wont be able to do this and that against a NBA defense blabla"

saclare · 02-08-2019, 11:35 PM

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Shade...

I know you know this, but in the context of the interview it doesn’t sound like a dig at all. References the different rules, etc.

sefant77 · 02-11-2019, 09:57 AM

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Luka is 6/36 or 16,7% on 3pt with 2 seconds or less on the shot clock. Removing those shots his season 3pt% is 36,9% rather than 34,9%.

Luka is 1/14 or 7,1% on 3pt with 2 seconds or less on the shot clock and the distance is greater than 35ft. Removing those shots his season 3pt% is 36,1% rather than 34,9%.

Stats from Basketball-reference.

Like i thought, his extrem buzzer beater attempts (great that he doesnt give a shit about his FG%) has significant impact

EricaLubarsky · 02-13-2019, 05:39 PM

https://youtu.be/8EbzCkwdnSU

Must watch

Underdog · 02-13-2019, 09:29 PM

Thespiralgoeson · 02-13-2019, 11:55 PM

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https://youtu.be/8EbzCkwdnSU

Must watch

I posted this in the other thread but I'll post it again here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9RT5z3oU8g

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WOW!

Thespiralgoeson · 02-14-2019, 12:35 AM

For fun.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRX2HbNgzwE

j0Shi · 02-14-2019, 02:52 AM

Scoring is up, but efficiency is down. I guess it's his version of the rookie wall and having to shoulder so much. I'll take it lol. Except the freebies. Those have to fall...

Thespiralgoeson · 02-14-2019, 03:27 AM

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Scoring is up, but efficiency is down. I guess it's his version of the rookie wall and having to shoulder so much. I'll take it lol. Except the freebies. Those have to fall...

Yeah, I expect rookies to be inefficient, especially when there aren't any other reliable scoring options on the team. FWIW, Lebron shot .417 in his rookie season.

ozmavs123 · 02-14-2019, 09:44 AM

Speaking of LeBron... here is how they compare for rookie seasons:

LeBron 20.9 pts on .438 EFG%, 5.5 reb, 5.9 ast
Luka 20.7 pts on .506 EFG%, 7.2 reb, 5.6 ast

Underdog · 02-14-2019, 01:09 PM

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Speaking of LeBron... here is how they compare for rookie seasons:

LeBron 20.9 pts on .438 EFG%, 5.5 reb, 5.9 ast
Luka 20.7 pts on .506 EFG%, 7.2 reb, 5.6 ast

@tim_cato: Dwyane Wade on Luka: "quote me right where I say this – it’s LeBron James-like from the standpoint of how he’s able to rope that pass to shooters in corners, getting blitzed. There’s not many guys who can do that and put it right there. He does an amazing job of it."

SMC0007 · 02-14-2019, 02:43 PM

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@tim_cato: Dwyane Wade on Luka: "quote me right where I say this – it’s LeBron James-like from the standpoint of how he’s able to rope that pass to shooters in corners, getting blitzed. There’s not many guys who can do that and put it right there. He does an amazing job of it."

Nice words from a BITCH (jk.. maybe)

Underdog · 02-14-2019, 04:54 PM

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Nice words from a BITCH (jk.. maybe)

Nah, he’s a bitch... But there’s no higher praise than praise from your enemy.

Underdog · 02-14-2019, 08:46 PM

@townbrad: Charles Barkley on @luka7doncic: “That’s a bad white boy . . . We’re getting really close to little black kids in the ‘hood wearing his jersey”
https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dal...wearing-jersey

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"I like what Dallas did. I mean, they got two young studs. They got cap space. They got probably the best player-friendly owner in the league. I tell you what, if they could get one of those free agents, they could change the balance of power really quick, especially if Porzingis comes back healthy."

"Because let me tell you something, that boy Doncic, he's the real deal. As we used to say in my day, that's a bad white boy. I mean, (expletive), he's not there yet, but we're getting really close to little black kids in the 'hood wearing his jersey. Real close. It used to be Larry Bird, Steve Nash, Dirk Nowitzki, Ginobili, that was it. Doncic, if he keeps playing like this, we're going to see his number in the 'hood."

Bryan_Wilson · 02-15-2019, 10:14 AM

There is a rumor floating around twitter that Luka could replace AD at ASG.
https://clutchpoints.com/mavs-news-n...all-star-game/

SMC0007 · 02-15-2019, 10:47 AM

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There is a rumor floating around twitter that Luka could replace AD at ASG.
https://clutchpoints.com/mavs-news-n...all-star-game/

He will already be there and should have been on the team already so why not? Oh, because AD is a bitch and will magically be completely healed from his shoulder bruise in time for Sundays ASG.

DevinHarriswillstart · 02-15-2019, 11:33 AM

Just click on the nba.com all star page and see who is there. This isn't a link redirect...this is the MAIN page. http://www.nba.com/allstar#/

texasbball · 02-15-2019, 12:14 PM

The league is so hypocritical. Not voted to game, but more pics of him than anyone else as I scroll down the page. Maybe good for Mavs next year?

