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Saw another post about the smoothest players in the game. I'm thinking of the opposite of smooth. Players who move or shoot in a way that makes you go, "how did that guy do THAT?".

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[–] BurzyGuerrero@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (15 children)

That's Jokic for me.

Man looks like he's falling over or getting shoved, slow as hell, can't defend.

But he's the MVP god and will fuck your team up 6 ways from sunday.

[–] TryingSquirrel@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Jokic's shots on contested drives look like he's just throwing the ball up while trying to draw a foul on gravity. But they're money.

[–] stml@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

His highlights are always the least athletic incredibly impressive shit ever.

[–] saintsaipriest@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I actually like his game. It gives fat, unathletic, rec center, 40 yo dads some hope.

[–] bl123123bl@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Jokic looks exhausted and that gives teams hopes in the playoffs but that’s just how he plays

[–] cletoreyes01@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I was expecting his then fat self to keel over and collapse for 4 straight overtimes in that series against the blazers (game 3 2019 WCSF)

[–] comp_a@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The Sambor Shuffle does NOT pass the eye test for what a “good shot” is supposed to be. But the ball goes in the hoop regardless.

[–] murrayforthree@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

He practiced this for fun during his ankle injury cus he couldn't shoot off his left foot. It's the dumbest but most elegant signature shot I've ever seen.

Since then he's been hitting them..

[–] Buckus93@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

He looks like a player who eats a couple of hotdogs at halftime and is in a bit of a food coma, but somehow it all works together.

[–] elkresurgence@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

He can defend when he puts his mind to it, though. Obviously not at the level of his big man peers or even Larry Bird, but he can make shots tougher by his sheer positioning and audibles to teammates.

^This. Jokic clatters around like a newborn gazelle that's just learned to walk. Then he jumps off the wrong leg, trebuchets the ball at the bucket, and hits nothing but net.

[–] drunz@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

his sombre shuffle is one of the most efficient shots in basketball and it looks like the most ridiculous looking shots in the game

[–] JugglingPolarBear@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I think his passes are smooth as silk but his shots are wonky

[–] caandjr@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Jokic is very smooth, the way he get off shots in unorthodox angles, and how often the ball just swishes makes it pleasing to watch imo

[–] lenzmoserhangover@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago
[–] gabriot@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Absolutely the prime example of this imo. No one is salivating over a Jokic highlight reel.

[–] phd2k1@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Homer Simpson looking ass, but somehow the ball just goes in. Haha

[–] paranoideo@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Or making extremely difficult passes while looking everything in slowmo.

[–] BoopasaurusRex_____@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Jokic to me is very smooth. Very little wasted movement. Super clean footwork in the post. Feathery soft touch from 4-10 ft. Just a bit of mouth breathing

[–] elkresurgence@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Are you sure about little wasted movement? I swear he flails and the limbs go in the wrong directions either on purpose or by habit at this point. You could say that's intentional wasted movement

[–] BoopasaurusRex_____@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Idk man he gets to his spots effortlessly and quickly. He gets into his shot quickly. He makes the decision to shoot or pass quickly. All of his moves seem deliberately and tightly executed