Foreword
nba has been off for more than three months. During this period, the arena will not be open and players will have no place to train or play. Players eat, drink and have fun at home, during this period, the weight of the players has become an issue that cannot be ignored. In particular, the Nuggets All-Star center Jokic, who loves to drink Coke, bears the brunt of becoming a key observation target of the team and the media. And this time the mini version of Jokic suddenly appeared in Belgrade to participate in the farewell performance of former coach Milojevic. The media were frightened and panicked. People who didn't know thought that Jokic had been inhumanely abused, or that he had survived on the island for three months.
Jokic drinking Coke
Jokic eating salad
Nuggets basketball operations president Connelly, facing reporters Asked a question and explained that Jokic lost about 20 pounds this time. During the offseason, the Nuggets arranged a dedicated trainer to tailor a weight loss course for Jokic. Can't help but sigh the Nuggets' vision, although weight loss is for Jokic, in the face of melee inside, the resistance may decrease. But Jokic was not the one who relied on his body to resist insiders, organize the team's operation and beautiful mid-range shots, and being able to play inside and out is his killer. What's more, with a contract worth $147 million, the Nuggets can't bear to suffer from Jokic's overweight injury and affect his career. After all, a lesson from the past, Yao Ming suffered from gaining weight and caused stress fractures in his feet and ended his career early.
Jokic is capable of inside and outside, quite versatile, with an attack range covering the three-point line
Heart wide body fat, natural talent
Nikola Jokic was born in Sombor, Serbia, beside the beautiful Danube.
The Danube River, the birthplace of Jokic
Jokic is born with a cheerful personality, especially likes drinking Coke, because Coke can make him happy. But the sugar content of Coke made his body gradually round and fat. Europeans are generally taller, but Jokic is more obvious. The sharp increase in height and growing body made his father worry about what Jokic should take in the future.
There is only you (Coke) in my eyes.
At that time, European professional basketball has also developed quite mature. Unlike American basketball, European basketball is more about teamwork. His father thought that Jokic, who was tall and strong, was actually good at basketball, and he began to force Jokic to learn to play basketball. Jokic was very upset, he just wanted to lie on the grass by the Danube, drinking Coke leisurely. But whoever calls him a son, his father is Lao Tzu, the son still has to listen to Lao Tzu. Despite not having much interest in basketball, Jokic was forced to start learning to play.
Sometimes people with no ambitions are always lucky. Although Jokic has no passion for basketball, he still has self-esteem. Originally, the agent wanted to arrange for him to play in Barcelona. He was also very happy. After all, the basketball style is also European. Team basketball does not have to go to the United States to play the kind of Dr. Meat confrontation. Jokic was very satisfied and continued to lie in bed and drink Coke. . As a result, when the Barcelona scout came to explore the game, Jokic played very leisurely, very watery, and did not show much. The 4 points and 3 rebounds data directly scared the scout away. This time, Jokic finally realized his self-esteem injury, began to control his dependence on Coke, determined to change himself and improve his basketball level.
is a fledgling, stunning everyone
Don’t think Jokic is not very interested in basketball, but the talent is God’s gift. In the 2015-2016 season, the Nuggets valued Jokic's potential and officially signed Jokic. And this season, Jokic lived up to expectations, playing 80 games, starting 55 games, averaging 7.5 shots in 21.7 minutes per game.3.8 hits, averaging 10.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.0 steals, 1.3 turnovers, 51.2% field goal percentage, 33.3% three-point range, 21.5 per game, ranking 21st in the league, WS 6.7, ranking 40th in the league After the season, Jokic was selected for the 2015-16 rookie team. This makes head coach McMalone happy. I didn't expect this little fat Serbian boy to be so effective. The key is still so young and the future is boundless. At this time, the Nuggets have the two major Eastern European interiors, Nurkic and Jokic. McMalone is confident to train them into a double tower lineup to fight against the fierce Western teams!
