one of the all time greats deserves his own thread.
― im a beacon of light (Spottie), Thursday, 29 December 2022 17:15 (three years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsE3ZcQ25Zw
from hollinger’s column:
The thing about the NBA MVP award is that only one person can win it, which makes things a bit problematic when multiple players appear to be having MVP-caliber seasons.I wrote about this dilemma a year ago, when three players had bonkers campaigns that would have made them runaway winners in any normal year. Instead, Nikola Jokić narrowly won a second straight MVP award over Joel Embiid and Giannis Antetokounmpo.Granted, we’re not even halfway through the 2022-23 season yet, but this year’s MVP traffic only seems worse. To wit:Boston’s Jayson Tatum has been the best player on the league’s best team, automatically bestowing MVP equity. And this isn’t on the same level as the “You have to consider Devin Booker because the Suns won 64 games” vibe of a year ago. Tatum legitimately has a case for being the best player this time around, as a two-way menace averaging 30.9 points per game for the league’s best offense. He punctuated his candidacy with a 41-points-on 22-shots tour de force against mighty Milwaukee on Christmas.Kevin Durant has spent the past month reminding everyone how amazing he is. Durant is averaging 29.3 points on 68 percent true shooting since the beginning of November, and his defense has been on par, if not even better than his offense. The Nets have won nine straight to pass Cleveland and Philly in the standings and are breathing down the necks of Boston and Milwaukee for the top spot. At age 34, Durant has also played in 33 of Brooklyn’s 34 games and is third in the NBA in minutes.Luka Dončić is an offense unto himself for a short-handed Dallas team, one that is ninth in the NBA in offensive efficiency despite having virtually no shot-creation anywhere else on the roster. On top of his ever-widening array of tricks, feints and pivots in the basket area, Dončić has massively increased his free-throw rate in his fifth pro season while shooting a scalding 58.1 percent inside the arc. He’s third in the league in PER, second in scoring and second in BPM despite the near-constant attention from defenses.Giannis? No, he didn’t go anywhere. The Bucks superstar is fourth in scoring, leads the league in free-throw attempts and remains a monstrous presence for the league’s fifth-ranked defense despite a dip in his PER to “just” 28.1 so far.Embiid is still here too. He got off to a slow start, but quickly made up for lost time, to the point that he now leads the league in scoring. A lack of durability could again work against him – he has already missed eight games – but at his current rate, it might not matter. Embiid’s December splits are truly ridiculous: 35.9 points, 50 percent from 3, 86.4 percent from the line, 65.8 percent true shooting, more assists than turnovers and eight straight wins for the Sixers. He’s also played every game since Nov. 28.All of this would make for an amazing five-way MVP race! How we do choose?Except for one inconvenient fact … the Joker.The two-time reigning MVP is still here, clowning fools in slow motion with no-look passes, impossibly soft running floaters and all the other random cool stuff he does that seems impossible for a huge ground-bound guy until he does it.Here, have a Smitty from your opponent’s giant center:That’s from Nikola Jokić’s 41-point, 15-rebound, 15-assist triple-double against Phoenix on Christmas night, which was notable mostly for how unremarkable it seemed. He was just kind of having a regular game for him and ended up compiling these stats. At 24.4 points, 11.0 rebounds and 9.4 assists per game, Jokić has an outside shot at averaging a triple-double for the season.The NBA hasn’t had an MVP three-peat since Larry Bird (1984-86), and those of you suffering from Joker fatigue in the MVP vote will need to do some soul searching again this season. Jokić’s PER of 32.2 not only leads the league, but also nearly matches last season’s career high. His 12.4. BPM leads the league by a wide margin … and it’s also higher than his first MVP season.His 68.5 percent true shooting? Well, it doesn’t lead the league, but it does for medium- to high-usage players (anyone over 20 percent) and it is easily the best mark of his career. Durant is choking on his dust back at 67.3. There’s a good reason for this: Jokić has cut back sharply on taking 3s after hitting 33.7 percent a year ago, flinging them barely half as often as last year to instead move to his comfort zone from midrange. (Fun stat: Jokić is shooting 61 percent this season on midrange shots, according to Cleaning the Glass. What?!?!)His 45.7 percent assist percentage? No, that doesn’t quite lead the league. Dončić and Indiana’s Tyrese Hailburton are still slightly ahead of him. But, did I mention Jokić is a center? His rate is nearly twice that of any other five (Embiid is next at 24.4), and yes, is a career high for a player who already was cemented as the best passing