Jokić & Westbrook Help Nuggets Bounce Back | Rachel Nichols & Chris Mannix
Chris Mannix and Rachel Nichols discuss how unreal play from Nikola Jokić and help from offseason steal Russell Westbrook have allowed the Nuggets to bounce back from a slow start to the season
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Nah. Murray stifles Nuggets offense especially these last 2 years. He gets a few good games but look at the amount of shots he takes!
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Rachel we love and miss you and only heavens know how we miss you on mainstream basketball commentary. Big up yourself lovely😊
Is bully ball over with Rachel? Cuz that would be unfortunate.
Lebron and the Lakers coaches misused Russ. Lebron always gettin these stupid ideas for roster construction.
love to see Rachel Nichols, Russ has made pg ,Jokiv better.. i
They laugh at me because I'm different. I laugh at them because they're all the same. 🃏
I do not know who Chris Mannix is, how he feels about his competence and/or masculinity, but the nonchalant laid back lazy pose in his chair screams insecurity, disrespect for visitors/viewers and desperate attempt to be important and to get attention.
So, man, whoever you are, relax. Real men are polite, humble and modest, especially if they are educated and intelligent.
Which player makes his team better? Hands down it's Nikola. Does anyone see Hondo in Pritchard? Will Wemby establish more offensive dominance? Is this LeBron's last season? Nikola has a sense of humor too. Did you see the header inbounds pass?
Jokic has 4 straight triple dubles which he didn't even play in the fourth quarter!! I mean, Shai is great… but the Joker is making history before our eyes. MVP
Glad to see Rachel Nicholas on a sports platform again
Maddox swindler, talks garbage takes.
Nikola Jokic is the best player in the NBA. The nuggets are the Best team with him on the court and with him off the court they are the Worst team in the nba
Denver loves Russ!!! He will get his first 🏆 this year.
On Jokic's three point percentage. Take out his constant late shot clock heave attempts and he is like 54% which is just insanity.
The Lakers seem more interested in a James family reunion than winning championships…
3:10 joke
why are we suprised that russ is making his teammates better? he’s been doing this his whole damn career! one of the best playmakers ever and a easily top 3 pg oat
One of the best things about Jokic is he doesn’t care about the MVP. It’s nice he has won 3 in 4 years but he wants to win championships. He wants to make his teammates better. He wanted Russ. He supports Jamal through his struggles. He only wants to play in Denver. Jokic wins the best human being award every year.
One UNJUSTICE to Jokic about MVP is doet alredy. If SGA pick MVP this season and Jokic continue to drop current numbers or around it. It will be SECOND HUGE UNJISTICE to Jokic. But OK. He is foreigner in this league and he can not tell NBA authorities what to do with MVP title.
I watch all the Nuggets games on League Pass because of Jokic
Gilbey calls them empty stats, what a douche
Rachel, you are forever missed on ESPN.
Jokic can save the NBA if they let him.
The entire conversation is about how great Jokic is playing and how he's doing things that have never been done before, but he's not first in your vote for MVP??? Make is make sense!
Is there a way to get Russ’s turnovers down. I love him
Russ is doing good with the Nuggets… I just hope he'll finally get a ring with Jokic and the Nuggets this season?
Y’all are so surface level on analyzing Russ’ game. Do you guys even watch the games? Russ is one of my favorite players, and I’ve always back him but when he’s played bad I couldn’t argue with that. Russ will show his worth in his own tho. Lebron James leads the league in all time T.O but you hardly hear about it. Why? The league and media grifting and glassing Bron since he got to the league. If he wouldn’t have went to Miami and basically formed an overpowered team, OKC would have been champions in 2012. That man has been ruining the NBA and ya don’t even give him a hard time
Well this kind of puts the bulk of the media and the talking heads into perspective. I’m not particularly knocking Alexander but.
Yes he is currently ahead of Jokic by 1.9 points in scoring.
Actually less than the equivalent of one single assist, but he is so far behind on the other main stats he needs to phone for a taxi to catch up.
There is no way whatsoever that Alexander should be mentioned in the same breath as Jokic never mind ahead in the MVP debate.
Stupid people trying to sway the sheeple their way.
And it's a thumbs down from me.
Chris is not at all compelling
YOU HAVE TO BE A RACIST OR A RETARD TO HAVE SHAY ABOVE JOKIC! CAN NONE OF YOU UNDERSTAND STATS IN THE AMERICAN MEDIA!!??
Idk why People are so surprised that Russ is back We're talking about a former MVP & the criticism was never about Russ not fighting & trying it's the other way around People were saying that Russell's throwing to much & trying too hard He needed a calm Franchise a Team that knows their strengh & guides him like an insanely fast Racehorse He was too nervous & listened to all these Idiots on ESPN who always need someone else to take the blame when Lebron & the Lakers suck He was horrible but they sucked the Soul out of him His Confidence was gone The Audience screamed Nooo… when he wanted to shot I mean wtf?? Your own Fans attack you? It would've been horrible for anybody Now he's in Denver in a Team that's a well oiled Machine & has Players who know what they're good at & have been Champions so they're not going to freak out because they lose 2-3 Games in a row I'm really Happy for him & the Team! Keep going Nuggets
Quote means LeBron BTW, Sports Ilustrated only here cause of Rachel she overly qualified to talk about basketball
Catalyst? Are you serious catalyst? The only catalyst is Nikola Djokic without Nikola Djokic Murray can’t do anything either can Westbrook everything runs through Nicola Djokic let’s be real.
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I hope Aaron Gordon stay on the bench. He is simply not good. This guy cannot dribble, shoot or does not want to cut and open himself. He is liablity.
Its racist to pick jokic as mvp again ahahahhaha
Jokic is the best better tahn lebron
16-5 with westbrook as a starter..but i think three of those losses, jokic did not play..
Westbrook is the best passer Jokic had as a team mate and Westbrook's entry passes in the paint when Jokic seals his man are amazing that Jameer Nelson, Jamal Murray or Monte Morris cannot do
No SGA doesn’t deserve to be leading the MVP race right now. The one and only thing that he is up on Jokic right now is seeding. The only valid reason that SGA is number one is purely narrative and voter for fatigue. People politicking for him to win it. He is a very distant second to Jokic.