They are providing alternative ways to guard him because what Rudy is doing ain't working. Kenyon had to guard Shaq, Duncan and other great big men so he has so insight.
K mart is his game would shut that jokic shit up fr. It’s for sure his time and game. Remember the foreign players started to come over after the handchecking rule was placed. The zone defense was implemented. It was hard for them to stay in front of American players that changed the whole game. Facts
Kenyon literally said “I’m not saying I could stop nikola but I’d be excited for that chess match” wym brother. And they’re not saying they can guard him. They’re tryna tell Rudy what he doing wrong and how he can fix it. It’s coming from 2 really good defenders and one was a rim protector and one was a perimeter defender
Kenyon Martin 6’9 234 Jokic 6’11 284 There’s nothing Kenyon could do wit him he need to shut his ass up. Kenyon would foul out before the end of the 3rd.
@@kendallblanding387Just say you hate on Jokic. Kenyon was a beast at his time, but he had a ceiling way lower than Jokic. Just because someone was a very good player back in the day does not mean he would eat a 3-time MVP up.
@@kendallblanding387make it difficult lmao what’s does that look like 30 12 and 8 lmao bro it’s easy to talk when you not the one GAURDING the 3x Mvp.. dudes that couldn’t even make the HOF LOL JUST TALK CAUSE THEY GOT A MIC 🎤BRO WOULD FRY KEYON HE CAN MAKE IT HARD BRO WILL STILL FRY HIM SIMPLE AS THAT
@@deejayy8303 early 2000s they calling soft fouls too. Also offensive players back then had the advantage.. remember shaq just elbowing everybody and not get called?
@@user-gc1wj8tt2pbet you are the same person who said Bron couldn't do shit in the 80/90 even he is bigger and faster than almost all of the sf and even of of that era
Kenyon does have a point about attacking Joker's handle before he starts to feel out what he wants to do. Wolves were doing that game 1-2, poking at the ball or bringing a guard to show double and showing hands to get Joker to focus on controlling the ball. I am writing this after game 6 and that is exactly what they did to keep him from going off again and forcing the others to shoot. They would double, the big would poke and the guard would swipe from his front to get him to pick up his dribble early or even before he could decide to attack. MNs rotations were sharp as well, they left a few open looks but for the most part they were able to rotate and contest when Joker would draw the double and pass.
Talk defense on Jokic all you want, he has seen it all, he has many personalities he (Jokic) will react to whatever he needs too. Denver has better all-around players in the POST-SEASON.
Jokic really isn’t the problem it’s the other Gordon Murray Kcp Porter Holiday Braun Reggie Jackson if they can stop all those nice nac shots Jokic stuff is meaningless
Denver has already instilled insecurity in the Wolves locker room. Last year, Rudy and Kyle Anderson got into it on the bench in the series against Denver. This year you see Naz visibly upset when Gobert covers Jokic. But Naz ain’t stopping Jokic either. And Kat is too soft, he got cooked by Jokic already too. It’s back to the drawing board for Minnesota next season, I think one of the bigs might have to leave (Kat for not showing up offensively, Rudy for not being enough defensively) Also, Kat does stupid fouls. Like if he fixed his fouling nonsense, Minnesota would be better off. Ant called him out for that in their press conference after beating Phoenix.
@@blank003 , ''Jokic is not known for his defense...'' cause you don't watch the games. Look how many steals, deflected balls, he also has couple of game winning blocks.
These guys are 100% correct on how to defend Jokic at the 10-13 minute mark. It works. It's also why KAT and Naz can defend Jokic better than Rudy - they can get lower and battle. The problem is they started bumping back, reaching, doing all the things the refs will call fouls. You just stay low, get up in Jokic's body and make him work hard to back you down. It worked in games 1 and 2, and once they tired Jokic out and got him frustrated, they were then able to gamble a bit and go to block his shots or disrupt his passes. So what happened games 3-5? They got passive and let Jokic get in a rhythm. Then when they tried to battle, all they could think about was all the turnovers they forced the previous 2 games - *but you have to frustrate Jokic and tire him out FIRST before he will start making mistakes and get tunnel vision*. So they got even more passive because they didn't want to get in even more foul trouble, and if you give Jokic separation, if you don't make him work, he will maintain his physical and mental acuity and pick you apart with his shot, footwork or passing. Rudy is not a bad defender. He just cannot be the one guarding Jokic - he cannot get low enough to battle against Jokic's center of gravity, and even if he could bend down far enough, he does not have the balance, coordination or mass necessary to stay up on Jokic and frustrate him. Kyle Anderson can't either - he just got lucky in game 2 that Jokic was already frustrated and devolving into tunnel vision so that he could reach in and cleanly poke the ball away. Battle Jokic, tire him out, frustrate him in the post by not letting him just walk into whatever he wants, THEN you can make some gambles on him while also decreasing his shooting and passing accuracy. Its not to say he won't still score, or rebound, or get assists, but it will prevent him from being unstoppable
U can tell Kenyon really loves competing n playing defense n he ain't hatin on Rudy..he actually wants to see him do better..Rudy should watch this video man..giving him gems
Expecting Ant to save the season isn’t it. He’s a great player already but he needs BBL Towns to step up. If Jokic is getting 40, someone else has to match that. It looks like no one is capable but Ant, and he can’t do it if he’s being doubled.
