Kenny, Jamal, and Isiah React to Nuggets Going Up 3-1 vs. Heat | 2023 NBA Finals
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 มิ.ย. 2023
- NBA TV GameTime crew Kenny Smith, Isiah Thomas, and Jamal Crawford react to the Nuggets going up 3-1 vs. Heat in the NBA Finals.
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The little aged man in the blue shirt who embraced Nikola's brother is the manager of Jokic from Serbia, Misko Raznjatovic.
He used to read the Serbian youth league results every Monday morning. It struck him that one talent every week put on big numbers. He ordered his scout to watch a game of that boy's team and to tell whether it was a premature physical dunker, rim protector or what...
No, it is a tall, little fat, slow but extremely talented player.
So Raznjatovic told his scout not to return until he got Jokic under contract. When Denver a few years later assured him of an NBA contract... Barcelona wanted to watch Jokic one last time in order to decide whether to sign him or not.
Unfortunately Joker played "the worst game of his life"... Barcelona backed off.
Nuggets drafted him... at 41.... On Monday it will be 4-1 and the first ring...
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Great story, bro!
Numbers don't like. 4-1 Nuggets win chip. Jokic drafted 41. Meant to be.
Čovek se preziva Ražnatović.
@@Autokomandic OK. Nisam znao kako iz cirilice da prevedem ime bolje.
How don’t they understand that Isaiah was saying that the joker’s IQ is at another level.
But his "point" is an opinion. How has he measured that Shaq has low IQ compared to joker
Right Kenny was being stupid for no reason
kenny was trying to defend the iq of other players. Kenny was saying that Shaq never had to so superior IQ because nobody had an answer for what he did. He never had to switch it up. He was impossible to guard.
Cause Kenny always trying to be smartest dude in the room 😂
@@cmoney1928 but why though ... Does Shaq have a high game IQ??
Thanks for remembering us, the Raptors fans. We felt exactly as these fans do. The anticipation of getting the first ring is and was delicious.
As a nuggets fan since I was 7 now 23 can’t wait for our first ring 🔥🔥
hell ya ! so happy and surprised that they acknowledged us 😊
I was rooting for that Toronto team in 2019, now rooting for this nuggets team. Definitely an awesome feeling, but gotta take care of business in game 5! Can’t give Miami any hope, even though I love that team too.
I was a fan of the nuggets before there even was a raptors team. This gonna feel amazing I can’t wait for Monday
Same energy for Bucks fans who had to wait 50 years 1971-2021
Jokic had more combined blocks and steals than the entire Heat team. Not bad for a defensive liability
One thing I notice about Jokic is how careful he is to avoid committing fouls. Easy for the big men to get in trouble with that, but he cleverly prefers allowing a basket when it means he's likely to foul an opponent.
As Thomas said, high IQ basketball.
And they don't keep a stat for deflected passes/kicked balls.
@@SDesWriter Bam and Gabe would be having the highest number if ever.
I just want to commend The Great Thomas.. he sounds like nobody else in this cast. He speaks like the most educated person among them all. He is so relaxed. He is not in a hurry. Its like poetry every word he utters. I don't know about you, but he's different from among them all.
Same here, great to hear him talk!
I agree completely
He is the best. Very knowledgeable I think he is an good guy
It's not the first time that Isiah Thomas has said that about Magic. Few years ago in Open Court, he described how Magic would play in this era and he roughly described Jokic's game. Larry Bird would also do similar stuff.
I can see the Jokic-Magic comparison, but Bird had a different style and instinct. Bird was a killer and completely clutch, more Kobe-like than anything.
@@jehushaphat I agree, but he was also a solid passer. In that area of the offense, he would do something similar. Of course, he was an excellent scorer then and would be just the same now. Perhaps even better. 👍🏾
@@VicLop2111solid? Bird was top notch probably would be top 10 passer in the league today
I wanna hear what Larry thinks about the joker
Who else in today's current game (besides LeBron) can you compare to jokers scoring passing and rebounding game
Heat celebrated when Jokic got into foul trouble. Little did they know they opened a can of worms. You don’t play with family. Bruce and Aaron let them pay for what they did to their brother. Nuggets in 5! 🎊 🏆
Bam's flopping came back to haunt the Heat
@@fapo803 Bam is protected like a polar bear in this series
They try but Kenny is joker hater so don't want joker brother kick Kenny ass
I should have realized what they almost did in game 3, where they make joker the only player nuggets lose. Have joker assist everyone else more than likey they win
@@calioumarx4289 Truth is not hate people like you are the haters that project your hate unto other people! historically joker is a nobody to accomplish anything championship significant he would have to repeat what he did this year which hasn't even been completed three four five six more times 11 more times like Russell did with the Celtics So he's just a peon in history That's not hate that's reality got that Einstein?
