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Steve Jones Jr.

@stevejones20

Apr 24, 2022 • 12 tweets • 4 min read • Read on X

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You know what, let's watch a little Warriors/Nuggets Game 4.

Winning time so a slight adjustment to double Jokic on the catch as opposed to once he makes a move.

I've never understood how Jokic doesn't get respect for the bucket getting.

Klay Thompson is back in this series and the problem for Denver has been the balance of Jokic doing multiple things vs. GS sudden offense. Great job at the level on the P&R. Ball moves, he relaxes, Klay comes off a screen for a great look.

Denver pushes and scram switches are great until you face someone like Jokic who is going to throw the pass as you try to get it done.

Guess we're doing Bones Hyland vibes on a Sunday.

a fun sequence of basketball.

I just appreciate the little things from Draymond. He’s on ball play is a drive with a flare for Jokic. Wiggins switches, Gordon flows to the corner, Draymond pushes Looney towards him to close out.

Warriors are sudden on offense but when they get stops and get in transition it’s even tougher. Barton gets back and gets to Draymond who goes right into a screen for Klay.

If Denver wants to compete they need the guard play. I don’t even think it has to be the same one each night just someone has to take/make shots, make defense pay, open up the playbook a little bit. Morris has done it before and let’s it fly off this flare.

I’m just never going to understand the Jokic discourse because he does stuff like this and the convo is just #numbers

Klay being Klay makes a huge difference. It did feel like Denver got to much more random play, random drives, random posts vs. Warriors small lineup which intrigued me.

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