@@Nick-sr4fe He did play decent but he also got fouls early and he needs to stop doing that so he can be available to score. I also don’t buy into the “banged up” excuses. For example, Mike Conley is injured, so he didn’t play and that made it easier for Denver to double team Ant. That’s a valid reason for Ant not having a good game last night cuz of the defensive pressure Denver put on him. They definitely need Conley to help run the offense and relieve pressure on Ant. But if you’re Kat, you still play even tho banged up, you gotta do what you gotta do or stay off the floor for this one and save yourself for the next game. Same thing with Jamal at the beginning of this series. He was not playing well and you could say it was the calf strain, but also Minnesota was putting a lot of pressure on him defensively. Denver has adjusted now with having Gordon or Jokic bring up the ball more and Murray has been able to stop being a liability out there. Hopefully Minnesota gets Mike back and they can make adjustments, or else their season is over.
Just looking at the stats (didn't see the game) Denver took 80 shots to Minnesota's 78. And Michael Porter looks like the only player that made team shooting % somewhat close. Minnesota couldn't disrupt Denver's offense. Michael Porter is the only Denver player below 50%. And 7 of his 10 shots were 3s. He only made 2 of them. The rest he was 0 for 3. He had a horrible night shooting. Aaron Gordan had 5 offensive rebounds by himself to Minnesota's 8 as a team. But there are no offensive rebounds to get if you're hardly missing shots Minnesota didn't look like they can make it difficult for Denver as a team to score.
Wow... scouts and coaches on all 30 teams didn't figure that out and a guy who cant have one coherent and continuous thought enough to finish his sentences figured it out - Play harder defense 🤯 Good job Kenyon, former player turned UA-camr arm chair expert who couldn't even get a scouting job in the NCAA if his life depended on it, let alone the NBA. You can hop on a time machine, face jokic as a 30 year old prime vet and still be schooled what with you being undersized and extremely limited skillset. Dirk Nowitzki drop 40 on your head, imagine what Jokic would do to you.
His time is coming, but every young great went through heartbreak first. This maybe his turning point moment. The front office adjust, he comes back after the Olympics and then next year he out for blood. I like Jokic and Ant, so this series been hard to watch and listen to from the clowns. I don’t know why people can’t give love to two superstars, but gotta try to clown one or the other.
@@xxmaskedupjayxx3006 He is cocky. Everyone know that unless you haven’t been watching. Bro mad cocky and the only thing he’s done is made it out the first round.
They dont want to give true credit to Jokic so they have to have a scapegoat to help their argument. They know deep down they full of shit but the narrative must be kept!
@@aironenise Who's the most impactful defender: a man who can play great 1v1 defense and stop 1 player. Or a man who guards the entire paint and stops multiple players/teams from getting easy buckets? This isn't about highlights and blocks. This is about dudes seeing you in the paint and wanting nothing to do with you and dribble back out. Minnesota fans been watching this ish night in and night out all year -- which is why MN was by far the best defensive team in the league. Rudy has been the foundation of multiple #1 team defenses. He's the ultimate helpside defender. Stop acting simple and comparing him against a top 10 all-time offensive player EVER in the league. Joker cooks EVERYONE. AD, BAM, Wemby, you name it. No one is giving that dude trouble over a 7 game series.
Sadly the Wolves are going home. They dropped the ball by not sweeping them. Conley is not coming back, and I’m pretty sure KAT is not playing the next game. He really hurt that knee.
Brother, are you people stupid? This was never about Minnesota it was about Denver. Better team with best player. Nuggets mesure them, Jokić found the distance and it was over. Its not like they lost 3 games in a row 1-2 points different. They are no longer competitive cause Denver put in another gear
Imagine the haters. They hate a white European center is a 3 time MVP and has the best basketball fundamentals to date for his position. They hate that Jokic has a little bit of every basketball position built into his personality. I thought Hakeem was the best center I have seen and yet, Jokic rewrites the position again. Nobody likes to admit they hate that he does not represent the mainstream typical basketball center. If Jokic takes the other team's defense to basketball school , they always will make excuses for the other team. If Denver gets to the next round, which I expect them to do, they will cheer for the other team to take out Jokic just like last year. They hate that he dispatched LBJ last year and his LBJ sexual fan club from the playoffs and he again knocked LBJ out and his fan club again this year. That is why you now have the hybrid LA Timberwolve 's fan club surfacing. The more. The more Jokic wins, the more envy and hatred will come out. Even Shaq is looking stupid for calling out Jokic on tv and telling him he did not deserve it. That tells you that people should stop wanting to be like these NBA stars and do not make them your idol or role model. Just like Barkley said, decades ago, he is not a role model and stop trying to turn him into one
The sad thing is they are simply repeating what white media did to black players in the 60s etc. It wasn't right then and doesn't make it right now to discriminate against a player because of his ethnicity or how he looks. The great thing about sports is it is based on if you produce. These guys are injecting their own biases but they can't stop Jokic from being the MVP with their xenophobic/ethnocentric opinions.
The way Kenyon talking about guarding Jokic getting called a foul on the first or 2nd swipe at the ball lol. Defense not the same these days the rule books and refs cater to the offense.
Kenyon allat sounds cute, but it’s easy to say allat vs actually guarding that in person. If you was getting cooked my bigs like pau Gasol, what you think Nikola gonna do ? 🤔
Light Blue guy is the only one I like in this show. The rest didn't want Joker to win MVP and wanted Rudy to shut him down. That's why they mad at Rudy and don't want to acknowledge Jokers skill.
Game 5 18 points from the #1 scoring option is unacceptable. He looked like Antonio out there last night instead of Ant man. He needs 40+, Kat needs 25+, Gobert needs to rebound and lock up(he’s taller and has longer arms than Jokic) and role players NEED to step up. ALL of this happens, they’re winning.
