NBA starts tonight. Who ya got?

When I first saw Jokic a few years back I called him a beer league center. As a compliment really. He didn't look the part but he was the guy in the pick up game with a beer gut who had all the skills and you'd wonder how the fuck he was so good

He's really turned into something
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He always was something. But it took 2 MVP’s, a social justice screw job and a Championship run for most to notice.
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When was the social Justice screw job? This year? Jokic is better than Embiid but averaging 33 on a 54 win is MVP worthy.
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Less social justice although some commentators mentioned it. The bigger reality was more fatigue from giving it to a guy 3 straight years. It's why players like shaq, Jordan, Duncan, and lbj have less mvp's than they should.
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Sure, if you're a Noogget like Salem-KKKeizer and that's your argument, then fine.

But the NBA isn't giving Embiid the trophy just because he mildly whined a year ago and Kendrick Perkins thinks the voters are too white.

I mean, if Lillard gets drafted by the 76er's or Knicks he probably has one MVP. It's not a serious thing and neither is the regular season.
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Totally on board with your 2nd paragraph. But help me understand the first. Do you believe that Embiid was the legit MVP?
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I'm saying an MVP trophy for NBA regular season, where superstars take themselves out of stretches of games, isn't even worth getting upset over.

Give the MVP at the end of the playoffs. You don't have to win it to get the award, but let's include the part of the season where guys are sacrificing themselves and playing defense.

Because we aren't giving the trophy to players on non-plauoff teams anyways.
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The only problem with that is they would always give it to the best player from the team that won the trophy.
 
When I first saw Jokic a few years back I called him a beer league center. As a compliment really. He didn't look the part but he was the guy in the pick up game with a beer gut who had all the skills and you'd wonder how the fuck he was so good

He's really turned into something
Click to expand...

He always was something. But it took 2 MVP’s, a social justice screw job and a Championship run for most to notice.
Click to expand...

When was the social Justice screw job? This year? Jokic is better than Embiid but averaging 33 on a 54 win is MVP worthy.
Click to expand...

Less social justice although some commentators mentioned it. The bigger reality was more fatigue from giving it to a guy 3 straight years. It's why players like shaq, Jordan, Duncan, and lbj have less mvp's than they should.
Click to expand...

Sure, if you're a Noogget like Salem-KKKeizer and that's your argument, then fine.

But the NBA isn't giving Embiid the trophy just because he mildly whined a year ago and Kendrick Perkins thinks the voters are too white.

I mean, if Lillard gets drafted by the 76er's or Knicks he probably has one MVP. It's not a serious thing and neither is the regular season.
Click to expand...

Totally on board with your 2nd paragraph. But help me understand the first. Do you believe that Embiid was the legit MVP?
Click to expand...

I'm saying an MVP trophy for NBA regular season, where superstars take themselves out of stretches of games, isn't even worth getting upset over.

Give the MVP at the end of the playoffs. You don't have to win it to get the award, but let's include the part of the season where guys are sacrificing themselves and playing defense.

Because we aren't giving the trophy to players on non-plauoff teams anyways.
Click to expand...

The only problem with that is they would always give it to the best player from the team that won the trophy.
Click to expand...

Jokic was clearly mvp this year, even in the regular season. But the nba media has some dumb unwritten rule about 3 straight mvps. Even Malone won a pity mvp over jordan
 
When I first saw Jokic a few years back I called him a beer league center. As a compliment really. He didn't look the part but he was the guy in the pick up game with a beer gut who had all the skills and you'd wonder how the fuck he was so good

He's really turned into something
Click to expand...

He always was something. But it took 2 MVP’s, a social justice screw job and a Championship run for most to notice.
Click to expand...

When was the social Justice screw job? This year? Jokic is better than Embiid but averaging 33 on a 54 win is MVP worthy.
Click to expand...

Less social justice although some commentators mentioned it. The bigger reality was more fatigue from giving it to a guy 3 straight years. It's why players like shaq, Jordan, Duncan, and lbj have less mvp's than they should.
Click to expand...

Sure, if you're a Noogget like Salem-KKKeizer and that's your argument, then fine.

But the NBA isn't giving Embiid the trophy just because he mildly whined a year ago and Kendrick Perkins thinks the voters are too white.

I mean, if Lillard gets drafted by the 76er's or Knicks he probably has one MVP. It's not a serious thing and neither is the regular season.
Click to expand...

Totally on board with your 2nd paragraph. But help me understand the first. Do you believe that Embiid was the legit MVP?
Click to expand...

I'm saying an MVP trophy for NBA regular season, where superstars take themselves out of stretches of games, isn't even worth getting upset over.

Give the MVP at the end of the playoffs. You don't have to win it to get the award, but let's include the part of the season where guys are sacrificing themselves and playing defense.

Because we aren't giving the trophy to players on non-plauoff teams anyways.
Click to expand...

The only problem with that is they would always give it to the best player from the team that won the trophy.
Click to expand...

Jokic was clearly mvp this year, even in the regular season. But the nba media has some dumb unwritten rule about 3 straight mvps. Even Malone won a pity mvp over jordan
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Kendrick Perkins got the backlash this morning

I don't watch much regular season any more and even less Nuggets. I saw them lose to the Lakers in the bubble when Jokic was up and coming and that's about it.

So I was like yeah how could this guy be a three time MVP? Now I know

I previously thought the bitch ass white boy in Dallas was the white supremacist in the league but no.

 
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/30/espn-lays-off-on-air-talent-including-jeff-van-gundy-and-jalen-rose.html

Jalen Rose doesn't matter. But Van Gundy?!?
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Hemorrhaging money.

Van Gundy will be hired on TNT/NBA Network tomorrow.
 
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/30/espn-lays-off-on-air-talent-including-jeff-van-gundy-and-jalen-rose.html

Jalen Rose doesn't matter. But Van Gundy?!?
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Hemorrhaging money.

Van Gundy will be hired on TNT/NBA Network tomorrow.
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His bro already is there.

The VanGundys as a spin-off to Shaq, Kenny and Chuck would be good fun.

 
http://twitter.com/dckftrilstrted/status/1674884256311681024?t=sK1oklJEMNMNgfogGtmFTA&s=19
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The other thing about this is that it completely seals the fate of the Pac 12. It's already known Fox doesn't want them.

There's no way ESPN is sacrificing the pro sports hot take bros in favor of putting WSU vs Stanford on linear..
 
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