The Team Dominating Without The Three Pointer
The Denver Nuggets have consistently been the lowest 3 pt shooting team in the league for quite some time, but have been a top 5 offense for quite some time. We go over what has made them so good for years and what makes this offense unique.
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The Only Team That doesn't chuck up 40-50 3s yet they can still play Modern and Traditional Basketball.
You had me interested until 8.05 when you came out with “Jokic being a defensive liability”, that is where you showed yourself as nothing more than a basic media sycophant and regurgitator of media bullshit. A brain dead, repeat the moron media ‘churn’ who actually does not really see the game.
If you stop just a single score but win the game then you have out defended the opposition, and Jokic’s game out defends the opposition every game.
Go and listen to the Gobert – Edwards dressing room interview where they are astounded at the fact that on a Timberwolves possession Jokic was calling out and positioning his team mates to DEFEND the play, and the Timberwolves had not even CALLED OUT THAT PLAY but Jokic was setting up the defence for it. He did that simply by observing how the opposition was positioning themselves.
Now that is elite defence that can never be categorised on any stat sheet, absolutely unequivocally un-statable elite defence.
You are now in my eyes, a thumbs down ‘to be avoided clown’.
See, you really don't need to take this many 3s. All you need is the best player in basketball! 😅
Daniel Li strikes again with the education!
Bruh, the pass at 1:50. Filthy.
3-pointers are super gay
Denver is now the Spurs 2.0
Imagine jokic with a capable….Bill Russell level domination. Don’t @ me jokic is the best offensive basketball player ever and it isn’t close.
5:29 Bro im looking for the ball just like miami😂😂😂😂 porter open 3 eh?
Layups are still more valuable shots than 3s, but defenses are better at taking away layups than they are at taking away 3s which has led to an explosion of 3P volume. Jokic is the by far the best layup creator not only because he is the best shot creator in the league rn, but also because he is a center. Teams have to use their center to guard him to have any hope of slowing him one on one. This means that when Jokic finds a cutter, the rim protector is never in a position to help.
I can’t believe people actually think Jokic pads his stats. It’s insane. I’ve been watching every single Nuggets games this season and you can tell this man leaves it all on the floor every game and uses his incredible skill and IQ to make his passes and position himself perfectly to get rebounds. A lot of his rebounds aren’t easy especially his offensive rebounds.
The definition of stat padding is empty stats that don’t translate into winning yet he’s won a chip playing that way so it makes 0 sense.
It’s game theory 101. If all the teams are built around shooting and defending the three, you can exploit this.
Making 2/3 of your 2's beats making 1/3 of your 3's
Officially a Denver fan 🫡
As a Nugs fan that watches lots of YouTube analysis, the point about why the Nugs lost to bad teams was a good one I haven’t hear. Nice job!
Couldn’t teams just run a zone against the Nuggets and it would take away a lot of their paint points?
this is why Denver is the only team I enjoy watching. every other game is a 3-point contest and layup drill. Nuggets play actual basketball.
And fewer 3s + more fast breaks and cutting offense = more fun to watch
Without KCP they can't defend the perimeter drives or close out and help back. They also lost his clutch shooting. Braun and Watson can defend but don't have the experience to anticipate like a vet yet and their shooting isn't clutch yet
I feel like Murray is the only one that doesn't play Denver basketball, Denver is for active, logical and easy plays where everybody contributes, and Murray is for iso and flashy plays. Ever since he has lost a step because of age and injuries, his individual brand of plays is failing the Nuggets.
Nuggets are the most fun team to watch. Playing the game how it used to be played instead of spamming 3s.
The Nuggets are a creative team and that's what makes it fun to watch. I hope they win a few more championships so that the league adapts and choose to diversify their offense instead of just turning every game into a 3 points contest.
He was cheated out of the 4th MVP. CHECK ALL THE STATS FOR THAT YEAR.
Jokić also commands so much attention and gravity from opposing defenses that cutting lanes open really easily because they are all instinctively inching over to help with guarding Jokić.
It's really awesome to see Westbrook finally play on a team that fits him for the first time in his career. This is exactly his play style and he didn't have it anywhere else
Malone emphasizes ball movement on offense. Coaching and player development deserves some major credit as well.
How is Jokic defensive liabillity if Denver is ALWAYS, EVERY SEASON better on defense with him on the floor(usually top 5)…Is it his fault that the defense is bad when he is OFF the floor?😂
Jokic being a bad defender is a LIE, that lazy ESPN mainstream media created…he is great just like Marc Gasol was…defense is more than just blocks!
Where's the video on the Rockets being 2nd in the west and 3rd in power rankings halfway through the season
They still have the threat of 3s. Jokic is super high percentage from there so even though he doesn’t shoot many, they still have to play him away from the rim.
You can get a 68 percent 2 pointer and a 50 percent and one by attacking the basket. You have at best averaging all teams three point percentages. At best is only 31 percent for the league from three point. The 2 pointer is the higher percentage shots currently with how loose defense is played.
This is the chillest explanation of one of the most exciting things in modern basketball i’ve seen. 😅
Let the nuggets find a Giannis type of player in one of these drafts.. it’ll be scary in Denver