The Athletic promo link: www.theathletic.com/thinkingbasketball -- I'm very interested to see if the Nuggets offense (and especially Jokic) can sustain these advantages against a much bigger Laker team and Anthony Davis. Let me know your thoughts!

@samuelyuan291

3 жыл бұрын

High-key, the big man matchup is the most important thing in this series. If AD can't guard Jokic or vice versa, the series will be really interesting

@Kibbz10

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for clearing up what happened in the games

@MultiJlife

3 жыл бұрын

I think lakers play jokic straight up & try to use there bigs: javale, dwight, AD to wear him down physically, as well as in transition & on the boards as well. AD @ the 5 is just a bad match up for jokic .

@rayfinkle5048

2 жыл бұрын

Hey man can we get a Drose peak video? For two to three years that man was easily the best player in the league in my opinion. Especially at his size.

He really said "Kawhi playing against the Cavs on Tuesday night instead of a passing god"

@TRAMNITTSU

3 жыл бұрын

I was rolling XD

@horacekariuki2283

3 жыл бұрын

Lmfaaoooo

“Which wide open teammate he wanted to hook up with” perhaps that’s the secret to the Nuggets’ chemistry

@inFamous_Izanagi

3 жыл бұрын

Mayhaps

@mlkchannel5890

3 жыл бұрын

Chill out😭

@MG-np6wh

3 жыл бұрын

I mean... kzread.info/dash/bejne/pYmju7Fuoaq7j5M.html&ab_channel=Akpos

@Motorata661

3 жыл бұрын

Hey there is a reason some people in ancient Greece tried to make his soldiers hook up between themselves, it helps teamwork

@bojanmilenkovic2043

3 жыл бұрын

@@MG-np6wh no homo

Was not prepared for the new intro without the "Harden has hit it 20 times"

Skinny Jokic, Serbian Larry Bird, Sweet honey... How many Jokic nicknames do you want Ben: Yes yes

@robertreyes8792

3 жыл бұрын

saw Girth Nowitzki somewhere and its been my favorite so far

@scootinfn

3 жыл бұрын

Dirkola Nowkić

@ProjectExMachina

3 жыл бұрын

Yokara

@godfrey6133

3 жыл бұрын

I love BIG HONEY and SERBIAN TOTORO

@LazarTheMaster

3 жыл бұрын

@@robertreyes8792 I like Slavic Johnson more

Somebody drops 40 in a crucial game Thinking Basketball: Time to make a video...(inserts promo)

@akilw.3360

3 жыл бұрын

40's a big number..

@UltimatelyProficient

3 жыл бұрын

Jimmy buckets video confirmed?

Jokic was in complete control in this series. It was incredible to watch.

@kartikramesh7825

3 жыл бұрын

He really was but it’s gonna be hard for him to find the same rhythm against the Laker bigs sadly

Did the Clippers choke or the Nuggets beat them? Yes.

@TonTonTheWonton

3 жыл бұрын

Both

@Richbeans115

3 жыл бұрын

@@TonTonTheWonton both

@virgil.alonso

3 жыл бұрын

They got put in a serbian sleeper hold and I guess it's now waterboarding if they use maple syrup.

@jameshirrardbalonda3860

3 жыл бұрын

Both but mostly clippers choke

That Flagrant 2 from Beverly, the refs didn't even look at it. Disgusting.

@sed1589

3 жыл бұрын

Fr if Murray would've gotten hurt the nuggets should've sued him like that's their title chances right there. They're gonna need him.

@sed1589

3 жыл бұрын

But it's funny how Jamal still managed to land standing up and pat Bev is on the ground looking sorry.

@Stars2p

3 жыл бұрын

And the game was already over. Just after the whistle he went back to him all friendly like "hey well layed man"... What a piece of shit. Cancun on 3

@aggressivelyamicable5987

3 жыл бұрын

@@sed1589 The dirty homeless man tried to draw a foul on the way down by pretending he got hit in the face and falling down. It's a miracle the dirty homeless man was even allowed into the bubble.

