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Jokic has never beaten a 50 win team in a playoff series
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Re: Jokic has never beaten a 50 win team in a playoff series
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Re: Jokic has never beaten a 50 win team in a playoff series
Originally Posted by tontoz
Murray and MPJ were both out in 2022, Murray was out in 2021. Prior to that they just weren't that good. They had guys like Will Barton, Gary Harris and the corpse of Millsap as starters.
I know a lot of this is circumstance that is really out of Jokic’s control. He doesn’t choose who he plays against or who is injured.
It’s still a surprising stat though.
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Re: Jokic has never beaten a 50 win team in a playoff series
The Clippers were going to win over 55 in 2020, so because they got stuck on 49 due to a shortened season is semantics.
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Re: Jokic has never beaten a 50 win team in a playoff series
Originally Posted by SouBeachTalents
The Clippers were going to win over 55 in 2020, so because they got stuck on 49 due to a shortened season is semantics.
most people don’t even count 2020 bubble exhibitions games a real season
even if jokic beat a 50 win team in 2020 it would be asterisked
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Re: Jokic has never beaten a 50 win team in a playoff series
Originally Posted by warriorfan
most people don’t even count 2020 bubble exhibitions games a real season
even if jokic beat a 50 win team in 2020 it would be asterisked
Then why did you include 2020 in your OP?
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Re: Jokic has never beaten a 50 win team in a playoff series
Originally Posted by tontoz
Then why did you include 2020 in your OP?
I saw it on reddit and reposted it here
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Re: Jokic has never beaten a 50 win team in a playoff series
I mean the Lebron AD Lakers were way better than the Grizzlies without Ja or the Kings. Who were both 50 win teams. The Durant Booker suns were too.
Honestly, in today's day of extreme team hopping and load management and the play in tournament the regular season doesn't mean shit.
Jokic ran through Lebron, Durant, Ant, AD, Booker, KAT, Butler, and Bam last year.
How many HOFers do you want him to beat in a row?
This is a clown thread.
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Re: Jokic has never beaten a 50 win team in a playoff series
Originally Posted by tpols
I mean the Lebron AD Lakers were way better than the Grizzlies without Ja or the Kings. Who were both 50 win teams. The Durant Booker suns were too.
Honestly, in today's day of extreme team hopping and load management and the play in tournament the regular season doesn't mean shit.
Jokic ran through Lebron, Durant, Ant, AD, Booker, KAT, Butler, and Bam last year.
How many HOFers do you want him to beat in a row?
This is a clown thread.
I’m just saying it’s interesting.
The 50 win team was a benchmark that Kobe fans used to use against Lebron when he would walk through the weak east constantly
If someone asked you before this, “has jokic ever beaten a 50 win team in the playoffs”, your answer would probably be yes
It’s surprising.
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Embiid > Jokic
Re: Jokic has never beaten a 50 win team in a playoff series
Originally Posted by tpols
I mean the Lebron AD Lakers were way better than the Grizzlies without Ja or the Kings. Who were both 50 win teams. The Durant Booker suns were too.
Honestly, in today's day of extreme team hopping and load management and the play in tournament the regular season doesn't mean shit.
Jokic ran through Lebron, Durant, Ant, AD, Booker, KAT, Butler, and Bam last year.
How many HOFers do you want him to beat in a row?
This is a clown thread.
Just comparing the Nuggets run to the Warriors the year before, the Suns & Lakers are clearly tougher opponents than the Grizzlies with Ja out half the series & the Mavs, despite the former being below 50 wins and the latter over 50.
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Re: Jokic has never beaten a 50 win team in a playoff series
Originally Posted by warriorfan
I’m just saying it’s interesting.
The 50 win team was a benchmark that Kobe fans used to use against Lebron when he would walk through the weak east constantly
If someone asked you before this, “has jokic ever beaten a 50 win team in the playoffs”, your answer would probably be yes
It’s surprising.
Have to include the context though that the east was factually trash back then. While the west is brutal now. It's easier to get more wins playing scrubs. The wemby spurs would've been a playoff team in the east 10 years ago.
Lebron was facing teams led by derozan and lowry and paul Millsap and Jeff Teague and 1 man band Rose in the Conference finals.
The Bulls, Hawks and Raptors were ~ 60 win teams but we really considering them better than Lebron and AD?
It's not even close imo.
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Re: Jokic has never beaten a 50 win team in a playoff series
Originally Posted by warriorfan
I’m just saying it’s interesting.
The 50 win team was a benchmark that Kobe fans used to use against Lebron when he would walk through the weak east constantly
If someone asked you before this, “has jokic ever beaten a 50 win team in the playoffs”, your answer would probably be yes
It’s surprising.
It isn't surprising when two of those seasons were shortened to 72 games and Murray missed the postseason on two of the full seasons.
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Re: Jokic has never beaten a 50 win team in a playoff series
even with all that being said
it’s still surprising
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