Watching the Denver Nuggets dominate the playoffs with Nikola Jokiu0107’s brand of team basketball has been a joy for me to the extent that I almost can’t put it into words.
It’s not just that it has exposed much of the national media as being under-informed and over-confident (something many of us have known for years). It’s that the brand of egoless, team first basketball that I love so much is finally getting its time in the sun.
Watch how Jokiu0107 breaks down the defense in transition over and over, how the two-man game with Jamal Murray almost always ends with a bucket and how cutting and off-ball movement leave defenses having to adapt constantly in this breakdown by Half Court Hoops:
It’s honestly not surprising to most of us, who watch basketball outside the big markets and narratives, that the Nuggets are the best team in the league with the best player and the most depth.