Good discussion about Jokic. Isiah is basically saying in so many words that Jokic is the skeleton key.
But he say Shaq and Jokić are not in the same league.i don't know what he means by that. If he means about brute mass jump force on the offense side it is kinda ok but overall it is off sentence nevertheless because Jokić swiss army knife and he can open even Lakers 01/03
As a younger man I hated Isiah, now I think he is often the smartest sports commentator in the room.
@@protestant8419 Let’s not be delusional… Next you’ll say he can unlock 95-98 Bulls 😂😂. That being said Nikola has the potential to finish his career as a top 5 player of all time. God forbid injury 🙏🙏
@@Becarhodzic Yeah why not? Possibly. We are often mistic the past and it is ok. But you know what everyone is playable even prime Shaq or Wilt or Jordan it depends of the rules and with what weapon you going at it. You got agree that players like Steph or Jok are kinda cheat code in their ways
@@protestant8419 They are not. We have to be honest here, Nba today has no big men, Jokic has no resistance down there. Nba teams used to always have 2-3 big center and 2 big power forwards now look at Miami... They are small even for smallball. Dont get me wrong Jokic would still be 25+ points 10+ rebs and 10 assist guy, an AllStar in any era but what he did this playoffs is Wilt number since there is nobody to guard him.
Yes Kenny! The highest Iq center in nba history by far. A Passer in the same level of magic and bird
What Kenny talking about. He need to morph into his TNT mode and simmer down.
Kareem highest IQ, Jokic, is a passing center in a shooters era
@@victormuhammad1393 Facts
Kenny is dumb, he goes on this long dialogue to make himself look smart, but ends up sounding fing dumb.
I use to live in Aurora Colorado when I was 12. At the time the Nuggets were one of the worse teams in the league, I believe Juwan Howard was their best player at the time. 20 years later and now they’re the best team in the world. They’ve come a long way and I’m happy for them as Knicks fan. Congratulations to the people of Denver and the rest of Colorado as well.
Kenny got embarrassed by Isiah and Jamal stating that they had the best player out of the 2 teams which was The Dream. That is the reason why they made the comeback. After that he lost his composure and didn't even understand anymore what Isiah was saying lmfao. I miss Chuck and Shaq at this moments. Water please Kenny! 😂
And a hot dog. 🌭
Dafuq yall even sayin? Hahahaha fkn clowns
Shaq n chuck are more entertaining but u dint know ball at Kenny smarter than both of them combined
What you mean. I am starting to get pretty annoyed with people disrespecting Kenny. If you know basketball history you will see that it is Kenny that unsettle Isiah for a moment. Both Isiah and Kenny are the best commentator in the NBA. People like charles barclay because he made people laugh. However in terms of great point, Kenny and Isiah are the best. Watch it again know about the basket ball history and you will see that it was actually Isiah who was a little bit embarrassed and that does not happen often! Just two of the best commentators talking. Kenny had the best view and point as usual
what do you mean? kenny mentioned The Dream first, didn't seem embarassed at all
Finally somebody shut down Kenny’s 1-3 series story. Thanks Isiah for reminding him that he had Hakeem on his squad lol
Smith wouldn't let Isaiah give his take on the Joker. Smith and Perkins are both court jesters. Their IQs combined are less than 50
Chuck has IT’s back when it comes to MJ, and he’s returning the favor.
Lol Kenny mentioned Hakeem before they did
@@rahtaylor7651exactly
Kenny's always acting like is relevant
The Joker is a living proof that Magic and Bird can dominate the NBA today ..
Nah, they way too old now.
They could still outscore Haslem and Cp0 but probably too old to be starters
@@CorePathway 😂
@@CorePathway thats a joke right?
