The difference between Luka and Kyrie is Kyrie is adaptable. For someone who they used to call “ball dominant”, he shut all that down by showing he’s able to play off a catch. Kyrie also hits his players to get them going, unlike Luka who hits them for bail out last second passes. Casuals say Kyrie is poor defender, he is severely underrated in his skill and EFFORT, something Luka has neither of. But the casual fans will look at the box score and say he played well because of his numbers.
way more lazy on defense than james harden ever was in houston too. luka is 10x worse on defense ..just because he's elite on offense doesn't mean he should get a pass on defense
As a Mavs fan this pains me so much. I've said each and every year since maybe year 2, he'll get more mature and fix the lack of effort and complaining and he still hasn't in year 7...sighhhh
Lukas defense is bad at times but let’s not act like he’s not accountable. After the game he took the blame for the game and in the finals he took the blame for game 3 and after the series says he still has a lot to learn as a player. We can hold him accountable but we don’t have to lie lmao
@@dizz1639 ngl thats valid, i wanna add that when he do play defense he’s pretty good. he could be a harden underrated typa defender. He has the body for it pause.
@@InstinctonCodm They're both good post defenders because they're big guards. Luka sucks at sliding his feet and the C's exploited that all day. He couldn't hide anywhere when Jrue, White, Brown, and Tatum were on the floor and he's definitely not defending any 5 so he was cooked. He's a good defender for slower guards, but any guard with some level of quickness he's getting fried.
Dallas fans will never hold Luka accountable. It’s clear they care more about his MVP chances than the actual team winning a title. He can put up all the great numbers he want, casuals will look at the box score and say he played well. What they don’t see is how stagnant the offense is because of his ball dominance. It’s hard for role players to get in a flow when all the passes they’re getting from Luka are bail out passes because he’s stuck after chewing up 20 seconds of the shot clock. The crying to the refs, the lack of effort on defense, whatever it is, he needs to grow up.
I totally get it. Luka should be held accountable. Why aren’t we talking about Kidd not subbing out Luka on high pressure defensive situations like this though? Especially if you’re gonna call a timeout to advance the ball?
I honestly thought it was pretty well-known that Luka plays absolutely no defense? If he was even an average-level defender the Mavericks would be a dominant team.
Add to that, Luka was hurt all finals and was limping all over the court. Someone else, a role player, HAD to step up to counter what the Celtics were doing. They didn't have any answers. Nobody else really went off except for Luka and Kyrie.
Thank you for reacting to this Luka sold he needs to start playing defense and there is no way Klay and Gafford who both was balling was not in the game the last 8 minutes
Lol I’m 24 and seeing some of this defense in the league these days be hurting my head😂majority of lazy defense is just no effort like you said. They were coming down the court and Luka just sitting in the paint😂like bruh they still coming down the floor😹
Sumn tells me Luka wasn’t the best out of his area, he just got lucky he didn’t have to show his lack of defense. A lot of people can shoot and play offense like him around the world. He just has the face to be the “face” of the NBA when Lebron leaves nothing else. They should be blowing teams out the water with him and Ky alone, but he’s lazy like Tracy Mcgrady. He only wants the ball in his hands and it shows
I can kinda see if its a conserving energy thing. But Luka struggles to be a mediocre defender while LeBron has literal compilations of chasedown blocks 😂
I think this is why luka will never reach the super high superstar level, he wont play elite defense all of the time or even try to... the game goes both ways
This alone is why SGA is a better player than luka SGA actually gone play elite defense AND offense it all starts with your star player tighten tf up luka
I think it's odd how Luka is getting this criticism for being bad on defense, but Dirk didn't get this criticism, Steph never got it, people just ignore Charles Barkley being terrible on defense, nobody criticized Magic for being bad on defense, nobody said anything about AI being bad on defense because he led the league in steals. What I don't like is the inconsistency.
