Luka Doncic Discussion: Lean Mean Slovenian Machine

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  1. karacha

    karacha Moderator Staff Member

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    Yes, when I was growing up it was all one country. “Yugoslavia” actually means South Slav Land. The word “jug,” pronouced “yug,” means “south”.
     
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    Happy birthday Chubby Balkan or Hookah Doncic whatever name you like

    You can now drink something stronger than beer.But please do it after you and you new favorite team destroy the Clippers.

    No Bosnians who was also Yugoslavia mostly muslims
     
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    Bosnian muslims, who call themselves “Bosniaks” (Jusuf Nurkic, for example), are also south Slavs and aside from their religion, there is no difference between them, Croats and Serbs. They make around 50% of the population in Bosnia.

    Bojan Bogdanovic and Ivica Zubac are also from Bosnia, originally.
     
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    And now Birthday boy, LeBron and Hayes are all questionable,Rui is out
    Not good recipe for a victory
     
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    So JJ tells AR he needs 50ish triple double out of HIM …. no sweat Coach. :wasntme:
     
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    I know a fair amount about different cultures and peoples around the world, but I have to admit I am usually confused about that whole region, and keeping straight who is who.

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    I'd be happy to explain, if you have any questions. It's a fascinating mix of cultures, religions etc. but ultimately the vast majority of people living there are south Slavs who have very similar roots. Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian are practically three variants of the same language, while Slovenian and Macedonian are different. There is, of course, also Montenegro (Nikola Vucevic is Montenegrin) and their language also belongs to the Serbo-Croatian variant.
     
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    i hope lebron sits and luka runs the show tonight
     
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    I thought Luka was out tonight? Questionable he said.
     
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    It usually goes like this:

    Probable
    Questionable
    Doubtful

    without counting "available" and "out," obviously. So, there is a solid chance he'll actually play. We'll see very soon.
     
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    I think he is still battling health issues and does not want to overdo attacking the basket and risk reaggravating that injury. It is going to take longer.
     
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    I would not be concerned at all. As a matter how of fact I am beyond excited. We are able to see the amazing ability of Luka, and we see how incredible this guy is as a floor general. Luka is the only guy that I’ve seen in a Lebron team where you loose nothing when he is insinuates the offense. I love it. And finally someone who can make the game easier for Lebron! He gets doubled just as much as Bron and Bron knows how to play off that. But at the same time, he’s been sucking by Luka standards, yet we are stulll controlling games. And I mean pretty much complete control…while he’s been sucking by Luka standards. Luka is a beast that will find his game and when he does, watch out for the title wave of dominance that comes from this treat once he does
     
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    So he’s a Slobian.

    this is why he’s a fat slob. Makes sense.
     
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    Luka and LeBron both available.
    Only Rui is not playing.
    Go get those toilets Kings, Balkan Birthday boy
     
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    he looks noticeably thinner, they must have gotten him on Ozempic as soon as he landed in LA.
     
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    Off game shooting wise (outside of the 8 point run in the 4th), didn't fill the rest of the stat sheet. Back to back nights. STILL put up 31. We're spoiled
     
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    He started to find his game in the 2nd half, started driving to score rather than pass, hit 2 big splash threes, looked like the Luka we know. Yeah, he’s still struggling with the shot, but when he finds it, oh boy we’ll be rolling.
     
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    Happy Birthday Luka!! Another off shooting night, but still slightly better than last night. Seems like on a couple of drives, he was primarily looking for the call instead of just attacking/making a layup.

    Those back to back 3s were nice, plus the and-1, and scream to go with it.

    We went up double digits, and really didn’t seem to have a lot of energy until those 3s, and the Goodwin/Vando/Jemison havoc.

    He shot better on FTs it seemed like, and is still trying to find his groove. Once he gets his confidence back, you’re going to see a really badddd man.
     
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    No to Ozempic lotsa side effects
     
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