22 points in the empty score and 33 points in the empty score. Jokic passed the European Championship and gradually exposed his shortcomings

More than two months have passed in the NBA offseason, and less than a month has left, the training camp and preseason are fully launched in the new season. This summer, many competitive teams in the East chose to accumulate strength. The Celtics sent Holiday + Posses to significantly reduce their salary, and the Pacers easily sent Turner away. Only the Knicks and the Cavaliers were left in the East in the new season. In the West, including the Nuggets, Clippers and Rockets, all have different degrees of reinforcement. Including the Timberwolves who have reached the Western Conference Finals for two consecutive seasons, the new season will form a four-pick-one-on-one pattern, and it is not so easy for the Thunder to complete the defending title. Simply put, what determines the cap of a team is the core ability. The Thunder has Alexander, the Rockets have Durant, and the Nuggets have Jokic.

However, this summer's European Championship once again allowed Jokic's shortcomings to be infinitely magnified. Serbia, the world's second-ranked team, unexpectedly lost to Finland in 16-8 games and ended in the quarterfinals for two consecutive times. Including the group stage and knockout stage games, Jokic played 6 games, averaging 22.3 points, 9 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.8 steals per game. His shooting percentage is very high, but similar to the Nuggets, he is easy to be targeted by his opponents while being alone. Take Serbia's last two games as an example. When playing against Turkey, Jokic and Shin Kyung faced each other, Shin Kyung scored 28 points, 13 rebounds, 8 assists, and Jokic scored 22 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 steals; in the game to Finland, Jokic made 9 of 13, 19 free throws, and scored 33 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, and 3 steals.

However, when Finland faced Jokic, their handling method was very direct, so Makanin pushed to the fifth position and dragged Jokic down with a shot. Makanin scored 29 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals against each other, and made 12 of 13 free throws. After Bogdan fell, Jokic did lacked enough help in the national team, but as the biggest favorite to win the European Championship, why did Jokic lead the team so vulnerable? When playing against Türkiye, Shin Kyung was fouled continuously at critical moments, including Jokic's own three-pointer missed; when playing against Finland, Makanin made 5 of 6 free throws to secure the victory. It can be said that Jokic's teammates are not good, and behind this is an embarrassing problem that Jokic faces: if you get high scores, it will be difficult for the team to win!

Give some examples in the NBA. In the past five seasons, Jokic has lost 50+ in the NBA three times. In 21 years, he played against the Kings. Jokic scored 50 points, 12 assists and 8 rebounds; last season, he played against the Wizards, Jokic scored 56 points, 16 rebounds and 8 assists; last season, he played against the Timberwolves, and Jokic scored 61 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, but was ruined by Westbrook. From Jokic's total score, assists, rebounds and even steals in the past five years, all the data are in the top two levels of the league. He can fully play the role of a bottom-line guarantee, and the bottom-line guarantee limit is extremely high. Moreover, in the past three seasons, Jokic's On-Off value has basically been around +20. The Nuggets with Jokic are at the championship level, and the Nuggets without Jokic's Nuggets have the net efficiency value equivalent to the Pelicans at the bottom of the West.

But Jokic is not perfect, he can't do dirty and tiring work. As can be seen from the European Championships, Jokic is not good at playing against insiders with shooting ability, and when he is replaced, he is easily misplaced to meet the opponent's small defender and is beaten as a sight. What impressed me was that when Paul was still in the sun, he had been training Jokic continuously in military training. Jokic even lost control and punched Payne and was directly expelled! He cannot live without the basket. Frequently being mobilized will lead to physical fitness and mental imbalance. Like Doncic, he will explode immediately if he doesn't get a whistle. After winning the championship in 23 years, he has been out of the Western Conference second round for two consecutive years. He was eliminated by the Timberwolves last year and was eliminated by the Thunder tiebreak this year. Jokic really has no help.

But with Jokic's system, if he is really a super-level helper, he will not be able to play his maximum value! The NBA stage encourages offense. Jokic has strong offense and weak defense, and has a strong sense of passing and overall view. His offensive talent is too good, ignoring his unfavorable defense nature. In fact, Gordon is the one who bears real defensive pressure in the Nuggets. The US media assumes that is the overall living environment in the West is too friendly to Jokic? Several competitive teams have traditional centers, including Harten of the Thunder, Zubac, Gobert, and Jokic, who are very good at limiting counters to centers without shooting, but the real test is the playoffs and international stage. Including winning the championship in 23 years, Jokic has also been questioned, and there is no team that has won more than 50 games along the way.

two points are certain. In the past five years, Jokic has played the data and efficiency values, which are indeed worthy of the title of No. 1 player in the league. But he is not without shortcomings. He said that the team's configuration cannot match Jokic's strength. In fact, only in this environment can Jokic play the greatest value, but changing direction means that he will become more and more frustrated as he fights. The most important thing is that Jokic's defense is not as good as he imagined, but he was weakened in the NBA and shared a lot by his teammates around him. As for the new season, more and more teams will probably find ways to target Jokic through the European Championships.