Houston needs to score besides Harden doing everything. That's why they won't go deep in playoffs, second round at most.

Do you know why Harden has my MVP vote? Not because of the numbers he is posting but the fact that he does not sit games out. Unlike others, especially in a tight MVP race, he wants to play every single game, no matter the opponent and to me that is important.

At this rate he is the MVP and he deserves it. Without Giannis he would have been the 2nd Unanimous MVP of the NBA. Good thing for GSW though. All that energy expended will count when the playoffs come.

Playoffs are here!


On nairalegue that is...

Round 1 is almost over, ends Sunday. Here are thr current scores. Please feel free to bet a bottle of orijin on who you think wins each round. Or insult your enemy

	      FG%    FT     3PTM  PTS  REB  AST  ST  BLK   TO	DD	Score
1 oisujeh     0.480  0.821  36	  327  143  71	 17  12	   40	7	6
8 Skywalker   0.489  0.770  28	  315  137  90	 16  23	   40	5	3


	      FG%    FT%    3PTM  PTS  REB  AST  ST  BLK   TO	DD	Score
2 killrhymz   0.506  0.770  49    416  156  102  29  17	   37	5	7
7 SmooshCHN   0.456  0.784  46	  429  159  84	 28  13	   64	4	3


	      FG%    FT%     3PTM  PTS  REB  AST  ST  BLK  TO	DD	Score
3 harryakand  0.444  0.780   18	   333  166  74	  23  13   40	8	4
6 Sylvanus    0.501  0.776   55	   436  142  76	  33  12   40	5	5


              FG%    FT%     3PTM  PTS  REB  AST  ST  BLK  TO	DD      Score
4 birdman     0.473  0.857   52	   440  171  76	  14  15   44   5       6
5 donlittle   0.496  0.831   36    326  122  73	  20  19   44   3       3

I know we are all thinking it( at least I am after harden latest 61 points) . Who is the best player in nba right now?

Tundesam923:
I know we are all thinking it( at least I am after harden latest 61 points) . Who is the best player in nba right now?

Hell yeah, cause Lebron is no longer that player. I still will pick KD over Harden and Steph cause the durantula is just an offensive powerhouse who plays elite defense. While Steph Harden are extraordinary in offensive output their defense can be said to be good not elite

Tundesam923:
I know we are all thinking it( at least I am after harden latest 61 points) . Who is the best player in nba right now?

Yes Harden is hot right now but I'll take KD. Imagine KD was attempting 24.5 shots per night. KD is the best player right now, Harden is the hottest.

SmooshCHN:
Yes Harden is hot right now but I'll take KD. Imagine KD was attempting 24.5 shots per night. KD is the best player right now, Harden is the hottest.

sheesh!!! Kd would set the nba on fire. The fg and efficiency would be higher than harden, because he's practically 7 feet and can shoot over anybody. But harden has been otherworldly!!! Can kd do this on a nightly basis? The conditioning and the agression to pull this off?(kd has been know to be a bit passive, not having that mamba mentality-"go get it mentality". Kd has the skills, and he's a better overall player, but am not sure he can pull it off

Khanben:


Hell yeah, cause Lebron is no longer that player. I still will pick KD over Harden and Steph cause the durantula is just an offensive powerhouse who plays elite defense. While Steph Harden are extraordinary in offensive output their defense can be said to be good north elite

am a Steph guy all the way, but I doubt how a steph-harden comparison would look right now and kd? Hmmmmmm...we are all in awe of harden and what he is doing right now. one of the greatest takeaways for me about this season has been that harden has made me numb to 50 point explosions. It has become the norm.

Tundesam923:
sheesh!!! Kd would set the nba on fire. The fg and efficiency would be higher than harden, because he's practically 7 feet and can shoot over anybody. But harden has been otherworldly!!! Can kd do this on a nightly basis? The conditioning and the agression to pull this off?(kd has been know to be a bit passive, not having that mamba mentality-"go get it mentality". Kd has the skills, and he's a better overall player, but am not sure he can pull it off

Totally agree, Harden's usage rate and shots taken per game maybe high, but the fact still remains that not a lot of players can do this on a nightly basis and still remain as efficient as he is.

KD when Russell went out was incredible. It was buckets everywhere. He has that mentality. He just knows it won't win him a trophy. You will get tired when playoffs come around. Look at garden for the past how many years?

