The most impressive part of this video is that we take pride in guessing correctly whilst slowing it down and pausing from a bird's eye view, but Jokic is doing it in real time and from the ground, with a bunch of bodies obscuring his view. Truly generational playmaking abilities from The Joker.

@taken_over3416

3 ай бұрын

Well from the ground is a stretch for him

@ohtrashcannoob

3 ай бұрын

@@taken_over3416right what makes him so good is hes 7 feet so he can see over everyone

@bigjohnson989

3 ай бұрын

Zip it up when your done

@mikeyjute69

3 ай бұрын

@@bigjohnson989u a hater but that’s hilarious ngl 😂

@Nick77ab2

3 ай бұрын

​@@ohtrashcannoob3-4 inches on people isn't going to give him much, but I see where you're coming from.

“If only i was a 6’11” serbian man i would be in the league too” 😭😭😭

takeaway from the video: Aaron Gordon retires a happy man with great stats with the best trade that could have ever happened to him

@albericponcedeleon2696

3 ай бұрын

AG's career exemplifies the law of equivalent exchange. He was robbed in the dunk contests, but he ended up with the perfect star teammate for him afterwards.

@ryany6776

3 ай бұрын

Gary for AG was such a good trade

@erikwilliamsen2830

3 ай бұрын

It was a perfect trade for both AG and Denver. AG has been amazing for the squad.

@Byronic19134

3 ай бұрын

I’m a Sixers fan but to say your take away from this video is Aaron Gordon…really bruh? The shade is real. Also Aaron Gordon stats are mad Mid and make Tobias Harris look like an All Star.

@ryany6776

3 ай бұрын

@@Byronic19134 Please, I'm a fan of Embiid myself, no real Sixers fan would praise Tobi, we all want him gone

A Thinking Basketball/ Kenny collab would be so dope

@austingreen1274

3 ай бұрын

Yes!!

@Nikola_Nuggets

3 ай бұрын

The TB video was very good but I learned much more with Kenny commenting...agree with you 💯

Must be awesome to be a teammate of Jokic. Just be in the right spot ready to score

@berryesseen

3 ай бұрын

Hell yeah. It’s easier to play when you know nothing you do on the court is going to be wasted. I think all of Denver players would love playing alongside Jokic.

Thinking Basketball is my favorite channel on basketball period. Always did find finesse, IQ and passing more alluring than power, elevation and crazy handles.

@DanielTaylor-tz1rf

3 ай бұрын

A classy individual with a penchant for classy plays rather than thuggish pure athleticism.

The fact that you can guess most of his passes just shows how great of a passer he is. Doesn’t matter where the man with the best look is, Jokic finding that mf

"If only I was a 6'11" Serbian man I could be in the league too!" Gold, can’t stop laughing for some reason.

6:56"If only I was 6'11 Serbian man, I would be in the league too" 😂😂😂

@Byronic19134

3 ай бұрын

I’m not sure if Kenny knows this, but Serbia one of the 5 tallest countries in the world with hundreds of 7 footers lol, so it was such a bad example.

@dododump3144

3 ай бұрын

@@Byronic19134it was a joke bruh wasn’t meant to be taken seriously

I think Jokic is the MOST entertaining player in the NBA and it isn't even close. The stuff that dude does is just mind blowing.

@Byronic19134

3 ай бұрын

What his highlights or the whole games? Because Nugget games are not very exciting but his highlights are. But to say it’s not close with the type of games Luka, SGA, Kyrie, Curry, Embiid, Wemby and Spida have had is beyond a reach.

@kazuiyah

3 ай бұрын

@@Byronic19134casual take to be hones when coaches were asked in the offseason who’s team the most entertaining to watch most choosed nuggets.. casuals have no appreciation for teams with good ball movement and great chemistry all they want to see is deep 3s and powerdunks🤣

@BrokeSpike

3 ай бұрын

​@Byronic19134 You have no idea what you're watching. You're probably the same kind of people who used to say the Spurs with Tim Duncan and Tony Parker were boring. Team basketball is the most entertaining.

