big honey and the nuggets

they shouldnt have given it to him last year now they cant give it to him this year, his best season

there's an understandable urge to vote for someone new, but as k3vin's article indicates, that vote's going to split badly among four or five other players and the joker might just win again based on that

it's a long season

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thinking-basketball/id1428290303?i=1000591786808

enjoyed this deep dive into jokic, one mind blowing stat is that this year the nuggets have 11 fewer assists per 100 possessions with jokic on the bench, which I guess is the best of all time, other leaders on the list are like peak nash lebron curry etc seasons

I think there’s a reasonable chance that in terms of impact on wins and losses jokic is significantly better than his basic numbers indicate, might be even better than being a 2 time MVP might suggest, just my thoughts

Feel like you could say that for the handful of mvp level dudes in the league but I get your point.

thats why everyone wants the big dogs

theres also a thing where denvers roster just really doesnt work without him in there

Very random but I can't stop thinking about how the other night Nikola Jokic jumped to try to create space between him and Bam Adebayo.

No fake pass from Jamal Murray or anything. Just jumped to try to trick Bam, then ran to the ball.

Gonna call this the "Joker jump." pic.twitter.com/PJ2nttyCHm

— Wes Goldberg (@wcgoldberg) January 4, 2023

ha got em

him and kornet should start a cheerleading school

Bruce Brown, last 2 seasons...

31-for-57 (54.4%) from the right corner.
12-for-59 (20.3%) from the left corner.https://t.co/ejDRStYnU9https://t.co/2YxCnuFdcJ

— John Schuhmann (@johnschuhmann) January 7, 2023

gonna use this as a nuggets thread

faked me out in slomo while i was expecting something crazy

WHAT THE HELL IS THIS JOKIC pic.twitter.com/aWNRj59h51

— Steve Jones Jr. (@stevejones20) January 10, 2023

Love those kinda slow mo 360 dribble moves, luka does does a lot

yeah good for husky boys who can give a lil bump at the end of the spin and get their shoulders by

14-11-16-1-1 tonight. ON 5 SHOTS (5-5 fg, 1-1 3p, 3-3 ft)

what on earth lol

that’s truly silly it is making me laugh thinking about it

I missed 95% of the game due to a flight but it’s a sort of line Ive seen plenty of times from jokic (ok, the perfect shooting triple double is only something he’s done once). it’s a thing he does when he doesn’t respect the opponent in my viewing experience

also does anyone know if anyone keeps stats on opening tips? jokic has to be bottom 10% at that, seems like I never see him win one lol

alright maybe I’m way off base because according to “degendata.com” the nuggets win 70% of their tips?

https://www.degendata.com/games/20230109

Nuggs vibe check

“This is the best locker room I have been a part of.”

-Bruce Brown on the Nuggets roster. He said they spend off nights together, play Call of Duty and other stuff.

— T.J. McBride (@TJMcBrideNBA) January 10, 2023

Nugs vibes seem good but let’s not forget that Bruce Brown’s previous NBA locker room experiences are the Pistons and Nets

haha yes

true lol

wow this locker room is great theres no kyrie or james harden in it

i now realize that was a bad post i apologize

lol it does seem like the vibes are good tho

I think having a chill guy like jokic who is also a world-beater leading the team is a formula for good vibes. his teammates legit revere him

its true saw a bones interview where he seemed legit amazed at jokers humility, like it was something he hadnt even considered possible

yeah I watch a lot of local segments they show on the league pass streams and it’s a borderline cult

you are in a cult kev seek help

I seek help from jokic only he will save me

lmao

joks bruv

two biyombo pick and roll finishes to start out, nice

the torrey craig redemption show part 2

The best 1:42 you will spend today 😂 pic.twitter.com/NcTSjiSin0

— Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) January 14, 2023

Bill Simmons and Zach Lowe are such Nikola Jokic fans/supporters/believers.

They can’t help themselves when talking about Nikola, they are like little kids on Christmas morning when they talk Jokic.

Love it. @Adam_Mares @HarrisonWind @DLineCo @BrendanVogt #Nuggets pic.twitter.com/jqZxs5mn5M

— JB Denver Sports (@JB_DenverSports) January 14, 2023

No cap like I am wearing no hat

8-6-5-1 in 10 mins of the first quarter

JOKIC. BANGARANG!https://t.co/UuwxYJmnXx pic.twitter.com/qM43q7xXBd

— Wobkola Jokić (@WorldWideWob) January 16, 2023

big shot big honey

he's somehow so chill

just don’t dunk on him

Nikola said he told Bol after the game: "If you dunk one more time on me, I'm gonna F him (up)."

