Duke4life831 wrote:Havent watched any Denver games this year yet, so this is straight up box score lurking. But my god Jokic is 1st in the NBA in rebounds per game, assists per game (leading by almost 2 assists per game) and hes not even top 10 in turnovers, hell he's barely top 50 in turnovers (47th). He's 1st in TS% when you compare him against other high volume scorers. And on top of all of that, he's putting up those ridiculous offensive numbers without even being top 30 in the league when it comes to Time Per Possession.
He's the most complete offensive player to ever play the game. And he has shown zero signs of slowing down, if anything he is getting better each year. And there is nothing about his game that shouldnt age very well. Nothing about his game relies on any kind of vertical athleticism or quick burst athleticism. If you sat there and told me right now that say at the age of 36 he will be just as good as when he was say 28, I wouldnt second guess that at all.
The funny thing is, Wemby has been viewed as the guy that is going to be the example for "player X just was born at the wrong time because he has to play when Wemby played." While in reality, we could end up saying, "Wemby got real unlucky because he came around during prime Jokic, that's just some bad luck."
Jokic fans live in their own bubble. Jokic has only won one championship. And as I've broken down before unlike every other top 15/20 player he really doesn't make conference finals. Conversations about offense are tailor made for Jokic because he hides on defense. Jokic lost to SGA last year and - checks notes - the Anthony Edwards/Rudy Gobert T-Wolves 2 years ago. Jokic benefited from an all time easy run to the NBA finals and he plays a type of basketball that does not work in the playoffs. I like the Spurs and Wemby over the Nuggets this year and going forward it's just gioing to get worse.
And there is nothing about his game that shouldnt age very well. Nothing about his game relies on any kind of vertical athleticism or quick burst athleticism. If you sat there and told me right now that say at the age of 36 he will be just as good as when he was say 28, I wouldnt second guess that at all.
I think Jokic fans really are allergi to thinking about defense. Jokic's defense is mediocre at best now. At 36 he'll be a cone. The way to beat the Nuggets is obvious. Make Jokic play defense. Pressure the guards and force Jokic to be the primary ball handler. Force Jokic to be active every minute he's on the floor.
Eventually in the biggest moments the true Jokic comes out. A guy who relaxes and hides on defense to put up gaudy numbers on offense. If Wemby doesn't end up with more championships than Jokic I'd be stunned.
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