No, Joker is something we never seen before.
Been watching the nugs since I was a little kid. Never seen this is my life. Let's effin go nuggets!!
It's a sight to see, after so many greats came through without playoff wins. We get to see this!
Been a fan since the McNichols days crazy to say if we win on Monday we have the best team in the world.
Me too, remember Kevin Brooks?
@@wgriffin3460Antonio Mcdyes and Dekembe are my guys back then 🤫
@@laflamablanca9161 best team for measly 12-month period ,has decades to go before you can mentioned in the same breath as Shaq Kobe Duncan LeBron excetera So sorry no welfare credit here
Aside from Thomas, didn’t Jamal and Kenny say heat were going to tie the series the other night after game 3 lol
Yep
Good analysis by isiah T
Gentleman Sweep 🧹
It should have been
Isiah Thomas gets it. 👍
1st time hearing Crawford talk. he got a good tv/radio voice
He should've been the MVP, his special, and I love it because he's changing the League. You gotta respect him
Been a fan of Denver since Melo came and was disappointed a lot but when Joker came especially that breakout game in New York. That time Kristaps was being labeled the Unicorn...It made me love Jokic and believe in this team
Spo is great at rallying his troops but the size disadvantage is too big to surmount. If Heat doesn't shoot 45% and up 3s, no way they're going to win a game. Like Lakers vs Warriors, this final is won by size. And yeah Denver is bigger than LAL.
Spo has tall players
Denver plays with rookie in rotations, Miami has tall rookie and played him like center all season...
@@nikolayjerev9285 Where they at ?
and Jokic can shoot 3s and Bam cant. Its not fair.
@@nikolayjerev9285nuggets players are bigger
Love you guys. So much knowledge.
Bro Jokics brothers are MONSTROUS and Nikolas the SKINNIEST ONE 😂
They should have brought Jokic's brothers down. Missed opportunity there.
Definitely!
Brought them down for what? Every player has family What do they add to the equation Duh
@@Iambriangregory aww you're triggered
@@Nick-yu5plthat was gay
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it's so funny that they want to describe Joker's IQ without making it saying that other centers are dumb lol
And bring Magic and Lebroom there. Same guy said Embiid is better played Kenny the stupid.
Isiah Thomas dgaf lol he's doubling tribling down 💀"from the neck up"
@@nikolayjerev9285 bro said LeBroom lol
Passing is the only situation where head height matters. Only shoulder height and arm length matters for other situations. Having a long neck and oblong head don't make you better at basketball unless you're trying to pass over people like Jokic.
Wingspan is even kind of irrelevant, because a guy can have really wide shoulders and short arms and still have a long wingspan. Jokic has a 3" shorter wingspan than AD but has a 3" taller standing reach while only being an inch taller. He has the shoulder height and arm length of a 7'3 guy, but the height and wingspan of a 6'11 guy. That's why he can flip those little hooks and push shots over everyone with ease. His shoulders are higher and his arms are longer than everyone else's, head height be damned.
Facts. They dont want to hurt their feelings hahahaha
This Denver team is reminding me of '85 Celtics. Except Joker instead of Larry, that is crazy. I never thought I'd see the day when I'd be comparing another team to that Celtic team. Denver is playing phenomenal basketball.
Kenny talking without being brought to reality by Chuck and Shaq is just disappointing...
Complete facts, A bus rider vs a driver comes out in their commentary. Casual fans know.
i pray for the day someone puts Kendrick Perkins in his place on First Take with his outlandish takes. True, he is a champion. but definitely doesnt have the stats to show.
Yessir
Isiah is a lot brighter than the crew Kenny is usually with.
@@acornsucks2111 that's probably true... He is the only one with a career in coaching and some success at it
Those Nuggets are sizzling. It is some of the most clinical basketball I have ever seen. Just so many great shooters, who play off each other with ease, and largely foul free defense.
I love that the Nuggets are in the finals because Joker is being examined under a microscope. He's not flashy and what he does can really only be appreciated through close consideration. The nation media is getting their first look at who he really is.
