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[@MikeKorzemba]

Correction, Jokic made the WCF before his MVPs I went momentarily brain dead, will do better next time

[@AndrewH1994]

No worries, I knew about the bubble WCF, but it was the bubble... And Jokic was great, but not MVP level quite yet, and Jamal was putting on a performance of a lifetime in the bubble.

[@robertgulbranson7687]

All good bro, great video and no worries about a human error those are going to happen

[@zekkenalter6013]

Everyone makes mistakes every now and then. It's not much of a big deal. 👌

[@Jack-og6wo]

Braindead. Trying to downplay someone else then being wrong LMAO

[@joereyna1116]

The BIG FLOPPER!!!!

[@Liverpool-wi4lb]

He was the golden boy for like two years but then everyone starting to randomly disrespecting him. They are ready to crown Anthony Edwards as the new face of the league just because of two playoffs series won, but Luka is a about to show him who is the boss.

[@RE1GN_BLOOD]

Yup. People have been sleeping while caught up on ANT. Lukas been doing it since before ANT was even in the league,

[@pafu-201]

Not really a golden boy but the media praise him enough so that the players they want to put on the top be compared to him and let us think the other is better Remember the media compare him to Dbook, Ja, and now Ant

[@ViktorTheButcher]

Let's be real, that whole Anthony Edwards face of the league narrative they want to push through is only from one reason. Yes, he is extremely good, a playoff player and very marketable, but most notably: he is American. The NBA following in the US can't handle that the last 6 MVP's are all foreign born + guys like Luka and Wemby haven't even won one. If it wasn't for Embiid's injury there was a real shot as a fully international All NBA 1st team.

[@No1Armadillo]

.... there's easily 8 or 10 players who compare favorably to Ant...... No one compares to Luka!! Mavs in 6! 😁

[@Crystal-ib2ub]

STRAIGHT UP TRUTH

[@RE1GN_BLOOD]

As a Suns fan I’ll never get over passing on him. I really think he’s in that Jordan, Kobe, LeBron mold. I think he’s still feeling things out. Hasn’t even reached his prime which is going to be unbelievable most the time. Tremendous tremendous player

[@r.suryan]

As a Jordan fan, l'll never put Lebron on the same mold with MJ, Kobe. He has no killer mentality.

[@WestbrickFansGotNoBrains]

@@r.suryan watching 92 and 93 finals ymca defense. anyone can have killer mentality in that overrated era come on lmao

[@No1Armadillo]

Thank youuuuuuu!!!! - Mavs Fan -

[@Deltaaaaaaaaa]

@@WestbrickFansGotNoBrainsI’m willing to bet money you’re either a diehard LeBron fan, or you’ve legitimately never done your research and spent time watching 90s ball. Because there’s NO fucking way your opinion is based on reality.

[@PlaygroundMafia]

​@r.suryan Lebron haters are crazy. 'No killer mentality' lol what do you call his come back against golden state? 10 consecutive nba finals, won in the pandemic season, won first in season tournament. 'No killer mentality' lol keep hating dude it's hilarious.

[@kennethhanes5702]

When they got kyrie, they all said Luka wouldn’t be able to make it work. Now that he’s been able to make it work, the narrative is “he has kyrie, ofc he should be doing great!”

[@Augrills]

I never got that take cause Lebron and Kyrie is like the ideal and Luka’s offense is so similar to Lebron. He’s not as good at getting to rim but he’s better at shooting so it balances out on offense.

[@r.lr.l]

​@@AugrillsIt's the ball hog and bad teammate narrative they would of said that with any star that joined him.

[@ImAviex]

​@@r.lr.lIts funny because LBJ gets that same narrative, so did Kobe and if MJ played today he would get it too. Pre sure when you are generational people just push that narrative because they are scared of them getting any help

[@r.lr.l]

@@ImAviex Funnily enough most old NBA fans at the time were saying you could never win a chip with a guard like MJ at the helm. Narrative flipped on its head by the end of his career. Now the old heads and media pundits want everyone to be MJ. At the end of the day winning is the only way these narratives will go away no matter how ridiculous they are. Hopefully he finishes the job these playoffs so we don't have to hear stuff like this anymore.

[@tingispingis]

I'm on your side but I think Kyrie deserves a bit of credit for that too. He's matured a lot

[@gungadin9686]

Luka Dončić this season and he has taken two completely different teams to the Conference Finals in 3 years: • 34/9/10 • 1st in points • 2nd in assists • 73 point game (4th highest ever) • First 33/9/9 season in NBA history • Most 30-PT TD’s since MVP Russ • 1st in 25-point games • 1st in 35-point games • 1st in 40-point games • 1st in 45-point games • 2nd in 3’s made • Top 10 in steals • 61.7% TS • Highest scoring season in Mavs history • Most PPG + RPG + APG since the merger. • Most consecutive 25 point triple-doubles ever • Most consecutive 30 point triple-doubles ever • Lifted Mavs from 11 seed to 5 seed • Most games missed by teammates among all playoff teams • Mavs 50+ wins • Mavs 1st in clutch win% • 6th best record in entire NBA