With Mike Conley out, Denver was just doubling Ant and rotating efficiently. Ants next step is to be a better playmaker so he can punish the defense for doubling, he’s not there yet.
how do you lock up jokic?.... foul like hell and hope they don't call it?.... you already got that kind of game in G2.... now refs are under scrutiny and can't allow it again....so i don't think your list is possible, no one can stop jokic legitimately and the illegitimate card has already been played
They spittin facts. In the post you either work early or late. 1st goal is deny deny deny position. Anticipate where he wants to go, and limit your weaknesses. Be strong without over committing. Thats how you get embarrassed on spin offs and back cuts. Forearm use is a great suggestion. Surprised Rudy isn’t doing that already. All these are not a means to stop someone, but just a means to try and make things as difficult as possible. Jokic was on one in game 5. He was hittin crazy bank shots and blind hooks etc. that’ll happen, he’s a 3X MVP. I’d play the same D again. Shut off everyone else’s water(Porter had 6, Murray was quite and the Bench was limited) and make Jokic put on a show again. Like in a game of one on one, a guy beats you with hot shooting?🤷♂️ Cool…Okay, run it back and "prove it” I wanna see him try to get 40 again. We beat them in the same game, as long as Ant puts in 30+
Kenyon also made another good point. I can’t remember the last time I see defensively someone front on a center during a repost. Or even push off the line.
Everybody has the answer for possibly the greatest offensive Center of all time. Joker would be treating Kenyon Martin like BBQ chicken, too. Kenyon would foul out due to frustration in multiple games against Joker.
K.Mart is so right. The defense has the right to the same spots as the offensive player. You got to make him work more. Plus I wouldn’t let him down on the block without moving me before he get there. Picking him up half court which will be less time for the offense to work with on the shot clock. But talk to the refs before the game to see what is a foul and what ain’t one. Like K. Mart said it’s a chess match.
@@Lsufan-20 Go back and check the Stats AD brought it to Jokic it took a collective effort of Murray Porter Gordon and KCP but AD played Jokic into a standstill and the Lakers wouldn’t get him the ball in the fourth quarter
Jokic would cook Kenyon. They saying Gobert can’t play defense when he clearly can, it’s just Jokic is too good. Players are trying to defend him while being conscious of their surroundings just in case he does a sneak pass. That messes with you mentally. Jokic is unique and nobody in nba history as a center can compare to him. Old players trying to explain how to guard him doesn’t make sense. Jokic’s IQ is next level
I mean, they might win game 6. But how does Gil bury the Nuggets after 2 straight losses but doesn’t bury the Wolves after 3 straight losses? And after Jokic is playing at an all-time level.
KJ is not saying he would stop Joker. He's saying he would make him uncomfortable and do some things he dont want to do. None of the top NBA players can be guarded 1 on 1. It's about making that player work for their food.
I do agree with Kenyon that they don’t push jokic off the block. I remember watching shaq the most dominant force ever. Most of his shots were not close. A lot of his shots during a game were jump hooks from pretty far away because of being pushed early. But honestly today no one in league pushes jokic off the block. The moment the warriors popularized small ball that all went away. Now the nba doesn’t know how to handle big men. To start there aren’t that many big men in the league. They are allowed to get were they want. Jokic doesn’t even seem like he’s bothered when he’s backing him down. Or anyone in the league for that matter. I think it will be another 3-4 years before the big man makes ot return and every team has 2-3 big guys.
Ppl don’t realize Joker is legit a Generational talent.. even when i sat back and watch dwight speak on how he would guard him.. take into account gasol dominated dwight in the 2010 finals. i believe even in dwight’s or any big prime they couldn’t stop jokic consistently.
They are done. They had their opportunity when they was up 2/0 and having 2 home games. Denver are champions you need to beat them when they are down and you can't give them a chance to comeback
These nights obviously didn’t watch the game, Ant was playing point guard and got doubled teamed every time he got the ball and Mike Conley his actual point guard wasn’t playing. And Rudy didn’t even guard joker half the time, he was letting Kyle Anderson or Kat do it, Joker just started cooking Rudy at the end.
Wolves done. Nuggets in 6,best team ever assembled without being a superteam. When its all said and done jokic will be the best player that ever played in the league. I can see him winning at least 2 more MVPs. Once his career is over he will be top 10 in points,rebounds and assists,just crazy numbers
Kenyon was very athletic could jump out the gym played great defense and was physical. People thinking he's saying he would shut him down completely he's not saying that you have try to slow him down or make what he does difficult as possible make him work harder tiring him out if you can
People don’t realize that Jokic travel damn near every time he does like three spins in one move then go for the layup. The refs are letting him get away with it damn near every time
If Jokic score 30, Ant man NEED 50-60+ He'll NEED record numbers to win. Stop settling for 3's Play inside out but stay in ATTACK mode. Stop deferring and ATTACK!!! That's how the wolves will win.
I hate how two faced Kenyon Martin acts on Jokic. Calling him by his first name constantly. Obviously has a relationship with him because he was with the nuggets staff for a while. But still consistently sly hating on him. Calling Embiid better, saying Shai was robbed of MVP and downplaying his dominance at every moment. Hate those kind of people.
Kat needs to be that all star veteran. Despite the warriors winning the title 2021 and timberwolves current success, Jimmy was dead ass right about Wiggins and kat. Kat has the game but no aggression just like Paul George.