What joker is is an unproven commodity at this point, if anything changes in the next few days he will grow up into being a one and done more than likely and do you know how many one and dones have been in many history Wes unseld Dirk nowitzki Clifford Ray Elvin Hayes . Jerry West . He has a long way to go before being a Durant an Isaiah a LeBron a Kobe a shaq etc etc so if anything it should underscore the greatness in basketball of those players that did it not one time but multiple times in history. In all joker supporters have is excuses I take championships over excuses anytime of the week
Part of why he looks so dull as a player is because he makes plays look easy like he is playing golf
@@Iambriangregory I guess we'll see
@@Jonathan-xt6jw they getting the first look because he plays in the West and he hasn't done anything of any championship impact possibilities until this year What do you expect welfare is not something that people like to give out and who likes to give out free credit do you? If you do start throwing out some $100 bills out the window duh
2 minutes in and it's already better than anything on ESPN, First Take tomorrow or that the ABC commentators talked about all night.. sounds like these guys actually watch basketball
Indeed, I really enjoyed their takes. Especially Isaiah and Croford
It literally took Miami to have a magical offensive quarter in the 4th of game 2 (felt like they only missed like 3 shots in that quarter) to beat Denver BY ONLY 3 POINTS, and Murray had a chance to take that game to OT...Miami never had a chance in this series, Denver been beating them by double digits each time, it's over this Monday, Murray won't have a mediocre game like he had tonight and Jokic will do what he always does.
But miami fans said if you make Jokic a scorer its easy to win. Heat in 5
Scoring wise, he had a mediocre game. As a playmaker, he was very crucial in running the offense and helping Denver to a Game 4 win as well as a 3-1 series lead.
@@kaya856 He was sarcastic.
Wat do u mean miami never had a chance how many times denver score over 110 if u hold a team under 110 u give yourself a chance to win its miami offense n turnover is killing them don't let us get 1
Agree totally with yah Isaiah - he is the most smartest unselfish big guy you have ever seen ❤❤
I’m going to say this EVERY time I see Jamal Crawford…THIS MAN DOES NOT AGE!!!
Black don't crack. Crack is whack.
That lady officer knows what she's doing
The Jokic Bros!! 💪💪💪
Kenny brought up the heat being down 3-1 because he wanted to tell everyone he came back from being down 3-1 🤣😂🤣😂
“I came back after being down 3-1”. Yeahhh Kenny, we know what Hakeen did 😂😂
Lol 😂😂
Down 3-1 in the finals in completely different also, I don’t see the point of bringing that story up again
@@guilhermefernandes5762 Hakeem isn’t a tennis player! Last time I checked The Rockets won.
Isiah Thomas is the most underrated superstar in NBA history. He could do it all. He could dribble, he could shoot, he could kick it out to a wide open Joe Dumars or Vinnie Johnson or dump it in the paint and the lap of Mahorn or Laimbeer. Jokic the 2023 Finals MVP is the best player in the NBA right now. For a guy his size, to do what he does is absolutely insane.
Not sure he's all that underrated, at least not for people of my generation. (My teens -- when I most watched basketball -- were in the 90s.)
Thomas is generally considered one of the finest point guards of all time -- especially in terms of his intelligence. I think that's one reason he really appreciates that in Jokic.
We are on the verge of winning our first chip. It’s a good time to be a Coloradan. Last year we won the Stanley Cup, University of Denver won the NCAA Hockey Chip, and our Professional Lacrosse team won the National Championship as well. Now the Nuggets are one win away.
Next season, the Broncos will bounce back under Sean Payton and CU Buffaloes should have a good run as well under the leadership of Coach Prime Time Deion Sanders. We may not win any chips, but Colorado Sports will look so much better next season. Proud Coloradan here. Don’t sleep on Colorado Sports. Like Coach Prime said, “We Comin.” 😂😂
Yessir! Fellow coloradan here! LETS GO!!!
Kenny was trying to stop Legendary Isaiah Thomas. Isaiah really wanted to say that Jokic has a very HIGH IQ unlike shaq.
Shaq dominated, DOMINATED physically. He didn’t need to be a slick passer or play on the perimeter.
@@CorePathway yeah true but in todays nba shaq would foul out in 7 minutes, you can’t just run into people anymore unfortunately
@@CorePathway different game today. Shaq couldn’t shoot fts, wasn’t someone who assisted others and would foul every play in this era.
