Average of 35+9+7+2 per game, it s useless. Goodbye, Doncic, hurry up and naturalize

The men's basketball European Cup quarter-finals staged a focus battle. Slovenia lost to defending champion Germany 91-99, and unfortunately stopped in the quarterfinals. The call in this game caused huge controversy. After Luka Doncic was called for a fourth foul in the third quarter, he compared the "count money" gesture to the referee.

Doncic played 32 minutes and 49 seconds in the whole game, made 11 of 25 shots, 5 of 16 three-pointers, 12 of 15 free throws, and scored 39 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists. Despite this, he still cannot lead the team to defeat the stronger German team.

The call of this game became the focus of post-match discussion. Doncic received three fouls in the first half and was forced to rest early. When he was called for a fourth foul in the third quarter, he finally couldn't control his dissatisfaction.

Doncic directly compared the "count money" gesture to the referee, implying that the referee was bought. This action caused him a technical foul without any suspense. This controversy instantly completely changed the atmosphere and trend of the game.

Doncic's performance in this European Cup is epic. He averaged 34.7 points, 8.6 rebounds, 7.1 assists and 2.7 steals per game, ranking first in the game, ranking second in steals and assists.

But basketball is a sport of five people after all. Apart from Doncic, the Slovenian team lacks the second stable scoring point. In this game, except for Doncic's 39 points, only Prepelic scored in doubles (13 points).

Despite the final defeat, Slovenia's ability to fight the defending champion Germany until the last moment exceeded many expectations. The game was not decided until the last two minutes. As the new world champion, the German team has many NBA players such as Dennis Schroeder, Franz Wagner, Mo Wagner, etc., and its overall strength is significantly stronger. But Slovenia has been keeping close to the score with Doncic's super performance.

At the last moment of the game, when Doncic was unable to defend with all his strength due to foul trouble, the German team took the opportunity to widen the gap and finally won by 8 points.

Although he was stopped in the quarterfinals, Doncic's performance in this European Cup has been recorded in history. He became one of the highest score per game in European Cup history, with many ominous numbers.

The only regret is that basketball is a team sport, and personal excellence does not always lead to team success.

After stopping in the quarterfinals, Slovenian basketball needs to think about the future development direction. Doncic's suggestion of "naturalized players" may be a solution, but more importantly, it is to develop local young players. As a small country with a population of only more than 2 million, it is already a miracle that Slovenia can cultivate superstars like Doncic. But to go further in the competition, they need more basketball talents.

In the next few years, as Doncic gradually enters its peak period, Slovenia still has the opportunity to achieve good results in international competitions. But the team needs to equip him with better helpers.