Kenny, Jamal, and Isiah React to Nuggets Going Up 3-1 vs. Heat | 2023 NBA Finals
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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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How don’t they understand that Isaiah was saying that the joker’s IQ is at another level.
@collllllll
Жыл бұрын
But his "point" is an opinion. How has he measured that Shaq has low IQ compared to joker
@smallgoon
Жыл бұрын
Right Kenny was being stupid for no reason
@cmoney1928
Жыл бұрын
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.
@tigerhoods7927
Жыл бұрын
Cause Kenny always trying to be smartest dude in the room 😂
@smallgoon
Жыл бұрын
@@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.
@ryatt9992
Жыл бұрын
As a nuggets fan since I was 7 now 23 can’t wait for our first ring 🔥🔥
@mdaujla-mc9812
Жыл бұрын
hell ya ! so happy and surprised that they acknowledged us 😊
@gnomechomsky2524
Жыл бұрын
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.
@aboveall56
Жыл бұрын
I was a fan of the nuggets before there even was a raptors team. This gonna feel amazing I can’t wait for Monday
@samuelsellene
Жыл бұрын
Same energy for Bucks fans who had to wait 50 years 1971-2021
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...
@connorlaird1644
Жыл бұрын
🤯
@souljabw
Жыл бұрын
Great story, bro!
@audreyloire3131
Жыл бұрын
Numbers don't like. 4-1 Nuggets win chip. Jokic drafted 41. Meant to be.
@Autokomandić1312
Жыл бұрын
Čovek se preziva Ražnatović.
@denverzorrozoki9023
Жыл бұрын
@@Autokomandić1312 OK. Nisam znao kako iz cirilice da prevedem ime bolje.
Jokic had more combined blocks and steals than the entire Heat team. Not bad for a defensive liability
@mathieuguillet4036
Жыл бұрын
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.
@SDesWriter
Жыл бұрын
And they don't keep a stat for deflected passes/kicked balls.
@review1865
Жыл бұрын
@@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.
@HeyMartin99
Жыл бұрын
Same here, great to hear him talk!
@TheMinecraftOasis
Жыл бұрын
I agree completely
@vayduong6806
11 ай бұрын
He is the best. Very knowledgeable I think he is an good guy
Finally somebody shut down Kenny’s 1-3 series story. Thanks Isiah for reminding him that he had Hakeem on his squad lol
@conjunto505
Жыл бұрын
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
@ezioaltairac
Жыл бұрын
Chuck has IT’s back when it comes to MJ, and he’s returning the favor.
@rahtaylor7651
Жыл бұрын
Lol Kenny mentioned Hakeem before they did
@MrToocool624
Жыл бұрын
@@rahtaylor7651exactly
@Scaglieri102
Жыл бұрын
Kenny's always acting like is relevant
Good discussion about Jokic. Isiah is basically saying in so many words that Jokic is the skeleton key.
@protestant8419
Жыл бұрын
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
@acornsucks2111
Жыл бұрын
As a younger man I hated Isiah, now I think he is often the smartest sports commentator in the room.
@Becarhodzic
Жыл бұрын
@@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 🙏🙏
@protestant8419
Жыл бұрын
@@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
@outlander234
Жыл бұрын
@@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.
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.
@jehushaphat
Жыл бұрын
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.
@VicLop2111
Жыл бұрын
@@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. 👍🏾
@t-god2439
Жыл бұрын
@@VicLop2111solid? Bird was top notch probably would be top 10 passer in the league today
@Nugschris
Жыл бұрын
I wanna hear what Larry thinks about the joker
@trill711
Жыл бұрын
Who else in today's current game (besides LeBron) can you compare to jokers scoring passing and rebounding game
Yes Kenny! The highest Iq center in nba history by far. A Passer in the same level of magic and bird
@masculinitymatters9030
Жыл бұрын
What Kenny talking about. He need to morph into his TNT mode and simmer down.
@victormuhammad1393
Жыл бұрын
Kareem highest IQ, Jokic, is a passing center in a shooters era
@feynmanschwingere_mc2270
Жыл бұрын
@@victormuhammad1393 Facts
@cflo1386
Жыл бұрын
Kenny is dumb, he goes on this long dialogue to make himself look smart, but ends up sounding fing dumb.