[@boggdogg]

also 15 in rebounds at pg

[@therealcathuman3789]

You missed most consecutive 35 point triple doubles

[@OpenAIRecruitmentGPT]

Luka is teh GOAT next to Michael.. Use your own brain people

[@TheGreatness-gg1jx]

And last season when he didn't make the playoffs, did he "take" that team there? This "taking two teams to the playoffs" is the weakest argument for anything because you could say that about 8 different guys. Luka's a great shooter/scorer and playmaker who had just as much an MVP worthy season as Jokic or SGA. To say this team "shouldn't be in the playoffs" is laughable and I haven't read or heard anyone saying that. If anything everyone has been saying the opposite because the team suddenly went from barely making the playoffs to being the 5th seed. Luka and Kyrie didn't change. The rest of the team changed. So that raises all sorts of questions, like how good/impactful are his stats? If he's so good, (put in the same sentence as MJ et al) why did a few trades make so much difference? And would they even be in the playoffs without Kyrie and the new trades? This is why people question him as a "team leader" or a "great whatever". I don't think anyone disputes his scoring. I blame the media and Lebron for this ridiculous need to make someone a "generational" whatever. They do the same shyt in the NFL and look how that's turned out with Trevor what's his face, QB with the Jags.

[@ECI5858]

I hope he wins the championship this year so that media haters and racists can finally give him proper credit just like jokic after he won his first chip last year.

[@TheDukeCountyGaBoy01]

As a mavericks fan the media is totally disrespectful I’ve never seen the mavs play this well the championship run they had in 2011 Luca deserves the respect he deserves

[@friendlyghostkinda]

He white

[@TheDukeCountyGaBoy01]

@@friendlyghostkinda what ?

[@LC-jq7vn]

​@@TheDukeCountyGaBoy01 He's saying he's hated because he's white in a non white sport that is dominantly run in a racist country where the white guy is evil by default but not to mention they just hate the European with unity.

[@legendarylitening]

If you watch, now people just crediting kyrie as if luka didnt seal off the game. And I’ve seen nobody besides legler talk about that game winning block

[@TheDukeCountyGaBoy01]

@@legendarylitening k

[@AndrewL31413]

A 34 triple double season is definitely MVP. I’m honestly more shocked SGA was ahead of him than him not winning.

[@philipthavenius9801]

Remember when SGA passed him because of "smoothness" after playing poorly and Luka playing very well. Insane.

[@OhDuur]

People forget that Doncic is younger than SGA and has already achieved 10x more. Retire them both this year and Luka is already a Hall of Famer, clearly not SGA. Also Luka has more All NBA first team than Curry, Nowitzki, Moses Malone or Garnett for example

[@philipthavenius9801]

@@OhDuur They also forget his career in Europe that was crazy impressive.

[@yoshibrybeck3477]

sga outperformed luka in there match up

[@r.lr.l]

​@@yoshibrybeck3477Luka is playing one knee which makes it even sadder that the thunder who were the favorites going in lost to a hobbled Luka and a passive Kyrie

[@theSUBVERSIVE]

I think that the most nonsensical narrative against Luka is that he can't win with his usage and playstyle. Embiid was the #1 in usage this year but he didn't play enough games, Giannis was the #1 last season. Luka's usage was lower during regular season BEFORE both Kyrie and Exum missed games with injuries. In the Playoffs Luka was below SGA, Lillard, Mitchell, Brunson, Embiid, Banchero in usage. But Luka's usage keep popping up in conversations despite all of that. Nobody talks about how Giannis and Embiid were TOP3 in usage the past few seasons, Giannis was still that despite having Lillard and Embiid despite having Maxey. Why is that? Why is usage a bad thing only for Luka? The other two are bigs, Luka is a PG, the best playmaker of all of them by a planet. Why is that a bad thing to have the ball in the hands of someone that can manipulates the defense like Luka does? Someone that can use head fakes, no-looks, and get wide open shots for teammates? Luka is NOT Harden. Luka has a complete package when it comes to offense, it's not just driving, drawing fouls and stepback 3s. He has mid-range, post up, great footwork. Plus, he is a Playoff riser, something that can't be said about Harden. The Mavs were by far, the most injured Western Conference Playoff team. Despite all of that, Luka managed to bring them to 50W, which could have been 52W but the Mavs rested their starters the last 2 games of the season. How doesn't Luka affect winning? He has been to the WCF 2x in 3 years with 2 completely different teams, two teams that defeated the #1 seed and that had NO BUSINESS going that far. But somehow he is not a winner? (age 21: 31/10/9) 2020 Playoffs: KP only played 3 games, THJ became the 2nd scorer avg 18ppg and Trey Burke started for 3 games. (age 22: 35/8/10) 2021 Playoffs: KP avg 13ppg and THJ was the 2nd scorer with 17ppg, Brunson avg 8ppg. (age 23: 32/10/7) 2022 Playoffs: Brunson avg 21ppg and Dinwiddie 14ppg The best 8 of the WCF run roster included DFS, Bullock, Kleber, Bertans and Powell besides Luka, Brunson and Dinwiddie. How can you say that Luka isn't the reason they overachieved by reaching the WCF? Does this look like a roster that was supposed to go that far? What happened to role players who had a career year with Luka after they were traded mid-season? Dinwiddie Wiz (2022): 3PT 31% Mavs (2022): 3PT 40% Mavs (2023): 3PT 40% Nets (2022): 3PT 29% DFS: Mavs (2022): 3PT 39% Mavs (2023): 3PT 36% Nets (2023): 3PT 30% Is it a coincidence that DJJ, PJ and Gafford are all having great runs alongside Luka? (age 25) 2024 is the first time that Luka actually has a decent roster, PJ and DJJ are worse shooters but more versatile players than DFS and Bullock. Kyrie fits better than Brunson, Maxi is injured but Gafford and Lively are by far the best C Luka played with. His playstyle is different from Harden, his vision and defense manipulation are at a different level than Harden ever was. Luka is still growing, he hit more catch and shoots than he has ever done before in his career, he is willing to play more off the ball. Luka is finally showing some defense and mind you, yes, better than just average, by far the best effort of his career. Go check people breaking down Luka's defense this season and Playoffs (Awful Coahing has at least 3 videos). He has been more than "not a liability", "average defender" or a "passable defense". He had some key defensive plays, big steals and help defense. So he affects winning and his playstyle can clearly win. He had to do more before because he had a roster disadvantage. Swap the 2022 WCF run and put another star in Luka's place and they wouldn't reach the WCF. Imagine if Luka had Tatum's team this whole time in the East. Ant is great but 22 years old Luka was better than 22 years old Ant, imagine if instead of THJ, 13ppg KP and Boban, Luka had McDaniels, KAT and Golbert? Sure, I get it, the whining to the refs is just terrible but that's not an argument for not recognizing his greatness.

