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[Yo Mama]

When you’ve got the best shooter ever on your team down 3, you definitely want Buddy Hield taking the 3 under pressure there.

 

[msudaisy26]

Warriors aren't going anywhere. They are missing the Andre Iguadala/Andrew Wiggins type that can defend the best player and make it difficult, help rebound the ball, and score when needed.

The Clippers might be the 2nd best team in the West.

 

[Yo Mama]

Lost in all the playoff hubbub - shout out to #our Orlando Magic. The first division winner since the NBA/ABA merger without a winning record.

 

[Navin Johnson]

Jokic should get the MVP, right? Think of where the Nuggets would be without the Joker. Plus, he had his best season ever stats wise. He needs to get the MVP.

There is the "story" component to the MVP vote as well. Always has been. It's not just a statistical award. That's why SGA will certainly win.

He'll win because he's a much superior defender and he leads the league in WS.

 

[scoobus]

Two things. I am starting to come around on the Clippers being a wild card to make the conference finals and it was nice to see the Pistons win a game where both teams tried. I was getting worried that they were just happy to be here.

Healthy Kawhi is still a thing. His numbers are all-NBA level when he's actually playing.

Healthy Kawhi is still a top 5 player in the league. The problem isn't talent.

Chuck agrees on the Clips...says they may be the 2nd best team in the West, and no one refutes him.

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Chuck also said the Mavericks would be better in the short term than the Lakers after the Luka trade.

Chuck is highly entertaining, but his predictions usually suck.

So you think he should have foreseen AD missing a ton of time and Kyrie's season ending injury? Because if both of them had stayed healthy this year he may have been right.

I've been saying it and the numbers back it up, the Clippers are as good as any team not name OKC in the West when Kawhi is playing.

I mean if the team was healthy (fair I think if we assume AD and Kyrie are healthy), I would way rather have Luka, Kyrie, PJ, Lively than AD, Kyrie, PJ, and Lively.

So no, he would not have been right. He's a moron. It was idiotic on every level:

1. It was idiotic on a basketball level for immediacy and in the future because you don't trade a super young guy who makes All NBA first team every year and it one of the five best under x age players ever for every age he's ever been going back to like age 13.

2. It was idiotic on an injury risk level because AD is at least as big an injury risk as Luka

3. It was idiotic on a lineup level because AD at PF has never been a good play, really, and Lively is one of your only young and cost controlled assets.

4. It was idiotic on a business level because you cost a crap load of fans and ticket demand by eliminating one of the single biggest marketing draws a team has ever had

5. It was idiotic on a community relations level because everyone loved Luka

6. It was idiotic on a human level because they treated him like garbage on the way out and everyone noticed

7. It was idiotic on an execution level because even if you had to make this stupid trade you got a significantly lesser return than you should have, even if you were only willing to trade with the Lakers

8. It was idiotic on a basketball level because you're also left with a team built around one guy doing a ton of creation and you replaced him with guys who can't create and never really have and aren't suddenly going to

But other than that

 

[Instinctive]

Two things. I am starting to come around on the Clippers being a wild card to make the conference finals and it was nice to see the Pistons win a game where both teams tried. I was getting worried that they were just happy to be here.

Healthy Kawhi is still a thing. His numbers are all-NBA level when he's actually playing.

Healthy Kawhi is still a top 5 player in the league. The problem isn't talent.

Chuck agrees on the Clips...says they may be the 2nd best team in the West, and no one refutes him.

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Chuck also said the Mavericks would be better in the short term than the Lakers after the Luka trade.

Chuck is highly entertaining, but his predictions usually suck.

So you think he should have foreseen AD missing a ton of time and Kyrie's season ending injury? Because if both of them had stayed healthy this year he may have been right.

I've been saying it and the numbers back it up, the Clippers are as good as any team not name OKC in the West when Kawhi is playing.

I mean if the team was healthy (fair I think if we assume AD and Kyrie are healthy), I would way rather have Luka, Kyrie, PJ, Lively than AD, Kyrie, PJ, and Lively.