@ We're strictly talking about the superstar standard, right? Steph became a superstar in 2015, from 2015 to 2017 Steph was horrible on defense but nobody gave him the criticism that Luka is currently getting because he was winning. Steph didn't start giving consistent effort until 2019, in which at that point I wouldn't say he was terrible. 2022 was another solid defensive year from Steph, probably his best. 2023 he was dealing with injuries all season so I can give him a pass, but last season he wasn't good on defense either and that was solely because of effort, or lack of. People have revisionist history when it comes to Steph because of winning bias.
@@theofficialonce steph has literally been a decent team defender idk wtf you be watching but curry not leaving people open on game winners and throwing their hands up like it’s someone else’s fault
The one thing that really pisses me off is when he throws his hands up like its someone else’s fault.
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The difference between Luka and Kyrie is Kyrie is adaptable. For someone who they used to call “ball dominant”, he shut all that down by showing he’s able to play off a catch. Kyrie also hits his players to get them going, unlike Luka who hits them for bail out last second passes. Casuals say Kyrie is poor defender, he is severely underrated in his skill and EFFORT, something Luka has neither of. But the casual fans will look at the box score and say he played well because of his numbers.
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bout time someone agreed with me, i be telling this to my HB'S and they look at me like im crazy, smh
way more lazy on defense than james harden ever was in houston too. luka is 10x worse on defense ..just because he's elite on offense doesn't mean he should get a pass on defense
@@DSPIRACY exactly
As a Mavs fan this pains me so much. I've said each and every year since maybe year 2, he'll get more mature and fix the lack of effort and complaining and he still hasn't in year 7...sighhhh
the thing too is, he's the one blaming his own teammates for mistakes he makes. just no accountability whatsoever
Unacceptable
Lukas defense is bad at times but let’s not act like he’s not accountable. After the game he took the blame for the game and in the finals he took the blame for game 3 and after the series says he still has a lot to learn as a player. We can hold him accountable but we don’t have to lie lmao
@@dizz1639 ngl thats valid, i wanna add that when he do play defense he’s pretty good. he could be a harden underrated typa defender. He has the body for it pause.
@@InstinctonCodm They're both good post defenders because they're big guards. Luka sucks at sliding his feet and the C's exploited that all day. He couldn't hide anywhere when Jrue, White, Brown, and Tatum were on the floor and he's definitely not defending any 5 so he was cooked. He's a good defender for slower guards, but any guard with some level of quickness he's getting fried.
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Dallas fans will never hold Luka accountable. It’s clear they care more about his MVP chances than the actual team winning a title. He can put up all the great numbers he want, casuals will look at the box score and say he played well. What they don’t see is how stagnant the offense is because of his ball dominance. It’s hard for role players to get in a flow when all the passes they’re getting from Luka are bail out passes because he’s stuck after chewing up 20 seconds of the shot clock. The crying to the refs, the lack of effort on defense, whatever it is, he needs to grow up.
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I totally get it. Luka should be held accountable. Why aren’t we talking about Kidd not subbing out Luka on high pressure defensive situations like this though? Especially if you’re gonna call a timeout to advance the ball?
If Kidd benches him in that moment they’ll ridicule Kidd for it. It’s a lose lose
That dude Luka was probably thinking about a chicken Big Mac
I honestly thought it was pretty well-known that Luka plays absolutely no defense? If he was even an average-level defender the Mavericks would be a dominant team.
Add to that, Luka was hurt all finals and was limping all over the court. Someone else, a role player, HAD to step up to counter what the Celtics were doing. They didn't have any answers. Nobody else really went off except for Luka and Kyrie.
Luka has started slow, but as always he will show up when the times comes
But I mean why play behind the 8 ball when you can get out in front early !? Easier to manage the season that way
Low effort for real. Leaving the one guy open that’s cooking barely happens in even pickup games lol
Thank you for reacting to this Luka sold he needs to start playing defense and there is no way Klay and Gafford who both was balling was not in the game the last 8 minutes
That’s insane…
It doesn’t even matter that he’s a bad defender. It’s the fact that he doesn’t even give any effort and completely spaces out.