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! 🎊 🏆
@fapo803
Жыл бұрын
Bam's flopping came back to haunt the Heat
@markomarkovic5729
Жыл бұрын
@@fapo803 Bam is protected like a polar bear in this series
@calioumarx4289
Жыл бұрын
They try but Kenny is joker hater so don't want joker brother kick Kenny ass
@Tzgrey77
Жыл бұрын
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
@Iambriangregory
Жыл бұрын
@@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?
The Joker is a living proof that Magic and Bird can dominate the NBA today ..
@CorePathway
Жыл бұрын
Nah, they way too old now.
@Abhi_B
Жыл бұрын
They could still outscore Haslem and Cp0 but probably too old to be starters
@tiredcat1485
Жыл бұрын
@@CorePathway 😂
@darag6194
Жыл бұрын
@@CorePathway thats a joke right?
@Dgmstudios40
Жыл бұрын
No, Joker is something we never seen before.
Aside from Thomas, didn’t Jamal and Kenny say heat were going to tie the series the other night after game 3 lol
@nicholaskatsikas4904
Жыл бұрын
Yep
Been watching the nugs since I was a little kid. Never seen this is my life. Let's effin go nuggets!!
@mysteriousviper8
Жыл бұрын
It's a sight to see, after so many greats came through without playoff wins. We get to see this!
@laflamablanca9161
Жыл бұрын
Been a fan since the McNichols days crazy to say if we win on Monday we have the best team in the world.
@wgriffin3460
Жыл бұрын
Me too, remember Kevin Brooks?
@everleightarowengurrea-wy3cs
Жыл бұрын
@@wgriffin3460Antonio Mcdyes and Dekembe are my guys back then 🤫
@Iambriangregory
Жыл бұрын
@@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
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! 😂
@kimking5928
Жыл бұрын
And a hot dog. 🌭
@BriskettSkywalker
Жыл бұрын
Dafuq yall even sayin? Hahahaha fkn clowns
@davidchandler6885
Жыл бұрын
Shaq n chuck are more entertaining but u dint know ball at Kenny smarter than both of them combined
@melaniedavis8137
Жыл бұрын
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
@Jpuclin
Жыл бұрын
what do you mean? kenny mentioned The Dream first, didn't seem embarassed at all
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.
Gentleman Sweep 🧹
@nellydavis7645
Жыл бұрын
It should have been
Good analysis by isiah T
1st time hearing Crawford talk. he got a good tv/radio voice
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
He should've been the MVP, his special, and I love it because he's changing the League. You gotta respect him
Isiah Thomas gets it. 👍
it's so funny that they want to describe Joker's IQ without making it saying that other centers are dumb lol
@nikolayjerev9285
Жыл бұрын
And bring Magic and Lebroom there. Same guy said Embiid is better played Kenny the stupid.
@MrMcValentine
Жыл бұрын
Isiah Thomas dgaf lol he's doubling tribling down 💀"from the neck up"
@angryanakin
Жыл бұрын
@@nikolayjerev9285 bro said LeBroom lol
@GeronimoPlaz
Жыл бұрын
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.
@gerrychang7172
Жыл бұрын
Facts. They dont want to hurt their feelings hahahaha
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.
@nikolayjerev9285
Жыл бұрын
Spo has tall players
@nikolayjerev9285
Жыл бұрын
Denver plays with rookie in rotations, Miami has tall rookie and played him like center all season...
@amaimon8031
Жыл бұрын
@@nikolayjerev9285 Where they at ?
@loodakris5928
Жыл бұрын
and Jokic can shoot 3s and Bam cant. Its not fair.
@nellydavis7645
Жыл бұрын
@@nikolayjerev9285nuggets players are bigger
They should have brought Jokic's brothers down. Missed opportunity there.
@ImadogGarcia
Жыл бұрын
Definitely!
@Iambriangregory
Жыл бұрын
Brought them down for what? Every player has family What do they add to the equation Duh
@Nick-yu5pl
Жыл бұрын
@@Iambriangregory aww you're triggered
@ebhs0089
Жыл бұрын
@@Nick-yu5plthat was gay
@arsonwars
Жыл бұрын
💯
Bro Jokics brothers are MONSTROUS and Nikolas the SKINNIEST ONE 😂
Kenny talking without being brought to reality by Chuck and Shaq is just disappointing...
@chucky0034
Жыл бұрын
Complete facts, A bus rider vs a driver comes out in their commentary. Casual fans know.
