MPJ is going to be crucial in the Finals as one of the hardest guys for the Heat to guard. I'm overall just really proud of how he's grown. I have to admit though that I was once a naysayer. I thought he was a semi-bust that the Nuggets should trade while he still had value. I thought it was crazy to saddle Jokic & a team with championship aspirations with a guy who didn't bring serious team play and decisionmaking and occupied so much cap space. Nope. Denver front office knows what it's doing and so does the coaching. I was wrong. MPJ has shut me up with his great play throughout these playoffs. I thought he was a bad defender. Guess I must be misremembering, because he's found how to use his length to really bother people. He's a good if not borderline elite defender now. The effort is there now, the skills are there and the defensive IQ is there. I used to think he was a bad shooter. Good shot, yes, but Michael "Never Swing the Rock" Porter, Jr. didn't come out of thin air as a name. A good shooter with poor decisionmaking and playmaking is a bad shooter! Too confident in his high release point and too eager to earn minutes with scoring instead of defense and making the right plays. Now it's more like Michael "Swings the Fucking Rock!" Porter, Jr! And now I'm glad he was developed that shooter's confidence. Now that the decisionmaking and seriousness is there, it's an asset!! The cutting, the putbacks and ORBs, the general feel for the game now... love everything I am seeing from him. MPJ is going to be crucial for not just this finals, but many final going forward... Really glad Denver got him. GO MPJ!!!!
MPJ did have a great playoffs but 0:12 Nah Miami didn’t have to worry bout him lol Once his shot is not falling he not a great finisher or midrange shooter & he can’t really dribble…he can rebound & play D tho you were right