big man of all time before the season tipped off.All of this would be easy to write off were it not for one other inconvenient fact: Jokić’s team is also in first place in the West at 21-11, a half game ahead of second-place New Orleans.The biggest argument against the Joker the past two years – and the biggest reason voter fatigue was likely to get in the way of a three-peat – was that the Nuggets were good, but not among the league’s elite, winning 47 and 48 games, respectively. Well, what now? What if they finish first in the West, with the team still hemorrhaging points any time Jokić leaves the floor? This year’s Nuggets have a whopping TWENTY-FIVE-POINT differential between having Jokić on the court (plus-11.3 points per 100 possessions) and off it (minus-13.6 points).No amount of staggering or tinkering has seemed able to fix this, although the Nuggets’ recent stretch of seven wins in eight games has seen more stability from the second group. If they finish first in the West with the team going instantly into tire-fire mode anytime Jokić leaves the floor, how could he not be the MVP?There’s still more than half a season to play and torrents of water left to go under the bridge. Injuries will inevitably scratch a few names from the race. Slumps may do so as well; the Nuggets are hardly ironclad with their half-game lead atop the West, especially given that they rank only 11th in net margin of victory and 25th in defense. (Jokić, for all his positives, is not exactly an imposing rim protector; he has good hands and positions himself well, but to date, his greatest defensive accomplishment has been mastering the kick-ball violation.) And maybe Durant renders all this discussion irrelevant by averaging 35 a game during a 20-game win streak or something.But the Nuggets’ unexpected appearance at the top of the standings, despite still trying to incorporate Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr. through an uneven first half of the season, makes for some interesting conversation for the second half.The presumption heading into the season was that Joker fatigue would take over the MVP race, and voters would shift toward rewarding a player whose team was at or near the top of the standings.But what if that player turns out to be Nikola Jokić?
I wrote about this dilemma a year ago, when three players had bonkers campaigns that would have made them runaway winners in any normal year. Instead, Nikola Jokić narrowly won a second straight MVP award over Joel Embiid and Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Granted, we’re not even halfway through the 2022-23 season yet, but this year’s MVP traffic only seems worse. To wit:
Boston’s Jayson Tatum has been the best player on the league’s best team, automatically bestowing MVP equity. And this isn’t on the same level as the “You have to consider Devin Booker because the Suns won 64 games” vibe of a year ago. Tatum legitimately has a case for being the best player this time around, as a two-way menace averaging 30.9 points per game for the league’s best offense. He punctuated his candidacy with a 41-points-on 22-shots tour de force against mighty Milwaukee on Christmas.Kevin Durant has spent the past month reminding everyone how amazing he is. Durant is averaging 29.3 points on 68 percent true shooting since the beginning of November, and his defense has been on par, if not even better than his offense. The Nets have won nine straight to pass Cleveland and Philly in the standings and are breathing down the necks of Boston and Milwaukee for the top spot. At age 34, Durant has also played in 33 of Brooklyn’s 34 games and is third in the NBA in minutes.Luka Dončić is an offense unto himself for a short-handed Dallas team, one that is ninth in the NBA in offensive efficiency despite having virtually no shot-creation anywhere else on the roster. On top of his ever-widening array of tricks, feints and pivots in the basket area, Dončić has massively increased his free-throw rate in his fifth pro season while shooting a scalding 58.1 percent inside the arc. He’s third in the league in PER, second in scoring and second in BPM despite the near-constant attention from defenses.Giannis? No, he didn’t go anywhere. The Bucks superstar is fourth in scoring, leads the league in free-throw attempts and remains a monstrous presence for the league’s fifth-ranked defense despite a dip in his PER to “just” 28.1 so far.Embiid is still here too. He got off to a slow start, but quickly made up for lost time, to the point that he now leads the league in scoring. A lack of durability could again work against him – he has already missed eight games – but at his current rate, it might not matter. Embiid’s December splits are truly ridiculous: 35.9 points, 50 percent from 3, 86.4 percent from the line, 65.8 percent true shooting, more assists than turnovers and eight straight wins for the Sixers. He’s also played every game since Nov. 28.All of this would make for an amazing five-way MVP race! How we do choose?
Except for one inconvenient fact … the Joker.
