****The Official 2014-15 NBA Thread****

"Fin-Omenal wrote:

That's quite an uninformed answer young Alex.

I'm just trying to get under your skin man :lol: in a friendly way.

So - assuming LeBron remains kinda meh, Durant hurt, Rose is gonna miss a bunch of games - who wins MVP this year? Bosh has an outside chance, right? Not even sure who else is in the running. Anthony Davis would be the favorite if he were on a playoff team. Steph Curry probably up there.

(I realize this is insanely small sample sizes but it's interesting with so many of the top players in flux)

"PhiNomina wrote:

So - assuming LeBron remains kinda meh, Durant hurt, Rose is gonna miss a bunch of games - who wins MVP this year? Bosh has an outside chance, right? Not even sure who else is in the running. Anthony Davis would be the favorite if he were on a playoff team. Steph Curry probably up there.

(I realize this is insanely small sample sizes but it's interesting with so many of the top players in flux)

I think Anthony Davis will finish with the most impressive MVP type numbers, but his team won't be good enough for him to win it. Lebron still going to be in the discussion, but if I had to bet early money, I'd bet it on one of the two splash bros, Curry the likeliest of both, specially since i believe the Warriors will finish with the best record in the NBA.

"PhiNomina wrote:

So - assuming LeBron remains kinda meh, Durant hurt, Rose is gonna miss a bunch of games - who wins MVP this year? Bosh has an outside chance, right? Not even sure who else is in the running. Anthony Davis would be the favorite if he were on a playoff team. Steph Curry probably up there.

(I realize this is insanely small sample sizes but it's interesting with so many of the top players in flux)

If Bosh keeps playing how he has, he deserves consideration regardless of how everyone else plays. Not saying he should win but he's been highly effective in every way youd want

Bosh has to be considered one of the top early candidates for MVP. He's playing extremely well.

So far, it's probably Anthony Davis and Chris Bosh as the top two. Way too early to start taking this too seriously, but those two are the standouts in my mind.

"Desides wrote:

Bosh has to be considered one of the top early candidates for MVP. He's playing extremely well.

So far, it's probably Anthony Davis and Chris Bosh as the top two. Way too early to start taking this too seriously, but those two are the standouts in my mind.

This is insane to say - but Cousins has been playing incredible and SAC is 5-2. He should be in the early discussions, as well.

"PhiNomina wrote:

This is insane to say - but Cousins has been playing incredible and SAC is 5-2. He should be in the early discussions, as well.

Not insane at all, this early, Cousins absolutely deserves to be in the conversation.

For me, this early, my top 4 candidates are:

Anthony Davis, Stephen Curry, Chris Bosh and DeMarcus Cousins. In that order.

"PhiNomina wrote:

So - assuming LeBron remains kinda meh, Durant hurt, Rose is gonna miss a bunch of games - who wins MVP this year? Bosh has an outside chance, right? Not even sure who else is in the running. Anthony Davis would be the favorite if he were on a playoff team. Steph Curry probably up there.

(I realize this is insanely small sample sizes but it's interesting with so many of the top players in flux)

JR Smith of course. If there any doubt?

"PhiNomina wrote:

So - assuming LeBron remains kinda meh, Durant hurt, Rose is gonna miss a bunch of games - who wins MVP this year? Bosh has an outside chance, right? Not even sure who else is in the running. Anthony Davis would be the favorite if he were on a playoff team. Steph Curry probably up there.

(I realize this is insanely small sample sizes but it's interesting with so many of the top players in flux)

Durant and Westbrook should share the MVP in absentia.

Seriously. Look at how valuable they obviously are. OKC barely looks like a professional team out there right now

"PhiNomina wrote:

Hmmm, after seeing this you have to wonder if it means Kevin Love plans to have LeBron give him a piggy-back ride to the Lakers.

Don't remember the Heat post-game interviews I guess?

"aesop wrote:

Don't remember the Heat post-game interviews I guess?

"I can't see myself playing anywhere but Miami" - Lebron James.