[@dirtyhiggins5484]

I concur

[@Lemjanmusic]

Man you should make your own yt channel and say all that in a video lol

[@AMINOMMA]

Great stuff, maybe make a video on this topic

[@OhDuur]

I like the comparison with the previous teammates what they were with Luka what they became without... and it works the other way around, new teammates are so happy to play for him. I mean Exum litteraly had a new chance for a career just because of this man

[@senbatifanola]

I was looking for a comment that addresses his weakness in defense, I’ll go check out the recommendations

[@Smido83]

Yes, he is underrated. Him and Jokic. Him, Jokic and Giannis. Hmmm... what do they all have in common?

[@SPIIIVA]

They are all Taiwanese

[@cheddaescobar5907]

They all love BBQ chicken!

[@potorokusmc13]

I think with Jokic 3 MVPs I think he is properly rated. And Giannis with 2 MVPs and a DPOY. He’s also properly rated.

[@thewinger337]

giannis and jokic have 2 and 3 MVPs respectively, its delusional to call them underrated

[@Jack-og6wo]

If anything Giannis is overrated. Where has he even been since 2020? Can barely tell he’s in the league

[@AndrewH1994]

Luka is absolutely being disrespected by the media. It's as if they figure they've already given him his flowers in his first few years in the season, and now he doesn't deserve them anymore unless he wins a chip, despite the fact he led the Mavs to the WCF 2 years ago at 23 years old!

[@benjijohnson1438]

The media always seems to blame the players instead of the front office for not putting competent players around their star

[@rafaawa]

You cannot compare Luka to anyone in the US usual path (1-4 years of college), Luka was playing professionally in Spain when he was 16! He has played professionally for 9 years since 2015. That's insane and that is why he is so good so young. It is like comparing to someone that began playing at the NBA at 22 and is now 31. He is a different animal for sure...

[@thinkinginsideout4053]

they're disrespecting him because he's not black

[@homiecide8684]

Of all the lenguajes in the world you choose to speak the truth

[@winningfreak1]

Nor is Jokic...

[@No1Armadillo]

well, while that has crossed my mind, Jokic isn't black either!!

[@johnnyseg754]

Absolutely correct!

[@athenstar10]

​​@@No1Armadillo.. who's also disrespected. I always notice how they hype any "brother" in every single aspect they excel in while they downplay any white, brown or yellow who's doing the same thing. That also goes to probably some other sports.

[@No1Armadillo]

My first impression of Luka as a Mav was that he reminded me mostly of Larry Bird... big, crafty, great passer, slow and deliberate..... but then, not even Bird has done some of the crazy shots i've seen from Luka... Disrespected?? Oh hell yeah! Withholding any final judgement of his career, he is easily in the top ten all-time of players to ever pick up a ball... and what should scare you all is that, every single year, he has gotten better and Kidd is the perfect coach for him..... these playoffs, he decided to add some D to his box of tricks and he is excelling once again.... Loved it when someone gushing over Ant-man said, "All he needs to do is improve his passing!" to which i did an eyeroll... there are whole videos just on Luka passing the ball..... So, yeah, Luka gets screwed over for the MVP, to another loser out of the playoffs now so, all he needs to do now is win the whole damn thing! Maybe then some of these moronic talking heads will show some respect! ... but somehow, i imagine that they will find a way to belittle even that....

