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Nuggets President Josh Kronke speaks on Jokic intentionally letting up in MVP race (alien.top)
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There’s been a lot of speculation on the Denver Nuggets run at the end of last season, and why they looked so terrible compared to the playoffs. Although the more optimistic fans figured it all stemmed from having the 1 seed wrapped up and knowing they can flip the switch Kronke confirms it started with the media MVP talk.

On the DNVR Show team President Josh Kronke confirms Jokic let up intentionally due to the MVP stories in the media, and wanted to focus on the playoffs.

Although I cut the clip, Kronke spoke more to Jokic mentality but also Adam Mares mentions it probably helped as the team went into the playoffs with less stress, which I agree with.

Full Interview: https://www.youtube.com/live/GwvMF5YaPLg?si=l3HyMqE_bjhCplJ8

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[–] bravof1ve@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You can’t simultaneously believe that Jokic tanked his own MVP chances while also believing he should’ve gotten the award anyways

[–] RyanBlackburn@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

In a perfect world, the voters should have given some consideration to the fact that the Nuggets coasted when they locked up the no. 1 seed.

[–] ComeAtMeYo@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Actively looking like you're not giving a fuck for the last quarter of your season should ding an MVP candidate and leave a sour taste to the voters, and that's what happened. You can't be losing to the Rockets by over 20 points in a tight MVP race late in the season while your closest competitor is dropping 52 on the Celtics the same night. At the end of the day, it was a worthy sacrifice, Jokic got the awards that mattered most.