NBA MVP Discussion Thread 2023-24

DrModesty · Post #1141 » by **DrModesty** » Wed Nov 22, 2023 5:47 am

At this early stage the mvp race is so congested and volatile that single games are swaying my opinion. I guess currently Embiid by a whisker, but one bad game would drag him down to about 5th.

Exp0sed · Post #1142 » by **Exp0sed** » Wed Nov 22, 2023 6:42 am

Wolfgang630 wrote:Haliburton with 37 points and 16 assists

with that pace, 37/16 is more like 25 and 10 lol, but awesome stuff. Indy are hella fun and Hali is awesome!

John Murdoch · Post #1143 » by **John Murdoch** » Wed Nov 22, 2023 6:43 am

Fkkk ...cam was a big piece for us rn ..groins take a while to heal

iggymcfrack · Post #1144 » by **iggymcfrack** » Wed Nov 22, 2023 8:06 am

Exp0sed wrote:
Wolfgang630 wrote:Haliburton with 37 points and 16 assists

with that pace, 37/16 is more like 25 and 10 lol, but awesome stuff. Indy are hella fun and Hali is awesome!

He had 37/14 at the end of the third quarter and then the Hawks started double teaming him in the backcourt just to get the ball out of his hands because he was so on fire.

CobraCommander · Post #1145 » by **CobraCommander** » Wed Nov 22, 2023 2:23 pm

iggymcfrack wrote:Jokic and Haliburton are so far above the rest of the league offensively right now it’s insane. If Hali ever becomes an average defender he’s gonna finish as the GOAT PG.

YamaChan · Post #1146 » by **YamaChan** » Wed Nov 22, 2023 2:52 pm

KD is back to playing like the best player in the world the past 4 games. Absolutely otherworldly efficiency and scoring, with a huge uptick in playmaking.

This board will never give him the credit he deserves, but he's balling right now.

If not for an uncharacteristically slow start with his free throw shooting, he'd be in the 54/50/90 club on 30 ppg.

Insane

CobraCommander · Post #1147 » by **CobraCommander** » Wed Nov 22, 2023 5:09 pm

YamaChan wrote:KD is back to playing like the best player in the world the past 4 games. Absolutely otherworldly efficiency and scoring, with a huge uptick in playmaking.

This board will never give him the credit he deserves, but he's balling right now.

If not for an uncharacteristically slow start with his free throw shooting, he'd be in the 54/50/90 club on 30 ppg.

Insane

Naw...I’m there- dude shooting 50 from 3 scoring 30+

KD is doing great

AdagioPace · Post #1148 » by **AdagioPace** » Wed Nov 22, 2023 5:16 pm

YamaChan wrote:KD is back to playing like the best player in the world the past 4 games. Absolutely otherworldly efficiency and scoring, with a huge uptick in playmaking.

This board will never give him the credit he deserves, but he's balling right now.

If not for an uncharacteristically slow start with his free throw shooting, he'd be in the 54/50/90 club on 30 ppg.

Insane

once he does it for 90+ games per season like Jokic does it, than the board's skepticism will fade away

UcanUwill · Post #1149 » by **UcanUwill** » Wed Nov 22, 2023 5:16 pm

iggymcfrack wrote:
Wolfgang630 wrote:
iggymcfrack wrote:Jokic and Haliburton are so far above the rest of the league offensively right now it’s insane. If Hali ever becomes an average defender he’s gonna finish as the GOAT PG.

Calm down chief lol. Haliburton got an extremely long way to go to be in that conversation

Well obviously. That’s why I said IF he ever becomes an average defender. I’m not saying he will.

So, Hali becomes averages defender, that makes him better than Magic or Steph?

Exp0sed · Post #1150 » by **Exp0sed** » Wed Nov 22, 2023 5:57 pm

YamaChan wrote:KD is back to playing like the best player in the world the past 4 games. Absolutely otherworldly efficiency and scoring, with a huge uptick in playmaking.

This board will never give him the credit he deserves, but he's balling right now.

If not for an uncharacteristically slow start with his free throw shooting, he'd be in the 54/50/90 club on 30 ppg.

