it's a 6 *pourcentage point* drop so it's almost a 10% drop and 10% difference is far from negligeable, the only thing I would agree with you is that 64% is still very good and not a problem to me
So... Jokic and Russ get a lot of negatives, but we don't say anything about Jamal? Can you hear me shaking my head? But, hey, you did bait me into watching, so good job.
How do you come to this conclusion? At the end Nick clearly mentions no one has ever performed what Jokic is doing this year and that his numbers are outrageous. At what point does he say Jokic is having "not such a great season"?? Or are you only referring to the tumbnail?
isn't that shit was clear as days ?? this is jokic focused video .. not denver focus .. every single person and their mother who watch denver know that murray is shit this year .. but not everyone know that jokic's inside finishing is dipped .. new knowledge for a lot of us ..
@@RoBrinks Did he say it was denvers biggest problem? Can you timestamp where he says anything that could be reasonably construed as this? It's a fact, the finishing fg has dropped 6 percent, the nuggest have lost a lot of close games. It's a factor too be considered. You can't watch it objectively. Jokic is the best player in the NBA, coach never says anything different.
@@ayo5257 I like watching interesting basketball. I have no team allegiance. It isn't interesting watching someone throw the ball into the air stopping the game for 5 minutes at a time because the person throwing air balls jumped into the defender. but for some people it is interesting, and probably why less people watch basketball.
@@ayo5257 what Giannis does is put pressure on the refs because he is the one creating most of the contact. If they want they can call an offensive foul on him almost every time too
The worst part of Jokic's game is his will (lack of) to challenge guards on the cuts and layups. Even not being a good shot blocker (which is expected with his lack of verticality) doesn't mean he shouldn't try to challenge shots. That's the only thing I hate about his game, he sometimes doesn't even bother to try to challenge. Other than that he is a full package. His defensive awareness, quick hands and strength make up for lack of verticality, but he must challenge shots more. On the offensive side, there is no need to even comment, he is a genius, one of a kind.
Jokic defense is his ability to read set plays before it happens and some sneaky steals. He ain't shot blocker but it's fine because his offense is just amazing this season
Saying his percentages have fallen off a cliff only applies if you are comparing him to himself, because even with these numbers they are Elite. Saying that this is why the Nuggets record isnt better is simply irresponsible and ignorant to say. Murray has been shitty over all since he got the bag ( a bag he didnt deserve by the way) with the exception of the last 2 games. Not to mention that both Gordon and Murray were out in the early part of this season. MPJ has been good but some of his shot decisions are ridiculous. Braun, is decent but is still developing. Thats why they are not better. If it weren't for Jokic, they would be much much worse, and I think you know that.
Not having anyone fill for KCP who is a great vet, a formidable defender, clutch shooter and ball hawk is a big reason their half court offense and defense isn't as good as it was.
@@deandrepage1048 agreed. I don't like how the new stricter and stricter salary cap won't let valubale players like KCP who doesn't need the ball or to score to add to winning get frozen out of staying with the same team year after year. He always is clutch and defends well
To say- Alphren Shengun will end with a better Career then Nikola Jokic because he can dunk don't mean propaganda like this hides like lipstick on a Pig in a sea of Pigs. And people ask why the NBA is in trouble lol
Thank you for your breakdowns. As someone who last played competitive basketball when Ronald Reagan was president, I find your videos to be invaluable in understanding modern offense.
Jokic doesn't contest layups so that he can grab the rebound if it is a miss. When you contest layups, you are not in a position to grab the rebound. In other words, he plays bad defense that pad his rebound stats. That's why stats can be misleading
@@svengaliUGNo, he does it so he won't be in foul trouble (which is basically a death sentence for the Nuggets offense). Jokic doesn't have the athleticism for high flying blocks. He's much more suited to relying on his bb IQ to contest the passing lanes and breaking down the play.
@@zettour.You don't have to block a shot to contest... Joker is huge and has quick feet... He can get in the way and make a layup harder instead of just letting them thru
@@geechiedan68 He does. That's why he's average on defense. Problem is, there's really nothing Jokic can do once the guy gets up to lay it in. He won't meet them at the rim so he'll just wait for the rebound instead.
@@zettour. I disagree. Jokic does not contest layups so that he can be well positioned to grab the rebound. It is plain stat hunting. If you contest the shot, you are rarely in position to grab the rebound. And this is one way that stats sell a false story. By not performing his paint defense role, Jokic inflates his rebounds stats and everyone goes wow!
