Embiid is a great player, but Jokic should be the MVP.
Voters did not feel right about Jokić winning it three years in a row, which isn’t a reason to vote for someone else.
Like a baby screaming for his Binky for over two years, he finally got it.
ESPN's broadcast team tonight...
Mark Jackson didn't put
#Nuggets
Jokic on his MVP ballot and Lisa Salters says, “This is really the first time I’ve had a chance to watch him play, and I’ve got to admit, I have been sleeping on this guy."
Well done ESPN, well done!
I know its unprofessional for what I am about to write, but it needs to be said and can't think of another way to write it to paint this picture..
Van Gundy & Jackson should do their broadcast on their knee's and have a production assistant with tissues to wipe their chins...
#Nuggets
Aaron Gordon has guarded: Karl Anthony Towns, Kevin Durant, Lebron James, & if the Nuggets win WCF, it's either Jimmy Butler or Jayson Tatum
I'm not sure, but feel free to correct me, if any player has had more difficult defensive assignments in playoff history.
If Carmelo Anthony wants to get back into the good graces of
#Nuggets
fans, he should sit court side for a potential game one at Ball Arena... And then show up wearing the
#15
with Jokic on the back.
Sounds crazy, but I think he would get a standing ovation.
@KendrickPerkins
@CoachKarl22
Hey Perk, the racial garbage you put out there today fans the flames of racism. If you were a white analyst saying that about a black player, you'd be fired by now.
Also, the difference between you and George is this--he's in the HOF and you're only getting in w/a ticket.
The once proud
#Broncos
used to be the gold standard of NFL franchises.
Tonight, the Broncos are waiting on Sam Darnold to choose them or the Vikings.
Not sure if there is a floor anymore to how low this can go. This is like watching a bowling ball fall into the Grand Canyon.
#Nuggets
Jokic in his closeout game vs. Suns: 32 points, 12 assists, 10 rebounds, shot 72% from the floor and 3 steals.
The MVP? Embiid as 76ers are getting blown out: 13 pts., 4 rebounds, 4 turnovers, and is shooting 26% from the floor.
Carry the hell on
@KendrickPerkins
Can’t wait for the new narrative if the
#Nuggets
win the NBA title…
They had the easiest path to winning a title in NBA history because they beat a pair of
#8
seeds, a
#7
seed, and a number
#4
.
I have no doubt some will say this.
To all NBA fans who are going to be upset if it’s the
#Nuggets
against the
#Heat
in the NBA finals, allow me to speak for BOTH fan bases.
These fans could care less if you watch or not.
ESPN's Kendrick Perkins uses the race card on Jokic...
ESPN's Mark Jackson doesn't put Jokic in the Top 5 for the MVP...
I'm going to start watching FS1... if I can find it. Oh wait, Skip Bayless works there.
Shit, there isn't a credible national sports network anymore.
#Broncos
have 3 Super Bowl trophies and
#Texans
have 4 playoff wins...
#Broncos
have been to the Super Bowl 8 times and
#Texans
have played 10 playoff games....
Your franchise also enabled a sexual predator. Other than that...
ESPN play by play announcer just said,
#Nuggets
“Jokić might be the most disrespected reigning MVP in a long time.“
It certainly doesn’t help when that same announcing crew just referred to him as Djokovic…as in the tennis player.
Yep, I agree, that’s disrespect.
#Broncos
interview Kyle Shanahan and don't hire him..
They didn't interview Mike McDaniel...
Just think about what could have been hiring one of those brilliant offensive minds...
I think
#Broncos
John Elway has something to say about that…
He led his team to five Super Bowls and two Super Bowl titles.
Then again, there’s always a chance the Packers can go to four consecutive Super Bowls, right?
Denver has been trying to get the Super Bowl for years. Selection committee is worried about the temperature in Denver.
It is currently 70° in Denver and sunny.
It is currently 63° in Miami.
Just sayin’
#SuperBowlLIV
#Broncos
It's hindsight, and I get it, but how would the
#Broncos
look right now if they had Justin Fields (no Patrick Surtain) and the best CB is Ronald Darby with major holes to fill at CB?
I think they would be buried in 4th place for years to come.
Dating back to 1995,
#Broncos
have hired 6 head coaches.
McDaniels, Joseph, & Fangio were 1st time head coaches. All fired within 3 years.
