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Jamal Murray in his Olympic debut off the bench played quite bad. He has been offered a max contract by Denver but is not signing because Denver wants to add conditions to the deal.
It seems Murray is continuing to struggle since winning the championship. Will Canada need to make a tough decision? Does this also further validate that Nikola Jokic is really fucking good?
by NBAperspective
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This mf is fr a Lakers merchant
He looks out of shape, got winded after 4 mins, if he can’t get motivated after first Olympics in 24 years for Canada basketball
How will he be motivate after getting 200 million? He has his title and doesn’t care about all stars
Canada defense noticeably got worse whenever he on court not just missing shots
Also tough decision already was made, he’s not starting lol
He is coming off the bench? Maybe his knees are fucked
Back to form
I would say Jamal without Jokic, but he played like shit with him too
If he continues to play like this for the rest of his career, fans of the future will view the Denver championship as a Jokic solo carry job
-23 in a 7 point win is crazy work
At half time we were winning by 10 and he had a -8 +/-
Half way through the first quarter we were up by 13, he came in and the team just almost instantly started playing bad.
Canada needs Murray to sit on the bench and dort and brooks to stay out of foul trouble to have a chance
He looks so slow and lethargic, I’m surprised Denver let him play
Has any player tanked their reputation more in the last 6 months than Jamal?
It would be all-time levels of revisionist history to suggest the 2022-23 Nuggets championship was all Jokic when Murray was excellent for pretty much the entire run, but I’m getting more and more concerned that the $209M deal he’s got waiting for him is gonna be what fully shuts the door on Denver’s title hopes if he doesn’t show improved conditioning/injuries not affecting him
He’s kind of redundant with SGA on the team next to him. I mean SGA is basically just a better Jamal Murray.
He’s also gotten so used to his role with the Nuggets that he’s having a hard time adjusting to a much different role in a much different scheme.
Booth should still hand him a max deal when he gets off the plane in Denver and I will stand by that take even if he plays like this for the entire competition
He’s playing like he buys his syrup from Vermont.
Wasn’t he playing like this in the playoffs? Hopefully it’s not a lingering injury. If it is, I’m surprised Denver allowed him to go.
what not having jokic does to a MFer
Anyone that watches Nuggets knows Murray is at his best with Jokic on the floor.
He’s never been the guy to run the 2nd unit comfortably. It’s strange how his confidence with and without the Joker is night and day.
I believe he’ll get back to form but I do not think he’ll be at the level he was during the championship run or the series he had against the Jazz.
I still love Jamal. Without him we have no X factor, he has mediocre games but sometimes he goes off and wins us shit
Are there any teams that are purple and yellow? You can start him against them.
Pay this man!
Lol nice Jamal
When they trapped sga at the end and it was JM that got the inbound, I was like hallelujah! We got guys, LFG
Such a strange player, can look like an All NBA player or Reggie Jackson.
How many heat packs?
He is honestly very dependent on Jokic. Their chemistry elevates him so much
Hopefully this helps negotiate his massively inflated contract down. He isn’t worth 40 million a year.
Denver’s window closed hard af
My man not beating the Jokic merchant allegations
Ass
I don’t know what’s going on with him, I’m wondering if he’s hurt or something
where was this vs us rofl
Give the guy 6 months off.
He’s young enough.
If I’m the Nuggets, I’m nervous about that contract he’s about to sign.
Didn’t watch the game. Expected the title to end with “and one game winner”
I don’t think nuggets want to pay him. He seem to peak in the championship run
Jamal legit hasnt done anything to deserve hate besides have confidence and get his shit sucked in instagram live
He’s very injury prone , healthy he’s unreal but unfortunately that’s now how life works
Cmon lol. He is a solid player. He is just used to having the ball in his hands a lot and trying to figure out how to play off the ball and be the 3rd or 4th option while on the floor.
Mark my words. We will need him in future games.
I think Jamal Murray might have killed Mundane Guest’s cat or something
What are the conditions Denver wants to add?
he looks fat and completely out of shape
Where is this version of Jamal Murray when playing against the Lakers? SMH
Other team needs to wear Laker jerseys and this boy will go OFF.
Daym Canada has 5 NBA players in the starting 5 and lightweight decent ones.
It seemed worse than -23
Jamal “dog shit” Murray
I don’t feel bad for team Canada. They coulda had Shaedon instead of that scrub Murray
Jokic merchant.
Just how bad are the Lakers guards