The two-time reigning MVP is still here, clowning fools in slow motion with no-look passes, impossibly soft running floaters and all the other random cool stuff he does that seems impossible for a huge ground-bound guy until he does it.
Here, have a Smitty from your opponent’s giant center:
That’s from Nikola Jokić’s 41-point, 15-rebound, 15-assist triple-double against Phoenix on Christmas night, which was notable mostly for how unremarkable it seemed. He was just kind of having a regular game for him and ended up compiling these stats. At 24.4 points, 11.0 rebounds and 9.4 assists per game, Jokić has an outside shot at averaging a triple-double for the season.
The NBA hasn’t had an MVP three-peat since Larry Bird (1984-86), and those of you suffering from Joker fatigue in the MVP vote will need to do some soul searching again this season. Jokić’s PER of 32.2 not only leads the league, but also nearly matches last season’s career high. His 12.4. BPM leads the league by a wide margin … and it’s also higher than his first MVP season.
His 68.5 percent true shooting? Well, it doesn’t lead the league, but it does for medium- to high-usage players (anyone over 20 percent) and it is easily the best mark of his career. Durant is choking on his dust back at 67.3. There’s a good reason for this: Jokić has cut back sharply on taking 3s after hitting 33.7 percent a year ago, flinging them barely half as often as last year to instead move to his comfort zone from midrange. (Fun stat: Jokić is shooting 61 percent this season on midrange shots, according to Cleaning the Glass. What?!?!)
His 45.7 percent assist percentage? No, that doesn’t quite lead the league. Dončić and Indiana’s Tyrese Hailburton are still slightly ahead of him. But, did I mention Jokić is a center? His rate is nearly twice that of any other five (Embiid is next at 24.4), and yes, is a career high for a player who already was cemented as the best passing big man of all time before the season tipped off.
All of this would be easy to write off were it not for one other inconvenient fact: Jokić’s team is also in first place in the West at 21-11, a half game ahead of second-place New Orleans.
The biggest argument against the Joker the past two years – and the biggest reason voter fatigue was likely to get in the way of a three-peat – was that the Nuggets were good, but not among the league’s elite, winning 47 and 48 games, respectively. Well, what now? What if they finish first in the West, with the team still hemorrhaging points any time Jokić leaves the floor? This year’s Nuggets have a whopping TWENTY-FIVE-POINT differential between having Jokić on the court (plus-11.3 points per 100 possessions) and off it (minus-13.6 points).
No amount of staggering or tinkering has seemed able to fix this, although the Nuggets’ recent stretch of seven wins in eight games has seen more stability from the second group. If they finish first in the West with the team going instantly into tire-fire mode anytime Jokić leaves the floor, how could he not be the MVP?
There’s still more than half a season to play and torrents of water left to go under the bridge. Injuries will inevitably scratch a few names from the race. Slumps may do so as well; the Nuggets are hardly ironclad with their half-game lead atop the West, especially given that they rank only 11th in net margin of victory and 25th in defense. (Jokić, for all his positives, is not exactly an imposing rim protector; he has good hands and positions himself well, but to date, his greatest defensive accomplishment has been mastering the kick-ball violation.) And maybe Durant renders all this discussion irrelevant by averaging 35 a game during a 20-game win streak or something.
But the Nuggets’ unexpected appearance at the top of the standings, despite still trying to incorporate Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr. through an uneven first half of the season, makes for some interesting conversation for the second half.
The presumption heading into the season was that Joker fatigue would take over the MVP race, and voters would shift toward rewarding a player whose team was at or near the top of the standings.
But what if that player turns out to be Nikola Jokić?
― k3vin k., Thursday, 29 December 2022 19:51 (three years ago)
they shouldnt have given it to him last year now they cant give it to him this year, his best season
― lag∞n, Thursday, 29 December 2022 19:54 (three years ago)
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
― more difficult than I look (Aimless), Thursday, 29 December 2022 20:14 (three years ago)
it's a long season
― “Cheeky cheeky!” she trills, nearly demolishing a roadside post (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 29 December 2022 20:20 (three years ago)
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
― k3vin k., Monday, 2 January 2023 00:34 (three years ago)
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
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 3 January 2023 00:55 (three years ago)
Feel like you could say that for the handful of mvp level dudes in the league but I get your point.
