Zach Lowe:" I am not sure Kawhi isn't the MVP of the whole league" "should be #1...

[TheGreatYacht]

So we're ruling out Kawhi huh?

LMAOOOOOOO

[spursistan]

The NBA has completely blown it with this post-playoffs award ceremony..they have just taken away a lot of drama and talking points out of the postseason..

As someone said it on twitter: Imagine not being able to make 3-1 jokes on the unanimous MVP ..

Ps. Russ is going to win it..

[Seventyniner]

The NBA has completely blown it with this post-playoffs award ceremony..they have just taken away a lot of drama and talking points out of the postseason..

As someone said it on twitter: Imagine not being able to make 3-1 jokes on the unanimous MVP ..

Ps. Russ is going to win it..

I don't get it. If the awards ceremony had been after the playoffs last year it would have been super awkward for Curry, like it was for Dirk in 2007.

[gambit1990]

Wow. Claims to watch NBA but doesn't know about MVP voting. NO, the playoffs do no impact the voting at all. Voting is done before playoffs. It's announced during playoffs, but the voting concludes before them.

actually no, that changed. so you're the one who doesn't know, typical

Won't be announced until June 26th, along with every other award, but voting will be done before the playoffs begin.

good to know that didn't change.

[FkLA]

Wow. Claims to watch NBA but doesn't know about MVP voting. NO, the playoffs do no impact the voting at all. Voting is done before playoffs. It's announced during playoffs, but the voting concludes before them.

actually no, that changed. so you're the one who doesn't know, typical

[ace3g]

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[BillMc]

Dirk got bounced in the first round his MVP year.

[BillMc]

Nice find!

[dabom]

You get some dap.

[ace3g]

Harden is starting his campaign for Kawhi as MVP

[dabom]

[apalisoc_9]

If Russ wins MVP and Houston Demolishes OKC. We're going to hear a lot of people try to justify their decision.

[TampaDude]

Damn, Russ...

[spursistan]

That Harden bum wrist killed his efficiency the last 2 weeks and lost him the MVP more than Russ going HAM-- stat-padding, nothwistanding..

[apalisoc_9]

That Harden bum wrist killed his efficiency the last 2 weeks and lost him the MVP more than Russ going HAM-- stat-padding, nothwistanding..

He's still going to win it. People's minds are usually already decided by Mid march.

I'm just Glad these MVPs are announced by the end of the season now. Oh boy the voters are going to have to do a lot of justfying of Westbrook wins with his ty D and Stat padding..specially if Houston starts the playoffs like they want to committ mass murder.

I suspect they're going to start strong and sweep the thunder

[gambit1990]

Harden is starting his campaign for Kawhi as MVP

[gambit1990]

at least kawhi won't have an ego trip after not winning it this year... if anything, he'll work harder.

hopefully the spurs get a PG that can get kawhi easy buckets.

i'll take rubio, livingston...

[Thomas82]

Good stuff!!

[NameLess Scrub]

We keep talking about how Russ is inefficient and a stat padder. There are videos on how he doesn't actually increases the rebounds on his team, but just takes more of the pie so he can have better numbers. But what are the actual numbers that show that his play is not conducive to winning? He has narrative on his side as people claim his triple doubles are conducive to winning because he doesn't have Durant and is still 6th in the West. He also has all this heroic offensive runs late in games that he ends up winning.

I've heard people basically say it doesn't matter if he stat pad because his team is 6th in the West with no Durant.

For me, if he wasn't going to win by being a double double guy in the 6th seed of the West, he shouldn't win by being a triple double guy since his rebounds are manipulated.

[Gagnrath]

Durant might well believe it.... He's done for this year till the second round, but his defense was actually good this year. Partially because he has putting forth energy and partially because he is playing more as a big than a wing on defense.

[BillMc]

"The Case for Kawhi Leonard MVP"

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features...espn:clubhouse

[GSH]

He's still going to win it. People's minds are usually already decided by Mid march.

I'm just Glad these MVPs are announced by the end of the season now. Oh boy the voters are going to have to do a lot of justfying of Westbrook wins with his ty D and Stat padding..specially if Houston starts the playoffs like they want to committ mass murder.

I suspect they're going to start strong and sweep the thunder

A lot of people talk about guys stat-padding, when it isn't. Westbrook stat-pads. But even with him stat-padding, what does it say about the overall ty state of the league, when all the big men collectively allow a 6'3" guy to pull down 10 boards every night? I don't give a rat's ass how athletic he is, 7-foot tall guys should not give up a lot of rebounds to a damn PG.

But if you want to know why his defense isn't good, you don't have to look any further than him breaking away early to go chase rebounds. That's part of the stat-padding.

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