25 points and 13 rebounds in the first half with 3 assists. Not nearly enough though for the Nuggets as the team is down 17.
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25 points and 13 rebounds in the first half with 3 assists. Not nearly enough though for the Nuggets as the team is down 17.
Aaron Gordon 0-8 while the bench collectively went 0-7 in the half.
That's the way basketball goes sometimes.
38/19/8
And he had a really bad game. Probably the worst of the season when he wasn't ejected or in foul trouble. On a normal night this would've been a 50/20 triple double.
An awful performance from the Nuggets as a team, too. Not looking championship caliber at all atm.
Baby Jokic defeated the adult Jokic
39/11/9
And no, it wasn't a very good game from him yet again. It was okay but nothing spectacular. At least he cut back on his 3 point attempts. He went 17/29 and 3 of his misses came off of impossible, end of the shotclock tries. There is room for improvement.
but at least conditioning is something he can't improve!
He either huffed or puffed his way to 8 (eight) assists in the 1st (first) quarter. (6/3/8)
The Nuggets are a totally different team if Reggie Jackson doesn't slow them down. They are moving, running... good stuff.
[QUOTE=elementally morale;14857358]He either huffed or puffed his way to 8 (eight) assists in the 1st (first) quarter. (6/3/8)
The Nuggets are a totally different team if Reggie Jackson doesn't slow them down. They are moving, running... good stuff.[/QUOTE]
Let's give Reggie some credit for merking the clippers. He is fine as a scorer off the bench but obviously doesn't fit well with the starters.
[QUOTE=tontoz;14857362]Let's give Reggie some credit for merking the clippers. He is fine as a scorer off the bench but obviously doesn't fit well with the starters.[/QUOTE]
He is a better player than he is a fit on this team. On the second unit I'm okay with him. Wouldn't play him much alongside Jokic though. BTW, I think the Clippers would do better with Harden off the bench instead of Westbrook. Same reason.
Is this thread mocking xiao?
[QUOTE=RRR3;14857367]Is this thread mocking xiao?[/QUOTE]
No. I just found huffing and puffing funny and as Jokic and Embiid are the two players I watch most, I dedicated one thread to Jokic. I'll post about him here, no need for a new thread every other night.
He has 17 and 7 with 12 assists and a block at the half.
he can't quit me! :lol
Finished with 32/10/15 with 5 minutes left of the game. Lead was too big.
[QUOTE=elementally morale;14857419]Finished with 32/10/15 with 5 minutes left of the game. Lead was too big.[/QUOTE]
Defending a guy who was parked behind the arc was eating into his rebounding tonight. He huffed and puffed pretty well otherwise. If he keeps developing at this right, he might end up being pretty good at basketball.
[QUOTE=Duffy Pratt;14857548]Defending a guy who was parked behind the arc was eating into his rebounding tonight. He huffed and puffed pretty well otherwise. If he keeps developing at this right, he might end up being pretty good at basketball.[/QUOTE]
He had a game when he was in serious foul trouble for no reason and the next one when he was ejected for... very little reason. What ifs are bad but here is one anyway: In those two games he had
18/10/7
9/5/5
Let's pretend those two games never happen. He sits out or something. His averages would be: 30.9 / 13.9 / 9.6 which is very close to 31/14/10. And he is not playing out of this world for his standards, he is not at the level he was in the playoffs last year. Still, even with those two bad games included, I think he has the highest PER and highest fantasy points ever. I'm not a fan of those stats or any advanced stats for that matter... but here is a list of some of the things he leads the league in:
FG made
Rebounds
TDs
Win Shares
Box +/-
VORP
PER
FP
He is only 3rd in assists per game but the Nuggets missed tons of easy shots this year.
It will be interesting to see his peak year. I think we haven't seen it yet.
[QUOTE=elementally morale;14857832]He had a game when he was in serious foul trouble for no reason and the next one when he was ejected for... very little reason. What ifs are bad but here is one anyway: In those two games he had
18/10/7
9/5/5
Let's pretend those two games never happen. He sits out or something. His averages would be: 30.9 / 13.9 / 9.6 which is very close to 31/14/10. And he is not playing out of this world for his standards, he is not at the level he was in the playoffs last year. Still, even with those two bad games included, I think he has the highest PER and highest fantasy points ever. I'm not a fan of those stats or any advanced stats for that matter... but here is a list of some of the things he leads the league in:
FG made
Rebounds
TDs
Win Shares
Box +/-
VORP
PER
FP
He is only 3rd in assists per game but the Nuggets missed tons of easy shots this year.
It will be interesting to see his peak year. I think we haven't seen it yet.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, it’s pretty clear that he is still getting better. He’s much better on defense than he was, or maybe it’s that Malone has schemed the D away from his liabilities. His playmaking and rebounding are better than ever, while he is also looking to score more. Three point shot is a bit off.
So, we haven’t yet seen his peak, and I think that’s one of the things that keeps him interested. He probably doesn’t know how could he can get to be. And I suspect that once he starts to tail off in any significant way, he will retire.
