It's not that the analysts thought they were gonna lose. It's that they actively wanted the nuggets to get swept so they could immediately rag on Jokic's legacy. Insulting the man to his face during his mvp award press conference. Now they shamelessly talk about if the Nuggets have figured out the Wolves. Shame on them all and credit to the Nuggets team
Part is race, I said it, and many think it. The other is the European takeover. Americans have sensationalized players and sports and focused on individuals whereas Europe trained ballers learned the hard fundamentals. Basketball is the ultimate team sport, and Jokic plays it better than any; he's rewired all Denver's players to think the same, unselfish ball, the best way to play the game, according to Jokic.
People fell in love with Edwards so much that it blinded them of who the champs are. I hope Denver sweeps in the WCF and Finals, just so see the media meltdown
yup they really think ant is mj. Mj didn’t win his first chip until he was 28. nuggets are still the reigning champs until a team can beat them in a 7 game series this year.
@@franciscorevuelta491 Now that's the problem ..Why can't European become face of the league when they are the best player in the world...That also why NBA viewership kinda fell off in global market when American still in narrow minded situation...You can't push global market when you are only prioritizing US born player
How much the media wants him to fail actually makes it more fun to root for the nuggets. I get to root for one of the best teams, but I also feel like I am watching underdogs because of the media. Not often you get the feeling of rooting for "underdogs" that deliver greatness. Thanks media. Without them it would be less fun to watch.
dis shiii gon have 2 end the nuggets winnin like dis. its about time real nba fans sta nd up to stop this shiii. im gonna say we take the fight to the denver fans. direct action. we need to be relentless. basketball was a POC sport and now they tryna take that from uys. we need to fight dem like never before
Yea and he took that over the minute he landed in Denver pretty much. S/O to Tim Connelly as he saw what in my eyes beside drafting Jokic/Murray what is probably one of the toughest but best trades the Nuggets have ever made. They sent two away. But got two times the players sent away in return. Not to discredit Gary Harris. I'll always remember him as a great Mr. Nugget and a huge reason why the Nuggets are who they are today but AG fits this team like a perfect puzzle piece and has built such a relationship w/Jokić going to sombor 2x etc that their 2man game is nearly as deadly as Jok/Jamal's is. Not only that but they have been battle tested as they grew up. Jokic is 5 games or so away from 82 playoff games and and looks to finish with 2k/1k/500 or more just like when he was the first to do it in an 82 game regular season. Although since it's the playoffs, it's way more impressive of course. Crazy stat for the MV3!😮
His friendship with Joker costed him the victory.. It's so pitiful because this guy is so talented and so nice, probably one of the most sympathics personnalities of NBA..❤
AG is slowly morphing into a smaller, more athletic Joker. I don't think I've ever loved all 5 starters on a team as much as I love these Denver Nuggets
@martinaxe6390 to be fair, for most of the season the bench has been a problem. Even in these playoffs against the Lakers for example there were games where we had 0 points from the bench
Bruh those passes are actually completely new to basketball, and he does them consistently. He's also creative on defense making up for his lack of footspeed, creative in trick plays, expertly pulled the chair on Gobert game 4. All while not showing emotion at all, it's like he's bored of it. AG I think had it right when he said "Nikola is a genius that just happens to play basketball." Some people are geniuses AT basketball, but it does seem different with Jokic.
@lukeinvictus69 love Me some Bobby Fischer and I know the quote you're talking about - Bobby saying he hates being called a "chess genius" because it basically pigeonholes his intelligence. Idk if AG knows about it, but both quotes are definitely in the same spirit.
Lmao they aren’t all stars during the regular season Jokic literally is the lone superstar/allstar credit the coaching of Malone and Jokic greatness and unselfishness, they’re great but credit the others to helping them expand their game
Murray was hurt a lot like 3 seasons..so ..and AG went teammgame for win...and he do defence so strenght for offence Is saved..but he Got steady diet of free dunks by mostly Jokić..
@@christopherzadnik7028 nah people would say they boring basketball. They prefer flashier type like Ant or MJ .....or even the most boring type like Curry
No wonder why the best duo in the NBA has two international players. International players understand how to work together and play as a team rather than relying on individual greatness.