― im a beacon of light (Spottie), Tuesday, 3 January 2023 05:01 (three years ago)
thats why everyone wants the big dogs
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 3 January 2023 15:21 (three years ago)
theres also a thing where denvers roster just really doesnt work without him in there
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 3 January 2023 15:23 (three years ago)
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
― im a beacon of light (Spottie), Wednesday, 4 January 2023 23:34 (three years ago)
ha got em
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 4 January 2023 23:55 (three years ago)
him and kornet should start a cheerleading school
― “Cheeky cheeky!” she trills, nearly demolishing a roadside post (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 5 January 2023 02:27 (three years ago)
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
― k3vin k., Saturday, 7 January 2023 16:45 (three years ago)
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
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 10 January 2023 02:22 (three years ago)
Love those kinda slow mo 360 dribble moves, luka does does a lot
― im a beacon of light (Spottie), Tuesday, 10 January 2023 02:43 (three years ago)
yeah good for husky boys who can give a lil bump at the end of the spin and get their shoulders by
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 10 January 2023 02:49 (three years ago)
14-11-16-1-1 tonight. ON 5 SHOTS (5-5 fg, 1-1 3p, 3-3 ft)
― Lavator Shemmelpennick, Tuesday, 10 January 2023 04:45 (three years ago)
what on earth lol
― im a beacon of light (Spottie), Tuesday, 10 January 2023 05:15 (three years ago)
that’s truly silly it is making me laugh thinking about it
― Clay, Tuesday, 10 January 2023 05:52 (three years ago)
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
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 10 January 2023 06:27 (three years ago)
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
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 10 January 2023 06:28 (three years ago)
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
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 10 January 2023 06:35 (three years ago)
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
― im a beacon of light (Spottie), Tuesday, 10 January 2023 06:47 (three years ago)
Nugs vibes seem good but let’s not forget that Bruce Brown’s previous NBA locker room experiences are the Pistons and Nets
― Lavator Shemmelpennick, Tuesday, 10 January 2023 13:53 (three years ago)
haha yes
― im a beacon of light (Spottie), Tuesday, 10 January 2023 15:50 (three years ago)
true lol
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 10 January 2023 17:22 (three years ago)
wow this locker room is great theres no kyrie or james harden in it
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 10 January 2023 18:15 (three years ago)
i now realize that was a bad post i apologize
― im a beacon of light (Spottie), Tuesday, 10 January 2023 19:25 (three years ago)
lol it does seem like the vibes are good tho
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 10 January 2023 19:28 (three years ago)
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
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 10 January 2023 19:29 (three years ago)
its true saw a bones interview where he seemed legit amazed at jokers humility, like it was something he hadnt even considered possible
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 10 January 2023 19:31 (three years ago)
yeah I watch a lot of local segments they show on the league pass streams and it’s a borderline cult
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 10 January 2023 19:46 (three years ago)
you are in a cult kev seek help
― im a beacon of light (Spottie), Tuesday, 10 January 2023 19:46 (three years ago)
I seek help from jokic only he will save me
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 10 January 2023 19:49 (three years ago)
lmao
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 10 January 2023 20:40 (three years ago)
joks bruv
― “Cheeky cheeky!” she trills, nearly demolishing a roadside post (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 10 January 2023 20:43 (three years ago)
two biyombo pick and roll finishes to start out, nice
― k3vin k., Thursday, 12 January 2023 03:15 (three years ago)
the torrey craig redemption show part 2
― k3vin k., Thursday, 12 January 2023 03:21 (three years ago)
The best 1:42 you will spend today 😂 pic.twitter.com/NcTSjiSin0— Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) January 14, 2023
― k3vin k., Saturday, 14 January 2023 22:01 (three years ago)
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
― k3vin k., Saturday, 14 January 2023 22:58 (three years ago)
No cap like I am wearing no hat
― “Cheeky cheeky!” she trills, nearly demolishing a roadside post (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 15 January 2023 05:58 (three years ago)
8-6-5-1 in 10 mins of the first quarter
― k3vin k., Monday, 16 January 2023 01:43 (three years ago)
JOKIC. BANGARANG!https://t.co/UuwxYJmnXx pic.twitter.com/qM43q7xXBd— Wobkola Jokić (@WorldWideWob) January 16, 2023
big shot big honey
― k3vin k., Monday, 16 January 2023 03:37 (three years ago)
he's somehow so chill
― symsymsym, Monday, 16 January 2023 05:23 (three years ago)
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
― k3vin k., Monday, 16 January 2023 05:28 (three years ago)
Great pass, comical shot pic.twitter.com/2jQntQmEVa— Taco Trey Kerby (@treykerby) January 18, 2023
― four square ups... no punches thrown (Spottie), Wednesday, 18 January 2023 17:00 (three years ago)
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.
