5-4-21 NBA Tuesday GT (7 games)

[Mr B]

Why isn't there more talk of Luka being MVP. He's right behind Jokic IMO.

Handful of players have been better and he's fighting to stay out of the play-in games.

Could say the same about Labron, AD, and Dame.


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[Catchall]

Lakers are going to end up 6th or 7th, aren't they.

[Tomjas]

Good luck to the Nets if they think that their path to a title is simply hoping that their 3 superstars out score the opposition while not playing defence

[dygaction]

Luka is very good but doesn't deserve MVP. That's hardly discrediting you guys. Typical whiney Mavs fan. Enjoy your cap room this summer. I'll bump this thread when you sign Oubre to a max deal. Cant wait to tell you all about him.

There is only one MVP and it is Jokic's. Luka is right in among the others, including Giannis, CP3, and Curry for #2-5 spots. The order of them is subjective but my #2 goes to Giannis.

I agree about Joker.

Joker, Biid, CP3, Steph, (Dame, Luka, Giannis)

Is my order from 1-5. With there being a 3 way tie for 5th place.

I have Steph in my all time top 10, but he has little case over Giannis if we are not changing the MVP rules. Biid missed too many games to be top 3 for me. I think if you switch Luka and Dame, Blazers would be better and Mavs would be worse, but I know it is subjective.

[Texas Chuck]

Why isn't there more talk of Luka being MVP. He's right behind Jokic IMO.

Handful of players have been better and he's fighting to stay out of the play-in games.

Could say the same about Labron, AD, and Dame.


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And none of them are seriously MVP candidates either. I guess if Portland closes strong Dame might could get some top 5 votes, but Lebron and AD shouldn't get any votes.

This feels like a year like the past couple. The MVP is obvious--its Jokic. Embiid has been great, but missed too many games. Giannis has been great again, but as great. Warriors aren't winning enough. Kawhi hasn't been as good. Harden sucked in Houston and will have missed too many games.

I know people want more intrigue or options, but sometimes the winner is just clear.

[kuclas]

Sixers win the east

do you really want bet on doc and Ben Simmons though

Sixers pretty much unbeatable at home with full starting lineup. 14-0 this season. I think overall the team is 24-4 home/road record with full starting lineup.

The last time the Sixers lost at home with their full starting lineup was December 2019 against the Mavericks. It’s been that long.

So home court is gonna to be huge for Sixers. They should walk to the eastern conference finals. People thinking Celtics/heat could upset Sixers in the first round. It’s gonna to be very hard to beat Sixers at home.

Now do I think they can beat a healthy nets team? No. And I’m being honest. Bucks tried really hard and won two games vs nets. That’s without harden. Harden is their point guard. Which makes KD and Kyrie scary on offense. Too much fire power. Even with sixers top 2 defense.

[Slim Charless]

There is only one MVP and it is Jokic's. Luka is right in among the others, including Giannis, CP3, and Curry for #2-5 spots. The order of them is subjective but my #2 goes to Giannis.

I agree about Joker.

Joker, Biid, CP3, Steph, (Dame, Luka, Giannis)

Is my order from 1-5. With there being a 3 way tie for 5th place.

I have Steph in my all time top 10, but he has little case over Giannis if we are not changing the MVP rules. Biid missed too many games to be top 3 for me .

Steph is carrying a lottery (top 4) level of scrubs into the playoffs. With a level of scoring we've never really seen before. It's unreal. If the Dubs hadn't foolishly resigned Draymond and just traded or let him walk and (gasp!!) talked KD into resigning imagine where they'd be now?

Embiid would be winning this thing walking away imo if he hadn't missed so many games. He did though, so he's downgraded to runner-up.

[Packbuckman]

Nets are insanely stacked its disgusting, Bucks can barely win these 2 games with Harden out

2 prime mvps, an all nba guy, the best 3 point shooting role guy in the league and a bevy of good role guys (Brown, Shamet, blake, DJ, green, Claxton, now Mike James)

Why should they even need Harden? KD, Kyrie and this Nets supporting cast should be able to beat the Bucks, even without Harden.

Ya whatever dude without harden they might not get out of the first rd if they get the Heat.

