The most confusing MVP race in NBA history!
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Between Lebron James, James Harden, Kawhi Leonard, and Russell Westbrook, we have an MVP race where there really is no wrong answer. Each could receive the award, and there would be legit complaints from all three sides. While entertaining, it has made for a confusing story line as we wind down the race to select a winner.
You know, I don't really care who wins the MVP.
One thing's for sure though:
Whoever wins it, there'll always be that quote: ''He didn't deserve it.''
Blackwatch
"The other guy deserved it."
Same thing.
Blackwatch Man that's some bull crap. Why can't people just acknowledge and respect great basketball playing
+LittyRange
I do acknowledge great basketball playing. But the majority of "fans" will criticize whoever wins the MVP. In other words, everyone will be angry and will start the ''it's rigged'' cliché because their player didn't win it. No matter who wins it, I personally will be happy for him, rather than starting a rager just because some other dude deserved it more than the other.
If Westbrook wins then Kobe Bryant was robbed at least 2 more MVPs
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Today we're looking at the MVP race, which looked pretty clear around December, and has now evolved into a four man race that could go to either candidate. I definitely think it's the most confusing I've been around for, because there are so many good arguments for each player, whereas in some of the other races like 2015, although there were other candidates, I kind of knew who would get it. However with where we are right now, it could easily not be who we think it'll be. So what do you think?
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GOATBROOK FOR MVP
YRN Jon Swavyy L
Steph Curry The G.O.A.T lllllll
Dom2k I say kawhi or james to win mvp
Dom2k Get the Apple Sider we about to have a party
just noticed LeBron has the best 3p% out of those 4 MVP candidates
and yea hes been shooting real well according to the games iv watched of him so far
Gal Shemtov
What's interesting is that he is very very good at off-the-dribble 3 pointers. He is like 38% on them while Durant is under 30% and Steph is at like 34%.
tteverywhere 97 thats krazy
Gal Shemtov imagine LeBron wasnt having the worst free throw shooting of his career the points would be there
Gal Shemtov Yeah seriously shooting 54% with those stats is really really impressive. He has the best overall shooting percentage out of all of them.
He has the best 3pt% cos he takes less 3pters.
Time to cut the MVP trophy into four pieces
RACEWAY 500 lol so true
And give Russ all of them
Does anybody realize that jazz are in 4th seed?
amir redza
I have heard literally no big news about the Jazz since like 2015.
TheFlamingShark "heyward"
TheFlamingShark you hate your life? Make that two of us
Who are the jazz??
+Amir redza Who are the jazz??
I've thought about this a long time and I realized why the MVP vote happens the way it does. For example when wilt averaged 50 and 25, that was the best season performance ever but he did not win MVP because him averaging 50 did not help his team win. Later in 1967 he went on to get 31 triple doubles and lead the league in assists thus winning the MVP and the ring. It is about what one's team needs to win, not how much stats someone puts up
Daz wilt had unbelievably great stamina. the pace was a lot faster back then too
Matei Constantinescu good point but you have to look at the supporting cast as well, if Westbrook had, Ryan Anderson, Gordon, and Luo Will I'm sure their record would be way better, Westbrook's best teammate is oladipo or kanter
Shon Phillips if Lebron had Orladipo and Kanter he would go to the finals!
Hayah7 the most ppg was Elgin Baylor in 1962 with 38 and he didn't play in half the games. Although Russ is making history, he is not making his team better. Wilt made history with his 50 ppg season but he did not win MVP because he shot at one of his lowest % of his career, and his team had less than 50 wins
Hayah7 only on player averaged 50. wilt the goat chamberlain
I missed your what if's videos....
Congrats for 100.000+ subs
me too
He must make a what if indeed.he is in the next step of 2k now
This is the best idea.!!!!
