The Official NBA Season Thread: USA vs Serbia at 11:15 ET on NBC/Peacock | Durant Cleared for Action

[wavycrocket]

Its crazy cause this is the year he actually deserves it imo. First one he got by default cause everyone got injured, last year was the mistake.

Was he deserving last year? Yes or no?

It’s also funny seeing the “he got it by default, since everybody was injured guys” Maximus Meridius & his merry bunch…

Now pivot to, “he shouldn’t have gotten the first one” .

A reasonable person, would come to the conclusion that at worst…Jokic deserves 2 of his mvps. Y’all know that 3X! Hit different

 

[JD617]

Jokic has averaged more points, rebounds, assists, steals, fewer turnovers, shot a higher percentage on twos, threes, and free throws, and advanced a round further than Embiid.

Other than all that, Embiid has been better in the playoffs.

 

[dacomeup]

I never....ever got it w/ Wiseman. I tried to be optimistic coming into this year...but my takes on him in here date back to high school

That one was so obvious. Will never make sense to me

 

[addict4sneakers]

I thought it was about winning.

Which one is it. Stats or winning.

Ok one guy hasn’t made it to the conference finals. Is that better?

 

[addict4sneakers]

Either way you slice it, it’s no excuses for either embiid or Jokic this season

 

[clyde the glide]

Was he deserving last year? Yes or no?

It’s also funny seeing the “he got it by default, since everybody was injured guys” Maximus Meridius & his merry bunch…

Now pivot to, “he shouldn’t have gotten the first one” .

A reasonable person, would come to the conclusion that at worst…Jokic deserves 2

If im calling him winning it a mistake its safe to assume i dont think he deserved it. Appreciate you double checking tho

 

[B Sox]

That one was so obvious. Will never make sense to me

I still don’t get why Golden St didn’t take Okongwu if they were zeroed in on drafting a big. Fits the profile of the type of player that would probably thrive in their system.

 

[xxpizzo]

march 27th

just mark it down

ill be back in here after another domination by embiid

 

[dacomeup]

I still don’t get why Golden St didn’t take Okongwu if they were zeroed in on drafting a big. Fits the profile of the type of player that would probably thrive in their system.

It seems especially weird because high IQ players are extremely important for what they do offensively. So picking the guy with zero feel for the game and limited reps — just is strange. I guess even the “haves” swing for the fences from time to time. That just seems like a pick that a bad franchise makes, not the best franchise of the last decade.

 

[MVP]

If the Nuggets at minimum don't get to the NBA Finals this year and Joker doesn't receive that same slander his contemporaries have then Perk's argument in general will have much more merit.

 

[WASHED KING]

Ok one guy hasn’t made it to the conference finals. Is that better?

We're giving points for conference finals appearances now? I'm just verifying that is the standard going forward.

 

[bhzmafia14]

Inside Scoop:

Found out Ja was able to prove the weapon was not his and was one of his associates (essentially avoiding the team plane issue).

Also, moving his BM and daughter back to Memphis for added support (were living in Nashville).

Trending up (I hope).

 

[Zo gif]

It’s a parade inside my city

 

[pmatic]

I still don’t get why Golden St didn’t take Okongwu if they were zeroed in on drafting a big. Fits the profile of the type of player that would probably thrive in their system.

It seems especially weird because high IQ players are extremely important for what they do offensively. So picking the guy with zero feel for the game and limited reps — just is strange. I guess even the “haves” swing for the fences from time to time. That just seems like a pick that a bad franchise makes, not the best franchise of the last decade.

Warriors wanted a 7'0 because they were small up front with Draymond and Looney.

 

[ballinsam23]

Either way you slice it, it’s no excuses for either embiid or Jokic this season

Jokic's supporting cast includes 0 hall of famers or all stars. Once again. Where is he supposed to go with this roster?

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

Warriors wanted a 7'0 because they were small up front with Draymond and Looney.

Hopefully they can find one with one of those 2nd rounders they got when they traded him

 

[amitt5504]

If we gonna consider Jokic making it to the conference finals, then the bubble wasn’t fake

We gotta decide lol

 

[addict4sneakers]

Jokic's supporting cast includes 0 hall of famers or all stars. Once again. Where is he supposed to go with this roster?

Don’t care about past accolades of guys. Murray is healthy. Aaron gordon is having a career year. Tobias isn’t good. PJ tucker is going to play 38 stationary bike minutes.

The nuggets are the better team. No excuses why they can’t make a finals run

 

[addict4sneakers]

We're giving points for conference finals appearances now? I'm just verifying that is the standard going forward.

You asked to compare resumes and stats of two guys that haven’t won. So yes, conference finals appearances matter

 

[rolaholic]

We're giving points for conference finals appearances now? I'm just verifying that is the standard going forward.

Trae Young wishes this were the case

 

[amitt5504]

I’ll also say this. Jokic is absolutely deserving of winning MVP

However,

If Jo lost it last year after Jokic bust his *** on national tv (it was mostly Bones but I digress) then Jokic should lose it after Jo bust his *** on National tv

 

[ballinsam23]

Don’t care about past accolades of guys. Murray is healthy. Aaron gordon is having a career year. Tobias isn’t good. PJ tucker is going to play 38 stationary bike minutes.

The nuggets are the better team. No excuses why they can’t make a finals run

Maxey and Harden and Tobias would all be the #2 options on Denver.

Not the better team at all. We're really depending on Aaron Gordon?

The nuggets only have the better MVP player and the better coach. Thats it.

 

[pmatic]

I honestly don't remember one thing between the Nuggets and Sixers games last season.

 

[B Sox]

Folks have all this to say about what Joker needs to do to be deserving, yet THEY don’t give ANY of the same expectations to Embiid, but think he should win. Doesn’t need to get his team to a top seed. Doesn’t have to get to the Finals at minimum.

Funny.

 

[addict4sneakers]

Maxey and Harden and Tobias would all be the #2 options on Denver.

Not the better team.

The nuggets only have the better MVP player and the better coach.

Dude Tobias is not good. Like at all.

Maxey and harden are good. Are they better than Murray/Porter jr/Gordon/KCP/ brown? Cause after maxey it’s all downhill for Philly