@jaerap8585

3 жыл бұрын

I felt Muray's fall with my own knee that was scary af

All around you see these analyst talking about how LAC is a huge disappointment and how they dropped the ball against Denver, but the same analysts say nothing about a Denver team that has come back from 3-1 twice in 1 postseason. Big respect for that Denver Nuggets organization, their players, and their coach for giving us some of the most memorable playoff series we have seen in years.

Here before George Paul hits the side of the backboard again

@KingslayerSrb

3 жыл бұрын

Pandemic P misheard Kawhi, thought that "backboardman gets paid"

@paolochavez7162

3 жыл бұрын

George "we're still in the driver seat" Paul

@KingslayerSrb

3 жыл бұрын

@@paolochavez7162 incredible how no one from the media thought of telling him that Japanese Kamikaze bombers were also in the driver seats...

@bepe4279

3 жыл бұрын

@@KingslayerSrb damn 🤣🤣

@iviaximum9543

3 жыл бұрын

Paul “It was a bad shot.” George

Damn right Jokic is a passing god!

@Davivd2

3 жыл бұрын

It's like watching Magic Johnson and Dirk Nowitzki combined into one body.

@Jyxrr

3 жыл бұрын

Davivd2 if he becomes a consistent dirk level shooter the league is in trouble

@Davivd2

3 жыл бұрын

@@Soosss I know Jokic has lost weight. But imagine if he really got into shape and had more than a 6 inch vertical. I've never seen a big man this skilled before. He just needs to commit to fitness and he's going to be a GOAT contender.

@Davivd2

3 жыл бұрын

@@Soosss Truth.

@alonedownthere47

3 жыл бұрын

@@Davivd2 with him and luka i'm set, i'm gonna be obsessed with watching those guys for the next 20 years

In 2 seasons Jokic already showed the NBA he's the greatest passing center ever. So glad people are realizing he's a passing god. Kept telling my friends about him and now they see the light.

@jasonmilly3320

3 жыл бұрын

I've been rocking my Jokic jersey for four years now. I remember once I was in the store with it and ran into someone wearing a John Wall jersey. Obviously they're a basketball fan, but he asked me who that was I was wearing lmao. Now things have flipped. I live around zero Nuggets fans, so now I have been asked "how long you been a fan" from someone, probably tryna call me a bandwagon or something smh. Some people can be smart and realize this jersey has light blue on it...from when they still wore that light blue so no way I'm a new fan.

@jackhenry6442

7 ай бұрын

I can see your jokic stocks paid out well

Can you do a video on the evolution of defense...how it has now become versatile and post defence is not really needed...and how it's so much more difficult to be a good defender now

@alexescutia4805

3 жыл бұрын

Siddharth Gundala gotta defend the pick and roll hold down the paint and be an alright perimeter defender to be considered a real good defender. Really can’t just be 7 foot towers anymore

@ralx225b

3 жыл бұрын

Umm dude are you not paying attention? Post defense is an ABSOLUTE necessity!! The Lakers are playing 90's basketball right now. Have yall all been blind? The league only started shooting more 3's because of the Steph and the Warriors and started trying to go small ball. Lebron and Lakers said we will create a team that can do BOTH! The Clippers didn't have an elite post defender or rim protector and that is why Jokic was a bad mismatch. If you gave the Clippers Dwight Howard that series would have been completely different. The only thing that has changed is Centers need to be mobile so you don't need a 7 footer you can have a 6'9 -6'11 athletic big who is long and athletic and you guard 1-5. The Lakers and Heat are showing everyone that Big Men are still valuable. Notice that the two best passing big men in the league in Debayo and Jokic are BOTH in the finals. And a passing big who can guard 1-5 positions won Defensive Player of the Year and back to back MVP. I don't know why people think this is a guard driven league, it has never been one and will NEVER be one. It is and has always been a league of Giants.

