Rondo revealed on how to slow down Jokic and it led me to this video as well. Prime Dwight would destroy Jokic tbh three pointers or not, Jokic ain’t got anything on Dwight’s athleticism
Problem with lakers matchup with denver is size, you cant put bron or rui on joker, they too small. Need to have a 2nd shot blocker out there at the same time, so AD dont have to always worry for the pass in the paint. Wonder why darvin doesnt try jackson hayes to replace rui to mess up denver rhythm.
Joker got a lot better and smarter since then. He wouldn't let Dwight or anyone bait him into foul trouble now. He knows he's too important to the team.
@@grumpycat1457 AD does not has the skill set to play 4 anymore. No 3s, pool midrange percentage. If lakers put him on 4 with a 5 that can't shoot 3s either. The offensive ball game gonna be tough for them.
@@grumpycat14572020 not so old LBJ could play 3 (Now is so old and slower)and AD was good enough Mid-range shooter so he could be a good 4 at that time with Center: DH/McGee
Mind boggling how no team in 2024 picked up Dwight. He literally is a nightmare on defense. Warriors could’ve used that energy beside Draymond; setting screens for the splash bros
Jokic didn't just have to deal with Dwight, he also had to deal with AD. Imagine getting past Dwight only to be met by AD at the rim, and vice-versa. JaVale sometimes switched onto him too, along with LeBron who's a good 6'9''. How many players can deal with that ? Jokic still put up 22 pts on 53% shooting. Not superstar numbers but nowhere near "shut down" that so many people believe happened.
@@Leo-nn9vy ikr, people think that Dwight made joker missed shots like he was shooting below 30% lmao, the guy shoots 50%+ in that series while taking on 3 towers, Lebron and other good defenders on that lakers lmao and people still acting like only dwight shut him down, and this wasnt even prime Jokic.
Lakers needed a big man like Howard or McGee for defensive purposes having only ad won’t work you need bodies on joker Dwight on him with ad roaming was perfect
Dwight was a dawg, love his hustle defense in yhe the bubble. He's always stretching his arms to challenge Jokic's shot on the perimeter which is very rare to see from most of the players in the NBA.
Also Jokic is not MVP prime yet. He only average 20 9 7 in that season, but average 22 7 5 on 53%fg vs the lakers that series. That nuggets team still not a championship team.
Yes, when he didn't have to exert massive effort on the defensive end, and be more relaxed on the offense. AD is a skill player, not a banger like Karl Malone, Shaq, Rodman and David Robinson. When you ask a skill player to be physical, they lose their delicate touch because of too much adrenaline. AD is a 4-man, not a 5.
Can't believe they broke up this laker team after 1 season lmfao. it's not just dwight but the whole team had some elite ass defender. DH, DG, AC, AD and LBJ that's insane
i swear i been saying this for years javel & dwight switching out at the 5 with AD at the 4 was something special i don’t get why they broke the team up insane…
Dwight was pivotal to that championship run in 2020. He played great defense against Bam and young Yokic. He had lateral quickness and was even capable of rotating onto the perimeter. Other intangible factors, he was dieting and in the best shape of his career plus determined to redeem himself for 2013.
@@isaacandrade277 Yea I don’t stand y y’all discredit the bubble chip it’s just cuz Bron won if anyone else would have won wouldn’t have been a problem
The difference is that jokic can be super physical with pretty much everyone else on the league. But u ain’t bully balling Dwight. He’s gotta think a bit more playing someone as physical and athletic as Dwight.
Howard played him tuff. Lakers are crazy for not signing him again. Bron plays better at the 3 it would be nice to have that defense Howard brings in the playoffs
Caruso KCP Rondo and dwight all had big offers else where. Salary cap wise it was complicated to keep them all. The real mistake was to replace javale and dwight by montrelz harrell. Losing kcp as well.
@@adil8701 Don't know about KCP Rondo and Dwight. I'd have to check those. But with Caruso that's not true. Lakers had bird rights on him, they could've match any offer made to him. But they thought he wasn't worth the value the Bulls gave him and let him leave. But they payed THT instead. How embarrassing... The Lakers FO is a joke, they have good staff that can develop low drafted guys or even undrafted but then the FO doesn't take advantage if that.
They could’ve easily hired Dwight on the minimum, he would’ve accepted immediately, and just use him for this exact matchup. They had nothing to lose hiring him, literally nothing. Like they could’ve gotten him and see later if he is of any use if they weren’t convinced, at least an extra piece to try when nothing is working, but no they didn’t do it ffs. I think its personal they didn’t get him, maybe the story that came out about him or some personal issue with Bron or Rob, idk.
thing is with Dwight covering Jokic, the load on AD and LBJ would be much much less on defense at least. Bring him the hell back, he can sit all games, but when we up against people like Wemby, Jokic, and 7 foot monsters, we need size/physicality to match up.
