big honey and the nuggets

what no one needs tho is henry kissinger

jokic has 8 assists in 9 minutes. kissinger was holding him back

figured as much

jokic has 15 asts no turnovers

from what I can tell a team has turned it over two or fewer times in a game only 10x in history, nuggets have a chance to join them with 3 mins to play

immediate 2 turnovers in garbage time smh

nuggets with jokic and jamal (the jays as I call them) = good

The Suns put up a 131 ORTG and are down 7 at home.
The Nuggets put up a 145.8 ORTG and are only up 7.

Whichever way you want to phrase it. https://t.co/eVwcZ4eqv6 pic.twitter.com/cEkKwkW9lZ

— Adam Mares (@Adam_Mares) December 2, 2023

filing away “teams with a 148 offensive rating in a half they made zero free throws” for later research…

145*

jokic had 36-13-14-2-1 in a tough loss on a road back to back last night

now leads the nba in points, rebounds, and assists

leading points, rebounds, and assists is nuts, one guy shouldn't be able to do them all at once

yeah thats crazy he should chill out

i wonder sometimes now for how long jokic will have to play at this level and how many chips the nugs need to win b4 we start talking about him as a top 10 all-timer

people are already starting to talk about it tho obvs were not close to actually being there, youd like to see his peak extend into his mid thirties for top ten consideration so another five six years, if he declined a lil earlier at like 31 or 32 i think youd still have an argument but he prob wouldnt reach consensus

and then i think one ring is fine but if he got more itd be better

if he another couple rings on similarly dominant playoff runs it would supercharge the process

he already has 2 mvps could def get another, id say his chances of ending up as a widely acknowledged top ten guy are really good, injuries aside hes clearly on the trajectory

his floor is prob moses malone who had three mvps and a ring level

the list of guys since the merger with at least 2 regular season MVPs and at least one finals MVP:

kareem
michael jordan
wilt
lebron
moses malone
bird
magic
duncan
curry
giannis
jokic

that’s 11 guys, you can certainly make the argument for some others to be ahead of him (kobe, hakeem, shaq, russell), then — but assuming another 5 years of elite production I think he’s going to have a great argument. winning another title will obviously help

that’s since they started doing finals MVP btw not the merger

the amount of realized talent required to lead the modern nba in points, rebounds and assists is beyond my ability to understand

the denver nuggets starters are back together…and it’s awesome baby

How the fuck are they suddenly down by 4

the way I heard it the ball don't lie

How the fuck are they suddenly down by 4

― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Wednesday, December 6, 2023 11:13 PM (four minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

bench lineups continue to suck and jokic had a pretty hilariously inept 10 minute stretch where he missed 9 shots in a row and fumbled multiple passes

the deandre jordan thing was cute for a couple games but I don’t think having zeke just not play is good for the long term. maybe they’re going to trade him idk

terrible 3 quarters from jok smh. jamal’s been great tho

denver punking the clippers is one of the NBA’s funniest recurring subplots

― slob wizard (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, December 6, 2023 10:36 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink

rip subplot

Jokic missed 23 FG attempts, a career "high"

thats alotta misses

daniel theis the new batman

Denver has 8 losses this year and they're all vs +.500 teams on the road.

— Ryan Blackburn (@NBABlackburn) December 8, 2023

was trying to figure out why the nuggets are 3rd in adjusted net rating on dunksandthrees and this is probably why, I think their formula takes rest days into account as well which would make sense too

The Nuggets mob Jeff Green after he’s presented his championship ring. pic.twitter.com/r4HKN71pzm

— Harrison Wind (@HarrisonWind) December 9, 2023

nuggets vibes undefeated

if jokic is cooked I choose death

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

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

sick bro

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

maybe hes already entering reg season maintenance mode, hes seen enough

Solid enough outing last night. It helped that Trae got ejected.

other than murray completely brain farting the last 2 minutes, thought it was a really good game all around

Nuggets injury report ahead of tonight’s game against Chicago:

Aaron Gordon is probable with the right heel strain

Jamal Murray is questionable with bilateral ankle sprains

— Katy Winge (@katywinge) December 12, 2023

bilateral ankle sprains

if that happened to iverson backina backina you’d say season-ending

i mean thats what he gave

got home late tonight and saw jokic had only played 16 minutes by the end of the third quarter despite only having one foul and my heart stopped for a minute before I figured out he got ejected

on serbian heritage night btw, refs are cowards

its anti slavic discrimination

According to @presidual's NBA schedule website, the Denver Nuggets have the easiest remaining strength of schedule (by far) and fewest remaining back-to-backs. pic.twitter.com/iYg5XrQbTL

— Adam Mares (@Adam_Mares) December 14, 2023

these are three big dudes out here styling like this

The spin, the pass, and the dunk. 10/10 play. pic.twitter.com/YOXU9Pejn4

— Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) December 15, 2023

Nikola Jokić and Peyton Watson for @hotelsdotcom 😂 pic.twitter.com/og30pZCApr

— Katy Winge (@katywinge) December 19, 2023

jokic. man.