One of those are the Denver Nuggets, led by my guy, who I eventually called the stretch mark five.

But he went and got in shape to challenge that.

He also got a fresh cut, which should not go unnoticed because with a fresh cut look good, Feel good, play good.

And he played good last night.

What you see from the Joker, it just so I have so many songs and beats and rhythms in my head.

You said something about, um, looking.

The first thing came to my mind is main source the Joker looking at the front door, and in that case, he spent baseline backers and did the bang bang with the crew cut.

And we're gonna have so many conversations about who the top players in the league if you watch this program or if you listen to anything that have come out of my mouth, I never have this conversation without bringing up the joke.

He's gonna be amongst the league leaders in points rebounds, probably is gonna lead the league and assist.

And you know what your Kobe said on the production call today that he loved about my guy.

It made me so very happy.

People think the Joker don't play D.

Jacoby look deeper in the box score.

And what did you discover Also, Jacoby.

Thank you for teaching me up for that because one thing is way don't like to talk about the M V.

P too early.

Remember when Kyler Murray was the M v p?

Remember when Russell Wilson was the M V.

P?

But look at this.

I did a little bit of research looking where he ranks p er average points per game points per game.

Rebounds per game.

Steals per game.

Number one in effective field goal percentage is fourth in steals.

Now, I did notice something.

I was looking this up.

You gotta get some more blocks, Joker.

You get some more blocks because I was like, I know I missed him somewhere these time.

Top blocks in the league.

I scrolled through that thing like three times, like I know you got a couple more blocks than this, but no, no to buy his.

Harris has more blocks than the Joker.

Eso that first that was p e crazy.

And since his first, that's crazy p e.

I would assume right?

Shout the Uncle Shut D And here's the thing about his game.

Jacoby.

He's one of one.

There's no player in the league that does what he does for his team.

He's legitimately appoint center, leading the league in assist.

Just take a lead.

He's shooting floaters off both legs.

He's shooting three pointers.

You get a post ending.

He spun baseline and dunked backwards like he spins baseline on you in ducks and he shoots threes.

Any leads leading effective field goal percentage.

There is no one else like the Joker.

Can he keep this up?

And can the, frankly, the Nuggets win enough game to elevate him in that M V P conversation?

When we get to that point of the season?

Well, there's another team in the Western Conference that's also trying to break into the top for in that conference and establish themselves, and that is the Utah Jazz Now.

The Jazz beat the Pelicans yesterday, and they did so just by raining threes from the outside, just raining threes from the outside there, now tied with the second best record in the league.

What do you think about these jazz?

This an early hot starters this legitimate and can't continue?

I think I need to go into my cell phone and have one of my favorite players, who, along with Jamal Murray and Booker, was a breakout star in the bubble.

Donovan Mitchell and a ZMA Muchas.

I loved him showing up in the game with a bulletproof vest on acknowledging the fact that people that look like us aren't necessarily safe in our own country, in particular by the people who are designed to protect and serve the Utah Jazz have an identity.

Jacoby.

They have an anchor planned defense and Rudy Gobert, who's gonna contest and block shots and play well out on the floor against pick and rolls.

They got Donovan Mitchell, who could be a primary ball handler.

Get me 30 plus points.

Plus, get me tennis is and they surrounded them with shooting Jordan Clarkson.

You know how much I love irrational confidence?

Heat check.

Austin Rivers, Jamal Crawford, Jordan Clarkston kind of players.

And so now all of a sudden, you get Bogdanovich back.

Who's their third best player, who they did not have him in the bubble.

When they're making the three, we know that they're gonna play d They actually have legitimate balance.

They're one of the teams in the league with an identity and legitimate balance.

So big shout to the Utah Jazz for every time we look down at the Western Conference standing these last couple of years, even if you wanna overlook him there, right in the conversations.

Jalen, I'm gonna go negative.

Jacoby.

I still need to see in the playoffs I still need to see in the playoffs.

I still need to see it in the playoffs, and until then, I'm gonna be another one of those national media members that just ignorantly overlooks the success of the franchise and especially their head coach, Quin Snyder, who, I absolutely think is one of the best doesn't get talked about it.

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