Nikola Jokic only winning 1 NBA championship just like Giannis

[Lebron23]

If they lost in this series. I don't see them winning another NBA championship

[FultzNationRISE]

Im not sure, Lou.

The Nuggets are have a pretty young team still. Everyone but KCP are 28 or younger.

They could still win another NBA champions chip after a down year, like the 2022 Golden State Warriors.

The Nuggets are having a very bad series but I dont think losing this year closes their window.

[Proctor]

Nikola Jokic with healthy uric acid and Rajons Rondo on the 2008 Celtic. How many champions?

[John8204]

2 finals appearances with 3 MVP's is really not a good look for the award.

[Phoenix]

Im not sure, Lou.

The Nuggets are have a pretty young team still. Everyone but KCP are 28 or younger.

They could still win another NBA champions chip after a down year, like the 2022 Golden State Warriors.

The Nuggets are having a very bad series but I dont think losing this year closes their window.

Jokic just turned 29 but your point holds otherwise, there's no reason yet to think they're a one hit wonder. If anything we may be getting to a point where there's a new champion every year or you see less back to backs. We haven't had a repeat champ since 2018. There's also nothing to say they couldn't come back this series but it does appear to be a bad matchup for them.

[rmt]

It's very difficult to win rings - good health, peaking at the right time, calls going your way, luck, etc - regardless of stellar individual play. That's why it's hard to crack the top 10 - no matter what the gaudy stats and accompanying (fan) gushing occurs - you've got to have the individual numbers (dominance), win rings and do it for a long time. Jokic is young - he'll have many more chances if he WANTS to continue playing.

And I wouldn't say a 0-2 hole is totally insurmountable but home games? :-( Each game is separate.

[90sgoat]

Depends on if Jokic even cares to play more, he might just retire.

I've always felt this Nuggets team was overrated. Murray has had some great runs, but he is a flawed star with bad handles. He's not even at a Tony Parker level imo.

If we compare Jokic to Duncan, then Duncan had Manu, Parker and a ton of defensive help his entire career. He also always had another 7 footer to help take the heat off.

Denver are poorly constructed.

Jokic should leave.

[NBAGOAT]

Depends on if Jokic even cares to play more, he might just retire.

I've always felt this Nuggets team was overrated. Murray has had some great runs, but he is a flawed star with bad handles. He's not even at a Tony Parker level imo.

If we compare Jokic to Duncan, then Duncan had Manu, Parker and a ton of defensive help his entire career. He also always had another 7 footer to help take the heat off.

Denver are poorly constructed.

Jokic should leave.

Spurs always played a really bad big however. Nuggets 5th guy is kcp someone who’ll never be a liability out there

[90sgoat]

Spurs always played a really bad big however. Nuggets 5th guy is kcp someone who’ll never be a liability out there

D-Rob and LMA were pretty good, but I get your point.

Rasho, Nazr, Splitter, Dedmon etc were not great, but they were big and strong and they played defense, which allowed Duncan to rest.

Other than that, Spurs just constructed their rosters better. Manu and Parker were just on a different level to MPJ and Murray. I mean, Manu to MPJ? It's a no comparison. Parker and Murray are about same level, but Parker is a much better ball handler.

[BarberSchool]

Jokic didn’t sell enough jerseys, but did generate billions in pre-season bets for Denver to win it all …. so they fixing the WCSF against him and that’s that

Last night were the Worst officiated games we’ve seen in the playoffs since Kings vs Lakers. Far far far worse than letting Bogut set 30 illegal screens per game.

[BarberSchool]

Denver are poorly constructed.

I don’t think they’re poorly constructed, but their current opponent was built to stifle exactly what they do. Tim Connelly built both teams, off two sides of the same coin.

Add to that mix, all-time bad officiating allowing full license to foul, and we have a recipe for frustrating disaster.

[Wally450]

Thank you for your contribution.

[Kblaze8855]

Who knows. And coming back from down two games to win a series isn’t rare enough to even be surprised if it happens but one thing is pretty clear. He certainly isn’t unbeatable. It feels like an obvious thing to say, but you go read a lot of topics over the last year, people are legitimately looking at his skill set and style of play talking about how there’s nothing to be done and he can’t be beat. Like his skill level is too much to contend with.

I just always thought it was odd because we already spent years watching him be beat and like everyone else he was sure to be beat for most of his career. Everybody is gonna mostly get beaten. Everyone. If you aren’t Bill Russell and sculpted from a block of pure victory you’re gonna lose waaaaaaaay more than you win.

He’s unquestionably an all time great. But he isn’t so perfect approach wise he’s sure to win. He might have a Duncan career. He might have a Moses Malone. He’s great. Greater than usual great. But he’s gonna get beat like…almost all the time.

If he wins 4 he’s gonna not win 12-15 times.

Hes not some unbeatable god spilling victory from his pores. And I could show you quite a few people acting like he was. Overreaction is normal of course so we don’t need to go all into who said what.

Thats sports. But it’s realistic to expect him to lose an awful lot.

[tpols]

Spurs always played a really bad big however. Nuggets 5th guy is kcp someone who’ll never be a liability out there

Denver literally has 0 bigs outside jokic.

Plus that's not even true. Duncan started his whole career playing with David Robinson who especially in 1999 when they first won was like top 5 in advanced metrics in the whole NBA.

[Norcaliblunt]

Jokic has been overrated because he’s white.

He had a good run last year. That’s it.