Same, I never watched NBA till the 2020 playoffs where the Nugs had a run on the Bubble, I am a Jokic fan after that. if he is gone then my reason for watching is over as the other players dont interest me much
It's funny, but in 50+ years of watching professional basketball, Jokic is the most fun player for me to watch. He NEVER fails to throw 6-8 amazing dimes and is an unstoppable offensive force with the deepest bag in basketball.
I would way rather watch Jokic command the floor then more iso hero ball. The iso hero ball as I get older is so much less entertaining compared to making good reads/plays with the whole team involved.
BUT HE'S NOT FUN TO WATCH, he isn't stereotypically athletic. He is high iq and good at making decisions. He doesn't play with flash, so to be honest he's good because he gets the points but he doesn't move with swag. Lol, i like him and i love seeing him win but he doesn't have bounce etc....
@KAIZORIANEMPIRE Yes, he isn't stereotypical athletic and can't jump out of the gym. The point people are making is high IQ plays where he's 3 steps ahead of everyone else and tricks the entire defense with a pass fake to lead a guy open are FUN TO WATCH. There's a play Lebron made vs. the Lakers where he pass fakes two guys out of the play before throwing a no look pass for an open layup. It's still showed over and over again to this day as one of lebrons best passes. Jokic makes 2 of those types of passes every single game.
He's in a small market team. Mainstream media doesn't give a damn about him. He could break every single offensive record this year and they'll still talk about lebron stubbing his toe. I'm thankful for small media and youtube for talking about him I wanna hear about him?
This isn’t just about being a small-market team. Look at the Bucks-Giannis plays in a small market too, but he gets plenty of love. There’s something bigger at play here.
@@tipsnstreamsGiannis is more marketable and has the game that Americans want to see. That's the difference (Also believe me if Giannis was American and was playing for the Lakers he would also be in a different level in terms of popularity ext)
I don't give a damn about all of the nba, as long as Jokic plays, am gonna watch basketball, he disappears, am out. They love him or hate, or think of him as the best player in history, i don't care, I just want to watch the greatness of how nikola is playing basketball. When you grow older, it becomes near impossible to see something fun & impressive to watch.
It's funny how before Jokic won his first championship they were saying "how can he be better than Embiid if he got no playoff success" Jokic led his team to the confernce finals and led his team to the playoffs without his two best players and lost in 5 against the warriors who won a championship and yet Embiid had more talented teammates than Jokic but never even sniffed a conference finals. If Embiid was in jokic shoes he would not be doing that.
@@chrisuncleahmad789 Giannis has lost 2 multiple sub 40 win teams in the playoffs. Jokic never has. Jokic has never had the opportunity to beat up on a 30 win playoff team, unlike Giannis
@@chrisuncleahmad789so embiid had defeat 50+ win team? In east? Please,, east and west is very different, put 76ers in west and will be like bottom feeder
@@chrisuncleahmad789 that is such a bogus stat… in 2019-20, Jokic beat the 44-28 Jazz and the 49-23 Clippers. Yes, they didn’t win 50 games, but this was in a 72 game season shortened by covid. The jazz were on exactly a 50 win pace, and the clippers were at a 55 win pace in a normal 82 game regular season… let’s not be silly here
It’s obviously not their fault as they are the way they are, but fans not being able to relate to them in any way also has a lot to do with it. Where they play also matters too…I guarantee if they played in the bigger market teams like the Lakers, Knicks or even a place like Toronto, the coverage would have been different
@@juanchohitdalotto Being a big man, not being explosive, not being American, not having a charismatic personality or being an attention seeker. These are all the things that make it hard to market Jokic. Plus the media does not want Denver to be relevant lol. They only care about big market teams or super athletic and charismatic American talents on small market teams, then they will start planting the seeds that the player should be traded to the Knicks, Lakers, Bulls, Warriors, Celtics when their team goes on a bad run.
Joker will end career as being most versatile player ever. And one of the few best ever. He will have incredible statistics +-, he will end up with most triple doubles, but real triple doubles. He is probably best passer ever, not only among the bigs, but any position. What you all want more? Guy won a title with an average team btw..@@tigeryumyums9407
@@tigeryumyums9407ohh you think so😂 "coverage" the was "all good being" Shaq is being biased with white players ? Luka did 73 and it was "ok"...NBA always was like that, but especially in 2020s where white people are defacto born racist because they were born,...
In Denver's title run during the playoffs, the media literally had to put Jimmy Butler and the Heat on some kind of pedestal and lionize their playoff run because they refused to talk about Joker and the Nuggets.
Jokic is the best MVP of the NBA history in regular season if we talk about the defintion of MVP (not mandatory the best player). There is no other player that have given more value to his team than the Serbian big fellah. It should be Nikola Jokic Trophy in the future. And Michael Jordan trophy for the playoffs MVP.
@@Zemlja_je_ravnaOne of, not THE. That could also go to 2021 Giannis 2016 Lebron 2011 Dirk 1995 Haqeem 1991 or 93 MJ 2001 Shaq You can look at their stats that look as good, but also remember that everyone on my list (except Dirk) played significantly better defence and was playing on a less point inflicted era (especially from 1995-16)
@@Zemlja_je_ravna I prefer Dirk 2011 (he beat WAY better teams), Lebron 2016 (stats almost as good, beat WAY better teams, played WAY better defence) and Haqeem 1995 (was almost as valuable offensively but was also THE BEST DEFENDER IN THE LEAGUE)
Magic Johnson? Larry Bird? John Stockton? Chauncey Billups ? Rajon Rondo? Ginobili? Chris Paul? Jason Kidd? I'm missing so many more names but wtf? Show love to Jokic if you want but why retcon history to make your point?
@SB-ou5yp nope, neither. Not like this, computer-like, set- chess-pieces-on-board-and-play level. I've been watching Stockton playing - nope. Just, nope. Too young to follow Magic, but watched highlights - Jokic produces that much highlights in two months. In the beginning I was just biased (-ic), nobody here in Serbia expected half of what the guy accomplished. Now I am biased but with arguments. And, if it was not for stupid referees and that crybaby LeBron (later it was all of them) which started to spend more time around referees than on the floor, playing, that Jokić, surrounded by spare parts, would send the all-star team, the strongest one in the last 30 years, home before finals of the Olympic Games.
@@vladimirmarkovic4947 it can be argued that Jokic is the best, but Larry Bird and Bill Russell were tremendous mental players, too. So we’re Steve Nash and Tim Duncan
@joemarshall4226 now it looks like I said that before Jokic basketball haven't existed 🙂 and others were only raging around like bulls (pun not intended). They are good, of course, but this dude is another level. I never saw somebody else doing this -> ua-cam.com/video/MJaOOEEgBAA/v-deo.htmlsi=wv1lm35MxRssfnAZ ua-cam.com/users/shortsO1miAlVasdk?si=Bq9m3bdbDjPbVLm9 and much more. I mean, he assisted the other player to assist... And these are not isolated cases, he does it regularly. Recently there was an occasion where he "knew the action of the opposite team better than them".
Jokić is white, a foreigner and comes from Serbia who opposed the inexcusable American bombing by staying on their bridges risking their lives. Moreover and most importantly, he is not a clown as the NBA wants their stars to be. You cannot be the best player and be a family man, a composed person, a person with true and correct principles and morals.
Why can't it both be true? Haters hate him because he doesn't fit their mold of what a superstar should be even though he's hands down a generational, phenomenal player. So, "no one hates Joker" is false. As the video shows, he's got them in spades.
Advertisers aren't used to basketball players like Jokic. Only one baby mama, no music videos or cartoonish movies, he races horses instead of the state police, and the nearest camera isn't a factor. He's even a role model of humility. I'll be surprised if LeBron doesn't ask Trump to deport him.
2:08 this is pure gold. One guy's opinion was completely dismantled by the other guy's fact. Yet, the guy with the opinion literally thinks he's still correct! Bro, humans have hit a brick wall in terms of intellect. Correcting anyone in real life by supplying facts is now seen as disrespectful. That's so infuriating.
I don't watch the NBA but I'm glad Nikola gets a lot of love and success in the US. He's always a joy to watch when he plays for our national team. Treasure him while you can bros, I know we will.
They hate him because they aren`t him. and also likely due to xenophobia. As Jokic isn`t an American if kids doesn`t like watching Jokic, then i don`t think that kid likes Basketball, i don`t understand how you can claim to enjoy basketball and not be a fan of Jokic.
Agree Jokić delivers..you can cheer others more showmenship players,but you just nod towards Jokić and tip the hat..fun fact he dont boast after some crazy shit moves. Making others to not celebrate same shit but do better..Jokić literaly improved AD KAT even embiid started to do more Jokić like team effort..he literally makes big man playing better all around not just teammates..AD is best example he is less pussy and less streetcloth after two clashes vs Jokić where he played great but lost ..and none talks about that impact of Jokić..
They hate him with all their hearts because he is European, white, Serbian, and (even when he doesn't want to) is tearing down their black basketball idols! By the way, what else can you expect from small souls who didn't even have a chance to develop?
Gilbert Arenas was right that Jokic did not become a super mega-star after winning the title. On the other hand, Arenas had no idea his condescension was completely misplaced and he was defeating his argument at the very moment he was making it. Jokic never wanted to become a super mega-star before or after winning the title. That's something ARENAS would have wanted, because for Arenas, respect is a commodity. Win the title, people respect and admire you, even if you don't act respectably or your behavior isn't admirable. Jokic wants to play basketball until Denver is eliminated or wins the title, then he wants to go home to Serbia to be with his horses and his family. The only reason the guy is in America is to play basketball. The man prefers to be home in Serbia. Let that sink in. He looks at basketball as his job, and his work ethic tells him he may as well do it the best he can. Why do they hate him? Because he beclowns them. Jokic's passing ability makes American players look helpless and foolish. Misdirection and ball deception is a huge part of his game. No-look passes, behind the back, over the shoulder, bounce passes that start out looking like just a dribble, passes that start out looking like a shot. He fools them. These puffed-up, self-serious American players, he makes them look stupid. He embarrasses them. That's why they hate him. That's why Arenas hates him, too. Arenas knows who he is. He's basketball's Stepin Fetchit, putting out his hot takes and playing the clown before anyone can call him that, because everyone is thinking it. This guy ruined his career with injuries and pointing guns at his teammates. He knows a "boring" player like Jokic is going to be remembered for a lot longer than his abortion of a career.
Jokic is VERY marketable, but the media doesn’t like white guys, especially Eastern Europeans, anymore. They always gave Novak Djokovic bad press, until he proved he was the greatest tennis player in history. Serena, Venus, and Arthur Ashe were marketable because they were African Americans playing very well in a sport dominated by Caucasian players. Larry Bird and Nikola Jokic should also stand out because they are white guys excelling at a sport that has mostly African American players at the top. Nikola is fun to watch, he has a good sense of humor, and he’s humble. What’s not to like? He is also s mart as a whip, basketball wise. He made me a fan.
Most of the NBA experts are a waste of space. For them it's athleticism over substance. If i were to watch a game it'd be with Jokic because of his game understanding and he plays a different game from all the other top tier players.
In the 60’s and 70’s teams would routinely have scores of 150 to 130 with actual rules against traveling,palming the ball and charging . Almost any of those teams would given anything to have a Joker
Imagine if basketball would be like politics....Jokic would be the most misunderstood player .....but lucky statistics are important in Basketball games 🤨
Of course not, the man is a troll. I don't know how anyone who played basketball can be so clueless about basketball. I guess he was not that good f a basketball player. He is so jealous, petty, clueless,... it's gross to see and hear
Yeah I am sure that no kids wanna average a triple double and win 3 MVP rewards, along with the championship and finals MVP while being most humbled, easy going and with the incredible IQ without any kind of controversy, Jesus what an ass Jokic has been, how dare he :D :D
I really like Banchero's game, he's like a new and improved Chris Webber. Franz Wagner is also great, but they'll probably need to package him for a killer guard if the Magic want to ever seriously compete for a title (I don't think anyone would trade anyone significant for Cole Anthony and friends).
Should've been 4 consecutive year MVP until he got robbed 2 years ago. If Kobe was still alive, he would give Joker all his flowers unlike some of these biased former players.
Jokic doesn’t give two shits about being flashy unless it gets him buckets, he does what he needs to do to be good and doesn’t need to do unnecessary flashy shit. I’m not saying other players are unnecessarily flashy, but they do what THEY need to do to be good, some players games rely more on fancy dribbling or 3 point shooting, jokic isn’t one of those players
People demeanJokic for the same reason that they undervalued Larry Bird. And no, it's not the usual facile answer. In a league of supremely tuned athletes, it is maddening to watch guys who clearly don't fit that category put up huge numbers and beat you or your favorite players night in and night out. If Jokic were buff, could jump out of the building, and were lightning quick, his detractors wouldn't care if he were purple. He makes it look too easy, and that drives people crazy.
this is literally the same video he posted 4 months earlier, its the same video not only the scripts but literally he is using some of the same segments from the last one, the literal same recordings
What amazes me, is guys like Austin Rivers who is nothing but a regular bum, have the audacity to comment and put down Jokic even tho he played with him. Well, sit down Austin, you can't even clean his shoes. This guy is a beast and you or your daddy couldn't reach his level in a million years! What bothers them is that Joker is actually just a regular family guy, not looking to be liked or worshipped, unlike you. And I can understand why that bothers you, but c'mon, comparing you to him is like comparing instant noodles to a wagyu steak. Joker is the real deal and you better deal with it.
ngl after seeing that that denver has worse offence in history without jokic and the best offence with him, im starting to believe even more and more that nuggets without jokic would get sweept by g league teams
Imagine if the 76ers had used their second round pick (the one they got from Cleveland) for Jokic rather than Jerami Grant. Embiid and Jokic in a twin tower setup. With any luck, Jokic's work ethic might affect Embiid rather than the other way around, and Embiid might be a better fit as a secondary Big Man. Jokic would have a significantly better team to work his magic on, and I don't think he needs that big of a bump for him to start a dynasty. He might even have been able to hide in Embiid's shadow to avoid the lime-light. Stockton to Embiid's Malone, if you will.
If he wins another MVP, I would put him in the top-5 Center of all time. And if he adds up another Ring & FMVP as well.. Dude might knock Shaq out of the top-3 Centers of all time. But for now, let us witness everyhing unfolds. my top-5 Centers of all time still stands: Kareem, Wilt, Shaq Bill, Hakeem (in that order).
If we want to be honest, he already won that one more MVP. The only problem is that those who decide decided not to award him that well-deserved MVP. They generally said that publicly before it was decided. They themselves gave the reason why they WON'T give him that MVP. And that is, in that case, according to them, he would rank among the greatest NBA American stars of all time. This is what they simply could not allow. So with their actions, they devalued the MVP institution, which is why it is no longer as important and valuable as it once was, except for the American media and some American fans of the NBA. So, as far as the MVP is concerned, it was never particularly important to Jokić, and after that procedure of those who decide on the MVP, neither to many basketball fans. above all in Europe, and the rest of the world.
Remember when Gilbert Arenas did nothing in the NBA? Oh that's right he brought a gun to the arena. Yea being remembered for that instead of your skill must hurt poor Gilbert.
He's getting Tim Duncan treatment quite shows no emotions no personality his skill set is boring to alot people plays every night balls out just hated period
6:48 why are you showing clips of Jordan and Kobe when you introduced Load Management? They don't even do that? The video was good but you need to get these fine details right. In the eyes of a casual viewer who don't know about Jordan and Kobe, they gonna think they doing load management. There are other players who were best suited if you needed a player's face at that timeframe.
Jealousy and envy hurt-A LOT....Add discrimination to that and there you go... Simple. Americans just cant accept the fact that some guy from Serbia is better than all of their all star american players. And he is. Its real. And Its a fact. Americans think that they are the best in everything, including all sports-so wrong on so many levels-its insane
Their teams are full of blacks, they should be grateful for this white guy and cheering him on. No one can look at those blacks and feel pattiotism, lol Nikola is more American than them
While Gilbert Arenas is a clown, and so out of touch with reality, he DOES have a point that Jokic is not something that kids want to see. And that makes him not marketable. Kids want a guy who screams, full of ego, Dribbles like Iverson or jumps and dunks like Vince.... They don't want this super high IQ player with crazy passing ability and weird (although superior) movement. So... Is NBA such a circus show that it's there for kids? Well... Yes. Whatever makes money. It's a sad reality in many sports organizations today. Maybe most of all NBA.
