Timberwolves-Nuggets Reaction: Jokic SENSATIONAL, Denver becoming unbeatable? | Hoops Tonight
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- Jason Timpf reacts to Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, and the Denver Nuggets' dominant 112-97 Game 5 win over Anthony Edwards, Karl-Anthony Towns, and the Minnesota Timberwolves. Jason breaks down the biggest highlights from the game and shares his main takeaways with the series heading back to Minnesota for Game 6. Is there any way the Wolves can slow down Jokic and Denver?
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Forget the box score for a sec, this was maybe the best Jokić game ever
Like 4 assists got taken away because they fouled the pass receiver. Bro Just CARVED UP the best defence in the league
@@HaloGuy-rg6yyim most mad about that ag murder attempt on gobert, if he dunked that i wouldve fainted fr
He's being disrespected and wanted to put on a show why he got the mvp trophy before the game.
Some say it's because of the ref style change, and the way they'd always call foul if MN tried playing defense. But I think MN is actually smart for getting outta the way because if they try defending then it'll just be an and-one, and 2 is more than 3. I gotta admit it's nice getting superstar treatment like this, and it makes more $ for the league cuz Denver has a bigger fanbase than MN.
So all in all I think the ref style change after we went down 0-2 was great timing. It really saved the day from my perspective, and for the NBA, too.
MN fans might be mad but there are so few of them anyway so it's a matter of what is best for the most people.
@@Tonylarkins39 it was not the ref why denver won 3 in a row...the just got back to being denver....with all that sleep walking in the Lakers series....they needed a slap in the face...minny were the fouling the fuk outta denver without being called and punished...denver just adjusted and got better...
Also minny is offensively lacking...so if thier defense cant take a break...thier offense is slowed down...
Whereas denver are offensively the best in the league... defensively they are top 10...
League will be happy if minny wins...they get a new face for nba for another 10 years...its good for the league if minny wins...
A game like this is exactly why Embiid always avoids playing in Denver. He knows that Jokic would inevitably drop this type of performance on him.
How many times has he avoided Denver
@@fredharvey2720 He hasn't played in Denver since 2019.
@@fredharvey2720 In his entire career, he has played only 2 games. One was in 2016 where Sixers barely won by 2 pts but Jokic outperformed him. The other was in 2019 where Jokic hit a game sealing basket in front of Embiid, and he hasn't showed up since.
In those two games, Embiid averaged only 21pts. And not only does Embiid not play in Denver, he usually doesn't even show up at all and at least support his teammates from the bench. Last year was the first time he showed his face in years, and it was only for like 2 minutes at the very end of the game.
I think his conditioning would be exposed if he played in Denver. That’s my guess why he avoids it. Bad look if Jokic is still going and he has broken down in the 4th.
@@Howardzenful Pretty much every time Nuggets play at Philly, they also have consecutive games against Giannis and the Bucks in Milwaukee and at Boston. Plus the Sixers tend to force feed Embiid whenever Jokic visits to inflate his numbers even more.
Joel prefers to only play at home against Jokic so that more things are in his favor, that way casuals will look at the head to heads and think Embiid is better since they won't realize there was a disproportionate advantage for one of them.
This is just an appreciation post to Timpf for putting out this content nightly. His knowledge and understanding of not only what he's seeing live but also his ability to go into specific detail and expand at length the message that he wants to hammer home is so good. His tangent about learning the fundamentals/footwork is just one example of him delivering 100% facts to compliment the game that he's also breaking down. Real hoop heads know Jason is as good as it gets when it comes to bball analysis and I appreciate the amount of content of the highest quality that he provides.
Fr this show enriches my NBA experience so much. Don’t know what I’d do without it
Ditto
16:34 16:36 16:36 16:39 🎉
So much better than the network post-game screaming matches!
The Malone rage timeout is what us locals call it. Happens all the time and it’s effective.