The NBA wants to set up the Joker and Luca Matchup to give a huge boost to European fan base and $ , and have Luca beat Joker in 7 to create a new super/Mega star with ring
I love how they talk like they could guard Jokic.. all of em getting cooked
Every single one of em
theyre saying the correct way to guard jokic compared the way rudy is lol none of them said they can guard jokic lol
They are providing alternative ways to guard him because what Rudy is doing ain't working. Kenyon had to guard Shaq, Duncan and other great big men so he has so insight.
K mart is his game would shut that jokic shit up fr. It’s for sure his time and game. Remember the foreign players started to come over after the handchecking rule was placed. The zone defense was implemented. It was hard for them to stay in front of American players that changed the whole game. Facts
Nobody said they could guard him you don’t listen
Kenyon literally said “I’m not saying I could stop nikola but I’d be excited for that chess match” wym brother. And they’re not saying they can guard him. They’re tryna tell Rudy what he doing wrong and how he can fix it. It’s coming from 2 really good defenders and one was a rim protector and one was a perimeter defender
Kenyon must have forgotten he couldn’t do shit with Tim Duncan. So how he gone do anything with Jokic?
Defence on jokic is easy to play on paper
This is the basketball version of ‘Everyone has a plan till you get punched in the face’
it feels easy until he put 270lbs on you for 40 mins
Thats why they former players turned UA-camrs instead of being on an NBA coaching Staff or at a broadcast table.
@@TheStrawThatStirsTheDrink and what exactly did you do in the league? 😒
@@TheStrawThatStirsTheDrink I guarantee you. Most ex players would rather have their own UA-cam than debate someone like skip or mad dog on tv
Kenyon Martin 6’9 234
Jokic 6’11 284
There’s nothing Kenyon could do wit him he need to shut his ass up. Kenyon would foul out before the end of the 3rd.
Just say you never saw him play
@@kendallblanding387Just say you hate on Jokic. Kenyon was a beast at his time, but he had a ceiling way lower than Jokic. Just because someone was a very good player back in the day does not mean he would eat a 3-time MVP up.
@nikosofidemporas no one said he would shut him down. With his physical play and leaping ability he would make it difficult.
@@kendallblanding387make it difficult lmao what’s does that look like 30 12 and 8 lmao bro it’s easy to talk when you not the one GAURDING the 3x Mvp.. dudes that couldn’t even make the HOF LOL JUST TALK CAUSE THEY GOT A MIC 🎤BRO WOULD FRY KEYON HE CAN MAKE IT HARD BRO WILL STILL FRY HIM SIMPLE AS THAT
Kenyon never said he was going to stop Jokic, get off your knees and stop glazing
If Kenyon guarded Joker the way he said he would, he would be called with the foul
EASILY this ain’t the early 2000s lol
@@deejayy8303 early 2000s they calling soft fouls too. Also offensive players back then had the advantage.. remember shaq just elbowing everybody and not get called?
@@user-gc1wj8tt2pbet you are the same person who said Bron couldn't do shit in the 80/90 even he is bigger and faster than almost all of the sf and even of of that era
Not really in the playoffs
NBA Is Geared Towards Softy’s
Gilbert is a comedian and NBA combo guard. How? He's too talented man.
Dead ass lol. He would give Kenyon and easy 35
Kenyon does have a point about attacking Joker's handle before he starts to feel out what he wants to do. Wolves were doing that game 1-2, poking at the ball or bringing a guard to show double and showing hands to get Joker to focus on controlling the ball. I am writing this after game 6 and that is exactly what they did to keep him from going off again and forcing the others to shoot. They would double, the big would poke and the guard would swipe from his front to get him to pick up his dribble early or even before he could decide to attack. MNs rotations were sharp as well, they left a few open looks but for the most part they were able to rotate and contest when Joker would draw the double and pass.
Jokic has incredible lower body strength that most people don't notice.
And his foot work is immaculate !
Your Mom does tho... go BILLS!
@@isitjustme_jokic also has an elite touch in the paint
He goes Juvenile back that azz up and is in the paint so easy on the best centers in the league, crazy strength.
built like a horse fr
LOVED this defensive breakdown from Kenyon!
Talk defense on Jokic all you want, he has seen it all, he has many personalities he (Jokic) will react to whatever he needs too. Denver has better all-around players in the POST-SEASON.
Jokic really isn’t the problem it’s the other Gordon Murray Kcp Porter Holiday Braun Reggie Jackson if they can stop all those nice nac shots Jokic stuff is meaningless
No they don't. The weak 7 man rotation
He ain't seen Bill laimbeer..😅
@@ElbowSteel1 You underestimate Jokic, He's a serb they're as tough as they come.
Kenyon knew damn well he was on that team 🤣
Anthony edwards will be the best player on team usa
@@Daveyjdigitalhe couldn't even win the FIBA world.cup ant ain't him mot even top 5
@@kasperkilos407Cmon man lol, you can’t possibly pretend Ant hasn’t gotten better every year.
@@kasperkilos407with the name Kasper kilos you need to stick to hiding that work lol
@@c.l.s5445 he's not top 5 everyone acting like he's the best player all of a sudden he's the next mj
This is fast become my only basketball pod I watch and most enjoyable to watch
Denver has already instilled insecurity in the Wolves locker room. Last year, Rudy and Kyle Anderson got into it on the bench in the series against Denver. This year you see Naz visibly upset when Gobert covers Jokic. But Naz ain’t stopping Jokic either. And Kat is too soft, he got cooked by Jokic already too. It’s back to the drawing board for Minnesota next season, I think one of the bigs might have to leave (Kat for not showing up offensively, Rudy for not being enough defensively)
Also, Kat does stupid fouls. Like if he fixed his fouling nonsense, Minnesota would be better off. Ant called him out for that in their press conference after beating Phoenix.
