1 minute ago, iladelphxx said:

 

 

meh, no surprise here really. this should fire embiid up even more as he goes for some different hardware. 

3 minutes ago, iladelphxx said:

 

 

That's ridiculous and just not right.  Not a shock....but still BS.  

embiid will never win an mvp unless he can improve his VORP! 

17 minutes ago, Alpha_TATEr said:

meh, no surprise here really. this should fire embiid up even more as he goes for some different hardware. 

Just have to hope it doesn't bring out mopy embiid. That alter ego exists and we haven't seen it yet this season. 

3 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

Just have to hope it doesn't bring out mopy embiid. That alter ego exists and we haven't seen it yet this season. 

true, i'm just hoping that embiid is a thing of the past. 

He can still win MVP of the Finals. 

5 minutes ago, Khani1 said:

He can still win MVP of the Finals. 

Nah - he's not a good enough passer  

1 hour ago, bbabraham said:

Do you guys think it's possible that Harden is in a transitional phase of his career now and that he could still become a better player than he is now by becoming what Chris Paul currently is? It feels like he's dropped from a 90% player to a 70% player but could take it back up to 80/85% in a different role, by learning how to perfect the art of making the stars on your team look great.

Certainly there is a chance. Plenty of players in all sports have extended their careers by adjusting their games   I don’t know enough about Harden to know if he is mentally prepared to do that but I would think he is good enough physically to get a couple of years out of an adjustment. 

2 minutes ago, DrPhilly said:

Certainly there is a chance. Plenty of players in all sports have extended their careers by adjusting their games   I don’t know enough about Harden to know if he is mentally prepared to do that but I would think he is good enough physically to get a couple of years out of an adjustment. 

I think it's been pretty clear that he's willing to embrace a support role. I think he'd even showed that in Brooklyn already. Hopefully it's just a case of time to perfect that role.

BS, but the analytics nerds won out. Funny how every current player who has said anything about the MVP has said it’s Embiid. 
 

Oh well, hopefully this just makes him even more determined to dominate. Go get finals MVP. 

MVP voting has been a joke for a long ass time. That's why I never cared about it. 

2 hours ago, bbabraham said:

Do you guys think it's possible that Harden is in a transitional phase of his career now and that he could still become a better player than he is now by becoming what Chris Paul currently is? It feels like he's dropped from a 90% player to a 70% player but could take it back up to 80/85% in a different role, by learning how to perfect the art of making the stars on your team look great.

CP3 is the last of the dying breed of traditional PGs and one of the greatest to do it so that is a pretty big leap 

Now if Harden wants to talk to CP3 about changing his diet and taking care of his body then sure. 

56 minutes ago, DaEagles4Life said:

CP3 is the last of the dying breed of traditional PGs and one of the greatest to do it so that is a pretty big leap 

Now if Harden wants to talk to CP3 about changing his diet and taking care of his body then sure. 

Yea one of the talking heads talked about how Magic Johnson was great at getting everyone involved and keeping everyone hot, that is what a true PG can do and I see that in CP3. I can't think of any of the current crop of stars as true PGs. Most if not all are really SGs masquerading as PGs 

 

 

4 hours ago, mr_hunt said:

harden was great but just imagine what haliburton would've done!   

There’s only room for one Tyrese on this team!

So Ben actually took a shot 

 

50 minutes ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

So Ben actually took a shot 

 

Defense!!! Defense!!! Defense!!!

8 hours ago, Bwestbrook36 said:

MVP voting has been a joke for a long ass time. That's why I never cared about it. 

Flat out BS

Would you rather play MIL or BOS in the next round and why - if we get through to the next round?

11 minutes ago, bbabraham said:

Would you rather play MIL or BOS in the next round and why - if we get through to the next round?

Idk but bucks if they want to win this series need to figure out their 4th quarter issues. Last 3 4th quarters been outscored 103-71 (26-20, 34-23 and 43-28). Boston is +42 in the 4th. All the other 9 quarters (game 2 onward) it’s 226-220 bucks. 

1 hour ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

Idk but bucks if they want to win this series need to figure out their 4th quarter issues. Last 3 4th quarters been outscored 103-71 (26-20, 34-23 and 43-28). Boston is +42 in the 4th. All the other 9 quarters (game 2 onward) it’s 226-220 bucks. 

There is an obvious answer to that lol

16 minutes ago, Bwestbrook36 said:

There is an obvious answer to that lol

I actually think they miss middleton. Say what we want about him. He’s the extra scorer that makes it easier for holiday and Giannis especially in tight games at the end. The Celtics are basically making it hard for holiday and Gianni’s late in games to beat them. The rest of the bucks haven’t stepped up. They survived in game 3’s 4th quarter collapse 

36 minutes ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

I actually think they miss middleton. Say what we want about him. He’s the extra scorer that makes it easier for holiday and Giannis especially in tight games at the end. The Celtics are basically making it hard for holiday and Gianni’s late in games to beat them. The rest of the bucks haven’t stepped up. They survived in game 3’s 4th quarter collapse 

Middleton would be the obvious answer I was talking about. Middleton is clutch down the stretch. Unfortunately Giannis can't keep carrying the entire offense. 

I don't even think this is a series of Middleton is healthy with the way Giannis has played