Jokic is taking a career high 21 field goal attempts per game this season, SEVEN higher than his career average. I would be shocked if he was still shooting 70% in the paint with this team
The Nuggets are fine, the only way you beat Denver is if you attack Joker and there are no centers who can do that. His offensive efficiency is his defense. With that said, for the team to have an easier run to the finals, Joker has to do less. He is not playing with a bunch of tin cans, those are professionals, and they played basketball very well to get to the NBA. One can blame Murray all day long but when you do not consider that you are asking Murray to adapt his play to Jokers', how would you think it would work out vice versa and how long will it take to implement a Murray led offense? It is the same thing that happens to every out of world performing player How would a guy like KD fit on a team with Joker? Would you ask KD to adapt his game to Jokers'? MPJ has been suffering through it for a long time The reason the offense drops off a cliff and so many good players leave is because there are no offensive packages for them.
The turnovers are definitely a legitimate concern but honestly for a player with this level of vision and volume of high leverage passes made/attempted I don’t think it’s out of the norm for that archetype.
Weird video, valid criticisms but the focus should have been around the line ups and lack of effort on defense. Sad to see such a masterful season, completely die on the other side of the ball. Been a Jokic defense is above average guy for a long time but he’s saving energy on that end
Not even a single brief bucks' anaysis, this guy really hates the bucks, specially Giannis for some reason. I am not sure if he even deleted my comment on one of his video pointing out the fact that he only post Bucks or Giannis when he wants to criticize something as part of his content. This might be the worst "coach" I've known so far in YT because of how bias he can be. I'm pretty sure he'll say he's only covering those people or teams that benefits him with more views but come to think of it, if he really want views, Giannis alone can bring them up. Visit his profile and you'll see a FEW videos about Bucks or Giannis, and majority of those are pointing out how BAD they are, or Giannis being "dirty" all the time as he scares other players. Like bro, you glaze every superstars you feature but how come when it's Giannis, you always do this thing where you compliment him for one part of his game but there is always a "BUT".
I was the first channel to spotlight how great Giannis is, so I'm not sure where all this is coming from. This isn't a highlights channel, it's in depth analysis of what is really going on, backed up with video evidence. I love Giannis and he's probably the best teammate in the league, any coach would want him on their team. If I see something about a player's game than can be improved, then I'll break that down, too. I'm also trying to cover as many subjects as I can across the NBA, so it's hard to do too many videos on one player or team. Hope this makes sense
Jamal murray their starting PG on a max contract isn’t mentioned for their suboptimal record but their backup PG making 3 mill a year is. Can you hear me shaking my head? The funny part too is that Jamal and Russ have similar shooting splits too.
This is what the Lakers Centers could not provide Russell Westbrook, Top of Key 3-pointers by the “Trailing Big” to make off Westbrook’s Penetrate & Kick.
They are definitely allowing more contact on Jokic then others. Sabonis gets the same treatment in some games. Just check how many less free throws jokic gets comparing to embiid and davis and he has way more presence inside the paint than those two. They shoot around two times more free throws per game on average just looking at this season. I know this has been the case in previous years too. Sabonis gets treated like this sometimes too. Defenders put their hands on jokic and push him more since he plays more with his back turned to the basket. Embiid and Davis face up and swipe through those hands and often flop to get to the line.if his inside shooting is down, its because of fauls he does not get in most cases
Also Michael Porter is the most underrated player in the league :) he allows aaron gordan to slide around on the defensive end and he's one of their better shooters! :) Happy Holidays !
What a wonderful and honest analysis and I completely agree with your conclusion that what Jokic is doing is outrageous. Those clips about Denvers offense halfway in the video are a thing of beauty and to all the haters, and jealous former stars that try to stay relevant by shitting on todays game (looking at you Shaq and Chuck), please watch more Jokic/Denver. There is history being made in front of your eyes but these insecure narcissists are too dense to recognize it..
Murray is a way bigger problem than any if Jokic's perceived 'weaknesses' which are really only skills that are slightly not as elite when compared to himself.
@ggrlyggrly4476 yeah but he's usually focused on pushing the ball to open runners rather than running the court himself. Jokic would get to his spot to shoot rebound or pass rather than run the floor for other playmakers.
underutilization of Aaron Gordon is a tragedy. He could be feasting on the actions Denver runs, but they settle for some trash jump shot from some no name.
I think theres some value in Jokic not challenging shots amazingly enough. With his lack of athleticism he will pick up more fouls. If hes in foul trouble the Nuggets are cooked.
The NBA became so weak. That's why Jokic is great now, but I think if the Joker was playing in the old NBA like 90's or 2000 he would be a role player not a Superstar.
Lmao you can’t be serious. Dude is having to carry the team every single game so of course he’s playing different. If he doesn’t put up a 30+ point triple double then they lose.