@zodwakristof763

3 жыл бұрын

@@ralx225b no offence but I don't think you've noticed that the traditional center position is dying. And post defense as well

@ralx225b

3 жыл бұрын

@@zodwakristof763 It is not dying it is evolving and I explained how it is. Look at the Lakers they are literally playing 90's basketball, all they have done is added some elements of the modern game with spacing and the bigs being responsible for guarding the perimeter as well. AD still posts up, just not as much as bigs in the 90's. Nikola posts up, just not as much as in the 90's. Kawhi's WHOLE game is 90's basketball and he won it all last year. The ONLY reason the league changed was because of Steph and Warriors. Lebron is showing the league if the Warriors aren't in the playoffs traditional 90's basketball with a little infusion of the modern game is optimal.

@tdfhion9936

3 жыл бұрын

@@ralx225b when they say its a guard driven league they probably mean by scoring, but in any sort of succesful championship team the presence of a great defensive big man helps out the team defence in so many ways. Looking at Bam, AD, draymond, bosh, Gasol, Duncan etc the command they have over the team defence is such a big impact. Draymond's defence was one of the keys behind the warriors dynasty. Bam won game 1 through that incredible block and his proficiency with zone, help and man to man defence won miami 2 games. AD is the cornerstone of the lakers defence with his switchability. Gasol's defensive iQ proved invaluable during Toronto's great defensive run. They say the big man is less dominant because people take more 3s and are less of a focus in scoring, but you cannot win anything in the nba without a good big

He just uploaded two videos in two days. I was so excited when I heard that he uploaded again.

What I notice about Murray, every season, but less so during these playoffs. He rarely gets too involved early. Makes easy passes and will take easy shots. Sometimes he doesn't even get a touch, especially if he is not bringing the ball up. When things get tight, and I mean later in the game 3rd or 4th quarter, the team tends to rely on Murray. This means that for most of the game theiopponents have almost forgotten about him. Even in the playoffs, and after huge games... he goes slowly until later in the game. Is this to lull the defense to sleep on him? Especially if they key on him early, he doesn't try to force play... just let the others play their game and his gravity alone makes them better. Jokic draws attention start to finish, but teams tend to get lazy when he floats behind the 3-pt line, almost non-chalantly. By now, they have to worry about Murray who can drive, shoot the pull up jumpers and floaters, and gets creative at the rim. After he burns them down low, he usually takes a couple of threes immediately because teams have begun to back off waiting for him to drive. He makes them pay either way, but he always (this year) looks for the pass, the open man even while working for his shot. He doesn't need much room and Jokic always knows where he is on the court. The passing between these two is outstanding, and it makes passing to others easier. As long as grant and Morris hit open threes (and now Porter), the nuggets are going to be hard for LA to contain. However, Nugs cannot contain AD or LeBron. They get to the spots and the shots they want. look for them to involve less players (maytbe Cuzma) and use Caruso as a bailout. Betting he doesn't take 4 shots next game. LeBron will drive every chance and AD will back under the rim every touch or hit the turnaround that he rarely misses. LeBron and AD will launch threes and the Lakes will try not-so-successfully to run Denver off the line. One of them will be open... will they make LA pay? my guess is Denver wins another close one then LA buckles down and finishes them off. I do think Murray waits till third and fourth quarter to play, if only because the team isn't being as effective. he and Jokic will go exclusively to the picj and roll two man game late in fourth.

@thehappyduck8895

Жыл бұрын

who ?

I doubted Murray even last year he had amazing. But now he looks like legitimate all-star. Great analysis, as always.

Just admit it we all watched the other youtube content waiting for the big boy TB to upload.

@mysterymaster180

3 жыл бұрын

NAH, highroller gang

Damn two uploads in a week and I asked for this topic last vid? Ben really reads the comments

"40 IS A BIG NUMBER" Is the best quote ever don't @ me.