So no, he would not have been right. He's a moron. It was idiotic on every level:

1. It was idiotic on a basketball level for immediacy and in the future because you don't trade a super young guy who makes All NBA first team every year and it one of the five best under x age players ever for every age he's ever been going back to like age 13.

2. It was idiotic on an injury risk level because AD is at least as big an injury risk as Luka

3. It was idiotic on a lineup level because AD at PF has never been a good play, really, and Lively is one of your only young and cost controlled assets.

4. It was idiotic on a business level because you cost a crap load of fans and ticket demand by eliminating one of the single biggest marketing draws a team has ever had

5. It was idiotic on a community relations level because everyone loved Luka

6. It was idiotic on a human level because they treated him like garbage on the way out and everyone noticed

7. It was idiotic on an execution level because even if you had to make this stupid trade you got a significantly lesser return than you should have, even if you were only willing to trade with the Lakers

8. It was idiotic on a basketball level because you're also left with a team built around one guy doing a ton of creation and you replaced him with guys who can't create and never really have and aren't suddenly going to

But other than that

It was stupid on a recruiting level - you burned Klay Thompson who chose you so he could get chances from Luka.

It was stupid on a recruiting level - after the Brunson thing, now everyone knows you'll do anything your deluded brain thinks is worth it, no matter how ill advised or underhanded or remarkably idiotic it may be, to burn a player.

It was so completely lacking understanding of what Dallas sports are. 41-21-1. We stumbled via intelligent tanking and 3 absolutely moronic front offices into having back to back generational superstars that never wanted to leave a city they made their home for life and would be on the Mt Rushmore of the city (even with the Cowboys in town!) where there could have been a 35+ year run of a single high level superstar bringing life and joy and championships to the city.

I'm sure there's more. I can add later.

 

[GOB]

Lost in all the playoff hubbub - shout out to #our Orlando Magic. The first division winner since the NBA/ABA merger without a winning record.

Will be tough to find a spot in the rafters but history is history

 

[Major]

Lost in all the playoff hubbub - shout out to #our Orlando Magic. The first division winner since the NBA/ABA merger without a winning record.

Will be tough to find a spot in the rafters but history is history

I don't think I've looked at division leaders since the seedings went to Conference. Good for the Magic though. I still hold a bit of remorse for sweeping them in 95 so I'm happy they won something

 

[msudaisy26]

So if Orlando lost both play in games they would be the first division winner in history to miss the playoffs? Would that be in all the major sports?

 

[Capella]

Lost in all the playoff hubbub - shout out to #our Orlando Magic. The first division winner since the NBA/ABA merger without a winning record.

Flags fly forever

 

[Zow]

No offense to @Frostillicus and @Zow , but I think I'd rather the Lakers get the Wolves in the first round than the Warriors, and have the Clippers on the other side of the WC bracket. I guess that means I have to root for the Clippers tomorrow - I'm sure that will work out well.

Bring it.

 

[Zow]

When you’ve got the best shooter ever on your team down 3, you definitely want Buddy Hield taking the 3 under pressure there.

Curry was covered. It was weird because I was expecting screens but he just didn't seem to move.

 

[Beef Ravioli Part 2]

Some of the playing time shenanigans today are funny.

Mikal Bridges played 6 seconds to keep his Ironman streak alive at 556 games.

Jarrett Allen played 1 minute so he will have played in all 82 games this season.

Probably some others. Not sure if anyone that mattered needed today's game to get to 65 or not.

In Allen’s one minute, he launched a 3 pointer which is about 22’ longer than his normal shot selection and then quickly to the bench.

 

[Yo Mama]

When you’ve got the best shooter ever on your team down 3, you definitely want Buddy Hield taking the 3 under pressure there.

Curry was covered. It was weird because I was expecting screens but he just didn't seem to move.

It almost looked like they drew up the play that way (Curry as decoy/screener). If so, that’s not ideal.

 

[Long Ball Larry]

When you’ve got the best shooter ever on your team down 3, you definitely want Buddy Hield taking the 3 under pressure there.

Curry was covered. It was weird because I was expecting screens but he just didn't seem to move.

It almost looked like they drew up the play that way (Curry as decoy/screener). If so, that’s not ideal.

I think it was going to be practically impossible to get curry free to shoot a three without getting fouled first. I guess it’s fair to argue that you might as well just give it the chance. It was a pretty good play to avoid the foul though

 

[Long Ball Larry]

When you’ve got the best shooter ever on your team down 3, you definitely want Buddy Hield taking the 3 under pressure there.

Curry was covered. It was weird because I was expecting screens but he just didn't seem to move.

It almost looked like they drew up the play that way (Curry as decoy/screener). If so, that’s not ideal.

I think it was going to be practically impossible to get curry free to shoot a three without getting fouled first. I guess it’s fair to argue that you might as well just give it the chance. It was a pretty good play to avoid the foul though

Counterpoint

 

[Yo Mama]

When you’ve got the best shooter ever on your team down 3, you definitely want Buddy Hield taking the 3 under pressure there.

Curry was covered. It was weird because I was expecting screens but he just didn't seem to move.

It almost looked like they drew up the play that way (Curry as decoy/screener). If so, that’s not ideal.

I think it was going to be practically impossible to get curry free to shoot a three without getting fouled first. I guess it’s fair to argue that you might as well just give it the chance. It was a pretty good play to avoid the foul though

Counterpoint

That’s about the sound Hield’s shot made when it hit the backboard. It was like one of those missed field goals that hit the mic’ed up uprights in football.

 

[Jayrod]

Two things. I am starting to come around on the Clippers being a wild card to make the conference finals and it was nice to see the Pistons win a game where both teams tried. I was getting worried that they were just happy to be here.

Healthy Kawhi is still a thing. His numbers are all-NBA level when he's actually playing.

Healthy Kawhi is still a top 5 player in the league. The problem isn't talent.

Chuck agrees on the Clips...says they may be the 2nd best team in the West, and no one refutes him.

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Chuck also said the Mavericks would be better in the short term than the Lakers after the Luka trade.

Chuck is highly entertaining, but his predictions usually suck.

So you think he should have foreseen AD missing a ton of time and Kyrie's season ending injury? Because if both of them had stayed healthy this year he may have been right.

I've been saying it and the numbers back it up, the Clippers are as good as any team not name OKC in the West when Kawhi is playing.

I mean if the team was healthy (fair I think if we assume AD and Kyrie are healthy), I would way rather have Luka, Kyrie, PJ, Lively than AD, Kyrie, PJ, and Lively.

So no, he would not have been right. He's a moron. It was idiotic on every level:

1. It was idiotic on a basketball level for immediacy and in the future because you don't trade a super young guy who makes All NBA first team every year and it one of the five best under x age players ever for every age he's ever been going back to like age 13.

2. It was idiotic on an injury risk level because AD is at least as big an injury risk as Luka

3. It was idiotic on a lineup level because AD at PF has never been a good play, really, and Lively is one of your only young and cost controlled assets.

4. It was idiotic on a business level because you cost a crap load of fans and ticket demand by eliminating one of the single biggest marketing draws a team has ever had

5. It was idiotic on a community relations level because everyone loved Luka

6. It was idiotic on a human level because they treated him like garbage on the way out and everyone noticed

7. It was idiotic on an execution level because even if you had to make this stupid trade you got a significantly lesser return than you should have, even if you were only willing to trade with the Lakers

8. It was idiotic on a basketball level because you're also left with a team built around one guy doing a ton of creation and you replaced him with guys who can't create and never really have and aren't suddenly going to

But other than that

Yeah, except he went off on a rant about the wrong thing.

It wasn't was this bad for Dallas. Of course it was. The question was who would be better between Dallas and the Lakers this season. In being so happy to call Chuck an idiot he failed to actually deal with what he said.

 

[Instinctive]

Two things. I am starting to come around on the Clippers being a wild card to make the conference finals and it was nice to see the Pistons win a game where both teams tried. I was getting worried that they were just happy to be here.

Healthy Kawhi is still a thing. His numbers are all-NBA level when he's actually playing.

