antidope
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Bringing this back before they show up. Look at this list. Everyone on it aside from AI is a top 13 player of all time.It’s not uncommon for league mvps to flame out in rd 2. See LeBron in 2009 & 2010. And Giannis in 2019. It happens. Since the 2000 seasons, these are the league MVPS that have led their teams to the finals in the same season.
Shaq- 00
AI- 01
Duncan - 03
Dirk - 06
Kobe -08
LeBron - 12
LeBron - 13
Steph - 15
Steph - 16
Very small and elite company. Jokic and them just upset a better (on paper) roster and another mvp candidate in rd 1. And put up stupid numbers. Be critical of him in this series, all you want. But to act like he doesn’t “deserve” the mvp…because his team may not advance against a better team is dumb.