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xbilkis posted:My gut instinct is that Russ is going to end up losing based on downballot positioning. I think most people who vote for Westbrook are going to give a second place vote to Harden, and I think you're going to see a decent segment of voters that have Harden/Kawhi in the top two slots (and maybe even Lebron third) You should less worried about those votes and more on the random points going to Isaiah Thomas or Stephen Curry. Like people still voted for Carmelo in arguably Lebron's best year as a Heat.
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E2M2 posted:Wait how did the Cavs lose It's simple, they're terrible. When's the last time someone blew a 26 point lead in the 4th quarter?
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Apr 10, 2017 04:54
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How are the Wolves losing to tanking teams?
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You're might end up seeing that gamewinner forever if Russell gets to be a star, since he grandma died this morning This almost made me think that you could create the most clutch player of all time if you could find someone with a couple thousand grandparents, and kill one before each of his games
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The Glumslinger posted:You're might end up seeing that gamewinner forever if Russell gets to be a star, since he grandma died this morning With talk like that you're gonna provoke another round of NBA parents idea like we had a few years ago.
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WhyteRyce posted:How are the Wolves losing to tanking teams? They're in stage two of their Bucks' style rejuvenation plan, next year they're going 48-34 and Karl Anthony-Towns is gonna average 30/15/5/2/2 while Wiggins, LaVine, and Dieng take turns being injured
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Dokmo is there any way you can look into how the Thunder perform when Westbrook is far away or already gotten his triple double versus when he only needs a few rebounds or assists to get there? He's a stat hunting baddie and I hope he steals enough votes from root beer barrel to get Kawhi the MVP.
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Bashez posted:He's a stat hunting baddie and I hope he steals enough votes from root beer barrel to get Kawhi the MVP. Kawhi should win MVP anyway
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Icy Penguigo posted:It's simple, they're terrible. When's the last time someone blew a 26 point lead in the 4th quarter? Atlanta's football team? Or maybe  I know this is supposed to be LolNets, but pending how the two remaining picks pan out, this doesn't exactly scream "look at all the lost championships."
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Punkin Spunkin posted:Cleveland CavaLIARS Milsap is a really good player and is 70% of the Hawks but the finish to this game was great to watch. Muscala played really well too.
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Icy Penguigo posted:It's simple, they're terrible. When's the last time someone blew a 26 point lead in the 4th quarter?
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Apr 10, 2017 07:56
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Westbrook is great and all the bballbreakdown posters getting salty about him are hilarious
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Is the NBA still doing the last two minute report because it's going to be a doozy
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Blind Pineapple posted:Atlanta's football team? Or maybe It's really one of the most bizarre trades ever at this point. Even now, it doesn't seem like it can fail for the Celtics, but maybe it's cursed.
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The Westbrook performance was unbelievable, but Cleveland blowing that lead is mind-boggling Twilight zone poo poo. https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/851301907142279172
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lol @ Denver Nuggets home fans actually wanting their team to lose and being out of their minds happy seeing their team knocked out of the playoffs on a hail mary from the future MVP nice fans Denver has there
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Give Russ MVP. Sorry Harden but my Russ-is-way-cooler-than-you metric is all that counts.
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TBeats posted:Give Russ MVP. Russ is retarded as gently caress and harden shoots cool rear end 3s way better and he plays on a team with an offense that's watchable.
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Apr 10, 2017 12:16
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So you would say Houston has the better team? Hmmmm...
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Spacebump posted:All those guys in their prime would be a fun team. I can't read the name Gerald Wallace without thinking about how he was the only player that ever wanted to play his whole career/retire as a Bobcat and was traded away. gently caress Gerald Wallace for literally breaking Ryan Anderson's back on a reckless and pointless play.
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Panzeh posted:Russ is retarded as gently caress Could you at least try
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Towns and Wiggins are ridiculous. WhyteRyce posted:How are the Wolves losing to tanking teams? Getting a W isn't the Wolves top priority right now, but holy poo poo did they get zero help scoring from guard play.
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Apr 10, 2017 14:29
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Panzeh posted:Russ is retarded as gently caress and harden shoots cool rear end 3s way better and he plays on a team with an offense that's watchable. they shoot the same percentage on threes Harden does shoot more though
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Apr 10, 2017 15:01
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I support Russ as MVP and no longer despise the Thunder now that they're not a legit threat and never will be again  Yw metapod
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Apr 10, 2017 15:09
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My favorite thing about the Russ for MVP bandwagon is the people insisting that having him crash the glass on defense is a good thing because that way he can start the fast break. Yes you want your primary ball handler as far away from your basket as possible while trying to score in transition
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Apr 10, 2017 15:17
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My favorite part about the anti-Russ for MVP crowd is suddenly everyone is an NBA head coach level strategist and well you see he's not really averaging a triple double because if you watch the games and if you strip away and this that and the other he's really a glorified stat stuffer and blah blah blah
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Apr 10, 2017 15:24
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my favorite part is that metapod is having fun
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Apr 10, 2017 15:30
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Russ is whoever any particular person wants him to be and sometimes it's a depressing window into their soul
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Cool Buff Man posted:Russ is whoever any particular person wants him to be and sometimes it's a depressing window into their soul Russ is our Id and our Ego. Inside we are bowling balls who want to dunk and monopolize the ball.
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LeBron has played 11 more minutes than Westbrook in six fewer games.
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Stevie Lee posted:they shoot the same percentage on threes Yup.
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Before Harden's shooting slump the last 6 or so games the difference between their efficiency was much greater. I'm not so sure that .040 true shooting % is enough to dissuade me or some people on the fence that Harden is clearly ahead of Westrbrook, especially given that Westrbrook has to take a much more bad shots just because of the quality of their teams. That being said, I probably still think Kawhi is the actual MVP. Basically any person that was on the fence before this last week is going to be drawn to Russ because Harden has struggled, The Cavs are collapsing, and Kawhi generally just being Kawhi and not standing out (Depsite playing phenomenally). Meanwhile Russ got a 50 point triple double, hit a game winning shot and broke a record. Paul Zuvella fucked around with this message at 15:53 on Apr 10, 2017 |
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Blind Pineapple posted:Atlanta's football team? Or maybe It's very misleading because they wouldn't have drafted the same guys, but IF they did, Favors/Draymond/Lillard is a top 5 team in the East (because #5 in the East is an ~.500 Atlanta but still) and without Dray the Warriors will have been to 0 finals IMO. Durant doesn't leave the Thunder for them in that scenario either, I bet. No trade, no super Warriors, 1000 years of Spurs domination? 2014-15 becomes bizarre as the best team in the West is...Rockets or Clippers? Can Lebron and the scrub squad beat those teams, or do the Harden Dwight Rockets get a ring? A strange reality we peer in upon
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Paul Zuvella posted:Before Harden's shooting slump the last 6 or so games the difference between their efficiency was much greater. I'm not so sure that .040 true shooting % is enough to dissuade me or some people on the fence that Harden is clearly ahead of Westrbrook, especially given that Westrbrook has to take a much more bad shots just because of the quality of their teams. Westbrook has made up a lot of ground in his stats while Harden and (to a lesser extent) Kawhi have slumped a bit. Honestly, whoever gets it deserves it and I'm going to be irritated when people act like someone got robbed.
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Paul Zuvella posted:That being said, I probably still think Kawhi is the actual MVP. I mean if we're really being honest it's LeBron (and has been for like the past decade).
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Noctone posted:I mean if we're really being honest it's LeBron (and has been for like the past decade). What is the actual argument for this. Neither stats, nor narrative, nor team performance suggest that Lebron should be in the conversation.
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