Nikola Jokic has moved into the stage of his career where he starts receiving assists for not even really doing anything. Most All-Star caliber players reach this stage early on; scorekeepers realize that, for the good of the league, these players’ numbers have to be inflated a bit. Points and rebounds are hard to fudge,…
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Nikola Jokic 22 Points/7 Assists Full Highlights (1/12/2017)
Nikola Jokic walked to his locker and immediately noticed something was very clearly wrong: there were pieces of paper taped all over the inside and outside. He walked up to get a closer look; when he saw what was printed on the papers, his heart was filled with a mixture of sadness and disappointment. On…
Read MoreWill Barton 21 Points Full Highlights (1/7/2017)
Will Barton is quietly putting up 13 points per game this season for the Nuggets. Very quietly. Really, extremely, super quietly. I don’t think anyone outside of Denver has noticed, and possibly not even anyone inside of Denver. Even I just assumed he was under 10 ppg on the year, because I never hear ANYTHING…
Read MoreNikola Jokic 19 Points/5 Assists Full Highlights (1/5/2017)
Nikola Is Kirilenko Or Large AndreMiller Jumpshooter Of Killing Intensity, Christened
Read MoreNikola Jokic 18 Points/5 Assists Full Highlights (1/3/2017)
Another game, another sick assist for Nikola Jokic. It seems like he has one, if not more, of those per game these days. Tonight’s pass du jour: an over-the-shoulder flip to a cutting Jamal Murray. He also had a nice one to Gary Harris, but it happened with him facing the player he was passing…
Read MoreJusuf Nurkic 15 Points Full Highlights (1/2/2017)
“Hey Nikola,” Jusuf Nurkic said, approaching his teammate in the locker room. “We need have conversation.” Nikola Jokic looked up from putting on his shoes and gave Jusuf a wary look. “Sure.” “Everybody on the team hate you,” Jusuf stated bluntly, having already figured out the lie he would tell his teammate to hurt his…
Read MoreNikola Jokic 21 Points/5 Assists Full Highlights (1/2/2017)
Nikola Jokic’s passing ability (or simply his willingness TO pass) must be rubbing off on his teammates; the Nuggets had 33 assists tonight, with everyone who played notching between 2 and 5 of them. That’s teamwork right there! It didn’t lead to a win, because Warriors, but otherwise, a great team performance. The Nuggets are…
Read MoreNikola Jokic 25 Points Full Highlights (12/30/2016)
In a way, it’s a good thing that Gary Harris missed that shot to win the game after Nikola Jokic’s intentionally missed free throw (spoiler alert). Can you imagine the Internet’s collective butt-pain if Jokic’s flop (I said it) to get three free throws with a second left resulted in a Nuggets win? Yeah, it…
Read MoreNikola Jokic 16 Points/11 Assists Full Highlights (12/28/2016)
The hype for Nikola Jokic is sure to be off the charts after this latest performance. And I can’t blame people for getting excited, especially when I myself provide highlights depicting him. But we have to remember that, despite his fancy passing and excellent advanced stats that… he… uh… don’t forget that… he… SCREW IT!…
Read MoreWill Barton 23 Points/6 Assists Full Highlights (12/26/2016)
Will Barton is another one of those players where I kinda want to see him get his own team just so we can know how many points he would score if given as big a role in an offense as he can handle. Perhaps even a bigger role than he can handle – that would…
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