DPOY "not enough defensively" 😅
What defender is stopping Joker no one seems to have a answer @GSthe3rd
@@GStampedeIIIthat’s why wemby robbed
@@LeoorLeonardWemby can stop Jokic?
@@LeoorLeonard no casual. jokic is just that good. no one in nba can stop him. not even AD and IM A LAKER FAN 💯there’s a reason he’s the 3x MVP
Problem last night was Conley being out. Ant had to bring the ball up , killed his off the ball ability early on. Tue adjustment came to late .
Lol. They blew them out with Mike Conley but okay 👍😂💀
@@robertboakye3297that’s why he said last night, you need to learn to read to comprehend!
Problem with that is they still down 3-2
As soon as they made marijuana legal
We are seeing the damage that it’s doing to the brain
GA is a top example
A better example would b your comment😂
@@caldwell2253 I guess I touched a nerve
I don’t just
I’m just pointing out facts
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@@caldwell2253😂😂😂
@@katastrafika5253I doubt gill even smokes
@@aironenise he don't, that's what's funny about it
I love when K-Mart gives his thoughts on how to guard these bigs
He was a solid defender but kmart was getting Cooked by kobe and gasol.
@@ohhhyeahhh1174so would jokic
@@aironenise Jokic is not known for his defense ,idk what this proves.
@@blank003 , ''Jokic is not known for his defense...'' cause you don't watch the games. Look how many steals, deflected balls, he also has couple of game winning blocks.
@@niarlatotepbassethe’s not known for defense because he isn’t a great defender…He’s not trash tho
Sometimes Jok' gotta pop up and show centers, Gobert's boogeyman, Shaq? Run up the score on 'em. Jokic could do what Dream did in '95 offensively.
You had me in the first half brotha😂
BARS!!!
Jokic: "they not like me!"
These guys are 100% correct on how to defend Jokic at the 10-13 minute mark. It works. It's also why KAT and Naz can defend Jokic better than Rudy - they can get lower and battle. The problem is they started bumping back, reaching, doing all the things the refs will call fouls. You just stay low, get up in Jokic's body and make him work hard to back you down. It worked in games 1 and 2, and once they tired Jokic out and got him frustrated, they were then able to gamble a bit and go to block his shots or disrupt his passes.
So what happened games 3-5? They got passive and let Jokic get in a rhythm. Then when they tried to battle, all they could think about was all the turnovers they forced the previous 2 games - *but you have to frustrate Jokic and tire him out FIRST before he will start making mistakes and get tunnel vision*. So they got even more passive because they didn't want to get in even more foul trouble, and if you give Jokic separation, if you don't make him work, he will maintain his physical and mental acuity and pick you apart with his shot, footwork or passing.
Rudy is not a bad defender. He just cannot be the one guarding Jokic - he cannot get low enough to battle against Jokic's center of gravity, and even if he could bend down far enough, he does not have the balance, coordination or mass necessary to stay up on Jokic and frustrate him. Kyle Anderson can't either - he just got lucky in game 2 that Jokic was already frustrated and devolving into tunnel vision so that he could reach in and cleanly poke the ball away.
Battle Jokic, tire him out, frustrate him in the post by not letting him just walk into whatever he wants, THEN you can make some gambles on him while also decreasing his shooting and passing accuracy. Its not to say he won't still score, or rebound, or get assists, but it will prevent him from being unstoppable
U can tell Kenyon really loves competing n playing defense n he ain't hatin on Rudy..he actually wants to see him do better..Rudy should watch this video man..giving him gems
Expecting Ant to save the season isn’t it. He’s a great player already but he needs BBL Towns to step up. If Jokic is getting 40, someone else has to match that. It looks like no one is capable but Ant, and he can’t do it if he’s being doubled.
If Towns is healthy for it, they'll make it to 7.
I mean KAT had a good game yesterday day man. With a bad knee
@@Nick-sr4fe He did play decent but he also got fouls early and he needs to stop doing that so he can be available to score. I also don’t buy into the “banged up” excuses. For example, Mike Conley is injured, so he didn’t play and that made it easier for Denver to double team Ant. That’s a valid reason for Ant not having a good game last night cuz of the defensive pressure Denver put on him. They definitely need Conley to help run the offense and relieve pressure on Ant. But if you’re Kat, you still play even tho banged up, you gotta do what you gotta do or stay off the floor for this one and save yourself for the next game. Same thing with Jamal at the beginning of this series. He was not playing well and you could say it was the calf strain, but also Minnesota was putting a lot of pressure on him defensively. Denver has adjusted now with having Gordon or Jokic bring up the ball more and Murray has been able to stop being a liability out there. Hopefully Minnesota gets Mike back and they can make adjustments, or else their season is over.
Just looking at the stats (didn't see the game) Denver took 80 shots to Minnesota's 78.
And Michael Porter looks like the only player that made team shooting % somewhat close.
Minnesota couldn't disrupt Denver's offense. Michael Porter is the only Denver player below 50%. And 7 of his 10 shots were 3s. He only made 2 of them. The rest he was 0 for 3.
He had a horrible night shooting.
Aaron Gordan had 5 offensive rebounds by himself to Minnesota's 8 as a team. But there are no offensive rebounds to get if you're hardly missing shots
Minnesota didn't look like they can make it difficult for Denver as a team to score.
