Luka Doncic received one of the toughest sticks of his career in the NBA when the elimination of Los Angeles Lakers had not yet been consumed At the hands of the Minnesota Timberwolves, but the tie was already very uphill with the threatening 1-3 that shone on the scoreboard.
“Doncic is totally inoperative in defense. I don’t know why you can’t try and fight From the beginning, they are now seen with 3-1 against and probably on the street. Why is it necessary to be humiliated at the beginning of each Play Off series before demonstrating to the world that, yes, he is able to strive a little more in defense? I am tired of that: ‘They are going to get the colors until we are between the sword and the wall, and then, yes, I will fight’ ”, The NBA analyst, Zach Lowein his new podcast.
Lowe’s words were not precisely prophetic, because The Lakers did not improve in the fifth game and were eliminated. However, the problem was not a defensive of Doncic, but of the poor interior game of his team and the domain of the Wolves in the painting, where twenty rebounds took more than their rivals and secured the victory with a superlative Gobert.
New stick for Luka Doncic
That has not reduced that Doncic is pointed out by his alleged defensive deficiencies, something that Pau Gasol already had to suffer when he also played in the Lakers. In this case, the stick has been given a legend of the NBA And now TNT commentator, as is Charles Barkley.
The ex 76ers, Suns and Rockets made clear what he thinks of Slovenian and his words are not precisely friendly. “He doesn’t know how to defend or a chair,” says a Barkley who gives the reason to Nico Harrison, the Mavericks executive which was justified in Donc’s bad defense to explain his transfer.
Not everyone thinks the same and point to Doncic as the big problem of the Lakers. In fact, another former player like Paul Pierce says that what LeBron James and Lakers have to assume is that the team’s leadership has changed And that, from now on, the Angels must be built around the European. “If the Lakers want to be aspiring to the championship again, they have to leave the limitations of the era of LeBron James. You have to find a way of saying is fine. He has understood these Lakers, he has simply understood the entire organization that hugs him for so long. He has done wonderful things for the organization of the Lakers. They will probably build a statue for LeBron in front of that Crypto, they are now called. What to say: ‘Bron, we appreciate your services. Hard conversation. It’s time for the Luka -Doncic- era Now because I don’t know if they can play together in the future, since you have to have a certain type of team around Luka to win and with LeBron you will not be able to create that, “says Pierce in Fox Sports 1.