It's videos like these are the reason why this channel has been struggling the last 4 years while channels like Hoop Venue, Thinking Basketball, Half Court Hoops etc. are thriving. Jokic is literally having the best season any player has ever had in the NBA and coach Nick will still not give him his flowers. It's happened in every Jokic MVP season, it happened in 2023 in playoffs when the Lakers 'figured out Jokic' and its happening again. Criticizing the player with the nighest NET rating in NBA history while turning a blind eye to Murray on a max contract. The obvious hate of some players has earned yourself an unsub!
But this whole video goes over how well he is doing and I say he'll probably start shooting better at the rim and stop leading the league in transition turnovers
5 years ago when you were making actually good content, you were getting hundreds of thousands of views on videos, nowadays you rarely break 200k and the videos that do break is either clickbait "BREAKING THE NBA" or straight up hate videos on european players - check Giannis, Gobert, Doncic, Jokic
But they're not hate videos. I love all those players... and you'll have to show me where I was getting way more than 200k views per video consistently. I don't think that was happening
Russ is super athletic and his super fast pace tiring up Jokic and esp. Porter who is super slow. Russ is ok for his years but he is terrible fit for Denver Jokic with Russ-- cant control the game as usual with his slow methodical half court offense because Russ has more and more ball in his hands and Malone is delusional to doing that Denver plays different this season. Jokic played 10 years non stop without load management. He played also in Olimpic game. He is simply tired. Freaking Jordan is our back up center 🙄 Jokic with almost 38 per game is bad for the Denver. He cant play his famouse point center controled game with his own pace with Russ who is like on amphetamin always chasing up and down😬
Lmfao. Nuggets have terrible spacing this season and he's now taking a bit more 3pt shots That's the reason for the drop in FG%. Murray has been terrible in shooting the ball, teams leave Braun and AG open. And Russ also started a decent amount of games this season who is also a non shooter.
It's not clickbait when the quality of content is high and is related to what the title is, which this video does so I don't see it as clickbait. Did u watch the video?
His post up numbers down while turnovers his turnovers are up because he is gassed. Because the Nuggets are playing at a faster pace and getting out in transition - this will mean he is having to move his fat ass more and more up and down the court. It takes it's toll!!!
Russ is super athletic and his super fast pace tiring up Jokic and esp. Porter who is super slow. Russ is ok for his years but he is terrible fit for Denver Jokic with Russ-- cant control the game as usual with his slow methodical half court offense because Russ has more and more ball in his hands and Malone is delusional to doing that Denver plays different this season. Jokic played 10 years non stop without load management. He played also in Olimpic game. He is simply tired. Freaking Jordan is our back up center 🙄 Jokic with almost 38 per game is bad for the Denver. He cant play his famouse point center controled game with his own pace with Russ who is like on amphetamin always chasing up and down😬
Bro is saying they are allowing more physicality under the basket and literally showing how they are hacking Jokic at the same time lol And minus 6% isn't falling off a cliff. Yes is not as good as before but not even close to bad. Also they have less pacing and he is taking more of those shots so ofc it's going to go down somewhat plus that gap will close as the season goes on
Hey coach. I think any starting unit involving Jokic is fine but he might be having the scottie pippen/chris bosh effect on Jamal Murray. (You know where a player is so great (Lebron/Jordan) it has a negative effect on another players game. ) or Maybe Jamal is entering his Blake Griffin period. The Nuggets need to fix their bench and maybe try small ball with Aaron Gordan at center? A smaller trade like zeke nanji, daron holmes II, and Hunter Tyson for Josh Green and Moussa Diabate/pick swaps? might get them to a more competitive level but honestly I don't think they are good enough to win the championship. Maybe they can find some body anyone from the G league or off the streets for bench production? I am having fun watching Westbrook and Jokic. In defense of Westbrook he's not Ben Simmons, he's actually very disciplined this year. He will take the shot late in the clock or to keep the defense honest but he's not forcing things from 3. In the end he's just a bench player the coach can pull whenever his impact slips into the negative zone. What's your favorite bad NBA team? (Mine = the hornets) and also what teams can fix their issues internally instead of externally by hitting the trade market?
Westbrook has done this before 3 seasons in a row, the average a triple double his MVP season and his team was the 6th seed, let’s not act like he’s doing something that hasn’t been done before.