Shanahan, Fox, Kubiak we’re all on 2nd H.C. jobs.. All led
#Broncos
to the Super Bowl.
A 2nd chance worked for them. Maybe Quinn too.
#Broncos
Sean Payton has two strong motivations to keep Evero.
One, he’s a terrific defensive coordinator. The other is this, if Evero stays and then leaves for a head coaching job next year, the Broncos will receive a pair of third round compensatory picks.
Jerry Juedy talking shit to
@TheREALrodSmith
&
@I_CU_boy
on Twitter is comical.
Rod is Rod, while Lindsay had over 2,000 rushing yards in 1st, 2 seasons and 10 TD's in his 1st season. Juedy: 9 total TD's & his career has paled in comparison to both.
Show some respect.
The best thing I can say about
#Broncos
@ChrisHarrisJr
has nothing to do w/his play on the field.
This un-drafted rookie started his career as a super nice guy, humble & accessible to the media.
Once he became a pro-bowler, he never changed. He always remained a great guy.
When
#Broncos
offense wasn’t good last season, all the arrows were pointed at Nathaniel Hackett.
This season, all of the arrows are pointed at the offensive line, Jerry Judy, Russell, Wilson, etc..
This O has more talent than last season
Why is Sean Peyton getting a pass?
To all
#Chiefs
fans who crowed about the
#Broncos
demise...
Remember, it's not about making the playoffs, it's about WINNING IN THE PLAYOFFS...
Chiefs won as many playoff games as the Broncos this season.
Here’s a metric you might be able to understand.
Nuggets Jokić is about to become the first player in NBA history to score 2000 points, 1000 rebounds, and 500 assists in a season.
Is that a metric you understand?
And when is better story part of the equation for MVP?
Embiid this season has been a better player on a better team with a far better story than Jokic but is going to lose convincingly because NBA media fetishizes a bunch of metrics they can’t even begin to explain
I've been struggling to write something on Twitter about my dear friend and radio partner of 5 years,
@LesShapiro
.
As many now know, he's in hospice as he has been battling lung cancer for years.
He is a legendary broadcaster, but even a better man, mentor to many, and friend.
Former MLB Executive on
#Rockies
hiring Bill Schmidt as GM..
"Confirms their total lack of self awareness along w/extending their prevailing ineptitude by design. They didn't even seek outside opinions & methodology. It's baffling to the baseball world, absolutely inexplicable!"
If you wanted Sean Payton and don't like George Paton, here's something to consider...
Payton likely doesn't come here without the Chubb trade... Consider this, no team has received a 1st round pick at the trade deadline over the last 5 years including Von Miller & McCaffery.
The national narrative on the
#Broncos
firing Vic Fangio will be, “Just look at the Broncos defense with Fangio, you can’t win without a great quarterback.”
The analysis is true, but it’s lazy analysis.
Vic’s in-game decision making made him a poor head coach.
If the
#Broncos
hire Dan Quinn, can’t wait for many “Broncos fans“ to openly root for the team to lose because they want to be right that Quinn was the wrong hire.
Here we go again: Lock/Bridgewater, Tebow/Orton, etc.
This is absolutely exhausting!
"Same old
#Browns
" narrative is lazy analysis. New GM John Dorsey is one of best talent evaluators in NFL. Drafted Kareem Hunt, Tyreek Hill & Travis Kelcee.
Denzel Ward bad pick? Drafted Marcus Peters & Casey Heyward.
Mayfield bad pick? Dir. of scouting w/Packers--Aaron Rogers
#Broncos
Randy Gradishar was not selected by the veterans committee for enshrinement in to the Pro football Hall of Fame.
I am saddened and stunned, again!
Paxton Lynch on playing in Seattle, “it’s more like family here than it was in Denver.”
If this kid would’ve spent more time reading the play book instead of sitting in front of a TV and playing Xbox maybe
#Broncos
family would’ve accepted him more.
#Broncos
Devontae Booker said to me and
@LesShapiro
about Vance Joseph not going for it on 4th and 1 from the 6 yard line with 5 minutes to play vs. the Browns....
"A lot of the players were mad with the decision."
#BroncosCountry
w/be divided next week.
If you want Lock, you’ll be rooting for Bridgewater to fail.
If you want Bridgewater, you’ll be rooting for Lock to fail.