Some good points, but a few flaws... 1) You cannot extrapolate anything from merely 10 games! Even whether he will continue on that pace: & shortly after this video came out, Jokic took off 3 games re: the Serbian tradition for the birth of a son. Not that I fault him, but... 2) You must see how OTHER of the best years started over 10 games if you want to make a valid comparison. I am sure you will find some guys who started even stronger: the smaller the sample size, the greater the extremes in performance-since things tend to regress to the mean. 3) One reason anyone may never be able to produce a "best season ever" is due to limited minutes. You simply cannot put up the greatest/most raw numbers-or even in some advanced stats measuring total value like Win Shares & Value over Replacement player, if you do not have the time. Best years in the past started well over 3000 minutes, went to over 3.5, 3.6 K-in the case of Wilt, north of 3.8 4) Joker like everyone is treated to load management! He only played 69 games a couple years ago to specifically rest him for the playoffs. Last year was his most minutes ever-& that was just 2,737. Everyone plays than in Days of Yore-which was not very long ago! It was a little ridiculous to even ask if a coach should apologize to a player when he approached 40 minutes in a game! Unless a condition subjects a player to a high risk of injury, of course averaging about 10 minutes for four, 12 minute quarters-especially a highly trained athlete with access to the best training & recovery... Should be considered routine.
Lets be honest, NBA and WNBA has isssue: race, fact noone talk about because first to do so is done, with commentating or whatever job they have...Luka put 73pts show, Shaq will only say: "he aint that bad"...
Yup. Whoever knows anything about basketball, watches still nba because of Jokic. And Doncic. Thats what basketball is all about. Especially Jokers play. Nobody cant guard the guy, because he is pure basketball artist. You may be Shaq, strong. You may be Wilt long. But boy no one does it like this guy. Whoever doesnt want to admit that, I'm really sorry than for your basketball knowledge and rip. 😂😂
Jokic is the only reason im still watching the NBA.
Same, I never watched NBA till the 2020 playoffs where the Nugs had a run on the Bubble, I am a Jokic fan after that. if he is gone then my reason for watching is over as the other players dont interest me much
Me too, people don't realize how he is better now than lebrick ever was...
Same here❤
Same here.
Who the fck I'm fcking watching rn NBA? Embiid and AD? They are fcking the same.
It's funny, but in 50+ years of watching professional basketball, Jokic is the most fun player for me to watch. He NEVER fails to throw 6-8 amazing dimes and is an unstoppable offensive force with the deepest bag in basketball.
I started watching the NBA again because of Jokic. I couldn't agree with you more.
I would way rather watch Jokic command the floor then more iso hero ball. The iso hero ball as I get older is so much less entertaining compared to making good reads/plays with the whole team involved.
BUT HE'S NOT FUN TO WATCH, he isn't stereotypically athletic. He is high iq and good at making decisions. He doesn't play with flash, so to be honest he's good because he gets the points but he doesn't move with swag. Lol, i like him and i love seeing him win but he doesn't have bounce etc....
@KAIZORIANEMPIRE Yes, he isn't stereotypical athletic and can't jump out of the gym. The point people are making is high IQ plays where he's 3 steps ahead of everyone else and tricks the entire defense with a pass fake to lead a guy open are FUN TO WATCH.
There's a play Lebron made vs. the Lakers where he pass fakes two guys out of the play before throwing a no look pass for an open layup. It's still showed over and over again to this day as one of lebrons best passes. Jokic makes 2 of those types of passes every single game.
@@GTNover yeah i get your point here on the fun to watch by being high iq and tall player good point
He's in a small market team. Mainstream media doesn't give a damn about him. He could break every single offensive record this year and they'll still talk about lebron stubbing his toe. I'm thankful for small media and youtube for talking about him I wanna hear about him?
Same. Thank god for real hoop heads out there making content for us.
This is why NBA ratings have crashed 😂
dont worry. Television aint the mainstream media anymore😂
This isn’t just about being a small-market team. Look at the Bucks-Giannis plays in a small market too, but he gets plenty of love. There’s something bigger at play here.
@@tipsnstreamsGiannis is more marketable and has the game that Americans want to see.
That's the difference
(Also believe me if Giannis was American and was playing for the Lakers he would also be in a different level in terms of popularity ext)
I don't give a damn about all of the nba, as long as Jokic plays, am gonna watch basketball,
he disappears,
am out.
They love him or hate, or think of him as the best player in history, i don't care, I just want to watch the greatness of how nikola is playing basketball.
When you grow older, it becomes near impossible to see something fun & impressive to watch.
Maybe we wil notl see another player like him in forever. 1 of 1 type of sh*t
Always appreciate greatness cause it doesn't come around often
Ти си брат.
It's funny how before Jokic won his first championship they were saying "how can he be better than Embiid if he got no playoff success" Jokic led his team to the confernce finals and led his team to the playoffs without his two best players and lost in 5 against the warriors who won a championship and yet Embiid had more talented teammates than Jokic but never even sniffed a conference finals. If Embiid was in jokic shoes he would not be doing that.