@@CorePathway Thats why shaq had to be carried by Wade and Kobe. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Unless Jimmy scores 50+ as well as the Heat's shooters heats up, I don't see Miami winning another game this series. Denver has the same mold as the 2014 Spurs and been playing as such. Miami won/stole game 2, coz Denver got complacent. This just a bad match up for them.p
Jimmy this, jimmy that. Stop. overrating. this. dude.
@@amaimon8031 He took his squad to the NBA finals twice now. He is a super star. He just isn't Jokic.
@@amaimon8031 He's had a nice run, but he really hasn't been all that good since round 1. We need to credit Spo more than Jimmy Butts.
@@h.a.l.3980 Woops, meant to send the above to you lol
Back then the Heat won G2 in San Antonio and the Spurs just back to back dismantled them in Miami.
Love seeing good basketball again. Denver is playing like my favorite Spurs teams of the 2000s. Great team work and hopefully a championship.
It is gonna be big these days in Serbia
Djokovic in finals of Roland Garros aiming to break record for most GS won
Jokic winning final game in Denver and getting first title after 2MVPs ( 3 if media wasn't charity organisation )
The Jokers of Serbia
So refreshing to see a new team win it for the first time!
If all this is true Jokic didn't reach his full potential yet. About this amazing thing that is happening above his shoulders. Thing that separates him from most of other players. This is his 1st finals series. New lesson, new experience... and he will learn something new from it.
He will be better next year. Better defense, better FT%, fewer turnovers. That's who he is.
It amazed me how they kept cutting Zeke off from his point. His point was that Jokic could be considered one of the smartest and most dangerous post players we have ever seen. I’m surprised that they didn’t mention Sabonis however. Zeke always makes great and intelligent points outside of his comments on MJ. His thoughts need to be valued more in my humble opinion.
As a Raps fan from day 1 .. Enjoy this Denver bros! I still watch replays of our run, super jealous of what you guys are feeling right now!
I was saying this before the series started, everyone was talking about how these players play the game and their skills, but nobody talks about a player’s basketball IQ. Nikola Jokic IQ is off the charts. There are only a few players in the league that people talk about their basketball IQS
Kenny is so caught up in physical basketball he cannot comprehend for a while what Zeke is saying. Not until Jamal Crawford says Yoke is playing against Spo and no one else. Cold.
As usual, Kenny is a DA.They said big men. He mentions magic and LeBron. They were talking about centers Kenny! The joker is averaging 25 points and not even trying to score. He is the best overall package I've ever seen in a big man and I've been watching basketball since 1970.
Kenny bringing up Shaq was ridiculous. Shaq was given the same question in crunch time throughout his entire career...Teams named his quiz 'Hack a Shaq'...The Lakers typically had to remove Shaq and let Kobe be the finisher for the Lakers. Jokic' is already better than Shaq and it isn't even close. Shaq had no outside game. Shaq was not a point center able to lead the break. Shaq was lazy and never improved the glaring weakness in his game which is shameful and pathetic!
And yet he’s top 10 and would bully the heck out of joker if he played today. But I still think Joker is the better player. Just hard to deal with Diesels immense size and speed.
@@DownloadEvony Bully, maybe.......... or maybe Joker would pull Shaq away from the paint, then others would speed around into the paint for many easy layups/dunks. That said, Shaq is just barely in my top ten, Kobe maybe 15th or 20th.
I was going to attempt to write a rebuttal but the free throw percentage is in itself enough to sway the argument in favor of Jokic. He shoots better, he passes better, he steals better (evident in GM 4 at MIA) the rebounding would be in favor of Shaq as he has the ability to dominate inside but Jokic is the definition of finesse basketball inside the paint and he does it in a way that resembles the Kareem skyhook; unstoppable. Ultimately, if I had to rely on somebody to shoot a 3 or any perimeter shot to win a game, I'd definitely take the Joker over Shaq.
Joker will do the same thing the way he do with Bam. Drop defense and shoot jumpers 3s. Shaq cant defend against shooters.
Derek Fisher and Robert Horry hit more last minute game winning shots for the Lakers than Kobe did.
Jokic always like the commercial- 'oh, you're gonna play us like that? Well, there's an app for that. It's the my brain'.
