2019 MVPOLL (and awards predictions/talk)

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

Congrats to @smart_MS3 on the very much deserved 1st-team All-Defense selection!
It's about time they started counting all these #WinningPlays pic.twitter.com/yaujuL0KZL

— Max Lederman (@Max_Lederman) May 22, 2019

only major snub i see myles turner

― but I can't let Trae do it I got Huerter on my mind (Spottie), Wednesday, May 22, 2019 2:20 PM (three minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

these awards are always lagging hell prob get there next year

klay and bledsoe def the bottom 2 of those 10 defensively

klay's defensive metrics haven't ever been great, does his rep just come from eye test and narrative?

yeah but also hes really good at defense. idk why his metrics arent good. kawhis were really bad this year too.

his metrics arent good in part because he doesnt rebound much or force turnovers much which are the 2 easiest defensive contributions to quantify

which kawhi does both at an elite level, and yet.

kawhi is #235 in DRPM

whats the best defensive stat/metric anyway?

idk i look at a bunch of stuff but obv theres nothing that really matters the non-discrete-event parts of defense

*measures

u cant quantify basketball its mystical some might even say religious

best way is probably just finding as large as possible on/off samples

or summon a ghost then ask the ghost

wait is this voted on by media or coaches or both? coaches def know who the best defenders are

Klay doesn't make spectacular defensive plays but he is so fundamentally sound on that end mentally and technique wise. I never see a team or even player try to go at him.