Silent game. 21 points and 16 assists. First half was good, the 2nd not so much. Little effort put into defense and rebounding. It's a win so I'll take it.
[QUOTE=elementally morale;14858272]Silent game. 21 points and 16 assists. First half was good, the 2nd not so much. Little effort put into defense and rebounding. It's a win so I'll take it.[/QUOTE]
The foul discrepancy was embarrassing. It’s almost as if they needed to keep the game close because it’s on National TV.
I thought Joker was excellent down the stretch. It’s so clear that he’s running the team and that they are all on the same page. I would love to see these teams play with both at full strength. Right now, it’s unclear whether that’s ever going to happen.
Today's huffing and puffing proved to be insufficient.
36/13/14 along with 2 steals and 1 block with 0 turnovers and with a team leading +11. Tough loss.
He played excellent defense for a change. Probably his 2nd or 3rd best game for the season.
Hard to win shooting 6-25 from 3, especially when the other team shoots 16-34. Surprised the game was that close.
Well he’s now huffed and puffed to leading the league in total points, total rebounds, and total assists. Imagine what he could do if he got into shape.
[QUOTE=Duffy Pratt;14858552]Well he’s now huffed and puffed to leading the league in total points, total rebounds, and total assists. Imagine what he could do if he got into shape.[/QUOTE]
He could become an even better huffpuffer.
[QUOTE=Duffy Pratt;14858552]Well he’s now huffed and puffed to leading the league in total points, total rebounds, and total assists. Imagine what he could do if he got into shape.[/QUOTE]
what do you mean? He's in peak physical condition!
[QUOTE=Xiao Yao You;14858581]what do you mean? He's in peak physical condition![/QUOTE]
Yesterday he ran so fast on several occasions getting back on defense it was hard to believe it was him. He usually runs the floor pretty well for his size but the last game he showed some real speed. Huffs and puffs his way to triple doubles pretty often but it was a different huffpuffing yesterday.
This is actually an interesting stat:
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Huffing and puffing his way to 1 point for the team every 5.5 seconds of possession. Wow.
[url]http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?515246-This-deserves-a-thread&p=14858783#post14858783[/url]
This is the worst half of basketball I've seen Jokic play in the last 2 years.
[QUOTE=elementally morale;14859470]This is the worst half of basketball I've seen Jokic play in the last 2 years.[/QUOTE]
Until now. The 2nd half is even worse. Looks like a total bum out there, LOL.
Says it all about the Clippers. What an insane waste of talent lol.
I didn't realize Jokic had put up 22/15/9
There's no way this is the worst game he's ever played.
lol holy shit he just got swatted big time
[QUOTE=elementally morale;14859505]Until now. The 2nd half is even worse. Looks like a total bum out there, LOL.[/QUOTE]
And he got a triple double.
If there ever was an undeserved TD, this one is it.
22 / 15 / 10 and it was as ugly as it gets. 9 of 32 of the field -- 23 missed shots. No, he was not fouled on most of them, just missed them. From everywhere.
The loss is on him, too. The only person from the starting five to have a non-positive +/-
Probably the worst game of his career.
[QUOTE=SATAN;14859523]I didn't realize Jokic had put up 22/15/9
There's no way this is the worst game he's ever played.[/QUOTE]
I've never seen a worse game from him. Haven't seen all his games but I saw at least two hundred.
Good huffpuffer.
+29 for the game.
31/11/7
3 steals, 2 blocks and 0 turnovers
12/17 from the field 2/2 from 3 and 5/5 from the line
I can finally say he has a future.
He got an extra nice scratch on his right forearm.
Denver continues to lead the league in games played, back to backs played, and road games played. The tail end of their season is gonna be a whole lot easier.
Huffed and puffed his way to his 11th triple double - 26, 14 and 10. On 11 of 11 from the field and 3 for 3 from the line (it’s horrible how he foul baits). Sat out the 4th quarter cause he was just so tired from all the huffing and puffing.
[QUOTE=Duffy Pratt;14867897]Huffed and puffed his way to his 11th triple double - 26, 14 and 10. On 11 of 11 from the field and 3 for 3 from the line (it’s horrible how he foul baits). Sat out the 4th quarter cause he was just so tired from all the huffing and puffing.[/QUOTE]
Having 3 or 4 Sombor doubles this season caused plenty of fatigue. Did he miss a game this season? Sitting out the 4th is his load management.
[QUOTE=elementally morale;14867970]Having 3 or 4 Sombor doubles this season caused plenty of fatigue. Did he miss a game this season? Sitting out the 4th is his load management.[/QUOTE]
He missed a game against the Clippers in last November with a sore back. Murray and Gordon were also out. Nuggets won by 9.
[video=youtube;sMoo7s3NH9w]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMoo7s3NH9w[/video]
MVP Jokic with 34/9/10 and the buzzer beating 3. :bowdown:
Curry blowing an 18 point lead :roll: