Official 2016-2017 NBA Season Thread - NBA rules Chris Bosh has a career ending injury

[Vincent Van Goat]

Biggest factor in MVP is narrative

There's no bigger narrative this year alongside locking up a playoff spot and still fighting for 5th/4th

Not to mention the culture we're in now. Recipe is all there for Russ

 

[antidope]

I don't think it's locked up but as the days pass by the Russ support is getting louder and louder. Everyone who I listen to on pods is picking him now. Not even trying to mince words about it.


Even I'm starting to wonder what's gonna happen and I had the guy finishing fourth for the longest time.

Tried to tell you man. "He has NO chance" were your words correct?

That you did.

I still don't think he should win but everyone is starting to say all the stuff you've been saying all season.

I said he has no chance and would finish fourth. Idk how to quantify it in terms of votes but he should finish a considerable amount of points away from one and two imo.

 

[antidope]

Biggest factor in MVP is narrative

There's no bigger narrative this year alongside locking up a playoff spot and still fighting for 5th/4th

Not to mention the culture we're in now. Recipe is all there for Russ

Lost in all this is the narrative that the Rockets were projected to miss the playoffs and the Thunder were like top 10-12 in every pre season ladder

 

[P C H]

Yep same here. The Russ MVP thing is getting so damn loud, that they may actually do this silly ****.

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Lost in all this is the narrative that the Rockets were projected to miss the playoffs and the Thunder were like top 10-12 in every pre season ladder

Yeah that narrative pales in comparison to Russ'... people aint even remember Rockets pre-season expectations, not to mention OKC's expectations were also low with KD leaving

 

[datznasty]

Who projected the Rockets to miss the playoffs? And most had the Thunder missing it. We knew Russ's usage and stats would be historic but most didn't expect it to lead to much winning

 

[firstclass]

Yep same here. The Russ MVP thing is getting so damn loud, that they may actually do this silly ****.

 

[a-friend]

 

[carver]

Who predicted the thunder who are the 3rd youngest team in the league to make the playoffs

 

[MVP]

 
Yeah that narrative pales in comparison to Russ'... people aint even remember Rockets pre-season expectations, not to mention OKC's expectations were also low with KD leaving

This plus the historic aspect which everyone except me and a select few others were factoring in. It's a match made in heaven. The conditions are just perfect. 

 

[hardens beard]

Jrue holiday gotta be point shaving at this point

 

[hardens beard]

Who projected the Rockets to miss the playoffs? And most had the Thunder missing it. We knew Russ's usage and stats would be historic but most didn't expect it to lead to much winning

Every single outlet had the thunder finishing ahead of the rockets
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[P C H]

I still don't think and would bet bread on him not getting it though

 

[carver]

I still don't think and would bet bread on him not getting it though

Who's your pick

 

[tomdiginson]

Hardens gonna get duped and Russ will win it.

 

[lb510]

Jrue holiday gotta be point shaving at this point

Last minute was very hard to watch.

 

[ill steelo]

Jrue Holiday lost the game.

Disastrous ending. Embarrassing guard skills

 

[kdslittlebro]

That's my PG

 

[MVP]

Most of the publications did have Houston behind OKC, but it was like a 4 or less game difference. Interestingly enough though, those  most of those same writers had Westbrook or Bron as the favorite for MVP preseason. So there could also be some confirmation bias at play here when the votes start. 

 

[carver]

7th straight triple double damn

 

[lynchpin33]

Amazing how many people are blinded by this stat hunting triple double nonsense. Front office must have gave the players an ultimatum to be in on this foolishness.

 

[a-friend]

He's going to play all 82 games in the Rest Era.

 

[carver]

Amazing how many people are blinded by this stat hunting triple double nonsense. Front office must have gave the players an ultimatum to be in on this foolishness.

Their record when he gets one >> when he doesn't

 

[MVP]

7th straight triple double damn

Brodie going to pass the Big O and Wilt with the next one at the same damn time. Amazing. 

 

[nick.]

The Bulls let this happen:

Kyle O'Quinn joins Jusuf Nurkic and Kevin Durant as only players to record at least 8 PTS, 10 REB, 5 BLK & 5 AST in a game this season.