JJ Reacts To Luka Doncic’s CRAZY Hot Start To The Season 🔥
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- čas přidán 29. 10. 2023
- In this clip, JJ Redick and Tim Legler talk about the early play of Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving, Dereck Lively and The Dallas Mavericks. If he's playing this good on offense, do the Mavs even need to play great defense?
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My favorite part is Luka looks happy to play again
Seems like the vibes are "immaculate" once again, and that got us to WCF 2 years ago... we might STFU a lot of "sports experts" and CZcams nba content creators, who are not even giving the mavs a chance to even get into 'play in' this year lmao..
@@AkumaClaps Those so called "experts" are gonna learn today.
@@MrMabotoI think people also underrated the pickups Dallas have made to surround Luka. Grant Williams for basically nothing is the perfect tough 3 & D player for Luka. Lively the rookie centre already looks like a steal, Derrick Jones Jr signs on and has been a great piece to the team. Last year the supporting cast was depleted from the Kyrie trade. Now? They got plenty of depth.
@@quandaledinglesrjr8951 Im a huge fan of Grant, he was so good in Boston. Jones was good in Miami and Lively seems to fit in perfectly. Now let Ky start cooking and the Mavs are going to turn many heads.
Cheers Buddy and may you team prosper!
Couldn’t of said it any better. I think it’s bc of the rookie Derek Lively he’s such a great fit
He just did it again 30 pt triple double, light work on Memphis 😤
35pt😊
Yep!!!
It's crazy to think that people still don't get how different he is. Europeans who watched ball knew he was coming and aren't that surprised already, yet there's a big cohort of people that just don't get it
The people who don’t get it will never get it…are we also going to pretend like him being a white boy from Slovenia doesn’t play a part into why people don’t want to get it? I’ll just be here in Canada enjoying some Luka magic for years to come while the dude has the time of his life playing the game he loves.
@@TheOnlyKontrolmore canadian love for luka, he’s special 🇨🇦❤
Yea but Americans arnt watching euro ball, either way after his first season you should of known he is a juggernaut
Because it’s Magic 🪄 😅
it gives them a narrative to talk about, but in what world does the media not like Luka? They just hold him to championship standards already before the draft yeah people were skeptical but now people know hes arrived
Luka is the reason I have gotten the NBA league pass the past three years. Getting to watch him play every game is well worth the money.
Gotta live some of them "luka magic" moments.. last Friday 3pt hookshoot was INSANE!😏👌🏽
Well worth it for sure every night is amazing
Luka Da Don 7️⃣7️⃣
@@garrettfriday3458as a broke uni student, mind helping ne out? 😅 How can i see nba games without spending? I dont understand what you mean by "stream east"
My reason for league pass (started last year) was Steph, Luka, and Ja. Ja seems to have thugged his way out of the NBA but its still worth it.
I've noticed a larger defensive effort from Luka so far. Plenty of room for improvement of course :)
of course....because he's fresh. let's see his defense in april
Jordan short pull
Yea they restructured his minutes so he’s more fresh during crunch time. It’s a great idea so far and I hope they stick to it.
Clearly this guy hasn’t watched a game yet this season just highlights. Lukas attitude in the court is different this year and it’s obvious but they gonna keep riding with their narrative that he’s a crybaby that sucks a defense
@@NdrsOrs It's not only that he is fresh but he is much more in shape, he is much faster and has much more energy, he gets back in defense every time and is always in front of the opposite player and plays great defense, he doesn't argue with the referees any more, he is much more involved his teammates in the game, even the rookies, which is fantastic, he started playing even without the ball, the ball moves much faster and in the fourth quarter he doesn't run out of energy, but even gets stronger. He makes far les mistakes and he is a much better three-point shooter.
It's refreshing to see JJ redick soo nice and kind to people on his podcast ... First take .. that's another story lol 😂
Everyone on first take deserves it. Everyone on ESPN deserves it.
-- when its your business, you play nice. You want ppl to come.
when it ain't your business and you're just another employee, you don't care as much -- especially when you F* U money. How do I know this? I owned a restaurant and played nicer. As an employee for a large corporation, I play neutral.
@@jlui21good advice 👍👍👍 actually
Small sample size but these first 2 games he's actually played better on defense. As far the ref thing he isn't nearly as bad as he was last season, hell the other night he told Grant to quit chirping at the refs and get back to the bench during a timeout. We'll see how long it lasts as the season goes on.
