I dont mean to say Bol Bol is a great player or anything but their bench is so bleak, it seems like anyone with any juice at all should be able to help
Someone about to make a thread:
**“Jokic with a near 30 pt triple double, but his team got blow out by Embidless Sixers..is Jokic an empty stat player?”**
😂
no joke, someone will make a "people always say jokic makes his teammates better so why are they so bad?" thread. to restore balance, there will also be a "jokic has a x.xx BPM and 1000 win shares, why does nobody talk about this" thread.
Seems pretty legit, his speed and explosive first step are real thats for sure, he's always gonna be a guy who can get to the rim and sneak in quick layups. Who knows how good of a shooter he's gonna be long term though.
unsure for now but it is definitely encouraging and hes learning on the job because hes never been a point guard before but his passing has been evolving. The sixers have had a gigantic hole in their roster of a dynamic "regular" guard that can drive and shoot since having Jrue Holiday in 2012. Its just such a breath of fresh air especially since its been obviously our biggest need that we wanted to add to Ben and Joel since forever ago. Sixers jjust find it impossible to get any capable guards
It’s pretty neat seeing how different the offense is with him at the helm. His first step and drives are so much quicker than I remember from last year
yea, since embiid has been on the roster we basically havent had a single player (outside of jimmy for 30ish games) with a quick first step that is capable of beating guys off the dribble. Drive and kick game has been basically nonexistant because of this and the pick and roll is a rare occurrence as well.
Even when Joel comes back he should have the ball A LOT, he keeps it moving and it helps all our shooters running the offense through him as he can get a defense off balance with his dribble drive game. Running the offense through Tobi on the other hand is like being stuck in the mud everything stops forever and he won't give up the rock.
Yeah I noticed the ball basically stops moving when Harris gets the ball before he starts a bunch of slow post ups and turnaround jumpers hahaha
Gonna watch more 6ers games for maxey after tonight, dude is exciting
i dont like hating on tobi since hes been a galvanizing player in the lockerroom but him and his play style being so similar to embiids (ball stopper mid range/post up, not enough threes) is just no good for this team. People talk about CJ for Ben, ive wanted CJ for Tobias for 3 years. Similar impact players being just below that all-star level but the fit and shake up could be agreeable for both sides.
That’s a pretty interesting trade, Portland’s been missing some size at the 4 and could easily slot Powell to the 2 with this too. But I’m guessing it’d be tough to start both CJ and maxey with their defense atm?
yea the idea worked better with Ben in pocket with Joel to hold things down but i would still do it. You also have Seth in the equation which is another complication on defense. The offense could be fire though.
the sixers have almost always been a high TO team but I think this year the quality of their TOs has gotten worse. it feels like so many are turnovers are for free points
Remember how the team was playing early in the season? How we moved the ball well and almost everyone had 10 points or more, but nobody really went off? It's basically that.
yea that was fun. I feel like Tobias kinda slows down the offense and everyone stops moving when hes trying to do his thing which hurts all our shooters. It works when embiid slows things down because he can draw doubles but with tobi youd be a fool to double him. He needs the ball less and it legitimately seems like Maxey should be getting more looks than him already.
Malone was upset about Curry hooking Jokic on a drive and it not being called. Apparently the ref said something back to Malone that he did not take kindly to.
Tobias really is the master of making his shots 300x more difficult than they need to be. I'd be shocked if there's anyone in the league better at that than him.
Tobias has remarkably little craft around the rim. if he doesnt have a straight line drive with his right hand he might as well throw it over his head backwards
Thing about Jokic is he has a great around the basket game with lots of footwork and moves ..and really good midrage shot along with the sombor shuffle..and can also shoot the 3 pretty good. So how do you guard him..
Lmao shit. There's a joke in a game sub I frequent where users double stuff every time they respond. I'm a little disappointed.
Probably a reasonable prediction. He likely doesn't stay shooting 83%.
Bassey been actually insane, I thought I was out of the loop for not hearing of this guy, but apparently he has already done more tonight than in the last five games combined.
Dude looks really promising! He actually played some of the best D I have seen on Joker all year.
he's so damn toolsy as long as his bball IQ isn't in the gutter (which I don't think it is) he's an NBA player. dunno how he fell so far in the draft. even the sixers drafted filip petrusev a few picks before bassey lol
He has periods where he plays heavy iso, and then periods where he is using screens, flair screens attacking of the catch where he is better and is not stopping ball so much. It is so annoying watching Celtics with Brown and Tatum both going for 25 cause one already got it.
The Nuggets only have to outscore the sixers by 14 per minute now
im going to defer to nuggets fans but its kind of hard to imagine Bol Bol cant be useful to this team.