Insane

ofc this board will give him credit for it...

honestly after the first few games where his lift and jumper were looking pretty bad, I thought he was headed towards a decline but dude is just sooooo good and skilled

it'll be hard for him to maintain these numbers when Beal and Booker will both be playing and he hasn't been able to play full seasons ever since the injury but he's obviously been bonkers and is at least for now, he's def up there in the MVP ladder

mdonnelly1989 · Post #1151 » by **mdonnelly1989** » Wed Nov 22, 2023 6:40 pm

Top 5 in some order

Jokic
Embiid
Halliburton
Fox
KD

Right on the cusp

Lebron
Curry
Tatum
Shai

bigboi · Post #1152 » by **bigboi** » Wed Nov 22, 2023 6:45 pm

Haliburton as number 2 in the mvp race when he’s the 6th seed is insanity. Having Fox as top 5 is insanity as well.

It’s Giannis then Jokic then the rest don’t even matter. One of those two will be the winner with Embiid being on the cusp

Potential · Post #1153 » by **Potential** » Wed Nov 22, 2023 6:54 pm

MVP leaders:

LeBron -115
Jokic +200
Giannis +250
Embiid +250
KD +650
SGA +800
Haliburton +950
ANT +1000
Fox +1500

Ballerhogger · Post #1154 » by **Ballerhogger** » Wed Nov 22, 2023 7:16 pm

Lebron
Jokic
my favorites right now its so early though

MartyConlonOnTheRun · Post #1155 » by **MartyConlonOnTheRun** » Wed Nov 22, 2023 7:39 pm

mdonnelly1989 wrote:Top 5 in some order

Jokic
Embiid
Halliburton
Fox
KD

Right on the cusp

Lebron
Curry
Tatum
Shai

Rationale for not having Giannis in the "Right on the cusp" - I'm not going to say Giannis is blowing anyone away right now, but I have him above LBJ and KD

_NoMas · Post #1156 » by **_NoMas** » Wed Nov 22, 2023 8:08 pm

MartyConlonOnTheRun wrote:
mdonnelly1989 wrote:Top 5 in some order

Jokic
Embiid
Halliburton
Fox
KD

Right on the cusp

Lebron
Curry
Tatum
Shai

Rationale for not having Giannis in the "Right on the cusp" - I'm not going to say Giannis is blowing anyone away right now, but I have him above LBJ and KD

Yeah Giannis and Luka have to get a mention surely

Exp0sed · Post #1157 » by **Exp0sed** » Wed Nov 22, 2023 8:41 pm

here we go, Joe L Embiid is already load managing and like always he does it by pick and choosing:

the MVP (!) has a big game tonight at Minnesota sitting atop the West, well...not anymore since he's ducking it as usual,
gotta protect the stats, pad them against the tanking teams and sit out away from home vs. the best

doesn't want to face the league's best defense I guess...

such a bad look but after ducking the Denver game this is really just par for the course tbh, is anyone here even surprised? lmfao

Mrakar · Post #1158 » by **Mrakar** » Wed Nov 22, 2023 8:54 pm

Exp0sed wrote:here we go, Joe L Embiid is already load managing and like always he does it by pick and choosing

the MVP (!) has a big game tonight at Minnesota sitting atop the West, well...not anymore since he's ducking it as usual/
gotta protect the stats, pad them against the tanking teams and sit out away from home vs. the best

doesn't want to face the league's best defense I guess...

such a bad look but after ducking the Denver game this is really just par for the course tbh, is anyone here even surprised? lmfao

Dont be like that, he has important matchup against only 90 pounds lighter player in 3 days :lol:

Exp0sed · Post #1159 » by **Exp0sed** » Wed Nov 22, 2023 9:01 pm

Mrakar wrote:
Exp0sed wrote:here we go, Joe L Embiid is already load managing and like always he does it by pick and choosing

the MVP (!) has a big game tonight at Minnesota sitting atop the West, well...not anymore since he's ducking it as usual/
gotta protect the stats, pad them against the tanking teams and sit out away from home vs. the best

doesn't want to face the league's best defense I guess...

such a bad look but after ducking the Denver game this is really just par for the course tbh, is anyone here even surprised? lmfao

Dont be like that, he has important matchup against only 90 pounds lighter player in 3 days

that's how da real MVPs do it! lmfao
Joe L out here playing 4D chess

losmi · Post #1160 » by **losmi** » Wed Nov 22, 2023 9:06 pm

Exp0sed wrote:here we go, Joe L Embiid is already load managing and like always he does it by pick and choosing:

the MVP (!) has a big game tonight at Minnesota sitting atop the West, well...not anymore since he's ducking it as usual,
gotta protect the stats, pad them against the tanking teams and sit out away from home vs. the best

doesn't want to face the league's best defense I guess...

such a bad look but after ducking the Denver game this is really just par for the course tbh, is anyone here even surprised? lmfao

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