😂 he turns blood shot Red the team is complete opposite of him
Someone has to be that guy though right? Malone is the perfect coach for this team. Not only a great coach but a great spokesperson. @@roberthall1818
People kept saying oh “but AG won’t shoot like that again” he doesn’t need to. Any player on that team can catch fire on any night 😂 love this Denver team
That's the key, they're a great team.
This is now 2nd year that the fans of a team we're beating saying that after every loss, "he won't do that in the next game".. will they ever learn
I'm surprised MPJ shot like that again. At least KCP didn't though.
Like of course he won’t… but the defense has to respect the fact that he can and that gives other guys (like CB in this game) the opportunity to go off
@@tysonclarke012 I think this isn’t a series for MPJ to shine. He definitely needs more open looks more than contested
People really counted them out after being down 0-2 like they didn’t come back TWICE from being down 3-1 and they got the best player in the world
i did. I live in Denver metro. i thought they were toast...i guess just not taking this seriously
I'm glad I was _actually_ saying at the time that the takes were insane and people were overreacting a bit too much
I was saying the same thing fr
I couldn't count them out, but I was HELL'A Worried. Their (T-🐺s ) defense in game 2 + a swallowed whistle...It didn't look good. But I trust these guys (⛏️s ) so much. And knew we should play better. And they really don't give up. Game 2 was the worst I've seen the Nuggets with Jamal on the floor. ⛏️🏀🏆✌️
It wasn't that they lost it's that they lost at home and the way they lost being outphysicaled and they lost their composure. But clearly I was wrong. But I think I'm back to my original thesis: barring injury, NO ONE is beating this team in a 7 game series.
Wel done . Clean and accurate reaction. Best greets from Serbia 🇷🇸
Bless you! I am admiring this Serbian basketball GOD! From Greece
The Jokic sequence where he rebounds with the left, immediately tapped the ball over to the right and seamlessly throws a full court pass to Jamal. That's just absurd skill and IQ.
Jokic put on a materpiece
Coach Malone is elite at timeout calling, it's understated
So many people eating crow right now 😂😂😂 Jokic straight serving all the haters
Shag took the night off. Kendrick Pukeness is still trying to fix this year's MVP
@@conjunto505Shaq and Charles have more important things to do than watch a game
The majority of fans commenting don't see the game properly anyway! Many commenters are straight-up kids who only see the game with raw emotion and, don't understand the adjustments or nuances to the game. Only a small percentage of ppl understood not to overreact after two games!
Braun did amazing too. He sends to keep getting better and better. Looking forward to next year!
Someone needs to get after Gil, "Jokic isn't a go-to guy."
He is awfully quite these days.
the way to deal with a clown is to ignore them tbh just pretend he doesnt exist
Aged like milk
@@steve13191 that's what I like about Joker. They're trying to faze him so bad and the dude is cold as ice not giving them anything.
Gil is by far the worst out there
don’t see nobody talking about Braun. His impact was tremendous last night.
Jokic just entering his prime and he already got 3 mvps 1 final mvp and 1 ring
He's really in the middle of what is typically the prime for an NBA player. He's 29 and the typical statistical prime is ~27-32.
@@josephrafferty6763 I think his prime he will be 29 with 34.
He doesn't rely on speed,explosiveness his game will age better with time like duncan
He’s got minimum 5 more years of elite playing. Scary
@@wtfiswrong1hI don’t want to jimx it but we don’t know what the future holds injury wise he’s been super healthy throughout his career
I've seen everyone from Bird and Magic's rookie year. I think Jokic is the best player I've ever seen.
If we are honest, a lot of jokers shot today werent easy. He was dream shaking Rudy Gobert hitting and 1's from distance. Fade away 3's lo
Yep. Goberts a great defensive player it's just that Jokic is the best player in the world
Jokic is far and away the best player in the NBA. Gordon has been crazy and Jamal has turned around and coming in Clutch. However, Mike Malone is the best coach in the NBA. He always figures every team out. I’ve never seen this kind of turn around in a series like this. Denver wasn’t just counted out, they were embarrassed and now they look unstoppable.
