2019 MVPOLL (and awards predictions/talk)

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.

thats bad

harden is a great passer but their whole thing is so screwy

its kinda funny how they almost won the chip last year via D tho

dont think this years team has the defensive talent to pull that off tho, hardens gonna have to hit those stepbacks

or get foul calls in tight games

yeah i think he shd just try to make the shots

its why someone like kyrie is more valuable in the offs cos he makes hard shots instead of foul hunting.

harden is perfectly capable of making tough shots tho he maybe just needs to focus on that rather than the foul hunting

his floater game is crazy.

I would disagree about kyrie being more valuable in the offs btw, harden didn’t have the luxury of playing with lebron

also let’s not forget that for all of his struggles they should have won the chip last year and he’s gotten better

like this step back stuff he’s taken to a whole new level

hes gonna have to prove it in "the playoffs"

I would disagree about kyrie being more valuable in the offs btw, harden didn’t have the luxury of playing with lebron

also let’s not forget that for all of his struggles they should have won the chip last year and he’s gotten better

― k3vin k., Wednesday, April 10, 2019 2:06 PM (three minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

should clarify that i dont think kyrie is more valuable than harden in the offs, but that his skillset is more valuable during the offs

sometimes a player is just that much better though regardless of skillset or else the best nba player would be like otto porter or something

jeff green is the MVO (most valuable in the offs)

george over jokic for MVP is so cringey

yeah, shouldnt be a dpoy finalist either imo

pg was having a legit year but then fell the fuck off as per usual

prob would've helped had he not torn his rotator cuff

true

All-Rookie First Team is the top-5 picks for the first time since the incredible draft class of 1984.

Awesome note from the press release: pic.twitter.com/aMGMrzO3ZT

— Micah Adams (@MicahAdams13) May 21, 2019

Klay finally made one!
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D7MKHpvU0AAEUgP.jpg

also that top 3 is TIGHT

Is Eric Bledsoe really that good? He's never really jumped out at me but I haven't watched him too closely on D.

i would put jrue way ahead of him.

My gut would be to rank him last of those ten.

probably accurate.

only major snub i see myles turner