His statistical impact in terms of P/R/A has slipped slightly (30/12/11 in the first 32 games, 26/14/9 in the last 12) after his hyperextended knee, but the real difference has been his shooting touch. His poor night against primary defenders in Jaylin Williams and Isaiah Hartenstein from OKC was a demonstration of this, where he only made 7 of his 15 attempts inside the arc, an even worse 2 of 10 shots from three, and ended up with making only nine of twenty five from the field.

bwehx

169 | 11 hours ago

Yeah, it hasn’t been the most fun to watch this version of Jokic. His rebounding and passing are pretty great now, but his touch is still quite off. It’s really frustrating

Longjumping_One_9164 | Thunder

51 | 10 hours ago

Its his wrist alongside some rustiness really wouldnt be surprised if he has something similar to jDub where his touch is okay, but his mid-range and 3P very much suffers.

Giuseppe_exitplan | Magic

3 | 6 hours ago

mid-range

I dont know about you but it seems like Jokic doesnt use his Sombor Shuffle as much as he used to?

The1Drumheller | Thunder

5 | 4 hours ago

The only time it gets called a Sombor Shuffle is when he makes it, but realistically it is a 360 no look fadeaway jump shot, usually defended by another 7-footer.

It’s a tough shot that he’s good enough to hit decently consistently, just an inherently low percentage shot.

internallylinked | Hawks

1 | 28 minutes ago

Important qualifier for Sombor Shuffle is that it’s off of his right foot

He hit a fadeaway (or close to it) against Celtics, not a Sombor Shuffle because it’s off of his left foot In this position, he does sometimes jump onto his right (a few solid examples here), but he barely had control off the ball, it was a mess overall, still somehow found a way to score

Large_Turnover5262

61 | 11 hours ago

seems like his wrist is the main factor on why his touch is so bad (compared to himself), hopefully it gets better for the playoffs or the nuggets are an early out.

Frosty-Roof3124

48 | 11 hours ago

Not sure if it’s rust, out of shape, or the wrist but it’s the reason they’ve lost multiple games this month. Denver will need him to revert to his normal averages to win the west

YoElliott | Bucks

5 | 11 hours ago

The chances of them winning the West is less likely than the 7th seed Suns overtaking them. Suns are only 3 games behind.

Refs_Fan

31 | 11 hours ago

They mean in the playoffs not the regular season

YoElliott | Bucks

2 | 11 hours ago

That makes more sense.

Frosty-Roof3124

6 | 11 hours ago

I mean Vegas them second in odds to win the championship. They do need to win games for seeding though

ajteitel | Suns

3 | 11 hours ago

Dry_Response3527

-4 | 10 hours ago

So Denver doesn’t win if he doesn’t revert to a top ten peak of all time?

Full_Durian_8171

24 | 11 hours ago

came back early to stay in contention for mvp race

it’s been pretty obvious

optometrist-bynature

8 | 11 hours ago

Or he came back to try to win games and get a top 3 seed

FancyDabs2018 | Bucks

33 | 9 hours ago

They were winning without him

lnb3456 | Nuggets

4 | 9 hours ago

Against a very easy schedule, he came back to okc x 2, knicks and Detroit

optometrist-bynature

0 | 9 hours ago

Yeah, I don’t think it’s very sustainable to put that much burden on Murray for too long

Giuseppe_exitplan | Magic

1 | 6 hours ago

Yeah, it was starting to show in stretches. I forgot what game it was but it was the one (couple? Maybe hes had multiple) where he started off incredibly hot in the first half but then would stink it up in the second as the opposing defense realised he was the only threat.

DuckieTheDuckie | Warriors

0 | 11 hours ago

This rule has players coming back too early liek wemby and jok.

homerdonutduffdonut

-6 | 11 hours ago

You comment on every post about Jokic, take a break.

wonder2848

15 | 11 hours ago

Big man probably take more time.

MostlyMellow123 | Kings

5 | 11 hours ago

He cant miss anymore or falls below 65

SpiritFantastic4835 | Lakers

28 | 10 hours ago

Shai easily going back to back he should focus on health

Successful-Sky4411

3 | 10 hours ago

Have you seen their schedule? He came back because they needed him too?