FACTS
Yes this turnaround is so impressive it’s almost like Denver spotted Minnesota 2 wins for fun.
Agree with take on Joker and Gordon. But Jamal is too up and down and relies on hitting low percentage shots. If Denver don't win the ring this year they really need to look at replacing Murray with another max player to maximise Joker's prime.
@@brownhairydog6472 Jamal Murray is clutch. More clutch than many so-called max players. You don't break that up til you have to.
Malone is probably the second or third best coach in the league
Jokić main advantage is footwork. When he was kid, didnt want to play basketball, favorite sport of his father, so his mother singed him to serbian folklor dance. Similar like Ukranian bokser Lomashenko, he developed fine legs motorics.
yes yes yes
Footwork and being bigger/stronger than everyone else on the court. Quite a combination.
Edit: Also, ridiculous hands and touch.
YES. Legs motorics is best for all sport victorious! 🔥
If they beat the Twolves, honestly I don't see anyone else stopping Jokic in the playoffs. Holmgren, Gafford, Porzingis?/Horford? This might be his best game in the playoffs but the best of the best is yet to come.
You forgot Derrick White, he is the true beast
Gangster sweep might be from First Things First, I remember them going through sweep, gentleman’s sweep and then they had a name for a 6 game series too on a show last year
I hope Wildes wears a hat with a cigar and Italian accent tomorrow lmao
Very glad the Nuggets are probably going to win this series because it seemed like the insecure American media were ready to crown Anthony Edwards in large part because he isn't an international player
Woke up the monster
He's their preferred color
@@fredharvey2720naw we just need a young face of the nba who’s not charisma vacuum .
@@josephbanks888 He's their preferred color.
Jokic has the best touch around the basket in NBA history.
Definitely a top 2 passer along with magic.
Top 2 IQ along with magic.
Strongest dude in the league.
Most mobile center right now.
Most conditioned center right now.
The best scorer in the league and no one comes close. People see his ppg and thing hes not a scorer just dont watch jokic.
Ahem, Kareem begs to differ
If you’re referring to touch, then Kareem’s skyhook had about a 55 fg% at his peak. Comparatively, Jokic’s floater peaked last year at 71%. Just… 71%. In terms of points generated per shot, it’s the highest ever, even more valuable than Steph’s 3 point shot during the 2016 season, which he was hitting at a ludicrous 45%.
I'm super thankful that the NBA made that change in refing style after we went down 0-2, so it's more offensive based basketball. Cuz ain't no one got time for boring defense ball from the 90s in 2024! Plus it works so perfect with Jokic getting superstar treatment finally, so basically MN isn't allowed to defend him. And if they try? It'll just be an and-1!
Some say it's unfair but that's only MN fans and there are so few of them that this is really about what's best for the most people. And the NBA makes more money this way too, cuz viewership goes up when it's offensive ball and when superstars win.
Calm down. I'd say top 10ish in all of those categories (higher in some), which is plenty to make him a top 10 player all time, or approaching it. Saying he's top 2 in everything belies a lack of understanding of who the greats from prior generations were.
There is no one in NBA history with a higher basketball IQ than Larry Bird. No one. You can say Magic, Lebron and Jokic are on the same level and I wouldn't argue too much, but to say they had a higher basketball IQ is flat out ludicrous.
As for passing, there are so many greats that picking a top 2 should be impossible for anyone who actually knows basketball. Just to name a few that aren't Jokic: Lebron, Stockton, Nash, Kidd, and yes, Bird again.
Touch around the basket is certainly the one I'd say you have the best argument for, but again, there are a lot of guys. Go watch Kevin McHale. Go watch Kareem. For his size, peak Steph Curry was wild as well (65-70% in those peak years, for a guy that size, is ludicrous).
Jokic is as good a passer as anybody who played bball..and together with bird the best tap passer ever..but he is not really a playmaker or can set up plays like a stockton, cp3, nash, or rondo..