Because after all, it’s not about rooting for your team, it’s about being right.
Sad, isn’t it?
How do you like this
#Broncos
fans...
#Vikings
Kyle Sloter is expected to beat out Trevor Siemian for
#2
job behind Cousins..
Source inside Vikings organization, "I would trust Sloter filling in for a couple of games for Cousins, but would feel uneasy about Siemian doing it."
Keep hearing about what's next for
#Broncos
Derek Wolfe and will he take a pay cut.
Source close to the situation: Wolfe is willing to take a pay cut, but wants 3 more years to get to 10 years with the
#Broncos
Just got off the phone with
@ChrisHarrisJr
on
#Broncos
hiring Vance Joseph..
"I always liked him. Surtain w/love him and play great under him. He'll be great for what they need and he'll give DB's a chance to make plays. If he does well, he'll get a chance to be a H.C again."
The story broke about Sean Payton becoming the
#Broncos
head coach 24 days ago.
Right now, he has 6 coaches on his staff, including himself & has 12 more to fill including every one on defense.
Please don't sell me a pile a garbage he's taking his time. This is embarrassing.
The Nuggets are boring? They are the highest scoring team in the playoffs and have the best player in the league.
There is a difference between fast food and fine dining. Clearly, this guy loves McDonald’s.
Cohost of the
@PatBevPod
declares that the Nuggets are boring.
Pat: "All those are very valid reasons"
Genuinely cannot understand how somebody how enjoys basketball could call the nuggets boring. Then again, my favourite movie isn't Fast & Furious 6.
#MileHighBasketball
Life is so fleeting & precious!
My dear friend
@LesShapiro
passed away after a long battle with cancer.
Another very good friend
@redwardsradio
shared this picture of Les and I interviewing DeMaryius Thomas.
The last 7 weeks or so have been heartbreaking.
The
#Broncos
organization will have featured a pair of Hall of Fame quarterbacks in Elway & Manning. Now, future HOFer Russell Wilson.
The Packers have Favre, Rogers, and Starr.
Broncos will have the greatest collection of QBs in NFL history while never drafting a good one.
Source close to
#Broncos
Domata Peko negotiations say, the reports the Broncos are moving on from Peko are 100% NOT true....
The two sides are expected to get together soon to talk about a new deal.
This doesn't mean a deal will happen, but the two sides are still talking.
To all of the
#Broncos
fans who are upset the team didn't draft Justin Fields and didn't get Aaron Rogers....
Here's something that might help you feel better....
A Rogers deal to Denver is not dead. Both teams w/continue to talk & if something happens it'll be around June 2nd.
Mike, we've been friends for a long time, but now I am going to pop in to back my radio partner
@MaseDenver
Your condescending tone with "local blogger" with
@AllbrightNFL
was offensive enough, who IS an NFL insider. One of the best!
Mike, you're not better than everyone else.
#Chiefs
fans crowing about their offense and it's impressive.
#Broncos
fans understand a great offense, 2013 was the best in NFL history.
But pump the brakes KC, Chiefs have won ONE playoff game since 1993. Broncos have been to 4 Super Bowls and won 3 during that time.
After talking with multiple sources who understand the
#Broncos
thinking heading into the draft....
The Broncos will try to trade back in the draft. If they can't, I believe they'll shock every "national expert" & take OL Rashawn Slater.
Not sexy & Broncos fans won't be happy
Wayne Gretzky after the game, “I feel bad for the Edmonton kids because they played so hard.”
Dude, you were great hockey player—the best ever, but put down mic and go pick up some golf clubs.
You’re a joke as an analyst.
I asked
#Broncos
Vance Joseph this week why his defense struggles vs. TE's, he said, "Every team struggles vs. TE's."
When he said that, I thought, he has no plan as he tried to rationalize his team is awful vs. TE's.
And I know
#Broncos
Elway as the guy who quarterbacked his team to 5 Super Bowls--won two.. Built a pair of teams that went to the Super Bowl--won one.
During that stretch...
#Chiefs
have won FOUR playoff games...
#micdrop
No reasonable football person would argue
#Broncos
Wilson isn't a rhythm & timing QB & that's Payton's offense--like it or not.
Payton got the most out of Wilson considering how he played last season. Payton in some ways did Wilson a favor--showing the NFL--he can still play.
Was told
#Broncos
were very interested in DT Jonathan Hankins, but he re-signed w/Raiders...