Healthy Kawhi is still a top 5 player in the league. The problem isn't talent.

Chuck agrees on the Clips...says they may be the 2nd best team in the West, and no one refutes him.

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Chuck also said the Mavericks would be better in the short term than the Lakers after the Luka trade.

Chuck is highly entertaining, but his predictions usually suck.

So you think he should have foreseen AD missing a ton of time and Kyrie's season ending injury? Because if both of them had stayed healthy this year he may have been right.

I've been saying it and the numbers back it up, the Clippers are as good as any team not name OKC in the West when Kawhi is playing.

I mean if the team was healthy (fair I think if we assume AD and Kyrie are healthy), I would way rather have Luka, Kyrie, PJ, Lively than AD, Kyrie, PJ, and Lively.

So no, he would not have been right. He's a moron. It was idiotic on every level:

1. It was idiotic on a basketball level for immediacy and in the future because you don't trade a super young guy who makes All NBA first team every year and it one of the five best under x age players ever for every age he's ever been going back to like age 13.

2. It was idiotic on an injury risk level because AD is at least as big an injury risk as Luka

3. It was idiotic on a lineup level because AD at PF has never been a good play, really, and Lively is one of your only young and cost controlled assets.

4. It was idiotic on a business level because you cost a crap load of fans and ticket demand by eliminating one of the single biggest marketing draws a team has ever had

5. It was idiotic on a community relations level because everyone loved Luka

6. It was idiotic on a human level because they treated him like garbage on the way out and everyone noticed

7. It was idiotic on an execution level because even if you had to make this stupid trade you got a significantly lesser return than you should have, even if you were only willing to trade with the Lakers

8. It was idiotic on a basketball level because you're also left with a team built around one guy doing a ton of creation and you replaced him with guys who can't create and never really have and aren't suddenly going to

But other than that

Yeah, except he went off on a rant about the wrong thing.

It wasn't was this bad for Dallas. Of course it was. The question was who would be better between Dallas and the Lakers this season. In being so happy to call Chuck an idiot he failed to actually deal with what he said.

See items 1, 2, and 3.

 

[Stinkin Ref]

Jokic should get the MVP, right? Think of where the Nuggets would be without the Joker. Plus, he had his best season ever stats wise. He needs to get the MVP.

for some reason the national media handed the MVP to SGA like months ago.....I get it, he is the best player on one of the best teams....but Joker put up possibly one of the best seasons ever in NBA history in almost every stat that they keep...(not just PPG, Rebounds, assists.....talking steals, 3 point shooting, etc)...Joker fatigue and probably another factor I won't mention seem to be playing a bigger role this year then ever.....this will be an incredible injustice.....

 

[Anarchy99]

Jokic should get the MVP, right? Think of where the Nuggets would be without the Joker. Plus, he had his best season ever stats wise. He needs to get the MVP.

for some reason the national media handed the MVP to SGA like months ago.....I get it, he is the best player on one of the best teams....but Joker put up possibly one of the best seasons ever in NBA history in almost every stat that they keep...(not just PPG, Rebounds, assists.....talking steals, 3 point shooting, etc)...Joker fatigue and probably another factor I won't mention seem to be playing a bigger role this year then ever.....this will be an incredible injustice.....

I don't think anyone should complain whoever wins MVP. Both SGA and Jokic had historic seasons. SGA actually had better VORP and VORP/48 numbers than Jokic did . . . and you just spelled out how well Jokic played. SGA finished with the 10th best WS/48 of all time (better than any single season Jokic has had).

The tiebreaker, so to speak, will be that the Thunder had one of the truly great regular seasons of all time. They finished 18 games ahead of Denver. Jokic is more valuable to the Nuggets, but Denver's season as a team was certainly unremarkable (other than firing their head coach with a week left to go in the regular season). Both of these guys had great seasons, and I don't think one clearly outshines the other.

 

[General Malaise]

Mat Ishbia bought the Phoenix Suns in Feb. 2023. He will be searching for his FOURTH Head Coach starting today.

He's not very good at this.

