Gilbert Arenas: "Jokic is great but he doesn't have 'IT'."
JJ Redick: "I think we're at sort of an inflection point about (how) to sell the NBA forward."
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That’s why the foreign players are taking over the league. And how Arenas know what kids want to see I’m sure Jokic has plenty of fans that are kids
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Nobody has ever been like damn you know what the nba needs? Gilbert Arenas to win a title. Jokic has more playoff wins in one playoff run than Arenas had in his entire career.
I feel bad for JJ.. Arenas is clearly abusing drugs.. again.
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They'll sell the flashiness & 3's of Steph Curry but not the off ball movement
They'll sell the step back 3's of Luka but not his footwork & post offense
They'll sell Jokic's Sombor Shuffle but not his incredible playmaking
They'll sell Ja's high flying antics
They'll sell…
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Has no one told this man about the region Jokic comes from? 🤣walk in any former Yugoslavian country and you can’t go 30 ft without seeing a Jokic or Doncic jersey. Doesn’t have it ?? Gil is stoned
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Typical American POV: "Yeah, it's great, but what about the profits?"
Sport (any sport) is fun and admired because it's one of the only few places where only talent and hard work matter. Not your background, not who knows whom, not daddy's money.
If you put in the work, and…
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Gil has a condescending way of making his points so it may rub folks the wrong way but, he's right. Jokic doesn't care about the fame, I'm sure he doesn't even have social media, he wants to hoop, win and get back to his horses and family. Which pisses guys like Gil off more
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Kids cant copy anything from him and add to their game so hes probably not that interesting to that demographic.
For Butler, Harden, Curry, Lebron... you hit the gym and repeat a shot a billion times.
Jokic is a genius. He cant be copied. And thats simply not flashy enough.
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Realistically Jokic is a great talent but I promise just because he’s the superstar of the Finals team nobody is gonna watch . He’s a great player but from a fan perspective not a purist, he’s boring to watch. I dislike the Lakers & I wanted to see them win just for entertainment
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Gil is right, some players don’t have the persona to go with their game so they are difficult to sell as superstars, Dirk, TD, Hakeem and now Joker were always great players but they don’t have the Shaq or Embiid like personalities.. the media wants to sell those guys more.