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MVP voting, in its current form, is a damn joke, it's become completely storyline-driven. Voting should take place after the conference finals, I think that would, to an extent, prevent the media from forcing its agenda onto the award. I mean, knowing what happened in this year's playoffs, how could anyone justify voting for Harden?
 
bálint said:
MVP voting, in its current form, is a damn joke, it's become completely storyline-driven. Voting should take place after the conference finals, I think that would, to an extent, prevent the media from forcing its agenda onto the award. I mean, knowing what happened in this year's playoffs, how could anyone justify voting for Harden?
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Say it with me: MVP is a REGULAR SEASON award.

Doing any kind of voting after any point of the playoffs defeats the purpose.
 
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Say it with me: MVP is a REGULAR SEASON award.

Doing any kind of voting after any point of the playoffs defeats the purpose.
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I'm well aware of the fact that it's a REGULAR SEASON award, but it should not be, something needs to change.

It's quite evidently not about value anymore. In 17/18, it was the "Kinda the Best Player on the Team with the Most Regular Season Wins Award". In 16/17, it was "The Guy Who Did Something Historic Award".

Taking playoffs performance into account would not only restore, but enhance the award's integrity and prestige - especially knowing that a player's true value shines brightest in the playoffs.

Moving MVP voting to after the CFs would
  • eliminate suspect, undeserving MVPs like Harden
  • provide a bunch of intriguing extra storylines that the media and the fans could chew on
  • make the MVP race a whole lot more exciting and unpredictable. This season, we knew from the outset that The Bearded Fuck was going to get it.
The current approach of voters is obsolete. A player's real value does not necessarily show until the playoffs. The MVP is slowly but surely becoming a joke, and the fans can see the BS.

Bottom line is the NBA should not want this trend to continue, which is why I think tweaks are necessary.
 
Paul George has some kinda balls pulling what lebron did, and making a show of it.

The fall back is going to be funny. Sorry okc fans.
 
Thought this was pretty impressive.
The 2011 Dallas Mavericks officially defeated 5 MVPs during their title run

Kobe (2008), Lebron (2009, 2010, 2012, 2013), Durant (2014), Westbrook (2017), Harden (2018).

That’s also 8 of the last 11 MVPs overall. Dirk and the Mavs took them all down in a span of 15 total games.
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Looks like Paul George has some sort of celebrity fishing tournament next week and Russ is coming, how is that going to go if Paul leaves?
 
Heard a Trae Young interview on the radio this morning. Brutal.

Interviewer: Trae, you said you want to do things this league has never seen before. What does this mean?

Trae Young: I gotta be honest. *long pause*. I don’t know what I’m saying.
 
PG has an entire docuseries about his decision? he'll def get as much hate as lebron right?

wrong
 
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