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.
― k3vin k., Friday, 20 January 2023 15:41 (three years ago)
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
― k3vin k., Saturday, 21 January 2023 03:29 (three years ago)
Losing 2 starters for 4-6 within week yikes
― Spottie, Monday, 24 November 2025 03:52 (three months ago)
not fun!
― comrade jhøsh (k3vin k.), Monday, 24 November 2025 05:11 (three months ago)
time for cam johnson and bruce to step up
― Spottie, Monday, 24 November 2025 16:57 (three months ago)
early season nbd could even be a good thing in some ways but on the other hand the nugs have really been clicking so you hate to see that impeded in any way
― lag∞n, Monday, 24 November 2025 18:07 (three months ago)
jokic continues to torture poor anthony davis
― comrade jhøsh (k3vin k.), Tuesday, 2 December 2025 02:35 (three months ago)
15-9-6 in the first quarter, played all 12 mins. we're officially on fastest ever triple double watch (I believe jokic holds that record at 14:33
― comrade jhøsh (k3vin k.), Tuesday, 2 December 2025 02:45 (three months ago)
well, it was downhill from there. another horrific loss at home, and jamal left the game with an ankle injury. this might just be how it is for the next month
― comrade jhøsh (k3vin k.), Tuesday, 2 December 2025 04:28 (three months ago)
only real heads will appreciate this but jamal did thr blue arrow celebration
― comrade jhøsh (k3vin k.), Thursday, 4 December 2025 02:25 (three months ago)
as we all expected before the season, based on how things have been for years:- 4 straight home losing streak- 10 game road winning streak- net positive in the non-jokic minutes
― comrade jhøsh (k3vin k.), Monday, 8 December 2025 15:58 (three months ago)
it’s a christmas miracle
Denver Nuggets forward Cam Johnson has been diagnosed with a bone bruise in his right knee and is expected to miss some time, sources tell ESPN. Best case scenario as an MRI reveals no structural damage or major injury after a serious land on his leg in Dallas. pic.twitter.com/aIOxP5hMCs— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) December 24, 2025
― comrade jhøsh (k3vin k.), Wednesday, 24 December 2025 20:06 (two months ago)
hmm this is not as good as I was hoping
Denver's Cam Johnson will be reevaluated in 4 to 6 weeks with his right knee injury, sources tell ESPN. The Nuggets are now down three starters: Johnson, Aaron Gordon (hamstring) and Christian Braun (ankle). https://t.co/maE0qrdQYt— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) December 25, 2025
― comrade jhøsh (k3vin k.), Thursday, 25 December 2025 19:44 (two months ago)
All things considered not the end of the world but yah sucks they are down so many rotation guys. Still plenty of time to get right before the playoffs tho
― You better go listen to lemonade and pray about it (Spottie), Thursday, 25 December 2025 21:37 (two months ago)
yeah AG and braun should be coming back in the next couple of weeks which should at least shore up the defense a bit. bad timing with the cam injury since he was really starting to gel
― comrade jhøsh (k3vin k.), Thursday, 25 December 2025 22:53 (two months ago)
Most potential assists made to shots at the rim or in the corner this season. pic.twitter.com/zwMgio6nBa— Todd Whitehead (@CrumpledJumper) December 25, 2025
came across this today. look at that separation! how to orchestrate the best offense in history in one graphic
― comrade jhøsh (k3vin k.), Thursday, 25 December 2025 22:54 (two months ago)
Wow. Big Fella moving around quite swimmingly. Latest update NOW on @AltitudeTV pic.twitter.com/jdXcRvVWWd— Vic Lombardi (@VicLombardi) December 31, 2025
I believe
― comrade jhøsh (k3vin k.), Thursday, 1 January 2026 02:23 (two months ago)
Daron Homes gonna get a shot
― You better go listen to lemonade and pray about it (Spottie), Thursday, 1 January 2026 02:38 (two months ago)
nikola is an actual demi god he’ll be back in 2 weeks
― comrade jhøsh (k3vin k.), Thursday, 1 January 2026 04:22 (two months ago)
the nuggets somehow won on the road last night, but now jonas valanciunas has a calf strain and will probably be out a bit. absolute season from hell
whichever one of you guys put a curse on the nuggets I would like to offer a sacrifice of zeke nnaji
― comrade jhøsh (k3vin k.), Thursday, 1 January 2026 21:46 (two months ago)
valanciunas to be re-evaluated in 4 weeks. this is getting to be a sick joke
― comrade jhøsh (k3vin k.), Friday, 2 January 2026 00:57 (two months ago)
last night was one of the most fun wins I’ve ever watched. totally improbable and to do it against embiid was even better
anyway their 2-way guy spencer jones seems like a really nice guy and I love him as a player, but has grindset linkedin brain
Spencer Jones talked about being active on LinkedIn on Cam Johnson’s podcast recently. Here is Spencer’s post after the improbable Nuggets win last night: pic.twitter.com/ZMWNn2tXwD— Katy Winge (@katywinge) January 6, 2026
― comrade jhøsh (k3vin k.), Tuesday, 6 January 2026 18:05 (two months ago)
lmaooo
― You better go listen to lemonade and pray about it (Spottie), Tuesday, 6 January 2026 18:12 (two months ago)
| stanford...
