Chanel Bomber wrote:Deeeez Knicks wrote:Brunson is kinda like Curry on defense. Undersized but plays smart and hustles to where he is not that much of a liability especially in terms of his position…the charges are a big plus. Not to say he can’t get picked on, but he will at least battle. At that position, not many pgs are switchable onto big wings or even good defenders either
The awards are mostly based around offense anyway. Jokic, Harden, Curry, Nash, Iverson, Dirk have all won mvps.
Brunson won’t win mvp this year, but defense really shouldn’t exclude him from being a first team all nba player. It sounds like he won’t make first team all nba. I think that’ll mostly be due to name recognition and rep over the body of work and impact this season.
I agree that being a mediocre defender shouldn't exclude you from winning MVP.
But if you're a worse defender than your competitors for MVP, I'd expect you to be a superior offensive force (see Dirk, Curry and Harden's MVP campaigns).
But while he's an explosive offensive player, and one of the best engines in the NBA, I just don't think Brunson is a better offensive player than Jokic, SGA or Doncic. They're all more efficient than Brunson (not that it's the only factor, and there are mitigating circumstances for Jalen), and Jokic/Doncic are generational playmakers to top it off.
And that's where the lack of defensive impact costs him.
Agreed with your last paragraph btw.
Not this sh*t again!
Actually, your arguments are pretty valid