2021-22 NBA MVP Discussion (Pt. 1)

[trueballer7]

I think Lebron leads very comfortably right now

[Johnny Firpo]

The question shouldn't be who's MVP, it should be whether Curry is unanimous. At this point I think he is.

Hes def not unanimous after tonight but still in the lead

Steph, Kd, Jokic and Giannis are the only real candidates unless Luka wakes up. Demar and Pg are having cute seasons but its like Pg13s "Mvp" campaign in Okc. Hes not actually Mvp level

Luka shouldn't be in the consideration ahead of anyone, really, he has been pretty bad by his own standards. Anyway, Jokic for me, clearly leads, even though I fully understand that if voting was done today, Steph would easily win it.

[Prez]

You should edit the poll to allow vote changes so updates can be made as the season progresses.

Done!

[Big J]

Record has always factored into the vote guys. It's not just about raw and advanced stats. Leadership matters a lot, and Curry is turning basically the same team as last year with a few different ancillary pieces into one of the best in the league.

[nitric0]

Denver is 7th in the west with a .500 record. Team record is significant.
1. Curry
2. Derozan
3. Durant
4. Giannis

[Infinite Llamas]

Denver is 7th in the west with a .500 record. Team record is significant.
1. Curry
2. Derozan
3. Durant
4. Giannis

Will Barton
Aaron Gordon
Monte Morris
Jeff Green
Facu Campazzo
Zeke Nnaji
PJ Dozier
Jamychal Green
Cancar

There is not a single superstar in the league that could bring that team to a .500 record other than Jokic. Take him away and they are easily the worst team in the league. They are over 10-7 when he plays and I have no doubt he beats the Jazz too if he didn’t bump knees with Gobert before the half. I don’t think people fully realize what Jokic is doing here with so little talent around him

[Infinite Llamas]

Zach LaVine should definitely be on the poll too

[Alatan]

Denver is 7th in the west with a .500 record. Team record is significant.
1. Curry
2. Derozan
3. Durant
4. Giannis

Why Derozan and not Lavine? Even if we disregard the talent surrounding the candidates to allow either to be mentionedhere, there is no reason to nominate one over the other.

[QingJames]

Record matters so it's Curry right now, even though Jokic has been the best player in the league and it's really not close. He's been better than Curry on both sides of the court.

[yoyoboy]

If Jokic hadn’t missed games and had led the Nuggets to more wins during those ones he missed, it would be him. But since he did, it’s Steph.

[nitric0]

Denver is 7th in the west with a .500 record. Team record is significant.
1. Curry
2. Derozan
3. Durant
4. Giannis

Why Derozan and not Lavine? Even if we disregard the talent surrounding the candidates to allow either to be mentionedhere, there is no reason to nominate one over the other.

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Lavine top 10 though.

[nitric0]

Denver is 7th in the west with a .500 record. Team record is significant.
1. Curry
2. Derozan
3. Durant
4. Giannis

Will Barton
Aaron Gordon
Monte Morris
Jeff Green
Facu Campazzo
Zeke Nnaji
PJ Dozier
Jamychal Green
Cancar

There is not a single superstar in the league that could bring that team to a .500 record other than Jokic. Take him away and they are easily the worst team in the league. They are over 10-7 when he plays and I have no doubt he beats the Jazz too if he didn’t bump knees with Gobert before the half. I don’t think people fully realize what Jokic is doing here with so little talent around him

Last time an MVP was awarded to a .500 record?

[Duke4life831]

Tier 1:
Jokic/Curry

Tier 2:
Giannis/KD

Jokic has been the best player in the league this year. If these 4 guys continued this level of play for the rest of the year, I think Jokic wins if he can get Denver to a top 3 seed.

That to me is going to be the biggest question mark with the MVP race. Because at the moment Jokic is on his own tier of level of play.

But right now I wouldn’t be shocked if any of those 4 win it. There isn’t much of a gap between tier 1 and 2 in my opinion.

[GeorgeSears]

Taking the following into account: stats, team record, lack of supporting unit

I'd go with Giannis right now.

[Wolfgang630]

Jokic missed 5 games straight. Ugh duh they’re going to have a subpar record. People keep acting like he’s played every game and they’re .500.


With that said he can’t miss many games because if you miss too much you can’t win MVP.

[The High Cyde]

It’s Jokic as far as I’m concerned.

It’ll be Steph media wise. Hope Jokic wins back to back though

[NRSV]

It’s Jokic at the moment and it’s not close.

[CBS7]

Derozan has been dope but he's definitely not top 2 unless you have severe voter fatigue.
Lavine's stats are very close to Derozan's as well.

[Infinite Llamas]

Taking the following into account: stats, team record, lack of supporting unit

I'd go with Giannis right now.

Without Giannis, the Bucks almost beat the Raptors and blew out a Heat team that was albeit missing its two best players. His supporting cast is doing quite well.

[QingJames]

Taking the following into account: stats, team record, lack of supporting unit

I'd go with Giannis right now.

Without Giannis, the Bucks almost beat the Raptors and blew out a Heat team that was albeit missing its two best players. His supporting cast is doing quite well.

The Raptors are garbage.