@afrikanking225
Жыл бұрын
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.
@smallgoon
Жыл бұрын
Yessir
@acornsucks2111
Жыл бұрын
Isiah is a lot brighter than the crew Kenny is usually with.
@djedman10
Жыл бұрын
@@acornsucks2111 that's probably true... He is the only one with a career in coaching and some success at it
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.
@Iambriangregory
Жыл бұрын
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
@SuperBlobsterMan
Жыл бұрын
Part of why he looks so dull as a player is because he makes plays look easy like he is playing golf
@Jonathan-xt6jw
Жыл бұрын
@@Iambriangregory I guess we'll see
@Iambriangregory
Жыл бұрын
@@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
@kassios
Жыл бұрын
Indeed, I really enjoyed their takes. Especially Isaiah and Croford
Love you guys. So much knowledge.
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.
Kenny brought up the heat being down 3-1 because he wanted to tell everyone he came back from being down 3-1 🤣😂🤣😂
@guilhermefernandes5762
Жыл бұрын
“I came back after being down 3-1”. Yeahhh Kenny, we know what Hakeen did 😂😂
@tigerhoods7927
Жыл бұрын
Lol 😂😂
@Justin-oi7jt
Жыл бұрын
Down 3-1 in the finals in completely different also, I don’t see the point of bringing that story up again
@1D.JFanMma
Жыл бұрын
@@guilhermefernandes5762 Hakeem isn’t a tennis player! Last time I checked The Rockets won.
I’m going to say this EVERY time I see Jamal Crawford…THIS MAN DOES NOT AGE!!!
@tbd407
Жыл бұрын
Black don't crack. Crack is whack.
That lady officer knows what she's doing
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.
The Jokic Bros!! 💪💪💪
Agree totally with yah Isaiah - he is the most smartest unselfish big guy you have ever seen ❤❤
Kenny was trying to stop Legendary Isaiah Thomas. Isaiah really wanted to say that Jokic has a very HIGH IQ unlike shaq.
@CorePathway
Жыл бұрын
Shaq dominated, DOMINATED physically. He didn’t need to be a slick passer or play on the perimeter.
@idkanymore6634
Жыл бұрын
@@CorePathway yeah true but in todays nba shaq would foul out in 7 minutes, you can’t just run into people anymore unfortunately
@Abhi_B
Жыл бұрын
@@CorePathway different game today. Shaq couldn’t shoot fts, wasn’t someone who assisted others and would foul every play in this era.
@gunman9131
Жыл бұрын
@@CorePathway Thats why shaq had to be carried by Wade and Kobe. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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.” 😂😂
@davidmykal8197
Жыл бұрын
Yessir! Fellow coloradan here! LETS GO!!!
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!
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.
@Smrda1312
Жыл бұрын
But miami fans said if you make Jokic a scorer its easy to win. Heat in 5
@j-us-t_be-in-g
Жыл бұрын
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.
@01ment
Жыл бұрын
@@kaya856 He was sarcastic.
@PeterAlexander-yn9qd
Жыл бұрын
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
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.
@mathieuguillet4036
Жыл бұрын
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.
Love seeing good basketball again. Denver is playing like my favorite Spurs teams of the 2000s. Great team work and hopefully a championship.
So refreshing to see a new team win it for the first time!
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
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
@amaimon8031
Жыл бұрын
Jimmy this, jimmy that. Stop. overrating. this. dude.
@h.a.l.3980
Жыл бұрын
@@amaimon8031 He took his squad to the NBA finals twice now. He is a super star. He just isn't Jokic.
@GeronimoPlaz
Жыл бұрын
@@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.
@GeronimoPlaz
Жыл бұрын
@@h.a.l.3980 Woops, meant to send the above to you lol
@foofighter7683
Жыл бұрын
Back then the Heat won G2 in San Antonio and the Spurs just back to back dismantled them in Miami.
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'.
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.
@jonathanbein5559
Жыл бұрын
He will be better next year. Better defense, better FT%, fewer turnovers. That's who he is.
I really enjoy the game denver❤.finish it up.dont lose your champ dreams.🎉
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.
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.
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
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😁👑🙏
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
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!
@DownloadEvony
Жыл бұрын
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.
@tarico4436
Жыл бұрын
@@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.
@robahrr9919
Жыл бұрын
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.