Even though Jokic has advanced his skill and playing style now, but I do believe Lakers need player like Howard who can fully focused on guarding and limiting Jokic. Right now they really don’t have defensive player like that.
Hope Anyone can shared to Lakers Front office how important to recruit again Howard in preparation against Denver.... REAL TALK LAKERS CAN'T BEAT DENVER BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE CENTER THAT CAN STOP JOKIC
Lmao this is exactly how Jokic plays today even todays much weirder as hes taking one legged fade away threes and awkward hook shots that somehow goes in he just wasnt playoff ready and got stopped by elite lakers defenders stop yappin
U lying is the same player u only saying that cause u feel u can make an argument with a championship Dwight took away the paint from him made him a jump shooter
Dwight was so athletic, strong (good core/balance) and had great timing on his contests. Jokic played great considering he was being defended by DPOY and AD.
The key to the Laker's success was having Anthony Davis at the 4 and having him help out at the 5 on defense when needed. The way they have Anthony Davis playing center is beyond me. Anthony Davis could not be stopped on offense when he played the Power Forward position, and it took so much pressure off of him defensively too. I don't know why the Lakers aren't aggressively looking for Defensive bigs or stretch bigs that can defend the paint and are above 6'11 or higher.
It was the following year. Pope and Kuzma struggled to hit open 3's and had to go. Everyone else is retired or never played. Caruso was the only mistake lakers made.
I guess, now, people will realise how silly it was to not bring back the 2020 Lakers Championship team to attempt to repeat. Didn't resign Rondo, Dwight, McGee, KCP, and Caruso. LeBron, Vogel and AD thought they were expendable. Haven't beat the Nuggets since they had Rondo. Nuggets been winning all the Titles. Lakers could have had 2 more potential titles, now 3.
He still played great this series but it’s the way of slowing him down and not letting him dominate the boards. AD under the rim not guarding Jokic is basically the key but you need someone who can make him work and Lakers don’t got that anymore. Would’ve went back to back if they simply ran it back smh
talk all the negative stuff about dwight howard that year, but he helped ad get his first chip. Its bizarre that they didn't want him back after that season. Without his defense against jokic that run against the nuggets they could have won that season too.
Where is all these sudden views coming from? lol
Rondo revealed on how to slow down Jokic and it led me to this video as well. Prime Dwight would destroy Jokic tbh three pointers or not, Jokic ain’t got anything on Dwight’s athleticism
@@youin24yearsThat was 2020. Which means That was 2-time All-Star Jokic.
Not the 2-Time MVP Jokic.
most random video ever and just popped up LMAO
Ggt@@youin24years
@@ssarsi That was in 2020. Which means that was washed up Dwight Howard. Not multiple time DPOY Dwight Howard
Dwight guarding joker while AD waiting to cover, thats the best way to guard Joker
Exactly!!! Dwight can hold his own and if he breaks free Ad coming to challenge and you can stay on the shooters
Thats overpowered as hell LOL. Imagine if it was Prime Dwight haha
Problem with lakers matchup with denver is size, you cant put bron or rui on joker, they too small. Need to have a 2nd shot blocker out there at the same time, so AD dont have to always worry for the pass in the paint. Wonder why darvin doesnt try jackson hayes to replace rui to mess up denver rhythm.
@@kennyboifoods2171 facts, i wish we had javele at least, jaxon hayes too skinny too
Joker got a lot better and smarter since then. He wouldn't let Dwight or anyone bait him into foul trouble now. He knows he's too important to the team.
NBA did Dwight dirty. We need dwight in the NBA
No we don't, he's ass.
Fr dawg
What happened ? I never knew why he left 💀
@@top5unknown596tbh it was that 2021-22 lakers team with all of the old heads. nobody wanted to pick any of them up after that failed season
@@top5unknown596he started fking trans men
Howard and Rondo were the most valuable role players in the playoffs. I still remember the excitement I got when watching this Lakers.
Fax
agreed
KCP and caruso were also big
The 2020 Lakers team was loaded with elite defenders.
Had lots of #1 draft picks
Kcp Danny green rondo Caruso that’s our defensive guards and Dwight and McGee and ad our defensive big man’s
Of possessions at a time Lebron, let's not forget.
That’s 2020 we in 2024 now
and they replace that with Westbrook lol. legm really did the lakers dirty
this roster is what lakers needed, jokic already said that this team was stacked with elite defenders giving him 0 chance to rest
also they literally have 2 great big man which makes AD play for 4 instead of 5..
