If Denver wants to repeat, Jokic has to step up...

TinmanZBoy · Post #1 » by **TinmanZBoy** » Sun May 5, 2024 1:44 am

Dude has been underwhelmingly passive out of gate in every damn game so far in this playoff... you are the MVP, you need to be aggressive to set the tone... Denver has been trailing at the beginning of every game

JustBuzzin · Post #2 » by **JustBuzzin** » Sun May 5, 2024 1:46 am

You about to get torched my friend.

bledredwine · Post #3 » by **bledredwine** » Sun May 5, 2024 1:47 am

He really does have to carry that squad in order to win. It's a tall order against Minny. It's one game. We'll see.

I'm torn - love Ant and Jokic. It's like watching my brother and father in a fist fight.

HotRocks34 · Post #4 » by **HotRocks34** » Sun May 5, 2024 1:53 am

Jasen777 · Post #5 » by **Jasen777** » Sun May 5, 2024 1:54 am

He had a bad game. It happens.

LaLover11 · Post #6 » by **LaLover11** » Sun May 5, 2024 1:57 am

C'mon Jokic you're better than Prime LeBron
You should've won this game

Post #7 » by **Harry Garris** » Sun May 5, 2024 2:06 am

Jasen777 wrote:He had a bad game. It happens.

It’s crazy that 32/8/9 is a bad game, but yeah I guess by his standards it was.

HotRocks34 · Post #8 » by **HotRocks34** » Sun May 5, 2024 2:08 am

LaLover11 wrote:C'mon Jokic you're better than Prime LeBron
You should've won this game

Prime LeBron stunk up the 2011 Finals.

26 years old and already with 2 MVPs.

If Jokic sinks to that level, then he's got a problem.

AleksandarN · Post #9 » by **AleksandarN** » Sun May 5, 2024 2:12 am

Harry Garris wrote:
Jasen777 wrote:He had a bad game. It happens.

It’s crazy that 32/8/9 is a bad game, but yeah I guess by his standards it was.

He needs to step up even more. But Jokic I am not too worried as his play in playoffs has always been great.

sikma42 · Post #10 » by **sikma42** » Sun May 5, 2024 2:12 am

Harry Garris wrote:
Jasen777 wrote:He had a bad game. It happens.

It’s crazy that 32/8/9 is a bad game, but yeah I guess by his standards it was.

8 assists isn’t good with 8 turnovers. 32 points isn’t really impressive on the efficiency. It’s just not a good game buy any superstar standards. It’s not some Jokic thing.

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SlimShady83 · Post #11 » by **SlimShady83** » Sun May 5, 2024 2:13 am

Bye Bye nuggets

PhilBlackson · Post #12 » by **PhilBlackson** » Sun May 5, 2024 2:13 am

He does need to be more aggressive because MIN's wings are gonna make life difficult for Murray BUT saying he's been underwhelming is a complete joke lol

Jcity08 · Post #13 » by **Jcity08** » Sun May 5, 2024 2:15 am

HotRocks34 wrote:
LaLover11 wrote:C'mon Jokic you're better than Prime LeBron
You should've won this game

Prime LeBron stunk up the 2011 Finals.

26 years old and already with 2 MVPs.

If Jokic sinks to that level, then he's got a problem.

Honestly maybe Jokic should hold a press conference in the summer, team up with other Allstar, All NBA, Future HOFs and talk about how many rings he's going to win by stacking the deck in the league. Not 1... Not 2....

But Jokic isn't that big of a ***** to do that.

sikma42 · Post #14 » by **sikma42** » Sun May 5, 2024 2:17 am

Jcity08 wrote:
HotRocks34 wrote:
LaLover11 wrote:C'mon Jokic you're better than Prime LeBron
You should've won this game

Prime LeBron stunk up the 2011 Finals.

26 years old and already with 2 MVPs.

If Jokic sinks to that level, then he's got a problem.

Honestly maybe Jokic should hold a press conference in the summer, team up with other Allstar, All NBA, Future HOFs and talk about how many rings he's going to win by stacking the deck in the league. Not 1... Not 2....

But Jokic isn't that big of a ***** to do that.

Last time Jokic was this in this situation he had a meltdown while being guarded by Dwight Howard. We will see how he reacts this time

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IG2 · Post #15 » by **IG2** » Sun May 5, 2024 2:17 am

I didn't find him passive at all. Inefficient, yeah, but he was making to look plays pretty much any time he got the ball.

brutalitops · Post #16 » by **brutalitops** » Sun May 5, 2024 2:20 am

He wasn't too bad. "Has to play better" kinda ignores that typicality the nuggets can isolate a smaller defender on him and he can just shoot over the top or he can just go to the floater. Doesn't really work when your switching and you have the smaller big in KAT's 7 foot long ass putting his arms up.

He was big. I don't think the turnovers hurt as much. 3 2/3 were floaters which the wolves drop defenders managed to disrupt. It's either that or a missed floater?

It's the fact they got nothing off the bench. Wolves had Naz Reid come on and the nuggets really didn't adjust to his speed and he managed to get some easy points in a tough grinding game

Which is weird since the. Nuggets bench had a good +/- and wolves had a terrible one.

brutalitops · Post #17 » by **brutalitops** » Sun May 5, 2024 2:22 am

IG2 wrote:I didn't find him passive at all. Inefficient, yeah, but he was making to look plays pretty much any time he got the ball.

He definitely tried to get a few passes off he probably should of gone the floater. I hope he doesn't but I'm sure he's going to adjust and maybe be a little more aggressive against Rudy earlier.

Will help if Jamal could hit a shot.

HotRocks34 · Post #18 » by **HotRocks34** » Sun May 5, 2024 2:23 am

sikma42 wrote:
Jcity08 wrote:
HotRocks34 wrote:

Prime LeBron stunk up the 2011 Finals.

26 years old and already with 2 MVPs.

If Jokic sinks to that level, then he's got a problem.

Honestly maybe Jokic should hold a press conference in the summer, team up with other Allstar, All NBA, Future HOFs and talk about how many rings he's going to win by stacking the deck in the league. Not 1... Not 2....

But Jokic isn't that big of a ***** to do that.

Last time Jokic was this in this situation he had a meltdown while being guarded by Dwight Howard. We will see how he reacts this time

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And he still played better than LeBron in the 2011 Finals.

He had a positive NRTG in the series and shot 53% from the field.

When you're at his level, that's what a "meltdown" looks like.

Says it all.

AleksandarN · Post #19 » by **AleksandarN** » Sun May 5, 2024 2:27 am

I think the biggest thing Jokic needs to do is rebound the ball better. Everytime the Nuggets lose I see Jokic get under 10 rebounds. I expect a better game in game 2.

TinmanZBoy · Post #20 » by **TinmanZBoy** » Sun May 5, 2024 2:36 am

AleksandarN wrote:I think the biggest thing Jokic needs to do is rebound the ball better. Everytime the Nuggets lose I see Jokic get under 10 rebounds. I expect a better game in game 2.

i'd cut him some slack in this series for rebounding, he is facing three big dudes who are as tall as him... but I hope he attacks them right out of the gate... Denver has been so slow in every start, then the game becomes a going up hill battle, it is exhausting, particularly for him