Nikola Jokić is coaching the active Nuggets during a close game against the Bucks heading into the fourth quarter.
Nikola Coachić
Anyone who genuinely says he doesn’t really care about basketball is tripping. Bro is passionate, locked in and highly chalant.
Can’t wait to see him back in action maaaan, need some jokić hoops
I feel like a crack addict feigning for that next dose
It really feels like your team did the magic thing of “everyone growing their game while the star is out” that every team dreams of. Will be very interesting to see how things fit back in place when Jokic is back. Hopefully no one gets upset with lack of touches.
Watson made a huge leap, Spencer looks like he can give you 10 minutes in a playoff game, Pickett looks like a legit backup ball handler for the rest of the regular season probably not the playoffs.
It’s got me feeling good knowing that we have Braun, Watson or Tim that can fit into the 2⁄3 at any time and 2 of them are from our bench.
Crazy that Braun just got that massive contract but I can legit see him falling out of the starting rotation as the season goes on. I like him but he’s really not the type of wing you want to spend money on.
Yall are so quick to forget what kinda player braun was for this organization last year before he got injured, he is absolutely the type of wing you want to spend money on and he will prove it once again in due time.
People also seem to forget that he’s a fifth scoring option in the starting lineup. While it would be nice for him to hit his threes, his role is primary perimeter defender and offensive release valve through cutting.
He shoots 27% in the playoffs for his career, his regular season % comes on like 2 shots a game. Two of his best skills (fast break finishing, cutting) get erased when effort goes up in the playoffs.
Imo 25m was an overpay and if they don’t match on Watson, it will go down as a huge fucking mistake.
To be fair, they didn’t know Watson was going to make such a leap.
Those skills are still incredibly valuable in the playoffs. And it’s good to have players that don’t need the ball or need to take many shots to be effective.
It’s probably a bit of an overpay in a vacuum, but he plays really well alongside Jokic. If they knew Watson was going to make such a leap they wouldn’t have done that. But such is life, hindsight is 20⁄20. Now they need to figure out how to keep him.
Yup. Dude is a young player who has spent the entirety of his professional career with an all-time floor raiser and playmaker who rarely misses a game, was just out with his first serious injury, and made his return during the one time in his career that said playmaker is also out with a serious injury. People really gonna act surprised that he doesn’t have his sea legs yet?
No way. The kid is a winner. He had a good rookie year where he contributed to a championship season, then showed us better numbers his 2nd year.
I think with AG becoming a legitimate 3pt threat and Jokic shooting more 3s each year, they have been able to hide Braun from outside shooting. That could be developed though as he seems very coachable
What do you mean when jokic is back? I don’t think he makes it back into the rotation even when his broken leg is healed up.
Lmao you calling Jok a cracka?
Not what he said
few more weeks.
Players really should try wearing suits more. I feel they are missing out on some great modern outfits with their physique. Jokic is a great example of this, he has a great suit game.
Everybody should try wearing suits more. Suits look cool.
I get why people think suits look cool, but I hate them with a passion. Multiple layers and a coat? Indoors? Hell no. I’ve tried the expensive, thin, “breathing” suits, and it’s still just pure torture for me unless it’s under 60°.
I mean in the most non-offensive way possible but unless you’ve got a ton of muscle mass, if you’re overheating in a suit at room temp you gotta lose some pounds and/or you have inflammation jacking your body heat up.
I feel the same. However, I think arenas in general are kept at a pretty cool temp right? Been a hot minute since I’ve watched basketball live but you gotta figure they’ve got the AC cranked up to accommodate 18,000+ ppl
Barney Stinson approves this message. Suit up!
Big Val looked pretty good too with his blazer + turtleneck
My boomer take is that coaches should have to go back to suits. I don’t like that they can wear trainers and quarter zips. At least make them do it for the finals.
Nah let coaches wear whatever they want. Let the coaches focus on the game instead of sweating, overheating, and tight collars
Suits aren’t really warmer than the usual attire coaches have. And with their salary they should be able to afford a well fitting suit that doesn’t bother them.
Pat Riley will always be a G for rockin those Italian suits with his slick haircut
They have to get it custom made.
Nurkic was always swagged out on the bench in Portland when he was injured. Dude has some killer suits.
“Throw a behind the head pass through the defenses legs for an open layup! It’s easy I promise!”
“Next time they start thinking about a play, read their minds and counter it!”
A+ comment here
Thanks! As a Wolves fan, I actually love Jokic
It’s hard not to! I am fairly certain I would love him too if he wasn’t on the Nuggets.
“So the first thing you’re going to want to do is easily make a half court shot”
You don’t see this from any other player btw. Even when injured he’s an asset to the team.