@@grumpycat1457 AD does not has the skill set to play 4 anymore. No 3s, pool midrange percentage. If lakers put him on 4 with a 5 that can't shoot 3s either. The offensive ball game gonna be tough for them.
@@sakaijin7270is it that he doesn’t have the skill set to play the 4, or is it that they forced him to learn how to play the 5 better?
@@grumpycat14572020 not so old LBJ could play 3 (Now is so old and slower)and AD was good enough Mid-range shooter so he could be a good 4 at that time with Center: DH/McGee
You can really see how different jokic plays now watching how he plays offensively, some of these shots you will never see him attempt anymore
Yeah now he shoots one legged fade away threes and fade away hookshots even better than 2020 way smarter shots hes taking these days am I right?
@jahngchina7024 I wanna do your mom. I wnat your mom taking my "C" inside of her.
@@jahngchina7024false Dwight shut him down because he overrated. 😅😅😅
@@coreythomas3633Jokic is not overrated lol.
Another jokic nut hanger
Mind boggling how no team in 2024 picked up Dwight. He literally is a nightmare on defense. Warriors could’ve used that energy beside Draymond; setting screens for the splash bros
I ain’t never seen nobody guarded joker this good since
Joker got a bit better but even with saying that Dwight wasn’t in his prime here
Goes to show how Elite Dwight was ..
Jokic didn't just have to deal with Dwight, he also had to deal with AD. Imagine getting past Dwight only to be met by AD at the rim, and vice-versa. JaVale sometimes switched onto him too, along with LeBron who's a good 6'9''. How many players can deal with that ? Jokic still put up 22 pts on 53% shooting. Not superstar numbers but nowhere near "shut down" that so many people believe happened.
@@Leo-nn9vyfrl, people act like Jokic wasn’t still putting up his stats
Ikr
@@Leo-nn9vy ikr, people think that Dwight made joker missed shots like he was shooting below 30% lmao, the guy shoots 50%+ in that series while taking on 3 towers, Lebron and other good defenders on that lakers lmao and people still acting like only dwight shut him down, and this wasnt even prime Jokic.
Lakers needed a big man like Howard or McGee for defensive purposes having only ad won’t work you need bodies on joker Dwight on him with ad roaming was perfect
This is what we need, another elite defender like Dwight, we can’t expect AD too shut down Joker by himself
Look how smooth things were defensively for the Lakers when they had a true 5 and had AD as a roaming 4
Facts AD needs to play his natural position
Dwight was a dawg, love his hustle defense in yhe the bubble. He's always stretching his arms to challenge Jokic's shot on the perimeter which is very rare to see from most of the players in the NBA.
Can see how Jokic was making adjustments each game in the series. In the last game he was coming off screens and taking more jumpshots
Dwight is strong af so it was prolly wearing on joker getting to his spots in the post
Dwight shut him down he overrated
@@coreythomas3633 Now Dwight is out, shutting down Chinese ladyboys.
@@victorluna1147 And even if he gets passed dwight theres still AD or Javale meeting him in the rim.
Denver still have a one important piece missing here: Aaron Gordon
and also caldwell-pope and deeper bench
Also Jokic is not MVP prime yet. He only average 20 9 7 in that season, but average 22 7 5 on 53%fg vs the lakers that series. That nuggets team still not a championship team.
Bruce Brown too..
They had jerami grant who did everything gordon can do but actually able to shoot. So nah, that dont work.
@@lequalvinGordon is a lob threat and a force inside more than Jerami, with the way Jokic developed they made each other better
😢😢 we needed him
Back when AD played the 4 man
Yes, when he didn't have to exert massive effort on the defensive end, and be more relaxed on the offense. AD is a skill player, not a banger like Karl Malone, Shaq, Rodman and David Robinson. When you ask a skill player to be physical, they lose their delicate touch because of too much adrenaline. AD is a 4-man, not a 5.
@@MrClebophd Exactly 💯
The series that leveled up Jokic. Good job lakers!
We still need this team
I loved that team 💪💪
Lakers now needs Dwight Howard
That 2020 Lakers team was really something else defensively. no let up from start to finish.
I miss this team so much 😭
Can't believe they broke up this laker team after 1 season lmfao. it's not just dwight but the whole team had some elite ass defender. DH, DG, AC, AD and LBJ that's insane
i swear i been saying this for years javel & dwight switching out at the 5 with AD at the 4 was something special i don’t get why they broke the team up insane…
@@1Tizshaun talking about years. We got some real weirdos out here thinking a bubble chip matters
Dwight was pivotal to that championship run in 2020. He played great defense against Bam and young Yokic. He had lateral quickness and was even capable of rotating onto the perimeter. Other intangible factors, he was dieting and in the best shape of his career plus determined to redeem himself for 2013.