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 6 January 2026 18:16 (two months ago)
𝑵𝑬𝑾𝑺: Nikola Jokic has started spot shooting and could return by the end of January 👀 per @ShamsCharania pic.twitter.com/2SUOgc6xqd— DNVR Nuggets (@DNVR_Nuggets) January 6, 2026
big honey just built different
― comrade jhøsh (k3vin k.), Tuesday, 6 January 2026 23:51 (two months ago)
this is the same diagnosis as before
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 7 January 2026 00:07 (two months ago)
yes but jokic is different don’t u see
― comrade jhøsh (k3vin k.), Wednesday, 7 January 2026 01:25 (two months ago)
he is bending time in space but moving exactly at our speed so we normally don’t notice it
― madame defarge supporters club (Hunt3r), Wednesday, 7 January 2026 03:31 (two months ago)
It's been a while.. the top 30 shooters in the NBA so far!Jamal Murray has been an absolute flamethrower this season. pic.twitter.com/QapEhFy4Js— Automatic (@automaticnba) January 20, 2026
jamallstar
― comrade jhøsh (k3vin k.), Wednesday, 21 January 2026 02:20 (one month ago)
Increasingly confident that Peyton Watson has taken a leap and will not fully regress when the team is healthy again, exciting stuff that I very much did not expect based on previous returns
― Lavator Shemmelpennick, Friday, 23 January 2026 13:18 (one month ago)
he just keeps on doing it, it’s amazing
― comrade jhøsh (k3vin k.), Friday, 23 January 2026 16:18 (one month ago)
nugs have v high upside if everything clicks
― lag∞n, Friday, 23 January 2026 17:10 (one month ago)
extreme high level series w the thunder possible
― lag∞n, Friday, 23 January 2026 17:17 (one month ago)
seems like okc should still be very heavy favorites but throw in denver, houston, san antonio and minny and we should have some epic offs ahead of us out west. and in the east... uh... help us jayson tatum
― Lavator Shemmelpennick, Friday, 23 January 2026 21:29 (one month ago)
imo if denver gets their guys healthy and cookin theyre in okcs league and would have a favorable matchup to boot
― lag∞n, Friday, 23 January 2026 21:33 (one month ago)
i hope so. i worry about their depth but all these injuries happening now could work out for them if their top guys all have fresh legs
― Lavator Shemmelpennick, Friday, 23 January 2026 21:55 (one month ago)
whispers that jokic might be back at the end of next week, we shall see
― comrade jhøsh (k3vin k.), Friday, 23 January 2026 23:42 (one month ago)
cursed season. aaron gordon is going to be re-evaluated in 4-6 weeks
― comrade jhøsh (k3vin k.), Thursday, 29 January 2026 23:18 (one month ago)
The return couldn't have been better pic.twitter.com/e5fe2HSce4— will jones ⚒️ (@Will_d_jones) January 31, 2026
pretty sick highlight reel on your first game back
― comrade jhøsh (k3vin k.), Saturday, 31 January 2026 05:50 (one month ago)
gutted out a win vs the hollowed out grizzlies tonight. this team needs the all star break so badly. the defense has been abysmal whenever gordon has been out, which is probably another month at least, and now peyton watson is out for a month too. jokic is back and is putting up what seem like his usual numbers but his timing is completely off. he had 9 turnovers today and has averaged 5.2 a game since coming back. his touch in the paint is also completely off.