I click on these videos with an urgency I don’t have in any other part of my life

Nuggets Heat might be the most fun finals matchup I’ve ever seen

@CheckUnderYou

3 жыл бұрын

I have my fingers crossed every night hoping to see it. 😤🙏

@TheBoxOfCreativity

3 жыл бұрын

No Nuggets Celtics

@Parsa-je1vd

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheBoxOfCreativity celtics arent ready for the finals emotionally, heat are gonna handle them most likely and if not nuggets/lakers are gonna make them look like their children in the finals if they do advance. a solid run for a team with a good future ahead but def not championship ready yet

@williamblake7386

3 жыл бұрын

first of all nuggets-heat mean months of memes and jokes about lebron.

@VoxGav-bd9rc

3 жыл бұрын

Yep!

4:57 that nasty pass in game 7

The thing here to know is If you double Jokic: His Vision and passing skill finds an open man. If you do 1-1 defence: His skillset is too hard for a regular big man to handle However Anthony Davis is a brilliant post defender and a perimeter defender. So you don't necessarily need to double Jokic. Would be interesting to see how the Lakers- Nuggets series goes

@Srbenda126

3 жыл бұрын

I don't think he cares who guards him, Gobert is a better post defender and he took him to the post regularly. He was not killing him but he did have success

@thomadams7621

3 жыл бұрын

@@Srbenda126 Davis will be a problem for Murray, more so than Jokic. With his defensive ability and wingspan Murray will have more trouble getting off uncontested threes.

@user-sv2os1pb6j

3 жыл бұрын

Lakers in 6.

Literally died when you called boy "Big Honey" at 4:14.

I love the recent frequent uploads. Probably the best NBA content/analysis on any platform.

I love that you're posting more often and on very recent events. Please continue if you can, you always offer great content!

This channel is literally where I get all my basketball content. Great video as always!!!

Thanks for the great content !

Have you thought about making the GOAT argument about yourself as the best YT bball channel?

@francescoiaross

3 жыл бұрын

He has a top 40 all time on his website

@pariiss1586

3 жыл бұрын

@@francescoiaross where is the website?

@AmanSingh-bt1rx

3 жыл бұрын

That debate will never gonna be unanimously solved ... It's all preference, joe ingles the real 🐐 imo

@nickjones5850

3 жыл бұрын

@@AmanSingh-bt1rx alex Caruso

@collinstockwell6417

3 жыл бұрын

Paris backpicks.com. He backs his shit up too but the list is not for everyone

Thank you so much for putting this time and effort to make quality basketball content for us especially during this pandemic. A lot of NBA "creators" nowadays just discuss topics for the sake of quantity. And just pulling things out of thin air, thinking they made a greater contribution to the conversation. Keep up the quality content my g, no doubts you will get there to the top. Just trust the process (pun intended, I have to) 👊

Good work my dude! Great video!

Those shots Murray’s were making, oh my god. And jokic’s one legged jumper

Top playoff coverage dawg keep grinding

Let's gooo! I am loving the playoff content!

I think this series was a testament to Doc Rivers' coaching abilities. What became evident was that he had no clue how to adjust to Denvers adjustment after being down 3-1, and it led to the comeback. I know a lot of other factors went into it but damn Rivers really dropped the ball on this one

@voltaire6062

3 жыл бұрын

There have only been 13 blown 3-1 leads in NBA history, and Doc has 3 of them. I'm starting to think it's not a coincidence

You are such a blessing to basketball fans thanks for all the work you do.

Bro you are going off with the uploads!!!

Great breakdown as always! I love that for every move the clippers tried to make defensively, the nuggets had a counter. Especially when Jokic got doubled and you had one cutter and then everybody rotates and you just move the ball at that point.

Amazing content as always! I'm curious to see how Jokic ranks all time as a passer. I'm sick of hearing people state that Jokic is barely a top 10 passer in the league.

