What I Learned from Jokic's 5 Year Plan to Dominate with Westbrook

[@brandonwhite4992]

Wish he made it to denver earlier - though he is still very much in shape and an asset

[@liamleadley9168]

Russ can still be a starter and play at an all star level and tbf has been better than Murray all year. Ofc he won’t start over Murray but they should get similar minutes

[@sammyslam1]

I agree Russ should be getting 28-32 mins a game, not at Murray or CB's expense but at the expense of Strawther and Saric Coach Malone has to reduce the minutes of the lesser players. He can do this without increasing Jokic's minutes.

[@martinvidenovic5767]

No one from the Denver board will allow Murray, who received 200 million, to sit on the bench while Russ plays big minutes. As much as Russ is better. Denver made a mistake with Mureey and that's for sure, but no one in the world would admit such a costly mistake.

[@liamleadley9168]

@ yeah I agree but you can still split some of his mins with Russ doesn’t have to be 40 mins for Murray and 20 for Russ

[@sammyslam1]

@@martinvidenovic5767 ....the thing is with staggered minutes all 3 top guards can play 30+ mins. Murray, Braun, and Russ can all play 30+ mins if it's handled right by the coaching staff. You have 96 possible pg and shooting guard minutes and Braun can even play some of the 48 possible sf minutes. There is no need to bench Murray for Russ. Murray still starts and Braun still starts. Russ is still a reserve but moves from 18-24 mins to 28-32 mins. From 4.5-6 mins per qtr to 7-8 mins per qtr. An increase of only 2 to 2.5 mins per qtr. Obviously this means reducing Strawthers minutes, which is exactly what she be done. Strawther should only see his minutes increase due to injury or foul trouble.

[@sammyslam1]

@@liamleadley9168 ...right, read below

[@kylecooper139]

How old is this video? Braun is shooting 50/50/90 basically on 18ppg. He’s killing it Russ is also shooting career high 37% 3pt KCP is one of worst shooter this season he’s a Jokic product.

[@kylecooper139]

I’m also adding in Peyton Watson has been taking his time and shooting 3s very well recently. He just lines it up and hits!

[@kylecooper139]

I’m also adding in Peyton Watson has been taking his time and shooting 3s very well recently. He just lines it up and hits! The real issue is Dario Saric is no factor in the paint offense and defense

[@sammyslam1]

​@@kylecooper139.....you know i think if they want Saric to succeed they are going to have to play him more with Jokic. I think The Nuggets really need to trade Zeke Nnaji for a true backup center who defends and rebounds but if they want Saric to be successful, he has to play his minutes next to Jokic. One way to do this while Gordon is still out is to start Watson of course but to sub out Watson, CB, and MPJ earlier so Saric, Strawther, and Tyson come in.... That way when Russ comes in, he can come in with Jordan, Watson, MPJ, and CB...... It's clear that the second unit needs a defensive rebounding presence, better defensive players, and more shooting... Jordan also gives Russ a lob threat... The problem with that is Jordan is probably not someone you will want to play come postseason time when rotations are shortened and neither are Saric or Strawther in my view. So trading for a better backup center should be priority #1 for The Nuggets

[@tropickman]

Denver is NOT a championship contender! They may have the best player in the world, but it takes more than that. Denver front office destroyed one of the best teams in the league; they released Bruce Brown & KCP, their key perimeter defenders who were a massive part of winning the championship. At least they can now pay MPJ $36M to $40M per year, to average 12 ppg. ...NEPOTISM....

[@sammyslam1]

@@tropickman ...i'm not sure i agree with that assessment? I like their top 7 rotation players: Jokic, Gordon, Porter Jr, Braun, Murray, Westbrook, and Watson. Most championship contenders have a tight 8-9 man postseason rotation, so i think The Nuggets are two reserves away from having a real shot. Backup center(which they could trade for) and either a more experienced shooting guard or combo defensive wing. That would give them as good a chance as anyone, including Boston and OKC, in my view

[@NoahLinden]

Christian Braun has shot very well this season - better than KCP ever did.

[@orvilleblake8798]

Braun is an improvement from kcp I wasn't sure he could, but he's basically doing everything better

[@AbcDino843]

And by a significant margin, especially when you look at KCP's numbers in this season.

[@timwormus]

I think jokic wanted him on the team because he wanted to give this team something to play for. He talked about how important getting a ring for the vets was that year they won and I think he saw last year that they just didn't care as much in the playoffs.

