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

[Ironman]

Luka looking slim meanwhile Ja and Zion setting Twitter on fire

He always looks in shape for fiba then all that weight comes right back for preseason

 

[Mike_Pipeson]

Imagine if Hookah was about 125 miles SW with the Spurs, Chuck would be pairing his ass with them big ass women eating them Churros

 

[steph_harden]

We’ve seen this. His peak fitness was in the bubble.

He always does cardio and gets more in shape in the off-season. Then does national team duties. Then sits around eating ice cream and playing Overwatch until the nba season starts because he needs to recover from going so hard with the conditioning and Slovenia duties.

Rinse and repeat. Waiting for him to prove me wrong in October.

Is the man not allowed to take a summer off?

Dude has played for the national team every year of his career

 

[G-Zeus]

Is the man not allowed to take a summer off?

Dude has played for the national team every year of his career

He had the play off²

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Lack of conditions can result in injury. It’s not the only factor but acting as if it’s irrelevant is crazy.

If he wants to continue Luka ball he needs to be in better shape. That’s not hard to ask.

Again, it's his workload which is the problem.

Playing "Luka ball" for 82 games isn't sustainable, year in, year out, especially with international duties during the offseason. He was averaging near 40 minutes this past season in November/December so conditioning isn't the issue here. It's the accumulation of playing those type of minutes with his style of play - that's what needs to change.

 

[get these nets]

he will get flack the longer he goes without having a reasonably successful playoff run or if he becomes injury prone

He's been healthy and has maintained elite personal level of play in the NBA.
If his performance declines, or if he starts missing games....Dallas media and national media will cover it more.

Mavs made the Conference Finals already, so he will get a pass about team playoff success for at least two more years.

 

[1thouwow]

Cause he is balling and not always injured.

You do know Harden only started getting injured once he got older right ?

 

[Codeine Bryant]

Is the man not allowed to take a summer off?

Dude has played for the national team every year of his career

I can’t knock him for suiting up for Slovenia. It’s commendable, honestly.

He just needs to be slimmer if he’s going to play THIS much ball for so many consecutive years.

Again, it's his workload which is the problem.

Workload is really high. Usage rate is ridiculous. No arguments there.
But we can’t act like having better fitness wouldn’t serve him well throughout season and playoffs.

He kills international play because it’s short tournaments. NBA he gets gassed in second halves towards the end of season and into playoffs.
Would be better on his knees and ankles as well as his lungs to be a little lighter. He might lose some effectiveness backing guys down, but it’s a worthy trade-off imo.