[@Physics_Dude]

Mighty white of you!

[@rodericksasu6976]

Facts 💪🏽

[@leonyses2887]

He reminded me equally of Magic and Bird. The scoring and mentality of Bird and the passing and defense of Magic.

[@Serious.5097]

They are sleeping on Luka, because he's just too good and unapologetic about it. Makes it seem like it's easy for him.

[@Nathand0992]

It’s cause he is white

[@Nathand0992]

Makes me wonder how many great whites got over looked because of the white hate in the nba

[@Junieeefor3]

My boy had the nerve to tell me Anthony Edwards is better. He might be one day, but the disrespect is 🤯

[@dpend]

I don’t believe Ant will ever be close to Luka. For one, he is a mediocre passer. He would have to put in some serious work to get even close to Luka in play making IQ. In truth, I don’t feel it’s possible because Luka has been pro since the age of 13.

[@rodericksasu6976]

Ant is a leg down on Luka because technically he is not sound. By the time he becomes close to current Luka now, he will be midway through his career. By that time Luka would have evolved into a different beast.

[@TheFrostyMan21]

@@rodericksasu6976nah that’s a trash take lol. Edwards has been progressing crazy fast as a player. He will be Luka level in 3 years and I don’t know if Luka will go anywhere more than what he is now.

[@alvin6879]

​@@TheFrostyMan21 Luka lvl? So you are telling me anyone can be Luka lvl? Luka is going to achieve so much more and you or me can't even imagine. Saying he won't evolve is laughable

[@alexescutia4805]

@@TheFrostyMan21ant is progressing fast but Luka literally averaged 29-9-9 in his second nba season lmao

[@grasp9460]

Us from Europe knew this guy would be top tier . I had the luck to attend in Belgrades final 4 where he won the mvp and the cup. This guy was special

[@aaronmahan3228]

Luka has been the best player in the NBA for 5 years now. Haters gonna hate!

[@Ricky-oz4ic]

And to think he is only here for 6.

[@aaronmahan3228]

@@Ricky-oz4ic exactly he was cemented after incredible rookie season.

[@nunomoto1889]

Nah he's the second best. Jokic is still the greatest playing right nos

[@customkitgaming3004]

This year fr last 5 is crazy tho

[@ImAviex]

​@@nunomoto1889Someone tell that to Jokic because he couldn't handle the Wolves and Luka been feasting on them, AND Luka is a much better defender than Jokic, watch the games

[@dionigigarcia734]

Hes so good, they hold him to a different standard, the Jordan standard, he won in his country as a kid and ig people were expecting him to just coast through the leauge, even tho jordan didnt win till his 7th year and with his well know supporting cast in Scottie, i think they can win it all GO MAVSSS

[@Smido83]

How many MVP's did MJ have before winning his 1st ring? Exactly...

[@whasiannate]

@@Smido83he had 1 MVP before he started winning, what does that have to do w anything

[@presidentialkingdom2201]

You’re coping, the truth is much more shallow than that.

[@dionigigarcia734]

@@presidentialkingdom2201 I'm coping 😂😂 tell me why they hate on Luka so much since you seem to have the answers

[@presidentialkingdom2201]

@@dionigigarcia734 they’re prejudice.

[@robertmusil1107]

They give awards to Jokic because they don't see him surpassing other greats. But they don't want to give the obvious MVP this season to Doncic. Doesn't matter when he gets the finals MVP.

[@Jack-og6wo]

Wishful thinking just to have something Jokic already has lmaooo

[@BobbieTheFish]

If they win, I wouldn't be surprised if they pulled some Iggy shit and gave the FMVP to Kleber based on some narrative like "he came back from injury to save their finals run"

[@mort996]

I honestly have no idea how people (not just the media) don't see how incredible of a player Luka is. He deserved the MVP this year way more than SGA yet SGA was pushed so heavily by the media while everyone ignored Luka. I really hope they win this year, both Kai and Luka deserve it because they are both incredible players but also incredibly underrated

[@Burton647]

Imagine being a Hawks fan like me, and then hearing we go Luka, only to be traded for Young. Absolutely the worst trade I've ever heard of.

[@isidroundercover]

I would disowned the Hawks at that point and switch to another team .. that's ridiculous

[@toothbrushmints5446]

If Luka wins,, top 3 international superstars (Joker, Giannis, Luka) win 3 out of last 4 NBA titles.. Next 4 years will also be dominated by those 3.. + maybe Wemby starting from 2026/2027

[@bobdrooples]

How the hell did SGA finish second above

[@BobbieTheFish]

That's what I'm saying. It should have been competitive between Luka and Jokic, and no one else should have had any top 2 votes. The fact that one person (almost certainly SAS) didn't even have Luka on their ballot is mindblowing.

