big honey and the nuggets

yeah id put money on shai at this point. new guy syndrome

derrick rose mvp year redux

no one really stepping up this year, embiid i guess if he meets the threshold

“Y’all put Jokic in the middle of that”

Melo opens up on jersey #15 in Denver on a new episode, out now. Tap in.@carmeloanthony x @THEKIDMERO

📺: https://t.co/JhHT8uX4QG pic.twitter.com/iHtZPb3PO1

— 7PM in Brooklyn (@7PMinBrooklyn) January 11, 2024

mixed feelings about this stuff, man. I wish the two sides would mend fences — melo is the reason I became a nuggets fan and he really did turn the franchise around, not only by reaching the conference finals but also by being turned into the building blocks of the current core. he’s the bridge between eras of this team. but at the end of the day I truly don’t know whom the pettier party is

I wish the two sides would mend fences

i also wish desus and mero would get back together

Instead of retiring his #15 jersey, the Denver Nuggets are actually going to raise these to the rafters to honour Melo’s time there. pic.twitter.com/ReEc6J4fRl

— Mo Mooncey (@TheHoopGenius) January 12, 2024

lol

for those who don’t know the background lol

MY SON GOT THE DENVER NUGGETS JEANS! pic.twitter.com/DSWWPJp4C9 https://t.co/G4vh65ORUA

— 💤 (@incrieyable) October 7, 2021

Lost the game but picked the right bar. Win or lose they all hang out @McGillins.

L-R: Val, Rene, Nikola Jokic, Jake, Griffin

"The Joker" is considered one of the greatest players and centers of all time and we were delighted to host him at Philly's oldest bar. pic.twitter.com/CFhXmTb0d8

— McGillin's (@McGillins) January 17, 2024

I feel like I could land jokic as a bar buddy if given the chance

still buzzing about the game last night. I’ve been ridiculously lucky to see this game and opening night in person this year, both of which were big statement wins over good teams (or in the case of the lakers, a team with high expectations)

the nuggets are in the middle of a tough stretch of games that they’ve mostly played well in, but what really impressed me is how much they really wanted this one after dropping that game in philly: they wanted a test, so they put out their playoff rotation and all the things that took them to the finals last year —murray/jokic 2-man game dominance, gordon at backup 5, and just putting the absolute clamps down defensively in crunch time. (credit to my gf btw who noticed “is that gordon playing center?” before me, she’s a keeper.) the defense is something that has always been there with this core 5 and gets lost in the national narrative at times because malone will play a lot of bench-heavy lineups that weigh down their rating, but the starters/finishers have always put down the clamps. to see it on the road against the best team in the league was incredible.

will be interesting to see how the rest of the regular season shakes out but it already seems like the playoff rotation is pretty set — jokic/jamal/KCP/AG/MPJ, with peyton, reggie and christian getting 10-20 mins apiece. we got there early for warmups yesterday and I saw vlatko cancar out shooting and it reminded me how much we miss him this year. I doubt the nuggets will make a MAJOR splash at the deadline but they really could use a big to play 6-12 minutes in big games to ease the pressure off jokic and gordon. andre drummond’s name has been floated which I think makes a ton of sense as a guy who obviously has his limitations but can rebound and protect the rim a bit. seems like the ship might have sailed on zeke nnaji unfortunately

what really impressed me is how much they really wanted this one after dropping that game in philly -

almost like they only expect one of those teams to come out of the east

ha — they definitely didn’t NOT take that matchup seriously (even if jokic didnt take the matchup with embiid personally), but there were some locker room videos that showed malone and the team had planned to win this one at all costs, super sick to see them lock in and hand the best team in the league their first home loss

The Jokic effect is ridiculous pic.twitter.com/o8w5XOaMji

— z - Molly Smith (@MollySm62661288) January 21, 2024

jokic listened to joe tonight and just had one of those games where you feel like he could drop 50 if he really wanted to, but you get the feeling that scoring so easily just bores him. I know that sounds like a stan take but I really think it’s true, he has a different mentality for how he approaches dominating every game and some nights it’s just shooting a lot and other nights it’s rolling the dice on how his teammates play…. I know it was the wizards but gafford isn’t a huge slouch or anything but it just seemed like he was playing against a g league defense, it’s amazing when he has those games where it’s clear from the beginning he’s just gonna shoot a lot. to joe’s point

Jokic's shot chart tonight. 42 points. 15/20 FG. pic.twitter.com/TR114JKXix

— Adam Mares (@Adam_Mares) January 22, 2024

lol cmon

hes cheating

🤓: the 3 is the most efficient shot bc it's worth 50% more than a 2 and if my calculations are correct--
🇷🇸🐎🃏: what if u just make all the shots by getting up close, they cannot stop you

if jokic is cooked I choose death

― truly humbled underdog (k3vin k.), Friday, December 8, 2023 10:52 PM (one month ago) bookmarkflaglink

can we get a wellness check on kevin, jokic had two bad games in a row

― lag∞n, Saturday, December 9, 2023 8:47 AM (one month ago) bookmarkflaglink

I’m ok I just skied for the first time didn’t wipe out too bad

― truly humbled underdog (k3vin k.), Saturday, December 9, 2023 1:44 PM (one month ago) bookmarkflaglink

sick bro

― lag∞n, Saturday, December 9, 2023 4:05 PM (one month ago) bookmarkflaglink

on the hoop collective podcast today they mentioned that jokic is 13-43 from the paint over the last 2 games, and that 30 missed shots in the paint over a 2 game span is the most since they started tracking in ‘96-‘97