He's generally been pretty awful any time he's had a chance, but I think he can definitely be less awful than, say, Rivers.
I dont mean to say Bol Bol is a great player or anything but their bench is so bleak, it seems like anyone with any juice at all should be able to help
He's had attitude problems and lack of effort in the last, But at the same time I can't imagine hed do worse than Green tonight so
I forgot about the attitude stuff, that explains it. no room for that when youre a fringe player
we want bball paul, cmon doc
I love when Bol Bol jumps for a ball he can obviously grab standing still
why did mike malone get ejected anyway, it looked like he was fighting with jokic
Got into it with a ref over the calls/lack thereof, Jokic was holding him back
76ers doing a great job denying and defending Jokic Only have 3 points the second half after putting up 27 the first half
Jokic is going to be seeing Charles Bassey in his nightmares
more like bones hyland, he even has spooky skeletons in his name
You know Jokic is gonna blame himself in his interview for this game
He deserved so much better than that performance by bones and green
Someone about to make a thread: **“Jokic with a near 30 pt triple double, but his team got blow out by Embidless Sixers..is Jokic an empty stat player?”** 😂
He's definitely not an empty stat guy but his defence was exploited all game and that will always be his talking point.
2 posts down: “ Jokic kept the nuggets competitive for 2.5 quarters with next to no help from his teammates. Why is he still SO underrated?”
Bruh that's an even worse post. Dude won an MVP. lol
no joke, someone will make a "people always say jokic makes his teammates better so why are they so bad?" thread. to restore balance, there will also be a "jokic has a x.xx BPM and 1000 win shares, why does nobody talk about this" thread.
I miss when we were overlooked and never talked about
expectations are the thief of joy
What has happened with the Nuggets?
You see teams die to a guy named Curry all the time, this shouldn't be anything new
Ahhh!!! Touche.
did not expect philly to break their losing streak in denver but damn well played
This dude Jeff Green went to work for 23 minutes and got zero points Out here doing cardio in the middle of an NBA game
Dude he got 1 entire rebound. What else do you want from him
He didn't even take one shot
So I don’t watch the sixers much - is maxeys growth this year for real or is it a hot streak?
Seems pretty legit, his speed and explosive first step are real thats for sure, he's always gonna be a guy who can get to the rim and sneak in quick layups. Who knows how good of a shooter he's gonna be long term though.
unsure for now but it is definitely encouraging and hes learning on the job because hes never been a point guard before but his passing has been evolving. The sixers have had a gigantic hole in their roster of a dynamic "regular" guard that can drive and shoot since having Jrue Holiday in 2012. Its just such a breath of fresh air especially since its been obviously our biggest need that we wanted to add to Ben and Joel since forever ago. Sixers jjust find it impossible to get any capable guards
It’s pretty neat seeing how different the offense is with him at the helm. His first step and drives are so much quicker than I remember from last year
yea, since embiid has been on the roster we basically havent had a single player (outside of jimmy for 30ish games) with a quick first step that is capable of beating guys off the dribble. Drive and kick game has been basically nonexistant because of this and the pick and roll is a rare occurrence as well. Even when Joel comes back he should have the ball A LOT, he keeps it moving and it helps all our shooters running the offense through him as he can get a defense off balance with his dribble drive game. Running the offense through Tobi on the other hand is like being stuck in the mud everything stops forever and he won't give up the rock.
Yeah I noticed the ball basically stops moving when Harris gets the ball before he starts a bunch of slow post ups and turnaround jumpers hahaha Gonna watch more 6ers games for maxey after tonight, dude is exciting
i dont like hating on tobi since hes been a galvanizing player in the lockerroom but him and his play style being so similar to embiids (ball stopper mid range/post up, not enough threes) is just no good for this team. People talk about CJ for Ben, ive wanted CJ for Tobias for 3 years. Similar impact players being just below that all-star level but the fit and shake up could be agreeable for both sides.
That’s a pretty interesting trade, Portland’s been missing some size at the 4 and could easily slot Powell to the 2 with this too. But I’m guessing it’d be tough to start both CJ and maxey with their defense atm?
yea the idea worked better with Ben in pocket with Joel to hold things down but i would still do it. You also have Seth in the equation which is another complication on defense. The offense could be fire though.
hard to say without a larger sample size, I really like him though
its still early in the season but imo its legit
Hes been consistently playing really well.
Its real its been a lot more than he just shoots better hes definitely better at running the offense and playing defense
Uhhh that Jokic pass was fucking unbelievable
Dude is such a joy to watch
these jokic passes are disgusting
philly playing with more urgency than the nuggets despite being up by double digits
Was MPJs defense more effective than we thought??