I love these Jokic breakdowns it’s watching a true master at work

We want a Miami heat video!🔥🔥 great job with these. Your descriptions and details are on point, keep doing this great work!💪🏻

Thanks for this, I love basketball but I never understand what is happening on a tactical level!

I LOVE your breakdowns....so 👍

Doc really just looked at Jokic and said: "Ah yes, one the greatest passers ever?! Let's double him! Magic Johnson? Never heard of him! Steve Nash? Who? You gotta double great PASSERS , right guys" ?!

LETS GO! Cracking out good content, that's what we like!

A lot said about this series. Good selection of clips to show Clips' struggles

Great analysis. I was bitter after they knocked the Jazz out of round 1 but credit to them, they are playing some amazing basketball right now. This has really helped to appreciate what they are doing

I’ve been waiting on this vid forever

My favorite NBA KZreadr. #ThinkingBasketball

4:59 how is pat Bev gonna be the one who ends up on the floor? What a joke man.

@joeyvast

3 жыл бұрын

He got rocked in the face after fouling Murray twice it seems. lol He should've just let him get the basket.

Great video

"Sombor shuffle off of one leg" Hahahhah you got a serbian sub over here!

Two videos in two days? I must be dreaming, this is heaven

You know idk abt anyone else but ball can be a fantastic escape for me and I’m always learning and watching these videos just puts me in a good mood. Also, anyone reaching this I hope you have a beautiful day and life :) !!

*Kawhi looking at the Raptors "Hey, hey, hey".

Great video. Really shows how good is the Murray Jokic duo. Even Jokic alone completely wrecked and outsmarted the best defensive players in the league im Kahwi and George (maybe a bit overrated now in hindsight)

Great breakdown

No one: Think basketball: 40 Is A bIg NuMbEr

Joker's vision is probably one of my top 3 all time favorite skills in the NBA

Expect Gary Harris to be a huge factor in the Lakers series, he's been looking like his old self after finally getting over all his injury issues

@mohammadalrajabi9418

3 жыл бұрын

Him and mpj

@samcar2724

3 жыл бұрын

can you really be a huge factor if you lose 4 to 1 tho

Great video, but can you please start posting videos in 1080p?

I know I'm late, but this was a great video

Great content. How do you have so little subs?

Am a clippers fan and am sad how things ended but I am happy for nuggets mike Malone coached his ass off nikola and Murray 2 man game is like pick you’re poison I’m rooting for nuggets to finish this

Great analysis! What should/could the Clippers have done differently to maximize their team defense?

“There’s few players alive that can match his shot matching” - I immediately got reminded of Kobe 😢

Hearing the sentence. 'Jokic 44% on 3 points needs to come back down to earth after playoff run 2years later where he ended on 46%

Do you think Jokic could end his career as the greatest passer period? Like the single greatest passer of the basketball in the history of the sport.

@mrghostdog5372

3 жыл бұрын

Of course

@pizzawinners1084

3 жыл бұрын

Better than magic or Stockton i don’t think so

@donaldhutchison4652

3 жыл бұрын

Pizza Winners Stockton had a lot of assists but I wouldn’t say he’s the best passer in terms of ability. Magic and even Bron way better than him

@bigchonkerraccoon5046

3 жыл бұрын

Watermelon nah, one of the best, top 5 easy, probably. But there is some lesser known players who where just known for passing.

@Parsa-je1vd

3 жыл бұрын

probably not but could make a good case for top 5 and will almost certainly be top 10

Best Basketball Analysis out there.

Good vid

The vernacular is on fleek

Jokic has been the Playoffs MVP so far, and if he keeps that pace going, he will surpass Manu Ginobili as the greatest 2nd round pick of all time!