Jokic is hands down the best player in the world and it ain't close and he's much more efficient than Russ. Let;s not act like any other current player is on his level
Jokic is hands down the best player in the world & hands down the most VALUABLE for his team. He's #2 PPG, #2 AST, #3 RBS, #1 3 PT%, #1 TD, #1 EFF, # 1 on/off court rating. He would easily be #1 PPG too if he wanted. Giannis has 5 more FTA per game than Jokic. Nuggets #5 in the strong West, Bucks #5 weaker East Jokic is putting up all his crazy numbers in a much stronger conference and how many games does Giannis only take 5 FGA in a half, or 7-10 in three quarters and some of those are offensive rebounds for Jokic. Giannis trying to score as many points as possible every game, Jokic has many games where he opts to pass first and get his team mates involved and shoot second. Jokic would easily be #1 for PPG if he wanted to be even with way less FTA than Giannis
"completely fallen off a cliff" bro it's 6% drop, it's bad but not THAT bad, plus it's still early in the season and they have less spacing than usual
6% is a cliff in terms of shooting%
Considering he’s more often than not taking 4 foot jump hooks and runners 6% is a huge amount for a center
it's a 6 *pourcentage point* drop so it's almost a 10% drop and 10% difference is far from negligeable, the only thing I would agree with you is that 64% is still very good and not a problem to me
That's only 6% from last season, almost 10% from a previous season
It amounts to a bad month. Maybe defenses have figured him out and he needs to make adjustments.
So... Jokic and Russ get a lot of negatives, but we don't say anything about Jamal? Can you hear me shaking my head? But, hey, you did bait me into watching, so good job.
lol nah you should’ve said suboptimal his favorite word
nah but i can hear you gobbling down on russ
@@jcmcgee1573that’s what you like to think about ?
Not such a great season? Really? Come on man. I adore your analyses but his season, as of right now, absolutely qualifies as great.
lol he only made this video because they lost the other day
How do you come to this conclusion? At the end Nick clearly mentions no one has ever performed what Jokic is doing this year and that his numbers are outrageous. At what point does he say Jokic is having "not such a great season"?? Or are you only referring to the tumbnail?
@@maartenvz He changed the name of the video brother.
Can’t believe you pointed to his inside finishing and not towards Murray . Dude is getting the max playing some of the worst starting pg basketball rn
isn't that shit was clear as days ?? this is jokic focused video .. not denver focus ..
every single person and their mother who watch denver know that murray is shit this year .. but not everyone know that jokic's inside finishing is dipped .. new knowledge for a lot of us ..
Can't believe you people are so hogged down on jokic's cevapcici that you cant watch a video objectively.
@@jcmcgee1573 a statement he made eluded to Denver’s issues being because he hasn’t been finishing. That’s not Denver’s biggest problem
@@RoBrinks Did he say it was denvers biggest problem? Can you timestamp where he says anything that could be reasonably construed as this? It's a fact, the finishing fg has dropped 6 percent, the nuggest have lost a lot of close games. It's a factor too be considered. You can't watch it objectively. Jokic is the best player in the NBA, coach never says anything different.
"refs are allowing more physicality" *against Jokic.
Embiid gets those calls and then some. so does AD.
I swear half of Giannis points in the Cup finals were him chucking up an air ball while jumping into the defender, and getting a favorable whistle.
@@noconsentGianni’s gets fouled every time he drives. You jokic fans are delusional
@@ayo5257 I like watching interesting basketball. I have no team allegiance.
It isn't interesting watching someone throw the ball into the air stopping the game for 5 minutes at a time because the person throwing air balls jumped into the defender.
but for some people it is interesting, and probably why less people watch basketball.
@@ayo5257 what Giannis does is put pressure on the refs because he is the one creating most of the contact. If they want they can call an offensive foul on him almost every time too
@@noconsent you wouldve hated watching shaq then. Also you dont actually watch the NBA so why are you complaining about it
3:56 "averaging a 30pt triple double is completely unprecendented" while showing a clip of Russell Westbrook right after... lol
Yaah but jokic does it more effectively, efficiently and he wins more..
@@ottomattix86 russ was the 6th seed during his mvp season and so are the nuggets rn
@@ottomattix86yes but he said an nba hasn’t done ever . Which is bs Russ did
@@ottomattix86😂westbrook haters smh
@@RoBrinks and?
The worst part of Jokic's game is his will (lack of) to challenge guards on the cuts and layups. Even not being a good shot blocker (which is expected with his lack of verticality) doesn't mean he shouldn't try to challenge shots. That's the only thing I hate about his game, he sometimes doesn't even bother to try to challenge. Other than that he is a full package. His defensive awareness, quick hands and strength make up for lack of verticality, but he must challenge shots more. On the offensive side, there is no need to even comment, he is a genius, one of a kind.
Most obvious clickbait of all time
Clearly you don't watch political commentary. This title would be one of the most honest titles of the year.
Jokic defense is his ability to read set plays before it happens and some sneaky steals. He ain't shot blocker but it's fine because his offense is just amazing this season
Saying his percentages have fallen off a cliff only applies if you are comparing him to himself, because even with these numbers they are Elite.
