Joined: 16 Jun 2005 Posts: 40345 Location: Dirty South
Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2019 11:31 am Post subject: Magic Johnson cuts him MVP list to.....17!
Quote:
Earvin Magic Johnson
@MagicJohnson
My top 16 MVP candidates in order:
1. LeBron James
2a. Giannis Antetokounmpo/2b. Luka Dončić
3. James Harden
4. Kawhi Leonard
5. Anthony Davis
6. Nikola Jokic
7. Joel Embiid
8. Jayson Tatum
9. Pascal Siakam
10. Donovan Mitchell
11. Ben Simmons
12. Kyrie Irving
So we have Jayson Tatum shooting under 40% on this list and Zach Lavine legit putting up worse numbers across the board than last year ahead of BI?! It’s becoming increasingly clear why our front office failed during his time with us.
Kawhi is a great player, but a dude sitting out key games against other top stars due to "load management" doesn't deserve an MVP in my book. _________________ Lakers. Built different.
Joined: 19 Nov 2007 Posts: 4377 Location: Lake Nacimiento
Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2019 8:33 pm Post subject:
Hammett wrote:
Kawhi is a great player, but a dude sitting out key games against other top stars due to "load management" doesn't deserve an MVP in my book.
Agreed, it's a huge advantage to say the least.. It's like having bye weeks through the entire season
It's not fair to the guys out there pushing through the grind and still playing on certain nights when not 100% to help there teams try to get better Playoff seeding. It's all good if he wants to purposely dismiss a large chunk of the regular season to help put him in a fresher state for when the Playoff's start but that should instantly kill any chance at regular season awards.
On top of that even with tons of rest he's putting up very mediocre numbers so far like 4 to's a game, 30% on three and 43% overall.. I get he probably did not want to put two Lakers before a Clipper but as of now AD is drastically outplaying Kawhi if you consider both sides of the ball.
His old ex-teammate Siakam should be up a few spots as well.. He's putting up much better numbers across the board and helping the Raptors over achieve so far. I will say the drop off is pretty steep after AD on that list from what i've seen so far this season though.
I don't think Magic has seen most of those guys play this season. Has he really seen any Portland or Washington games to determine the value of Lillard vs Beal? _________________ ¡Hala Madrid!
I don't think Magic has seen most of those guys play this season. Has he really seen any Portland or Washington games to determine the value of Lillard vs Beal?
He's probably watched them on TV, like most everyone else.
I don't think Magic has seen most of those guys play this season. Has he really seen any Portland or Washington games to determine the value of Lillard vs Beal?
He's probably watched them on TV, like most everyone else.
I'd say the percentage of NBA fans that watched any Wizards games this season is very low, and Magic isn't one of those people. Magic probably looked at records and some stats and made a pointless, arbitrary list. _________________ ¡Hala Madrid!
I don't think Magic has seen most of those guys play this season. Has he really seen any Portland or Washington games to determine the value of Lillard vs Beal?
He's probably watched them on TV, like most everyone else.
I'd say the percentage of NBA fans that watched any Wizards games this season is very low, and Magic isn't one of those people. Magic probably looked at records and some stats and made a pointless, arbitrary list.
Joined: 29 Aug 2004 Posts: 11197 Location: The Other Perspective
Posted: Fri Nov 29, 2019 9:29 am Post subject: Re: Magic Johnson cuts him MVP list to.....17!
adkindo wrote:
Quote:
Earvin Magic Johnson
@MagicJohnson
My top 16 MVP candidates in order:
1. LeBron James
2a. Giannis Antetokounmpo/2b. Luka Dončić
3. James Harden
4. Kawhi Leonard
5. Anthony Davis
6. Nikola Jokic
7. Joel Embiid
8. Jayson Tatum
9. Pascal Siakam
10. Donovan Mitchell
11. Ben Simmons
12. Kyrie Irving
The order of his Top 5 seems solid, at least. _________________ "Chick lived and breathed Lakers basketball…but he was also fair and objective and called every game the way it was played."
-from Chick: His Unpublished Memoirs and the Memories of Those Who Knew Him
Posted: Tue Dec 31, 2019 8:30 pm Post subject: Re: Magic Johnson cuts him MVP list to.....17!
adkindo wrote:
Quote:
Earvin Magic Johnson
@MagicJohnson
My top 16 MVP candidates in order:
1. LeBron James
2a. Giannis Antetokounmpo/2b. Luka Dončić
3. James Harden
4. Kawhi Leonard
5. Anthony Davis
6. Nikola Jokic
7. Joel Embiid
8. Jayson Tatum
9. Pascal Siakam
10. Donovan Mitchell
11. Ben Simmons
12. Kyrie Irving
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