You'll never stop Jokic, but yeah, you can make life a little harder for him, and having Dwight dedicated to him was a good call.
Dwight actually Defended him the best I’ve seen in 2 years lakers need you sign him
I miss the 2020 team they was something special
The bubble chip ? LMAOOOOO that’s special ? LMAOO
@@isaacandrade277 Yea I don’t stand y y’all discredit the bubble chip it’s just cuz Bron won if anyone else would have won wouldn’t have been a problem
This team was athletic and versatile on defense
The crossover between Dwight Howard and Javale McGee guarding Jokic was filthy. They didn’t have to double Jokic in the paint like they have to now.
The difference is that jokic can be super physical with pretty much everyone else on the league. But u ain’t bully balling Dwight. He’s gotta think a bit more playing someone as physical and athletic as Dwight.
Can’t bully Giannis or Embiid either
EXACTLY!!that mane been pushing AD under the rim since last year playoffs 🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️
Howard played him tuff. Lakers are crazy for not signing him again. Bron plays better at the 3 it would be nice to have that defense Howard brings in the playoffs
2020 lakers are my favorite team of all time. just stacked with perfect role players everywhere
Now they can't win 💩 lop😅
How is Dwight not on LAs roster if not only to defend Joker
I still dont understand why this team had to be disassembled??
Caruso KCP Rondo and dwight all had big offers else where. Salary cap wise it was complicated to keep them all.
The real mistake was to replace javale and dwight by montrelz harrell. Losing kcp as well.
@@adil8701 Don't know about KCP Rondo and Dwight. I'd have to check those. But with Caruso that's not true.
Lakers had bird rights on him, they could've match any offer made to him. But they thought he wasn't worth the value the Bulls gave him and let him leave. But they payed THT instead. How embarrassing...
The Lakers FO is a joke, they have good staff that can develop low drafted guys or even undrafted but then the FO doesn't take advantage if that.
@@AllMenMustServe yep you probably right on the caruso deal.
Elite defense, reliable playmaker Rondo and with younger healthy Bron and AD W
hope there will be a rosters like this again ON lakers
Need Dwight back.
ONE OF THE GREATEST RIM PROTECTORS OF ALL TIME! HE COULDN'T PROTECT HIS OWN RIM!! THE IRONY!
Allows Kitty to penetrate the D too easy and often.
Wow that's the way to guard the joker. Howard best defense
Doing the dirty qork in the paint, that's how valuable Dwight during that run
Howard wasn’t the greatest but jokic looked uncomfortable with Howard all over him…. They needed that these past 2 seasons.
They could’ve easily hired Dwight on the minimum, he would’ve accepted immediately, and just use him for this exact matchup. They had nothing to lose hiring him, literally nothing. Like they could’ve gotten him and see later if he is of any use if they weren’t convinced, at least an extra piece to try when nothing is working, but no they didn’t do it ffs. I think its personal they didn’t get him, maybe the story that came out about him or some personal issue with Bron or Rob, idk.
We need dwight😢
Man I took this 2020 lakers roster squad for granted now I wish they're still together
thing is with Dwight covering Jokic, the load on AD and LBJ would be much much less on defense at least. Bring him the hell back, he can sit all games, but when we up against people like Wemby, Jokic, and 7 foot monsters, we need size/physicality to match up.
Those some decent contests from howard ngl
Dwight howard need him 2024
You mean AD, McGee and Howard guarding Nikola Jokic 😁
Nah every time Jokic played Dwight he couldn’t do sht scoring wise.
@@frescolive did he not score on him many times in this video? and check the last game they played against each other
@@freakyfridays135 I did and I also checked the stats before that last game and Jokic ain’t do a damn thing 🤣🤣😂
@@frescolive you're the one that said every time
@@frescolivehe cooked Dwight stop the cap 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Even though Jokic has advanced his skill and playing style now, but I do believe Lakers need player like Howard who can fully focused on guarding and limiting Jokic. Right now they really don’t have defensive player like that.
To be fair, the Nuggets didn’t have Gordon and MPJ on that team yet.
The nuggets did have MPJ that season
Hope Anyone can shared to Lakers Front office how important to recruit again Howard in preparation against Denver.... REAL TALK LAKERS CAN'T BEAT DENVER BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE CENTER THAT CAN STOP JOKIC
2020? Jokic is not as good as now. Jokic is a lot better than that year.
