Special_Puppy wrote:FWIW I think it’s genuinely unclear who has been more valuable this year and anyone who tells you there’s a runaway MVP is lying.
I think it's pretty clear that Jokic is more valuable, personally, but like, SGA is still having a brilliant season. It's worth mentioning that Jokic isn't playing with an historic defense helping him out, which is altering perceptions of SGA. It is the same type of detail which people ignored with the AI and Rose MVPs, though of course SGA is legitimately an MVP-level player having an incredible season, which was not the case in those other scenarios.
If SGA wins, that's legitimate, for sure. But looking at what they both do on the court, I find it difficult to come to the conclusion that he deserves it more than Jokic, and feel similarly about deciding that he is as important. He's a centerpiece for his team, of course, and the driver of their O. You take him away, they get considerably worse, sure. But I don't think that what he does in his role is as high-impact as what Jokic does for Denver.
Anyway, that's I suppose another thing entirely, since we're here to talk about 34 year-old Jordan in today's game, with some injuries to his shooting hand and less quickness than when he was dominating in the 80s and early 90s.