As an Irish fan of the sport, Luka got me into the NBA. While I did not watch Dallas for long, I was really growing to be a fan, and just felt terrible for him and you all when it went down
I followed Luka over to the Lakers and have been watching them this season, and let me tell you…across the board, their fans suck compared to the Mavs base
Luka gets blamed for everything and it is killing his joy for the game. I can see it, he rarely smiles anymore. He is having one hell of a season leading in PPG, 4th in assists, 9th is steals, averaging 8 rebounds, yet the lakers fans and media just tear at him constantly
Lukas teammate misses a wide open 3 – it is Lukas fault for not ‘bringing him into the game enough’. The team defence collapses and Luka is isolated and gets blown by a smaller quicker guard – it is Luka’s fault for not being the best 2-way player in the league. Luke gets doubled and tripled all game – it is his fault for taking contested threes when his teammates don’t offer much help off the ball. His teammates drops Lukas pass or gets in the wrong position – it is Lukas fault for being so ‘ball dominant’
Now he is not perfect and makes mistakes. But I have never seen a player in any sport get so crucified by their core fanbase, when they are the 3rd or 4th best player in the league. Recently, its ‘luka scores too much in the game’/’Luka scores too much in the first quarter’
This must be unique to the NBA, that it is a bad thing to score. No other sport has this kind of insane criticism. And lakers fans and media hold him to ridiculous standards that other stars aren’t – nobody is going after Shai or Jokic for their defense or weaknesses in their game, because their roster covers for their weaknesses
Apologies for the length, the long and short of it is – Luka was the biggest loser in this diabolical travesty of a trade. He went from a great franchise and fan base to a pack of mercenary wolves who cruficy him for everything not his fault. The talking heads in the media only mention his lowlights “we know he is the best offensive juggernaut in the NBA, but lets focus on his defense as he tries to carry this team”
He misses you guys. I miss rooting for the mavs. Hopefully he will be back to you in 2028
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It shouldn’t surprise me he keeps a house there.
As an Irish fan of the sport, Luka got me into the NBA. While I did not watch Dallas for long, I was really growing to be a fan, and just felt terrible for him and you all when it went down
I followed Luka over to the Lakers and have been watching them this season, and let me tell you…across the board, their fans suck compared to the Mavs base
Luka gets blamed for everything and it is killing his joy for the game. I can see it, he rarely smiles anymore. He is having one hell of a season leading in PPG, 4th in assists, 9th is steals, averaging 8 rebounds, yet the lakers fans and media just tear at him constantly
Lukas teammate misses a wide open 3 – it is Lukas fault for not ‘bringing him into the game enough’. The team defence collapses and Luka is isolated and gets blown by a smaller quicker guard – it is Luka’s fault for not being the best 2-way player in the league. Luke gets doubled and tripled all game – it is his fault for taking contested threes when his teammates don’t offer much help off the ball. His teammates drops Lukas pass or gets in the wrong position – it is Lukas fault for being so ‘ball dominant’
Now he is not perfect and makes mistakes. But I have never seen a player in any sport get so crucified by their core fanbase, when they are the 3rd or 4th best player in the league. Recently, its ‘luka scores too much in the game’/’Luka scores too much in the first quarter’
This must be unique to the NBA, that it is a bad thing to score. No other sport has this kind of insane criticism. And lakers fans and media hold him to ridiculous standards that other stars aren’t – nobody is going after Shai or Jokic for their defense or weaknesses in their game, because their roster covers for their weaknesses
Apologies for the length, the long and short of it is – Luka was the biggest loser in this diabolical travesty of a trade. He went from a great franchise and fan base to a pack of mercenary wolves who cruficy him for everything not his fault. The talking heads in the media only mention his lowlights “we know he is the best offensive juggernaut in the NBA, but lets focus on his defense as he tries to carry this team”
He misses you guys. I miss rooting for the mavs. Hopefully he will be back to you in 2028
Kept his Dallas home, he will be back
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All so true. Those lake fans don’t deserve him.
Fucking love that he still has his house here, we will speak that reunion into existence
He won’t be driving too much tho
We will trade him back to you for Cooper, max and PJ. Deal?
This picture reminds me I need to clean out my garage.
I hope we beat the shit out of the lakers.
He’s coming back in 4 years
Coming back to Dallas at just the right time to remember how great the LA weather is
“Because I’m Texan!” – Luka Doncic
Tax break from primary residence
2028 is only 2 years away. Let the AD contract ride out. Use the money to sign Luka.