Jokic doesn't know who Deion Sanders is đ pic.twitter.com/6N8LcdWN65— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) October 2, 2023
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 4 October 2023 05:39 (eleven months ago) link
Iâd be worried if he did know who Deion is, tbh
― circles, Wednesday, 4 October 2023 07:26 (eleven months ago) link
haa
― lagân, Wednesday, 4 October 2023 14:03 (eleven months ago) link
Nikola Jokic on if this was the most fun heâs ever had in a summer:âNah, I think itâs actually opposite⌠We played 2 and 1/2 extra months." đ(via @9NEWSSports)pic.twitter.com/UVMcKpaEwd— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) October 3, 2023
― éž, Wednesday, 4 October 2023 14:05 (eleven months ago) link
fuckin love this guy
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 4 October 2023 14:13 (eleven months ago) link
His combination of frankness and archness and our inability to be sure because jokic owns, it is my new life model
― blurry picture of mostly amorphous feelings (Hunt3r), Wednesday, 4 October 2023 14:25 (eleven months ago) link
hes def leaning into the schtick
― lagân, Wednesday, 4 October 2023 14:26 (eleven months ago) link
https://x.com/nuggets/status/1711794420419334498?s=46&t=XlsbhgknQH65_CH00_uPqw
aw man
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 10 October 2023 20:23 (eleven months ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVGI1X6tBfQ
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 10 October 2023 21:15 (eleven months ago) link
talking myself into julian strawther, playoff rotation player
― k3vin k., Monday, 16 October 2023 02:59 (eleven months ago) link
is that even a real guy sounds like a name you make up under duress
― lagân, Monday, 16 October 2023 03:46 (eleven months ago) link
https://x.com/bballbreakdown/status/1716968412407279792?s=46&t=XlsbhgknQH65_CH00_uPqw
if the bench guys can just tread water in the half court, it would be so huge.
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 25 October 2023 19:22 (ten months ago) link
Whyâd someone clip that with their mouse in the center.
― Jeff, Wednesday, 25 October 2023 19:25 (ten months ago) link
tough out there for a keyboard warrior smh
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 25 October 2023 19:28 (ten months ago) link
TY for that endorphin feelâthe comment that LA wasnât that far from making it work also true
― BEWARE! SPOOKY! BOO! (Hunt3r), Wednesday, 25 October 2023 20:15 (ten months ago) link
https://x.com/swipacam/status/1718071065660837923?s=46&t=XlsbhgknQH65_CH00_uPqw
― k3vin k., Saturday, 28 October 2023 01:26 (ten months ago) link
not possible to judge since the camera couldnt keep up
― lagân, Saturday, 28 October 2023 01:30 (ten months ago) link
https://x.com/katywinge/status/1718094575435227319?s=46&t=XlsbhgknQH65_CH00_uPqw
4 the haters
― k3vin k., Saturday, 28 October 2023 04:21 (ten months ago) link
This is the angle pic.twitter.com/G5LufJT7hB— Katy Winge (@katywinge) October 28, 2023
― symsymsym, Saturday, 28 October 2023 05:04 (ten months ago) link
how do you get it to embed??
― k3vin k., Saturday, 28 October 2023 17:08 (ten months ago) link
change x.com in the url to twitter.com:
i.e. https://twitter.com/ katywinge/status /1718094575435227319
with no spaces
― symsymsym, Saturday, 28 October 2023 17:12 (ten months ago) link
thx!
― k3vin k., Saturday, 28 October 2023 18:11 (ten months ago) link
highlight reel
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Saturday, 28 October 2023 18:12 (ten months ago) link
https://x.com/katywinge/status/1718782583302180878?s=46&t=XlsbhgknQH65_CH00_uPqw
― k3vin k., Monday, 30 October 2023 00:15 (ten months ago) link
pic.twitter.com/xdw7V4N1tM https://t.co/cS9bCIbQ58— Katy Winge (@katywinge) October 30, 2023
initial thoughts through three games: obviously the returns have been pretty uniformly positive. itâs actually a pretty surreal feeling to look at the schedule and just feel like the team should win every game, something Iâve never experienced as a nuggets fan in 21 years watching the team. even stranger is the way everyone talks about them, the skepticism has almost completely evaporated across the spectrum from casual to national reporter. the tone reflecting on the win over the thunder yesterday is a perfect encapsulation of this: a lot of talk about how great the thunder look, how much potential they have, and almost an air of indifference to the fact that they lost by 28: you canât really blame them, they were playing the nuggets, after all. just things you donât usually hear
the starting lineup as expected has been fantastic: these guys can just read each otherâs thoughts at this point. every jokic-based lineup is just murdering. most encouraging is that different combinations of 3- and 4-starter lineups have been more than holding their own, obviously a small sample so far but all the indicators look really good. michael porter has been playing on a bud ankle and is grabbing 11 rebounds a game.
the bench has been really, really encouraging. there is still no canât-miss âfifth starterâ type a la brucie B, but christian braun has been as good as one can hope so far given his experience level. he had 7 rebounds, 7 assists, and zero turnovers yesterday. peyton watson has shown real promise as a prospect, particularly defensively. if his decision-making and execution on offense can just be good enough, he gives the nuggets amazing defensive lineup flexibility with braun alongside KCP and aaron gordon. zeke nnaji and reggie jackson have also done more than enough so far to justify legitimate rotation minutes. and I still think julian strawther will emerge as a 8-10 min a game guy by the end of the year. dude can really stroke it
aside from interior rim protection thereâs basically nothing this team doesnât do well. they can defend/switch multiple positions while putting 5 shooters on the floor, theyâre bigger than anyone and completely dominate he glass (which makes up for their lack of rim protection), and most crucially they have utterly insane chemistry.
there doesnât really seem like there is a team in the west who is anywhere near their level at the moment, but of course itâs a long season and theyâre always a key injury away from being mortal. Iâm just lucky to be a fan of this team at this moment, really seems like something organic and beautiful that comes along every 15-20 year or so
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 31 October 2023 00:06 (ten months ago) link
nuggets fans and media are also just in this insane delirious state, we donât know how to act fuck all yall
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 31 October 2023 01:10 (ten months ago) link
It's kind of reminiscent of when the Broncos first got good in the mid-70s.
