2019 MVPOLL (and awards predictions/talk)

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.

feel like a lot of good perimeter defenders who also have substantial scoring loads spend a lot of the reg season coasting on the defensive end cause no one really has the energy, so u see kawhi or klay doing shutdown stuff in the offs that theyre not necessary doing all season

I think we can say for sure that Bledsoe is the shortest

I'm thinking him, CP3, and Mookie are the shortest guys to make All D?

this is solely voted on by media folk?? lame af

feel like coaches should def have a say in this

would solve a lot of problems if they just let the media coach the teams while the coaches vote on the awards

all groups player coaches media shd have their own awards wld be interesting to compare and contrast

^co-sign

I hear media opinions ALL THE TIME. They're not hard to find. Meanwhile every lil nugget of "insider" talk re: how certain players are discussed, gameplanned for, evaluated, etc from coaches and current players is treasured like a rare taco and devoured by me.

my kingdom for a compendium of scouting reports

media guys do so much voting based on reputation it’s dumb. this has prob been getting better over the years but still

all nba
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so I guess this means there's a better chance Kemba stays in Charlotte now that they can offer him the supermax. this might end up being more of a curse than a blessing though, seems like every mega deal handed out to a PG in recent years (Wall, Paul, Westbrook, Conley) has been a mistake or looks almost certain to become one in the near future.

I'd swap KD for PG and the rest looks ok.

yeah kemba should probably stay haha. only supermax that has worked is the curry one.

harden too

seeing lebron on the 3rd team is kinda O__o but is also the right decision.

pg on the first team is corny

The fact that both Giannis and Harden were unanimous 1st team picks makes it even more apparent that the MVP race is between those two and quite close.

I think Giannis is going to win pretty comfortably, that's my prediction.

interesting side effect of coasting the reg season

A real-time reaction at what it looks like when you think you're getting an extra $30M and then get it clarified that you're not. Amazing video. https://t.co/FDrEWseOJs

— Brian Windhorst (@WindhorstESPN) May 23, 2019

klay didnt coast as much as others on the team imo. he just shot poorly to start the season.

whole team coasting tho prob cost him

coasted into first place

3rd place iirc

right right pretty crazy they will not have homecourt vs either team

they have some things to work out in the next cba
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yeah thats kinda a funny way to do things

if i was a media person i would simply not vote

i wld vote vindictively based on which players were nice to me

Lol so the awards show is tonight and they’re giving out all the reg season awards what a sham no one cares any more

the famous dunk is its own reward

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some vintage luka hateration from lagoon itt

omg u guys r such babies abt luka

I am going to be a single-issue poster this season and that issue will be zion luka

― k3vin k., Monday, October 21, 2019 10:38 AM (three weeks ago) bookmarkflaglink

lol

Lagoon is just asking questions. All the questions are about Luka not being good somehow but