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Doncic averaged 36.5 points per game and lost 2 consecutive games. Kobe once said Harden s style of play could not win the championship

11:11pm, 31 August 2025【Basketball】

In the European Championship ended, Doncic's Slovenia team lost again. This was already in the group stage, losing two consecutive games. Even if Doncic scored 36.5 points, it would not work. Not only in the group stage, but in the previous warm-up matches, Doncic led the team to lose more than wins. Is it really like Kobe once said? Can't you win the championship with a Harden-style playing style?

Now look at Doncic, who led the team in the European Championships, had 1 win and 8 losses. In the previous warm-up match, Slovenia had 1 win and 6 losses, while in the group stage, it was a 2-game losing streak!

In the first game against Poland, Doncic scored 34 points, 4 rebounds, 9 assists, and even scored 5 steals and 2 blocks on the defensive end. He also scored 18 free throws and scored 17 free throws. His performance was undeserving.

In the just-concluded game against France, Doncic scored 39 points, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists in the game, and scored 20 free throws and scored 19 free throws.

, in these two games, Doncic can score 36.5 points. He is the best player in the group stage of the European Championship, but the process of the game is desperate, and he just can't win. As mentioned before, he lost 8 games from the warm-up match to the group stage. You should know that in 2017, Dragic led Slovenia to the European Championship and won the MVP! At that time, he averaged 22.6 points, 4.4 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game.

So where is the problem with Doncic? Is there any problem with his playing style? In fact, someone has given the answer, let’s see what they said!

Let's first take a look at what Doncic's boss in the Mavericks said? In one of Arenas's programs, Cuban compared Doncic to Nash. He believes that Doncic will perform very well in the new season, but at the same time, he also said that the Lakers will struggle very much!

Speaking of this, we can only say that Cuban knows Doncic too much. As for the reasons, we don’t guess what the reason is, but from the actual situation, last season, the Lakers struggled in the playoffs against the Timberwolves, and in this year’s European Championship, Slovenia also struggled. This may indicate that the Lakers will also encounter the same problems in the new season.

Let's see what Kobe said. Of course, Kobe has not directly commented on Doncic's playing style, but he commented on Harden, who is very close to Doncic's playing style! Looking at Kobe's original words, he said, "The current way of playing is, the way a player controls the ball, they can't win the championship." At that time, they were talking about Harden.

In fact, in addition to Kobe, James also expressed this view early and practiced it. Fans who are familiar with James know that James was absolutely playing with a ball in the early stages of his career, but in the later stage, he adjusted his playing style. In the first half of the game, James basically did not attack, but kept passing the ball, because he had known for a long time that his teammates should get into the state of the game first, otherwise his teammates would not play, and no matter how good he played, it would be useless!

In addition to the above-mentioned big shots, Jokic also tells us the answer, let’s see how Jokic plays? In a sense, Jokic is also a big core holding the ball, but the nature is different. Although the ball will pass through Jokic's hands, it only takes a moment and has very little time to stop.

And Doncic is different. Almost every time he attacks, the ball is in his hands and stays for a long time. Teammates can only stay around and stare at him. On the other hand, Jokic, after he gets the ball, his teammates are running, and he will pass the ball out in time.

And Doncic's playing style has a characteristic, that is, he can assist others, but others cannot assist him. In fact, in all the games of Doncic, it is rare to see that after his teammates pass the ball to him, he quickly finishes the end. He always has to drive a few strokes to enter his own rhythm before he can play. Just like shooting 3 points, he has to drive the shot himself, instead of shooting it as soon as he catches the ball!

So, the answer is very clear. Whether it is Kobe, James, or Jokic, it reflects a characteristic that you can touch more balls, but you cannot dribble too much. This way of playing will have several negative effects!

First, if the ball is in your hands for too long, the teammates will become completely unrhythm and the feel will drop significantly, which will greatly reduce their combat effectiveness.

Second, holding the ball for too long will make the teammates' style very single, even if they don't know how to play. Anyway, the ball is always in your hands, what else can I do?

Third, too long lasting will also make teammates feel dependent. On the field, teammates will feel that with Doncic, you can solve the problem, let's watch it.

So, when a player in a team holds the ball for too long, it is difficult for other teammates to perform. First, the body is cold, the hand feels cold, and the mentality is cold. So you suddenly pass the ball to them, and they can't score!

The last thing I want to say is that it is really difficult to win the championship with Doncic's style of play. Not only for him, but there are many seniors like him. Whether it is Nash, Harden, Paul, or the previous big core holding the ball, they have never succeeded. Therefore, the Lakers in the new season will be worried and happy. It may really be as Cuban said. Doncic's data in every game are very impressive, but the Lakers still cannot win the championship in the end.

is so unique! Doncic averaged 36.5 points and lost 2 consecutive games. Kobe once said Harden's style of play could not win the championship