Why are the Kyrie and Luka Doncic duo ain't working?

[Xiao Yao You]

This is a team that's built for the playoffs, I don't think they can beat Denver or the Lakers but they'll make some noise

If they can't beat a play-in team how are they built for the playoffs?

[Axe]

Yes I can. He's had a positive +/- in 6 out of the 9 games. Ain't his fault the team falls apart w/o him. You can't really do any better than 37.4/10/11.1 on 64.8%TS, which is what he's averaged in this 9-game stretch.

They lost by 2 to the Cavs, he was a +13.. took a miracle half-court shot for them to lose that game too

They lost by 4 to Philly, he was a +9, obviously they had some "garbage time" buckets to cut it close at the end but at the same time his teammates were not getting any stops when it mattered

It would be one thing if he played like trash and was losing them games on D, but he's producing way more than what he gives up on the other end. It's a team & a coaching problem and not a Luka one.

You may have a valid point but i see the double-standard here in how you composed that kind of favoring narrative for someone who you like. Yet dismiss somebody else even if they did something equally great if you don't like them at all.

[SATAN]

Yes I can. He's had a positive +/- in 6 out of the 9 games. Ain't his fault the team falls apart w/o him.

Yes it is.

[ImKobe]

You may have a valid point but i see the double-standard here in how you composed that kind of favoring narrative for someone who you like. Yet dismiss somebody else even if they did something equally great if you don't like them at all.

And who are you referring to here? If you're talking about Bran then context matters. No one here is comparing Luka to Kobe or Bran, y'all are saying he's hurting his team when in reality he's doing everything to elevate a mediocre supporting cast. Now, if he got to the Finals and lost averaging a 30-point triple-double and y'all tried to compare it to someone who actually won a ring, I'd be arguing against him.

Context. Context. Context.

[tpols]

Man these dudes are Big Trash together!

They should've got rid of one or both of them.

[tpols]

Maybe. I like their chances more than the book odds, altho how far they can go is gonna depend a lot on when they meet Denver. It’s looking more and more like nobody is beating a healthy Nuggets in a series.

Man they can't hang with Denver at all.

[kentatm]

Kyrie and Luka work great together... when they are healthy. Health and Kidd's terribad rotations have been the two biggest issues for them.

The way I see it, if Luka, Kyrie, Gafford, and Lively are healthy the Mavs will be an incredibly dangerous team in the playoffs. Both Luka and Kyrie need to be firing on all cylinders and Lively/Gafford would have to be able to combine for 35+ min a night. Even then, to overcome Kidd's stubbornness w/his rotations two out of Kleber, Hardaway, and Washington must get back to shooting their career averages each night. If that happens this team could be poised for a legit run. Any issues w/health or K/H/W all remaining in slumps and I doubt Kidd will be able to adjust enough to overcome.

[NBAGOAT]

excited to see who nico can get for kleber/hardaway who make 30mil combined. I didnt like him giving up a 1st for pj but his defense has been great and they still have 2 1sts to trade in offseason. should be looking for a starting sf imo. Jerami grant seems like an obvious choice. Could go for someone like cam johnson too

[tpols]

Ramadan Kyrie is something else.



Last time I remember this happening was this shout out RMWG.

[Real Men Wear Green]

You can shout that but seem pretty quiet about the rest of the series. Shout out the whole sweep.

[tpols]

Yea I mean Durant blew it...

Yall got borderline swept the previous year when the Nets had Harden.

[Real Men Wear Green]

Yea I mean Durant blew it...

Yall got borderline swept the previous year when the Nets had Harden.

Irving was on the team as well and he had bad games as well. Acting like he had nothing to do with it is stupid, he's lost something like ten straight games vs. Boston. Never should have stomped on Lucky. The end.

[tpols]

Who the **** is Lucky?



That sounds like a grudge you holding.

[Real Men Wear Green]

Who the **** is Lucky?



That sounds like a grudge you holding.

I am referring to his stupid antics stepping on the logo at center Court and burning sage. I have never denied the grudge, Celtic fans generally don't like Irving. But you consistently ignore the games Irving had played badly. We've already been through this, in spite of game 1 he ended up averaging 21 points and shooting under 43%. He struggled.