@@chrisuncleahmad789 Giannis has lost 2 multiple sub 40 win teams in the playoffs. Jokic never has. Jokic has never had the opportunity to beat up on a 30 win playoff team, unlike Giannis
@@chrisuncleahmad789so embiid had defeat 50+ win team? In east? Please,, east and west is very different, put 76ers in west and will be like bottom feeder
@@chrisuncleahmad789 that is such a bogus stat… in 2019-20, Jokic beat the 44-28 Jazz and the 49-23 Clippers. Yes, they didn’t win 50 games, but this was in a 72 game season shortened by covid. The jazz were on exactly a 50 win pace, and the clippers were at a 55 win pace in a normal 82 game regular season… let’s not be silly here
@chrisuncleahmad666 oh hell no not you again. You go to every single video about Jokic and bring that same shit up.
Reminds me of Duncan. Dude won 5 chips and got the quarter of the coverage
Which means Jokic is 4 times better player than Tim, unfortunately
It’s obviously not their fault as they are the way they are, but fans not being able to relate to them in any way also has a lot to do with it. Where they play also matters too…I guarantee if they played in the bigger market teams like the Lakers, Knicks or even a place like Toronto, the coverage would have been different
@@juanchohitdalotto Being a big man, not being explosive, not being American, not having a charismatic personality or being an attention seeker. These are all the things that make it hard to market Jokic. Plus the media does not want Denver to be relevant lol. They only care about big market teams or super athletic and charismatic American talents on small market teams, then they will start planting the seeds that the player should be traded to the Knicks, Lakers, Bulls, Warriors, Celtics when their team goes on a bad run.
Duncan actually played defense.
Joker should had 4 MVP’s in a row now.
No way!! They cannot let a white guy be their greatest ever!!
2 years ago was definitely a toss up and factor in voter fatigue I can see why Embiid won, but I still would have voted Jokic
@@RubensBarrichello. voter fatigue is stupid, but human
And Lebron was getting praised for 4 straight TD when Jokic is averaging a TD and i don't see people talking about that
Lebron is almost 40, and he's never done that in his career.
Plus Jokic has been getting a fair amount of coverage
I think Jokic had 4 straight too.
Joker will end career as being most versatile player ever. And one of the few best ever. He will have incredible statistics +-, he will end up with most triple doubles, but real triple doubles. He is probably best passer ever, not only among the bigs, but any position. What you all want more? Guy won a title with an average team btw..@@tigeryumyums9407
dude is getting grown man 30-17-15 triple doubles (practically double triples) not 20-11-12 like LeBalco...
@@tigeryumyums9407ohh you think so😂 "coverage" the was "all good being" Shaq is being biased with white players ? Luka did 73 and it was "ok"...NBA always was like that, but especially in 2020s where white people are defacto born racist because they were born,...
A kind of player whose not selfish and can unleash teammates potential.
In Denver's title run during the playoffs, the media literally had to put Jimmy Butler and the Heat on some kind of pedestal and lionize their playoff run because they refused to talk about Joker and the Nuggets.
Jokic is the best MVP of the NBA history in regular season if we talk about the defintion of MVP (not mandatory the best player). There is no other player that have given more value to his team than the Serbian big fellah. It should be Nikola Jokic Trophy in the future. And Michael Jordan trophy for the playoffs MVP.
Regular season? Jokic had the best playoff run in the history of the NBA.
@@Zemlja_je_ravnaOne of, not THE.
That could also go to
2021 Giannis
2016 Lebron
2011 Dirk
1995 Haqeem
1991 or 93 MJ
2001 Shaq
You can look at their stats that look as good, but also remember that everyone on my list (except Dirk) played significantly better defence and was playing on a less point inflicted era (especially from 1995-16)
@@philip5454 Yes Jokic had the best playoff run in the history.
@@Zemlja_je_ravna I prefer Dirk 2011
(he beat WAY better teams), Lebron 2016 (stats almost as good, beat WAY better teams, played WAY better defence) and Haqeem 1995 (was almost as valuable offensively but was also THE BEST DEFENDER IN THE LEAGUE)
@@philip5454 I mean does not matter what anyone 'prefers', Jokic statistically had the best playoff run with highest PER of all time.
There never has been a player which main asset was his brain.
People are not used to anomalies.
Magic Johnson? Larry Bird? John Stockton? Chauncey Billups ? Rajon Rondo? Ginobili? Chris Paul? Jason Kidd?
I'm missing so many more names but wtf? Show love to Jokic if you want but why retcon history to make your point?
@SB-ou5yp nope, neither.
Not like this, computer-like, set- chess-pieces-on-board-and-play level.
I've been watching Stockton playing - nope. Just, nope.
Too young to follow Magic, but watched highlights - Jokic produces that much highlights in two months.
In the beginning I was just biased (-ic), nobody here in Serbia expected half of what the guy accomplished.
Now I am biased but with arguments.
And, if it was not for stupid referees and that crybaby LeBron (later it was all of them) which started to spend more time around referees than on the floor, playing, that Jokić, surrounded by spare parts, would send the all-star team, the strongest one in the last 30 years, home before finals of the Olympic Games.
@@vladimirmarkovic4947 it can be argued that Jokic is the best, but Larry Bird and Bill Russell were tremendous mental players, too. So we’re Steve Nash and Tim Duncan
@joemarshall4226 now it looks like I said that before Jokic basketball haven't existed 🙂 and others were only raging around like bulls (pun not intended).
They are good, of course, but this dude is another level.