I think the refs thing is childish, but it also has to be said that nobody gets treated as bad by the refs as Luka and i totally understand his frustration. The defensive scheme of most teams against Luka is to foul him several times every possession, especially on drives to the basket and that is because they know that 90% of fouls against luka will not be called, just compare what it takes for Luka to get a call compared to a smaller star guard like Damian Lillard for example, it is absurd. Just in the last game against the nets, there was a sequence of 3 mavs possessions in a row that all ended in a blatant foul on Luka that did not get called, and i mean no discussion obvious fouls and that just does not happen to any other player in the league.
I wouldn’t ask for calls when Im averaging 40 either 😂😂
Grant like “you go two games without whining and think you can tell me stop” lol
Thank You JJ for acknowledging him because Luka and Jokic is the best players in the league in my opinion the game just look to easy for them
Giannis, though...
Right the one who won a ring on half a leg and plays d? Him
Jokic at 1 then Luka Steph Giannis and Curry are other 4 of top 5 IMO
Yes it's a 3 headed Monster with Joker . Giannis . And Luka 🔥 🔥 🔥
no... NOT "giannis though "... he is not in this conversation... the reason why jokic and Luka are separated is because of how ridiculous they are on the offensive end with the crazy skill sets AND how much they impact the entire offense for the rest of the team, not just their numbers... giannis,s defense is cute but basketball is at least 80% offense
Also Luka is legitimately playing good defense through the first two games. I don't expect it to last, but there were only a couple possessions across both games where he got into it with the refs and didn't get back on defense. Improvement
I think Luka's Defense improved again this season so far
Luka has Been a conscious defender in the first 2 games tho
I love watching Luka play, I've been a Dallas Mavericks supporter for last 20 years, I think Luka is the best offensive player in the NBA today. I don't care how good his defense is, I care about his effort on defense! As a leader you must set the standard and the defensive players will be there to help him out. I do see a bit of an improvement thought, he is trying.
his effort was great at the end of the nets game, i think he's found it.
He has great physical tools and he’s very intelligent. I say this year or by the end of next year max, you will see a locked-in defensive player with Luka.
He’ll ask for a trade in next two years and will want to be pared with nikola in denver. Book it
I agree, I’d rather see him try on defense than play super good defense; the mavs need him to be an offensive threat. He spends most of his energy making plays on the other end. I think the biggest factor that enabled him to put more effort in defense on the Brooklyn game was the fact he actually had the opportunity to rest that game
@@dezmondcrawford6813keep dreaming
Tha NBA and people around it have still not realized what a generational talent Luka Doncic is. They are talking about Victor beeing the greatest NBA prospect ever and do not realize that the biggest talent basketball has ever seen is playing right in front their eyes in Luka Doncic. Luka doninated Europe on a very different level and from a european perspective it is absurd to claim victor is the better prospect. So far, Luka is on the way to become a top 3 player of all time, he is already a hall of famer even if he ends his career this second, he had the best start to a NBA career we have ever seen, while draging teams that would be the worst team in the league without him to the WCF final.
Prospects aren’t just rated by their talent at the time of the draft, it’s also about projecting skills and where they bring elite value. Luka was unquestionably better than Wemby at the times they were drafted, but Victor was also an utterly dominant player in a professional league on both ends and the potential is obvious. If you put them both in the same draft today, Luka goes before for the certainty, if they were both getting drafted in 2018 Wemby is absolutely going above him.
@@hb-robolol, when you claim wemby is better than Luka when they're drafted is blasphemy. Wemby can't even have a time in euro league, Luka won and no. 1 in mythical team and an MVP when he played in euro league! That alone tells you whose better lol
@@prestoCreams You genuinely cannot read, I said the exact opposite
Woo take it easy bro…. “the biggest talent basketball has ever seen” 😂 Chill
1:56 1:56
Lukas defense sucks against quicker guards but his post defence rocks and hes acceptable against other forwards i just dont understand the slander
If that were true why did he lock up Steph in their last regular season game. Steph had Luka guarding him for 14 min to and scored 1 free throw points, with Luka dropping 24 points in that time to make a comeback. He did that as soon as he came into the game
their issue is his transition defense when he complains too much about a foul he didn't get. Which really is an annoying habit he has even as a luka fan. He does it a lot and it might have an effect on how the team see's his effort on defense.
@@gicamaNow he is way better defender.
Not any more, because Luka is way faster than it was.
Tim legler from 5:47 to 6:20 IS CRAZY LMAOOOOOOOOOO
CRAAAZY. JJ wanted to acknowledge it but let it pass.
Watch the games and you will see Luka playing defense this year. Anyone who still has these takes it’s obvious they don’t watch mavs basketball. The only issue we’ve had is maxi and Tim being poor defensively so far.