— Mike Singer (@msinger) January 16, 2023

Great pass, comical shot pic.twitter.com/2jQntQmEVa

— Taco Trey Kerby (@treykerby) January 18, 2023

lowe:

With the Orlando Magic, Gordon was miscast as a wing. Orlando was overstocked with bigs. Gordon had ambitions of LeBron James-style ball dominance. Over several roster mutations, none of it worked. Across the league -- even within Orlando -- insiders wondered: Why couldn't Gordon access his inner Draymond Green? He could be the superstar role player every good team needs!

How wonderful when experience and luck put someone in the right place to fulfill their destiny at the moment they are ready to accept it. Gordon is the perfect support player for Nikola Jokic, and he's enjoying a career season: 16.5 points, 7 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 59% shooting -- 37.6% on 3s, and 65% on 2s.

As a leaper with size and anticipation, Gordon is an ideal target for Jokic -- on cuts, and leaking out in transition. But Gordon is doing so much more than dining on Jokic's passing genius.

He's been vicious as a post-up scorer, and defenses are starting to send help -- even when Gordon doesn't have a size mismatch. Denver's trusting Gordon to make the right plays:

He still gets to run some pick-and-roll, and has great chemistry with Jokic. The Nuggets have averaged 1.33 points when Gordon shoots out of the pick-and-roll or dishes to a teammate who fires -- No. 1 (!) among almost 200 ball handlers who have run at least 75 such plays, per Second Spectrum.

Gordon's supplementary passing has been a big boost. He's heaving accurate outlets, leading fast breaks, and pinging smart extra passes around the perimeter. The Nuggets have sets for Gordon to facilitate from the elbows. What are you supposed to do here -- with Gordon holding the ball at the right elbow, Jokic setting a down screen for Bruce Brown at the left elbow, and ace shooters in each corner?

On defense, Gordon can guard all five positions. His pinpoint rotations and shot-blocking are essential in Denver's demanding scheme.

Gordon has a real All-Star case.

jamal is doing his best jokic impression: has 12-9-9-2 3 mins into the 3rd quarter. would be his first career triple double

*taps the sign*

jesus christ this nuggets game is a religious experience

30 assists for the team through 3 quarters with jokic not playing. 38 point third quarter

yeah definitely got the sense his pacers teammates knew something was up

he should just be happy with his piles of gold

📽️The Nuggets have outperformed their point differential more than any team in the Nikola Jokic era.

Why are they so good in the clutch? And what makes them so formidable against the best teams? https://t.co/HQOLNPsb4N

— Ben Taylor (@ElGee35) March 11, 2024

bookmarking this to listen to, something I’ve been thinking about recently

i bet having an unstoppable guy has something to do with it

yeah pretty much guaranteed to get a good high percentage look every time just putting the ball in his hands.

also if the timeframe is the jokic era then theyve been pretty good during that while other teams who are good now mightve been bad at the beginning etc

another ghastly half from reggie jackson, who I think is cooked. malone is going to need to figure something out. would love to see strawther get some minutes

just dont play reggie jackson

other options are mostly rookies…but it’s time to figure out what you’ve got

jamal’s had some smooth finishes tonight

the nuggets have “flipped the switch”. jokic had 19 in the 3Q. 23 point deficit now a 3 point lead

this team

jokic has 33-16-11-6-2 and just checked back in

gee, I wonder who deserves the mvp this season?

Jokic did it again lol. Fake ties his shoe so the Nuggets have time to review a play https://t.co/1CLd1pAxth pic.twitter.com/DeRe0MpbOO

— Amit Mann (@Amit_Mann) March 12, 2024

Great quote from Michael Malone.

"Jamal Murray and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope both at the scorer's table said to me, let Reggie [Jackson] ride. Let [Christian Braun] ride. This group is playing well."

"Part of our culture is being selfless. Getting over yourself."