Starts at 2:04 😊
Jokic is just too good man...Edwards, SGA, Luka and Brunson are all amazing but he's on a class of his own.
"They are perfectly constructed to beat the Denver Nuggets...
I don't know how you can pick against Minnesota at this point, Denver doesn't have anything they can do... FOR THE RECORD, I think it’s too late. I think Minnesota will win the series now. I think they will win the trophy."
Don't forget, his legacy is on the line
He even said Antman is so much better than Tatum a week ago lmao
@@masstarvation I mean, aside from this game (and surely everyone is allowed to have a bad game here and there) he's still been better than Tatum. His team just isn't and he's playing a better team than Boston is.
-Celtics fan
Hahahaahaha. How fast the tables had turn for Jason
Intelligent people change their opinions with new information. It did look like they had no answers and statistically going down 2-0 is very hard to come back from - especially so as the favorite when you now have to go on the road.
Clearly Denver solved the MN problem, which is wildly impressive, but should not have been anyone rational person's expectation after game 2.
The funny thing is everyone picked Minnesota to sweep my Nuggets after game 2!
Everyone that said my Denver Nuggets was getting 🧹 yall are QUIET 👀😂
Joker #MV3‼️
In reference to the Michael Malone quote at 11:18, which I like a lot... he says so many sharp/smart things. I tend to like what he says after a Nuggets loss and I tend to like what he says after a nuggets win. Just looking through various various comment sections from his press conferences, it's amazing how much praise he gets from fans of the opposing teams. It's crazy how he almost always seems to say the right thing and it's feels genuine. Many coaches aren't the best with the media and can stick their foot in their mouths from time to time (as would I), but Malone is top tier in that regard and from what we can observe from the outside he seems like an excellent coach as well. I like how he's never afraid to give opposing players/coaches props when they have good games. When i was growing up, there was almost this mentality, particularly in the NBA basketball playoffs that you never want to inflate your competitions ego while the competition is still going on and even then there tended to be a degree of residual animosity and if compliments were given they'd be noticeably disingenuous (but there were some intense rivalries). Guys like Michael Malone and Jokic seem to be to mature to have rivalries that are personal.
Brilliant commentary on Jokic's inner world, and his crusade as the Association's MVP. Reaffirms my belief that this is the best NBA analysis on the web.
Q: What does a lumberjack say in the woods after game 3?
A: DENVERRRRRRRR!!
I don't know where you came from and how I've slept on you but you're a breath of fresh air! Such intelligent, informed, and knowledgeable takes and analysis.
He's signed to Collin cowherds CZcams channel "THE VOLUME" Collin found him.
Plain and simple, you called it. You're the man JT!
The most impressive thing I've witnessed in this series is the fact that nuggets have learned and improved this year to a level so incredible I just realized watching game 5 vs wolves. Every year before this one, jamal murry/jokic 2 man game driving to the rim chemistry between them has been guarded really well by wolves Def and that chem has been non existent other than the top of the arc hand offs; They shut that down and still nuggets have evolved as a team to figure out a plethara of options other than jamal/nikola chem offense. So exited to see this culture sustaing and flourishing. Def see nuggets winning second championship if they can sustain this type of nuggets culture. Everyone eat when they don't let jokic eat!!! Lol
ANT needs to drastically improve his passing in the off season. The nuggets doubled him all night and he couldnt find the open man.
That’s why the nba is great. The best teams will show you any weakness you have. Even if you didn’t know you had it. He is 22. What a player. But yes he can get better and somehow they have to learn how to play against this best player in the world guy.
@@Ray-dl5mp yup. And jokic is simply someone with no weakness. And to be honest hes the only guy since MJ who is someone who is truly unstopable on offense.
Good thing about ant is he does work his ass off. He comes with improvements every season.
Media all jumping on his nuts a week ago and now y'all bailing out on your new MJ from Wish 🤣🤣🤣
@@masstarvation ant looks like MJ in terms of aesthetics. It doesnt mean hes as great as MJ.