 

[Kev4029]

Mat Ishbia bought the Phoenix Suns in Feb. 2023. He will be searching for his FOURTH Head Coach starting today.

He's not very good at this.

Right after the AD/Luka trade some former owner (I don't remember who - Cuban, maybe?) said that all new owners should wait to make any major moves for the first year. It seems that nearly every year a new owner makes a big move it ultimately backfires. The list is long of owners that ****ed their organizations within a year - Suns, Nets (Prokhorov), Nets (Tsai), Dallas this year....

 

[Jayrod]

I don't think anyone should complain whoever wins MVP. Both SGA and Jokic had historic seasons. SGA actually had better VORP and VORP/48 numbers than Jokic did . . . and you just spelled out how well Jokic played. SGA finished with the 10th best WS/48 of all time (better than any single season Jokic has had).

The tiebreaker, so to speak, will be that the Thunder had one of the truly great regular seasons of all time. They finished 18 games ahead of Denver. Jokic is more valuable to the Nuggets, but Denver's season as a team was certainly unremarkable (other than firing their head coach with a week left to go in the regular season). Both of these guys had great seasons, and I don't think one clearly outshines the other.

Check your stats, some of this is completely false. Jokic out-paced SGA in VORP by a good bit.

And yes, SGA is #10 all time in WS/48, but Jokic comes in at #11 this season just .0008 behind him. And of all of the comprehensive metrics, WS & WS/48 are the most heavily influenced by quality of teammates and team performance.

Statistically, it really isn't close. Jokic outplayed SGA on an individual level. There are only 3 good basketball arguments for SGA, he led the league in scoring, his team had a better record and he is a better defender. But Jokic's overall offensive and rebounding advantage is far greater than any of SGA's defensive advantages. Jokic is basically an average defender this season while being one of the greatest offensive players ever and a top 3 rebounder this season.

 

[General Malaise]

Mat Ishbia bought the Phoenix Suns in Feb. 2023. He will be searching for his FOURTH Head Coach starting today.

He's not very good at this.

Right after the AD/Luka trade some former owner (I don't remember who - Cuban, maybe?) said that all new owners should wait to make any major moves for the first year. It seems that nearly every year a new owner makes a big move it ultimately backfires. The list is long of owners that ****ed their organizations within a year - Suns, Nets (Prokhorov), Nets (Tsai), Dallas this year....

But Ishbia is the king of NEVER RELAX MENTALITY!!!111

Maybe relax a little?

 

[Yo Mama]

Mat Ishbia bought the Phoenix Suns in Feb. 2023. He will be searching for his FOURTH Head Coach starting today.

He's not very good at this.

Right after the AD/Luka trade some former owner (I don't remember who - Cuban, maybe?) said that all new owners should wait to make any major moves for the first year. It seems that nearly every year a new owner makes a big move it ultimately backfires. The list is long of owners that ****ed their organizations within a year - Suns, Nets (Prokhorov), Nets (Tsai), Dallas this year....

Keeping fingers crossed for the new Celtics owners to keep the streak alive.

 

[msudaisy26]

In the where has he been segment today. Joe Dumars is one of the front runners for the Pelicans front office job.

 

[the moops]

Statistically, it really isn't close. Jokic outplayed SGA on an individual level. There are only 3 good basketball arguments for SGA, he led the league in scoring, his team had a better record and he is a better defender. But Jokic's overall offensive and rebounding advantage is far greater than any of SGA's defensive advantages. Jokic is basically an average defender this season while being one of the greatest offensive players ever and a top 3 rebounder this season.

EPM is probably the best all in one metric. SGA leads Jokic +8.6 to +8.3

 

[Stinkin Ref]

Jokic should get the MVP, right? Think of where the Nuggets would be without the Joker. Plus, he had his best season ever stats wise. He needs to get the MVP.

for some reason the national media handed the MVP to SGA like months ago.....I get it, he is the best player on one of the best teams....but Joker put up possibly one of the best seasons ever in NBA history in almost every stat that they keep...(not just PPG, Rebounds, assists.....talking steals, 3 point shooting, etc)...Joker fatigue and probably another factor I won't mention seem to be playing a bigger role this year then ever.....this will be an incredible injustice.....

