2019 MVPOLL (and awards predictions/talk)

i mean thats like kyrie which seems like a much better comparison than guys who are just beasts in the nba, and kyrie kinda hangs around the edges of the mvp conversation

last year u all were in love w ben simmons lol

Luka is also shooting 43/33 Matt

Euroleague MVP at 18, NBA RoY at 19 [Stephen A Smith voice] HOWEVER

euroleague mvp is impressive roy means nothing

i mean giannis at 18 in some 3rd tier league, giannis at 19 getting 7mins off the bench, anyone think lukas gonna be as good as giannis

I can see it. his comp is harden imo

euroleague mvp is impressive roy means nothing

assuming this refers to the fact that recent illustrious winners of this award include Malcolm Brogdon (who's fine, but still) and MCW.

I remember the three man race between tyreke evens, steph, & brandon jennings..

evans

[12th consecutive year of Luka being the best player in his age group] Jerry Stackhouse had that one season where he scored 30 ppg

https://i.imgur.com/Tvb4NVx.png

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Hmm I wonder what would happen to this already good player if that improved

Maybe you’re right, man. But it’s a pretty contrarian view at this point. When is he going to stop exceeding expectations

A player's 3pt. % is the one statistic we should all focus on when evaluating them. This has been proved by science.

quality post lol

guy takes tough shots that are hard to make at a high rate, doesnt even take science to understand that the step back 3 is a tough way to get points, now the dunk on the other hand is very good

i mean consider for a second how his future looks if hes not that good of a shooter, which he has not been for his career

he's never had to shoot at this distance before and he's shooting a perfectly acceptable rate for a teenager who takes ridiculously tough shots

I mean playing devil's advocate is fine but the guy is going to dominate it's v obvious

i mean consider for a second how his future looks if hes not that good of a shooter, which he has not been for his career

saw gobert play in person last night and it's crazy how good he is at defense, think he had 5 blocks but at least 5-10 more times where dudes didnt even try to get a shot off in there just dribble through the key and kicked it out.

The @utahjazz started a Gobert for DPOY campaign that's inspired by a John Coltrane jazz vinyl record, track listing and all 🎼 pic.twitter.com/IKo1pNrM3m

— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) April 4, 2019

idk why but My One and Only Love (Defense) is cracking me up.
Love watching great big men defenders in person. Camby was incredible.

The Bucks reached 60 wins yesterday with a few games yet to play. My hot take is that probably will give Giannis the definite edge in MVP voting. If Harden hadn't won his first MVP already it would be hard to deny him this time, but he's got one on the shelf, so this season Giannis will get his.

https://theathletic.com/909752/2019/04/08/the-2019-nba-player-poll-mvp-the-goat-most-overrated-players-weigh-in-on-the-best-and-worst-in-the-game/

Shane Young's award thoughts seem otm
https://medium.com/@shaneyoungnba/2018-19-nba-awards-ballot-1a4c0dc88ee7

yes. otm. he's done his homework and expressed his conclusions well.

lowe weighs in
http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/26481556/zach-lowe-2018-19-nba-awards-ballot-winners-tight-races

"James Harden has no weaknesses on offense. He could thrive within any ecosystem. He is the best offensive player in the league." im sorry but this is dumb

yea i read that back a few times...

"Best and most valuable are almost the same, but not quite." also this

general consensus picks across the board appear to be Giannis for MVP, Doncic for ROY, Budenholzer for coach, Gobert for DPOY, Siakam for MIP and Williams for 6th Man (again).

that will most likely be how it plays out yea

"James Harden has no weaknesses on offense. He could thrive within any ecosystem. He is the best offensive player in the league." im sorry but this is dumb

― lag∞n, Wednesday, April 10, 2019 1:36 PM (eleven minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

being an unstoppable iso scorer kind of means this is true

Harden's string of 87 consecutive unassisted baskets was the most insane hoops stat I have ever heard.

"James Harden has no weaknesses on offense. He could thrive within any ecosystem. He is the best offensive player in the league." im sorry but this is dumb

― lag∞n, Wednesday, April 10, 2019 1:36 PM (thirty minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

In terms of how basketball is played and officiated in 2019 this is absolutely true.

its really not

are you under the impression that there is a better offensive player or

https://thefader-res.cloudinary.com/private_images/w_760,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best/GettyImages-875432326_gnml9b/steph-curry-brita-commercial.jpg

there are other candidates too

i mean if offense is just lighting up the magic on a tuesday night or whatever fine give it to harden

Harden's string of 87 consecutive unassisted baskets was the most insane hoops stat I have ever heard.

― A is for (Aimless), Wednesday, April 10, 2019 1:53 PM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

its impressive but also a bad way to play basketball

steph is def in the convo but as far as effort day in day out body of work and so forth this season it’s harden

the problem with judging day in day out body of work is it just not what the generally agreed upon goal of playing in the nba is, tho tbf it might be hardens goal

impressive but also a bad way to play basketball

that's why I chose my words carefully. it isn't sane to play a team sport like that, yet he makes it work for him at an all-star level of production.

its pretty psycho really

like he cld play better basketball that doesnt see him chucking in the playoffs but he chooses not to

if offense is just shooting then give it to Steph, of course. but it's not. Harden is better at creating shots for other guys and insanely better at getting to the line.

Harden is better at creating shots for other guys

this is very false. steph is way better at making his teammates lifes easier and getting them open shots, assist #s dont tell the whole story

I don't think Tucker, Green, and House even know how to dribble anymore but ok.