Originally Posted by DJ's left nut (Post 16974436)

He's the evolutionary version of Arvydas Sabonis. 'Rich Mans' Sabonis doesn't quite do him justice unless you mean Elon Musk rich.

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut (Post 16974343)

He's a basketball version of Travis Kelce.

Nobody can figure out how Kelce's always that open, but he just moves in unique ways that defenders aren't prepared for. Moreover, Kelce sees the field and defenders in ways that nobody else does - he simply knows how to create opportunities. And with that savvy and those unique movements, he puts himself in positions to make plays that he simply ALWAYS makes.

Jokic is the same way. He has a combination of unique agility for a man his size and insane field/court awareness that create looks for himself that nobody else gets. And then, like Kelce, he simply cashes them in at an incredibly high rate because he's swiss-watch consistent.

Think of Jokic as a basketball Kelce and things will make a LOT of sense.

Originally Posted by Fansy the Famous Bard (Post 16973945)

Zion Williamson in a pickle.

https://basketnews.com/news-190455-p...-my-mouth.html

Originally Posted by Superturtle (Post 16974690)

Poor load management

Originally Posted by DaFace (Post 16974186)

Full disclosure: I've never been a basketball fan and probably never will be. I casually keep track of March Madness brackets, and I have even tuned into the finals game from time to time when KU has been in it, but that's about it. I've never followed the NBA, and the one Nuggets game I went to was a free ticket with a group from my wife's work.

So with that said, is anyone willing to humor me and give me a feel for WHY Jokic is such an outlier? Obviously he's a monstrosity of a human being, but if that was all there was to it, you'd think that there would be a long history of 300 pound dudes dominating in basketball. Shaq comes to mind, but it doesn't seem like that's the norm for most superstars.

What is it that Jokic does that is so unusual? Is it just the insane ability to hit shots that don't look like he should have even tried? He pushes his weight around in a particularly effective way? His ability (and willingness) to distribute the ball?

Just trying to get some broader context around it so I can not look like such a n00b in water cooler conversations. As you can imagine, the city is pretty amped up about the Nuggets this week. :)

Originally Posted by Superturtle (Post 16974690)

Poor load management

Originally Posted by Fansy the Famous Bard (Post 16973945)

Zion Williamson in a pickle.

https://basketnews.com/news-190455-p...-my-mouth.html

Originally Posted by DaFace (Post 16974186)

Full disclosure: I've never been a basketball fan and probably never will be. I casually keep track of March Madness brackets, and I have even tuned into the finals game from time to time when KU has been in it, but that's about it. I've never followed the NBA, and the one Nuggets game I went to was a free ticket with a group from my wife's work.

So with that said, is anyone willing to humor me and give me a feel for WHY Jokic is such an outlier? Obviously he's a monstrosity of a human being, but if that was all there was to it, you'd think that there would be a long history of 300 pound dudes dominating in basketball. Shaq comes to mind, but it doesn't seem like that's the norm for most superstars.

What is it that Jokic does that is so unusual? Is it just the insane ability to hit shots that don't look like he should have even tried? He pushes his weight around in a particularly effective way? His ability (and willingness) to distribute the ball?

Just trying to get some broader context around it so I can not look like such a n00b in water cooler conversations. As you can imagine, the city is pretty amped up about the Nuggets this week. :)

Originally Posted by carcosa (Post 16976153)

Me thinking about how I like Jokic and how it sucks when a great player gets hurt, but then remembering that if the Nuggets lose the series a bunch of Broncos fans will be sad

https://media.tenor.com/tY3OQ3CHhKQAAAAd/damn-he.gif