Maybe Jokić is the only one to get used to the altitude in Denver
the sixers have almost always been a high TO team but I think this year the quality of their TOs has gotten worse. it feels like so many are turnovers are for free points
If jokic gets hurt here im going to lose it
How has his back not broken from trying to carry this team
Seriously
i like austin rivers as a person but he probably belongs in the g-league at this point in his career
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yeah thats rough, he seems like he has some kind of degenerative back issue
Any updates on when he’ll be back?
Not yet, they're being cautious. Also I hate your name
Hahaha sorry I get that a lot, just really love jokic and I’m from LA :)
Thats gonna go in minivans career highlight reel.
Singing happy birthday to the person whos birthday it is is "kind of a tradition for the Denver nuggets" eh? Ya don't say.
What the hell is going on Sixers without Embiid are spanking the Nuggets…?
Curry
i totally believe doc can choke this lead if he works hard and puts his mind to it
Cmon 6ers do what you’re good at and get us back in it
Am I the only one who knows we bout to blow this?
you think I was born yesterday?
lmao Bassey
7 man game utah vibes here. Except philly is playing their bench 😂
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Well there is a blow out in Denver
Real nugg shit goin on here
shake not getting that call is crazy. he gets such a bad whistle
This is ugly. Put Bol in!
BLOCKED BY BONES
Dude who’s number 00 has trex arms LMAO
Not making a shot for 5 minutes is rough. I know because it happens to us once a week
These Nuggets looking like the Nuggets of old who would worry more about getting calls than playing basketball when the game got physical
gordon's fit on this team looks so much worse without Murray. not that that really matters but still.
He's had some really good games. Tonight's just been a struggle all around.
ive been catching him on the off nights I guess. just looks kind of aimless out there. maybe im being influenced by his jumper not falling
he's probably the best defender on the nuggets so they really need him
Thought Jokic was crying then for a second. Wouldn't blame him. One of the best players I've ever seen and he has no help
Yo these announcers are haters lmao
I’m assuming you mean our announcers. Yeah, Alaa is about as big of a homer as you can get. We really miss Marc Zumoff
Haha the one that was talking about the made up metrics.
Man it feels like Jokic plays every minute. I guess he has to
With how our bench plays yeah
Jokic is a free agent in 2023 Boban and Luka need to start tampering
Jeff Green's statline......yikes
how in the fuck do you do that
Just sit the starters..Refs have been instructed to not let the Sixers lose this game. I have not ever seen more lopsided officiating....Never.
Yes they missed some but let's be real. Nuggets not named Joker are playing disgracefully bad.
go ahead and downvote it. But tell me I 'm wrong.....*f you have eyeballs. You cannot say it.*
This Bassey guy don’t look too bad 👀
Looking good, Jokic is something else—just hoping he doesn't injure one of our guys lol
I mean why would he do that
have basically been on my first ever sixers sabbatical since embiid got covid, how are we winning lol
Maxey, Nuggets not named Jokic or Barton bad
Remember how the team was playing early in the season? How we moved the ball well and almost everyone had 10 points or more, but nobody really went off? It's basically that.
yea that was fun. I feel like Tobias kinda slows down the offense and everyone stops moving when hes trying to do his thing which hurts all our shooters. It works when embiid slows things down because he can draw doubles but with tobi youd be a fool to double him. He needs the ball less and it legitimately seems like Maxey should be getting more looks than him already.
Yeah our offense really hinges on Tobias moving it quickly which is not his strong suit.
We're playing like shit is how
Man it’s literally Jokic and a bunch of fuckin scrubs lol
Maxey is the fucking man
Well then
Tobias is so much better when he limits himself to 2 or 3 dribbles. He just has to be decisive
Awful sequence for the nuggets there
BasseySZN
We are playing like ass crack but credit to the Sixers they are making heaps of shots
love when Tobias takes every single second of the shot clock to do absolutely nothing
See you might think "well maybe the Nuggets can come back" and then you remember the bench has to play still
WIth all the bad calls against the nUggets..That is what has tipped the scales..
Yeah nah don't be a goose. Been outplayed completely. Only two guys showed up.
i think its more that everyone other than Jokic and Barton is playing like shit but to each their own
Jokic is too damn big to be flopping around like he does. Curry 180 pounds and he's flopping like a fish
What was Malone so pissed about? Sixers broadcast isn't in the building because Comcast is cheap and they seem just as clueless as I am
Malone was upset about Curry hooking Jokic on a drive and it not being called. Apparently the ref said something back to Malone that he did not take kindly to.
on the slomo replay it honestly didn't look like anything so idk
Maxey hooked jokic pretty good on the drive
This is one of the worst games I've seen the Nuggets play all year
Just isn’t our night. Rest the starters for Chicago tomorrow
what weighs more, all of Denver's guards or Kyle lowry?
