He needs to care all the time though Ryan. When Jamaal is on he's on, and when he is not he is not. I hope this is the game to make his mark. HE IS BACK TO STAY!!!

Ag of the bench hell nah need his defense

He’s not on an obvious decline. He’s injured. Just because you’ve settled on a narrative doesn’t mean it reflects reality.

I think it was more about retaining the core of the championship team and testing the growth of Christian Braun. We'll have to see if things work out in the 2024/2025 season before we make a final assessment. Had they chosen to retain KCP prior to doing a max deal with Jamal Murray, they may have felt compelled to trade Jamal Murray for depth. Would they have been better with KCP and without Murray? Hard to know, especially given that Gordon has missed so many early games. I'm assuming in a possible Murray trade a point guard is coming back, so that likely means no Russell Westbrook deal. The Clippers would not have been interested in Murray given their new deal with James Harden. I think Gm Booth made mostly wise choices except for the Dario Saric move but that was the move that basketball analysts loved....😊 They hated the Westbrook addition. Universally this was seen as a terrible choice(except for Paul Pierce to his credit) I think Booth might actually be right on some of the youngsters. Clearly he isn't right on Nnaji but CB, Watson, and Strawther have been fine. I think one of those youngsters will have to go so the bench can get an experienced veteran, so give Booth a chance to make a deal. I think this could be a title season.

@@j.m.2245 If we're talking about "reality" then him being "injured" is par for the course...he's always injured. Look at his games played over the last 6 years or so. The fact he's inching towards 30 years of age and he can't ever seem to come into a season in shape skews toward that being an issue the rest of his career.

@@j.m.2245 Jamal hasn't been the same since the ACL tear. Moreover, he seems to always start slow and improve over the course of the season (whether this is physical or mental or both). The eye test this year shows him typically winded and struggling to gain separation. Conditioning is an issue. That said, he can hit tough shots (and I'm rooting for this). But let's not ignore the obvious signs of physical decline. In addition there appear to be confidence issues now, too- witness his FT% struggles.

@j.m.2245 he missed 23 games last year, was bad in the playoffs and was unplayable for the Canadian team.... Dort started over him. Either way he had a whold nother year on his contract and on top of that at his best he isnt a 52mil player especially in a salary cap league.

We came back from a 20 pt deficit against the thunder 2 months ago, and that was when they had Chet healthy. Murray’s contract is not the best but MPJ has been stellar this year idk what you’re watching

Why do you still watch. Asking sincerely.

So we didn’t beat OKC?

@@SammysmSoulGlow I want them to win at least 2 more championships which is not unreasonable given that Jokic is generational player. Feel bad that rest of organization is so mid and that his legacy will be diminished .

@@collinmckenna3207 Respect to your point. I think if they're healthy, Murray comes back some, we have a chance this season. No team in the West scares me. Including OKC. But we'll see. Thanks.

Wtf...pwatt is never getting close to jokic. What are you smoking

@@paulfritsch672 He might be Westbrook lite though.

@NoahLinden russ is not close to a 3 and d player. I really just don't understand. You really want pwatt to grow into og from the knicks. Russ is one of a kind.

sorry man. but that is a reach. jokic is s GOAT

That was such a "shoot myself in the foot" move. They got Harden and lost: Batum, Covington, Russ and Bones. Not a good deal in my opinion!

KD, PG, Beal, PG again...

Giannis is elite on both ends

@@armstrongedo8505 Giannis has worse offense and better defense, so it seems like a wash, but he also gets a much better whistle than Jokic, and that's the big difference.

@@NoahLinden bro is currently scoring more than jokic. Jokic is only better at playmaking

@@armstrongedo8505 And rebounding, stealing, screen assists, deflections, jump shooting and on/off numbers (which are the most important metric in measuring a player's impact).