Edit: Except for Bronny obviously.
I’ve seen bronny do this actually
Thank you for letting me know, I’ll edit my comment. My mistake
There are so many clips of him seemingly not caring about basketball when interacting with the media which are extra funny when you see him getting emotional about horse racing.
But if you are paying attention to how he plays and then clips like this when he’s invested in games, you can tell he really loves basketball and competing.
He absolutely hates basketball. It is so clear.
Maybe the narrative about Jokic I hate the most. People act like he treats basketball like a 9-5 and is just waiting to clock out when in reality the dude works his ass off to not only understand the game but keep himself in tip top shape
Can guarantee jokic said none of those things
“Guys, you need to come check out my place in Serbia. All those vacation spots you go to? Terrible. I insist! Come to the races with me I’ll show you some fantastic horses!”
He’s listing his top 5 pornstars of the 21st Century. All the gesticulating is because he’s very passionate about prime Alexis Texas at number 1.
“Guys I know the game’s about to start but I have to tell you about this horse race I saw on TV this morning. My horse finally won. I couldn’t believe it. I’ve never been so happy in my life.”
MVC
Most Valuable Coach
nothing new
also look at the fit damn white boy gotta little motion
Jokić is lucky that the team is Denver Nuggets and not LA Clippers.
“Guys, if you don’t keep winning, they’ll force me to start playing again. Please!”
Jokic exploiting loopholes to bring back coaches in suits, his bb iq truly knows no bounds
Where was Adelman?
Adelman said a while ago that Jokic is one of the most brilliant basketball minds he’s ever talked with, so if Jokic feels like he has something to say, he’s going to let him.
But more generally, Adelman has said that this group has a lot of veterans, a lot of guys who’ve won the Finals and been through a lot of playoff series, and the more they can coach each other, the better that is for everyone.
When Malone got fired, news began coming out that Malone didn’t like Jokic coaching the team. Then Adelman took over and said Jokic can coach all the fuck he wants lmao.
I wonder if he’ll realize that he loves to coach and might take up coaching when he retires.
The thing with Jokic doing these little coaching clips is that he’s not just going rah rah let’s play hard type of stuff. Sometimes he actually tells them what play the opponents are going to run next.
he somehow looks like a coach from the pre-pandemic era with the formal wear
When is he coming back
The Professor is in
Remember when he said he would never want to coach and called it “the worst job on the planet” https://youtu.be/HeM1HiOm_ss?si=7X0qF2B3p27EFjPz (1:40 mark)
He also doesn’t want to be in the play-in by the time he’s ready to play again, though
I won’t happen but I’d love to see him do the Larry Bird thing and coach for like 3-4 four years.
And they say he doesnt love basketball
He wasn’t coaching he was just regaling them with exciting tales about the time his horse beat another horse
[removed]
Dude maybe the difference is that the nuggets are a really good and well coached team.
There’s a difference between a player talking to his team mates during a timeout versus a player taking the board out of his coach’s hand and drawing up the play itself.
show me the part Giannis takes the board from Doc
Honestly you’re right I went by word of mouth on him taking the clipboard. That’s on me.
jesus, you american rasists are something else. often wonder do you perceive how low life you sound to anyone outside US
While I’m not disagreeing with you, insinuating that America is the only racist culture is delusional. Practically every single country on the planet is full of racists
it’s racist to want equality?
Blah blah blah something about the guy only likes horses.
Ok we get it… He talks to his teammates gaddam
Do you wish he would talk to you?
Wait so now that the nuggets are actually winning games without jokic even though his sans have said he’s played with junior high level teammates his entire career, they are going to find a way to credit him with these wins because he’s coaching? LMAO
that’s a grade school level analysis and you know it. this is by far the most stacked team he’s ever played with. even returning teammates have made huge leaps this year.
I’ve seen smarter kids in grade school, to be fair to them.
Either you’re being obtuse or you weren’t paying attention to the moves the Nuggets made in the off season.
Yes I wasn’t paying attention to the earth shattering moves the nuggests made in the offseason turning his junior high level teammates into a solid nba team. That must be it rather than his fans constantly underrating his teammates for years to give him more credit.
Dubs fan here so opposite of a Jokic Stan. You’re either actually a moron or unbelievably biased. Either way a little self awareness goes a long way!
Nuggest supporting cast is currently one of the best one they ever had around Jokic. They turned MPJ and Saric into Cameron Johnson, Bruce Brown, JV and THJ. The reason why they didn’t fall off hard without Jokic is because this year Nuggets have actual depth in the squad.
The coaching change has also been a massive improvement. Malone was a toxic piece of trash.
We didn’t have THJ last season, or Bruce brown