6:29 FIRE THE EDITOR 😂😂😂 thanks for the content ken you the Mvp

@colbyadams9800

3 ай бұрын

Ong I wanted to hear what he was saying cause I legit rewinded before he said that😂

@dylanbach8578

3 ай бұрын

Bro I watched that game and predicted that it was the behind the back to holiday just to get duped and have it be the Murray cut because they looked exactly the same up until the pass 😂

8:58 1000% this is the stuff that makes me miss coaching. When you see someone do these things is just beautiful

Ain’t nobody can guard jokic 😂😂😂

@jakubfirlej6091

3 ай бұрын

and jokic cant guard nobody

@smittywerbenjagermanjensen320

3 ай бұрын

@@jakubfirlej6091He’s been an above average defender in my opinion for at least the last two seasons. Advanced stats say he’s an elite defender

@berryesseen

3 ай бұрын

@@jakubfirlej6091he is big, he positions himself well, got quick and active hands. So he is quite good.

@kaycorpz7891

3 ай бұрын

Dwight Howard

@smittywerbenjagermanjensen320

3 ай бұрын

@@berryesseen Also he’s just good at reading & recognizing what play the other team is running

11:24 Man, this one is crazy. So simple but I didn't think that'd be the best option until Jokic threw it.

AYE BRO DO THIS MORE THIS WAS MAD ENTERTAINING NGL

Aaron Gordon just knows where to be.

I mean, anyone can do it from a Birds Eye view with time frozen. What makes it incredible is he’s doing it at full game speed while the greatest Athletes in the sport try desperately to stop him.

@Nikola_Nuggets

3 ай бұрын

I definitely cannot "do it from a Birds Eye view with time frozen."

@Prince_Luci

3 ай бұрын

@@Nikola_Nuggets you probably spend your time doing more important stuff than playing 2K. I think once you get the general idea of how modern teams value certain shots it becomes pretty clear what the plan should be. The issue isn’t seeing the pass before it happens. The issue is making it happen while Joel Embiid or Giannis is doing his best to stop you. Seeing a pocket pass open up before it looks like it has isn’t crazy. Capitalizing on the half a second before anyone else has seen it open is the crazy part.

@Nikola_Nuggets

3 ай бұрын

@@Prince_Luci I'm a casual, so "the general idea of how modern teams value certain shots" is still a mystery to me. But I'm interested in learning more, and what you just wrote is helpful. Don't know why the national shows can't provide insight like u just did.

@Prince_Luci

3 ай бұрын

@@Nikola_Nuggets modern teams value the highest value shots. Meaning shots at the basket (layups and dunks) and 3’s. Only the really really highest level guys like Lebron, kd, Kawhi, etc are really still allowed to operate in the mid range and even then the numbers guys are coming down after games to show them that as much as they like that one turn around fadeaway at 16 feet, it’s statistically not a very good one. Once you understand that, you can figure out the ball is probably going to the guy cutting towards the basket or the guy standing side opens for 3. Again, from above with time stopping powers. Doing it while a game is happening is insane.

As soon as I saw that thinking basketball released this video I knew this vid would come

It gotta be hard for guys like Bron, Jokic, and Luka to not think most of the league are just idiot pawns they can manipulate rather easily. Like I use to pride myself in passing too, I remember reading how Jason Williams would go to a gym at night and practice nothing but passes so I started doing that too. And in pickup games nobody moves or does nothing but that wouldn’t stop me from doing things like faking a pass behind the defender because I knew nobody was there but the defender didn’t. Another trick is to stare down the player you are not going to pass too because the defense starts to anticipate a steal they see you staring somebody down only for the ball to go an entire other place. Even simply shxt like calling plays in a pickup game when you don’t have plays but the other team may think you are running a play, these are all the mental aspects of the game that are easy to do and really effective.

Watching jokic is genuinely so enjoyable

8:47 "Omg Daniel House, get that guy a map, where you going?" lmao was that a Chris Smoove reference!!?? he a legend

@Choujifz

3 ай бұрын

That play was soooo nasty tho. I swear to god 😂

Thank you kb for giving us great content all the time it truly is a blessing❤️❤️

It's amazing just how well Aaron Gordon fits with Jokic. Orlando spent a very high pick on him and tried to force him in to doing too much and it wasn't the right role for him. Denver trades for him and he's been the 3rd best player on a championship team and fits like a glove with Jokic. GM's around the league should try and learn from this situation and try to put their players in the best position for them to succeed rather than forcing them to do too much and hope they just magically figure it out. It's the sunk cost fallacy where teams draft a guy very high in the draft and to put them in a role that doesn't live up to that draft position seems to just not be acceptable to them. They'd rather see the player fail at running an offense/becoming a #1 option and great defender than accept that they aren't built for that role in the NBA (Very few guys are) and adjust their role to what they would excel in to maximize their success as well as the team's success. Andrew Wiggins, Aaron Gordon, Iguodala, all guys that were critical to their teams winning championships after being forced in to roles they weren't suited for on the team that drafted them. I hope GM's start seeing this and putting guys in better positions to succeed regardless of draft position. It's better for the player and for the team.