@@e.e-c9dnope
Kenyon talking facts lol "damn you a octopus "🤣that's how I would defend or teach to defend Jokic
Wow... scouts and coaches on all 30 teams didn't figure that out and a guy who cant have one coherent and continuous thought enough to finish his sentences figured it out - Play harder defense 🤯
Good job Kenyon, former player turned UA-camr arm chair expert who couldn't even get a scouting job in the NCAA if his life depended on it, let alone the NBA. You can hop on a time machine, face jokic as a 30 year old prime vet and still be schooled what with you being undersized and extremely limited skillset. Dirk Nowitzki drop 40 on your head, imagine what Jokic would do to you.
And you're talking nonsense. You're just as ignorant and racist as them 🤡s
@@TheStrawThatStirsTheDrink Thank you sir, murder comment
6’9 230lb Kenyon guarding Jokic... lol he’d drop 40 on his ass every night.
Kenyon couldn’t guard Gasol!
Why is it that people give an opinion and it is deemed as hate. They are just giving their takes.
“This mf a octopus?” Kmart be killin my ass 😭
Wooeee no diddy
ayo
@@jefep507 Say 😂
Josiah getting his Vogue on is nuts🤣🤣🤣
Kmart talkin his shit. Stopping joker ain’t easy but that’s a damn good game plan. Definitely a chess match
Do that u foul out by half
They have figured it all out. We are seeing future coaches of the Celtics and Lakers. Solutions left and right 😂
For real. Someone get this to the wolve’s coaching staff! These guys geniuses!
😂
I hope they AE can get it done, im rooting for him to be the next GOAT. Passing this test and winning will start that
Nah he’s too cocky.
@@Gk54493good. there’s enough “chill” players in the league
His time is coming, but every young great went through heartbreak first. This maybe his turning point moment. The front office adjust, he comes back after the Olympics and then next year he out for blood.
I like Jokic and Ant, so this series been hard to watch and listen to from the clowns. I don’t know why people can’t give love to two superstars, but gotta try to clown one or the other.
@@Gk54493ANT isn’t cocky at all
@@xxmaskedupjayxx3006 He is cocky. Everyone know that unless you haven’t been watching. Bro mad cocky and the only thing he’s done is made it out the first round.
These 3 busters are so jealous of Jokic its hilarious
Yall be wanting people to dick eat. Just cause that’s what yall do, they talking basketball goof
Kenyon always supports Nicola
So how does he have 4 DPOY but can’t play post defense? 🤣🤣🤣 NBA media need to be stopped
Elite help defender. It's how a lot of the winners got the award.
Are u gonna really act like he’s the “true” dpoy? If so ure the one that needs to be stopped
@@aironenise whoever u think that nigga is he ain't stopping Jokic you clowns really neeeds to stop
They dont want to give true credit to Jokic so they have to have a scapegoat to help their argument. They know deep down they full of shit but the narrative must be kept!
@@aironenise Who's the most impactful defender: a man who can play great 1v1 defense and stop 1 player.
Or a man who guards the entire paint and stops multiple players/teams from getting easy buckets?
This isn't about highlights and blocks. This is about dudes seeing you in the paint and wanting nothing to do with you and dribble back out.
Minnesota fans been watching this ish night in and night out all year -- which is why MN was by far the best defensive team in the league. Rudy has been the foundation of multiple #1 team defenses. He's the ultimate helpside defender.
Stop acting simple and comparing him against a top 10 all-time offensive player EVER in the league. Joker cooks EVERYONE. AD, BAM, Wemby, you name it. No one is giving that dude trouble over a 7 game series.
Sadly the Wolves are going home. They dropped the ball by not sweeping them. Conley is not coming back, and I’m pretty sure KAT is not playing the next game. He really hurt that knee.
Brother, are you people stupid? This was never about Minnesota it was about Denver. Better team with best player. Nuggets mesure them, Jokić found the distance and it was over. Its not like they lost 3 games in a row 1-2 points different. They are no longer competitive cause Denver put in another gear
Imagine the haters. They hate a white European center is a 3 time MVP and has the best basketball fundamentals to date for his position. They hate that Jokic has a little bit of every basketball position built into his personality. I thought Hakeem was the best center I have seen and yet, Jokic rewrites the position again. Nobody likes to admit they hate that he does not represent the mainstream typical basketball center. If Jokic takes the other team's defense to basketball school , they always will make excuses for the other team. If Denver gets to the next round, which I expect them to do, they will cheer for the other team to take out Jokic just like last year. They hate that he dispatched LBJ last year and his LBJ sexual fan club from the playoffs and he again knocked LBJ out and his fan club again this year. That is why you now have the hybrid LA Timberwolve 's fan club surfacing. The more. The more Jokic wins, the more envy and hatred will come out. Even Shaq is looking stupid for calling out Jokic on tv and telling him he did not deserve it. That tells you that people should stop wanting to be like these NBA stars and do not make them your idol or role model. Just like Barkley said, decades ago, he is not a role model and stop trying to turn him into one
Race baiter
100% correct
The sad thing is they are simply repeating what white media did to black players in the 60s etc. It wasn't right then and doesn't make it right now to discriminate against a player because of his ethnicity or how he looks. The great thing about sports is it is based on if you produce. These guys are injecting their own biases but they can't stop Jokic from being the MVP with their xenophobic/ethnocentric opinions.
