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Luka Doncic to Mavericks

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by rockets13champs, Jun 21, 2018.

  1. hakeem94

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    thanks for the report... he looked awesome on highlights tho
     
  2. marky :)

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    Tough first game for Doncic but he shows a lot of promise.

    Kind of sucks that his first game in the NBA and Trevor Ariza is the one guarding him lol.
     
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  3. Zboy

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    Too busty up top.

    Ariza was not impressed.

    Mavs suck.
     
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  4. JayZ750

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    All of the strengths seemed like his strengths, and all the weaknesses were clear weaknesses. He's smart, and young, so really high floor.
    I'm still not sold 100% on the ceiling, so we shall see.
     
  5. roslolian

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    No shame on Luka, he got defended almost all the time by 3Za who is undoubtedly one of the best defenders in the NBA.

    And again, all Luka has to do is be better than Bagley III and Trae Youngbtp justify his draft pick. Pretty sure almost everyone agrees he is better than those two.
     
  6. omgTHEpotential

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    Man I wish the Rockets could get their hands on some of these busts.

     
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  7. Zboy

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    Excellent game winning shot by Luca Smith at the end?
     
  8. A_3PO

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    He got game. Owning the opponent like he's been in the league a while.
     
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  9. TEXNIFICENT

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    Skilled but not fluid. He's going to always have issues defensively.
     
  10. A_3PO

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    He's fluid enough to be very effective.

    He has obvious limitations on defense. Nobody cares about that now.
     
  11. B-Bob

    B-Bob "94-year-old self-described dreamer"
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    He's obviously a good offensive player but at least 11-12 points last night were on wide open set shots (early in the game). No clue what the pups were doing at that point. Thibs may have lost his team already after all the Jimmy Butler mess.
     
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    The scores on these games are insane
     
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  13. Koperboy

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    Luka was guarded by Wiggins, so there's that. A big confidence booster for Luka though :)
     
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  14. hakeem94

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    and a vindication for us hyping him up from the very start
     
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  15. King1

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    Bust
     
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  16. King1

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    Lol at hyping up a Mavs player. Pathetic
     
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  17. omgTHEpotential

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    This is a sub forum specifically for discussing other NBA teams / players / news. We get it, you don't like the Mavs - most people here don't. That doesn't mean we can't discuss their players. I'm surprised how you're not banned here yet after 14 years of moronic 1-word posts. Maybe there aren't enough mods to take out the trash.
     
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  18. King1

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    Actually, you're incorrect. I was just posting actively in the Texans forum. Just because I hurt your feelings talking about your hero doesn't mean everyone shares your opinion.

    If they wanted to take out the trash they would take your account along with that bum Doncic's career lol
     
  19. Zboy

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    Yes.

    His career path looks to be on the same trajectory as that of Chandler Parsons.
     
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  20. Koperboy

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    Parsons loves the money and fame. Luka loves the game. Huge difference, which I'm sure will differentiate their careers.
     

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