[StringerBell]

Nets are insanely stacked its disgusting, Bucks can barely win these 2 games with Harden out

2 prime mvps, an all nba guy, the best 3 point shooting role guy in the league and a bevy of good role guys (Brown, Shamet, blake, DJ, green, Claxton, now Mike James)

Why should they even need Harden? KD, Kyrie and this Nets supporting cast should be able to beat the Bucks, even without Harden.

Ya whatever dude without harden they might not get out of the first rd if they get the Heat.

Tongue in cheek my man. I have you guys going to the finals. Holiday in place of Bledsoe is everything.

[Packbuckman]

Sixers win the east

do you really want bet on doc and Ben Simmons though

Sixers pretty much unbeatable at home with full starting lineup. 14-0 this season. I think overall the team is 24-4 home/road record with full starting lineup.

The last time the Sixers lost at home with their full starting lineup was December 2019 against the Mavericks. It’s been that long.

So home court is gonna to be huge for Sixers. They should walk to the eastern conference finals. People thinking Celtics/heat could upset Sixers in the first round. It’s gonna to be very hard to beat Sixers at home.

Now do I think they can beat a healthy nets team? No. And I’m being honest. Bucks tried really hard and won two games vs nets. That’s without harden. Harden is their point guard. Which makes KD and Kyrie scary on offense. Too much fire power. Even with sixers top 2 defense.

That’s why they play the game lol at the Heat last year got hot and made it to the finals. Both the Bucks and the 76ers are more talented than that team. This will be a dog fight playoffs and that’s with a healthy Harden. If he’s not healthy it’s either the bucks or 76ers and that home record won’t matter much when it’s the top teams playing Bucks have the best road record.

[jokeboy86]

People laugh but I kinda see it

I mean if Lebron retires in the next two years why not especially since like Lebron, KD seems to be a fan of these 1+1 deals. If the Nets win at least 1 ring I could see KD or better yet Harden going to the Lakers after declining their player options. Whenever Lebron retires it's a given that some superstar is going to want to come to L.A. to team up with AD. Add in the fact that Lebron will be an official Laker alum, and him(and Rich Paul ofc) and Magic and other former Lakers could be so much star power that only Miami could compete as far as FA pitches go. I used to think Lillard would end up in LA but he simply makes too much money to walk away from.

[jokeboy86]

Just thought about it but the league(more importantly their TV partners) could be potentially facing a nightmare scenario: No Lebron, no Steph, & no Zion in the playoffs. The 3 faces of the league not making the playoffs? ESPN's head would explode.

[nzahir]

Nets are insanely stacked its disgusting, Bucks can barely win these 2 games with Harden out

2 prime mvps, an all nba guy, the best 3 point shooting role guy in the league and a bevy of good role guys (Brown, Shamet, blake, DJ, green, Claxton, now Mike James)

Why should they even need Harden? KD, Kyrie and this Nets supporting cast should be able to beat the Bucks, even without Harden.

Ya whatever dude without harden they might not get out of the first rd if they get the Heat.

You never know...

[sikma42]

Why should they even need Harden? KD, Kyrie and this Nets supporting cast should be able to beat the Bucks, even without Harden.

Ya whatever dude without harden they might not get out of the first rd if they get the Heat.

You never know...

KD will get his numbers so I feel bad for the rest of the team...we all know they will get thrown under the bus

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[bebopdeluxe]

Nets are insanely stacked its disgusting, Bucks can barely win these 2 games with Harden out

2 prime mvps, an all nba guy, the best 3 point shooting role guy in the league and a bevy of good role guys (Brown, Shamet, blake, DJ, green, Claxton, now Mike James)

They're gonna steamroll the East if fully healthy. Only Philly imo can stop them and then it's gonna take monster defensive efforts by Thybulle and Ben while Embiid destroys worlds.

That's the plan.

[bebopdeluxe]

Sixers win the east

do you really want bet on doc and Ben Simmons though

Why not?

UBUNTU

[youngthegiant]

Clippers might actually not want to win......they're gonna get the Lakers. Mavs going to finish 5th.

[Young Stapler]

Raptors love playing in LA

[Winsome Gerbil]

Fred Van Fleet >>> Kawhi Leonard

the Raptors should be glad they dodged that bullet and moved on to a new franchise star.

[Mr B]

Clippers might actually not want to win......they're gonna get the Lakers. Mavs going to finish 5th.

Mavs won’t be an easy out.


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