Joker joins Oscar & Westbrook as the only players to average a triple double for a season
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ReturnOfJudah
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Because he's a traffic cone on the other end of the court
While Jokic may not be an elite defender, I’m not sure it’s true that he’s a terrible defender.
@Gil Scott-Heroin has made insightful points about how the Nuggets poor perimeter defense has put Jokic in no-win situations at the rim.
I’m not saying he’s a Rudy Gobert level rim protector but “traffic cone” sounds extreme.
Had Jokic been the first to do it since Oscar then there would probably be more fanfare.
ReturnOfJudah
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Russ doing it 3x afterward kind of took the awe from it as being unachievable since it took nearly 50 years to do prior
Dude stays on the court
Last 10 years he has played in 70 to 90 games a year including playoffs
He deserves runner up tho to SGA tho this year for MVP
Last 10 years he has played in 70 to 90 games a year including playoffs
He deserves runner up tho to SGA tho this year for MVP
I can’t listen to some screaming guy.
I’m not trying to dismiss your argument.
I’ll just say that I think he’s probably closer to an average defender than a horrible one.
Defense can be very difficult gauge because it can be dependent on other players. Very seldom does defense come down to defending a man 1 on 1. Often they’re guarding in a way where they’re anticipating 2-3 passing lanes which puts stress on any 1 guy. I think that’s why it can look like players today don’t play defense (especially when people try to compare eras) but the demands are greater now.
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SGA deserves MVP but I wouldn't hate on anyone saying it should be Joker again. Another incredible year from him. Stats in this era are a bit inflated and Russ doing it before him take away some of the steam from the achievement
Crazy that he did it as a center.
He is the only center to ever average double digit assists.
He is the only center to ever average double digit assists.
ReturnOfJudah
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Put it on mute and watch bruh's defense.