Lmao this is exactly how Jokic plays today even todays much weirder as hes taking one legged fade away threes and awkward hook shots that somehow goes in he just wasnt playoff ready and got stopped by elite lakers defenders stop yappin
He played in 2022 and what happened?
Jokic is a whole different beast now
U lying is the same player u only saying that cause u feel u can make an argument with a championship Dwight took away the paint from him made him a jump shooter
@@festusaniemeka3350you sound dumb and retarted that wasn’t a championship team and jokic wasn’t even in his prime stop riding meat
@@festusaniemeka3350 2024 Jokic would drop him 32/12/10 on his ass easly
Lakers should've kept this 2020 line up..
good ol days
man, i miss that championship team :(
Dwight trolling lakers for not signing him to stop Jokic and then CZcams recommending this video
Dwight was so athletic, strong (good core/balance) and had great timing on his contests. Jokic played great considering he was being defended by DPOY and AD.
This was 4 years ago, Jokic got a LOT better
not much just a little
Joker wasn't anywhere near the player then that he is now.
yeah dwight could never stop jokic lmao
dude jokic was having hell there
Then AD in help
side. That’s the way to do it
The key to the Laker's success was having Anthony Davis at the 4 and having him help out at the 5 on defense when needed. The way they have Anthony Davis playing center is beyond me. Anthony Davis could not be stopped on offense when he played the Power Forward position, and it took so much pressure off of him defensively too. I don't know why the Lakers aren't aggressively looking for Defensive bigs or stretch bigs that can defend the paint and are above 6'11 or higher.
Howard whispered something out of pocket in his ear like Dennis Rodman and he was mentally done lol
Dervin ham needs to go watch this film
May 1, 2024
9:49AM
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Jokic plays nothing like this anymore. Dwight wouldn’t even be able to contain him now
😂😂😂😂😂
im still thinking why the lakers after that championship change their whole roster .
It was the following year. Pope and Kuzma struggled to hit open 3's and had to go. Everyone else is retired or never played. Caruso was the only mistake lakers made.
He gotta be blackballed
Here after laker denver first round match up. And Dwight side of the bubble story
AD could never
This is how I cope atm as a laker fan
Smh lakers need him now
This what the lakers get for not picking him back up
Dwight is tough against big offensive centers
LAKERS need bring back Dwight Howard!!
jokic still avg 20 points a game that series and they avenged this loss with back to back series wins over la
Let’s gooo nugggettts!!
I guess, now, people will realise how silly it was to not bring back the 2020 Lakers Championship team to attempt to repeat. Didn't resign Rondo, Dwight, McGee, KCP, and Caruso. LeBron, Vogel and AD thought they were expendable. Haven't beat the Nuggets since they had Rondo. Nuggets been winning all the Titles. Lakers could have had 2 more potential titles, now 3.
Go howard!...
Un hombre así es que necesita los lakers
aint gon lie its not about how much he was defending him it was the fact that nikola coudnt back him up that kinda messed w his game
how can someone choose Westbrick over DH and Caruso.
rONDO AND DWIGHT
Lakers really messed this up letting Howard go. Too many personal and political feelings instead of just what really works and win.
Dwight is just better defender than AD, do not @ me.
Lakers had a solid team and just threw it all away
Howard the only guy that was trying to contest Jokic jumpers. It seems like now AD is too slow to get to him to close out
Nah this 2020 was stacked playing with no crowd . Bron had all the advantages
2020 Jokic was not in the prime level, 2023 2024 I reckon now it’s his peak, kinda control the game🥶
Caldwell Pope is the winning factor obviously!
Howard takes away the back down lowpost of joker which he is effective in regular season because of centers are skinny easy to push off😅
AD has the nerve to ask why he isn't the DPOY ... lol
2k20
A lof of defensive player
This don’t count as much as we think because where is Aaron Gordon. That joker and Gordon duo is unstoppable because you can’t stop that 5-4 lobb pass
lol cmon Lakers you need DH
He still played great this series but it’s the way of slowing him down and not letting him dominate the boards. AD under the rim not guarding Jokic is basically the key but you need someone who can make him work and Lakers don’t got that anymore. Would’ve went back to back if they simply ran it back smh
talk all the negative stuff about dwight howard that year, but he helped ad get his first chip. Its bizarre that they didn't want him back after that season. Without his defense against jokic that run against the nuggets they could have won that season too.
After surviving Dwight in the bubble, everyone else is a walk in the park for Nikola. Seriously, Dwight got carte blanche on Jokic all series
U should let darvin ham see this if u a lakers fan...its the solution to his biggest problem