[The Athletic] Anonymous NBA Player Poll 2025

TimeForChange · Post #1 » by **TimeForChange** » Tue Apr 22, 2025 10:11 pm

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6296394/2025/04/22/anonymous-nba-player-poll-2025-mvp-sga-jokic-analytics/

I will post all of the vote breakdowns. If anyone has any specifics they want from the article, let me know.

mtcan · Post #2 » by **mtcan** » Tue Apr 22, 2025 10:29 pm

Darko isn't worse than Nick Nurse and Thom Thibodeau. I'll take that as a W

douggood · Post #3 » by **douggood** » Tue Apr 22, 2025 10:34 pm

mtcan wrote:Darko isn't worse than Nick Nurse and Thom Thibodeau. I'll take that as a W

others receiving votes for worst coach; rich carliste, tyrone lue and steve kerr
wtf

others recieving votes
5 years from now who will be face of league - scottie barnes
who is most overrated - scottie barnes.

Raps in 4 · Post #4 » by **Raps in 4** » Tue Apr 22, 2025 10:44 pm

This is why most former players don't make good executives/coaches (or even sports analysts). They're dumb as rocks.

Zeno · Post #5 » by **Zeno** » Tue Apr 22, 2025 10:54 pm

Jock Landale definitely voted for himself as most overrated just for laughs.

ArthurVandelay · Post #6 » by **ArthurVandelay** » Tue Apr 22, 2025 10:54 pm

mtcan wrote:Darko isn't worse than Nick Nurse and Thom Thibodeau. I'll take that as a W

73 votes for worst coach question
Darko received 5.5% so 4 votes

I’m guessing FVV, Siakam, Orlando, and OG

Zeno · Post #7 » by **Zeno** » Tue Apr 22, 2025 10:56 pm

ArthurVandelay wrote:
mtcan wrote:Darko isn't worse than Nick Nurse and Thom Thibodeau. I'll take that as a W

73 votes for worst coach question
Darko received 5.5% so 4 votes

I’m guessing FVV, Siakam, Orlando, and OG

Likely just random guys saying the Raptors coach because we sucked.

ArthurVandelay · Post #8 » by **ArthurVandelay** » Tue Apr 22, 2025 10:59 pm

Zeno wrote:
ArthurVandelay wrote:
mtcan wrote:Darko isn't worse than Nick Nurse and Thom Thibodeau. I'll take that as a W

73 votes for worst coach question
Darko received 5.5% so 4 votes

I’m guessing FVV, Siakam, Orlando, and OG

Likely just random guys saying the Raptors coach because we sucked.

Or they saw the Afro Beats session lol

Godaddycurse · Post #9 » by **Godaddycurse** » Tue Apr 22, 2025 11:07 pm

ArthurVandelay wrote:
mtcan wrote:Darko isn't worse than Nick Nurse and Thom Thibodeau. I'll take that as a W

73 votes for worst coach question
Darko received 5.5% so 4 votes

I’m guessing FVV, Siakam, Orlando, and OG

Schroder and maybe boucher lol

MoneyBall · Post #10 » by **MoneyBall** » Tue Apr 22, 2025 11:24 pm

Pleasantly surprised that they see gambling partnerships as bad for the league.

WaltFrazier · Post #11 » by **WaltFrazier** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 12:08 am

Poor Haliburton. Too nerdy for his peers I guess.

I agree with Moneyball above, nice to see players don't like the gambling partnerships.

Same with analytics.

ontnut · Post #12 » by **ontnut** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 12:25 am

Haliburton in his feels.

Boogie! · Post #13 » by **Boogie!** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 12:34 am

Weird because I felt like Halliburton was underrated at one point. I thought the raptors had a good reputation around the league, I guess not. You’d think at least some previous raptors would’ve voted in their favour. Also lol at Darko getting worst coach votes. Also cool to see Norman Powell getting votes. Been supporting him for a minute.

Syd-TK3 · Post #14 » by **Syd-TK3** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 12:56 am

I can tell people Hate Gobert and Haliburton not saying they wrong about them being overrated but I'm sure it played a big part lol

Also nearly 40% for the Hornets as the worst organization is crazy they are truly horrible

Indeed · Post #15 » by **Indeed** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 1:16 am

Boogie! wrote:Weird because I felt like Halliburton was underrated at one point. I thought the raptors had a good reputation around the league, I guess not. You’d think at least some previous raptors would’ve voted in their favour. Also lol at Darko getting worst coach votes. Also cool to see Norman Powell getting votes. Been supporting him for a minute.

Our owner was never a tax payer.
The ranking on the organization / owner seems to have more to do with spending power.

Boogie! · Post #16 » by **Boogie!** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 1:25 am

Indeed wrote:
Boogie! wrote:Weird because I felt like Halliburton was underrated at one point. I thought the raptors had a good reputation around the league, I guess not. You’d think at least some previous raptors would’ve voted in their favour. Also lol at Darko getting worst coach votes. Also cool to see Norman Powell getting votes. Been supporting him for a minute.

Our owner was never a tax payer.
The ranking on the organization / owner seems to have more to do with spending power.

I’m not sure it had anything to do with this vote tbh… this was anonymous nba player voting… do you really think they’re thinking about salary cap? Just watch the plethora of nba player podcasts that are out right now… their rationale and opinions don’t seem very “logical” to me… I’m constantly surprised at how professional athletes can have such juvenile opinions of the game… I get professional athletes who are around the game should be given some credit on their interpretation of the game… but man I’ll watch clips from arenas podcast sometimes and wonder wtf these guys are talking about… Rashad mccants was on another podcast just gossiping about nba groupies and players sleeping with coaches wives. Just mindless bull.

ishoy123 · Post #17 » by **ishoy123** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 2:23 am

Indeed wrote:
Boogie! wrote:Weird because I felt like Halliburton was underrated at one point. I thought the raptors had a good reputation around the league, I guess not. You’d think at least some previous raptors would’ve voted in their favour. Also lol at Darko getting worst coach votes. Also cool to see Norman Powell getting votes. Been supporting him for a minute.

Our owner was never a tax payer.
The ranking on the organization / owner seems to have more to do with spending power.

It's not even a ranking. No one voted the Raptors the single best organization... it doesn't mean they don't think the Raptors are a well-run organization. Flip side no one voted the Raptors as the worst-run organization.

Badonkadonk · Post #18 » by **Badonkadonk** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 2:29 am

Scottie getting a single most overrated and most underrated vote is funny.

Yak grabbing an underrated vote shouldn't be a surprise.

The Darko hate has to be ex-Raps, this guy was beloved by his former teams players'. I guess you can't avoid becoming the bad guy to some when you become head coach.

Raps in 4 · Post #19 » by **Raps in 4** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 2:30 am

Godaddycurse wrote:
ArthurVandelay wrote:
mtcan wrote:Darko isn't worse than Nick Nurse and Thom Thibodeau. I'll take that as a W

73 votes for worst coach question
Darko received 5.5% so 4 votes

I’m guessing FVV, Siakam, Orlando, and OG

Schroder and maybe boucher lol

Why would Schroder vote for Darko? Darko loved him. He ran the offence through that scrub.

Post #20 » by **CPT** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 3:36 am

Players are extremely dumb when it comes to this stuff, but it’s still interesting to see the results.

Unsurprisingly, the Raptors are largely irrelevant.

Darko getting some worst coach votes is probably just the record, but players could also be remembering some bad decisions in games they were in.

Scottie getting both over/underrated votes checks out, lol.