I never saw somebody else doing this ->
ua-cam.com/video/MJaOOEEgBAA/v-deo.htmlsi=wv1lm35MxRssfnAZ
ua-cam.com/users/shortsO1miAlVasdk?si=Bq9m3bdbDjPbVLm9
and much more.
I mean, he assisted the other player to assist...
And these are not isolated cases, he does it regularly.
Recently there was an occasion where he "knew the action of the opposite team better than them".
@@SB-ou5yp Да, у праву си друже, тешко је бити објективан а лако субјективан.
Jokic is the biggest personality in all sports! He doesn't parrot usual bs ,always answers honestly and has a wicked sense of humor!
Jokić is white, a foreigner and comes from Serbia who opposed the inexcusable American bombing by staying on their bridges risking their lives. Moreover and most importantly, he is not a clown as the NBA wants their stars to be. You cannot be the best player and be a family man, a composed person, a person with true and correct principles and morals.
This is the type of person that denies systemic racism as well.
100%.
No one hates Jok. They are just tired of his greatness and know that there is no one close.
If they don't hate him, they wouldn't deny his 'greatness', so you are wrong.
Why can't it both be true? Haters hate him because he doesn't fit their mold of what a superstar should be even though he's hands down a generational, phenomenal player. So, "no one hates Joker" is false. As the video shows, he's got them in spades.
Everybody else is just overpaid 🤷🏻♂️
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Why they dislike him, its simple. He cannot have more MVPs than american all time greats like Jordan. Hes white, hes European.
Advertisers aren't used to basketball players like Jokic. Only one baby mama, no music videos or cartoonish movies, he races horses instead of the state police, and the nearest camera isn't a factor. He's even a role model of humility. I'll be surprised if LeBron doesn't ask Trump to deport him.
More they hate him, more i love Jokic! JOKIC is GOD level NBA player!
I literally would only pay to see a game with Curry, Joker, or Luka.
all star?
Curry and Joker okay but I would never pay for Luka.
2:08 this is pure gold. One guy's opinion was completely dismantled by the other guy's fact. Yet, the guy with the opinion literally thinks he's still correct! Bro, humans have hit a brick wall in terms of intellect. Correcting anyone in real life by supplying facts is now seen as disrespectful. That's so infuriating.
I don't watch the NBA but I'm glad Nikola gets a lot of love and success in the US. He's always a joy to watch when he plays for our national team. Treasure him while you can bros, I know we will.
gilbert arenas is such a tool
He's goofy, fun, and a winner....
Has always been my GOAT! Will ALWAYS be my GOAT!
I call it "highlight culture". Just dunks and threes
The Tim Duncan comparison is spot on.
That highlight reel of bancaro was sick, now going hunting for more of him.
Same reson people hate Novak Djoković. He's from Serbia.
There is a deep anti Serbian sentiment in America? LOLOLOL..the straw grasping
My two favorite current athletes, and I’m an America. Two brilliant minds, like Tesla….and both great competitors….
They hate him because they aren`t him.
and also likely due to xenophobia. As Jokic isn`t an American
if kids doesn`t like watching Jokic, then i don`t think that kid likes Basketball, i don`t understand how you can claim to enjoy basketball and not be a fan of Jokic.
It is not xenophobia lol, the teams are full of blacks literally. As a white guy he is more American than them
Agree Jokić delivers..you can cheer others more showmenship players,but you just nod towards Jokić and tip the hat..fun fact he dont boast after some crazy shit moves. Making others to not celebrate same shit but do better..Jokić literaly improved AD KAT even embiid started to do more Jokić like team effort..he literally makes big man playing better all around not just teammates..AD is best example he is less pussy and less streetcloth after two clashes vs Jokić where he played great but lost ..and none talks about that impact of Jokić..
Jokic is the reason I started following the NBA
They hate him with all their hearts because he is European, white, Serbian, and (even when he doesn't want to) is tearing down their black basketball idols!
By the way, what else can you expect from small souls who didn't even have a chance to develop?
Same with Luka.
@@howell7136 Yes, but he is less thread becouse never got MVP award.
I don't like Serbs too, but Jokic is great.
@Фниксъ Im talking about black people. Tи си јадан. Шта су теби срби скривили?
Gilbert Arenas was right that Jokic did not become a super mega-star after winning the title. On the other hand, Arenas had no idea his condescension was completely misplaced and he was defeating his argument at the very moment he was making it.
Jokic never wanted to become a super mega-star before or after winning the title. That's something ARENAS would have wanted, because for Arenas, respect is a commodity. Win the title, people respect and admire you, even if you don't act respectably or your behavior isn't admirable. Jokic wants to play basketball until Denver is eliminated or wins the title, then he wants to go home to Serbia to be with his horses and his family.
The only reason the guy is in America is to play basketball. The man prefers to be home in Serbia. Let that sink in. He looks at basketball as his job, and his work ethic tells him he may as well do it the best he can.
Why do they hate him? Because he beclowns them. Jokic's passing ability makes American players look helpless and foolish. Misdirection and ball deception is a huge part of his game. No-look passes, behind the back, over the shoulder, bounce passes that start out looking like just a dribble, passes that start out looking like a shot. He fools them. These puffed-up, self-serious American players, he makes them look stupid. He embarrasses them. That's why they hate him.
That's why Arenas hates him, too. Arenas knows who he is. He's basketball's Stepin Fetchit, putting out his hot takes and playing the clown before anyone can call him that, because everyone is thinking it. This guy ruined his career with injuries and pointing guns at his teammates. He knows a "boring" player like Jokic is going to be remembered for a lot longer than his abortion of a career.