Let’s not forget that he only going to get better and when all said and done he will be the greatest center ever, assuming if he continues this great play
Isiah after watching HOURS ON END OF B.S ON ESPN ETC.. He finally called it like it is , They are just better. Ty
I Love it,my Nuggets are Dominant,are team are playing so great together,and the King is leading the way,,thank God For the Joker😁👑🙏
I really enjoy the game denver❤.finish it up.dont lose your champ dreams.🎉
Isiah thomas is right, joker is the smartest big man or of of the smartest, shaq didn’t have to do what he’s doing but at the same time he couldn’t , joker can’t do what shaq did either but that was a personal thing, how good did shaq make his teammates?joker got point guards but he still can run the offense
One reason I will still give Dirk more credit than Jokic if they win is that Dirk didn’t have a Jamal Murray next to him when he beat the Heat!
Had Kidd
Boring when Barkley is not there 🥱
Denver is the perfect mix of skills, game iq and selflessness.
Good days Jokic always love you Denver Nuggets truly
It's time for Denver to Celebrate 🥂
Very happy for them ☺️
As a denverite not until we win this next game until then there isnt no celebrating yet.
My comment was for the game just won.
Miami is the Cinderella Team this year's Finals rocked....
Trashy?
Not at all....
Bye Felicia.
Go Denver!
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Hey Folks.... I was talking about the game that NIGHT...less than 5 seconds on the clock when I posted....
Everyone....
Calm down....
This has been an Amazing Finals.
@Kay A those fans who traveled to Miami deserve their moment to celebrate this huge win.
Nuggets in 5 letssss goooo
Where are all those heat in 5
I picked Nuggets in 6. Hi sexy😍
@@rebeltvr6046 my question was to heat fans
Heat fans real quiet for sure.
@@kalohpaul4100 they got the 🔥🔥 knocked out of them
@@kalohpaul4100 I'm a Heats fan. How you doing?
Watching ESPN coverage I really haven’t understood the brilliance of the nuggets. After watching this commentary where they connect the dots on legacy and thought process I now want to watch more nuggets to witness the continuation of great basketball thinking. We need a non ESPN/ ABC Finals
well said!
Jokic is a hybrid of a great point guard and a great center!
I love Shaq, but he couldn’t shoot to save his butt. Shaq was a dominant force. Joker is a complete basketball player who happens to be a big man. Joker is shooting 3 pointers for goodness sake?!? Kareem, Wilt, Russell, and others didn’t shoot, pass like him. He is breaking some of those guys records already, without being selfish. If Joker continues, he will go down as one of the best. The haters will never give him credit, but who cares…
Shaq didn't need to pass or shoot 3's because he was too busy snatching people's souls and dunking on everyone lol. That's all he needed to win FOUR WINGS. AND he was dominant the moment he stepped in the league. He was a MONSTER. Shaq, Kareem, Wilt & Russell were all significantly better defenders than Jokic as well. He's not on their level YET. I need to see him do this a few more times now that the league is fully aware of the level he's at. Teams will be more prepared to deal with him moving forward. Let's see if he can have the same success. He's an awesome player but everyone needs to pump their breaks a bit.
@@onyxonyx4744 What more is there to see? He's a 2x & should be 3x MVP on track to getting a ring. The league is very well aware of how good he is/has been the past few seasons & no one has found a way to stop him. You can't double him or triple team him due to how elite he is at finding his open teammates. Only thing stopping him from being in conversations with *some* of the HOF you mentioned is his ring count. Many of those guys were blessed to play with guys levels ahead of Jamal Murray like Shaq with Kobe & Wade.
Nuggets proves why they are top seed, they consistent
Isiah Thomas’ breakdown of Jokic’s game was a textbook argument for best big man in the game
And he’s right: “Shaq and the Joker are not in the same league”…
Jokic is a better all around player, facts
Meanwhile in other video discussions:
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Seeing Zeke explain Jokic's play style to Kenny is like a hardcore fan saying this to a casual almost.
Isiah's vocabulary is always impressive. True gentleman but killer on court.
Glad they mentioned Larry
Jokic is a real pass first point guard who happens to be 7 feet tall. He's the best point-center ever.