I know the majority of the media wants Nuggets to lose embarrassingly. But to achieve this goal, their method is completely wrong. It backfired in the past, it's backfiring now, and this won't change in the future. Just don't give them the extra motivation by doing this. This whole false narratives add to the story and I like it.
They want to discredit Nuggets and Joker but in fact more people support them and hope they'll ridiculise this poor media's guys. Shaq, Lebron and others just show they are little little haters without conscience and dirty there own history and heritage even they can pretend to have one. They are so pathetics.. 🤮🤮
this nuggets team is what got me into watching basketball over watching strictly highlights. I love the team as a whole. Nuggets and Mavericks are my teams.
Really love the appreciation Aaron Gordon got in this video! I have been waiting for someone to speak highly of him! He has been crucial for nuggets since he joined the team! And in this series it just felt like he just got better!
Props to you for giving gordon the credit. Jokic and murray have been getting the credit, but gordon has been a big factor even in their last season's championship run
Aaron Gordon being forced as a first/second option during his time with the Magic is paying off since when the Nuggets are competing for the championship.
Probably gonna make a video on him eventually, one of the only people in the NBA media I truly dislike. Even Perkins or Nick Wright I don't hate they're just annoying
@@6manYT Awesome! When he first started his move to podcasting I thought he had reformed and was willing to give him a second chance. But his takes show why his career never went anywhere
God i wish i could like this video 1000x. Just great takes and insights. Props for calling Braun "Brown". Awesome stuff 👏 🙌 AG took over Mr. Nugget after Gary Harris and Monte Morris left. And he did it instantly by putting his ego aside and realizing that this brand of basketball was THE way to play the game. Few teams ever reach the synergy that the nuggets possess. Justin Holiday also said it best when joining the team when he said "This team made me fall it love with Basketball again..." or something along those lines. When your 3x MVP can be selfless, you can also be selfless like AG said after gm4 and together there is no guy that NEEDS 40 shots to generate the kind of offense that Denver has built over the years THEIR brand of basketball which has always been fast paced but then Malone sprinkled in a bit of Jokić and a pinch of Murray and voila, Nuggets Basketball and the rest just bought in right away knowing they too were just as important when on the floor than anyone else!
Perkins is a career bench warmer. SAS has never played pro basketball. Nick wright loves to polish Lefrauds marbels. If you are a gambler always bet againts these clowns. You will win most of the time.
I don't know if a lot of people know, Nikola loves the pool and that's because he grew up also playing water polo. Undoubtedly, Jokic's vision and passing skills were influenced from his time playing water polo as much as on the hardwood (at least in his development before the NBA).
I love 6Man. He's the only guy out there rn who is always supporting Denver. I'm lucky to have fell in love with Jokic and these nuggets, they are just so so special.
I think a lot of people had doubt the Nuggets could come back. I also think the important thing is: you got a glimpse into the clowns that are the media. You know they hate white people who dominate in sports. I'm a Celtics fan but I can't help liking the Nuggets because they are fighting against the machine.
what made the difference in game 4 was that they made AG the ball handler, it was to the point that the plays was going through him rather than murray or jokic
Jokić is team player..knows weaknesess and strenghts of oen team and himself..and translate it to team..and making nuggets team without roleplayers,just teammates
Rudy has 4DPOY n still not a chip with any of the team he got those awards n yet people talk sht about Joker bcus he lost 2 games when series is not even over. He is dominating the competition..Its so stupid it should be a prison sentence🙄
Because the way they played game 1 and 2 horribly, especially G2 without Rudy gobert. Also the games was home games to nuggets. Its not crazy to think that they will get swept after that. Well, they made the doubters eat their words.
Jamal healing up his calf a bit in those 4 days or so between 2 and 3 and the change in tactics to handle the MW's defense better has been the difference maker. With Jamal gaining more of his mobility back, the 2 man game became super deadly again as well. Can't stop that without overcompensating, which opens up so much for the Nuggets on the offense. I dare say the Nuggets are the strongest and most versatile team on offense. Which means even the so called #1 defense in the league is nothing but an inconvenient speed bump to them (when healthy).