[@TheInternationalJew-vn4bn]

@@BobbieTheFish that should be criminal and investigated

[@alonedownthere47]

kyrie did also have character development, didn't he say "damn being the star is hard, sorry lebron" when he was on the Celtics lol

[@gugga2745]

2:13 Jokic went to the conference finals in 2020. he didnt win 2 mvps without a conference finals

[@trvspvrk]

Idk how Mike didnt know that like wtf?

[@cinematicgames.]

The disrespect towards Luka is on another level.

[@Saxgod]

So when we drafted Luka I didn’t know what we had. Then I saw him play. Now to backup I grew up being a homer Mavs fan and then we’d always lose, in the 90s, so I’d watch the bulls religiously. I’ve been saying this since 2019. Luka is Jordan reborn. I know that’s dumb to say but watching Luka play is like watching Jordan all over again and you’ll even see the Mavs use a triangle like offense. People said I was crazy to say that but Luka proves me right year in and year out. Even last year when we stunk we didn’t have the interior defense and it was basically put together with tape and sticks and Luka had to outscore everyone to give our team a chance. Look at Jordan’s first years. He had to outscore everyone to help his team win. Sound familiar. When they got Kyrie and it didn’t mesh quick I was like okay I hope over the summer they figure each other out and then it clicks. But what people don’t realize Kyrie was out most the beginning of the season. That’s why Luka’s usage rate is so high. He had to score. Joke was on one game Kidd said well I think Luka is gonna have score 60 for us to win and he did lol. And we won. We just had injuries with Kyrie and Luka would have his bumps and bruises. What’s even crazier I think they are draining Luka’s knee that’s why he’s bleeding at times. He won game 1 of the WCF with a knee problem and everyone is still beating up on the guy. I expect Minnesota to throw the kitchen sink at us on Friday but it will be interesting if we win.

[@ANTAGONIST_2.0]

The more he gets neglected, the more he grows and develops as a player. Let's hope they'll reach finals.

[@nerdbit84]

ESPN is a joke. Can’t take that network seriously

[@vicetea86]

Dude, I was floored by the fact Luka didn't get it this year. Jokic is great ,but , this has got to be the most boring MVP season I've ever seen ,easily. It blows my fucking mind. Definitely loving this grizzled vet version of Kyrie. They're both something special. I really think his time in Dallas Kyrie is really showing people that ,all the narratives the media try to drop on him, are mostly bullshit. I think he just wants to fucking ball. The way theyre working in Dallas he seems to have morphed into the perfect vet to help a megastar ascend. It's pretty fucking Kool

[@andrewcook1246]

Post merger = Wilt Chamberlain had numbers so wild we cant discuss 'em because it dwarves anything by Jordan, Bron or whoever.

[@jichaelmorgan3796]

It's easier to compare players from more mature eras of the sport.

[@stvarnonevjerovatno3700]

The truth. Wilt and Bill had to be forgotten in order to sell the most recent product. Kind of what is happening to Mike now.

[@andrewcook1246]

@@jichaelmorgan3796 Jordan is closer in years and playstyle to Wilt's era than the postmodern era of today. League avg is 30 attempts from 3 now. It took the league until like 1995 to avg even 10 attempt a game. During the 80s the avg was 5 attempts a game. That paint was clogged! There was 0 spacing, no zone defense, no flagrants, no 3 second rule, no left handed layups, no fancy dribbling, no adv offensive or def schemes, no eurostep, no 3 pt shooting, etc. That and Wilt is still the beat athlete humanity has fielded.

[@jichaelmorgan3796]

@andrewcook1246 I would argue players like Shaq, MJ, Kobe would have similar stats in the 80's, 90's, 2000's, 2010's, 2020's, compared to that of their eras and relative to their competition. Wilt would certainly not have similar levels of domination in any era since the 80's. Shaq would likely have similar stats to Wilt in the 60's.

[@jichaelmorgan3796]

@andrewcook1246 I would also argue that the original Dream Team would be much more evenly matched against a modern Olympic team, while it would handedly defeat the best collection of players from a decade earlier, then it would start to progressively slaughter teams going back each decade from there. That's why I would consider that time period more mature than the past.

[@sotiriosdrokalos]

Luka has more GOAT potential than any other active player. He is the only one who could have a shot at being seriously compared to Michael Jordan at the end of his career if he stays healthy and continues on the same path of improvement and passion.

[@TheShizaarius]

My man's stats can actually be compared to players like LeBron, MJ, Chamberlain and Kobe, but somehow he's still being scrutinized and criticized like crazy. Watch him prove y'all wrong! Much love to Luka from Luka from Slovenia :)

[@robertwiles8106]

Luka's game has a lot of Magic Johnson in it. The vision of passing lanes.

[@rorybannon]

I watched a video you made on Luka several years ago when he was still a teenager and you totally projected him being a super dominant face of the NBA type of player.

[@rodericksasu6976]

First it was Tatum, then it was Ja, now it's Ant. They try to make you believe they're better than Luka but stats don't lie, ball doesn't lie and my eyes sure hell tell me that Luka is the most talented to do it after Lebron and steph, heck even Steph said he's next up and Ant when talking about other rivals see's him as a main rival too. When he wins a chip this year we will have officially stepped into the Luka Doncic era because I think he has that Jordan killer in him - he won't let others eat when he's at the table.

