This Has MAJOR Implications… – HUGE Luka Doncic Injury Update | Dallas Mavericks News
Reports confirm that Luka Dončić will miss approximately one month with a calf strain and will be reevaluated before returning to action. In this video, Marcel Martin will discuss how this injury impacts the Dallas Mavericks’ playoff hopes and what adjustments the team needs to make in his absence. Stay tuned for updates on Luka’s recovery timeline and how the Mavs plan to stay competitive without their star player.”
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Thanks for the update brother
I believe we can get to a 5 or 6 seed without Luka! Our team is talented without him, just get him healthy. I really hope Luka learns a lesson from this season and takes the off season training seriously and really invest in his health. The older he gets he’s going to have to realize you just can’t party all off season, get out of shape then expect to play well and stay injury free. I truly believe a lot of his nagging injuries are because of him not being in shape. He’s getting to the age where he’s not going to be able to play his self into shape any more, to much wear and tear on the body.
If the mavs stay 8 or above seed with Luka's comeback then we have a chance to go to home court advantage in the off-season. I hope
Jesus you guys are insanely doomer. You follow a team that’s franchise player shows up barely in civilian shape every year so surely you expect him to have continuous small injuries. I’m a Mavericks fan myself but I made peace with the fact that Luka will always be nothing more than a cautionary tale of a player that was the most skilled player in NBA history but decided at some point that it’s easier to pump fake and bait fouls instead of going up hard to the rim or it’s easier to do low intensity lite workouts in the off-season instead of actually going the extra mile. . This is all just him sowing, then reaping. Make peace with it and it makes all the other players that more impressive and the team more fun to watch overall.
I think we're fine for a month as long as we don't get any more injuries, especially to Kyrie. Need to not let Luka rush back and actually get fully healthy
Hellz no you don't throw in the towel just because you lost a key player on the team. That's part of the adversity within sports. They are no longer the co-dependent Mavericks that needed Luka to save the day every damn game. Ask that of any one player and sooner or later they get hurt for too much Hero ball. I'm stating the obvious with this part but oh well. 5 on 5 basketball requires 5 players at a time, to play their asses off, as a Team. No slacking off, no half-assing. This isnt the time to keep saying "We need to trade for blah blah blah." Make it work with who you have! They can stand on business if they grind it out, and believe in each other. Iron sharpens Iron. The upcoming schedule will test them as they are. Nobody will care about who was out at the time. A win is a win, and they need to keep getting wins.
As long as mavs are 500 when Luka gets back i think we could still make a run. But anything over would be great. Just need to keep everyone as healthy as possible
Thanks buddy for the update 😊
I said a month honestly 3 to 4 weeks but I was more them giving him 4 to 5 weeks just to get healthy
Season over. Cya see you later. Few lost games and you are out of top10, this is not Eastern Conference ^^
They should trade Luka to the New Orleans Pelicans for 6'11 center Yves Nissi & 6'9" forward Herb Jones…and possibly a #1 draft pick.
T-H-I-S would enable more variation in the Mavs lineups using Gafford at PF + Lively at C with P.J. at SF to go with a big lineup.
Luka cannot play fast and we can't use offensive/defensive sets with EVERYTHING running through a guy patting on the ball for 19 seconds before getting off the damn ball. He's got to learn what all great offensive talents must learn to win a championship against a real T-E-A-M.
Get off the ball immediately.
Setup teammates
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And…play tough defense and only take over when behind or at the end of games. Jordan, Bird, Isaiah, Shaq, Rick Barry et al didn't win blip until they not only trusted teammates but got them involved first.
First!
Not after you've scored the 1st 20 points or so in the 1st damn quarter. This may be good for sales, ratings and European inputs but is detrimental to the continuity of a championship basketball T-E-A-M!!
Luka is a great offensive weapon but causes what I call the "Wilt Chamberlain effect" where everything revolves around and through O-N-E player who can only play one way while others are standing around…watching.
Listen,
I know they won't trade him but if they start Quentin Grimes in his place, he'll average 20 ppg & play incredible defense. Spencer Dinwiddie will lead the 2nd unit and Kyrie will be free to just score at will when needed.
The tempo will be fast
defense will be quick, long
there's less reliance on the trey
Plus every member of the T-E-A-M will be involved making it impossible to game plan for. There will be instances of 7 and 8 men in double figures, everyone engaged, everyone needed and no hero ball.
Doing T-H-I-S,
They will go on runs of 7-3, 8-2, 9-1 and 10-0. So…if Doncic is out for at least the next 40 games I predict their record will be 52-18 after 70 games with the #1 defense and #5 offense!!!
With Luka they're not a top 5 defense, are stagnant with a Wilt Chamberlain type player doing it all while others stand around. Without him they can beat Boston and have no weakness cuz Kyrie can be unleashed at the appropriate times.
I would rather Luka even take 2 months out just so he doesn't eventually get an achilles injury like KD. if we'll be okay if KY and our core team can stay healthy
This not news I hope he back
I Like that team and I think we are top 6 in the League, but not a contender yet. So this could help our supporting cast develop and then decide which kind of player we need to trade for. That could be good in the long run. And Luka might wake up now. He got injured without contact. So maybe He realizes how important fitness is now. Anyways this team will still get some wins and most important iwish Luka a fast and complete recovery.
Welp, it’s over😂 I hope they can win 50% of the games without Luka.
I am hoping that Kyrie in that strecth for so long will not be injured… if that dude will be injured my god this team will be doomed! Im hoping luka will be more healthier this season and the next upcoming seasons!!
Relax, no need for hysteria.
The team has enough depth to compete nicely until he's back. We've seen that already this season.
If Orlando can win games without Banchero and both Wagner brothers, so can the mavs. It will be fine.
Injuries destroy chanpionship aspirations. If we end up as a bottom 4 seed it should be considered a failed season because of how deep our team is
6-2 win lose ratio while knowing luka is back realtively quick , not the same as playing games knowing you don't have luka for at least 12-15 games !!
I'm taking 50% wins off the lukaless games .
Also every game has it's own dynamics and you can't really take some teams for granted .
I swear the Mavs win percentage without Luka is higher than with him. Havent checked the stats but seems like it. Maybe im cappn
my god. hoping everyone contributes