thankfully they're getting decent performances from the role players but this team hasn't been whole for 3 months now and they really need to be to have any shot to advance in the west
― comrade jhøsh (k3vin k.), Thursday, 12 February 2026 05:43 (one month ago)
jokic looks truly horrific (by his standards) and has since he’s come back. he needs some time off but I doubt he’ll get it
― comrade jhøsh (k3vin k.), Friday, 20 February 2026 05:51 (three weeks ago)
third time this season murray’s drawn a last second 3-point foul down three and missed one of the free throws. very cursed season!
― comrade jhøsh (k3vin k.), Friday, 20 February 2026 06:15 (three weeks ago)
jokic just had the whole allstar break off
― lag∞n, Friday, 20 February 2026 13:11 (three weeks ago)
sort of, but he was already less than 100% beforehand too
now jamal has a hamstring injury he’s playing through tonight. the team’s injury management has been a little questionable this year. CB came back too early and had to miss more time, same with AG
― comrade jhøsh (k3vin k.), Saturday, 21 February 2026 03:21 (three weeks ago)
on further examination jokic is good and the nuggets are good, nice 54 point win. 6th largest road win post-merger
― comrade jhøsh (k3vin k.), Saturday, 21 February 2026 11:31 (three weeks ago)
my favorite male manipulator pic.twitter.com/Q76PMkoI3u— sarah (@slothanova) March 3, 2026
AG slutting it up on IG while he’s injured is sending me. rest up king and be sure to put your own heart first
― comrade jhøsh (k3vin k.), Tuesday, 3 March 2026 17:38 (two weeks ago)
ha my lord
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 3 March 2026 18:18 (two weeks ago)
pretty depressing loss to the knicks last night, 39 points is the worst home loss in franchise history, though it was the second night of a back to back
nuggets had their opening night starting 5 of murray, braun, cam johnson, AG, and jokic for the first time since november 12. the starters did play really well together, they were either +5 in 7 minutes or +7 in 5 minutes, I can’t remember which. some of the decisions from adelman and the training staff continue to baffle me. I understand why they wanted to get all their guys out there, and they probably would have gotten fined if they sat murray (I think the kronekes can afford it tho), but I don’t think he’s sat a single game of a back to back this year, which is crazy to me considering his injury history. he of course rolled his ankle on a freak play, FML. he walked off under his own power so hopefully he’s not out long.
this is also the second time that AG has played backup 5 in the first game he’s come back from injury, which is something they used to only do in really important spots. don’t really understand why they went to it in this game either considering how well the knicks offensive rebound, and of course mitchell robinson and josh hart had a bunch of them. valanciunas played 2 minutes. baffling
they basically waved the white flag once murray got hurt. just one of those nights. team shot 8/40 on threes. jokic did look great, was 13/14 from inside the arc and had 38 points in 31 minutes. everyone else basically sucked
― comrade jhøsh (k3vin k.), Saturday, 7 March 2026 17:16 (one week ago)
theyre gonna play the spurs three times in pretty short order here, interested to see if denver is back up to playoff speed by then
― yes, canigetuhhhhh nothingburger with vocal fry. please. (m bison), Saturday, 7 March 2026 17:43 (one week ago)
they’re in the midst of a 5 games in 8 nights stretch all against playoff teams. brutal timing. they did just sign tyus jones which I didn’t really understand, but if jamal is going to be out a couple of weeks he can at least take care of the ball
― comrade jhøsh (k3vin k.), Saturday, 7 March 2026 18:14 (one week ago)
town shd be concerned but the same billionaire just brought kadri back to the avs that’ll allow nuggs some space to work ha
― madame defarge supporters club (Hunt3r), Saturday, 7 March 2026 23:27 (one week ago)
Nuggets star G Jamal Murray is considered day to day after leaving Friday’s loss to the Knicks with an ankle injury, sources told ESPN. Expected to be listed as questionable for Monday’s game in OKC.
― comrade jhøsh (k3vin k.), Sunday, 8 March 2026 20:13 (one week ago)