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<\/p>\nRenowned sports media personality Colin Cowherd released a new episode of his long-running podcast. With \u2018self-proclaimed basketball junkie\u2019 Jason Timpf joining in as co-host, the duo discussed the ongoing NBA season, with special emphasis being laid on some specific scoring players. Cowherd contemplated whether, in his 50+ years\u2019 experience of being a spectator, he had ever come across a basketball player who he immediately considered to be amongst the top five scorers by the time his first year concluded, except for Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic.<\/p>\n
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He proceeded to place the point guard on an even higher standing than Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan and Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James when it comes to scoring ability. Despite describing the player as \u201cpuffy\u201d, the 60-year-old couldn\u2019t help but be left impressed at Doncic\u2019s agility. \u201cIs he maybe the greatest scorer, the most unstoppable scorer? He gets any shot he wants every time down the floor,\u201d Cowherd exclaimed.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is just an automatic bucket, always gets his shot\u201d. Further, Jason Timpf agreed with his co-host\u2019s praise of Luka. Timpf proceeded to state that while Cowherd may think of the Mavericks star as \u201cpuffy\u201d, he thinks that the size only adds an advantage to the player\u2019s already impressive on-court skills.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you try to ball pressure big players, that plays right into their advantage, like if you get physical with me and I have a size advantage on you, I can pivot, use angles to go right around you,\u201d said Timpf. \u201cA lot of the times, if you ball pressure Luka, he\u2019s just going right around you and getting to the basket\u201d.<\/p>\n
With an average score of 33.9 points, 9.2 rebounds, and 9.8 assists to his name, Luka Doncic has already surpassed Giannis Antetokounmpo (30.4 ppg) and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (30.1 ppg). He\u2019s become the highest-average scorer this season. LeBron James, regarded as one of the greatest modern-day players of basketball, is currently averaging 25.7.<\/p>\n
Since the All-Star break, the Mavericks have gone 19-7. They have attained a 50-win record for just the first time since the 2014-15 season. Doncic\u2019s continuing rise and his significant improvement since his last few seasons have definitely put the player in the MVP contention, with only Kyrie Irving supposedly standing as his top contender.<\/p>\n
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Surprisingly, Colin Cowherd was not the only individual who, in the past recent days, chose to highlight a similar opinion to the above-mentioned one about Luka Doncic. It was only a few hours ago when Stan Van Gundy echoed the same viewpoint during an interview on \u2018The Dan LeBatard Show\u2019. \u201cI just don\u2019t think that there is anything the guy can\u2019t do offensively,\u201d said Van Gundy.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe shoots the ball from deep\u2026He\u2019s become a more consistent shooter from range. His range is incredible, and he\u2019s been very efficient shooting the ball.\u201d<\/p>\n
Even before Van Gundy provided his explanation, the show\u2019s co-host Jon Weiner provided a retort by asking \u201cHave you seen MJ?\u201d, even though the former coach had been a part of the NBA for over four decades, kicking things off back in 1985. Despite this, Van Gundy\u2019s opinion was not something that was going to change<\/p>\n
\u201cJordan certainly wasn\u2019t a bad passer, but he was not Luka Doncic as a passer, and he did not have Luka\u2019s size and strength\u201d Van Gundy continued. \u201cLook, I\u2019m not trying to demean Michael Jordan in any way or LeBron James for that matter, but Luka Doncic to me is at a different level offensively\u201d.<\/p>\n
What are your thoughts on Luka Doncic\u2019s scoring prowess? Let us know in the comments down below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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