I don't think anyone should complain whoever wins MVP. Both SGA and Jokic had historic seasons. SGA actually had better VORP and VORP/48 numbers than Jokic did . . . and you just spelled out how well Jokic played. SGA finished with the 10th best WS/48 of all time (better than any single season Jokic has had).

The tiebreaker, so to speak, will be that the Thunder had one of the truly great regular seasons of all time. They finished 18 games ahead of Denver. Jokic is more valuable to the Nuggets, but Denver's season as a team was certainly unremarkable (other than firing their head coach with a week left to go in the regular season). Both of these guys had great seasons, and I don't think one clearly outshines the other.

not sure your stats totally accurate.....seems like there are tons of different sites

24-25 VORP Joker 9.8 SGA 8.9....
24-25 WS/48 Joker 3.07 SGA 3.09....so yes "technically" SGA higher by .02

Joker higher in:

Rebounds
Assists
Triple Doubles
FG%
3P FG%
Offensive Plus Minus
Defensive Plus Minus
Overall Plus Minus
PER
True Shooting Percentage
ORB
TRB
DRB
Offensive Win Shares

https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2025_advanced.html

	Joker	SGA
Games Played	70	76
PPG	3rd	1st
Rebounds	3rd	76th
Assists	2nd	14th
Steals	2nd	5th

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[GOB]

I love a good stat off

 

[General Malaise]

I love a good stat off

Can I interest you in some hot Plus/Minus talk?

 

[Major]

I love a good stat off

Can I interest you in some hot Plus/Minus talk?

Never heard of it

 

[Zow]

Jokic is so good - like arguably the best offensive player ever good.

That's my lone takeaway from reading all those stats.

 

[Stinkin Ref]

Jokic is so good - like arguably the best offensive player ever good.

That's my lone takeaway from reading all those stats.

TBH...I don't even know what half of those stats even mean..... .....and I guess it comes to down to two things...

1. what is your definition of most valuable
2. how much credit do you give the overall record success of the ENTIRE team.....

to me #2 is hard to put your finger on because it involves other players/coaches....you could argue OKC would still be pretty good without SGA.....Nuggets a bottom five team without Joker

Joker is the best player in the league....would be the first pick of any draft if all players were thrown in to start over....has had an even better season then last year.....and like I said above the "other factors" .....Joker fatigue, etc.....play a big role......it also is kind of interesting that there seemed to be this push by the national media, that this thing was "ovah" months ago and it was being gift wrapped to SGA......Joker is not exciting, he's already won it three times, it will be good for the league to give it to somebody else.....blah blah blah....

 

[the moops]

I am on team Jokic, but it is hardly a travesty if SGA wins the award. They are and should be 1A and 1B and I can't get too upset on who people think is A and B

 

[thecatch]

Jokic is the best player, but he's already won 3 and SGA's performance is so awesome and he's having so much team success that I'm totally OK with him getting the award. Being the best player has never been the sole consideration for MVP - I understand and am sympathetic to the argument that it should be, but it isn't.

 

[FarFromHome]

Crazy that a guy averaging a triple double, 29.6 pts a game, and shoots 57% might not win MVP. Those stats are just silly.

 

[GOB]

I love a good stat off

Can I interest you in some hot Plus/Minus talk?

I have heard of that reddit before.

 

[Ghost Rider]

What's funny is the years ago, many were clear that they gave Westbrook an MVP because he averaged a triple-double despite the Thunder finishing like 5th or 6th in the West, but I'll get money that most of those same voters will be hypocrites and not give it to Jokic this year (who just became the first center to average a triple-double). And to be clear, no, I don't think averaging a triple-double should guarantee you the MVP, but it will merely show how the standards of the voters change based on who they want to win (and they clearly in the tank for SGA).

 

[Stinkin Ref]

Jokic is the best player, but he's already won 3 and SGA's performance is so awesome and he's having so much team success that I'm totally OK with him getting the award. Being the best player has never been the sole consideration for MVP - I understand and am sympathetic to the argument that it should be, but it isn't.

bolded is always the part of the argument that drives me nuts....people need to not say that because if it's part of your argument most people should stop listening...