yeah
True....what if videos are the best machines to grab thousands of subs
Dom2k with the extra quality upload to bless many people's spring break and the exciting games that are ahead of us. Grats on 100k, been here since like under 2k. You should get the MIP award as newest basketball TH-camr. #Dom2KGOAT
Congrats on the 100 k subs dom. More channels should be like you and Mike korzemba, straight up undisputable facts with as little bias as possible
Does no one ever point out that kawhi averages similar stats but has almost 3 less turnovers than everyone else
Ryan Staley similar stats? Dude is averaging 3 assists and 6 rebounds. Harden hasn't had a game yet with less than 7 assists
Ryan Staley Westbrook can go 0-0--0 test of the season and still finish averaging more points assists and rebounds than Kawhi
He still has the best defense and he's starting to shoot more, but he's a definite MVP nomination, he doesn't need those triple dub stats, but he probably could
Ryan Staley everyone else is the primary ball handler, unlike kawhi so it's understandable that they would have more turnovers
They don't trust Kawhi
Not lying i've been here since the 3 kings of new york.... glad to see you've made it so far
Charlie McGinley since 10k
Do a historical what if video
When you look back and see how dead wrong dom was 😂 nah but shoutout to him grinding who watching this in the beginning of the season 😂
Hey man love your content! I actually listen to your videos in the background when I do homework. Just a quick question. How did you get started doing TH-cam? You know, like where did you come from and where do you plan to go with your current situation?
Congrats Dom. I re-watch your vids all the time. No doubt the best basketball TH-camr
I feel like the Spurs always been slept on.
Blue Tha Goat Nobody sleeps on the Spurs. Nobody. Yeah they might be boring but they are the most consistent team in the NBA by far.
Blue Tha Goat I hear you. I'm a huge spurs fan, they don't get enough credit
@@CaptainRandom69 what are you talking about?everyone knows about the spurs they're just not fun to watch
Harden And Westbrook should be Co-MVPs
fuck it
Adam Leon haha I like it
Adam Leon I think they should really do it.
Adam Leon to b honest yea
No, Westbrook is not gonna win mvp.
Adam Leon how bout fuck them, KAWHI4MVP
I'm for kawhi leonard because an MVP should be able to defend
Congrats on 100k subs man, I didn't even realize how close you were to it until you said it. Great content, and every vid is a must watch.
I'm a new sub,prolly been here since 80k, and I'm so happy for you bruh bruh. Love your vids keep it up
WestGoat Or Harden for MVP no one else is more deserving than these two are to their team
How can you talk about Kawhi and Harden without mentioning their last game where they had 39 each and Kawhi hit a game winner and stuffed Harden's attempt 🤔
People who think Westbrook doesn't take plays off on defense don't pay attention enough
Matt the Backwards One true he lets people open for getting rebounds
Matt the Backwards One IKR. They say he's playing "help defense." Leaving your man wide open while not really guarding anyone else is NOT HELP DEFENSE.
Bling Bling And his teammates box out for him. Smh
Ledgnr197gaming lmfaoo wat about the times when other centers on other teams cant get rebounds cuz of russ?
Ballin Too Westbrook has one of, if not the lowest contested rebound % in the league. And he gets the highest FTR (uncontested Free Throw Rebound) per game in the league at like 1.4
So no, Russ does not keep anyone else from getting rebounds, except for maybe his own teammates who are doing the boxing out for him
You deserve all your success Big Dom. Congrats on 100k.
congrats Dom_2k you deserve it man
my thoughts on the MVP race
who should win it: Russell Westbrook
who's gonna win it: James Harden
who I hope will win it: LeBron James
And Harden is leading league in turnovers 2 years in a row, I think its between Kawhi and Bron tbh
Why not a what if video?
Your videos are by far the best NBA analysis vids bro. Love it ✌️️
Interesting bit of information, the MVP might not be as close as everyone thinks. Basketball reference has a tracker for potential league MVP based current season stats and voting results from the previous years. Basically, it uses math to predict the chances of a player winning MVP. And there's one player that's clearly above everybody else if you like to play the numbers game. I'll break down the top 5 below, but you can check out the full thing here if you'd like: www.basketball-reference.com/friv/mvp.html
1. James Harden (42.5% chance)
2. Kevin Durant (17.0% chance)
3. Russell Westbrook (10.4% chance)
4. LeBron James (10.3% chance)
5. Kawhi Leonard (9.9% chance)
@Dom2k PLEASE READ THIS!!! PLEASE! at 7:53 you say that you couldn't see them giving Lebron the MVP over Harden because of team record... Lets talk about what MVP is. it's the Most Valuable Player award which should mean the best player on one of the best teams. So what's the best team in the NBA, as we learned last season it isn't the team with the best record, it's the team that wins the title. So right now lebron is arguable the best player of all time but definitely the second best player of all time and the best player still currently playing. On top of this Vegas odds, after KD's injury, has the Cavs as the overwhelming favorites to win the title and they have the best record in their conference regardless of how they stack up against the records of the Warriors, Spurs, and Rockets. So lebron is the best player on the team most likely to win the championships putting up statistically (since everyone loves stats this season) the best season of his life. Meanwhile Harden AND Westbrook are both on track to shatter... not break but absolutely SHATTER a 35 year old MOST TURNOVERS BY A SINGLE PLAYER IN A SEAON RECORD! i'm sorry that everyone gets over obsessed with triple doubles but from a purely logically and basketball minded point of view Lebron is the clear MVP and people need to stop trying to find excuses to not give him the award he deserves! PLEASE READ THIS AND TELL ME ANY FEEDBACK YOU MIGHT HAVE! Thanks and have a good one man!!