Murray had 12 assists, not 10. Zero TOs.
5-17 he should have gotten 18 assists
@@joshjeffery9402 He would've got like 20 assists if Jokic didn't miss easy layups
Spo is great coach but no witchcraft can stop Jokic
1) You can't double every player with the ball because it going to leave always one player free to shot(with good percentage shooters as Denver outsiders).
2) you can't limit a skill big man as Jokic with a smaller player, at least put a Big Man to physically match him.
3) Switch and defend one or one, and if they win, mean they are good.
Why was so difficult for Thomas to express how good Jokic is? Is Kenny Smith ready to fight you if you offend Hakeem's honor? So much dancing and carefully constructed sentences around that topic. We're witnessing the greatest playoff and NBA Finals performance by any individual player and yet, NBA analysts keep dancing around the topic as if this is not happening. Better than anything Bird, Magic, Hakeem, Shaq, Kobe, Duncan, James or Jordan ever did. Why is it so hard for analysts to admit it?
Zeke, you nailed it perfectly, man! When talking of Jokic, high IQ is the word.
Nuggets got to finish it on Monday, Kudos to Gordon and Brown for stepping up, joker and J. Murray will do the rest
What Isaiah Thomas is saying is, Jokic is the Payton Manning of the NBA. He dissects you.
I hope Denver ends this in 5. Miami makes it close sometimes, but overall they're clearly outmatched and the finals are less exciting when you already know who's gonna win in the end. Just end it already so we can move on to the off season.
I kept seeing memes of Jimmy no buckets and his posse meeting back stage to beat up Joker. I’m thinking Joker’s brothers would love that opportunity…😂😂😂
That picture still cracks me up, a bunch of guys who, when on the court near Jokic were kittens, couldn't wait to get bad with a door though...
Keenny should respect zeke takes cause he e million times better player than he wss😂
Wheres Chuck at?
Him and Shaq are on summer vacation
Kenny is the type of guy who doesn't know "listen first then speak. Dont yabachabada in between conversation"
“They disproved all the disclaimers” lol Kenny is a master of the language
this is a gentleman's sweep. props on miami on getting to the finals but they just don't have the skill to beat denver
Jokic is one of complete package player🔥
LFG DENVER!!! 1 MORE!!!
Kenny had Akeem AND Hakeem AND Olajuwon AND The Dream!!
😂😂😂
😂 I quickly stop watching ESPN broadcast once the game was over to watch Jamal, Kenny, and Isiah. This post coverage is so much better!
Everybody send love to Jimmy and heat so they feel the love. Like a family
Kenny feels more like a legend in his own mind when Chuck is not around to keep his delusions and ego in check. Good thing we have an actual legend there in Isiah to jab Kenny a bit everytime his head gets bigger.
Thomas definio verdaderamente lo que es Jokid....el jugador mas inteligente del momento...ponle 2 o 3 marcas...el pasara la pelota....dale el tiro exterior y te matara desde alli...hoy vimos q si la banca de denver se comporta como lo hizo en toda la temporada son imparables...y Jokid no va a querer perder de nuevo en su casa...Asi Adebayo y Butler vengan conectados...game 5 .... game.over ..
Every Chance Kenny gets he mentions that Huston team he was on 😂
I might catch some heat for this but I think the most apt comparison to Jokic isn't in basketball. I think it is Tom Brady. Not the most athletic guy but is a phenomenal player in tearing apart a defence with his mind and his vision. Obviously the championship disparity is there right now but on a talent to talent comparison I think they are very similar.
Brady the goat forever
I like that comparison.
Srsly underrated comment. Have you seen photos of shirtless Brady when he was a college senior? He doesn't even look like an athlete. And his time in the 40? 5.2? Are you kidding me? Yes, Joker is the NBA's Tom Brady.
0:02 Damn that little jab at Golden State 😂😂
I get it. He's always making the right move at the right time. Denver's entire team has taken on that kind of quality, which is through him. Miami's problem is Herro being out. If he was healthy it would at least be a closer series because Miami would be able to thow sheer depth at Denver.
Nobody at that table could understand Isaiah and Kenny is a hater, basically Shaq, Wilt, Kareem, we're like Tyson just raw power Jokic is like Ali, supreme intellect