Tundesam923:
sheesh!!! Kd would set the nba on fire. The fg and efficiency would be higher than harden, because he's practically 7 feet and can shoot over anybody. But harden has been otherworldly!!! Can kd do this on a nightly basis? The conditioning and the agression to pull this off?(kd has been know to be a bit passive, not having that mamba mentality-"go get it mentality". Kd has the skills, and he's a better overall player, but am not sure he can pull it off

Khanben:


Totally agree, Harden's usage rate and shots taken per game maybe high, but the fact still remains that not a lot of players can do this on a nightly basis and still remain as efficient as he is.

exactly!!! A handful of players if any. The dude can score! Have you seen his TS%? He's clearing over 60% ... That's how efficient he has been.

donlittle25:
KD when Russell went out was incredible. It was buckets everywhere. He has that mentality. He just knows it won't win him a trophy. You will get tired when playoffs come around. Look at garden for the past how many years?

kd mvp season? He did not do it to this extent. He avg 32 ppg. I know his shooting splits was better...50/39/90plus shooting from the free throw line, but what harden is doing is uncharted territory. Avg 36.5 ppg? And clearing above 6 rebounds and assists per game....smh

The question is "who is the best player in the NBA?" If you say Harden, fine. But no one is asking you about who is currently the hottest player.


But wait!! KD doesn't have the killer mentality, it's Harden that has it. LMAO!!

We have to take into account that the game has changed vastly now from few years back.

Game is more high tempo. Playing in the D'Antoni system gives Harden an Edge. Defense can be non existent till playoffs or high caliber games.


Still it's just 4PPG more than KD.

Tundesam923:
kd mvp season? He did not do it to this extent. He avg 32 ppg. I know his shooting splits was better...50/39/90plus shooting from the free throw line, but what harden is doing is uncharted territory. Avg 36.5 ppg? And clearing above 6 rebounds and assists per game....smh

Lonzo Ball.


I am wondering if this shoe is affecting his legs too?

Was he injury prone in college?

32 points, 7.4 rebounds, and 5.5 assists per game.

This was Kevin Durant mvp season.

My guy can average 40 if he was playing under Mike

It's getting harder and harder to argue Harden's MVP credibility right now. All that's left is for him to have a monster post season and what we would be arguing about is if he is the best player in the game.

Sometimes it's easy and probably correct to say this style is not sustainable but how else can the Rockets win right now? They won by 5 and if you watched the game you could tell the Rockets needed every single bucket. If you don't have a reliable second scorer then you just have to drop 50 if need be.

donlittle25:
We have to take into account that the game has changed vastly now from few years back.

Game is more high tempo. Playing in the D'Antoni system gives Harden an Edge. Defense can be non existent till playoffs or high caliber games.


Still it's just 4PPG more than KD.

can't we just give credit where It is due? Am no harden fan...all the getting to the free-throw consistently and flopping sometimes gets to me, but have we seen this kind of numbers in the modern era? Steve Nash played in a d'antoni system and it was not this amplified. I know... different era, but I don't care who you are. You would have a very hard time replicating or getting better numbers than this and they are winning too.

donlittle25:
32 points, 7.4 rebounds, and 5.5 assists per game.

This was Kevin Durant mvp season.

My guy can average 40 if he was playing under Mike

as the primary ball handler? I love kd and we all know how surreal he is, but....

donlittle25:
Lonzo Ball.


I am wondering if this shoe is affecting his legs too?

Was he injury prone in college?

Lmaooo on a serious note I hope this kid does not end up catching depression. His life would have been so much simpler if he wasn't a lottery pick burdened with having to play in Hollywood.

If he were a midround pick in a smaller market he would not have had to deal with all this pressure which his game just isn't built to handle because of the shortcomings

SmooshCHN:


The question is "who is the best player in the NBA?" If you say Harden, fine. But no one is asking you about who is currently the hottest player.


But wait!! KD doesn't have the killer mentality, it's Harden that has it. LMAO!!

I don't even understand this. It's not blasphemy again or something that would cause an uproar if you say harden is the best player in the game. And agression is different from killer mentality. And I did not say kd does not have the killer mentality. I said he has been known to be passive sometimes which everybody knows. If kd had a Michael Jordan mentality,...*give it to me and let me drop 50 on you mentality*, he would be in the goat conversation ( he might still be, but the narrative is not in his favor- going to join a "73 win team". They said not me o)

aliondo:
Was impressed with Schroder tonight....A40 was right when he said we got a steal in him...

What a hard fought win...