Also shooting percentages and impact stats and plus minus stats all show that Lebron is a step above the competition
joseph clarke lebron deserves a best player in the league award, but I don't we can give it to him cause he clearly doesn't play as hard in the regular season as the postseason as evident by his stats
joseph clarke hold up, have u seen Russ's plus minus on and off the court? when he's not in it's a massacre
How can we give the MVP to russ when he is 6th seed, he is not helping his team win. Lebron took a worse team to the finals in 07 so indviduals can have an impact that big, and he just isnt doing so. the leader of the race is Harden, but LeBron should win it every year.
still the wins arent comparable his team was still alot better, would defs beat this okc team.
Remy Lebron is a flopper and MVP is a player not team.
My point is if Russ was really that valuable his team would be atleast 4th seed
Averaging a triple double is not enough effort? Wow bro, maybe their team is trash and you just dont care. If you were rus how would you feel seeing that comment? Do more rus lol
he puts in more effort than anyone no one said anything else, he just doesnt elevate his team the way lebron and harden have, his wins prove that, michael never won a championship back when he was averaging 37 it was until he learnt to elevate his team mates that he won.
I think if Russell Westbrook averages a triple-double for the season he should win MVP. If he averages a triple-double he has had the best individual season ever by a player in NBA and ABA history. But I doubt he will because of the hype around Kawhi Leonard and James Harden.
Daz That's why I said he probably won't win it
Russel Westbrook FG% 42, 3p% 33, Matches played 66, +/- 203, ppg 32
LeBron James FG% 54, 3p% 38, matches played 60, +/- 425, ppg 26
James Harden FG% 44, 3p% 35, matches played 67, +/- 406, ppg 29
Kawhi Leonard FG% 49, 3p% 38, matches played 58, +/- 370, ppg 26
Please if you are looking at these numbers, who is the most Valueable Player. to me the Most Valueable player is obviously LeBron James. If you add to that the Historic part. He is fresh off 6 straight NBA finals and is the defending NBA champion. It will be wrong to give the MVP to someone else not LeBron. This is Basketball and to be the MVP, you will have to be better than LeBron James but no one of these guys are actually better than LeBron. That is according to the numbers. Numbers don't lie. It should be Unanimous LeBron James. He is the most efficient and the most Valueable to his team than Harden to his. According to the numbers, LeBron is more valueable to the Cavs than harden is to the Rockets but by 11 points differential. Westbrook not even close.
Oscar Robertson averaged a triple double and was third in MVP voting that year.
G14able bro that barley shoot at close games and the three other teams have shooters around them
Phijkcu- Fossill4 Oscar Robertson even said bask then triple doubles weren't really valuable
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Been with you since about 60k and you're one of my favorite TH-camrs keep up the good work
I got Javale McGee for shaqting MVP wby?
Jay The GOAT they both have seen some amazing turn overs but watch out for Andre Drummonds free throws that gives him some votes
Whos yo daddy yeah that's bad they don't even have picks
your the goat
Do you think the wizards will surprise people in the playoffs?
Anthony Pichette ye
Been here since 7 years video. Lmao u have come a long way since then. Congrats on 100k subs, you deserve it
I been with u since 2 thousand so that was like some time in August your channel grew fast
If Spurs win the west, its Kawhi winning the MVP. If GSW holds on the 1st seed, Harden will take it. Lebron isn't getting the MVP award in a weak Eastern conference. Cavs will be in the Finals again just by showing up. Boston and Wizards do make it a little interesting in the East ar least. Westbrook even with historical numbers sad to say isn't enough to win the MVP with OKC not in the top 4 in the West.
XZGAMING Only reason it's easy is cause they have Lebron. His greatness makes the entire conference weak. The east is actually better then the west, record wise. So i could argue east is tougher.