EricaLubarsky · 02-15-2019, 12:15 PM

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He will already be there and should have been on the team already so why not? Oh, because AD is a bitch and will magically be completely healed from his shoulder bruise in time for Sundays ASG.

Yeah once the "injury" happened, I was excited.

Then they came out and basically admitted that it's an excuse to not play him without getting fined. He will magically feel well enough to play the ASG and then magically be injured again when he has to play for the Pels.

MFFL · 02-15-2019, 07:14 PM

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Speaking of LeBron... here is how they compare for rookie seasons:

LeBron 20.9 pts on .438 EFG%, 5.5 reb, 5.9 ast
Luka 20.7 pts on .506 EFG%, 7.2 reb, 5.6 ast

Luka 32.2 minutes per game
Lebron 39.5 minutes per game

sefant77 · 02-18-2019, 11:04 AM

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"For NBAStore.com he's the second-highest selling player behind only LeBron (James)," said Panasik. "For us in the arena, he makes up 25 percent of our overall Dallas Mavericks business, and he's 50 percent of our player business."

boom

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/sports/L...504884012.html

saclare · 02-19-2019, 01:42 AM

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boom

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/sports/L...504884012.html

Couldn't find a M or L Luka t-shirt jersey a month or so back when I went to a game at the AAC. The mania is real and I love it, aside from not getting a shirt.

MFFL · 02-20-2019, 09:46 PM

The Athletic has a couple of GREAT articles on Luka today

Underdog · 02-20-2019, 11:23 PM

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The Athletic has a couple of GREAT articles on Luka today

The Athletic is always pumping out high-quality articles... I'd link every single one of them on this site, but anyone who subscribes has probably already read them.

MFFL · 02-21-2019, 08:21 AM

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The Athletic is always pumping out high-quality articles... I'd link every single one of them on this site, but anyone who subscribes has probably already read them.

But the statistical breakdown of Luka's season thus far was superb and the one about his step back was very nice

I'm not a shill for the website because I don't have a vested interest at all. But I do highly recommend it

Me.B · 02-21-2019, 11:54 PM

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The Athletic is always pumping out high-quality articles... I'd link every single one of them on this site, but anyone who subscribes has probably already read them.

The Athletic gives you 3 free articles a month. I used two of them on the Luka articles. Pretty good read, especially the one about how his usage went way up after the DSJ trade and how he’s basically second in the NBA only to Harden in that area. I agree that with better teammates he would be averaging about 8 assists per game this season and if he hits a higher percentage of his free throws and floaters he’d also be close to 30 ppg.

Underdog · 02-26-2019, 12:56 AM

@BricePaterik: Triple-doubles as an NBA teen:

Luka Dončić: 4

Markelle Fultz: 1

Everyone else: 0

sefant77 · 02-26-2019, 09:08 AM

Floyd to the Mavs confirmed...

https://www.instagram.com/p/BuVdEwUlbIL/

Well, he is going to sell it in around 10 years when he is broke...

SMC0007 · 02-26-2019, 10:53 AM

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Floyd to the Mavs confirmed...

https://www.instagram.com/p/BuVdEwUlbIL/

Well, he is going to sell it in around 10 years when he is broke...

Nice dress

sefant77 · 02-26-2019, 10:10 PM

Some fun lines....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkMxxBupmDw

"what you remember from your first NBA game"
"we lost"

Thats a winner right there

sefant77 · 02-27-2019, 09:21 PM

great read by Marc Stein

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/27/s...mavericks.html

Underdog · 02-27-2019, 09:42 PM

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great read by Marc Stein

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/27/s...mavericks.html

A match made in heaven...

“He doesn’t handle losing well — I know that for a fact,” Dallas Coach Rick Carlisle said. “But I don’t handle losing well, either.”

Underdog · 02-28-2019, 02:14 AM

@bobbykaralla: Luka Doncic's final stats as a teenager: 1194 points (20.9 ppg), 415 rebounds (7.3 rpg), 324 assists (5.7 apg). The only other player to reach those totals before turning 20 is LeBron James.

DevinHarriswillstart · 02-28-2019, 11:23 AM

Luka averaged 9.3 rebounds per game for the month of February.

sefant77 · 02-28-2019, 12:28 PM

He needs to score 21PPG, 6.9APG and around 6.9RPG over the rest of the games to finish with a 21/6/7 line for the season.

Insane

EricaLubarsky · 02-28-2019, 12:31 PM

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He needs to score 21PPG, 6.9APG and around 6.9RPG over the rest of the games to finish with a 21/6/7 line for the season.

Insane

What's special about 21-6-7?

Also hard to imagine he'll average fewer than 8rpg with how few rebounders we have.