[Wind] Michael Malone compares Nikola Jokic to a marathon runner: “Everybody says, ‘The NBA season’s a marathon.’ I run marathons. I’ve seen the guys that win marathons. They don’t pace themselves. They’re running sub-5 minute miles. I think pacing yourself is what losing teams do.”
Michael Malone compares Nikola Jokic to a marathon runner: "Everybody says, 'The NBA season's a marathon.' I run marathons. I've seen the guys that win marathons. They don't pace themselves. They're running sub-5 minute miles. I think pacing yourself is what losing teams do." pic.twitter.com/xk8Ogi2ZDz
— Harrison Wind (@HarrisonWind) January 3, 2024
by Kimber80
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Love me some Michael “Lakers Daddy” Malone, but I hate to break it to you, elite marathoners pace themselves. They even employ these people called “pacers.”
Imagine you have a peak velocity of 8 shots of tequila or Malort in an hour before you pass out in the bathroom of Elway’s. You need to make it 4 hours, so you employ a couple friends to keep you to a steady 5 shots / hour the first 2 hours.
That’s elite championship parade prep
Ok Mike but the team will the best record only makes the finals about 50% of the time.
More shots at the Lakers ;/
Wait, Jokic is definitely coasting/pacing in some games tho
slipping in the quiet flex that he runs marathons tho damn
the hell is he on about
“I’ve always felt that long, slow distance produces long, slow runners.” – Seb Coe
Wasn’t Jokic pacing himself near the end of the season last year part of the reason he didn’t win MVP?
Malone is a fucking dumbass, holy shit, this is what a dumbass coach sounds
Alright dude needs to calm down no need to just lie lmao. Nobody and I mean *nobody* regardless of physical health can run or move at full speed for any significant length of time. The more in shape you are the more you push yourself when you’re going at your limits. You can’t escape physical reality and how your body functions lol. He’s either lying or legitimately doesn’t realize that these people could in fact move faster and he just thinks they aren’t holding back because they’re still going at a solid clip
If you ever run a marathon I implore you to do exactly the opposite of what he says here
Bad premise. Kipchoge pacing himself in a marathon is a lot different than me pacing myself.
Ah, yes, the basketball coach opining about marathon running.
This dude is lucky to have a generational talent and a great front office to surround that talent with also great talented players. This coach is pretty much disliked in NBA circles.
Damn thats some boss shit
I think marathon winners typically pace themselves, its just that their version of “pacing” is our version of biting our lip and giving it hell.
The fuck. Those guys absolutely pace themselves though. It’s just that their marathon pace is absurd.
But isn’t sub 5 miles their pace?
Thats because they are sub 4 minute 1 milers Michael.
“I am very out of shape and cannot comprehend a fitness level where one can run a 5 minute mile for 26.2 miles”
lol, what in the nonsense? Marathon runners absolutely pace themselves.
Man wins one championship…
GG Indiana
Is this one of those ‘you hate him when he’s an opponent, love him on your team’ situations, or do Nuggets fans also find Mike Malone annoying?
I mean he’s clearly just throwing shots at veteran teams/players who phone in half the season, I don’t think anybody should be taking this metaphor at face value
when you can run a sub 3:55 mile 5 mins is pacing
Bros still drunk off fireball shooters
Someone ask this man what he thinks “pacing yourself” means.
I know it can be hard to imagine but those guys running sub-5 minute miles in the marathon ARE pacing.
Been a bit since we got a good Micheal Malone sound bite that’ll drive everyone on this site crazy lol
What is this fool talking about
Ye bro go thank Jokic every day you still have your job.
Lebron “pacing” himself in the regular season has definitely extended his career. Since his return to Cleveland he clearly does not push himself in the regular season.
Kawhi too. He turns it on for when it really matters and preserves his health as much as possible, difficult when you have a degenerative condition.
This isn’t soccer or college football where every game is vital to winning.
Mike Malone makes the Nuggets super unlikeable
They can run sub 4 minute miles. Sub 5 minutes is them pacing themselves lmao.