Muted_Yak_6457

2 | 4 hours ago

Yeah that’s a good point, big guys rely so much on rhythm and timing, and a wrist or back tweak can throw everything off for weeks.

DNCN_LUL

10 | 11 hours ago

If he doesn’t get that wrist surgery maaaaan

homerdonutduffdonut

9 | 11 hours ago

Honestly, he’s playing really poorly for his standards after the injury.

NoShape0 | Spurs

0 | 3 hours ago

“for his standards” is the key phrase here, because he’s still playing pretty good

professor_paradox2

7 | 11 hours ago

Peyton Manning watching the Broncos is exactly how I feel watching the Nuggets try to take care of the ball right now. 22 turnovers in three games is uncharacteristic for the Joker.

Victor_Wembanyama1 | Spurs

3 | 10 hours ago

He just needs more time. A few more tactical rests would be helpful imo

slickhomieblackboy

3 | 10 hours ago

Not my MVP

Akipella | Warriors

1 | 11 hours ago

Yeah it felt unsustainable at that level tbh, then again if he doesn’t get hurt he might very well have done that.

CrippledBanana | Canada

1 | 7 hours ago

I heard for nugg fans that his wrist has been injured. Honestly I know the guys competitive but I really want a healthy Jokic in the playoffs so hope he can just take it easy until it’s back to normal

mdahlke

1 | an hour ago

Ooof, bench him

Think_Monk_9879

-1 | 10 hours ago

The haters rising up right now. Now Wemby is everyone’s darling

traw056 | Thunder

8 | 10 hours ago

Wemby has been everyone’s darling since he was drafted tbf

OVO-Jireh

0 | 10 hours ago

I feel bad for Jokic. Clearly came back early to fight for mvp but now the race is over and he has no chance of winning it (excluding sga injury)

MJXThePhoenix

-1 | 9 hours ago

It HAS to be injury related, as in his body isn’t allowing him to function in a way up to standard, which is highly efficient. Something is WAY off.

quacks_holligan

-1 | 10 hours ago

Combination of rust and playing better teams now. They had an easy schedule early on.

sorakaisthegoat | Supersonics

1 | 7 hours ago

That’s not it. He’s missing shots he hits routinely, his wrist is cooked.

YpsitheFlintsider

-3 | 9 hours ago

Something his fans can’t play victim about. They’ll probably blame Dort for this too

This-Top-8691

-8 | 11 hours ago

His best days are behind him ²⁷⁄₂₈ year old Jokic isn’t gonna be the same as 31 year old Jokic he’s older bounce back ain’t gonna be that simple and easy. As players get older they start to decline. That’s just what comes with the territory.

Impossible_Collar2

3 | 11 hours ago

meh he’s fine, that kind of aging isn’t gonna set in for another 2 years or so

homerdonutduffdonut

-3 | 11 hours ago

Maybe you’re right, but I think he’s been out for the longest time in his career due to injury (maybe I’m wrong). Players who rely a lot on athleticism will degrade more quickly than someone like Jokic. We’ll see what time says.

This-Top-8691

14 | 11 hours ago

Don’t know why this keeps being a popular take. Once the little athleticism that jokic does have slips all the way he’s gonna be significantly worse. I think you guys severely underestimate being a 300 pound 7 footer. I don’t really know any players that age well with that size that weren’t athletic.

SpiritFantastic4835 | Lakers

1 | 10 hours ago

He don’t jump anyway Lol defense will get even worse but that’s about it

chef_iblocka | Thunder

4 | 10 hours ago

The durability and stamina will get worse too

gymleadervolkner1 | Thunder

-3 | 11 hours ago

Bro really ate quesaritos the whole time instead of getting shots up…

Moopigpie

-7 | 11 hours ago

Fat. Out of shape. Flops too much. Needs to work on his game, not his theatre.

Jokic’s efficiency has plummeted since coming back from injury. His first 32 games: 61% from the field, 67% from two, 44% from three. His last 12 after the injury: 48% from the field, 54% from two, 33% from three.