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Re: Bam is ascending to MVP caliber 

Post#161 » by _qubik » Sun Mar 20, 2022 3:03 am

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dautjazz wrote:5th best center maybe after Jokic, Embiid, Gobert, and Towns. With guys like Jokic, Embiid, Giannis, Doncic, Morant, Curry, Durant, etc.. Bam doesnt really stand a chance.


Hmm, I get your point, but Bam is clearly more impactful than Towns, and I dare to say he is more effective than Gobert who only has the high level of play on the regular season.

He isnt a textbook definition of All Star or DPOY with 30 points or 3 Blocks, but he is a nice blend of skill and physical tools. Bam is a great player, with or without accolades


You are really underrating Towns.


You are really overrating Towns, Bam is good passer, is turning into a solid scorer, and is among the NBA best defenders, he can do it all at a high level. Towns is an offensive monster, he is probably the best big man shooter ever, and I think he can produce even more with a really good team around him. But for me a team with Bam has a higher ceiling than Towns, he is a more complete player
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Re: Bam is ascending to MVP caliber 

Post#162 » by harlem_ball » Sun Mar 20, 2022 4:13 am

Bam needs to ascend to all-star level first. Did he make the squad this year?
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Re: Bam is ascending to MVP caliber 

Post#163 » by Slim Tubby » Sun Mar 20, 2022 5:49 am

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Madhouse wrote:
_qubik wrote:
Hmm, I get your point, but Bam is clearly more impactful than Towns, and I dare to say he is more effective than Gobert who only has the high level of play on the regular season.

He isnt a textbook definition of All Star or DPOY with 30 points or 3 Blocks, but he is a nice blend of skill and physical tools. Bam is a great player, with or without accolades


You are really underrating Towns.


You are really overrating Towns, Bam is good passer, is turning into a solid scorer, and is among the NBA best defenders, he can do it all at a high level. Towns is an offensive monster, he is probably the best big man shooter ever, and I think he can produce even more with a really good team around him. But for me a team with Bam has a higher ceiling than Towns, he is a more complete player

Towns is so far ahead of Bam that you lose all credibility here.


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Re: Bam is ascending to MVP caliber 

Post#164 » by Saint Lazarus » Fri May 20, 2022 3:27 am

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Re: Bam is ascending to MVP caliber 

Post#165 » by picc » Fri May 20, 2022 3:30 am

Half the time I can't tell the difference between Bam and Taj Gibson.
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Post#166 » by PT416 » Fri May 20, 2022 3:33 am

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Re: Bam is ascending to MVP caliber 

Post#167 » by TheGOATRises007 » Fri May 20, 2022 3:34 am

This has not aged well.
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Re: Bam is ascending to MVP caliber 

Post#168 » by Yinwest » Fri May 20, 2022 3:37 am

RealGM has no chill. :lol:
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Re: Bam is ascending to MVP caliber 

Post#169 » by brackdan70 » Fri May 20, 2022 3:38 am

One of the top 10 bigs in the league anyway …MVP…I don’t know about that. There is plenty of potential though.
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Re: Bam is ascending to MVP caliber 

Post#170 » by MrBigShot » Fri May 20, 2022 3:46 am

MVP caliber was always silly but he is quite good, and has performed well in the playoffs...he just gets no shot attempts. He's 5th in shot attempts a game behind Jimmy, Strus, Herro, Oladipo despite being 2nd in ppg and scoring at 67 TS%. Spo has to get Bam more involved.
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Re: Bam is ascending to MVP caliber 

Post#171 » by homecourtloss » Fri May 20, 2022 3:55 am

Eddy_JukeZ wrote:This has not aged well.


It was completely unrealistic from the very moment it was uttered. The level of talent in the league requires Godlike seasons to be an MVP and Bam doesn’t have it offensively or defensively.
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Re: Bam is ascending to MVP caliber 

Post#172 » by Spin Move » Fri May 20, 2022 4:07 am

_qubik wrote:
Madhouse wrote:
_qubik wrote:
Hmm, I get your point, but Bam is clearly more impactful than Towns, and I dare to say he is more effective than Gobert who only has the high level of play on the regular season.

He isnt a textbook definition of All Star or DPOY with 30 points or 3 Blocks, but he is a nice blend of skill and physical tools. Bam is a great player, with or without accolades


You are really underrating Towns.


You are really overrating Towns, Bam is good passer, is turning into a solid scorer, and is among the NBA best defenders, he can do it all at a high level. Towns is an offensive monster, he is probably the best big man shooter ever, and I think he can produce even more with a really good team around him. But for me a team with Bam has a higher ceiling than Towns, he is a more complete player


Towns has way more tools then Bam and is a MUCH better offensive player. Bam is a MUCH better defender but has gotten to develop in a solid enviroment. If you put Towns in the heat culture I bet he would be better then he is now and much better the Bam is. He has spent too long in Minny when prior to this year there was some really bad culture and losing was just accepted. He kind of stopped develiping for a and obvisouly had a really bad playoffs but he has not been there much as he for most of his career has had the burdon of being the best player on his team. Bam has butler and others to rely on for Scoring. I if you asked which player most GMS would rather have straight up alot more would say Towns.
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Re: Bam is ascending to MVP caliber 

Post#173 » by Eagle4 » Fri May 20, 2022 5:48 am

Yea major reach and wishful thinking. Bam just doesn't have that dog in HIM OFFENSIVELY. Which is a shame as he has all the tools. Lacks aggression despite the combo of speed and strength he possess.
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Re: Bam is ascending to MVP caliber 

Post#174 » by eyeatoma » Fri May 20, 2022 6:02 am

This is like the ultimate jinx thread.
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Re: Bam is ascending to MVP caliber 

Post#175 » by Coach Carter » Fri May 20, 2022 7:35 am

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Re: Bam is ascending to MVP caliber 

Post#176 » by Raps in 4 » Fri May 20, 2022 7:51 am

And just like that, from MVP calibre to exposed.
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Re: Bam is ascending to MVP caliber 

Post#177 » by timO » Fri May 20, 2022 8:57 am

Mvp of scrubs with Max extensions.
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Re: Bam is ascending to MVP caliber 

Post#178 » by baldur » Fri May 20, 2022 8:59 am

these days, everybody is MVP level, everybody is a superstar, and everybody is one of the greatest ever. social media hype is real/unreal.
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Re: Bam is ascending to MVP caliber 

Post#179 » by watch1958 » Fri May 20, 2022 9:01 am

Raps in 4 wrote:And just like that, from MVP calibre to exposed.
Exposed? Was he showing his MVP-ness?
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Re: Bam is ascending to MVP caliber 

Post#180 » by Swish1906 » Fri May 20, 2022 10:04 am

Just waaaay too passive. Even to passive for a #2 on a team

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