2021-2022 NBA Season

[bksballer89]

Better candidate than Steph.

Steph is no longer top 3 IMO.

KD
Giannis/DeRozan
Giannis/DeRozan

Steph numbers this year are not great and people need to realize this

 

[Retroram52]

You guys love picking up Lakers leftovers....

Walton
Nance
Rondo

And there's a few more I can't think of.....LOL.

Clarkson.

 

[bksballer89]

I guess you got a Chicago-Utah finals then? Repeat of 97 & 98.

Never said that. When they choose MVP, they take standings into play....not which team they think is better.

It is a regular season award so if the Bulls happen to finish 1st out East then that.

If DeRozan or Giannis team finished as a top seed in the East for example while KD nets is 3rd or 4th than that makes them a better candidate

Not saying it plays out this way but standings and stats are 2 crucial factors into the MVP in this league. This isn't MLB where players on mediocre teams win that award frequently....otherwise Jokic would easily be a top 2 candidate this season

 

[msgkings322]

Steph is no longer top 3 IMO.

KD
Giannis/DeRozan
Giannis/DeRozan

Steph numbers this year are not great and people need to realize this

I tend to agree. DeRozan is top 5 IMO. LeBron deserves a look too.

Still a lot of story to be written.

 

[DJ Fieri]

DeRozan, 26.8ppg, 5rpg, 4.5apg, and 0.9spg while shooting 50%, 37%, and 88%

LaVine? 26.3ppg, 5.1rpg, 4.4apg, 0.5spg while shooting 50%, 42%, and 84%.

Pretty even but the difference is the Bulls are winning now whereas they weren't before.

 

[msgkings322]

Never said that. When they choose MVP, they take standings into play....not which team they think is better.

It is a regular season award so if the Bulls happen to finish 1st out East then that.

DeRozan or Giannis on a top seed in the East for example is a better candidate than KD on a 3rd or 4th seed Nets team.

Not saying it plays out this way but standings and stats are 2 crucial factors into the MVP in this league. This isn't MLB where players on mediocre teams win that award frequently....otherwise Jokic would easily be a top 2 candidate this season

Sure but if all you meant was currently tied for 1st in the standings then ok. I thought you have them as....the best team in the East. They are not.

You've been hyping Utah too so that's where my comment came from.

 

[DJ Fieri]

Clarkson.

There ya go and there's another one I can't put my finger on.

 

[msgkings322]

DeRozan, 26.8ppg, 5rpg, 4.5apg, and 0.9spg while shooting 50%, 37%, and 88%

LaVine? 26.3ppg, 5.1rpg, 4.4apg, 0.5spg while shooting 50%, 42%, and 84%.

Pretty even but the difference is the Bulls are winning now whereas they weren't before.

To be fair, last year it was LaVine.

This year it's LaVine, DeRozan, Ball, and Vucevic. Of course they are winning more.

 

[bksballer89]

I tend to agree. DeRozan is top 5 IMO. LeBron deserves a look too.

Still a lot of story to be written.

Bron or Jokic will be serious candidates if they can get their teams in the top 4 out West

 

[msgkings322]

There ya go and there's another one I can't put my finger on.

Shaq

 

[tlance]

His numbers are better than Lavine. 26/5/5 on 50% shooting for the top team in the East.

Top 3 MVP Candidate in my book

His numbers are almost identical to LaVine’s.

There are a lot of reasons the Bulls have taken a leap this season. DeRozan is a big 1. But they also added Vuc at the deadline and Lonzo + Caruso.

Trying to insert DeRozan into the MVP convo is huge overreaction to the success of the team.

Curry has a better record and better stats in the stronger conference with less talent around him.

 

[DJ Fieri]

Shaq

Yeah, remember him now.....another one I can't quite place. It's pissing me off.

 

[DJ Fieri]

His numbers are almost identical to LaVine’s.

There are a lot of reasons the Bulls have taken a leap this season. DeRozan is a big 1. But they also added Vuc at the deadline and Lonzo + Caruso.

Trying to insert DeRozan into the MVP convo is huge overreaction to the success of the team.

Curry has a better record and better stats in the stronger conference with less talent around him.

Stop it.

The cast Steph has is pretty good and quite deep.

 

[tlance]

DeRozan has made a huge difference on that team.

LaVine has been there a while and they didn't become this good till DeRozan showed up.

Vucevic, Lonzo Ball and Caruso showed up too.

Let’s not pretend this is all DeRozan.

 

[DJ Fieri]

Vucevic, Lonzo Ball and Caruso showed up too.

Let’s not pretend this is all DeRozan.

DeRozan is the biggest reason IMO. Take him off that team and they're .500.

 

[tlance]

DeRozan, 26.8ppg, 5rpg, 4.5apg, and 0.9spg while shooting 50%, 37%, and 88%

LaVine? 26.3ppg, 5.1rpg, 4.4apg, 0.5spg while shooting 50%, 42%, and 84%.

Pretty even but the difference is the Bulls are winning now whereas they weren't before.

Can’t give all the credit to one guy.

Same reason it was ridiculous to insert CP3 into the MVP conversation last year.

There are multiple reasons that team is better. Just like there were multiple reasons the Suns were better last year.

 

[bksballer89]

His numbers are almost identical to LaVine’s.

There are a lot of reasons the Bulls have taken a leap this season. DeRozan is a big 1. But they also added Vuc at the deadline and Lonzo + Caruso.

Trying to insert DeRozan into the MVP convo is huge overreaction to the success of the team.

Curry has a better record and better stats in the stronger conference with less talent around him.

Curry stats is not better than DeRozan. Also stronger conference? Most would disagree with that so far. Curry is 4% below his career numbers in fg% and 3 pt %. DeRozan is far more efficient

 

[Retroram52]

Here is a list of how much young talent the Lakers have sent out the door. I bet Pelinka would like to have a few of these guys back and maybe he can get his wish now that Randle is rapidly becoming Persona non Grata in New York.

The Ex-Lakers All-Star Team

Los Angeles has traded or released so many draftees since its last playoff appearance in 2013 that you could make a team out of them. So we did.

www.theringer.com

 

[DJ Fieri]

Curry stats is not better than DeRozan. Also stronger conference? Most would disagree with that so far. Curry is 4% below his career numbers in fg% and 3 pt %. DeRozan is far more efficient

This.

 

[tlance]

DeRozan is the biggest reason IMO. Take him off that team and they're .500.

Nah.

They wouldn’t be first, but they would be better than .500.