Saying that this is why the Nuggets record isnt better is simply irresponsible and ignorant to say.
Murray has been shitty over all since he got the bag ( a bag he didnt deserve by the way) with the exception of the last 2 games. Not to mention that both Gordon and Murray were out in the early part of this season. MPJ has been good but some of his shot decisions are ridiculous. Braun, is decent but is still developing. Thats why they are not better. If it weren't for Jokic, they would be much much worse, and I think you know that.
I didn't say their record was only due to Jokic. Sorry if it came off that way somehow
You don’t know ball
Not having anyone fill for KCP who is a great vet, a formidable defender, clutch shooter and ball hawk is a big reason their half court offense and defense isn't as good as it was.
Lakers made a similar mistake with KCP
@@deandrepage1048 agreed. I don't like how the new stricter and stricter salary cap won't let valubale players like KCP who doesn't need the ball or to score to add to winning get frozen out of staying with the same team year after year. He always is clutch and defends well
I’m a Giannis fan but dawg Jokic is having a amazing season
Hopefully nuggets get better or his MVP chances get slimmer
@@deathitself6985 Yeah, it's looking like Giannis might take the MVP.
KAT for MVP
Stop. You're not fooling anyone
Giannis and Jokic are my two favorite players. Soo is win-win situation for me... I like Luka too. Balkan Powers!!!
the level of hate on russ in this channel is legendary
What hate? Russ sucks for a very long time time already
russ has always been inefficient statpadding ball hog. thats why he's been bounced about 40 times now
Russ and Jokic is my favorite pairing in the NBA rn, Russ's vision and athletic abilities really match with Jokic's great finishing.
Making low quality videos like this should be illegal
Bro this is some P U T R I D analysis.
WE LIVE IN NORTH KOREA
To say- Alphren Shengun will end with a better Career then Nikola Jokic because he can dunk don't mean propaganda like this hides like lipstick on a Pig in a sea of Pigs.
And people ask why the NBA is in trouble lol
than*, and the NBA isn't in trouble whatsoever.
@@Tcrror is it because they got revenue from streaming contracts and gambling ads instead of tickets and viewership?
Gotta unsub for this cap bro tf😂
Thank you for your breakdowns. As someone who last played competitive basketball when Ronald Reagan was president, I find your videos to be invaluable in understanding modern offense.
He's over used and it's showing. They need a 2nd maybe 3rd better option. Nice fake narrative thought.
MVP shouldn’t be crying about being overused. Would Kobe cry about overuse? Thats an excuse for losers and beta males
Jokic gets hacked a lot but rarely gets the calls. His biggest problem is his defense. He doesn’t contest layups
Jokic doesn't contest layups so that he can grab the rebound if it is a miss. When you contest layups, you are not in a position to grab the rebound. In other words, he plays bad defense that pad his rebound stats. That's why stats can be misleading
@@svengaliUGNo, he does it so he won't be in foul trouble (which is basically a death sentence for the Nuggets offense). Jokic doesn't have the athleticism for high flying blocks. He's much more suited to relying on his bb IQ to contest the passing lanes and breaking down the play.
@@zettour.You don't have to block a shot to contest... Joker is huge and has quick feet... He can get in the way and make a layup harder instead of just letting them thru
@@geechiedan68 He does. That's why he's average on defense. Problem is, there's really nothing Jokic can do once the guy gets up to lay it in. He won't meet them at the rim so he'll just wait for the rebound instead.
@@zettour. I disagree. Jokic does not contest layups so that he can be well positioned to grab the rebound. It is plain stat hunting. If you contest the shot, you are rarely in position to grab the rebound. And this is one way that stats sell a false story. By not performing his paint defense role, Jokic inflates his rebounds stats and everyone goes wow!
Jokic is taking a career high 21 field goal attempts per game this season, SEVEN higher than his career average. I would be shocked if he was still shooting 70% in the paint with this team
I see a BBallBreakdown vid, I click instantly. I see a vid about Jokic, I click instantlier.
XD Im using that from now on. Instantlier. Genius.
The Nuggets are fine, the only way you beat Denver is if you attack Joker and there are no centers who can do that. His offensive efficiency is his defense.
With that said, for the team to have an easier run to the finals, Joker has to do less. He is not playing with a bunch of tin cans, those are professionals, and they played basketball very well to get to the NBA.
One can blame Murray all day long but when you do not consider that you are asking Murray to adapt his play to Jokers', how would you think it would work out vice versa and how long will it take to implement a Murray led offense?