And im rooting for denver to he a dynasty. Cause they simply represent everything right about basketball. Teamwork, playing the right way, dont act like women or no drama etc.
@@glovs4188well as a Denver fan, they do act like women. Notably Jamals antics in game 2. But yes to the other things
My sincere apologies, Mr. 🃏 ❤
If both denver and dallas win...it will be hell of a series...battle of the court vision...
The iq within that series is good enough to light the entire world...
great analysis
Thanks for the heads up on acolyte theory legend. Going to check that out for sure!
Love your work, respect ❤
Wemby, Giannis, AD, Embiid, Bam and Gobert are pretty much the only bigs that even stand a chance of slowing Jokic down, and after thsi series there'd be literally none of them left lmao. Bro's going to have a field day.
Jovic beat Gobert, AD, and Bam on he's title run last year. Only Embiid has matched up with him historically but Embiid is a playoff choker lol
Thanks to the ferocious competitiveness of the Timberwolves we are now witnessing the best version of Jokic and it's really amazing. Adversity is the catalyst for greatness!
Great take on Ant. He is 22 and is playing on an offensively very challenged team. He will learn and evolve and can get to top 10 of all time level. He is not suddenly bad because he is met by an excellent team led by a genius.
Man! What a display! This was my favorite game of the series because it felt like one of those signature games from an all time great.
Have never seen a player like Jokic before. Not gonna lie, I was doubting him after the first couple games but have to hold my hands up and admit that I was brutally wrong. With all the switching that happens in today’s NBA, it’s rare to see someone dominate their 1v1 matchup in the way that Jokic dominated Gobert in the 2nd half.
You don't always know when a game changing player is in his prime, its amazing watching Jokic work.
The core strength and coordination needed to be as strong and balanced as Jokic is at that weight is unreal. His body control at that size is remarkable. This is the best I have ever seen him play. The wolves brought out the best in him. As far as Gobert, you can definitely see the disconnect between brain/body when it comes to his feet/legs etc. As someone who works with athletes specifically on this issue (especially post injury as that changes how the brain engaged muscular systems etc) I completely agree with you. Great take, and completely agree.
Nuggets fan and the series is absolutely not over. But listening to the post game interviews of the Wolves players where they sounded emotionally defeated tells me the Nuggets will advance.
The only consistent weakness people could think about with the Nuggets was the bench. And now Braun and Holiday have stepped up.
Few can break down this game like Timpf does.
I really liked your explanations, I feel like I learned something and didn't just wasted time on entertainment.
After losing back to back home games and now in front of the series is crazy. The Wolves threw their best punches and it wasn't good enough.
Joker had the putter working yesterday, short iron and driver were on as well
As long as KAT is allowing KCP, MPJ, and Jackson to guard him in the paint and shooting fadeaway the Wolves are cooked, that absolutely kills their offense.
Nuggets are on fire!!! Jam Slam all the good stuff and more!
Thanks for everything! Maybe look into the level of the volume, both here and on the podcast. It's too low.
Gangster sweep is the coldest term I've ever heard 😅
The defensive gameplan worked well. Instant doubling Ant when he got the ball solved his heroball. MPJ didnt shoot well, but on the defensive side he was excellent. Murray still hadnt a good game in this series, both of them has a possibility to be much more better next game. Jokic is unique, nor AD, neither a Gobert-KAT-Reid Minny trio can hold him back. KCP, Braun and Holiday are elite defenders, 2 of 3 were always on Antman, this move disrupted the basic Minny offense.
I think that the Nuggets will close the seie next game.
They have a Switch. They switched it, finally. And that is it
Soooo watching him talk to Colin … you can see Colin’s eyes glaze over lol. As prolific as Colin has been as an OG… Jason is next level with his analysis and delivery. I need him on FS1… not ESPN 😂
THANKS, Jason - your takes are SO insightful and timely. Would love to hear your opinion on Shaq and Stephen A's disrespecting Jokic as the (undisputable) MVP. Love Shai too, so no disrespect to him. Again, THANKS - wish you continued success in your work - Steffen, Denmark
Best analyst in sport.