@ajdaking507

3 жыл бұрын

I think he already has as a player all he needs are rings

@winter9242

3 жыл бұрын

@@ajdaking507 lmao over manu? Sorry but no dont let recency bias fool you jokic have only been dominant for around 2 years don't get me wrong he will surpass manu but right now? No he still hasnt

@spoder22

3 жыл бұрын

Jokic is having a far better season than Manu ever did

@winter9242

3 жыл бұрын

@@spoder22 you cant compare without context bro two different eras one is high paced one is slow paced

@chaserjm6480

3 жыл бұрын

Jokic is a superstar and is the number one person leading the team. He already surpassed manu as a player but not the accolades

Yes, I love the shuffle!

Really insightful analysis ! Looking forward to the Lakers Nuggets matchup

5:48 And the corner was coming so there was also a catch and shoot or fake hand off possibility at the very least, increasing what the Clips had to calculte, awesome for the guy to take initiative. Edit: Ooops he said the same right after

Any good book recommendations ?

4:40 Jokic's "slow motion speed" is a funny way to describe it, but it make sense. The defender has to honor the pull up and once the defender leans toward him he can get past his defender or draw a foul.

Could you do a video about Bam’s defensive gravity in game 2 it was so apparent without him on the floor the heat got absolutely shredded. He’s been the defensive superstar that Rudy Gobert is supposed to be.

That big honey 🍯 nickname to Jokic made me laugh so hard HAHAHAHA

Nice analysis. Damn, you made the exact same comparisons that I have considered: Murray-Isiah Thomas (or microwave Dumars), and Jokic - Nowitzki. Murray's only draw back is that he is not a natural leader. He's basically quiet/private and sometimes defers to lesser quality players. Jokic appreciates his talent and the feeling is mutual, thus the two man game that is deadly. Unfortunately, everyone else wants to share the spotlight at times. When they let the natural game develop (both Murray and Jokic are willing passers) they are much better than when they force sharing the ball with everyone.

Teams not having home court advantage has made the playoffs much more competitive

Woah two days in a row

“SERBIAN LARRY BIRD OVER HERE” there are so many quotables in this🔥

Man these nikola jokic dimes are sick and they’re against kawhi and pg

Tuesdays get way to much crap. It's a perfectly fine day of the week!

Yoooo 2 videos in 3 days?

No one mentions Murray’s rebounding skills. Doesn’t matter if the shot looks like it’s going in, and it doesn’t matter if he took the shot himself, Murray will almost always go for the offensive board

a reddit post on r/nba brought me - great channel

Thanks

He's posting more often I don't mind the Christmas section coming early

He called it Sombore shuffle!!! We did it

Are you going to do a top 10 players in the nba like you did last year?

beautiful, it's like watching pop's spurs

So, if the odd gods are working....Denver will win game 1, Laker win 2-4, and Denver wins 5-7...right???

That last pass was INSANE 0_0

Woah two thinking basketball videos in a week

You are about the only one ive seen giving nuggets credit and not just smashing on the clippers

I predicted that there is a 74% probability that the Lakers are going to beat the Nuggets 4-2. But I won’t rule out if the Nuggets play berserk like they did in game 1, game 5, 6 against the Jazz or like they did in game 5-7 against the Clippers. There is a chance that the Nuggets can sweep the Lakers to the finals. Now that they are more rested. The clippers were lucky to catch a break from a tired Nuggets team after a grueling series against the Jazz. I think the Nuggets could have bested the Clippers 4-2. But yea, I always thought had Donovan not committed that 8-second violation, they would have swept the Nuggets. Or had Conley played better in game 7 and made 1 more FG than 2 total FGs, the Jazz would have advanced. The Jazz are not good at FT shooting, that’s a big loophole in their game. I believe the Lakers will play to their strength, which is length and speed to cruise past the Nuggets in game 1. We’ll see if what happens tonight

In the Lakers vs. Houston Rockets Playoff Series "Playoff Rondo " used pressure defense against James Harden. 🤣🤣🤣 Great preparation for facing Jamal Murray = MEET MURRAY AT HALFCOURT !!!