Jokic is VERY marketable, but the media doesn’t like white guys, especially Eastern Europeans, anymore. They always gave Novak Djokovic bad press, until he proved he was the greatest tennis player in history. Serena, Venus, and Arthur Ashe were marketable because they were African Americans playing very well in a sport dominated by Caucasian players. Larry Bird and Nikola Jokic should also stand out because they are white guys excelling at a sport that has mostly African American players at the top. Nikola is fun to watch, he has a good sense of humor, and he’s humble. What’s not to like? He is also s mart as a whip, basketball wise. He made me a fan.
Damn awesome video....😊
Jokic, Giannis, KD, and Curry are all doing amazing work on a nightly basis.
Great video. Subscribed.
Jokic is underrated his best player on the planet rn
Most of the NBA experts are a waste of space. For them it's athleticism over substance. If i were to watch a game it'd be with Jokic because of his game understanding and he plays a different game from all the other top tier players.
In the 60’s and 70’s teams would routinely have scores of 150 to 130 with actual rules against traveling,palming the ball and charging . Almost any of those teams would given anything to have a Joker
I watched NBA because if Nicola jokic!!❤️❤️
Imagine if basketball would be like politics....Jokic would be the most misunderstood player .....but lucky statistics are important in Basketball games 🤨
I watch the NBA because of Nikola and the Nuggets!!!!
Thanks for talking about P5 ♥️
0:42 im 15 and jokic is one of my fav players so that take isnt true
Of course not, the man is a troll. I don't know how anyone who played basketball can be so clueless about basketball. I guess he was not that good f a basketball player. He is so jealous, petty, clueless,... it's gross to see and hear
Yeah I am sure that no kids wanna average a triple double and win 3 MVP rewards, along with the championship and finals MVP while being most humbled, easy going and with the incredible IQ without any kind of controversy, Jesus what an ass Jokic has been, how dare he :D :D
So being flashy is more important than actually winning...
NBA is almost becoming WWA. It is more about showmanship than the craft and the talent
But you’re right he not irritating
The Nuggets roster around Jokic is one of the worst in the NBA. What are they doing over there?
He can't jump, that pissed a lot of people off.
I hope he gets MVP.
I watch him his game all the time because of Jokić
I really like Banchero's game, he's like a new and improved Chris Webber. Franz Wagner is also great, but they'll probably need to package him for a killer guard if the Magic want to ever seriously compete for a title (I don't think anyone would trade anyone significant for Cole Anthony and friends).
I know one thing , Nuggets are hot dog water without him .
The GOAT!
LOLOL
Jokic is what Lebron wish he was. An actual player that makes his teammates better and it shows.
They hate him for three reasons. 1,He's white. 2,He's foreign. 3,He's the best to ever play. All jealousy.
Kakav apsurd. Inače ne vole crnce, ali kada je NBA u pitanju onda ne vole belce. Ne znaju sta hoće. Neće više ni kako oni hoće.
Should've been 4 consecutive year MVP until he got robbed 2 years ago. If Kobe was still alive, he would give Joker all his flowers unlike some of these biased former players.
Didn't know that he's hated 😅
Nikola doesnt care what dogs bla bla. He loves horses more then basketball.
Jokic doesn’t give two shits about being flashy unless it gets him buckets, he does what he needs to do to be good and doesn’t need to do unnecessary flashy shit. I’m not saying other players are unnecessarily flashy, but they do what THEY need to do to be good, some players games rely more on fancy dribbling or 3 point shooting, jokic isn’t one of those players
Arenas is juust a clown. That's called jealousy
People demeanJokic for the same reason that they undervalued Larry Bird. And no, it's not the usual facile answer. In a league of supremely tuned athletes, it is maddening to watch guys who clearly don't fit that category put up huge numbers and beat you or your favorite players night in and night out. If Jokic were buff, could jump out of the building, and were lightning quick, his detractors wouldn't care if he were purple. He makes it look too easy, and that drives people crazy.
this is literally the same video he posted 4 months earlier, its the same video not only the scripts but literally he is using some of the same segments from the last one, the literal same recordings
It is very obvious why the nba doesn’t like him.
Cuz him and Novak Djokovic I am finally proud that I am from Serbia! ❤️💙🤍
What amazes me, is guys like Austin Rivers who is nothing but a regular bum, have the audacity to comment and put down Jokic even tho he played with him. Well, sit down Austin, you can't even clean his shoes. This guy is a beast and you or your daddy couldn't reach his level in a million years! What bothers them is that Joker is actually just a regular family guy, not looking to be liked or worshipped, unlike you. And I can understand why that bothers you, but c'mon, comparing you to him is like comparing instant noodles to a wagyu steak. Joker is the real deal and you better deal with it.
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ngl after seeing that that denver has worse offence in history without jokic and the best offence with him, im starting to believe even more and more that nuggets without jokic would get sweept by g league teams
A healthy Banchero is a likely top 5 player in the next couple seasons.
Joker is what tmac sincerely expressed
If Jokic was black, the story would be totally different. I know the truth is inconvenient, but the truth is always simple.
Serbia has some of the best basketball players.
Arenas is a bit racist I think.
Nikola Jokic is incredible.
$500,000 per game is ridiculous 😂
Imagine if the 76ers had used their second round pick (the one they got from Cleveland) for Jokic rather than Jerami Grant. Embiid and Jokic in a twin tower setup.
With any luck, Jokic's work ethic might affect Embiid rather than the other way around, and Embiid might be a better fit as a secondary Big Man.
