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
Embiid deserved it over Jokic. Jokic is the better player, but you should give the MVP to the man who want it more and is just as valuable to his team during that moment.
How can you say Embiid wanted it more? Even in the month of January it was evident that Joker was quietly having one of the greatest NBA seasons in stats and advanced stats… Nevermind after the fact he lead the nuggets to a championship. This is what boggles my mind you’re trying to tell me after he lead them to a ring he still deserved it more? Besides the fact if we look at the mid season stats and overall the two teams performances, Jokic still dominated.