Michael Carrasco fuck I mean I can't blame you this is exactly how I feel about Tom Brady lmao
Rabbit Punch Haha oh man Tom Brady the real GOAT. No lie he probably playing for another 4 years ish.
XZGAMING it's not about team it's an individual player
Plz make a vid about demar derozan he has been great all season and no one bats an eye in MVP conversation
Abdul Lali
Nobody cares about the Raptors.
They're not even Top 3 in the East.
tteverywhere 97 what's ur favourite team?
tteverywhere 97 what's ur favourite team
tteverywhere 97 besides demar derozan has been putting up great number so what u trying say
Russel Westbrook FG% 42, 3p% 33, Matches played 66, +/- 203, ppg 32
LeBron James FG% 54, 3p% 38, matches played 60, +/- 425, ppg 26
James Harden FG% 44, 3p% 35, matches played 67, +/- 406, ppg 29
Kawhi Leonard FG% 49, 3p% 38, matches played 58, +/- 370, ppg 26
Isaiah Thomas FG% 46, 3p% 38, matches played 63, +/- 164, ppg 29
DeMar DeRosen FG% 46, 3p% 26, matches played 60, +/- 113, ppg 27
Isaiah Thomas is a better candidate than DeRozen but LeBron is still the MVP according to the numbers not Media hype which is mostly based on baseless argument and disregard for the Facts. Same fake news media told everyone Hillary was going to beat President Trump. It is fake news to suggest that in a draft featuring all these 6 players, a team would actually pick someone with 10 points worse efficiency than LeBron as the Number one pick. It is outrageous. LeBron should be Unanimous MVP.
Russell Westbrook is averaging a triple double and his team is the sixth seed in the west....he deserves the MVP award. after everything that team went through in the off-season, losing two big pieces ( Durant and ibaka) and still make the playoffs on Westbrook back. he's MVP hands down...that's just how I see it. I'm not hating on the other candidates, I'm just really impressed my his performance this season.
derrick scott triple doubles don't automatically give you mvp. plus 6th seed? the mvp should at least be a top 10 team in the league. kawhi is almost at first, and harden is 3rd
Football Kid how is that relevant to what he said? He used the same argument as dom did, expectations for the team.
Almost every top 5 player should be able to carry their team to the playoffs
derrick scott Russ is having the same season that Harden had last season. Good Stats. Crappy Team. If Harden didnt win it last year than Russ wont win it this year.
derrick scott mvp has never been given to anybody lower than 3rd seed.
Congrats on 100K man its insane i started watching u in the summer and u were like at 30k
I think it comes down to Kawhi and Harden it think if the Spurs get the 1 seed Kawhi should get it otherwise i think Harden should
Congrats on 100k love from Ottawa 🇨🇦
Question : If you had the oppurtunity to be trained by any NBA player ( Dead or Alive )of your choice for a whole month who would it be ?
Peter Spliffin
Duncan.
tteverywhere 97 Nice .. I'd say Garnett simply because he'd push me to the limit , probably a lot of drills to help lateral quickness and some post game :)
Peter Spliffin Iverson sine I'm a guard but if I was a bigman I would say Olajuwon
javale McGee da GOAT 😂😂😂😂
Curry/Durant during the month of may because if they are busy training with me, they wouldn't be able to play in the playoffs making it harder for the Warriors to get out of the west.
lebron deserves it. think it about it, because the cavs without lebron are still have a top 3 team but they cant win without him, with all the good players on the cavs lebron has some of the best stats in the league. theres only one ball and lebron still has sone of the best stats, however kwahi, harden, russel all play for teams that dont have players who constanly have the ball like kyrie, or players that shoot as mush as korver, jr smith and kevin love and lebron still has amazing stats, the others are the only superstars on their team. lebron is also playing the second most mins in the league. another thing is that when lebron left miami they couldn't get passed the second round in the playoffs while lebron took them to the finals this simply shows how important to a team is. he has been to the finals 7 times and 6 times in the last 6 years. lebron deserves mvp
this shows how important he is to a team
Meer Mohamed The Cavaliers are the most stacked team in the NBA plaster in the east anyone can win in the east put them in the west and they will be nothing
Meer Mohamed no he has 4 no more
The cavs have been injured real bad this season. JR, Love out for 1/2 or more of the season. Korver out regularly. Bogut injured straightaway. On paper, yes, the cavs are the most stacked, but they've had a worse squad than Houston, San Antonio for half of the season so that argument won't work till the cavs are healthy again
For me, Kawhi Leonard should be the MVP this season because out of the 4 candidate, he is better both offence and defence. It's my opinion.
batmanstriker 1998
Offense?