Schröder is legit. Inconsistency is his only problem. He was a really smart pick-up by OKC

Tundesam923:
can't we just give credit where It is due? Am no harden fan...all the getting to the free-throw consistently and flopping sometimes gets to me, but have we seen this kind of numbers in the modern era? Steve Nash played in a d'antoni system and it was not this amplified. I know... different era, but I don't care who you are. You would have a very hard time replicating or getting better numbers than this and they are winning too.

Steve Nash is not a scorer.

I'm not arguing the credibility bro. You said KD doesn't have that mentality. I'm telling you he does. Abi no be that mentality he take shoot them big shot on top LeBron?

Harden is mvp tho. I want my guy to win it Sha, George Paul

SmooshCHN:
Yes Harden is hot right now but I'll take KD. Imagine KD was attempting 24.5 shots per night. KD is the best player right now, Harden is the hottest.

Absolutely spot on,in my own opinion...You spoke my mind

Tundesam923:
sheesh!!! Kd would set the nba on fire. The fg and efficiency would be higher than harden, because he's practically 7 feet and can shoot over anybody. But harden has been otherworldly!!! Can kd do this on a nightly basis? The conditioning and the agression to pull this off?(kd has been know to be a bit passive, not having that mamba mentality-"go get it mentality". Kd has the skills, and he's a better overall player, but am not sure he can pull it off

KD was basically scoring champ 4 years in a row, if he didn't join golden state he would have at least 6 scoring championship now. Mehn! We have forgotten he was the slim reaper. Passive? Nah! Even in the first NBA finals run which okc lost, kd averaged 30+.. Mehn! KD is the truth..

Tundesam923:
I don't even understand this. It's not blasphemy again or something that would cause an uproar if you say harden is the best player in the game. LAnd agression is different from killer mentality. And I did not say kd does not have the killer mentality. I said he has been known to be passive sometimes which everybody knows. If kd had a Michael Jordan mentality,...*give it to me and let me drop 50 on you mentality*, he would be in the goat conversation ( he might still be, but the narrative is not in his favor- going to join a "73 win team". They said not me o)

Not to be offensive please don't ever quote me on this thread again with the nonsense you just wrote up there about KD. I won't bother quoting you too concerning KD. Thank you.

SmooshCHN:
Not to be offensive please don't ever quote me on this thread again with the nonsense you just wrote up there about KD. I won't bother quoting you too concerning KD. Thank you.

lol

SmooshCHN:
Not to be offensive please don't ever quote me on this thread again with the nonsense you just wrote up there about KD. I won't bother quoting you too concerning KD. Thank you.

you better take a chill pill bro. Not a do/die affair and I don't see the nonsense there. We see what we want to see, so all good...

etidy:

KD was basically scoring champ 4 years in a row, if he didn't join golden state he would have at least 6 scoring championship now. Mehn! We have forgotten he was the slim reaper. Passive? Nah! Even in the first NBA finals run which okc lost, kd averaged 30+.. Mehn! KD is the truth..

bro, I did not say he was not. I don't understand why am being miscontrued. What has been the one knock against kd? He's sometimes not as assertive as you would like sometimes . Having the 4 scoring champs really just underlines how great he is. We are so used to the best scorers having that domineering attitude(Kobe and mj) and he does not and he's been awesome without it. Always getting his points within the flow of the game(which is better) than hijacking possessions and stuff. P.s hes never like the name "slim reaper". Am a big kd fan, but am not blind or biased against what harden is doing right now... that's all

donlittle25:
Steve Nash is not a scorer.

I'm not arguing the credibility bro. You said KD doesn't have that mentality. I'm telling you he does. Abi no be that mentality he take shoot them big shot on top LeBron?

Harden is mvp tho. I want my guy to win it Sha, George Paul

shikena!!! That's all. Harden has been the mvp.

Tundesam923:
bro, I did not say he was not. I don't understand why am being miscontrued. What has been the one knock against kd? He's sometimes not as assertive as you would like sometimes . Having the 4 scoring champs really just underlines how great he is. We are so used to the best scorers having that domineering attitude(Kobe and mj) and he does not and he's been awesome without it. Always getting his points within the flow of the game(which is better) than hijacking possessions and stuff. P.s hes never like the name "slim reaper". Am a big kd fan, but am not blind or biased against what harden is doing right now... that's all

I expect KD to takeover the game from Klay and Steph? U think this is the rocket team with Harden and CP3 and a bunch of farmers that can't shoot for shit.