Hmmmmm, and this just in from Kawhi Leonard, “I don’t think I’m going anywhere. I mean they love me here. I like the organization, and if it was up to me, I want to finish out with one team like a lot of great players have done, to stay with one organization their whole career and just be loyal to that. You never know. We’ll see what happens next summer, but I’m pretty sure I’ll be in a Spurs jersey for my whole life.”

"Galant wrote:

Hmmmmm, and this just in from Kawhi Leonard, “I don’t think I’m going anywhere. I mean they love me here. I like the organization, and if it was up to me, I want to finish out with one team like a lot of great players have done, to stay with one organization their whole career and just be loyal to that. You never know. We’ll see what happens next summer, but I’m pretty sure I’ll be in a Spurs jersey for my whole life.”

I sure hope not!
I want him in a Heat jersey next year!

Lebron has his triple double taken away. They credited him with a rebound and assist that never happened :lol:

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/lebron-james-had-a-triple-double--and-then-he-rightfully-didn-t-231009354.html

Hmmmmm, and this just in from Kawhi Leonard, “I don’t think I’m going anywhere. I mean they love me here. I like the organization, and if it was up to me, I want to finish out with one team like a lot of great players have done, to stay with one organization their whole career and just be loyal to that. You never know. We’ll see what happens next summer, but I’m pretty sure I’ll be in a Spurs jersey for my whole life.”
Interesting, didn't see that quote...but man did I see clips from the game he had last night, specifically the 4th quarter. Sweet jesus. Up and down the floor, totally dominated on both ends down the stretch. It was sick. Rare talent.

Lebron has his triple double taken away. They credited him with a rebound and assist that never happened :lol:

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/lebron-james-had-a-triple-double--and-then-he-rightfully-didn-t-231009354.html
That is so rich. What makes it even sweeter is how ESPN slobbered all over a triple-double against the mighty Pelicans.

Wow I didn't realize that Shabazz Napier was instrumental in getting the NCAA to lift their food restrictions.

Evidently the night he won the NCAA championship, he admitted that he often went to bed hungry. This caused a big stir, and then the NCAA changed the rules.

I like him even more now.

"ckparrothead wrote:

Wow I didn't realize that Shabazz Napier was instrumental in getting the NCAA to lift their food restrictions.

Evidently the night he won the NCAA championship, he admitted that he often went to bed hungry. This caused a big stir, and then the NCAA changed the rules.

I like him even more now.

Lol where have you been? That came out in like april

"King Felix wrote:

Lol where have you been? That came out in like april

LOL I know but I never saw it til now.

James Harden, Anthony Davis, Bosh. Those are your Top 3 MVP candidates, IMO.

I do expect to Bron to round in to form and pick up slack towards All - Star break and on.

As for the Kevin Love story, I don't know how much there is to it, but that's not the point. The point is that you will have to deal with **** like this almost on weekly basis :lol: The price you pay to have a "Big 3"

"TiP54 wrote:

James Harden, Anthony Davis, Bosh. Those are your Top 3 MVP candidates, IMO.

I do expect to Bron to round in to form and pick up slack towards All - Star break and on.

As for the Kevin Love story, I don't know how much there is to it, but that's not the point. The point is that you will have to deal with **** like this almost on weekly basis :lol: The price you pay to have a "Big 3"

Id put Steph Curry in that conversation long before Harden and probably over Bosh as well. Curry has been lights out on offense and shown a significant improvement on defense.

"King Felix wrote:

Lol where have you been? That came out in like april

He was writing football novels that we here at ThePhins enjoy reading :)

Love this Heat team. Pacers tonight...good game so far. 6-2 let's do it!

Couple highlights so far. Ennis with a nasty two handed block on a fast break, and Shabazz with a nice assist to McRoberts for the right handed jam over the defender. (He's left handed)

Refs and those whistles... geez. Don't sneeze or you'll pick up a foul.

Ugly loss for my Heat.

Make your FTs, damnit.