Nurkic and Jokic, the former twin towers in Eastern Europe
Of course, a mirror image
In the 2016-2017 season, coach Malone officially put Jokic. Mentioned the starter, and Nurkic formed the interior twin towers. However, the performance of the team and both were very poor. The first 8 games only won 3 games. Both of them were inside, and the space could not be displayed, which restricted each other's performance. The Twin Towers tactic was forced to give up, and finally Nurkic played the starting lineup, Jokic played as a substitute, taking turns as the team center. Unexpectedly, Jokic's effect on the bench was better than that of Nurkic who started the game. This season Jokic played in 73 games, started 59 games, averaged 27.8 minutes of playing time, shot 11.7 times, hit 6.8, scored 16.7 points, 9.8 rebounds, and 4.9 assists, shooting 57.8% from the field and 32.4% from the three-point range. Although the team only achieved a record of 40 wins and 42 losses and missed the playoffs, the statistics have risen sharply compared to last season, ranking second in scoring, first in rebounding, and eighth in the league with a per value of 26.3. , WS ranks 19th in the league at 9.7. In this season, Jokic has demonstrated excellent organization and coping ability, and is also hailed as a "magic" by coach Malone. In the end, the Nuggets saw Jokic's plasticity and decided to dismantle the twin towers, and reluctantly traded Nurkic away to make room for Jokic to be the core of the team.
Do not take steps, there is no way to reach a thousand miles.
In the 2017-2018 season, the Nuggets have righted the teenager Murray and made him the core of outside attack. However, the organization of the team is still controlled by Jokic. Jokic participated in the official game as the absolute core of the team for the first time. He played 75 games and started 73 games. His playing time further increased to 32.8 minutes and he averaged 13.5 shots per game. Hit 6.7, scored 18.5 points, 10.7 rebounds, 6.1 assists, field goal percentage 49.9%, three-point shooting percentage 39.6%, number of assists and points ranked first in the team, although the team achieved a record of 46 wins and 36 losses, but in competition In the fierce West, you can't make the playoffs without 50 wins.
Jokic has become the league’s first center with 20+10+5.
But at this time, Jokic is already the league’s leading all-around center, scoring, Rebounds and assists grabbed one hand. In the subsequent 2018-2019 season, Jokic has been recognized as the team's present and future, the absolute core Nuggets, and both hands offered him a $147 million contract. And Jokic did not live up to the team's expectations of him. This season, Jokic led the team's stats with close to a triple-double. He averaged 31.3 minutes per game, 20.1 points, 10.8 rebounds, 7.3 assists, 3.1 turnovers, 51.1% field goal percentage, 30.7% three-point shooting percentage, first in the team in points, rebounds and assists. He was selected as an All-Star substitute for the 2018-19 season. The lineup led the team to a record of 54 wins and 28 losses and entered the playoffs as second in the Western Conference. After defeating the Spurs 4:3 in the first round of the playoffs, they lost to the Blazers 3:4 in the second round. In the 14 games in the playoffs, Jokic averaged 39.6 minutes per game, 18.6 shots per game, 9.4 hits, 25.1 points, 13.0 rebounds and 8.4 assists per game.
has been a well-deserved first-line superstar of the league
In just four years, Jokic has gone from being a team drinking water manager to the recognized first center in the league.
Clouds and shadows in the leisure pool are lingering on the sun, and things change and the stars move several times in autumn.
Looking at it now, the Nuggets require Jokic to lose weight. Although to a certain extent, it reduces Jokic’s internal confrontation ability, but he is more flexible in defense and strengthens his ability to turn around and help defend. , So that Jokic can better keep up with the opponent's footsteps when facing the pick-and-roll tactics of small players! On the offensive side, Jokic can still play around with his opponents through clever fake moves and skilful footsteps.
Jokic is a technical center, but he does not suffer from physical confrontation.
. Yao Ming gained weight, although in a short period of time, Yao Ming's inside offensive ability and defensive pressure were improved. But the advantages and disadvantages of weight are like a double-edged sword, hurting others and self. In Yao Ming's subsequent career, the huge weight pressure indirectly led to Yao Ming's stress fracture and left the nba league early.
Concluding remarks:
Just imagine that if the Rockets back then hadn’t made a choice in such a hurry (low play), but based on Yao Ming's own actual situation chooses his style of play. Maybe Yao Ming's career will not retire prematurely because of his weight gain. After all, at that time, Yao Ming was already quite mature in technology. He was unmatched in height, shot height, and no one could match. In addition, he also had to make a precise turn around for a jumper and a beautiful small hook. Unlike Jokic, Yao Ming has attracted the attention of thousands of people during his debut. Only by hitting results as soon as possible can he stop the crowd. Sometimes, I still imagine that if Tang Shuai did not leave the Rockets due to illness and Van Gundy did not come to coach the Rockets, Yao Ming could move around the free throw line at will, organize offenses according to the team's game, or score a jumper himself. Maybe all of this can only exist in hypotheses.
