Jokic in the first half: 15 PTS | 11 REB | 9 AST | 6-8 FG | 0 TOV
https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401810905
Sensational first half from Jokic today.
Just a casual almost triple double at the half for joker this is normal behaviour.
This sub takes him for granted man it’s sad. No one else is putting up these kind of numbers consistently like this.
People are desensitised to the absolute greatness on display, and the fact that he does this regularly really doesn’t help. Joker is the best in the world when he’s healthy man.
Without a doubt…you insert literally ANY other player in the league minus maybe Luka and the shit he does nightly would be their greatest game of their career. Tell me who else is putting up these numbers? He is an engine.
Luka
Yeah he was mentioned lol
SGA
When has he ever had a 20/15/15 game?
E: 23/17/17 excuse me
SGA is only more efficient, makes his team mates even better and Jokic is pretty good at that, is a better defender, and wins more. He doesn’t have numbers on one side of the basketball though.
Lmfaoooo SGA making his teammates better than Jokic might be the biggest joke I’ve ever heard
Needs more rings honestly nobody appreciated when Russ did similar shit because it all felt like empty calories without the regular finals appearances to back it up. Blame it on the coaching, supporting cast or whatever but I think he needs two more rings to get into all time conversation.
Edit: Compare to Josh Giddey since joining the Bulls, they average the same number of a triple double over every four games, no one nationally cares about Giddey bc the Bulls ain’t on shit.
Ring culture is fucked lol he got the Nuggets their only ring in history and they never even got close before
Ring culture is accurate bro needs to win more big ones over padding on a mid Suns team he needs to get that dawg in him and quit waiting for equestrian szn
ring culture is weak af
Lol
About to lose this game to Book and a scrub pack but go off on numbers
You were saying?
7 foot Westbrook
Nah Jokic can shoot
It’s a bummer he’s “not good enough” to stop dominating the entire game and instead just score a ton of points while ignoring the rest of it because scoring is apparently how we decide the MVP now.
It is actually insane how underrated assists are
Got the TD on the first play of the 2nd half too
Yea but did you see Shai score 20 again last night??? /s
You’ve been seeing Shai do that since Oct 30, 2024 btw. If your shtick is about appreciating greatness at least be consistent
He better come out in the second half and get 5 points 9 more boards and 11 assist or trade his ass
I’ll do Jakob Poeltl and a first
Turns out he’s still pretty good at basketball
Would’ve thought he was a bum if I just went off of this sub for the past couple weeks
lol just because his efficiency can drop by 10 points and still be at 62%TS doesn’t mean he hasn’t been struggling since he came back from injury.
That’s not what I said at all but okay?
Jokic has been playing worse the last few weeks, people have been criticizing him, and this isn’t what you’re talking about?
Not related to the argument but “but okay?” is annoying asf consider not doing that as an adult
Okay..?
Hahahaha okay……..?
Idc what any of y’all say no one is doing this shit…best in the league.
Sga is still better rn
Lmk when SGA has a 23/17/17 night
He’s about to be the back to back mvp
Something Jokic could never and will never do
We’re talking about now.
SGA is incredible and deserves it this year. But if there was a Jokic for SGA trade, which team gets better, and which team gets worse?
I dont think there is a single team in basketball that wouldnt be made better by trading their best player for Jokic. Hes the only player in basketball that I can say that about.
That hypothetical is irrelevant, we’re talking about right now and Sga is about to be back to back MVP and is the first seed and title favorite.
Okay? I agree with all of that. I still dont think hes a better basketball player, or the most valuable player in the league. He deserves it this year, hes played incredible. Id still rather have Jokic, and I think most GM’s would too.
It’s just felt normal watching him play and rack up stats tonight. He’s been assertive on scoring when needed and not forcing any passes or shots.
Fukwhatchaheard, he’s still the best on the planet
Washed
/s
Forgot about Dre
Dude loves playing in Arizona
So is he not getting MVP consideration because the likelihood of him playing 65 games has seemed so low?
If he hits it then I don’t see how we don’t talk more about his chances.
It’s just cause the team lost a lot of steam and he’s had a lot more games where somethings looked off than looked right since coming back. Unfortunate but fair to not have him as an MVP front runner rn. No one sensible has him outside the top 3-4 though.
I think it’s more of a narrative. He was quite bad for a pretty long stretch after his injury, and they also lost that game to OKC to that step back 3 by Shai. We also had Wemby break out and Luka going on a 40 PPG stretch with both of their teams going on a 9-1 run I think.
Unless Jokic has a demon like stretch again with nuggets winning all the games and Shai getting injured, he’s definitely not getting the MVP otherwise.
13 games back of first, less games played, and an all time great season from Shai are all good reasons. The games played gap is only at 4 right now, it’s assumed jok hits 65
Voter fatigue
Uh oh. Jokic is looking like his old self again. The playoffs in the West are gonna be insane to watch this year with Jokic, SGA, Luka, and Wemby (and Ant who normally plays well in the playoffs)
I honestly wouldn’t be upset if Jokic won MVP over SGA. I have hate-respect for Nuggets after our series last year, so I’m not blinded by how incredible he is. This is just another wild stat. I still think SGA will win based on his consistency, age, and health, but I wouldn’t be upset if Jokic got it.
SGA will without a doubt win it this year since you guys are seeded so much higher but Jokic is having one of the greatest seasons in NBA history (we’ve heard that before).
Fully ramped up
It’s almost like the suns have no NBA quality centers on their team
What other player is getting 15/11/8 on 6-8 with no turnovers in a half against them?
Mark Williams is good, but he’s been out with a foot injury.