The amount of people who were so happy, horny,rock hard and wet enjoying the Nuggets losing 2 games is borderline lunacy. So many fan bases are with their hands on their pants throbbing to the Nuggets losing games. PHX,LAL,MIN pretty much all other fanbases from teams we whoop their ass off jump in to celebrate harder than if their team win a title. It's insane how many people never actually believed in the Nuggets. BUT HERE WE ARE NUGGETS NATIONS RISE UP. WE NEVER GAVE UP. WE DON'T QUIT IN OUR TEAM LIKE OTHER FANBASE DO. WE HERE. WE THE CHAMP AND WE GONNA KEEP BEING THE CHAMP TILL SOMEONE ACTUALLY BEAT UP IN A SERIES. So much garbage arguments came out like "Jokic Legacy in danger" like if we going off 2 games then LeBron Legacy should've been gone like 10 years ago. How many people jump in to hate Jokic. To diminish his title, to diminish his MVP's, to act like he was never good. I'm looking at you ESPN, I'm looking at you Bill SImmons, I'm looking at you Hoops Tonight, Looking at you TNT, I'm looking at you Gilbert "Agent 0 achievements" Areas making shit up saying that the Nuggets players quit. If the Nuggets win this series i expect a damn public apology from all this freaking clowns Also i heard so many BUMS questioning the value of Justin Holiday who has been playing solid to justify his time on the court. In EVERY SINGLE GAME he makes the little things of causing TO, taking switching, spreading the floor, making at least 1 jumpshot, play a bit of defense. This is another shot at you Hoops Tonight. Justin OUT PLAY Watson so much that he straight up glued Watson to the bench. He's outplaying Reggie jackson too. Is Braun and Holiday the bench players doing their job. Justin would never lose you a game. He either goes neutral or add up to the wins.
Also many forget that at orlando, AG was the main ball handler..so he can do basic point guard stuffs..at denver he strictly be a slash dunker and defensive player..but given chance he can build up play
Ngl, I was starting to. They won against the Lakers while half-asleep. The first 2 games of this series, they got suckerpunched. That's 7 games of mediocre basketball from the Nuggets. Glad they finally woke up. Now, this is a series!
For some reasons, analysts hate that a fat Serbian is the best player in the league. They really wanted to push Ant as the next MJ, and while he's incredibly gifted and talented in his own right...Jokic is on an entirely different plane currently. No other player comes close currently.
2020 Nuggets beat a red hot Utah down 3-1. Then went and beat the Clippers down 3-1. And that roster wasn't nearly as well rounded as it is now. People got too short of a memory nowadays. Especially these so called reporters and analysts.
Mark my words, Anthony Edwards is the next LEFLOP. He cries when he doesn't get a call and doesn't get back on defense when complaining to the refs.😅😅😅
No one wants to give us the credit we deserve because we arent LeCry and the lakers, and people STILL underrate Jokic its insane. We are a dynasty in the making. We will own this decade and drive Lebron to retirement when he realizes he cant do anything about it!
It’s like 86 Boston vs Bulls with young Jordan. Only that Jordan in 86 didn’t play with another All star, DPOY and 6th man. And Bird played with 3 other all stars and HOFs. Oops.
The Jokic disrespect makes it even more fun to watch him dominate. We are living in the Jokic Era. Denver dynasty is on going. If you still can't comprehend how good Jokic is then you don't know basketball at all.
They have the heart of a champion. They forget that they got back from 3-1 deficit multiple times and Jokic himself had played a 4 OT playoff game before. He can play late game just fine
Jokic was rightfully criticized. He turned the ball over like crazy the last couple of games vs the lakers and first 2 games vs the twolves. Just because you're an mvp doesnt make you immune to criticism. Justin Holiday has been amazing. I wish malone would consider putting watson in the starting line up over mpj to stop anthony edwards.
I really thought that Bill Simmons is smarter than that...i understand low minded people like SA and Perk...but my opinion on Simmons drastically drop after that.
He thought Murray was cooked because he looked injured/limited in the first two games. He is also completely in love with Anthony Edwards, like the rest of American NBA media. But still.
@@Jonteponte71 I understand win...but sweep and saying like he guarantee to people that will happen...i mean that say to me you don't have any respect to Jokić, Gordon, Mpj, Malone!
