Why doesn’t the NBA Media talk about Luka Doncic falling out of shape during this Nba season?

[beenz]

luka is simply using the same training regimen and paul pierce, which got him to the HOF as well

 

[Rekkapryde]

Jokic looks doughy as fukk and that hasn't stopped him either.

 

[Shadow King]

Don't get a chance to watch a ton of Mavs games...but I saw him against the Lakers a few weeks ago.


Dude is horrendously out of shape. He's in far worse shape than Harden ever was and James got cracked on relentlessly for how bad his body was.


Folks leave Luka alone though...I wonder why.

Well when Harden lays eggs in May and people try to hide behind "b bu but Harden is tired from carrying a team", then his body gets brought up.

It's clear neither guy takes that final step with their body but one guy performs when it matters which quells the critiques a bit. That'll always be the answer to these Harden-Luka whataboutisms until Luka starts laying eggs every year.

Am i missing something? Luka always looked chubby IMO, Harden did not. Going from an in shape 6th man to a flabby superstar is gonna draw scrutiny.


If Jokic came into the league looking like Giannis, THEN morphed into his current Dr Robotnik form people woulda shat on him too, same shyt

Luka was in shape for EuroBasket.

 

[mastermind]

Jokic looks doughy as fukk and that hasn't stopped him either.

Jokic is in way better shape and lost a lot of weight. He not like Luka at all.

Jokic not cut up but he was a fat boy in 2019 versus today.

 

[Loose]

Because out of shape isn't why he's injured, you're making some God awful threads my brotha

 

[Rekkapryde]

Jokic is in way better shape and lost a lot of weight. He not like Luka at all.

Jokic not cut up but he was a fat boy in 2019 versus today.

more referring to the way he looks.

very Paul Pierce like

 

[desjardins]

putting up numbers + making the WCF bought him a couple years of grace even if he underperforms in the 'offs

iirc Harden soft body was always pointed to when he flamed out in the playoffs, ie: stamina issues deep into the season

 

[BigMoneyGrip]

That Texas BBQ

 

[mbewane]

If he's "out of shape" and scoring 30+ a game, what does that say about the level of competition in "the best era ever"?

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Just joking He clearly did look more in shape during Eurobasket. But two things : Eurobasket is a couple of weeks, the NBA season is more than half a year. Easier to stay in shape for a shorter time. And on top of that euro players usually go extra hard in Eurobasket. It'll become an issue if the numbers dip and/or he flames out early in the playoffs. Neither has happened yet. All that being said, I remember it was mentionned in the last Dallas game I watched, don't remember who it was against.

 

[duckbutta]

Because his diet is probably shyt

Nobody cares since he isn't getting injured and he's winning/putting up crazy numbers

Didn't he miss the first few playoff games cause he was hurt last year?

 

[beenz]

Jokic looks doughy as fukk and that hasn't stopped him either.

the current jokic is the version who lost weight tho

 

[NoMorePie]

No need to when he randomly drops 35/15/6 every other night

 

[Rekkapryde]

the current jokic is the version who lost weight tho

Even the sloppy version was puttin in work tho.

But yeah, even now he looks weird having no definition at all.

 

[GOAT]

luka is simply using the same training regimen and paul pierce, which got him to the HOF as well

Pierce was more explosive in his 30s than Luka is in his 20s

 

[im not you]

fatboy not winning anything until he takes his conditioning seriously/buys into a real offensive system that doesnt have him pounding the ball all game