Why Is Jokic Rated Much Higher Than Giannis?

[ECA]

I've seen Giannis play hot potato with the ball down the stretch against Miami because he was afraid to shoot free throws

 

[ECA]

Giannis hasn't had an impact defensively since Jrue was on the squad

 

[Rekkapryde]

NBA is a what have you done for me lately league and Giannis hasn’t won a playoff series in 3 years

This

 

[Da_Eggman]

BECAUSE JOKIC IS THE BEST CENTER IN NBA HISTORY NOT NAMED WILT

Imagine him guarding Kareem

 

[Sccit]

Imagine him guarding Kareem

IF DRAYMOND CAN DO IT, JOKIC GOT THIS

 

[Mandizi]

SGA, Giannis and Joker are the top 3 best players in the league.

 

[SadimirPutin]

I would love to see them go head to head in a 7 game playoff series....I think that would be PHENOMENAL television

 

[Primetime]

I'd take SGA over Giannis for the same reasons i'd take Jordan over Shaq. i.e. 3.5 quarters of dominance is great but the limitations of being unable to shoot, make freethrows, or facilitate in clutch time isn't worth the 2x more defensive rebounds over the course of the game. Shai actually has a higher TS% than Giannis last year, and so did Jordan's best years compared to Shaq's best; so scoring (ppg and efficiency) favored the guards.

So what does that have to do with Jokic? He provides the production of those bigs but without any of the deficiencies in being unable to shoot, hit freethrows, or facilitate in the clutch. I think Jokic vs Shai is closer bc (1) i don't think stat generating heliocentric playstyles are the be all end all (see 2017 Russ), and (2) something does need to be said about the defensive end of the floor.

So for now i'd put 1. Jokic/Shai and 2. Giannis.

 

[Nero Christ]

I've seen Giannis play hot potato with the ball down the stretch against Miami because he was afraid to shoot free throws

shyt you ain't even gotta go that far back...Bucks lost that last game against the Pacers in R1 cause there was more faith put in Trent Jr hitting fts late than Giannis.

I like Giannis, but there are glaring flaws in his game that limit his impact late in games unlike Joker. No player is perfect but when your star player not being trustworthy down the stretch because of ft shooting and overall shooting is a problem.

 

[Pop123]

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[FunkDoc1112]

The Coli's Jokic hate is hilarious. Y'all really hate anybody who doesn't remind you of 90s/00s players

 

[Devil Plisken…CMS]

Over the past 10 years The Bucks have finished with a top 10 defensive rating four times…in that same span The Nuggets have had a top 10 offense 9 out of those 10 years

Make of that what you will

 

[Shadow King]

He's had more incomplete teams than Giannis and this has "carried" a bit more. In the grand scheme he isn't really rated that much higher. Y'all just mad at the praise he does get because he's white.

NBA is a what have you done for me lately league and Giannis hasn’t won a playoff series in 3 years

And this.

 

[MJ Truth]

Giannis hasn't been relevant in the playoffs in like three years.

 

[Diondon]

Yeah Joker won a chip more recently
but been getting his ass beat too the last few years
Imagine if Murray blew his Achilles :
Anyways they both 1 and 2 interchangeably
but SGA on the comeup