Good summation of Luka's game: Exceptional skill, strength and clutch play but balanced with the criticism that he does take possessions off on defence.
Tim should watch more Luka film. So far this season he's been trying on defense, borderline good defender now
I know its only 2 games but you gotta do better analysis if youre a professional analyst. Luka so far has been better on defense. He even locked up Bridges and brooklyn still keep on switching Luka but Luka is doing good defensively that they just stop. You cant really see things good from someone if you hate him
This guy said LBJ plays defence, enough said.
Do you guys notice that recently Rich Paul went to JJ's and Shannon Sharpe's podcast? And Shannon has been secretly involved with Clutch Sports. Maybe JJ was in it with Clutch Sports too. Like not calling out Ben Simmons at that one podcast episode. Could be. Who knows.
Yea my thoughts exactly. Not saying Luka is gonna do great or anything on defense and it’s only been three games. But if you’re talking about being a “conscious” defender, then Luka is showing that this season so far cause even in his interviews you can tell that defense is something big in his mind. He knows his offense is good enough to win and it’s just about making sure his teams defense is good enough to get him there.
Luka on offense is a point guard but on defense he plays as a power forward in the low post. He can hold but not defend a fast point guard.
But if you look at his numbers, he is one of the best rebounders and passers from the post and the best scorer. It is true that he is not a defensive specialist, but he does his job.
Luka magic is gonna be the future of the league
Debatable
Luka is now, just like PG13 said
@@kb5509 What is debatable about that? He is already one of the faces of the league right now. I rather think we will see a streak of dominance from Luka that the league has not seen since Wilt Chamberlain.
American fans and media have a hard time giving International players respect
Luka averaged 32/9/8 last season what do you mean future?? he's top 3 in the world easly
Luka is actually playing much better defense. Conscientious if you will.
Whats wrong with this people ? Luka drops between 40 and 50 every other game and they complaining he is not good defender ? Well if you want super-human robot like player you can go and watch basketball video games , such a player exist only there . Luka is artist and never will be defender , in fact his defensive skills are very decent , enjoy his artistry while it lasts , and stop talking nonsense , TL .
It's better if Luka doesn't take defensive breaks.
until they get him a center who can outrebound him, all should be soo quiet
@@theokingshango LMAO. Just now after getting the ball stolen from him, he doesn't even try to close out on the 3 point shooter despite it being the end of the quarter and no reason to camp for a rebound.
this robot actually existed in the NBA it was Michael Jordan: 1987-88
Regular Season Stats: 35.0 PPG, 5.5 RPG, 5.9 APG, 3.2 SPG, 1.6 BPG
Playoff Stats: 36.3 PPG, 7.1 RPG, 4.7 APG, 2.4 SPG, 1.1 BPG
Achievements and Awards: MVP, All-Star, All-NBA First Team, All-NBA Defensive First Team, Steals Leader, Defensive Player of the Year, Slam Dunk Contest Champion, Scoring Champion, All-Star Game MVP
Luka’s too smart and too big to not be a neutral to average defender. He’s been good so far by lowering his stance this season and hopefully with not having to shoulder the majority of the offense, he’ll have more energy to keep up that defense.
maybe saving energy
You just spelled it out. "Too big." Literally every American guard is all about speed. Luka can't guard any of these dudes lol. Luka will have to defend more forwards if anything. He's like 6'7" and 230 pounds.
Rebounding is part of defending and he does that very well.
Every year luka is like this...Last year he was MVP favorite until the trade happen.....I hope he can perform well even when kyrie play with him...
I agree. Luka has started off much more relaxed, he acts like an orchestra director, and directs it as appropriate at each moment of the game. Luka does not rush and when he decides to act he does it calmly, with patience and with much greater success and effectiveness. Not protesting has led to a higher level of concentration and effectiveness, even on defense. He is definitely in MVP mode.
I love Tim and his breakdowns, and Luka HAS a reputation as a guy who complains *constantly*, but Luka is clearly making an effort through 3 games. Will it stick? Man, I hope so but if you watch, he's not chewing out refs so far this season.
Luka is the reason why a lot of new European fans (including myself) started watching the NBA
Luka has the roadrunner deceleration game, defenders are Wiley coyote.
Luka has been playing good defense through the first three games.
What is Tim talking about ? Luka has been a lot more engaged defensively these first 3 games. I’m not saying he’s a great defender but he definitely is trying now. He clearly hasn’t watches any games and is just parroting the same old bs.