Thought edwards was better than MJ and would never lose a playoff game
It's the foot movement against the pressure against your body. Ppl generally, even large bodies, can exercise nice foot movement when not touched. But once you start bumping/pushing them, their game falls apart. Jokic actually uses the force against him, as an axle around which to spin off of. He will either push you back straight back, and if you add more force to stop that movement, then he spin off of your push.
Mailbag: I know you’re probably sick of hearing this but I love the show, easily the best basketball analyst on CZcams.
Anyway, assuming Boston and Denver match up in the finals, what can Boston even try to do to stop them? Even if Porzingus were 100% healthy (which is most definitely not the case unfortunately) Jokic just absolutely bullies him in the paint. Do they just let Jokic score and focus on stopping everyone else with their elite perimeter defenders?
Jason, what do you think about basketball starting to measure the equivalent of the hockey assist? I would be very curious in measuring how many times Jokic creates the play / basket, but it is on the pass before the actual assist, and how he would compare to the rest of the league in this sense.
This was Jokic's career game
I enjoy listening to your analysis. Barkley the opposite. He tells everyone the Nuggets were going to lose the series in 4 games. Kenny Smith made a great point about the Nuggets having 10 eyes on Edward's instead of 6 eyes, with Conley being out of the game with an injury. Sometimes, people have bad games for a reason. That's why I like your analysis.
Yeah I thought they shouldn't have doubled Edwards as much since they won last game with letting him get his, but then I remembered Conley was out and it was the smart thing to do. The wolves don't have another consistently reliable ball handler/orchestrator.
Shaq and Barkley “analysis”😂
BTW, did you guys see a Justin Holiday's D, ESP when Wolves were on a mini-run..? Dayum, it looked even better than his Brother, with those fast long Arms...plus he is a Sniper.
Jokic treinando um pouco mais o salto vai ser um jogador muito mais vezes MVP. Ele ainda tem menos de 30 anos.
thinking a 6'4 score first guard has any chance of ever being close to as impactful as what we are seeing from Jokic right now is just absolutely insane im sorry
Quick mailbag question: love the show Jason! Been watching since two years ago around this time and been a fan.
Brandon Jennings made a comment about Donavan Mitchell and saying he’s not a dog or a true #1 because they went 7 games with Orlando. What are your thoughts on that considering the defense Orlando plays
I thought they were dead called em all types of names. Damn you gotta love basketball
thank you for another basketball lesson
Now AE knows how Jason Tatum feels. Let's see how he reacts to this coverage.
I disagree with the Tatum subject, I think a lot of the media flipped on tatum after the finals and that’s why Boston fans get so angry because hes been doing everything right and the second he goes on one shooting slump everyone seems to forget all the amazing playoff moments he’s had and fall back to the argument about his personality but Steph Lebron Kobe Durant all them talked to the media the same way tatum does but nobody had any problems with their personalities
As a Celtics fan, Ant is my fav player now but I can understand the uproar Celtics fans were having when the media and other team fanbase were quick to crown Ant better than Tatum now just because of one playoff run. The success Ant is having now is the success Tatum was having at the age of 19 leading a team that had no business being in the ECF a game away from the NBA finals toe to toe against Bron. Does Ant have a higher upside than Tatum? Probably so because of how Ant uses his physical tools compare to Tatum but now with his experience (especially with how he handles blitz and doubles) give me Tatum over Ant but yes Ant is coming fast and he's gonna need his teammates to step up in a big way for to have the success Tatum accomplished. Ant has completely won me over though these last two postseasons
Jokic did mikan drills all day on gobert. Second Jokic is true mvp. Third Gobert is garbage DPOY should be wemby.