— Matt Brooks (@MattBrooksNBA) March 14, 2024

vibes are quite good

One dribble. pic.twitter.com/asvxlbcnXy

— Katy Winge (@katywinge) March 16, 2024

284 pound jokic leading this fast break sheesh

2012 nuggets were cooking with jet fuel pic.twitter.com/k5HCZPihs7

— z - Molly Smith (@MollySm62661288) March 16, 2024

wistfully remembering the white gazelle era

I want to play on this team

Most highlight filled night of the season. Amazing assists. And ones. Self alley oops off the glass. Record breaking 3s. Multiple no looks passes It had it all. pic.twitter.com/vij7SG7ou7

— will jones ⚒️ (@Will_d_jones) March 22, 2024

the most ethical team

joyous

how frequent are backboard self-alleys in reg season, really? is there any stat that would find that assist and scorer same?

dont think they give an assist for it, def seems like its becoming more common tho, it used to be a real curio

the nuggets of denver are 15-2 since the all star break

(which is good)

Has anyone tried Jokic since? pic.twitter.com/fLYtK2vhl3

— NBAinthezone™️ (@NBAinthezone) March 26, 2024

while I don’t condone violence…this is for sure an interesting inflection point

jokic's game is all finesse and his personality is pretty easygoing, but soft he is not

I LIVE for these conversation about Nikola Jokić pic.twitter.com/9onlgybDFB

— Katy Winge (@katywinge) March 28, 2024

is this the only good player pod?

I've seen a lot of talk from other fan bases about why the Nuggets play Jokic with the starters so many minutes to juice his plus-minus.

It's not to juice his plus-minus.

It's to quite literally keep the Nuggets from bleeding out. pic.twitter.com/1nI0NQ8qVK

— Ryan Blackburn (@NBABlackburn) March 29, 2024

this is legitimately obscene

Jamal Murray will not play tonight for Denver.

Malone says he’s getting better but Murray isn’t ready to go out and compete at the level the Nuggets need him to quite yet.

It’s a combination of ankle, shins, and knee bothering him.

— Katy Winge (@katywinge) March 29, 2024

if malone starts reggie I’m calling the police

lmao brunson/hart arguing about the location of the lower defensive box

wonder if thibs listens to the pod

he should have just called in, probably could have cleared things up

that would be a good bit

Jesus, they looked bad last night.

yeah they’re tired and disengaged. jokic is banged up and the only other guy in the rotation who can plausibly create off the dribble is reggie. time to just pull the plug on the season and focus on health

I mean, there is Braun, too, but the whole team just looked exhausted and out of sync last night. They had, what, a dozen turnovers? I guess if there is an upside it's that the remaining games of the season are relatively easy.

braun has no meaningful off the dribble creation skills. he will make a play here and there but he’s not someone you can have fill in as a creator. to his credit he’s a very smart player who knows his skill set and wojt try to color outside the lines much. he’s a very good defender of course

I was really hoping we’d see strawther get some meaningful minutes just to see what he could give us but it’s probably too late to even try now

One of the reasons we've seen Nikola Jokic's shooting efficiency drop is because of WHEN in the shot clock he attempts a shot.

Jokic has attempted 165 shots with under 4 seconds on the shot clock this year, which is 27 more than anyone else.

Jokic has attempted 204 shots with… pic.twitter.com/JLnMSwUGwz

— Ryan Blackburn (@NBABlackburn) April 2, 2024

kind of wild he’s got such a lead in both time chunks

maybe he should shoot more earlier in the clock

Best Passer in the Association pic.twitter.com/Vn4ZCjP3bj

— Swipa (@SwipaCam) April 3, 2024

!!

Huge progress in Nikola Jokic's quest to get a 3-shot foul called: NBA's L2M Report says this was an "incorrect call" should have been ruled a shooting foul.

"The illegal contact occurs during Jokic's shooting motion and should have been assessed as a shooting foul." pic.twitter.com/3GjYehtJcy

— Harrison Wind (@HarrisonWind) April 3, 2024

justice!

I noticed Coach Malone and Peyton Watson hugging at the end of the Nuggets game last night. PWat explained and I loved this answer:

“He’s had so much patience with me and he’s put a lot of confidence in me so I just wanted to share a moment with him to let him know I’m ready.” pic.twitter.com/Iq8c2628x2

— Katy Winge (@katywinge) April 11, 2024

watson is a ++++ makeup guy

Fits are laid out for Round One.

🎟 https://t.co/DQveMx4S74 pic.twitter.com/L7K5PX18SV

— Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) April 18, 2024

the 5280 jerseys in a potential game 7 ;_;

embarrassing

jersey schedule