What happened to Minnesota's defense??
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- čas přidán 14. 05. 2024
- Where did that dominant, top-ranked defense go for the Minnesota Timberwolves in the playoffs against Denver? This detailed film breakdown & scouting report explores how the Nuggets have adjusted behind Nikola Jokic, Aaron Gordon, Jamal Murray and Coach Michael Malone to solve the Timberwolves defense during the 2024 NBA playoffs.
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This video aged poorly
I’m happy for Aaron Gordon. His value is unleashed with the nuggets
Nikola "if someone come to me i pass, if no one come to me i score" Jokic
That third quarter from Jokic deserves a video all by itself. Sheer perfection.
Getting Aaron Gordon to bring the ball up makes him much more involved in the game (he was lost in the previous games)and it takes away the pressure from the guards... Brilliant move by the coach
3 Things: 1) Jokic 2) Bigs bringing the ball up instead of Murray 3) Clearing a side to give Murray space
Game 5 was like watching one of the Jokic Highlights videos. He had all the greatest hits in this one game. Full court pass, behind the back, step back 3, Dunks, no look passes, spin moves, bending magical passes around defenders to Gordon for the dunk. Literally the only thing he was missing was a triple double. Combine Dirk, Duncan, Magic, and fk'n Bird into one player and you get the Joker. It's just not a fair fight.
credit to christain braun too hes also been taking off the load helping joker and gordon initiate offense
Joker doing what he did last night to Rudy to ANYBODY
I think it's gotten a little lost how good Aaron Gordon has been for the Nuggets. He does a decent budget Jokic impression now, handling the ball and orchestrating the offense when Jokic is resting. He never really had an identity in Orlando, rotating between athletic dunk monster, isolation scorer, and modern stretch 4. He was only really good at the dunk monster role when he got traded to Denver, where he immediately became their best post defender while doing a little light dunking on offense, but not much else. Now he's their small ball 5, second-string Jokic, ball handler, and more, without losing his strong defense or exceptional inside finishing. Malone has asked him to do a lot of different things in Denver and Gordon has really improved his game to the point that he's pretty legit at all of them now.
I can't wait for the follow up video "What happened to Denver's offense??" and with a big picture of Rudy with a 4th DPOY written next to him ;)
People discrediting Gobert's Defense is like discrediting Jokic's greatness, Dude's insane in Help Defense, but Jokic's light years ahead of everyone.
It’s funny how Aaron Gordon simply bringing the ball up the court created a massive mismatch issue.
We’re absolutely gonna need that “what happened to the dynasty?!” video soon 😅
Wolves watched this video for motivation in Games 6 and 7. Still waiting on the follow-up for those games
That shoulder fake over the top of the back board shot got to be the most iconic shot. Against a 4x defensive player of the year, no chicken wing elbow trick, over the long arms of Gobert. Cleanest and most difficult shot Jokic ever did. That's just something no one else in the current NBA can do, or even for past few decades
People questioning Gobert DPOY. That dude is a monster defender it just happens he is against the monster offensive player.
THINKING BASKETBALL is the reason why we ALL suffer in NORTH KOREA DEFENSE (HEDGE THE SCREEN!!) vs. AWFUL COACHING | GAME 4
Shaq saying SGA deserved mvp ruined there defense
This aged like a glass of whole milk in direct Arizona sunlight