Over time, the fans’ taste in the game of basketball changes. There was a time when fans enjoyed watching great teams. Nowadays, fans prefer to praise individual brilliance instead.
Former NBA player Gilbert Arenas recently shared his views on the same. He tried to strengthen his point by using the example of Nikola Jokic.
“Nobody wants to watch great teams play. They want to watch great dominant players. For the consumer, Jokic’s game is not s**y. It’s s**y for basketball players, like, oh man, what he’s doing is unreal. But if you’re not like Giannis or Ja Morant, jumping out of the gym, putting your elbows in the backboard, or you’re shooting 50-foot three-pointers. Other than that, what are the stars doing in those big cities? So, no matter how you sell them, unless he’s in Boston, New York, LA, no one’s going to be paying attention to their game.”
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It seemed like Gilbert Arenas was calling out Nikola Jokic, but he was just using him as an example to share the reality of the NBA right now.
Fans love to watch players who can produce highlight reels on a regular basis. Jokic, on the other hand, is someone who uses the fundamentals of basketball to dominate in the NBA.
Gilbert Arenas Thinks No One Would Care Even If Nikola Jokic Wins The 2023 NBA Championship
Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets are just four wins away from winning the first NBA Championship in franchise history.
But according to Gilbert Arenas, no one would care if Jokic actually gets it done. He blamed Jokic’s playing style, which lacks something that kids would want to see.
“You know Jokic can win this championship,” Arenas said. “No one’s going to care. Let’s just be honest. I’m sorry. He’s not gonna go from where he is right now to this super megastar because he’s not doing anything kids want to see.”
As sad as it may sound, that’s actually true. Due to a lack of swagger in his game, many of Jokic’s elite feats go under the radar. The same could happen even if he does lead the Nuggets to an NBA Championship this season.
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