Luka Doncic has been an extraordinary performer throughout the 2022-23 NBA season. The Dallas Mavericks superstar was joined by Kyrie Irving before the February 9th trade deadline. Naturally, fans expected that it was a confirmatory sign of the Mavericks running away with the league. However, the predictions have turned out to be completely false, while some critics have pointed out holes in Doncic’s game.
Following that, fans who were more than impressed with Doncic’s season, stood beside him while clapping back at the critics. The Mavericks’ season has become shaky recently, as they’ve lost five of their last seven games, also suffering their 40th loss of the season on Wednesday. In the search for holes in the squad following their dismal performances, some have found one in their Slovenian superstar, Luka Doncic, albeit to be rebutted with the rage of the youngster’s fans.
Luka Doncic’s terrific season meeting criticism from experts
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The Dallas Mavericks are on the verge of getting kicked out of the NBA Playoffs sitting at the 11th position in their conference. Understandably, many are upset how Doncic’s powerful 32.8 PPG in the 2022-23 season didn’t turn out favorable results.
However, when everyone was looking at other places for answers to Mavericks’ problems, one scout chose to look at the player with the season’s second-highest point average. According to Tim MacMahon on The Lowe Post, one NBA scout has found some glaring holes in Doncic’s gameplay.
?I did have a scout tell me he?s the worst transition defender in the history of basketball,? said MacMohan. He added, ?When he said that, I thought he had analytical evidence. I?m like, ?Statistically?? And he goes, ?No, just watch him.?”
Out of all the criticism that has come the way of the Mavericks, this surely must be the one they are not paying any heed to. As the 24-year-old Slovenian has been the most valuable performer for the Dallas side.?
Meanwhile, MacMohan’s words weren’t popular with many NBA fans, as they observed how the opinions of the certain scout were more of an opinion, than visible statistical results. Additionally, Doncic has always been an offensive player, so calling him the “worst” defender without statistics felt unfair to them.
Fans react to Mavericks superstar being dubbed as the “worst” by NBA scout
The Mavericks fans swarmed the report on Twitter, as they felt 32.8 PPG in a season certainly doesn’t deserve criticism. Moreover, the fans mentioned how there was more to the Mavericks’ problems than Doncic’s ‘transition defending’ weakness.
It never amazes me how people think. Luka is one of the greatest players to play the game today. However, it’s always that person out there in the world that will find a “flaw” in everything that you do. 🤦♂️
— Dan The Man (@Fgeorge4307) March 30, 2023
Doesn’t matter. He also is one of the best offensive players
— Osh (@itsoshh) March 30, 2023
Doesn’t need to defend. We can sign someone for that.
— LeGoat (@LeGoat00) March 30, 2023
Fans argued how scoring over 2,000 points in the NBA season warrants these issues to be excused.
Homie is mad their team doesn’t have a generational superstar on offense
— Zach (@ThatPacersFan) March 30, 2023
This one NBA scout has been slandering players for years. They aren’t a good scout
— RavensxRavens (@NBAtweetsNBA) March 30, 2023
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If you can get a 40 pt triple double then yeah defense doesn't matter for him just have the rest of the team play defense
— DEFUND ISRAEL (@defundisrael24) March 30, 2023
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