It is the same thing that happens to every out of world performing player
How would a guy like KD fit on a team with Joker? Would you ask KD to adapt his game to Jokers'? MPJ has been suffering through it for a long time
The reason the offense drops off a cliff and so many good players leave is because there are no offensive packages for them.
They are forcing them to play a certain way that their not used to
Jokic now getting the Luka treatment, his time has come
And he don’t deserve it at all. He play defence, he have blocks and steals. When Luka is absolutely defence hole and not even trying to
@@davydignatenko8651 luka 2nd in steals rn lol
@@davydignatenko8651he doesn’t play defense
@@JSage13 you dont know bball
When he misses it's goood bc offense rebounds, when angle misses and gets her own board it's bla- I mean bad
Imagine 2017 Russ on the Nuggets with prime Jokic...small dynasty
Replace Murray with 2017 LeBron and that may be the only starting lineup who could look the 2017 Warriors in the eye. 🥶🥶🥶
Really great breakdown! Thank you 😊
The turnovers are definitely a legitimate concern but honestly for a player with this level of vision and volume of high leverage passes made/attempted I don’t think it’s out of the norm for that archetype.
We got a Jokic hater here ya'll... How much Giwnnis pay you man??? 😅😅🙈🙈
westbrook erasure 🥲
I'm glad they are allowing defenders to defend.
Giannis averages 12 FTA per game
Some players get protected by the refs others are allowed to get mauled and get 0 free throws
Russ is literally the Nuggets 2nd best player this season. 36 years old, 3 mil/year... Your hate towards him is funny.
Weird video, valid criticisms but the focus should have been around the line ups and lack of effort on defense. Sad to see such a masterful season, completely die on the other side of the ball. Been a Jokic defense is above average guy for a long time but he’s saving energy on that end
Not even a single brief bucks' anaysis, this guy really hates the bucks, specially Giannis for some reason. I am not sure if he even deleted my comment on one of his video pointing out the fact that he only post Bucks or Giannis when he wants to criticize something as part of his content. This might be the worst "coach" I've known so far in YT because of how bias he can be. I'm pretty sure he'll say he's only covering those people or teams that benefits him with more views but come to think of it, if he really want views, Giannis alone can bring them up.
Visit his profile and you'll see a FEW videos about Bucks or Giannis, and majority of those are pointing out how BAD they are, or Giannis being "dirty" all the time as he scares other players. Like bro, you glaze every superstars you feature but how come when it's Giannis, you always do this thing where you compliment him for one part of his game but there is always a "BUT".
I was the first channel to spotlight how great Giannis is, so I'm not sure where all this is coming from. This isn't a highlights channel, it's in depth analysis of what is really going on, backed up with video evidence. I love Giannis and he's probably the best teammate in the league, any coach would want him on their team. If I see something about a player's game than can be improved, then I'll break that down, too. I'm also trying to cover as many subjects as I can across the NBA, so it's hard to do too many videos on one player or team. Hope this makes sense
Huh so this is what an AI video sounds like
Cornball
Don’t listen to the comments ppl mad are casuals 😭 didn’t have to change the video name
🤷♂️
Jamal murray their starting PG on a max contract isn’t mentioned for their suboptimal record but their backup PG making 3 mill a year is. Can you hear me shaking my head? The funny part too is that Jamal and Russ have similar shooting splits too.
Great video!
This is what the Lakers Centers could not provide Russell Westbrook, Top of Key 3-pointers by the “Trailing Big” to make off Westbrook’s Penetrate & Kick.
Where do you buy your crack?
Cornball
You’re mentally challenged
They are definitely allowing more contact on Jokic then others. Sabonis gets the same treatment in some games. Just check how many less free throws jokic gets comparing to embiid and davis and he has way more presence inside the paint than those two. They shoot around two times more free throws per game on average just looking at this season. I know this has been the case in previous years too. Sabonis gets treated like this sometimes too. Defenders put their hands on jokic and push him more since he plays more with his back turned to the basket. Embiid and Davis face up and swipe through those hands and often flop to get to the line.if his inside shooting is down, its because of fauls he does not get in most cases
Also Michael Porter is the most underrated player in the league :) he allows aaron gordan to slide around on the defensive end and he's one of their better shooters! :) Happy Holidays !
11:35 "teams might think twice about penetrating on him" PAUSE ...
What a wonderful and honest analysis and I completely agree with your conclusion that what Jokic is doing is outrageous. Those clips about Denvers offense halfway in the video are a thing of beauty and to all the haters, and jealous former stars that try to stay relevant by shitting on todays game (looking at you Shaq and Chuck), please watch more Jokic/Denver. There is history being made in front of your eyes but these insecure narcissists are too dense to recognize it..