@Byronic19134

3 ай бұрын

This is a terrible take do you know why? Because how will you ever know if you don’t try? Both the Magic and Gordon thought that he was going to become a Blake Griffin type franchise force because of his raw athleticism. He was never asked to be the #1 in Orlando as they always had Vucevic. And Andrew Wiggins was not miscasts at all because his talent and production all suggest he should have absolutely been a franchise player. Just because a player didn’t put the work in to reach his potential doesn’t mean it is the team’s fault for asking and paying him to reach said potential. And lastly how could Gordon not fit with Jokic? All he has to do is hover around the rim and catch open passes it’s not like he’s displaying a unique skill set specific for Jokic. KJ Martin could avg 16 ppg starting on Denver doing just that. So anyway I do not agree with the mentality of being okay taking a guy top 5 in the draft because he has top 10 talent in the league and say it’s okay to be a role player that is how you get guys like Ben Simmons stealing 50 million a year.

@Nikola_Nuggets

3 ай бұрын

Excellent take. When these guys are willing to adjust their role because they see it just won't work, you got a true team player. Work with them.

@Cardb33

3 ай бұрын

@@Nikola_Nuggets The players are often the ones that are willing to do it, it's the teams that have the sunk cost fallacy issue. They draft someone like Gordon quite high in the draft and they expect him to become a #1 scoring option, switchable plus defender and develop playmaking chops. They expect these wings to turn in to Kawhi, Jimmy, Tatum and guys of that ilk but it's just so rare to get a player like them. Teams then refuse to change a players role even if it would benefit the team and the player. I love seeing players like Gordon, Wiggins, Iggy and others excel playing in more suited roles and contributing in a big way to championship teams. Like with Gordon he went from "drafted too high, bust" to 3rd best player on a championship team who fits perfectly with the star of the team and every night their connection on the court shows. It's like for us common folk we go from a bad company that we're overworked and the boss yells at us then we leave and end up in a great environment where everyone helps get the work done, the boss is nice and we like the people we work with. It's a great feeling.

@BrokeSpike

3 ай бұрын

​@Byronic19134 You consistently, throughout this entire comment section, display how little understanding of basketball you have.

FIRE VID🔥🔥

that was very engaging!

Love you bro

This was fun. I watch a lot of denver and mke and got the first half right just knowing each players best shots and habits

i was at that kings/nuggets game so im glad i remembered the exact play that was shown

Joker my goat🃏❤️

you ever see the new kenny vid and just know it’s gonna be a heater? yeah I’m FIRED UP

great video concept. clicked immediately.

THINKING BASKETBALL 🏀💡 🤔

Best passer of all time

Pozdrav from Serbia ❤

Thinking basketball is amazing

Glad ur shouting out channels like Thinking Basketball. People need to learn more about channels tht do content like his and not just hot takes or overplayed narratives. Ppl who actually want to learn the game should watch him hes awesome.

W idea, w Kenny

looks real easy with that camera angle

Need more of these, maybe a collab?

One of the best basketball channels reacting to a quiz created by one of the best basketball channels

This is probably a test video based on his X’s and O’s comment on his podcast

crazy this is a vid bro jus had a triple 15 on 100% fg

To me there is no comparison between Jokic and Joel, Jokic is playing chess while other players are playing basketball. We are so spoiled as Nuggets fans 😊

Thinking Basketball and BBALBreakdown channel are the best NBA channels

Yooo kennyy!!

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I did not score well... even with a freeze frame and sitting here on a comfy chair at home. Man! He really is a "point/centre".

Kenny when are you going to do a league like the nets one last year

The height advantage is one of the keys to making those passes to Aaron Gordon.

So everybody can be a Jokic if they have 10 seconds to think before every decision, perfect view of the court, and ability to throw the ball to any place with great precision. I scored 11/15 in the quiz. I think I have got the IQ to qualify for Jokic’s role.

TBH this one is a lot easier than the CP one. The most obvious choices are taken most of the time in this video. Kenny (and myself) tend to overthink sometimes.

Joker out here using Aaron Gordon the way Brady used Wes Welker.