[@leonyses2887]

Lots of people don’t like Russ. There’s lots of players who didn’t win championships who are less polarizing. This view doesn’t make any sense and is not based on any evidence.

[@amycarter9083]

Russ looks fantastic and not at all on his way out. What do I know though😂. He had lit the Nuggets with his intangibles as well as his game. We love Russ. It will be fun to see how this season rolls with this new dynamic.

[@AlaborJinta]

many dont love him. dont say "we". many see him as a stat padder

[@Rambam1776]

That is some fine analysis.

[@jaspionccv9426]

To me it seems more like AI bullxxxx

[@womplestilskin]

you're not familiar with chatgpt game

[@KalifUmestoKalifa]

I believe this Jokić Russ thing has been a bit overblown. Jokić is at the period in his career when the front office tells him what they are trying to do to see if he is ok with it. So it's not that he requested Russ he just said yes. Now we never got a comment from the back office about his yes before so it might have been an enthusiastic yes, but it was not a request.

[@AbcDino843]

I think so too. The main thing though is that Russ us fitting in well and is a big improvement over Jackson.

[@KalifUmestoKalifa]

@AbcDino843 Russ has a much higher celling than Jackson, he also has a lower floor so his bad games hurt Nuggets more. Also, while he's excellent at replacing Murray next to Jokić he's much less impressive at leading the bench unit. Additionally his pace makes Dario Šarić unusable when he has shown that he can actually carry his weight next to Murray and with both Šarić and Zeke unusable and also being 5th and 6th highest payed players and Vlatko and Holmes being out it's rough for non Jokić minutes.

[@leonyses2887]

Yeah, make up some imaginary story about what happened that you have no knowledge about because it doesn’t fit your worldview. Nice living with your head in the sand.

[@KalifUmestoKalifa]

@leonyses2887 i have been following all of the pronouncements around it. And this is the conclusion I got out of it. Idk how much of Nuggets media you consume but I consume a lot. Like an unhealthy amount so I know what was said first, what were the facts that were said and what was said that was clearly just inferred.

[@Marx1684]

Excellent video. Thank you.

[@HoopEra-x8d]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@lucjanpetroniusz4970]

Jokic is real leader. He elevates Russ in spite of Lebron down him in LA

[@Sonnel_James]

How the Nuggets showed the lakers that Russ works with their system must be embarrassing for them.. and by them I mean Lebron lol

[@GhostSquad4evaNAfter]

I like Russ in denver. But I really wish he would have got traded to Miami as a starter. They need a point guard. I want Russ to win a ring as the bus driver. And imagine him teaming up with Jimmy butler. Their mentalities go together perfectly

[@user-majb4c2d0e]

2:14 What was that? 😂😂😂

[@godramen7104]

Some asshole

[@TrggrWarning]

Uhhhh lol

[@tonyleukering8832]

Indeed. That's disturbing. Is HoopEra a fan of his? I hope not.

[@retrictumrectus1010]

It's the Denver Nuggets management.

[@datkid7107]

Joker knew what missing in his team

[@carloschow7779]

so sad that the data and information of this video were outdated.

[@AndrewWoodsX9]

Sounds like Ai wrote this

[@retrictumrectus1010]

The voice even sounds like AI modified if not outright AI generated.

[@DavidGonzales-os4kl]

5 years Russ will be his 40’s.. but I’m a fan of his

[@HoopEra-x8d]

Thanks for the feedback

[@Ohthtzsin]

And can still be playing just like bron he’s in tons of shape and not injury prone

[@sasasukara5416]

Joker makes every player better 30% or 50% so russ wjill do just fine

[@dennispangilinan78]

Marunong ksi bumasag ng dipensa si wb.sabi ni joker

[@alfasiger4178]

DEN is not a contender

[@berryesseen]

Jokic and 4 trees would be a contender.

[@Rambam1776]

Not yet, but let some healing and learning happen. The rookies show some promise, the culture is good, and the coach is great.

[@alfasiger4178]

@@berryesseen With the way the supporting cast plays sometimes, they might as well be trees.

[@berryesseen]

@@alfasiger4178 I don't know if you watch Awful Coaching but he uses North Korea and homeless people a lot. I genuinely think that Jokic could go to play in with 4 5'5 North Koreans or 4 homeless people.

[@TrggrWarning]

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