Harrison Wind: More Monte Morris on Jokic: “He don’t get a lot of credit, as he should. Maybe because he ain’t flashy with the dunks and things. But he produces just as much, if not more, than anybody in the NBA. I’m amazed every night. I see it and in practice it’s effortless.” … [Read more...] about
Harrison Wind: Monte Morris says he told Nikola Jokic a few days ago in the weight room: “Everyone’s talking about the Durant’s the Lebron’s the Giannis’. We’re playing with a Hall of Famer right here.” … [Read more...] about
Mike Singer: Michael Malone, very, very sarcastically, on how he motivates Nikola Jokic to score. “I locked him in my office one day and I beat him with a pillowcase full of soda cans..” … [Read more...] about
Bayern Munich Sports Director Daniele Baiesi talked about how he “overlooked” Nikola Jokic and Jusuf Nurkic during his time with the Detroit Pistons as Chief of International Scouting. “I overlooked Nikola Jokic. I overlooked Jusuf Nurkic,” Baiesi said for Bayern’s Open Court podcast. “With the information I had, it made me think that these aren’t the right guys for us for many … [Read more...] about
Harrison Wind: Source: Greg Whittington banged knees with a teammate at training camp and since then hasn’t been able to get the swelling and pain to subside. At 6-foot-8 Denver could really use his size/defense on the wing. There’s optimism after today’s procedure that he can get back to 100%. … [Read more...] about
Harrison Wind: Thunder coach Mark Daigneault on the big Jokic/Poku face-off: “Big Serbian night tonight.” … [Read more...] about
Harrison Wind: Michael Malone on a potential Jamal Murray-Lu Dort matchup tonight: “This is going on two, two-and-half years where Jamal’s being guarded by the other team’s best, most physical defender…I know Jamal is ready for that. And he welcomes that.” … [Read more...] about
Michael Singer: Asked Malone whether success of OKC’s 3-guard lineup influenced DEN’s decision to try it this year. “I wouldn’t say inspiration … but you see whether it was SAS, DAL, GSW and now OKC last year, the game is getting smaller and smaller, more playmakers, more versatility.” … [Read more...] about
In the first meeting between the Utah Jazz and Denver Nuggets since this past summer’s epic first-round playoff series, you might have expected hyper-competitiveness, back-and-forth scoring pyrotechnics, fiendish aggressiveness. What you got instead, on Sunday night at Ball Arena, was a miscue-riddled, grimy slog. But at least the Jazz emerged from the muck with a 109-105 … [Read more...] about