Ayton takes Jokic to school

[Mask the Embiid]

Drops 22 and 13 on him + shuts him down on the other end.



The rookie is quietly having a good year.Crazy that a #1 pick is going unnoticed.Rookie outplays an "mvp candidate" and it just gets swept under that old dusty rug.

Never seen a rookie take steph,harden, or westbrook to school (past couple mvps) + absolutely shut them down on the other end.....like could you even imagine this happening to lebron or kobe or shaq. I guess i hold the standard of MVP candidates to a different level than most others....i expect too much i suppose


edit - i hate that he started going off like crazy.Putting up empty stats down 20 with 6 mins left when they took ayton out.Box Score watchers will actually think he had a normal game....he didnt .He got shut down by a rookie

[bison]

The kid has a higher ceiling than doncic

[East River Livn']

Would have been ROY the year easily in 2014, 2015, and 2017. Not this year though. Doncic already has Ayton in his rear view mirror. Ayton will be good but Luka is already one of the most clutch players in the league and he's still a teenager.

[jongib369]

Drops 22 and 13 on him + shuts him down on the other end.



The rookie is quietly having a good year.Crazy that a #1 pick is going unnoticed.Rookie outplays an "mvp candidate" and it just gets swept under that old dusty rug.

Never seen a rookie take steph,harden, or westbrook to school (past couple mvps) + absolutely shut them down on the other end.....like could you even imagine this happening to lebron or kobe or shaq. I guess i hold the standard of MVP candidates to a different level than most others....i expect too much i suppose


edit - i hate that he started going off like crazy.Putting up empty stats down 20 with 6 mins left when they took ayton out.Box Score watchers will actually think he had a normal game....he didnt .He got shut down by a rookie

He should be getting more credit, and I hope the chip on his shoulder about not getting more attention because of Luka drives him to work even harder. But with that being said it makes sense, people love underdogs and a lot of people were writing off Doncic. I wouldnt be surprised if you were calling bust before the season haha. Hopefully more take notice and he closes the gap making this a even closer race

[highwhey]

Drops 22 and 13 on him + shuts him down on the other end.



The rookie is quietly having a good year.Crazy that a #1 pick is going unnoticed.Rookie outplays an "mvp candidate" and it just gets swept under that old dusty rug.

Never seen a rookie take steph,harden, or westbrook to school (past couple mvps) + absolutely shut them down on the other end.....like could you even imagine this happening to lebron or kobe or shaq. I guess i hold the standard of MVP candidates to a different level than most others....i expect too much i suppose


edit - i hate that he started going off like crazy.Putting up empty stats down 20 with 6 mins left when they took ayton out.Box Score watchers will actually think he had a normal game....he didnt .He got shut down by a rookie

Ayton is a beast but no one is noticing. Jokic must not be that good then

[NugzFan]

Op’s saltiness takes away the sting of this loss. He says nothing after all our wins.

Thanks op for reminding me how much jokic bothers you and how successful we’ve been. . A 41st pick out playing the 3rd. The nuggets with a better record out west than Philly out east?

Yeah I’ll tske it.

[PejaNowitzki]

Ayton has been greatly overlooked. Any other year and he is getting crazy hype.

[highwhey]

The kid has a higher ceiling than doncic

absolutely

[jongib369]

The kid has a higher ceiling than doncic

Can't say for sure, there's quite a few centers who started playing later than Ayton and came into the league doing better. I was expecting more from him. But with that being said it's possible. I was high on Doncic but if I was in control of the Suns I probably would have made the same choice.

I do find it hilarious though that so many people are assuming a 19 year old will stagnate, especially with his athletic ability. If he hits the weight room more snd stops playing fortnight I can see him looking like this guy in a few years https://youtu.be/bEm5WE8kITk

He'll never be Air Luka, but The Don will improve more than some people seem to think. Rooting for all these guys to do well.

How much potential do you guys see in JJ Jr?

[Gougou]

Jokic scored 35 pt and a perfect FG% game on him first meeting...


Anyways Ayton has played well since then, need to improve on D still.

[highwhey]

Jokic scored 35 pt and a perfect FG% game on him first meeting...


Anyways Ayton has played well since then, need to improve on D still.

1st meeting...

it's umm, 2019 sweetie and Ayton is still a rookie

[Mask the Embiid]

Jokic scored 35 pt and a perfect FG% game on him first meeting...


Anyways Ayton has played well since then, need to improve on D still.

Its 2019, you cute little thing.Its called adjusting....he didnt sniff 35 this game did he?

[NugzFan]

Is the point of this thread to prove ayton is now better than Jokic?

I'm not saying Jokic is better but is that really what's going on here?

[GreatHILL]

Is the point of this thread to prove ayton is now better than Jokic?

I'm not saying Jokic is better but is that really what's going on here?

Ayton is a damn rookie and his season stats fuccin insane 20/13 and Jokic rookie stats 10/7 in 3 years Ayton will be the best center in the NBA

[atljonesbro]

Ayton is actually putting up better numbers than Luka. Very very very underrated cause he isn't flashy.