When I told an Denver offensive player about this, he said, "Who's Hankins?" (a guy he faced twice this year)
The player added, "I would re-sign Peko. Great leader and run stuffer."
Too often in the media, there's bickering between stations & media members. Many like to point out faults & criticize when others are wrong.
With that,
@AllbrightNFL
, a competitor, crushed his predictions on what the
#Broncos
were going to do in free agency. Congrats, Benjamin!
Not a good day for
#Broncos
....
Wanted NT Jonathan Hankins.. Took less to stay w/Raiders.
Price for Amos and most safeties went up w/deal to Landon Collins..
Ja'Wuan James price goes up because of Trent Brown.
Paradis likely gone...
Raiders interested in Drew Lock..
@zechariah1680
Jokic doesn’t care at all about winning it. Embiid has been crying like a baby for years because he hasn’t won it. Glad he got his binky.
Embiid got what he wanted, his MVP award.
Now Jokić gets a chance to get what he wants, a championship.
No reason to fight anymore, everybody is happy.
Deion Sanders says his son and Travis Hunter will only play for the Cowboys, 49ers, Falcons, Commanders, and Ravens.
Good luck being your own man when daddy is telling you to play for the exact same teams he did.
He has taken helicopter parenting to new heights.
So many
#Broncos
fans are caught up with Flacco's statistics....
Here's one... Ravens were 5-11 before he was drafted.... 11-5 in his rookie year...
One losing season as a QB... I'll take that over completion percentage all day.
Not saying he's a great QB, just the facts.
#Broncos
OC Outten said he's been grinding so much his car hasn’t started in a week. He also said he hasn’t seen his family as he & other coaches have been sleeping at the facility.
Hackett has talked about the importance of family
Does this sound like something he would allow?
Sean Payton says, it'll likely cost the
#Broncos
only this year's first round pick from the 49ers which w/be a late first round pick.
So, who would you rather have--Payton or Jim Harbaugh?
By the way, here's another way to look at it, it's Payton for Bradley Chubb.
#Broncos
still have interest in re-signing Chris Harris Jr. There have been discussions, but not sure if this has anything to do with him not being traded today.
One thing is for sure, he will not take a "hometown discount" like last time.
BREAKING!!
#Broncos
Vic Fangio has narrowed the quarterback competition to Drew Lock and Teddy Bridgewater.
I have been told by a very reliable source in the organization a decision will be made before Labor Day, likely sooner.
#Broncos
DeMarcus Ware get into the Hall of Fame, but will not go into the Broncos Ring of Fame.
As it currently stands, per my understanding, a player has to play in Denver for at least 4 years. Ware played 3 seasons with the Broncos.
Should the Broncos make an exception?
I’ve been told by a very reliable source, these types of talks have been going on for sometime now, and Sanders is more than open to moving to the Big 12.
Here’s the difference between
#Broncos
@ChrisHarrisJr
and Keenan Allen.
Harris has a shot at getting into the Hall of Fame. Allen is only getting into the Hall of Fame with a ticket.
I find the Harbaugh decision to stay at Michigan today curious considering the
#Broncos
are interviewing Payton tomorrow.
Maybe, just maybe, Penner would rather have Payton over Harbaugh and Jim did not want to be embarrassed that he wouldn’t get the job.
Just a thought
Many would like Evero to return as the
#Broncos
defensive coordinator, but I don't think he wants to return even though he's under contract.
He's loyal to Hacket & it's one reason he didn't take interim title.
Quite an endorsement from
#NFL
Networks Mike Mayock on
#Broncos
off-season moves and draft so far...
"They are not that far removed from 3 years ago winning a Super Bowl. They are ready to compete this year, not next year. This is not a rebuilding process."
If you don't like this tweet, don't follow..
There have been 6 mass shootings in the United States THIS WEEK and it's only Wednesday.
There have been 6 mass shootings in the U.K. since 2021.
There are plenty of mentally unstable people in the U.K as well as sensible gun laws.
There's a report
#Broncos
Matt Paradis has agreed to terms with the
#Jets
..
Not saying it won't happen, but when I asked an NFL source close to the situation if it's true...
He said, "No it isn't."
Let’s put something into perspective. The Nuggets still have the best starting five in basketball despite all of the free agent moves in the NBA over the last couple of days.