slick_watts wrote:mediocrityrules wrote:I can't fathom the argument that says that a player is an MVP candidate if he raises a team that is potentially one of the bottom 4-5 in the league, to around .500. How is that a valid argument for MVP?
it is a simple concept. the nuggets aren't much worse than the bucks w/ giannis when jokic is on the court. why would you penalize him for the team being putrid when he sits, if this is the case?
It's not a simple concept at all. All of this is incredibly nuanced. It's why we have these debates.
I think someone else just posted it, but it's much easier to raise an awful team to mediocre, than a mediocre team to a championship.
Jokic has it easy right now. He doesn't have to win, just put up the numbers regardless and he gets MVP as far as you're concerned.