Pausing video, thinking it through, rewinding, etc isn't the same thing. Jok does it real time. Don't underestimate what this man does! 🙄

Damn you glazing Jokic

I miss Thinking Basketballs annual top 10 player list at the end of each season

@TheMissinLink

3 ай бұрын

he still does it just not in video form anymore.

@kizitokatende412

3 ай бұрын

@@TheMissinLink that's my point

I played the video and yes, yes I can apparently

Yessirrrr

In essence, it's all about persistence and the final outcome, we don't give up easily... 80% of Serbs simply live by that principle, nothing comes easily to us, we are taught from childhood to fight for ourselves and our goals. Our parents slapped us when we made mistakes and complimented us only when we really deserved it. We don't need therapy, we heal ourselves with persistence. With faith in Jesus we move forward 🙏💙

Those assists to bench by jokić..i bet he is doing it on purpose..to subtly show teammates they are at wrong place

If you just guessed Gordon every time you're right more often than not.

React to Larry Birds Ultimate Mix Tape!!

3 minutes inn, and I'm certain you first watched the video, and then made this one. Three dollar bill.

they should do this with jalen green

What happened to the franchise episodes?

aye thats not kcp thats justin holiday lmfaoooo

Jokic is so easy to read honestly, if Gordon is an option, 9/10 it’s gonna be Gordon😂😂

@orye09

3 ай бұрын

Looks like you figured it out. Better inform the rest of the league lol

@Thehughesgaming

3 ай бұрын

@@orye09 that’s what I’m sayin lmao, someone hire me already😂

What is that cut at 6:32

Yay

Jokicccc💪🇷🇸💪🇷🇸💪🇷🇸💪

I watched this video and made a different pass on every play. Guess I'm not an elite playmaker 😂😂😂

i hope they do one with luka because some of luka'S reads and passes make no sense. man just throws the ball backwards

i can

Wow Aaron Gordon really is a perfect fit to Jokic

This video test is kind of ddd. It’s assuming that Jokic made the right decision every time. For example Jokic didn’t shoot a wide open 3. There are multiple options and several times he didn’t take the easiest option.

Here you can clearly see why Aaron Gordon travel every Summer to Serbia :)

If we are playing against jokic we dont have time to think like this. So yeah jokic is the best

Watching this made me think about how Jokic has similarities to my favourite player of all time - Ben Simmons Ben also has a good read for passes … but joker can shoot the ball too!!!!! It is amazing how being able to shoot the ball increases a basketball players value on the court. When Ben has the ball in a stagnant half court possession the opponents sag off him. He won’t shoot so 5 opponents begin to guard 4 players who Ben can pass to. Ben still does well to often find someone. But joker - wow - with a deadly shoot he has opponents running in circles with no good options…..I predict joker is going to be a really really good player. Thanks for vid.

yoo big bro try react some msl game a small indian league 😅all star game, final whatever you want, you will get a lot of audience from India fo sure

No. Why would you even ask this?

I missed four

@KennyToo what do you think about LeBrons non existing defense for past 2-3 years?

In conclusion Aaron Gordon is the greatest basketball player of all time

prolly not

prewatch

I was the playmaker of my crew. We see the open spaces. We are calculating which open space will our teammate get to. Which open space will the D take away. We use our looks, and pass fakes to manipulate the open spaces. And if you have teammates that like to get the ball, they will learn to get to the open spaces.

So what you’re telling me is Aaron Gordon is the best player of all time

Dont you EVER disrespect Anfernee Simons like that again Kenny smh

It’s completely different when you are on the court you don’t have the same perspective you usually just see the next player. But as a spectator you see every player. The title itself is an absolute joke

It’s hard because everyone is wide open, an illiterate person could read these weak off ball defenses.

@freakyfridays135

3 ай бұрын

Wide open?

JJJ was a blockfest, he’s averaging 1.5 per game this year. Guy really misses playing next to Adams.

No. You can't. 🤷‍♀️

I see a lot of bad defense.

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@jedr25

3 ай бұрын

Ur right

@ShengFink

3 ай бұрын

U right it didn’t get 2 likes

am i going insane bro this shit is not abnormally impressive most of this is just practiced actions

Mastermind! 🃏👑

😮When are you gonna call out that racist 🦝 SAS? Stop being complicit. You know damn well Luka should be top 3 in the MVP race. Don't get @ me talking about Luka's defense fuck dat. Luka destoys SGA he's just too big.