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Izzy

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1930 total appearances

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The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Local Hour: Michael Jordan vs. Nikola Jokic

It's a leviton siren.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Local Hour: Michael Jordan vs. Nikola Jokic

It's a leviton siren.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Local Hour: Michael Jordan vs. Nikola Jokic

Technically, I brought him up. I was the one who said he was boring, though.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Local Hour: Michael Jordan vs. Nikola Jokic

Technically, I brought him up. I was the one who said he was boring, though.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Local Hour: Michael Jordan vs. Nikola Jokic

Can't I make the argument, though, that they had specific skills, not as Dan is saying, not complete wide receivers, not great wide receivers, where their amazing quarterbacks are taking advantage of those specific skills. And so I'm with Dan here. Like Xavier Worthy, he's fast. Yes, he's not a complete receiver yet.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Local Hour: Michael Jordan vs. Nikola Jokic

Can't I make the argument, though, that they had specific skills, not as Dan is saying, not complete wide receivers, not great wide receivers, where their amazing quarterbacks are taking advantage of those specific skills. And so I'm with Dan here. Like Xavier Worthy, he's fast. Yes, he's not a complete receiver yet.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Local Hour: Michael Jordan vs. Nikola Jokic

I will take advantage of what he can do because I'm that offense and I'm Patrick Mahomes. Same thing with Josh Allen. I don't need a stud wide receiver. I can buy enough time out there to just let anybody get open and make that person get a bunch of yards. It's the quarterbacks taking advantage of those guys, no?

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Local Hour: Michael Jordan vs. Nikola Jokic

I will take advantage of what he can do because I'm that offense and I'm Patrick Mahomes. Same thing with Josh Allen. I don't need a stud wide receiver. I can buy enough time out there to just let anybody get open and make that person get a bunch of yards. It's the quarterbacks taking advantage of those guys, no?

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Local Hour: Michael Jordan vs. Nikola Jokic

Aren't we making the same argument for different positions, right? What I'm saying is a great quarterback will make a system receiver into being pretty good, right? Into being a good, productive receiver. And you're saying a good receiver, A.J. Brown, can make a quarterback better like Jalen Hurts because we see Jalen Hurts doesn't have the skill set as these other quarterbacks.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Local Hour: Michael Jordan vs. Nikola Jokic

Aren't we making the same argument for different positions, right? What I'm saying is a great quarterback will make a system receiver into being pretty good, right? Into being a good, productive receiver. And you're saying a good receiver, A.J. Brown, can make a quarterback better like Jalen Hurts because we see Jalen Hurts doesn't have the skill set as these other quarterbacks.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Local Hour: Michael Jordan vs. Nikola Jokic

I mean, if you think about Aaron Gordon, what he was supposed to be in Orlando, like you mentioned, and what he sort of settled into as effectively, in my opinion, the best role player in the league, that's almost a gift, right? You're getting a guy who is supposed to be a star, and it's like, no, no, it's almost like Amari Cooper.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Local Hour: Michael Jordan vs. Nikola Jokic

I mean, if you think about Aaron Gordon, what he was supposed to be in Orlando, like you mentioned, and what he sort of settled into as effectively, in my opinion, the best role player in the league, that's almost a gift, right? You're getting a guy who is supposed to be a star, and it's like, no, no, it's almost like Amari Cooper.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Local Hour: Michael Jordan vs. Nikola Jokic

I'm okay playing this role, and so he's an elite role player, right? The other guys that won a championship with it anyway, KCP is an elite defender in the perimeter and a really good shooter. So it was almost a great opportunity. perfect fit around Jokic. But I think what we're seeing now is that, yeah, he can adjust to whatever teammates he has.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Local Hour: Michael Jordan vs. Nikola Jokic

I'm okay playing this role, and so he's an elite role player, right? The other guys that won a championship with it anyway, KCP is an elite defender in the perimeter and a really good shooter. So it was almost a great opportunity. perfect fit around Jokic. But I think what we're seeing now is that, yeah, he can adjust to whatever teammates he has.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Local Hour: Michael Jordan vs. Nikola Jokic

He and Russell Westbrook are making magic out there sometimes. And so, yes, if you put him on the Detroit Pistons, as long as there's some level of balance there, it's not just a bunch of Jalen Durans around him, then they will absolutely be top

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Local Hour: Michael Jordan vs. Nikola Jokic

He and Russell Westbrook are making magic out there sometimes. And so, yes, if you put him on the Detroit Pistons, as long as there's some level of balance there, it's not just a bunch of Jalen Durans around him, then they will absolutely be top

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Local Hour: Michael Jordan vs. Nikola Jokic

I think absolutely. And I think that's part of the gift. That's part of the brilliance of Jokic is he makes everybody else better. Like Cade Cunningham, I like him. He's, you know, last year with bad teammates and a worse coach was not doing very well. That's where I formed that opinion on him. This year looks a lot better. Still has a bunch of turnovers, but he is not elevating everybody, right?

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Local Hour: Michael Jordan vs. Nikola Jokic

I think absolutely. And I think that's part of the gift. That's part of the brilliance of Jokic is he makes everybody else better. Like Cade Cunningham, I like him. He's, you know, last year with bad teammates and a worse coach was not doing very well. That's where I formed that opinion on him. This year looks a lot better. Still has a bunch of turnovers, but he is not elevating everybody, right?

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Local Hour: Michael Jordan vs. Nikola Jokic

There's actually just better players around him, Tobias Harris and whatnot. But I think with Nicola Jokic, he would make everybody around him better, and that's just something that you can't really measure.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Local Hour: Michael Jordan vs. Nikola Jokic

There's actually just better players around him, Tobias Harris and whatnot. But I think with Nicola Jokic, he would make everybody around him better, and that's just something that you can't really measure.