Plus throwing Lebron in there. Maybe a decade ago. Lebron regularly takes plays off, plays so far off his man that he leaves his teammates having to go off their man, doesn't get back after turnovers, etc.
He's going to be the MVP this season.
Tatum
People have been saying that for the past 2 seasons
@@princymihawk And he's put up MVP numbers with tons of MVP esque moments both of the last 2 seasons. The difference this year is that the team around him is good enough to win enough games for Luka to be in the MVP race. Not to mention the fact that he's giving real effort on the defensive end and has noticeably improved.
Curry has gotten away without playing defense for a whole decade and has had a lot of success.
6:05 is a series of AYO😭
luka is just special. one of the smartest players, plays on his own pace. he is lebron/bird mixture. 100% assassin.
Jordan + Bird. There’s no Lebron in his game at all.
Can anyone link me up to the "decel" 3 they were talking about?
MrBeast with the thumbnails LMFAO 😂😂😂😂
idk about yall but i feel like JJ was testing tim's defensive statements @ 7:30 and going with the flow to see what tim's debate was... JJ just agreed, knowing otherwise, so tim can spit his speel to see if he saw the game the way JJ saw
Woops.. Looks like Tim didn't see Luka's defense last game
Anyone knows where i can see the deceleration three by luka?
It’s true about his defense. But after watching the first 4 games he’s has turned a page and is being more aware. He had a couple of solid defense plays especially in closing minutes of games. Just hope he can keep it up through out the season. Also lively has made a huge contribution with getting rebounds for this team besides Luka.
Tim mentions the defence of the "top guys on the top tier teams" in the NBA but all of them are superior athletes (LeBron, Jason T, Yannis) except Jokic. The Joker and Luka have similar build and will not ever be fast enough to switch on the perimeter. Of course, Jokic doesn't have to do that so that lack is not noticable. Luke plays on the perimeter so switching will always be a problem for him. He has stepped up on his defence this year but what I have seen is his effort in the paint where he has come up with a couple of stops and a couple of steals. This is where he is effective with those quick hands and strong build.
Tim, did you watch these three games? He’s playing great D…stop looking for ways to cut him down…US media cutting down international stars is tiresome
Luka is so special. The guy plays so experienced for his age
Vid of the 3pt decel?
10:08 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I think Luka is gonna make a solid positive progression as a defender this year because of the new construct of the team around him. More specifically, having Kyrie for the full season and competent offensive players in the rotation.
Any fan with half a brain knows about the scorer's relief effect. Regardless of how great of a defender a player may be, if the offense is always running through them, they are basically allowed to use defensive plays as a time for rest. Kawhi was a prime example. He was a DPOY level defender, but once he had to take over as the main scoring option, his defense took a hit. Now that Luka doesn't have to create 95% of the offense, he can put in more effort on defense.
I was at that game in Dallas vs the Nets. I recorded that crazy shot from Luka, he’s crazy to watch.
Get Kenyon Martin on the pod. I think we would all like him to go deeper on his Luka take. Arenas was too timid to do anything, so he just went for "production wise" like a freaking bi a tch. But hey, Luka would be cooked one on one, which as we all know translates to rings :) ;)
...but, Gil heard that Dinwiddie use to cook Luka in 1 on 1 too. So, that has to mean that Dinwiddie is better than Luka too. (Sarcasm)
He’s been like 1st all nba like every year which is WOLD
Luka gonna be a good defender this year but the narrative won’t catch up with him
The narrative won’t matter when they are winning
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Luka is the truth
Luka on fire for 3 games 🔥🔥🔥 Luka playing better defense so far
Where did the deceleration 3 happen? I’ve tried to find it.
czcams.com/video/-ejrxlqh4KE/video.htmlsi=9N3QzSPl3EUTwuX4&t=187
its a and1 not a 3pointer
legler watch highlights, we can clear see that he didnt know luka played 2 great defensive game.
its the referee quarrels he was referring to
he gets most of bad rep for that it does hurt mavs in aggregate
He is the MAN , HE IE HIM 🙏🔥🔥
LUKA 💪💪💪
Kenyon Martin punching the air
“The way he rides… long strong athletic defenders, all up in his rib cage” PAUSE 😂
Luka just needed some help, last time he had it he was carrying in the WCF. If Kyrie buys in this season they'll beat anybody except Denver. The key is not burning out Luka before the playoffs.
can somebody explain the 22nd percentile stat at 2:22
JJ might have
It means he’s taking shots that are worse than 78% of the league. And they’re falling.