This nigga care. Like imagine how long he took to write this edit it then post
Kenyon and Mcants really evil twins and they don’t even know 😂 sitting alike and everything
Love hearing Kenyons insights on defense
Your videos are so chill, always brightens my day
Ed I'm chill, these nuts on ur chin will brighten your day
Anthony edwards is my favorite nba player
Who cares
@@analyticalinsightu cared the most
Mine as well.
The way Kenyon talking about guarding Jokic getting called a foul on the first or 2nd swipe at the ball lol. Defense not the same these days the rule books and refs cater to the offense.
Kenyon allat sounds cute, but it’s easy to say allat vs actually guarding that in person. If you was getting cooked my bigs like pau Gasol, what you think Nikola gonna do ? 🤔
Holy shit they're going to Game 7
That’s KM Defense Gospel! Well detailed 👍🏽
Funeral reception level vibez in this pod right now. Jokic cooking these clowns. Love to see it.
Light Blue guy is the only one I like in this show. The rest didn't want Joker to win MVP and wanted Rudy to shut him down. That's why they mad at Rudy and don't want to acknowledge Jokers skill.
He defended both Joker and Rudy when they were thrashing them on the previous episode.
Game 5 18 points from the #1 scoring option is unacceptable. He looked like Antonio out there last night instead of Ant man. He needs 40+, Kat needs 25+, Gobert needs to rebound and lock up(he’s taller and has longer arms than Jokic) and role players NEED to step up. ALL of this happens, they’re winning.
With Mike Conley out, Denver was just doubling Ant and rotating efficiently. Ants next step is to be a better playmaker so he can punish the defense for doubling, he’s not there yet.
how do you lock up jokic?.... foul like hell and hope they don't call it?.... you already got that kind of game in G2.... now refs are under scrutiny and can't allow it again....so i don't think your list is possible, no one can stop jokic legitimately and the illegitimate card has already been played
Dude larry bird was slow and not athletic but he rape those lock down defenders ask MJ ask Pippen ask Rodam ask Coper ask Dominique ask everybody
Jokic had 15 in one of the games they lost!! Gimmie a BREAK!!🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️
@@notimportant3686 Gobert is the dpoy I expect him to hold his own and not get bitched the way he’s been getting done
They spittin facts. In the post you either work early or late. 1st goal is deny deny deny position. Anticipate where he wants to go, and limit your weaknesses. Be strong without over committing. Thats how you get embarrassed on spin offs and back cuts. Forearm use is a great suggestion. Surprised Rudy isn’t doing that already. All these are not a means to stop someone, but just a means to try and make things as difficult as possible. Jokic was on one in game 5. He was hittin crazy bank shots and blind hooks etc. that’ll happen, he’s a 3X MVP. I’d play the same D again. Shut off everyone else’s water(Porter had 6, Murray was quite and the Bench was limited) and make Jokic put on a show again. Like in a game of one on one, a guy beats you with hot shooting?🤷♂️ Cool…Okay, run it back and "prove it” I wanna see him try to get 40 again. We beat them in the same game, as long as Ant puts in 30+
Kenyon also made another good point. I can’t remember the last time I see defensively someone front on a center during a repost. Or even push off the line.
Everybody has the answer for possibly the greatest offensive Center of all time. Joker would be treating Kenyon Martin like BBQ chicken, too. Kenyon would foul out due to frustration in multiple games against Joker.
nah…
@@InterstateRevenueYes! He'd get cooked too.
He’d get cooked but the point is that you make him work, they don’t care if he scores they know his stamina where it has to be
K.Mart is so right. The defense has the right to the same spots as the offensive player. You got to make him work more. Plus I wouldn’t let him down on the block without moving me before he get there. Picking him up half court which will be less time for the offense to work with on the shot clock. But talk to the refs before the game to see what is a foul and what ain’t one. Like K. Mart said it’s a chess match.
jokic would foul out the entire couch and have triple double before the first half ends 💀
"All Jokic is doing..." champs as players and future champs as coachs
Jokic got HATERS
Everyone shitting on AD but the DPOY getting smacked around too
Lakers got the broomstick..yes that's worse..
@@MrMancub2008that was last year
AD outplayed Jokic in that series and Jokic getting away with blatant offensive fouls
@@GTR1nissanno tf he did not😂😂😂. Jokic cleary out played him especially in all those 4th quaters to the point they had to put rui back on jokic
@@Lsufan-20 Go back and check the Stats AD brought it to Jokic it took a collective effort of Murray Porter Gordon and KCP but AD played
Jokic into a standstill and the Lakers wouldn’t get him the ball in the fourth quarter
The body language. They don’t want to talk no more 😂
Jokic would cook Kenyon. They saying Gobert can’t play defense when he clearly can, it’s just Jokic is too good. Players are trying to defend him while being conscious of their surroundings just in case he does a sneak pass. That messes with you mentally. Jokic is unique and nobody in nba history as a center can compare to him. Old players trying to explain how to guard him doesn’t make sense. Jokic’s IQ is next level
Minnesota: Pay attention to KMart. he schoolin' yall
PG: Brandon
SG: Gil
SF: Mccants
PF: Kmart
C: Josiah 🦍
I mean, they might win game 6. But how does Gil bury the Nuggets after 2 straight losses but doesn’t bury the Wolves after 3 straight losses? And after Jokic is playing at an all-time level.
Kenyon was devious as hell with the “but he wants to pass first”
Kenyon was trash I watched his whole career he was a good effort guy he was never a great defenseive player he got smoked by ppl with any skill
KJ is not saying he would stop Joker. He's saying he would make him uncomfortable and do some things he dont want to do. None of the top NBA players can be guarded 1 on 1. It's about making that player work for their food.
