[Highlight] Victor Wembanyama's defense on Jokic : nba

[–] InkBlotSam@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Now post all the times Jokic cooked him

[–] -Sticks_and_Stones-@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

I'm not sure there were all that many times that Jokic cooked Wemby. Mostly it was Bassey and Collins that were matched up with him. Wemby also had like 3 steals off of Joker's passes and the Nuggets sometimes struggled to get the ball inside with Wemby there. The kid is going to be a superstar in a few years with a few complimentary pieces surrounding him (like anyone who can run the point).

[–] sus_menik@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

Jokic literally had one of the best offensive games this season against him. I guess you could also make Jordan Poole look like Steph if you only show the makes.

[–] kindaretiredguy@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

lol I had no idea what happened in this game and this video made it looked like he was locked down, only to find out he had 39.

[–] InkBlotSam@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

They accidentally forgot to include all the times Jokic schooled him, and accidentally cut off one of the highlights where Wemby stopped him, right before Jokic immediately got the ball back and scored on him.

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[–] tkeny1@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago (8 children)

I was shocked watching the game how well he held up against Joker in the limited amount of posessions he got. The Wemby at the 5 stretches looked a lot more coherent on offense too. I'm sure Joker would have killed him if they played that matchup all game (And did get him a few times not shown in the clips). But that was super promising for the future.

[–] internallylinked@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Yeah, one clip was even cut where Jokic catches the rebound and immediately scores ahaah

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[–] doktarr@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Even in the future where Wemby is a more polished product, I don't think he's going to get the primary assignment on Jokic very often. Relatively skinny shot blockers are much more effective against Jokic when they can play help and avoid getting bodied by Jokic. Wemby will probably primarily guard Gordon when he's in.

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[–] Troll_Enthusiast@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

So this is basically propaganda 🤔👆

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[–] Persianx6@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Joker is obviously going to cook lesser guys, but damn... 2 years from now, Wemby might be at a place where he's pushing Joker to a Game 6 or 7.

Not sure who else is capable of such. Kinda think it's no one. This dude is special.

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[–] 0dias_Chrysalis@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

You got to post direct matchup stats otherwise all people are going to see is Jokic scoring 39pts (Wemby doesn't even play the 5)

[–] DrLyleEvans@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The vibe in posts like this is so weird. Wemby's length give him a shot to defend Jokic well if the Spurs can be a playoff team in like 2-3 years when Denver should still be a contender (even if Murray gets hurt long-term, you'd imagine they'll just trade the swaps and picks they have left to replace him and still be a contender).

[–] Persianx6@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

With Jokic, all Wemby being good on defense will do is make him into a passer -- where he's basically the greatest center to do it.

Jokic is crazy.

[–] AmusingAnecdote@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

Sure, but Jokić being a passer is a big deal because all of his teammates feast on open looks because you have to double or at least help on Jokić. Being able to stay home on those guys will make things a lot harder on the non-Jokić Nuggets.

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[–] ColeHoops@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

Jokic killer just dropped

[–] jgman22@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Didn’t Jokic have an almost 40pt game?

One of these clips cuts out right before Jokic scores to make it look better …

[–] hiei_150@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

He did also score against Wemby constesting like four times. Not to say Wemby didn't do a great job, he bothered him more than most defenders, but people who didn't watch the game will think Jokic had a terrible matchup against Wemby when it's just not the case.

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[–] Smellmyhand@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Eh. I don’t think he was really all that effective. He poked away some bad passes and didn’t get eaten up down low but Jokic still had a Jokic game. Pretty quiet too. I didn’t realize what his numbers were until I looked at the box scores after the game

[–] Statalyzer@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

True but he only covered Jokic for like a quarter of the game and Jokic is really really good - players who are that good usually get theirs one way or the other unless they just have an awful game.

[–] Bonesawisready5@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

Watch out folks. Vic is putting it together rn. He did really well against Joker, as good as anyone can really.

[–] Thehelloman0@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Jokic scored on the second play after the block but the third play was hilarious. It looked like completely normal defense and Jokic complained so much afterwards lol

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[–] Granpa2021@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Get this man a point guard! If I were the Spurs I’d move heaven and earth to trade for Lamelo.

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[–] evilmonk234@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago (6 children)

you can tell Wemby is good when this many people are shit talking a 19 year old lol.

[–] toxicdick@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

"Why aren't you showing the possessions where the 2x MVP scored on the rookie???"

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[–] conzcious_eye@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Funny enough , his makeup is the perfect archetype to defend him. And Joker having no real lift plays a huge toll on it being successful.

[–] larrylegend1990@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

He stopped in 5 times… Jokic still got 38 on efficient shooting.

He is not the perfect archetype

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[–] jaypooner@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

future is bright for the league

[–] DEEZLE13@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

Jokersexuals never cease to disappoint lol

[–] somedudeinlosangeles@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

Wow.

[–] Sure_Station9370@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

He is who we thought he was. If you wanna fucking crown him DPOY then go ahead and fucking crown him. But he is who we thought he was and we let him off the hook.

[–] vanzemaljac303@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Come important game, the rook will be cooked.

[–] LogenMNE@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

He was cooked last night, don't get fooled by these posts.

[–] vanzemaljac303@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

I am not. I watched the game.

[–] Any_Laugh633@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

How many points Joker had?

[–] mohajaf@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

The leagues bigs need a training phase before they adjust to the fact that they are now small when they play Spurs.

[–] Slim-Ticket@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

He makes it look so easy...damn

Thank you for making a defense compilation OP!!! We need more content like this

[–] Plastic-Dot-9278@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

Let him play center and give him a real point guard Pop

[–] Denotsyek@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

it bugs me that the clips aren't in order.

[–] nusotre@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

It just goes to show how Jokic does things on the court without second thinking. His muscle memory just failed against a freak like Wemby.

[–] Reggiefedup04@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

Too bad the spurs are 2 years away from the playoffs.

[–] badrott1989@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

its time to wear lakers uniform - LA fans

[–] myassholealt@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

This was so good I didn't even realize it was on a loop and I was watching it a second time.

[–] Stormeve@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

I said this to my friend at the game, Jokic would have no trouble backing down Wemby in the post because dude's a stick but Wemby's length would present an issue because he is literally Slenderman

[–] desirox@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

Damn this is pretty dominant tbh lol

[–] trentyz@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

Yeah he was playing him well! Always a joy to watch Jokic play against good defense. Crazy how we still had 39/11/9

[–] Crafty-Document-3340@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

Stopped him from having a triple double.

[–] Afraid-Department-35@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

Surprised Jokic wasn't more physical, he can easily out muscle Wemby. But outside of that Wemby simply having long arms slows down Jokic's shenanigans here and there.

[–] Glittering_Cod_7716@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

I was told he simply would dissolve when faced with Jokic in the paint??

[–] Imhere4thejokes@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

Then you look at the score and Denver was busting that ass lol

[–] n0th1ng10@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

They’re still doubling him almost every possession in these clips not like it’s great iso defense.

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