⭐ OFFICIAL 2020-2021 NBA Off-Season Thread: Olympics begin 7/23; NBA Draft 7/29⭐

[datznasty]

Yikes, between Bledsoe and Steven Adams givnig them like 8 and 8, that's like 46.5 M's they spending for dudes to just workout, they could buy 2 Peloton treadmills for like 10k

 

[sneeker]

Russ was just so bad in the bubble, especially when he came back for the playoffs and then the image of him cussing out an empty arena, only the wives and children's section, is making everyone go back and revisionist history his MVP year. He was even clutch that year which hasn't always been the case.

what is even worse is he got beat by a vet. minimum guard and his barber brother.

 

[MVP]

He’s a C lol him avg 10+ boards isn’t players boxing out for him. A big also having 9 asts a game is rare

He's leading the league in PER like Russ did in 2017.
He IS a center, so averaging 10 boards isn't as impressive.
Averaging 9 assists as a big is about as rare as a PG averaging 11 boards no?
On a middle of the road team in the West like OKC was as well.
Not to mention Russ being far and away the most clutch player in the league that regular season on top of his statistical prowess which Joker doesn't have in his favor.

OrGaNiC sTaTs

Y'all want it to be one way, but it's the other way.

 

[pums]

We have actually seen Jokic won a playoff series or two as the best player

 

[MVP]

We have actually seen Jokic won a playoff series or two as the best player

Cool what does that have to do with a regular season award?

 

[datznasty]

and the MVP is a regular season award so

 

[dacomeup]

Facts... "They" quick to jump on memes and slang they dont even understand, but want to kill a player for talking like where he's from and having interests related to how/where he grew up that's not the standard pre draft bs

It’s really nasty. He is probably the most flagrant example of it that I’ve seen recently in basketball too.

 

[amitt5504]

He's leading the league in PER like Russ did in 2017.
He IS a center, so averaging 10 boards isn't as impressive.
Averaging 9 assists as a big is about as rare as a PG averaging 11 boards no?
On a middle of the road team in the West like OKC was as well.
Not to mention Russ being far and away the most clutch player in the league that regular season on top of his statistical prowess which Joker doesn't have in his favor.

OrGaNiC sTaTs

Y'all want it to be one way, but it's the other way.

Yes it is just as rare. How often have we seen playmaking bigs like Jokic? What Brad Miller?

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

Clipper nation begging for Zo to rescue their season. My my my..

 

[QU!K]

NBA.com has that man 4th


Embiid is 5th and Dame is 2nd so I’m taking it with a grain of salt.

Why Steph on the list at all? Warriors are 9th. Luka too.

Everyone else’s team is 5th seed or higher

If we’re talking about propaganda

 

[dacomeup]

If the Clippers are looking for a playmaker, why do they want Lonzo?

 

[pmatic]

 

[lovehateself]

Why Steph on the list at all? Warriors are 9th. Luka too.

Everyone else’s team is 5th seed or higher

If we’re talking about propaganda

white ppl love his dance moves

 

[QU!K]

Also first person that need to give his MVP back is Russ

 

[nick.]

Do the Clippers know Elfrid Payton is available?

 

[pums]

Cool what does that have to do with a regular season award?

It shows that the numbers arent empty and actually leads to winning. You can see it with Russ that him dominating the ball wont win .

also people were clouded by the triple double narrative

 

[B Sox]

Feel like every team in the league could beat the Clips out for a Lonzo trade.

 

[pmatic]

Pat Beverly and Pat Patterson for Eric Bledsoe works.

 

[frshstunna]

I like how instead of #3 on the sixers running to get in the middle of it and break it up like they do these days, yo went to hold off the other dude (#25) to let em fight

 

[MVP]

It shows that the numbers arent empty and actually leads to winning. You can see it with Russ that him dominating the ball wont win .

also people were clouded by the triple double narrative

Him dominating the ball and playing the way he did was leading to wins in the regular season though. Which is all that matters when talking about regular season MVP. Y'all love to try and conflate the 2.

 

[yobyellav]

Didn’t they win a significant amount of the games that Russ got triple doubles in the year he won mvp?
First ballot....move on. Nothing to see here.

 

[yobyellav]

I like how instead of #3 on the sixers running to get in the middle of it and break it up like they do these days, yo went to hold off the other dude (#25) to let em fight

Not sure if that’s the same guy that held dude back. He slipped around real smoothly if it is.

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

Didn’t they win a significant amount of the games that Russ got triple doubles in the year he won mvp?
First ballot....move on. Nothing to see here.

Yes Russ might've been cheesing that season but you can't really argue the results. He was great to watch and came up big all year

 

[storm2006]

Why Steph on the list at all? Warriors are 9th. Luka too.

Everyone else’s team is 5th seed or higher

If we’re talking about propaganda

What the hell are you talking about? Dame is 2nd on the list and his team is 6th.

 

[T0INE]

I like how instead of #3 on the sixers running to get in the middle of it and break it up like they do these days, yo went to hold off the other dude (#25) to let em fight

Ain't #25 Doc Rivers?