[@xfanatick7972]

Yeah it’s funny how they always trying to compare him with new risen players. Same with booker and look what happened.

[@urbanistik.o1o]

I remember when in the 80's and 90's, the Commissioner of the NBA at that time, David Stern, used to handout MVP trophies only to those superstar players that had gotten an incredible run during the season, but, also, those that, at least, their teams had gone onto pass the Second Round Of The Playoffs.

[@jerrybryant4611]

I think that the so called experts don't have a clue what they are talking about. I agree that Luca is MVP as far as the true fans know.

[@brandonbernal5594]

Please do a video on the 80s Mavericks with Rolando Blackman. They pushed the show time Lakers to 7 games in WCF in 88 and no one in Dallas for whatever reason ever talks about them.

[@blankx15]

Wow I havent seen a Mike Korzemba Vid in a while.

[@tomazroses6022]

LukaMagic 🇸🇮 we Slovenians 🇸🇮. #PRAVI MVP. 🤘🏻

[@zoranmarkovic1123]

The problem is the biased, hypocritical media where so-called analysts work with double standards who never watch the games, at least not most of them, and draw their conclusions from gossip and stories that never happened. Such people misjudge others because they think that everyone is the same as them and judge them by themselves and cannot imagine that others can be honest and good people.

[@dadballers]

Perfect analysis thank you

[@soft-games4074]

No doubt, he’s been my MvP for like 2-3 years, but hey, I ain’t American, that’s why I am not biased not to select him 🤷‍♂️

[@dragonmaster909]

NBA media just straight up hates him at this point.

[@avellino1970]

2:17 didn't Jokic play in 2020 conference finals?

[@johnemmert9012]

Remember how Jokic was disrespected because he didn't fit the mold? A European, "non-athletic" big guy with a 3 point shot, he's only recently gotten the media respect after winning a chip for Denver. I feel that Luka is in the same boat: he's not home grown, and most media "analysts" don't know what to think.

[@quicksandsavior]

Mike could jump and he was clutch. Greatest of all time, ever?

[@doomsday_72]

Sga had a big time come up where he went from 1st team all nba last year to 1st team all nba this year

[@SDesWriter]

It's sad, but it's the same reason it took so long before they would give credit to Jokic. NBA is the most woke American sport. They are STILL wearing BLM t-shirts, 2 years after we found out that the organization was a Leftist front that stole all the money and did nothing for people who needed help (and lied about the problems it was based on). Luka is simply the wrong color to be acknowledged as the best in a leauge traditionally seen as a "black sport". Go watch AI, LeBron, Paul Pierce, etc...talk about Luka's game. They'll be honest with no agenda.

[@JustinHStories]

I think that game 4 game winning 3 in the WCF was a tipping point in his narrative. He is now clutch in the eyes of the media.

[@BallBuz]

Luka Doncis do magic all time 🏀🔥

[@Lena-ks5ni]

Truth is simple Luka is just too good, NBA knows he'll be here for many years and desperatelly trying to find some black, athletic , good boy ...to be Face of the NBA.

[@Nice-sm5hr]

American and more “marketable” is way more important to them than being white or black. They tried to make Austin reaves a thing for a while last year

[@thenextlevelplay3519]

He's not American. They don't want a European to be the face of the league That's why he get all the hate.

[@reality4861]

Luka has an outstanding basketball iq that he can control his teamates and his opponents defence. Dallas is the new lob city

[@interviewwithdevin2902]

0:00 been my fave since his second year

[@-kBSplnp]

this dude is gunning for mj - it scares the status quo

[@lou1s111]

To conclude, Mavs are close to sweeping the Minnesota Timberwolves in The CF

[@nathanmartin24]

Hi Mike. You made me a fan of basketball. Sorry I haven’t been able to support you as much. But thanks

[@OrigEntertainmentOfficial]

The MVP Award is the worst award. There should be an award voted on by the players and coaches.

[@SuperAtrain23]

The MVP award has nothing to do with the playoffs. It’s a regular season award, the fact that you mention Luka’s playoff success to be the main factor on why he should have a regular season hardware….doesn’t hold much weight. I do think Luka deserves more respect for MVP though

[@alexishernandezdejesus5269]

Waiting for that What if video 😎

[@omgbygollywow]

I thought two alphas guards on the same team would not work, but I think the thing with Luka and Kyrie is that they like one another. Neither one would be unhappy if the other is playing great. They both talk up each other and praise one another off the court.

[@jaychow3]

Lebron got all the credit when it was both him and Kai that got it done. Kai hit the biggest shot in the NBA and that's it? Thats why he left Lebron at the time. Luka young and he is looking up to Kai. Kai shows him respect and appreciates Luka just like Luka does Kai. Next season Luka winning MVP. It'll be the first time with Kidd as a coach they'll have a squad for a whole season.