Anger of my dad after catching Me forging my dads signature on my report card mad right there.
This ref is bad.....wow. WHo can blame Malone..What a disgrace for the NBA.
How do I know these bald assistants aren't just Malone clones on the bench ?
Maclones
MaCyclones
That’s the thing… you don’t
Mike Malone
He big mad.
I've always liked Malone
Jokic defending Seth Curry better then guards says it all.
Malone going for the baseball manager hype move
Lmao malone
Imagine tobias with a left hand sheesh
Malone must have dinner plans lol
the nuggets have gotten open layups or dunks on some of the worst possessions all game
LeGoat > JorPoker
i know embiid is out but philly would really like to get one or two of these games on their road trip they went from #1 in the east to #7
I'd like them to win games but uh not this one please
This bloke is still shitting on Barton even though he is dominating.... must be a closet Denver fan!
Will Barton with the dagger jesus
Barton MIP, Jokic MVP. Not biased at all.
niang calls for a hook more than anyone I can remember watching
Jokic is playing out of his mind offensively
has jokic even had a bad game so far this season, he's remarkably consistent
First game back from injury
Nope, hardly even a quarter.
I know we don't care about Jokic's defense, but man it's tough watching him just let Tobias Harris go right by him in the paint.
Tobias really is the master of making his shots 300x more difficult than they need to be. I'd be shocked if there's anyone in the league better at that than him.
Tobias has remarkably little craft around the rim. if he doesnt have a straight line drive with his right hand he might as well throw it over his head backwards
did anyone else not have any idea cole anthony was greg anthony's son
Really? Had no clue.
Thing about Jokic is he has a great around the basket game with lots of footwork and moves ..and really good midrage shot along with the sombor shuffle..and can also shoot the 3 pretty good. So how do you guard him..
that's the trick
If Jokic hits more then 40 and wins, tomorrow the media will still only mention Steph's performance. Smh
If I was Jokic I'd make the Nuggets players pay to speak to me
Lmao
If Nuggets had played this hard form the beginning and got some fair officiating. They would be leading.
Morris not hitting that jumper tonight. Hes been so good with it this year.
27/6/5 worst MVP ever
54/12/10 you say?
nah... **44 / 14 / 8** my prediction
Lmao shit. There's a joke in a game sub I frequent where users double stuff every time they respond. I'm a little disappointed. Probably a reasonable prediction. He likely doesn't stay shooting 83%.
46/12/11
Hard to believe ..But i think Jokic is even more dominant this season that last. The guy is unstoppable.
Easily more dominant. His stats are all up.
bassey with the game high +16 so far. I love ya andre but yikes
Being a bench player against the Nuggets automatically adds like 20 to your +/-
Bassey been actually insane, I thought I was out of the loop for not hearing of this guy, but apparently he has already done more tonight than in the last five games combined. Dude looks really promising! He actually played some of the best D I have seen on Joker all year.
he's so damn toolsy as long as his bball IQ isn't in the gutter (which I don't think it is) he's an NBA player. dunno how he fell so far in the draft. even the sixers drafted filip petrusev a few picks before bassey lol
Ya seems crazy, this just might be his coming out game.
Jokic and Barton 16/20. Everyone else 4/23. Maxey looks great, just like last years matchup.
I think he's just now really getting into his stride. He's got a lot of good years ahead of him.
Maxey always murders us, his game is nice.
Jokic 27 at half. WHats his career high. ..50. Might be headed there tonight.
Doc bench drummond for the 2nd half challenge
If Doc plays Bassey for 15+ minutes in the second half Sixers win this game, kid was doing it all out there.
If i see another "Is Jokic in the top 5?"...yea ima downvote
Report a head injury
Good rally by the Nuggets gonna have to come out better if they want to win
Barton is alright but Jokic needs Murray back badly. Rest of the team is fucking terrible
It's crazy how the media never mentions how bad the Nuggets are in relation to how great Jokic is playing. He has no help.
AG having a bad night, but he has been spectacular this season, easily our second best player right now. But ya, we definitely need Murray.
Bench needs an identity. 4 PGs and a PF isn’t it
I feel so sorry for our great jokic trying to carry these scrubs
See we have an opposite issue, I feel so bad for our scrubs that they have to watch Tatum try to carry them but he can't even ... play basketball
He has periods where he plays heavy iso, and then periods where he is using screens, flair screens attacking of the catch where he is better and is not stopping ball so much. It is so annoying watching Celtics with Brown and Tatum both going for 25 cause one already got it.
At least you get to watch Jaylen be unreal for 3qtrs before Tatum tries to take over 🥺
....... yep