― truly humbled underdog (k3vin k.), Monday, December 11, 2023 1:22 PM (one month ago) bookmarkflaglink

ever since I embraced the slopes for the first time, in an attempt to summon the mysterious powers of the denver mountains (even tho this was in new hampshire):

jokic: 21 games, 23.7 pts, 10.7 reb, 8.6ast with just 2.8 tov, on .671/.484/.884 shooting

all mountains are connected via the aerth if u think abt it

i love how 90% of jokic daggers are just him exhausting every other option then going "okay, well i guess i'll shoot" https://t.co/PlwTVUZRxF

— drug doer (@ringusdingus_69) January 24, 2024

that’s our boy

sometimes you lumber to the hole. sometimes you look for a cutter. sometimes you eat a sandwich. *shrugs*

indy, sans hali, totally choked in crunch time, nugs did not

no way to defend this guy: https://www.theringer.com/nba/2024/1/16/24039037/nikola-jokic-shooting-defense-denver-nuggets

Jokic is reluctant to shoot, often explaining his mindset with an old adage that a coach first told him years ago back in Serbia: A pass makes two people happy, while scoring only satisfies one.

lol

come on man

hey, he led the nuggets to a championship, so just let him throw some passes and make his teammates happy. a happy jokic is good for everyone.

defending jokic is easy I do it every day here ayyyo

You need Jokic t-shirt with "Live, Laugh, Pass".

nuggets bench has 4 pts in 36 first half minutes, some things really will never change

the decision to roll with these young guys could come back to bite them

got home late and was planning on rewinding to watch the whole game…think I’ll just sit this one out lol

Damn Andre is 40 this weekend. Impressive. I heard moles don’t usually live more than 5 or 6 years in the wild. 😜 pic.twitter.com/tGKIGiKFlF

— George Karl (@CoachKarl22) January 28, 2024

I fucking love karl man lmao

lol wow

!!

Aaron Gordon's really turning into Jokic. pic.twitter.com/qudsW0M1Z8

— Harrison Wind (@HarrisonWind) February 1, 2024

bummer loss last night but AG’s evolution continues to be a positive sign, partic in the offs where he’ll be the primary backup center

i love when passing becomes contagious, those great webber kings teams were like that guys who werent previously known as passers were like hey this is cool i should get into it

2014 nba finals mvp, passing, is contagious

Nikola Jokic has 420 career wins, including the playoffs, and has never had a teammate go to the All Star game.

That’s the most wins without an All Star teammate in NBA history - nearly 100 more wins than the next closest player (Ben Gordon - 331). pic.twitter.com/qvK7CCl2o5

— Jake Coyne (Stat Squatch) (@BroncoSquatch) February 2, 2024

get this man some help (jk)

peyton watson had another really solid game last night. he was drafted into the league as a guy with obvious defensive potential but seemed like a long term offensive project, having averaged like 3 points a game on less than 40% shooting in one college season in limited minutes

he’s already there basically as a defender and I really wonder whether he’ll make a few all-defensive teams in the next decade or so. he’s so long, gets his hands on so many balls, and is a total menace around the rim —he has the 8th-highest block percentage in the whole league among non-centers. but it’s his offense that has really started to make me recalibrate what I think his ceiling could be. he’s gone from a guy who was basically afraid to shoot a standstill jumper to shooting with confidence off the dribble, and while he’s still a ways away from making these with consistency, he’s added another level to his game month by month and just turned 21.

calvin booth is a sicko

jokic did a dunk

They gotta stop letting sabertooth tigers play in the nba. 👀 pic.twitter.com/k4cBD3Sjx6

— No_look_Jok (@nolookjok) February 5, 2024

new scratch dropped

That looks more like a gouge, imo.

Let’s never forget AG being absolutely baked on TNT and Shaq trolling him for it 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/HIZanNsR1G

— Ray 🦇 (@ifihad222choose) February 7, 2024

he’s mr nugget for a reason 🥺

lmao

thats amazing

go smoke the competition

I came back from cancer treatment. Melo demanded a trade. It sucked. The truth matters.

But it was a long time ago. It’s not news. Let’s moved forward. ✌️ pic.twitter.com/nc3sLEsWKI

— George Karl (@CoachKarl22) February 14, 2024

coach karl is a real one man

melo played out his contract and was reasonable about it.

man, as a 2 yr cancer survivor, that cancer shit is irrelevant wrt to the transaction-- though it was very relevant to the personal stress for karl. did it suck for karl? yes. i bet it fucking did. what of it? you don't get to do this, pretend to wave it off as "let's move on" and look pro. it's bush. some shit you have to take to be pro. and i like karl a lot, and dngaf about melo, who was supertalented and slightly overrated.