Thanks so much! 🙏🏀🙏
You don’t know ball
Murray is a way bigger problem than any if Jokic's perceived 'weaknesses' which are really only skills that are slightly not as elite when compared to himself.
No bucks video?
Jokic is superstar, but refs doesn't have criterium like he is... shame on refs, no justice for Jok.
Is hand checking "allowed" once again?
Jokic's eyes doesn't seem to follow the ball path whenever he launches his trademark treys
Love the Joker 🃏
The refs are allowing players to foul the hell out of him.
He doesn’t get fouled
Jokic needs help, but every game, not every 3 or 4 games...shame, he is giving himself 100 percent every game.
Apparently Malone hasnt seen any of the games Westbrook played in the past 5 years.
This new fast pace offense might be wearing Jokic out which is why he's missing more at the rim.
Playing 39 minuted a game while running every action for nuggets is what does it
@ggrlyggrly4476 yeah but he's usually focused on pushing the ball to open runners rather than running the court himself. Jokic would get to his spot to shoot rebound or pass rather than run the floor for other playmakers.
The defense in the NBA is weak until the playoffs then they try to step it up. Nuggets need to get Zion for the bench.
underutilization of Aaron Gordon is a tragedy. He could be feasting on the actions Denver runs, but they settle for some trash jump shot from some no name.
mpg is the secret
Have to win are stats are hollow. Love Jokic but you have to win.
He is better than Magic Johnson.
lol blaming Russ for jokic being bad , hilarious
What compared to God?!
I think theres some value in Jokic not challenging shots amazingly enough. With his lack of athleticism he will pick up more fouls. If hes in foul trouble the Nuggets are cooked.
the secret is, rest of his teams dogshit and hes the only one who can do stuff.
exaggerating, but u get the point
lol man to nitpick at that is crazy his defense is the problem along with the rest of the team. That and lack of shooting
Okay now do the same for Lebron and educate his fans why he actually sucks despite the stats, coach.
Yall braindead jokic glazers is why no one likes him
Jokic glazers in shambles after watching this video😭😭😭
Terrible (Barkley voice)
Turribl
Jokic has been a mess. But has the highest box +- comparing on/off court of all time by nearly double. 😂
Go compare it to unanimous mvp curry.
Is 70 to 64 really falling off a cliff?
8:59 foul
The NBA became so weak. That's why Jokic is great now, but I think if the Joker was playing in the old NBA like 90's or 2000 he would be a role player not a Superstar.
"He would be a role player." 😂🤡
That's the funniest thing I've heard all day.
Yes
His defense is not that good judging by eyetest
10/10 ragebait
Shush casual
Happy for Russell Westbrook though.
Lmao you can’t be serious. Dude is having to carry the team every single game so of course he’s playing different. If he doesn’t put up a 30+ point triple double then they lose.
So what is not serious about the analysis?
Did he really blame Russ for the lack of success for the 2nd unite? what a clown
Giannas MVP
It's videos like these are the reason why this channel has been struggling the last 4 years while channels like Hoop Venue, Thinking Basketball, Half Court Hoops etc. are thriving.
Jokic is literally having the best season any player has ever had in the NBA and coach Nick will still not give him his flowers. It's happened in every Jokic MVP season, it happened in 2023 in playoffs when the Lakers 'figured out Jokic' and its happening again. Criticizing the player with the nighest NET rating in NBA history while turning a blind eye to Murray on a max contract.
The obvious hate of some players has earned yourself an unsub!
But this whole video goes over how well he is doing and I say he'll probably start shooting better at the rim and stop leading the league in transition turnovers
Also, most of my videos this season have done extremely well so I don't know where this false narrative is coming from 🤷♂️
5 years ago when you were making actually good content, you were getting hundreds of thousands of views on videos, nowadays you rarely break 200k and the videos that do break is either clickbait "BREAKING THE NBA" or straight up hate videos on european players - check Giannis, Gobert, Doncic, Jokic
But they're not hate videos. I love all those players... and you'll have to show me where I was getting way more than 200k views per video consistently. I don't think that was happening
@@matyasbuzogany4142you’re mentally challenged if you can’t understand the video even after watching it
Russ is super athletic and his super fast pace tiring up Jokic and esp. Porter who is super slow.
Russ is ok for his years but he is terrible fit for Denver
Jokic with Russ-- cant control the game as usual with his slow methodical half court offense because Russ has more and more ball in his hands and Malone is delusional to doing that
Denver plays different this season. Jokic played 10 years non stop without load management. He played also in Olimpic game. He is simply tired. Freaking Jordan is our back up center 🙄
Jokic with almost 38 per game is bad for the Denver. He cant play his famouse point center controled game with his own pace with Russ who is like on amphetamin always chasing up and down😬
and were is Joel ''I am the real MVP" Embiid now?