 

[Instinctive]

Giannis is going to finish top five for like the 7th straight year. Also impressive.

 

[Stinkin Ref]

Crazy that a guy averaging a triple double, 29.6 pts a game, and shoots 57% might not win MVP. Those stats are just silly.

and like 25 of his "missed three point attempts" were heaves as the clock is winding down....a shot many will refuse to take or wait until they hear the horn or see the red light before they let it go as not to negatively affect their shooting percentage....you take away those 25 attempts and his 3 point % jumps from 42% to 45%....which....uhhhhh.... would have led the league...

 

[the moops]

Crazy that a guy averaging a triple double, 29.6 pts a game, and shoots 57% might not win MVP. Those stats are just silly.

and like 25 of his "missed three point attempts" were heaves as the clock is winding down....a shot many will refuse to take or wait until they hear the horn or see the red light before they let it go as not to negatively affect their shooting percentage....you take away those 25 attempts and his 3 point % jumps from 42% to 45%....which....uhhhhh.... would have led the league...

Jokic has taken 20 end of game heaves, and has made 2 of them. He is currently 41.7% from three (138/331). If you take away the heaves he would be 136/311 or 43.7% which would put him in 5th place.

 

[Stinkin Ref]

Crazy that a guy averaging a triple double, 29.6 pts a game, and shoots 57% might not win MVP. Those stats are just silly.

and like 25 of his "missed three point attempts" were heaves as the clock is winding down....a shot many will refuse to take or wait until they hear the horn or see the red light before they let it go as not to negatively affect their shooting percentage....you take away those 25 attempts and his 3 point % jumps from 42% to 45%....which....uhhhhh.... would have led the league...

Jokic has taken 20 end of game heaves, and has made 2 of them. He is currently 41.7% from three (138/331). If you take away the heaves he would be 136/311 or 43.7% which would put him in 5th place.

maybe there are different definitions of heaves.........and you also said "end of game".....to me a long distance shot at the end of any quarter is a heave... ....local broadcast here said it was actually like 28 or more....I was dumbing it down to 25 just in case there isn't something official...

 

[the moops]

Crazy that a guy averaging a triple double, 29.6 pts a game, and shoots 57% might not win MVP. Those stats are just silly.

and like 25 of his "missed three point attempts" were heaves as the clock is winding down....a shot many will refuse to take or wait until they hear the horn or see the red light before they let it go as not to negatively affect their shooting percentage....you take away those 25 attempts and his 3 point % jumps from 42% to 45%....which....uhhhhh.... would have led the league...

Jokic has taken 20 end of game heaves, and has made 2 of them. He is currently 41.7% from three (138/331). If you take away the heaves he would be 136/311 or 43.7% which would put him in 5th place.

maybe there are different definitions of heaves.........and you also said "end of game".....to me a long distance shot at the end of any quarter is a heave... ....local broadcast here said it was actually like 28 or more....I was dumbing it down to 25 just in case there isn't something official...

I meant to say end of quarter. Even if it was 28 that makes him 136/303 which still wouldn't lead the league. Anyway, I am just here for the fight

 

[thecatch]

Jokic is the best player, but he's already won 3 and SGA's performance is so awesome and he's having so much team success that I'm totally OK with him getting the award. Being the best player has never been the sole consideration for MVP - I understand and am sympathetic to the argument that it should be, but it isn't.

bolded is always the part of the argument that drives me nuts....people need to not say that because if it's part of your argument most people should stop listening...

It’s part of the overall narrative which has always been part of the consideration. For better or worse.

 

[Stinkin Ref]

Crazy that a guy averaging a triple double, 29.6 pts a game, and shoots 57% might not win MVP. Those stats are just silly.

and like 25 of his "missed three point attempts" were heaves as the clock is winding down....a shot many will refuse to take or wait until they hear the horn or see the red light before they let it go as not to negatively affect their shooting percentage....you take away those 25 attempts and his 3 point % jumps from 42% to 45%....which....uhhhhh.... would have led the league...