Russel Westbrook FG% 42, 3p% 33, Matches played 66, +/- 203, ppg 32
LeBron James FG% 54, 3p% 38, matches played 60, +/- 425, ppg 26
James Harden FG% 44, 3p% 35, matches played 67, +/- 406, ppg 29
Kawhi Leonard FG% 49, 3p% 38, matches played 58, +/- 370, ppg 26
Isaiah Thomas FG% 46, 3p% 38, matches played 63, +/- 164, ppg 29
DeMar DeRosen FG% 46, 3p% 26, matches played 60, +/- 113, ppg 27
Please be honest, who would you pick number one from this stats? This is all about this season.
G14able it's DeRozen with a Z not an s
Lebron
batmanstriker 1998 you say that because he had one good game where he drained a three and had a block.. Russell is MVP of this season
Congrats man I remember back when this channel was at 10k keep making great content like always
been with you since 45k 😃 now 100k Congratulation
Face reveal
He is Filipino
damn i thought he was black
Still don't get it but anyway LBJ is MVP
Russell Westbrook > James Harden > LeBron James > Kawhi Leonard > Russell Westbrook
i subned when you had about 30k subs and it hasn't been long time your channel hit 100k super fast
This guy knows wtf he's talking about...subbed
Kawhi Leonard is without a doubt a better all around player than James Harden, currently has the best record in the NBA, but doesn't deserve the MVP award over Harden??? Your MVP is having a historic season in turnovers and shoots 44% which isn't bad unless you're comparing him to Kawhi.
David Berhane well their usage rate our alot different
LeBron is coming from 6 straight NBA finals and still has the better record and stats than Harden and Westbrook. LeBron is doing this with the Injuries and absence of Mozgov and Delly. LeBron is MVP. History is a factor.
David Berhane harden has a higher assist to turnover ratio, the reason why he Lebron and Westbrook have more turnovers is because they pass way more and have the ball in their hands more. 3 assists and 2 turnovers is pretty bad
G14able what? Harden has a better record with 0 all stars in a tougher conference
Turnovers come with a high usage rate
LBJ is my MVP because he is the Defending champion and with all the injury problems the Cavs are having after consecutive trips to the finals, they are still the top seed in the East. History should be a factor. He brought the Cavs back from a 3-1 deficit in the finals and this season with all the injury problems and rest, he has the Cavs in the top of the East. LBJ has a better stat that all 4 candidates. He is most efficient and has the best winning percentage and his + and - is way better. I know there is a conspiracy by all Jordan fans to deprive LBJ of his 5th MVP. They make the argument about two players minus LBJ and frame their arguments with useless stats that doesn't make sense. LBJ is the best player and the most Valueable Player and the Defending champion and the 6 times straight finalist and the 3 time champion and should be the 5th time MVP because his team is the top of the east regardless of all the injury they face.
G14able that's the dumbest argument I've ever heard
Russel Westbrook FG% 42, 3p% 33, Matches played 66, +/- 203, ppg 32
LeBron James FG% 54, 3p% 38, matches played 60, +/- 425, ppg 26
James Harden FG% 44, 3p% 35, matches played 67, +/- 406, ppg 29
Kawhi Leonard FG% 49, 3p% 38, matches played 58, +/- 370, ppg 26
Take a good look at what has been happening this season in the league. Who is the Most Valueable Player? Isn't it obvious it is LeBron James?
Russel and Harden are having great seasons but they are not having a better season than LeBron James who is more efficient and more important to the Cavs than any player to his team. The +/- tells how important a player is to his team. Even with 7 games less than harden, LBJ still has 11pts more than Harden in the +/-. Present this stat to Skip Bayless who always talk about +/-, and he will tell you that without a doubt, LBJ is the most valueable player. Harden and Westbrook are having great season but they are not efficient enough to be MVP over LBJ. If LBJ is at 45fg% averaging 26ppg, then you can say it is Harden or Westbrook, but he is at 54fg% averaging 26ppg. It will be so wrong to give someone else that MVP trophy. I know you are not a LeBron Fan but you know what the above numbers mean. LeBron is the MVP.
this seasons mvp not all of them
history doesn't matter its about this not last
G14able he has 4 no more
harden is going to win and rockets are in the finals
Yves Agbodoh check out my nba podcast
Russ: 54.7 total adding up the 5 major stat categories.
