Chris Paul is better than Harden. Anthony Davis, really? Hahaha.
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This looks to be the tightest MVP race in quite some time. Who you got so far?
1a-Harden (above Westbrook only because of team record).
1b-Westbrook (see above. Also, his efficiency could be a little higher).
3-Kawhi (folks underrate his importance because it is the Spurs, but without him this team would go from the second best record in the league to struggling to stay above 500. Patty ing Mills has been the 2nd best Spur this season and we're still only one behind Curry, Durant, Draymond, Klay and co.).
4- Lebron (without him the Cavs don't make the playoffs).
5- Anthony Davis (best PER in the league).
6- Chris Paul (Clippers suck without him, imvho).
7a-Durant (should be a lot higher if not for joining a team that won 73 ing games without him).
7b-Curry (even though not on the PS level he showed the last couple of seasons he's still the main reason the Warriors are the Warriors).
Last edited by DAF86; 12-15-2016 at 12:28 AM.
Chris Paul is better than Harden. Anthony Davis, really? Hahaha.
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Choke Paul and Harden are both empty-stats losers and always will be.
Westbrook, LeGOAT, Giannis and Kawhi are the real MVP candidates this year.
People always over estimate 2/3rds of the old OKC squad. Russ and Harden are losers. They get empty stats and wow in the RS. Durant is the only one who has the con where ability to get MVP is concerned but he screwed that pooch when he went to GS, I think.
I think KL is going to surprise folks. Lebron is the person to beat.
lol westbrook. Just like last time he played without Durant, his empty stats are going to lead him right to the lottery.
Update
1-Harden- PER: 28.18 - Team record: 31-10 - leads top 3 offensive team
2-Leonard- PER: 27.75 - Team record: 31-8 - leads top 3 defensive team
3-Lebron- PER: 26.71 - Team record: 28-10 - his team is 0-3 without him this season
4-Westbrook- PER: 30.24 - Team record: 24-16 - Averages triple double
5-Marc Gasol- PER: 20.70 - Team record: 24-17 - leads top defensive team in the league
If westbrook keep his tripe double average I don't see him not taking it tbh...
He's not taking it as the 6th or 7th seed, imho.
Todays NBA media.
Who knows who the f will *win*
Cavs would be in the playoffs without Lebron. Spurs would be in the playoffs without Kawhi. Stop with the bull , honestly.
Based on merit, not a prediction on what the media will decide:
1. Russ
2. Harden(have to knock him a bit for being a system player)
3. Butler
4. Paul
5. Lebron
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1. lebeta, easy tbh.
2. cp3 (this is really unlucky tbh, his best years under byron scott and tom rivers)
3. dubeta (talented but a world class pussy)
4. kwahi (just not that talented as the top 3, no shame in that)
5-6. harden/westchimp (stats over wins, weak/nonexistent defenders, turnover machines, superstars with clear flaws in their game)
7-8. davis/kyrie (very similar players imo, they need an alpha star to really shine, imo both are great playoff players in the beta role)
9-11. curry/lowry/thomas (great players, just less impactful than the others, with a penchant for chronic choking and ridiculous chucking).
12-16. giannis/derozan/cousins/butler/paul george (stars, but nothing more, won't carry a team in the playoffs)
17-22. wall/aldridge/griffin/lillard/thompson/raymond donkey (star talented but flawed games)
23-25. love/kemba/marc gasol (even more flawed games than 15-21)
26-28. towns/embiid/porzingod (learning the ropes but extremely talented)
29-30. wiggins/d'angella (future derozans)
hopefully I didn't miss anybody relevant.
Easily Harden, IMO. Hard not to recognize his stellar play this season. It's a narrative driven award like always, and Harden's comeback story and jaw dropping numbers are on point.
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Headlines: Sabonis slams off Westbrook's dime
Russell Westbrook is on his way to his 19th triple-double of the season as Oklahoma City tries extend its winning streak to four games in Minnesota.
Score?: Twolves 93 OKC 82 with a minute and a half to go.
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LeBron is all about rings and cash at the point in his career, so he'll probably never go 100% in the RS again...which is what he would need to do to win another MVP.
Jimmy Butler's team sucks. Anthony Davis' team sucks. Chris Paul is having another ho hum good season, but his team isn't the one seed and his numbers have actually taken a slight dip down from last season.
If Derozen keeps having big games and gets the one seed for the Raptors, he might sneak into the conversation . But at the end of the day, Harden is in the MVP.
Last edited by 313; 01-13-2017 at 11:04 PM.
Choke-P more valuable than LeBron when the Cavs haven't won w/o LeBron while Austin Rivers led the Cripples to B2B wins while Choke-P was out.
If you throw a HEALTHY Blake into the equation then Choke-P shouldn't even be mention as a top 5 candidate. Dude isn't more valuable than Isaiah, Conley, Lowry & maybe even George Hill among teams who have similar records as the Cripples.![]()
Why don't you think Kawhi is a top 5 MVP when he was last year's runner-up? Explain.
In which way does Butler have more merit than Kawhi? He's posting worse stats on a much worse team.
But...but....but....he averages more points, rebounds & assist than Kawhi like Carmelo did last season.![]()
kawhi/spurs remaining games against the contenders/playoff teams...he needs to win all those games and post up monster stats in those matches....he needs to start campaigning soon...
i doubt wb will win it without a top3 west record....the award is harden to lose now, but anything can happen...
i doubt kd will win it since when does the league award role players mvp?
'08 tbh
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