Jokic has taken 20 end of game heaves, and has made 2 of them. He is currently 41.7% from three (138/331). If you take away the heaves he would be 136/311 or 43.7% which would put him in 5th place.

maybe there are different definitions of heaves.........and you also said "end of game".....to me a long distance shot at the end of any quarter is a heave... ....local broadcast here said it was actually like 28 or more....I was dumbing it down to 25 just in case there isn't something official...

I meant to say end of quarter. Even if it was 28 that makes him 136/303 which still wouldn't lead the league. Anyway, I am just here for the fight

forgot to subtract the "makes"....lol....but 136/303 puts him at .448 percent.....so "almost 45"....think Seth Curry led the league at %45.....either way, think most get the point....he not only shot 57% from the field but improved his 3 point shooting and is also one of the best.....as a 7 foot center...

 

[the moops]

Crazy that a guy averaging a triple double, 29.6 pts a game, and shoots 57% might not win MVP. Those stats are just silly.

and like 25 of his "missed three point attempts" were heaves as the clock is winding down....a shot many will refuse to take or wait until they hear the horn or see the red light before they let it go as not to negatively affect their shooting percentage....you take away those 25 attempts and his 3 point % jumps from 42% to 45%....which....uhhhhh.... would have led the league...

Jokic has taken 20 end of game heaves, and has made 2 of them. He is currently 41.7% from three (138/331). If you take away the heaves he would be 136/311 or 43.7% which would put him in 5th place.

maybe there are different definitions of heaves.........and you also said "end of game".....to me a long distance shot at the end of any quarter is a heave... ....local broadcast here said it was actually like 28 or more....I was dumbing it down to 25 just in case there isn't something official...

I meant to say end of quarter. Even if it was 28 that makes him 136/303 which still wouldn't lead the league. Anyway, I am just here for the fight

forgot to subtract the "makes"....lol....but 136/303 puts him at .448 percent.....so "almost 45"....think Seth Curry led the league at %45.....either way, think most get the point....he not only shot 57% from the field but improved his 3 point shooting and is also one of the best.....as a 7 foot center...

Seth is at 45.6%
Jokic is only 6'11"

 

[Stinkin Ref]

Jokic is the best player, but he's already won 3 and SGA's performance is so awesome and he's having so much team success that I'm totally OK with him getting the award. Being the best player has never been the sole consideration for MVP - I understand and am sympathetic to the argument that it should be, but it isn't.

bolded is always the part of the argument that drives me nuts....people need to not say that because if it's part of your argument most people should stop listening...

It’s part of the overall narrative which has always been part of the consideration. For better or worse.

if people that vote make that part of the their narrative.....they need to not have a vote....

 

[Stinkin Ref]

Crazy that a guy averaging a triple double, 29.6 pts a game, and shoots 57% might not win MVP. Those stats are just silly.

and like 25 of his "missed three point attempts" were heaves as the clock is winding down....a shot many will refuse to take or wait until they hear the horn or see the red light before they let it go as not to negatively affect their shooting percentage....you take away those 25 attempts and his 3 point % jumps from 42% to 45%....which....uhhhhh.... would have led the league...

Jokic has taken 20 end of game heaves, and has made 2 of them. He is currently 41.7% from three (138/331). If you take away the heaves he would be 136/311 or 43.7% which would put him in 5th place.

maybe there are different definitions of heaves.........and you also said "end of game".....to me a long distance shot at the end of any quarter is a heave... ....local broadcast here said it was actually like 28 or more....I was dumbing it down to 25 just in case there isn't something official...

I meant to say end of quarter. Even if it was 28 that makes him 136/303 which still wouldn't lead the league. Anyway, I am just here for the fight

forgot to subtract the "makes"....lol....but 136/303 puts him at .448 percent.....so "almost 45"....think Seth Curry led the league at %45.....either way, think most get the point....he not only shot 57% from the field but improved his 3 point shooting and is also one of the best.....as a 7 foot center...

Seth is at 45.6%
Jokic is only 6'11"

lol....with or without shoes....