Harden:50.4 total adding up the 5 major stat categories.
LBJ: 45.5 total adding up the 5 major stat categories.
Kawhi: 37.3 total when adding up the 5 major stat categories. So far Westbrook has 3 points Harden has 2 LeBron has 1 and Kawhi has 0. Up next record Westbrook/Thunder:47-35
Harden/Rockets: 55-27. Lebron/Cavs: 51-31.
Kawhi/spurs: 61-21. Westbrook now has 3 Harden has 4 LeBron now has 2 and Kawhi now also has 3. Finally for the seeding.
Thunder=6th
Rockets=3rd
Cavs=2nd
Spurs=2nd
So final results
MVP: Kawhi co Harden with 6 points each
Runnerup: LeBron with 5 points
Honorable mention Russ with 3 points
I think the determining factor in the MVP voting is going to be how much value voters put on defense. At this point it's not a two horse race, but harden and Leonard seem to be the front runners. If we break this down, harden scores more, but Leonard scores more efficiently, so we call scoring a wash. The spurs certainly started with a better team, but since Aldridge went down, kawhi has stepped it up, and the spurs have climbed the rankings, but it can also be argued that because harden has less to work with, it makes it more impressive that he has the rockets in the position they're in. Call team play a wash. The two key differences are this: harden distributes better than anybody, and Leonard defends better than anybody. In the end, it comes down to which of these aspects is more important to team success. This becomes very difficult because they play two different positions. Certainly, it is incredibly important for a point guard to rack up the assists and get his team going, but for a small forward, it is much more important to lock down the other teams small forward, who is often that teams most dangerous player. They both do an incredible job at their position, and ultimately, I think it's Leonard's ability to defend any perimeter player that gives him the slight edge.
You forgot about Isaiah Thomas my friend
Tbh Kawhi shouldn't be on this list, it should be between Harden and Westbrook. Not taking away from what hes doing but what Harden and Westbrook are doing is on another level. Expecially RW idc what anyone says, averaging a triple double is not something ordinary.
Joshua okari So 2nd best team in the league along with its leader should not be mentioned L
Joshua okari Umm RW and Harden are amazing on offense and average on Defense. But Kawhi is Great offensive player and Amazing Defender that's why he's on the list
Bling Bling avg 3 assists. pop system help him from gettin double team
Joshua okari L
Ballin Too nope
Harden is the MVP, each of other candidate has their own stain comparing to Harden, Harden has all the reasons.
David he has his own stain with turnovers
and the stain of literally playing no defense
Russel Westbrook FG% 42, 3p% 33, Matches played 66, +/- 203, ppg 32
LeBron James FG% 54, 3p% 38, matches played 60, +/- 425, ppg 26
James Harden FG% 44, 3p% 35, matches played 67, +/- 406, ppg 29
Kawhi Leonard FG% 49, 3p% 38, matches played 58, +/- 370, ppg 26
Isaiah Thomas FG% 46, 3p% 38, matches played 63, +/- 164, ppg 29
I guess you didn't have the Numbers when you claimed other candidates have their own stain. There is one player who has a better record and Stat than Harden and that is LeBron James. He leads everyone in the contest in all statistical category except Free Throws. He is more efficient than Harden and Westbrook by double digits and doing so averaging 26ppg. I wish it is Harden vs Westbrook but adding LBJ in the contest makes Russel and Harden look like number two and 4 pick in a draft. LeBron James is the Most Valuable Player and It should be Unanimous.
David harden flops.. look at 7:22
I know the stats show Lebron is best, but would you look at the teams record and their supporting cast? I would way rather have the Cavs roster minus Lebron than the Rockets roster minus Harden. Yet some how the Rockets have pretty much the same record! Harden is doing something that Lebron isn't.
Hey Dom2k, huge fan! I just wanted to know what editing software you use for your videos
Harden. you hit every point Dom. 29/12/8 and the 3rd seed. nobody saw that coming.
I got Russell for MVP
Someone ho thinks Russell should be MVP finally found someone else
D Frizzle27 he is having the best season out of everyone but I don't think he will win it
I have LBJ. Better stat. Worse team without him. History of 6 straight NBA finals appearances. Defending Champion. It is LBJ. I know the MJ Conspirators will try to deprive LBJ of something that he totally deserves. 45% fg is nowhere near 54% fg coupled with the fact LBJ has the best win percentage when he is on the court. LeBron James is the Most Valueable Player and WestBrook the Scoring champion.
