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@KyleClark Until you look at who else on the list😅

That player seems most valuable

@LevAkabas @cleantheglass That list strengthens sga mvp argument. Nice.

The Denver Nuggets were 16.3 points per 100 possessions better with Nikola Jokic on the court this season, per @cleantheglass Jokic has now led the NBA in on/off swing for five straight seasons!

@BoringTrent Nah, 1 seeds win most of them, been 30 yrs since team below 3rd seed won it all.

@SwishTheUpright The playoffs will be decided by injuries as they always are. It's a crapshoot anyone can win.

This has been an awesome game despite the awful officials. What a play in night!

Intentional or Unintentional?🤔

@Kyrie_Doncic Simple, hypocritical or biased? x.com/i/status/20440…

I don’t have an issue if SGA is your MVP pick. He obviously has a case The issue I have is that every voter’s reasoning for their pick is so simple, hypocritical, and biased

@AndrewDBailey Not unconvincing, just inconvenient x.com/i/status/20440…

I can honestly say one of the reasons I recently flipped from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to Nikola Jokić for MVP is how unconvincing most of the arguments are that I’ve heard or read for SGA.

@SwipaCam Jamal carriea joker in the clutch!

I dare people to pull up Jamal Murray’s clutch numbers vs SGA this season.

@MikesMajorTakes Or just watch this and learn why x.com/i/status/20440…

This SGA MVP will be looked back on in history as the most confusing MVP ever awarded. Whether he deserves it or not… but the counting stats, including leading the NBA in rebs/assists is something that may never be done again. Truly historic stuff and the casual fans understand.

Talked about why I would have Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as my MVP pick on the show on Sunday night. I think somehow his dominance as a scorer this season has gone underrated.

@ScottKacsmar Shai not fun to watch for those who don't watch to begin with.

The question is when will voters get SGA fatigue? He's had basically the same MVP case for 3 years. He's not even that fun to watch like others who clearly were penalized for voter fatigue (Jordan, Peyton, LeBron, Lamar, Jokic, etc.).

@HPbasketball Probably your best post I have seen. Ring culture is root of nba problems. Greatness can be appreciated on a daily basis.

The best thing we can do as an online community of NBA fans is normalize the idea that non-title success matters. Making a Final Four is a real accomplishment. Winning 60 games is awesome no matter how the playoffs turn out. Winning 50 games is a good season. Making the second round IS playoff success. Everything that is creating problems for the quality of games that isn't the league's absolutely asinine schedule in the face of changes to play are caused by a root idea that everything short of the title is a failure.

@RealMatSmith It's clear you don't recognize Shai value.

I will say again, the only way you should be voting for SGA as MVP is if your definition of “Most Valuable Player” is the best team’s best player. If it is, then that’s fine. I have a problem when the definition changes year-over-year based upon the candidates. If that’s always been your definition, I don’t have a problem with it. That’s not my definition of MVP. My definition is in the actual meaning of the words. The MOST VALUABLE. You guys are twisting yourselves into a pretzel pretending what Jokić continues to build on year over year isn’t unprecedented and deserving of the utmost recognition the league has to offer. He sets a new standard statistically every single season at this point. Think of it this way, if he doesn’t average 28-13-11 next year, and lead the league in BOTH rebounds and assists for the first time, is that a DOWN year? Look, I really do respect Shai. He’s a hell of a player—a champion who developed himself into a flat out killer. He’s got it all. His story is very impressive. However to pretend like the actual “MOST VALUABLE PLAYER” in the NBA is anyone other than Nikola Jokić, IMO, is strange.

@JUrbanich @Kyrie_Doncic @buy_DWP The 4 times going back to last season?

@SwishTheUpright @Kyrie_Doncic @buy_DWP and what happened the 4 times before that lmao

If Jokic doesn’t win MVP, it’s either: 1) voter fatigue 2) weighing team wins too much His numbers are ridiculous Arguments against Luka are always on/off, advanced stats, efficiency Jokic has better on/off, better advanced stats, and better efficiency

@geola388 When someone says argue a wall, they just saying they won't listen to reason?

I truly believe Chet Holmgren is fundamentally a better defensive player than Victor Wembanyama. Argue a wall.

@JUrbanich @Kyrie_Doncic @buy_DWP Shai had 34 pts and a big win last time he faced Wemby. Wemby had 17 pts and was - 14 😅

@SwishTheUpright @Kyrie_Doncic @buy_DWP so wemby should be mvp because he outperformed and beat shai 4 times before that

@Kyrie_Doncic @buy_DWP Shai last game against wemby he outperformed and beat wemby. Joker hasn't outperformed or beaten Shai since?

@buy_DWP Aren’t Spurs 4-1 against yall but yall dismiss that argument

@Kyrie_Doncic 0r people watching the games saw jordanesque Shai night in night out

@ScottKacsmar Could start by being the best player on the floor vs the other mvp when they play.

I get the SGA MVP argument. I really do. But how much more does a player have to do than this to get another MVP?

@SwipaCam Gaslighting. You know what they have to play for, an easier 2nd Rd matchup given lakers injury situation.

The San Antonio Spurs have NOTHING to play for but still have Fox, Castle, Vassel and Julian in the game lol