Jon Keyworth - Make Those Miracles Happen
Of course, it took the Broncos a couple decades after that to actually win a championship.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Tuesday, 31 October 2023 01:25 (ten months ago) link
i hope colorado goes nuggets i encountered one serious nuggs fan the whole time i lived there
― lagân, Tuesday, 31 October 2023 02:01 (ten months ago) link
nikolaâs shooting 70% on twos and 43% on threes through 4 games
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 31 October 2023 10:18 (ten months ago) link
this is also obv a small sample but according to the crude shot distance tracking on basketball-reference: 75% from 0-3 feet, 67% from 3-10 feet, 80% from 10-16 feet, and 67% from 16-23 feet. how are you supposed to guard that lol
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 31 October 2023 10:21 (ten months ago) link
having an unstoppable guy is a big advantage
― lagân, Tuesday, 31 October 2023 12:51 (ten months ago) link
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/38796077/beethoven-how-nikola-jokic-became-best-passer-nba-history
jokic getting his close-up this year
― k3vin k., Friday, 3 November 2023 00:59 (ten months ago) link
"Listen, I don't want to take credit," Vicentic said. "Some (people) ask me, 'Hey, you create Nikola Jokic?' I don't know how to make Nikola Jokic. I was blessed to have him on my team."
some ask me hey you create jokic too
― lagân, Friday, 3 November 2023 01:22 (ten months ago) link
I actually created him tbh
― k3vin k., Friday, 3 November 2023 01:24 (ten months ago) link
hey you create jokic
― lagân, Friday, 3 November 2023 01:36 (ten months ago) link
I loved this in that ESPN profile:
On the first day of his evaluation in August 2014, the readings were historically disappointing. Jokic recorded what was then -- and still is -- the lowest standing vertical leap of any NBA player they had ever assessed, a group that is now more than 1,000 players. Seventeen inches.
― more difficult than I look (Aimless), Friday, 3 November 2023 02:54 (ten months ago) link
itâs true he doesnât really do jumping
― k3vin k., Friday, 3 November 2023 02:57 (ten months ago) link
quoting a euro scout who evaluated joker in his teens and wasn't impressed, "i fell into the trap of looking for athleticism".
― more difficult than I look (Aimless), Friday, 3 November 2023 03:01 (ten months ago) link
Victory of Socialist Basketball
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Friday, 3 November 2023 03:51 (ten months ago) link
in jokicâs first yrs manning was here and i told a coworker jokicâs court awareness and ball movement was as good as peytonâs and got eyerolled so now i share that story every time i drink two beers really
― BEWARE! SPOOKY! BOO! (Hunt3r), Friday, 3 November 2023 05:11 (ten months ago) link
Iâm struggling to remember the last player who was such a joy to watch. Magic, maybe?
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Saturday, 4 November 2023 03:38 (ten months ago) link
Jokics floaters are so wet Im going call them soakers.— D-Line (Denver Man) ((Eric Wedum)) (@DLineCo) November 4, 2023
remind me to find a highlight reel of all of jokicâs buckets from tonight, all shots the league shoots 39% ok and heâs 11/12
― k3vin k., Saturday, 4 November 2023 04:18 (ten months ago) link
Nikola Jokic vs Dallas Mavericks33 PTS14 REB9 AST1 STL1 BLK14/16 FG+17 in 35 minutes#MileHighBasketball W pic.twitter.com/WZ7ZA9TGS3— A Walking Highlight (@11AWH) November 4, 2023
― k3vin k., Saturday, 4 November 2023 11:31 (ten months ago) link
shooting 71% from floater ranger this year
― k3vin k., Saturday, 4 November 2023 12:48 (ten months ago) link
christian braun guarding alex caruso *spiderman pointing meme*
― k3vin k., Sunday, 5 November 2023 01:52 (ten months ago) link
The numbers are great but 28-16-9 doesnât even do it justice. +30 in 33 minutes doesnât even do it justice. https://t.co/SzwTkGO1Z1— Adam Mares (@Adam_Mares) November 5, 2023
― k3vin k., Sunday, 5 November 2023 03:26 (ten months ago) link
â k3vin k., Saturday, November 4, 2023 8:48 AM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
noticed when hes taking a floater he really does it intentionally and therefor gets good looks, like a lot of guys will be driving get stoped and decide to flip up a floater which ends up being a really tough shot but jokic in accordance with his general world best anticipation looks like hes often driving to take floaters, he gets close and all squared up with his defender backpedaling and just flips it in, then he has all sort of other floater range shots hooks and where his touch really come into play all the insane lil flip shots that are more improvisational and really have no business going in but do
― lagân, Sunday, 5 November 2023 14:46 (ten months ago) link
yeah heâs really got it down to a science
jokic fg% by distance through 7 games
0-3ft: .6923-10ft: .70710-16ft: .63616-23ft: .6673pt: .400
― k3vin k., Sunday, 5 November 2023 17:12 (ten months ago) link
Need to get 3pt over 60. You can do it.
― Jeff, Sunday, 5 November 2023 17:14 (ten months ago) link