I wasn't even going for Westbrook 😂😂😂 I only said his season has been great.So has Hardens but I think Kawhi is going to win MVP and he should
lol if thunder doesn't have westbrook i bet they will be one of the lottery teams. Plus last season and so on doesn't count right? cuz its mvp for this season. Im not hating on LBJ he's great but i'd give it to westbrook, but i doubt he'd win it unless his team is in the top 5 seeds.
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Russel Westbrook FG% 42, 3p% 33, Matches played 66, +/- 203, ppg 32
LeBron James FG% 54, 3p% 38, matches played 60, +/- 425, ppg 26
James Harden FG% 44, 3p% 35, matches played 67, +/- 406, ppg 29
Kawhi Leonard FG% 49, 3p% 38, matches played 58, +/- 370, ppg 26
Isaiah Thomas FG% 46, 3p% 38, matches played 63, +/- 164, ppg 29
He is 42% in efficiency. Lebron is in 54%. That is 12% more. That is in the President's term Huge. Those who say LeBron shouldn't be in the conversation because he has Kyrie and Love who are all stars, should answer the question of why even with those two players his +/- is still way higher than everybody's? Let me answer the question, it is because He is the engine that makes the Cavs work and if he doesn't play, they are worse than Lakers. Kevin Love is way overrated and over paid.
Let's be honest, LeBron has been the real MVP for the past 10 years
lol i agree
Alec Bayeur u must of forgot kobe was in the league those past 10 years lol
how many times did he win?
Alec Bayeur lol
Alec Bayeur agreed.
Congrats man! You've got one of the best basketball channels around.
Congrats been here since 2k
Harden deserves MVP the most. Russ and Kawhi were balling at a high level starting now. Harden's been balling up like that ever since he left OKC. He is leading his team to a top 3 record in the NBA. Plus he is 1.5 rebounds away from averaging a Triple Double. He is MVP
WestCrook Westbrook already averaging a triple double tho
WestCrook true that he got robbed when curry won his first mvp harden was runner up he should of won it
And what happens if Westbrook wins it. He wikl be out the first round. And do the same shit next year.
WestCrook it's only about this season
Yeah Harden needs it more
The Klaw is the complete package and I'm not even a spurs fan. Wish Detroit had him lol
did you ever try or even think about playing basketball for the NBA? that is it. you are amazing and kudos to 100k👍👌
bro I got a qna question... why are your videos so god damn accurate like you make the most true shit ever
you the man dom2k keep doing it
Dom congratulations on earning over 100,000 subs iv have been here when you only had 1080 subs
Congrats on the milestone btw. So for my question: What rules or aspect of the NBA that you would like to be changed or improved on?
I been with you since 1,500 subscribers
Ayyy congrats on 100k
My very first question when I started to see your videos was: why the ratchet and clank pause theme music?
Awesome videos by the way, cheers :)
THIS is why we need a MVP and MOP award.
Let's start an elimination bracket of sorts to see who would win MVP. Since we're lucky to have two sets of two players doing similar things, that will make it easier. Both Harden and Westbrook are putting up crazy triple double numbers, carrying teams on their shoulders, and just generally dominating the game on offense. Meanwhile, both Kawhi and LeBron are leading elite teams and dominating both ends of the court. So for the first round, we have Westbrook vs. Harden and LeBron vs. Kawhi.
Westbrook v. Harden:
Both are putting up comparable stats in points and assists but Harden is taking much fewer shots, he's shooting at a higher efficiency, and getting more assists. Westbrook has 32 triple doubles this season, and Harden has 16. Westbrook leads the league in points, and is 2nd in assists, while Harden is 1st in assists and 3rd in points. The stats are generally fairly close, but you could make the argument that Westbrook has better numbers overall. However, since the individual stats aren't really conclusive, let's look at the impact they have on their teams. Neither of them are playing on teams with all-star talent, unless maybe you want to count 6th-man of the Year candidate and 3-point contest winner Eric Gordon. The Rockets are 3rd seed in the West and have the 3rd best record in the NBA right now. The Thunder are 6th in the West and tied with Atlanta for 10th best record in the NBA. Maybe the Rockets without Harden are better than OKC without Westbrook, but you can't honestly say they're 9 wins better. The Rockets are succeeding because of James Harden playing PG, and his impact on the Rockets is more than Westbrook's impact on OKC.