Lol I’m 24 and seeing some of this defense in the league these days be hurting my head😂majority of lazy defense is just no effort like you said. They were coming down the court and Luka just sitting in the paint😂like bruh they still coming down the floor😹
Thank you bro I'm a mavs fan I don't even want bro on the team no more
Mann Luka really spends all his vc on offense no defense 😂😂
Chill chill 😭
2k got this boi as a lockdown defender tho 😃
Luka will never be held accountable by his fanbase, they fail to realise how pathetic he is.
Yea Luka definitely needs to take that blame and I’m a Mavs fan he was definitely ball watching and a lack of communication
The jazz one was totally on him. The finals.. He was playing with an injury. His knee was permanently bleeding the whole time.
Still dint try on defense that’s an excuse he w PLAYING SO NO EXCUSES
A lot of Mavs fans gonna come after you, but it had to be said
For being honest?
@@MarcelasOnAir They never blame Luka for anything
Nah I doubt it. There are Mavs fans that are actually accepting Luka’s flaws and actions
Luka needs to get in shape bro. It looks like no one in that organization is holding him accountable
Who on the team or coaching staff has the authority to get in his face and tell him to shut up and play ball? Feels like no one.
Sumn tells me Luka wasn’t the best out of his area, he just got lucky he didn’t have to show his lack of defense. A lot of people can shoot and play offense like him around the world. He just has the face to be the “face” of the NBA when Lebron leaves nothing else. They should be blowing teams out the water with him and Ky alone, but he’s lazy like Tracy Mcgrady. He only wants the ball in his hands and it shows
I can kinda see if its a conserving energy thing. But Luka struggles to be a mediocre defender while LeBron has literal compilations of chasedown blocks 😂
I think this is why luka will never reach the super high superstar level, he wont play elite defense all of the time or even try to... the game goes both ways
This alone is why SGA is a better player than luka SGA actually gone play elite defense AND offense it all starts with your star player tighten tf up luka
I think it's odd how Luka is getting this criticism for being bad on defense, but Dirk didn't get this criticism, Steph never got it, people just ignore Charles Barkley being terrible on defense, nobody criticized Magic for being bad on defense, nobody said anything about AI being bad on defense because he led the league in steals. What I don't like is the inconsistency.
Does Steph lack effort?? And tbh Steph isn’t a terrible defender lol
But the main thing here IS EFFORT.
@ We're strictly talking about the superstar standard, right? Steph became a superstar in 2015, from 2015 to 2017 Steph was horrible on defense but nobody gave him the criticism that Luka is currently getting because he was winning. Steph didn't start giving consistent effort until 2019, in which at that point I wouldn't say he was terrible. 2022 was another solid defensive year from Steph, probably his best. 2023 he was dealing with injuries all season so I can give him a pass, but last season he wasn't good on defense either and that was solely because of effort, or lack of. People have revisionist history when it comes to Steph because of winning bias.
@@theofficialoncestfu luka 6”7 and up and he’s younger, glaze is real
@@theofficialonce steph has literally been a decent team defender idk wtf you be watching but curry not leaving people open on game winners and throwing their hands up like it’s someone else’s fault
Luka has never been a decent defender in his 6 years in the league be so fr
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They overhype Luka so much he not better than Ja tbh or ant
Wait Cel coaches college now? That’s dope asf
Yessir!
Nice breakdown . Do you think his lack of defensive effort is due to him being out of of shape ?
Could be!
This is why im taking SGA or ANT i’d rather one of them to be da face instead of this guy smh
Yeah. There are the faces of the NBA and the guy who beats them
Luka was never a good defender tho
That’s not the point tho. Effort is the key word here.
@@MarcelasOnAirfair fair. Curry might not be the best defender but he try’s
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Why the hell do u got a New York jets sweatshirt on Cel?
I like the color