@gerrychang7172
Жыл бұрын
Joker will do the same thing the way he do with Bam. Drop defense and shoot jumpers 3s. Shaq cant defend against shooters.
@garycollier6950
Жыл бұрын
Derek Fisher and Robert Horry hit more last minute game winning shots for the Lakers than Kobe did.
Isiah after watching HOURS ON END OF B.S ON ESPN ETC.. He finally called it like it is , They are just better. Ty
Nuggets in 5 letssss goooo
Boring when Barkley is not there 🥱
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
@JenJHayden
Жыл бұрын
well said!
Good days Jokic always love you Denver Nuggets truly
Meanwhile in other video discussions: Boussard : "Lebrawwn Jaymz bla bla bla"
Where are all those heat in 5
@rebeltvr6046
Жыл бұрын
I picked Nuggets in 6. Hi sexy😍
@kalohpaul4100
Жыл бұрын
@@rebeltvr6046 my question was to heat fans
@RS-ol8or
Жыл бұрын
Heat fans real quiet for sure.
@justinlee3712
Жыл бұрын
@@kalohpaul4100 they got the 🔥🔥 knocked out of them
@rebeltvr6046
Жыл бұрын
@@kalohpaul4100 I'm a Heats fan. How you doing?
It's time for Denver to Celebrate 🥂 Very happy for them ☺️
@bb_arcadia5752
Жыл бұрын
As a denverite not until we win this next game until then there isnt no celebrating yet.
@dahby2724
Жыл бұрын
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! 🤪
@dahby2724
Жыл бұрын
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.
@urelite
Жыл бұрын
@Kay A those fans who traveled to Miami deserve their moment to celebrate this huge win.
Glad they mentioned Larry
Denver is the perfect mix of skills, game iq and selflessness.
“They disproved all the disclaimers” lol Kenny is a master of the language
Keenny should respect zeke takes cause he e million times better player than he wss😂
Every Chance Kenny gets he mentions that Huston team he was on 😂
😂 I quickly stop watching ESPN broadcast once the game was over to watch Jamal, Kenny, and Isiah. This post coverage is so much better!
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!
@tomasnovotny5472
Жыл бұрын
Had Kidd
Seeing Zeke explain Jokic's play style to Kenny is like a hardcore fan saying this to a casual almost.
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…
@onyxonyx4744
Жыл бұрын
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.
@KinGxSTuDx
Жыл бұрын
@@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.
Jokic is a hybrid of a great point guard and a great center!
Nuggets proves why they are top seed, they consistent
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
God bless always
I wasn't watching the game but saw the score live, and when they hit their 1st shot after being out scored on 7-0 in the 4th , the 1st basket that went in I said "downtown from Bruce Brown" and i kept saying it because i remembered it from the another game, then I look down at the stats and Bruce Brown has 21 points...
Zeke, you nailed it perfectly, man! When talking of Jokic, high IQ is the word.
Spo is great coach but no witchcraft can stop Jokic
Everybody send love to Jimmy and heat so they feel the love. Like a family
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.
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…😂😂😂
@wgriffin3460
Жыл бұрын
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...
LFG DENVER!!! 1 MORE!!!
Kenny had Akeem AND Hakeem AND Olajuwon AND The Dream!! 😂😂😂
Murray had 12 assists, not 10. Zero TOs.
@joshjeffery9402
Жыл бұрын
5-17 he should have gotten 18 assists
@Karu171717
Жыл бұрын
@@joshjeffery9402 He would've got like 20 assists if Jokic didn't miss easy layups
What I like is the bugs in this series bam and jocka are showing tf out, but jocka is killing, bigs getting some shine
0:02 Damn that little jab at Golden State 😂😂
IT intentionally unintentionally calling Shaq dumb lol
Nuggets got to finish it on Monday, Kudos to Gordon and Brown for stepping up, joker and J. Murray will do the rest
Joker brother look like the dudes they have John Wick fighting 😂
Isiah's vocabulary is always impressive. True gentleman but killer on court.
Jokic is one of complete package player🔥
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
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.
Curious to hear Zeke on the Joker👍
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?
Crawford is excellent at this
I always love Jokic Denver Nuggets
What Isaiah Thomas is saying is, Jokic is the Payton Manning of the NBA. He dissects you.
Jokic is a real pass first point guard who happens to be 7 feet tall. He's the best point-center ever.