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Post by GBG on Dec 20, 2023 2:46:16 GMT -5
I'm not saying his game "won't age well", I'm saying you can count on one hand the number of players in NBA history that had to shoulder Jokic's workload (Andre Miller sure as f**k aint one of them) and the Nuggets can't depend on Jokic to lead the Nuggets in all major statistical categories for all 82 games + the playoffs when he's in his 30s. what little athleticism and speed he has is going to diminish, and he's going to have to work harder to compensate for that. to argue against that is to argue against physics and human biology. the Nuggets will have to transition away from an injury prone, top heavy team and focus on depth and load management if they want to continue to contend with Jokic past the next 2 years. Hey, well, that’s your take. And if you’re right on this and all other takes of your’s, then it’s not our problem as Joker will be toiling with his aging body alongside his buddy Doncic in Dallas! 😂🤡🤡😂
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Post by nuggetshipster on Dec 20, 2023 7:51:07 GMT -5
there's nothing wrong with Jokic, other than age. this is something I tried to impart on my NT brethren back when Joker had to carry the Facus and Bartons to the playoffs, we can't depend to ride Jokic like a rented mule as hits the big 3-0 and beyond. as he was already dealing with negative speed/athleticism, he will need to expend more energy to maintain the level of play we're accustomed to. he's not LeBron, you can argue he's the opposite (physically). What NT posters was arguing against Cookie Murray being injured for two years having a negative effect on Jokic body. Wild take
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Post by duh88 on Dec 21, 2023 5:00:52 GMT -5
there's nothing wrong with Jokic, other than age. this is something I tried to impart on my NT brethren back when Joker had to carry the Facus and Bartons to the playoffs, we can't depend to ride Jokic like a rented mule as hits the big 3-0 and beyond. as he was already dealing with negative speed/athleticism, he will need to expend more energy to maintain the level of play we're accustomed to. he's not LeBron, you can argue he's the opposite (physically). No. Jokic will be fine. We're not going to see a decline until age 32/33 - and that's because Jokic's game doesn't depend on high-flying jumps. You'll also notice that Jokic is pacing himself - some games he doesn't go 100% (and I'm perfectly fine with that). Jokic has the best trainers in the league. He is going to be built to be in his prime for 5 more years.
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Post by GBG on Dec 21, 2023 5:51:33 GMT -5
Jokic, in ten games in April, has a TS% of .547. In the 2022/23 season, his worst month was .667 in December. In his MVP season of 2021/22, it was .591, also in December. In his first MVP season, 2020/21, April was his worst month at .638. You have to go all the way back to the Covid-interrupted season and March of 2020 to find a worse shooting month for Jokic, at .545 in six games.
There is no question this has been Jokic’s worst month of shooting in his MVP era. I just hope it isn’t related to back issues or his wrist. A very un-Jokic like month.
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