Jokic would have a significantly better team to work his magic on, and I don't think he needs that big of a bump for him to start a dynasty.
He might even have been able to hide in Embiid's shadow to avoid the lime-light. Stockton to Embiid's Malone, if you will.
He is Da Goat 🐐 🃏
If he wins another MVP, I would put him in the top-5 Center of all time.
And if he adds up another Ring & FMVP as well.. Dude might knock Shaq out of the top-3 Centers of all time.
But for now, let us witness everyhing unfolds.
my top-5 Centers of all time still stands: Kareem, Wilt, Shaq Bill, Hakeem (in that order).
Mine is Wilt, Kareem, Jokic, Bill, Hakeem, Shaq
If we want to be honest, he already won that one more MVP. The only problem is that those who decide decided not to award him that well-deserved MVP. They generally said that publicly before it was decided. They themselves gave the reason why they WON'T give him that MVP. And that is, in that case, according to them, he would rank among the greatest NBA American stars of all time. This is what they simply could not allow. So with their actions, they devalued the MVP institution, which is why it is no longer as important and valuable as it once was, except for the American media and some American fans of the NBA. So, as far as the MVP is concerned, it was never particularly important to Jokić, and after that procedure of those who decide on the MVP, neither to many basketball fans. above all in Europe, and the rest of the world.
Remember when Gilbert Arenas did nothing in the NBA? Oh that's right he brought a gun to the arena. Yea being remembered for that instead of your skill must hurt poor Gilbert.
better question is why every guy on youtube have video about jokic 😂
Let's be serious here. Because he aint black and american, if he was both. He's the face of the league even before winning the chip.
He's getting Tim Duncan treatment quite shows no emotions no personality his skill set is boring to alot people plays every night balls out just hated period
6:48 why are you showing clips of Jordan and Kobe when you introduced Load Management? They don't even do that? The video was good but you need to get these fine details right. In the eyes of a casual viewer who don't know about Jordan and Kobe, they gonna think they doing load management. There are other players who were best suited if you needed a player's face at that timeframe.
Jealousy and envy hurt-A LOT....Add discrimination to that and there you go... Simple. Americans just cant accept the fact that some guy from Serbia is better than all of their all star american players. And he is. Its real. And Its a fact. Americans think that they are the best in everything, including all sports-so wrong on so many levels-its insane
Their teams are full of blacks, they should be grateful for this white guy and cheering him on. No one can look at those blacks and feel pattiotism, lol Nikola is more American than them
Why you putting images of jordan and kobe with the load management part? That's delusional
Arenas is just jealous..he wasted his own career. They hate him because he's not American and he's not black. He is the best
He will end his career as the GOAT
While Gilbert Arenas is a clown, and so out of touch with reality, he DOES have a point that Jokic is not something that kids want to see. And that makes him not marketable. Kids want a guy who screams, full of ego, Dribbles like Iverson or jumps and dunks like Vince.... They don't want this super high IQ player with crazy passing ability and weird (although superior) movement. So... Is NBA such a circus show that it's there for kids? Well... Yes. Whatever makes money. It's a sad reality in many sports organizations today. Maybe most of all NBA.
if one player keeps your team afloat, he is the mvp obviously?
Some good points, but a few flaws...
1) You cannot extrapolate anything from merely 10 games!
Even whether he will continue on that pace: & shortly after this video came out, Jokic took off 3 games re: the Serbian tradition for the birth of a son.
Not that I fault him, but...
2) You must see how OTHER of the best years started over 10 games if you want to make a valid comparison.
I am sure you will find some guys who started even stronger: the smaller the sample size, the greater the extremes in performance-since things tend to regress to the mean.
3) One reason anyone may never be able to produce a "best season ever" is due to limited minutes.
You simply cannot put up the greatest/most raw numbers-or even in some advanced stats measuring total value like Win Shares & Value over Replacement player, if you do not have the time.
Best years in the past started well over 3000 minutes, went to over 3.5, 3.6 K-in the case of Wilt, north of 3.8
4) Joker like everyone is treated to load management!
He only played 69 games a couple years ago to specifically rest him for the playoffs.
Last year was his most minutes ever-& that was just 2,737.
Everyone plays than in Days of Yore-which was not very long ago!
It was a little ridiculous to even ask if a coach should apologize to a player when he approached 40 minutes in a game!
Unless a condition subjects a player to a high risk of injury, of course averaging about 10 minutes for four, 12 minute quarters-especially a highly trained athlete with access to the best training & recovery...
Should be considered routine.
1:30 Why do you keep saying "one of the greatest CENTERS ever" instead of one of the greatest PLAYERS ever???
Boston won't be in NBA finals and Jokić vas only reason I started to watch NBA again.
You and alexhoops have the same thumbnail haha 😅
Jokic is cool, funny and dry. He should lean into it.
Lets be honest, NBA and WNBA has isssue: race, fact noone talk about because first to do so is done, with commentating or whatever job they have...Luka put 73pts show, Shaq will only say: "he aint that bad"...
Gilbert Arenas is just clueless
Austin Rivers is illiterate
Yup. Whoever knows anything about basketball, watches still nba because of Jokic. And Doncic. Thats what basketball is all about. Especially Jokers play. Nobody cant guard the guy, because he is pure basketball artist. You may be Shaq, strong. You may be Wilt long. But boy no one does it like this guy. Whoever doesnt want to admit that, I'm really sorry than for your basketball knowledge and rip. 😂😂