Not a single passive aggressive comment and sugar coating his weakness, I see a pattern here, or not
Hes a jokic lover and a giannis hater
Haters gonna hate
Giannis is the MVP
No he really isn't. Jokic is even a better scorer than him in addition to all the other things he's much better than him at
no defense is helping him
Lmfao. Nuggets have terrible spacing this season and he's now taking a bit more 3pt shots That's the reason for the drop in FG%.
Murray has been terrible in shooting the ball, teams leave Braun and AG open. And Russ also started a decent amount of games this season who is also a non shooter.
Cop
crazy that you are normally this not clickbaiti, just disappointed
It's not clickbait when the quality of content is high and is related to what the title is, which this video does so I don't see it as clickbait. Did u watch the video?
6/10 ragebait
Biggest russ and jokic hate
His post up numbers down while turnovers his turnovers are up because he is gassed. Because the Nuggets are playing at a faster pace and getting out in transition - this will mean he is having to move his fat ass more and more up and down the court. It takes it's toll!!!
The point about pace u made is a good one
Russ is super athletic and his super fast pace tiring up Jokic and esp. Porter who is super slow.
Russ is ok for his years but he is terrible fit for Denver
Jokic with Russ-- cant control the game as usual with his slow methodical half court offense because Russ has more and more ball in his hands and Malone is delusional to doing that
Denver plays different this season. Jokic played 10 years non stop without load management. He played also in Olimpic game. He is simply tired. Freaking Jordan is our back up center 🙄
Jokic with almost 38 per game is bad for the Denver. He cant play his famouse point center controled game with his own pace with Russ who is like on amphetamin always chasing up and down😬
So whats the secret?
Bro is saying they are allowing more physicality under the basket and literally showing how they are hacking Jokic at the same time lol
And minus 6% isn't falling off a cliff. Yes is not as good as before but not even close to bad. Also they have less pacing and he is taking more of those shots so ofc it's going to go down somewhat plus that gap will close as the season goes on
Cope
Love the clickbait slop
Always been a Russ hater
waiting for the Steph Curry and Warriors blowout highlights. Waiting for someone to say Russ is done and cant get a ring.
Love that people is finally pointing out how flawed his game is.
Westbrook having the second highest usage on the team, is wild stuff.
Hey coach. I think any starting unit involving Jokic is fine but he might be having the scottie pippen/chris bosh effect on Jamal Murray. (You know where a player is so great (Lebron/Jordan) it has a negative effect on another players game. ) or Maybe Jamal is entering his Blake Griffin period.
The Nuggets need to fix their bench and maybe try small ball with Aaron Gordan at center? A smaller trade like zeke nanji, daron holmes II, and Hunter Tyson for Josh Green and Moussa Diabate/pick swaps? might get them to a more competitive level but honestly I don't think they are good enough to win the championship. Maybe they can find some body anyone from the G league or off the streets for bench production?
I am having fun watching Westbrook and Jokic. In defense of Westbrook he's not Ben Simmons, he's actually very disciplined this year. He will take the shot late in the clock or to keep the defense honest but he's not forcing things from 3. In the end he's just a bench player the coach can pull whenever his impact slips into the negative zone.
What's your favorite bad NBA team? (Mine = the hornets) and also what teams can fix their issues internally instead of externally by hitting the trade market?
Some of your most false and bad video🤷🏻
What's false about stats?
Westbrook has done this before 3 seasons in a row, the average a triple double his MVP season and his team was the 6th seed, let’s not act like he’s doing something that hasn’t been done before.
the difference is the efficiency
Jokic is hands down the best player in the world and it ain't close and he's much more efficient than Russ. Let;s not act like any other current player is on his level
@@Eraser902Gianni’s better
Jokic is hands down the best player in the world & hands down the most VALUABLE for his team. He's #2 PPG, #2 AST, #3 RBS, #1 3 PT%, #1 TD, #1 EFF, # 1 on/off court rating. He would easily be #1 PPG too if he wanted. Giannis has 5 more FTA per game than Jokic. Nuggets #5 in the strong West, Bucks #5 weaker East
Jokic is putting up all his crazy numbers in a much stronger conference and how many games does Giannis only take 5 FGA in a half, or 7-10 in three quarters and some of those are offensive rebounds for Jokic. Giannis trying to score as many points as possible every game, Jokic has many games where he opts to pass first and get his team mates involved and shoot second. Jokic would easily be #1 for PPG if he wanted to be even with way less FTA than Giannis
Refs ate letting defenders play football with Jokic. They REALLY dont want to give this man a 4th MVP.
It should he his 5th in a row...