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If they get a high seed I could see it, probably 4 up.
if the spurs land cp3 next summer... 2018 will be when kawhi wins it.
If they get a high seed I could see it, probably 4 up.
Don't forget Tony Parker....
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Surprised at OP for not mentioning Fredette, tbh.
It'll be between Westbrook, Leonard and James.
Westbrook wins if: Thunder get the 4th seed. He'll already have the narrative and counting/advanced stats.
Leonard wins if: Spurs push Warriors for top record and he ups his points per game by a few (should be irrelevant, but there's still a lot of antiquated fools voting on these awards).
James wins if: He scales back the coasting, which is highly unlikely. If anything, he'll probably slightly increase it.
Harden is the dark horse. His reputation and team aren't good enough to win it, but expect a bounce back season from him. If they get the 4th seed, he'll be in the discussion.
George is neither a good enough player nor plays for a good enough team to have a realistic chance to win it, but he could generate some buzz if they hang around the top 4.
yep. pretty much what i had to say on the topic:
i don't see someone from golden state getting it because they have too much help.
then there's lebron. i won't make an argument against him but some voters will (undeserving so) give too much credit to irving.
then there's kawhi & westbrook. westbrook is carrying the load. unless the spurs have the #1 overall seed voters will think "he has aldridge, he has parker (), manu, pop."
I would rather see Kawhi increase his playmaking and assists instead of PPG. That's really the only part of his game missing or rather, not dominant. If he doesn't improve in that area this season the team will not be good enough with so much having to rely on Tony. That's a knock on him. Second, there will always be the system player/system scorer themes among some s.
He'll win the China League MVP, tbh.
It's not antiquated or proven antiquated, anyways. A guy would have a very difficult time winning MVP at 21 ppg.
Curry isn't winning another mvp. I don't even know why some of you mentioned him
Houston will struggle to even make the playoffs, if they make it..
Does mormonism allow him to a Chinese woman, tbh? Even if they don't believe in God or wear the secret underwear?
Why would he want to f* that nas, tbh.....
I can't imagine why LBJ would even care about winning another one of these. The only thing that matters to him is playing his best in the the PO's. Considering the miles on him and his age I fully expect him to coast during reg season, as he did last season. Winning another MVP would basically do next to nothing for his legacy, tbh.
So would I; ppg is mostly about context and mindset and is therefore mostly irrelevant or at least should be, but unfortunately it's not to most of the voters.
Even if Leonard takes a step in terms of play making, no matter how much they win or how good his advanced stats are, if he's not at least approaching mid 20's ppg, he's not winning it.
The mindset of the voters is. So long as his stellar advanced stats more or less maintain and their elite record does, Leonard should be just as legit a contender at 21 ppg as at 24 ppg, but that's not how it works.
I'm not predicting them finishing 4th, but it is wide open and they should be in the mix with the Grizzlies, Thunder, Trail Blazers and Jazz.
Of course he has a reason. He's Jordan chasing like Kobe thought he was. He's even admitted that.
Russ has a good chance if OKC gets a Top 3 seed in the west, but as I see that unlikely, i"d probably go with LeBron with Kawhi as a dark horse candidate.
Agreed that he's chasing MJ. But it seems like he values Rings over MVPs, seeing how he's started coasting in reg season last couple years. That being said, a coasting LBJ is still gonna be an MVP candidate, just not an obvious favorite.
Excellent post. Agree. Kawhi becoming a complete playmaker would take the whole team to another level.
He has to coast, imo. Too many miles on those legs. Still, he might be seduced to playing harder if midway through the season there is no clear MVP front runner.
Robert Sacre is my pick tbh
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