So that puts Harden above Westbrook in my opinion.
Kawhi v. LeBron:
Both are fantastic 2-way players. Both impact their teams more than most players in the league. Both have good chances of leading their teams to #1 seed in their respective conference. But when you compare both of them to each other, it's very clear that LeBron is doing better than Kawhi. He's got significantly better stats in most categories, and Kawhi is only putting up 0.1 more points, 0.1 more blocks per game, and 0.7 more steals per game. Better defensive stats, but insignificant numbers overall when you consider the fact that LeBron is putting up 5.5 more assists, 2 more rebounds, and shooting 5% better from the field.
So I think there's no question that LeBron deserves it far more than Kawhi.
Final Round- Harden v. LeBron:
So with the process of elimination, we've come down to Harden vs. LeBron. The leader of the defending champion Cavaliers vs. the super-star PG who's been a significant part in turning the 41-41, 8th seed Rockets of 2016 to the currently 46-21, 3rd seed Rockets of 2017. Harden is putting up better stats than LeBron and his team has a better record in the West than the Cavs in the East. Harden has had two 50 points triple doubles this season, an NBA first. He's the first to put up a 50-15-15 game. People are talking about Westbrook doing something that only one person has done, but Harden is doing things that NOBODY has done. LeBron is just doing the same thing he's always done. Dominate the game in every way imaginable. It's pretty close, but I think it's clear that James Harden should win the MVP.
My vote is for James Harden.
Great job dom2k u are da man! THE MAN!
Harden and Westbrook have been balling this season I would be satisfied if one wins mvp
Been watching since 3kony. Great stuff
what motivated u to keep grinding on ur TH-cam channel (besides ur subscribers)
Congrats on 100k
How long you planing to do TH-cam and how does it feel to reach 100,000. Congrats
That pass by Collison at 4:04 😩🔥
Harden because he has the best story. Being known as a pure scorer and shooter last season and being constantly criticized for the other parts of his game and then turning it around this season to become a true mvp, he definitely deserves it for making that change in his game.
The most important factor for MVP IMO is results vs adversity. Team record is typically an excuse when people like a player from the best team. So even if they're not the actual MVP that year. To give that player an excuse for more votes they'll say his team has the best record and he makes his teammates better. When the truth is the roster is stacked and said player isn't being targeted like his competition because there's other teammates that can burn you on the floor with him. Examples are Nash and Currys first MVP trophy. Both we popularity contest trophies from hype and being on the most fun team to watch and root for.
mvp race March 10:
1. westbrook
2. harden
3. kawhi
4. lebron
5. thomas
the difference between 6th and 4th seed in the west is 5 games... if the thunder have a good run at the end of this season and/or Utah have a terrible end to the season and let the thunder steal the fourth seed would that make russell's season any better? IMO no, i dont think it'd change anything, the man would still be averaging a triple double and he is still as deserving of the reward if this didn't happen.
as an OKC fan i hope they can steal the fourth seed because that'd be awesome but imo it wouldn't change anything.
if the thunder did steal the 4th seed at the end of the year would that change your order of
1.harden
2.kawhi
3.westbrook
4.lebron
or would the order stay the same?
I give the edge to Kawhi because defense is half the game and is often overlooked but I give Harden 2nd, then LeBron, then Westbrook
i have a question my okc thunder how deep you think we can go in the playoffs? And also why do people think russell is less than Curry sometimes? Curry's one dimensional like dude
the mvp race is primarily based on the top 1 or 2 teams in wins. it's easier 2 get great #s on a horrible team(cousins on kings, love on timberwolves,lillard on blazers etc)as an individual. lebron 4 mvp, put his #s against the league & any1 on the team & his team record is #1 in the league.
What happened to the cases for the greatest? I was really looking forward to that series
when is the next case for goat vid coming? (q&a)
Dom - congratulations on 100k. I'm a big fan of your work. Being from the UK I don't often get a chance to listen to relevant NBA topics. Of a morning when I'm getting ready for work I play your videos in the background haha.
My question for you is - who do you think is the currently the most overrated player in the NBA.
Thanks
Will the 3KONY ever make a comeback? The storyline and the effort put into those videos are outstanding and would love to see them back