Jokic played 4 games against Wemby this year…He averaged 33.5/10.8/8, including a 39 and 41pt game…and the Spurs only had 22 wins.
A/You Wemby truthers didn’t even watch a lot of Spurs games.
B/Jokic is the True MVP!
C/Nobody can defend Jokic…that doesn’t mean they’re not elite defenders. Gobert definitely deserved DPOY.
Gordon is the X factor
Video finally starts at 2:11
Rudi is the travelling king! And he knows that you could see it on his face. I saw that not for the first time
The Gangsta Sweep
How do we send mailbag questions
Denver needs a pg. Murry is a scorer not a pg. Its ridiculous how bad denver is when jockic isnt playing
They gotta get Kyle Lowry to sign the mid level
I flatly disagree that Edwards has more upside than Tatum. I think either one could legit be better than the other in 2 years. Right now, up to this point, Tatum is a better player.
Lol this man can’t stop bringing up how elite Ant is and how Tatum is not on the same level. It’s okay bro, you can say how elite is without bringing up tatum
Hey Jason if you’re Minnesota would you consider a Dejonte Murray for Kay trade? I know it might not line up perfectly with the money but in theory you get another guy who is a high level shot creator and on ball defender and you would still have Naz for the two big look?
Kat
antman shooting 5/15. last week he was jordan now he’s jordan poole. 3 weeks ago he was doing cheerleaders move to durant, today he barely speaks english 😂. another devin booker in the making.
😂😂😂 Needs more help. Another all star,dpoty,6thmoty,runner up coach of the year and best defense isn’t enough
AD was the best defender to Jokic, not stop him but somehow slow him down a bit. It’s just the Lakers guards can’t defend and AD closing out that made Jokic either mismatch or a 2nd chance point because they are trash in rebound.
Jokic never forced the 1v1 with Davis this time, he was never this aggressive. Neither AD can guard him effectively over the course of a series, the good thing is that AD can target Jokic 1v1 on the other end too unlike everybody's else except maybe Embiid. But yea overall there is no doubt that in today's nba AD at his best is the toughest matchup for Jokic.
Mailbag question: how is this current Denver team different from the team we saw in the bubble? If THIS Nuggets team played the lakers that year, would they have a better chance?
Gobert is a great help defender, probably the best in the league. But as an on ball defender, and even a post defender, he’s not great in my opinion at all
I knew wolves were not going to sustain that level of 3 point shooting even if they were open.
Last 3 games all have been the same.
Nuggets leading minessota hanging for dear life until nuggets get a momentum going and a lead.
Then its over
Jokic is an all time great but we've to say Rudy Gobert is one of the worst DPoY in the history of the NBA. A great DPoY would at least win a game by himself in a 7 game series but instead, Gobert loses at least a game by himself.
Gobert is a perfect defender when it comes to bigs and teams that are not physical. He falls apart when it comes to big strong offensive bigs because he isn’t strong enough
I agree, dude overrated as hell.
He's definitely no ben Wallace. He's the greatest defender ever, followed by draymond, hakeem, rodman and iguodala
@@reecewilliams8349 I don't get it. How can you be the best defender on a team. And still be the one who teams target the most.
You should take back what you said about tatum vs ant he's been pretty inconsistent tatum has 7 double doubles and a triple tied with jokic and luka for the most as of before yesterday
did Tim Connelly get Executive of the Year yet for handing over every last asset for Gobert?
Remember Tatum made the finals at 22 but let’s forget that
24 and lost
@@ricky__sHe was 22.
In 2021, Tatum was 24.
All the media had the wolves winning a ring after game 2
I love all the wolves people giving Jason crap for making picks that just went off of what we’ve seen the Timberwolves do up to this point in the season. Acting like they predicted the unusual offensive production they had in the first 6 playoff games like it was some hidden thing we all missed. You were just emotional homers and played it off as basketball knowledge😂
The lakers should hire you as an assistant. You would help a lot.
Well said...as usual...but Nugs still gotta close this series.