Kenyon was a beast but Jokic is going for 60 on him
Yall don’t won’t those problems. Joker will be selling barbecue chicken dinners. 😂😂😂
KMart's dropping jewels for defense.
I do agree with Kenyon that they don’t push jokic off the block. I remember watching shaq the most dominant force ever. Most of his shots were not close. A lot of his shots during a game were jump hooks from pretty far away because of being pushed early. But honestly today no one in league pushes jokic off the block. The moment the warriors popularized small ball that all went away. Now the nba doesn’t know how to handle big men. To start there aren’t that many big men in the league. They are allowed to get were they want. Jokic doesn’t even seem like he’s bothered when he’s backing him down. Or anyone in the league for that matter. I think it will be another 3-4 years before the big man makes ot return and every team has 2-3 big guys.
Rudy self check is wild😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
lol Gil definitely becoming more funny 😅jokic having his way with them boys
Ppl don’t realize Joker is legit a Generational talent.. even when i sat back and watch dwight speak on how he would guard him.. take into account gasol dominated dwight in the 2010 finals. i believe even in dwight’s or any big prime they couldn’t stop jokic consistently.
You mean Bynum and Gasol guarded Dwight gasol was starting at power forward and Dwight at center.
Bynum was hurt look it up kid
They blew their chance being up 2-0. Maybe in the next few years.
They are done. They had their opportunity when they was up 2/0 and having 2 home games. Denver are champions you need to beat them when they are down and you can't give them a chance to comeback
Picture was crazy
Josiah post defense pic was crazy 😂😂
Gil with the Scotland football jersey!! Go on son
Truth be told Marcus smart won DPOY 2 years ago and got cooked by curry in the finals as curry won finals mvp 🤷🏾♂️
First time the camera caught josiah hit da Zaa 😂😂
These nights obviously didn’t watch the game, Ant was playing point guard and got doubled teamed every time he got the ball and Mike Conley his actual point guard wasn’t playing. And Rudy didn’t even guard joker half the time, he was letting Kyle Anderson or Kat do it, Joker just started cooking Rudy at the end.
They speaking facts for those who actually hoop..and Guess what they hoop at the highest level !
I love how they act like Jokic didn’t do this to Anthony Davis or Bam Adebayo last year. The subtle Jokic hate gotta stop. He is simply Him!
It’s not what ANT can and can’t do , it’s about what his teammates will do !
Wolves done. Nuggets in 6,best team ever assembled without being a superteam. When its all said and done jokic will be the best player that ever played in the league. I can see him winning at least 2 more MVPs. Once his career is over he will be top 10 in points,rebounds and assists,just crazy numbers
The DPOY doesn’t know how to play post defense is such a wild statement
KENYAN WOULD BE AN ACTIVE DEFENDER BUT WOULD NOT STOP THE JOKER BUT GIVE HIM FITS. A 7 FOOTER SHOOTING FLOATERS IS WEAK AS HELL. AM I WRONG?
Barbecue chicken!!!! Kenyon would be rotisserie chicken 😂
Kmart is 1000% correct. That’s how we were taught to play defense but for some reason it’s been removed from the game.
and yes he is back for Game 7.
Kenyon was very athletic could jump out the gym played great defense and was physical. People thinking he's saying he would shut him down completely he's not saying that you have try to slow him down or make what he does difficult as possible make him work harder tiring him out if you can
Kenyon bro Jokic would bully you so hard you will sit on the bench whole game.
Nobody on the panel has a Ring 💍
Kenny: cooked
Chuck :Barbeque chicken
Jokic made tough shots. I don’t know if he’s stays this hot but if he does nobody’s beating them
He's been like that for 4 years. This ain't getting away
Well, Im not buying AE shoes if they get bounced.
they really believe this shit too that's what is crazy!!!
I thought he was Michael Jordan, no he’s more of a Michael Jackson
^^^^^
DUMBASSSS
I hope so!!!!
People don’t realize that Jokic travel damn near every time he does like three spins in one move then go for the layup. The refs are letting him get away with it damn near every time
We’re YALL AT
gilbert knew what he was talking about yall
If Jokic score 30, Ant man NEED 50-60+
He'll NEED record numbers to win.
Stop settling for 3's
Play inside out but stay in ATTACK mode.
Stop deferring and ATTACK!!!
That's how the wolves will win.
i mean if he scored 40 lastnight they woulda won
@@lestonclark2398 would’ve could’ve should’ve
I hate how two faced Kenyon Martin acts on Jokic. Calling him by his first name constantly. Obviously has a relationship with him because he was with the nuggets staff for a while. But still consistently sly hating on him. Calling Embiid better, saying Shai was robbed of MVP and downplaying his dominance at every moment. Hate those kind of people.
Kat needs to be that all star veteran. Despite the warriors winning the title 2021 and timberwolves current success, Jimmy was dead ass right about Wiggins and kat. Kat has the game but no aggression just like Paul George.
Comparing Paul George to KAT is crazy, no ball IQ
2022*
The NBA wants to set up the Joker and Luca Matchup to give a huge boost to European fan base and $ , and have Luca beat Joker in 7 to create a new super/Mega star with ring
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Make Jokic score 50 but don't let him get more than 7 assists. Denver is hard to beat when everyone is in a flow.
The Nikola Jokic Playa haters club meeting presided by Gil lol here they go again
5:01 "They not even get'n in foul trouble" --- yall got SOOOO quiet around the Nuggets aint get'n in foul trouble... 🎉