[@jfentdub6126]

Its ridiculous, he deserve an MVP. When Ant destroyed the Nuggets, everyone was saying he's the best player in the NBA, Luka has done stuff like this every play offs and gets nothing. Come on guys, lets give Luka what he deserves

[@RobertHochstadt]

Luka isn't winning MVPs not only coz of some unfair narrative, he just didn't have a stronger case than Jokic and Shai (MVP is a necessarily relative award). Nuggets and Thunder had 7 more wins than the Mavs, Jokic had a 31 PER on as usual crazy stats and efficiency (also played 9 more games than Luka), Shai is one of the better defenders in the league while being the most consistent and a super efficient scorer (while being the clear leader of the youngest team ever to get a 1 seed). I also wouldn't venture to say the Nuggets or the Thunder were teams that were so much more talented than the Mavs that record should be negated. Also, comparing Luka's case in 2024 to Jokic in 2021 and 2022 and Russ in 2017 in isolation doesn't make sense, because MVP is relative to the year they played in. Jokic was better than Embiid and Giannis in both those years, and the historicity of what Russ did trumped Harden's better record and great stats. The playoffs thing makes no sense either, MVP is regular season award and looking to things in hindsight is convenient but not realistic. Not about making leaps in careers either, both Russ and Jokic were 4th in MVP voting 2 years before they won their first. If Luka wins the finals, his rep will benefit in the same way Jokic did this year (considering a good portion of the reason he didn't win his 3rd straight was because people didn't wanna put him in the same convo as other 3-straight MVPs who were more successful in the playoffs). Narrative matters, and ultimately stats aren't everything, but Luka should not have won MVP this year for pretty good reasons. He's a first ballot hall of famer and there's a high likelihood we'll see him win MVP in the future, but this year wasn't for him.

[@bllade23]

luka eat edwards for breakfast all day long...

[@dmulumba26]

Can you do a video like this about Jayson Tatum, cause I feel like the media is the same way with Tatum

[@JamesL0717]

I think Tatum hate has to do his team being the Celtics. Just like the Lakers, people either love or hate the Celtics. Meanwhile, Luka hate has to do with his nationality.

[@duhhmrln8527]

@@JamesL0717but if we was to say “lebron gets hate cause he’s black” then it would be “y’all are pulling the usual victim card”

[@varishnakov]

I think one reason he hasn't finished higher in mvp voting is his bad +/-. Jokic's +/- has been the best by far.

[@thenegaxd3830]

It's mainly the team record.

[@aerorella9998]

The media is absolutely disrespecting him and not at all giving him the credit he is due. I think they don’t want to admit that we may have another Jordan on our hands. Thing is, Jordan doesn’t have a problem with it, why should they?🤷🏻‍♀️

[@susancarrington8091]

The media in all genres is sinking lower and lower in their ethics and opinions. Everyone can see that Luka is just a special, once in a lifetime kind of player. His teammates do love him and how he makes everyone shine. He has welcomed Kyrie with opened arms. Not only does the media disrespect Luka, but Kyrie as well. How wrong they were. Even the great Dirk Nowinski is cheering them on. Dallas is in love with this duo and may their stay in this city be a long and permanent one!

[@jimcoldiron8563]

The answer is obvious, the question is why is the system like it is. Why are these idiots not held accountable?

[@OfficialFamosMuzik]

Been a Mavs fan for 30 years and black not a D rider of Lebron Lakers Warriors whoever’s winning. Glad I am able to witness Luka doing MJ like things with D Town

[@Kikibrat2]

No one believed that Luka was a bad teammate. You don’t go off what the media says about that, you go off what his teammates have said. When Lebron, said Luka was his favorite current player, I knew he was special. Lebron praises the Euros because he knows they are good and they are improving at a rapid rate. Luka gets a lot of flack, but I’ve seen that before and that person is a top 2-3 player of all time. Luka will join that conversation 100%. Ignoring the noise and letting his work speak for itself. PS: this does not matter but he is soooo cute too. ❤

[@Isqxc]

PRA doesn’t have a big impact on the MVP award. Also neither does playoff games, in fact playoffs have zero impact on the award.

[@ryankay5097]

Thank you. The hate the media tosses Luka’s way is ridiculous. He is the best offensive player in the game (tied with Jokic) and his defense isn’t as bad as the narrative suggests. Stephen A. Is the leader of this ignorance and hate thrown Doncic’s way. I hope he wins this boat to shut them up.

[@landondaniell5404]

You can't compare him to Jordan overall because Jordan played D as well, and at the highest level, but Jordan was 1 of 1. Luka is my favorite player, but the narrative of him not playing D was warranted. He has been playing D much better, and if continues to do that, and still put up the Goddy offensive numbers, then he has a chance to be close to Jordan. Now, if you want to compare him to anyone and i mean anyone offensively, you can easily argue that he is one of if not the best ever. Luka is 1 of 1, too. The media and everyone else can't figure out why he is as good as he is. And, since they can't understand nor explain it, they create all of these narratives to discredit him. We've seen examples of this throughout history--not just sports.

[@xfanatick7972]

Exactly! And it will be even more fun once he proves his haters wrong again. Just like always!

