How so?
Maxey has had a good argument each of the last 3 seasons. He embodies the award. 21 - 8 PPG 22 - 17 PPG 23 - 20 PPG 24 - 26 PPG. He keeps earning the right to do more for his team and carry a bigger load. With each chance he’s upped his production without having to give up efficiency.
Yep. He was the third option last year and this year he was the clear second option. His assists are way up as he made the transition to the team’s primary ball handler. He had a tough act to follow with the Harden/Embiid two man game that was elite. Maxey/Embiid two man game has been even better. He stroked the three better than Harden and he still has that bad ass quickness to the rim. When Embiid went down he had to be the number one option on a team that wasn’t built for him.
Why give the mip to anyone but the MVP then? Your lesser player logic doesn't follow because it's a reward for most improved, not better player.
I can do whatever I please. Tyrese Maxey is a better basketball player than Coby White. End of that story.
How is White more improved than Maxey?
I think Maxey is a good player but I do not think the Sixers have much of a chance with him as a #2.....I think he is much better suited as a #3....Sixers did a great job drafting and developing him, but really have not used their cap space or trade assets well to bring in another player.
he is 4th in the entire NBA in shots per game. That is wild if you ask me.
It’s not a homer take. White has underachieved for most of his career. He’s had one year where he hasn’t been a nobody. Meanwhile Maxey has made an appreciable jump each of the last 3 years. He incrementally got better than White did this year and he’s also the better basketball player. In what way is White more deserving of this award?!?!?!? Shit, Maxey likely should have won this award last year or the year before that.
I don’t give a fuck what you think. You know this. If it’s not baseball you can’t hang.
Yeah it would be great to have 2 guys better than Maxey and his efficient 26/6. It’s hard enough to find one player better than Tyrese Maxey let alone 2 on your team.
I agree and have been saying this for years.
Embiid just has to be regular season Embiid at both ends, especially this year. The East is Boston and dog food.
Yep.
That’s skewed because Embiid was hurt for 9 weeks. This is why I value the antithesis of you. You don’t watch games. I bet you’ve seen Maxey play maybe 2-3 times tops this year. You’re a Rotiserrie Rat and analytics dweeb. You don’t actually watch the game. You just look at spreadsheets and that becomes the core of your understanding and commentary.
You’re absolutely wrong. They have finally gotten away from “get the biggest name you can find” to instead consider fit around Embiid. This is the best group of “others” the Sixers have had in the Embiid era.
Making 45% and 37% of his shots.
ehhh...efficiency wise he is def. on the lower end of the scale for guys that shoot around that many shots per game.
Maxey is clearly the winner of this award and a big part of that is the fact that he should have won it one of the last two years. None of those guys you mentioned played themselves into being All Stars. Grayson Allen?!?!?!? WTF are we even doing here haha.
I’m dismissive of everybody not just White. This is clearly Maxey’s award. The voting results shouldn’t be close.