I understand the criticism, but I think people overlook what Luka does well on defense- steals and defensive rebounding.
he just had 35 12 and 12 after this vid lmaooo
Him and jokic are the best space manipulators on offence I have ever seen, so good at using their bodies to get someone on their hip!! Masterclass, jokic is literally a 7ft luka. They’re twins
If we’re just going by this year, Luka has shown way more effort on the defensive end than last year
To Tim's final point. Luka has to guard that physical player under the basket especially 4th quarter.
Because he'll fight to get a rebound.
Luka can play defence, he is not a bad defender, but he is fantastic in attack.
Luka is winning mvp this season and Mavs getting 53 wins
The craziest take is from the has beens on a podcast saying luka is not the best player on his team.
I noticed recently that the East is heavy on defense and the west has more of a Bucket for bucket mentality
Tim Legler for sure hasn’t watched the first 3 games of Luka. He clearly held up his end on defense and came up with good stops during the 4th qtr. 😂
Ive said it all the time , Luka's enemy is his own fitness and injury health and just his own maturity
Leggs clearly havent been watching the mavs luka is playing pretty good on defense so far
Luka coming for that MVP
I find it odd that Tim Legler, a former Maverick himself, has always discounted the Mavericks and Luka in some way, since he’s been in the league.
which decel play they talking about?
Luka's deceleration. He's know for being able to stop on a dime and slow things down while more athletic players pass by him
Vs spurs opening game down the stretch
czcams.com/video/-ejrxlqh4KE/video.htmlsi=9N3QzSPl3EUTwuX4&t=187
but this is nba, nba is different there is no safe 20 point lead win. you need to accept the facts that no matter how you win atleast you win. Don't imagine that you can win in a 30 point lead, this is nba. if you win by one point in a difficulty lay up against the difficult defense. that's. is a basketball
Wonder how long this will last. Dude is playing the most MPG right now. Think he played 40min his last game?
He's the best guard in the world. Top 3 player.
Tim Legler, what the hell are you talking about, have you even watched a single Mavericks game this season, Luka has started to play great defense, he always gets back on defense in time, he is always in front of the opposing player and he is much, much faster than he has been in the past. Why do some people always have to start with stupid topics that have no meaning other than to try to insult the player with them.
I’ve been saying it, by the end of his career he may have the best numbers of any player all time.🤷♂️
Luka magic 🎉 and he's stopped chirping at the refs and I've seen him tell Hardaway to not talk to them as well....
His 1st year he finished with 19/6/5. The 2nd season i was expecting the same numbers or maybe two more ppg, this guy end the season with almost 29/9/9 and he didn't win MIP that year its the funniest thing because the guy who win MIP we never heard about him till this day. KD wasn't a believer till Luka that same year destroyed that whole gsw by 40pts difference.
Luka had 21/8/6 as a rook bro
@@bigt-bt1br Even better, MJ numbers.
Both these guys were very negative on Luka and the Mavs going into the yr so I can really respect if they admit there wrongs
He hasn’t been complaining to the refs either
wheres rone?
Start doing y’all homework he been da Shii people just don’t like his weight so they call him trash Luka nd Dirk Runs the nba💯
Luka is the best... Period. Canyon Martin is a crying baby right now. His words eat him.
Jj he made 5x in row all nba first team
Then he follows up the 49 with another 30 point triple double.
The only thing they every talk about with Luka is defense. That’s it.
Media wants Luka to win mvp or a ring badly but at the end it’s always a failure. He has to win and Cuban has to get a real 3 and legitimate big
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 they tried to lie and say lebron plays or played defense 😂😂😂😂😂
Luka should not be required to play defense. He's a one man scoring clan.
I remember your harsh words jj
Luka will win MVP
I heard some idiot suggesting Luka closing out games is selfish and he’s icing out Kyrie as I’d he didn’t give him the entire fourth quarter last year since he got there and they fell out of the playoffs
Also Luka literally sealed the game on a steal against the spurs, I’m tired of the Luka can’t play defense narrative, he can be an elite passing lane jumper, and can easily average close to two steals a game
It’s not that he cant, like JJ said, he gets caught up in complaining about not getting a foul and doesn’t transition fast enough. He’s definitely shown improvement already in these first few games of the season.
The league is still allowing flopping, nothing has changed. He has almost as many FT made as he does FG made, not attempts. His stats just like Embiids and Harden from his past prime are heavily inflated. All great players but until they start playing their opponents and not the refs who cares, this isn’t what competition is.
I get that but he's going to play to that advantage while it's there given his strength, if they removed that type of reffing you'd see him shoot the 3 a lot more and take more easy less contested buckets. It's not really a knock on Luka