[@leonyses2887]

I don’t know why he doesn’t get anywhere near the credit he deserves for his passing.

[@jdkingzyke]

I think the media will just stay the same. The NBA media has a clear agenda. They might praise him a bit if they won the championship but the moment things go downhill they will continue the negative press. Just look at Jokic after they lost suddenly so many "he doesn't deserve the MVP" or stuff going out there.

[@martysomoco]

Luka Doncic - a player who often walks/travels without the referees calling the violation, who turns-over the ball/palms the ball often (not called as a violation by the referees), who regularly pushes-off with his non-dribbling hand, who often charges into defenders without the referees calling a foul on him (Luka). An exemplary "modern" NBA player who violates the rules over and over again.

[@craigcman6738]

ESPN apparently dislikes it when you are not black. Same goes hate goes for Jokic.

[@Godzirra-San]

The media has never liked my Newcastle United either so I'm used to ignoring "hate" but my football team has never had a generational talent... The Mavs do. Come on, media. Accept it, he's brilliant.

[@MrLurchsThings]

As a life long C’s fan, if we were to go down to the Mavs in the finals….. I won’t be upset. Love the Luka and Kyrie pair up, with Washington and Gafford playing amazing.

[@orionzervakos]

I really hope Luka shuts all the Anthony Edwards talk down. The guy has two pretty good series and the whole media is ready to crown him MJ 2.0. Meanwhile Luka is having an objectively better playoffs and it's crickets.

[@mediamannaman]

Joker, Luka, AntMan, Wemby - these players are the current faces of the NBA! I don't think anyone can beat Boston this year, and I'm not even convinced at this point (after only Game 1 of the WCF) that Dallas will beat Minnesota, but I do agree that Luka deserves more recognition and that the narratives about his lack of athleticism, his lack of defense, his ball hogging, etc. are all wrong.

[@MichaelJYogi]

The media made the mistake of asking Kyrie about Lebron being a father figure to him. Kyrie like "Excuse me, I have a Father" 😂 Make an NBA Champ a child and he will want out the situation.

[@zombievikinggaming4258]

Should have been an All Star his rookie season and has had at least two MVP worthy seasons so far. Probably should've won one that Jokic one and definitely should've won the time they gave it to Embiid.

[@globalmogul]

Thx Kyrie

[@jackyparkchan7762]

Watching this after Luka's game winner on T-Wolves in Game 2

[@venom999333]

Just IMAGINE what the media would do if Luka was a Boston Celtic!! IMAGINE

[@alchemist_one]

Luka's stats don't really stand up well vs MJ's, especially if you factor in game pace. If you don't factor in game pace, he still scored less and had a WAY lower FG%. If you do factor in game pace you can see that his total number of points, assists, etc as a ratio of the average output aren't really that great at all. Meanwhile, Mike was averaging 30+ points a game in a league where average scoring was barely 100..

[@informanti]

The media needs to stick to just relaying news and events instead of their opinions.. they're rarely ever right!

[@virginiachris80]

I did not think Kyrie would be a good fit anywhere. I am glad he has found a home.

[@BubbaBasher02]

Who the hell would not like playing with Luka. That is like saying "I do not like playing" with Lebron, playing with Jokic, or playing with any other ball dominant player

[@jamesduke334]

Luka is definitely undervalued by the media he should’ve won mvp this year man is a beast

[@SL-rn4ev]

Yes the media is unfair to LD. There’s def a few bad actors who set higher expectations on him & somehow convinced many others to follow suit. TBH, it’s beyond me how they’re paid for “commenting” or opining when I see much better analysis from ppl on KZbin.

[@joshuaharmening7750]

JORDAN AND LEBRON's favorite player. People need to get on board.

[@jpc5306]

Media typically tends to be trash when it comes from television.

[@Toasted_2-9]

Luka is probably my favorite young basketball player that's doing amazing right now and knew him since he was in the dude perfect video since I'm not into basketball that much but I knew he was just a cool dude and amazing player since and not only that but also been a fan of kyrie and just hope luka gets the respect and love that he deserves W

[@jackdaddyslim3895]

The Fact that Luka hasn't gotten closer to winning the MVP (or winning one outright) Is a Disgrace to The NBA and everyone with a Vote.

[@zachfriedman7321]

Very rarely do the pundits pass over an opportunity to compare star players with big numbers to star players with small numbers...I can't help but feel like people turned against Luka when it became clear that he could win in the playoffs. A first-round pick with a strong overseas resume that came in amazing and became somehow even more amazing isn't the story people want. They want the guy they originally saw as the underdog that became the superstar. You may want to compare to Lebron: "Everyone knew Lebron was going to be amazing!" And yes, that's true. But Luka...unlike Lebron and unlike just about every other superstar we have yet seen in the NBA, Luka entered the draft with a proven record against professional teams. People already knew he was capable of winning at the highest level. If there is another player in the NBA with Luka's pedigree, I am unaware. I think the collective zeitgeist formed a negative opinion of Luka because of his success. He started winning, proving he wasn't the underdog, and thereby also proving that he is not an underdog.