Man if they don't give the MVP to Kawhi

[Don'tCallMeLuckyB]

My man had that crackhead tunnel vision

Mvp


Kawhi Leonard added a signature sequence to his MVP candidacy during Monday's 112-110 victory over the Houston Rockets before the NBA reportedly selected him for a random drug test in the immediate aftermath, per Michael C. Wright of ESPN.

Leonard hit a go-ahead three and blocked fellow MVP candidate James Harden within the final 30 seconds of the dramatic win on his way to 39 points, six rebounds, five assists, two blocks and a steal.

While the timing may seem suspicious following such a superhuman performance, Wright clarified the NBA randomly tests several times throughout the year, with four coming during the season.


Wright stressed Leonard "would've been tested if he had gone 0 for 40," quelling any lingering suspicion about the NBA's decision.

With that question answered, attention can turn to whether Leonard will win the MVP over the likes of Harden, Russell Westbrook and LeBron James. Josh Eberley of Hoop magazine noted Leonard's thriving against elite competition with MVP-caliber play Monday was business as usual this season:

The Spurs leader is averaging 26.3 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.9 steals per game while shooting 48.7 percent from the field and 38.5 percent from deep.

A two-time Defensive Player of the Year, he guards the opponent's best player on a nightly basis, as he did with Harden on Monday. Opponents are shooting 1.6 percent worse than their normal averages when he guards them this season, per NBA.com.

With that defensive dominance in mind, teammate Pau Gasol discussed Leonard's MVP candidacy after Monday's contest, per Tim Cato of SB Nation, "He's contributing on both ends of the floor as opposed to a guy who just scores 30 PPG and that is it."

Leonard certainly did just that against the Rockets with the game on the line, even if he had to prove he was clean after the victory.

 

[Rich Spirit]

 

[Methodical]

Kawhi is the MVP.

fukk the media.

 

[Lakerman0834]

He should be MVP and DPOY

 

[malbaker86]

Everything points to Dedmon, but I'll let you cook

Dedmon is great defensively but dont even play 20 min a game.

 

[malbaker86]

Kawhi & Green are great defensive players.However,in all fairness to Lebron,he has more responsibility on offense than the two aforementioned players.Lebron is averaging 16 more pts than green on higher shooting percentages across the board.Lebron is averaging 2 more reb and 5 more asst than Kawhi on higher fg & 3ptfg shooting.Lebron is also the primary ball handler/facilitator for the cavs.

And he plays more minutes than Kawhi and being the primary ball handler is more on Bron being ball dominant than him HAVING to be the primary defender. Kawhi can score more efficiently off the ball.

If Kawhi aint putting up damn near 30, we usually struggle to win. Bron can have a low 20's scoring game and Kyrie can carry the "slack".

 

[Sin Simma]

You guys know Kawhi was one of the biggest snubs in McDonald's All-American history? BS rankings, didn't play for a powerhouse, but was still L.A. Player of the Year and Cali Mr. Basketball. All of the Cali schools overlooked him too, winding up at San Diego State. Even then they said he was one of the most versatile player ever, but the media that mattered overlooked him. Sounds familiar? No way he's getting MVP but I hope he's NBA First Team. I got West, Harden, Bron, Kawhi and Green might get the last slot if he is DPOY.

 

[Voice of Reason]

Lebrun is obviously still the MVP

 

[Mr210]

We continue to be disrespected...we continue to prove the haters wrong

 

[Versa]

He ain't even the best defender on his own team

I don't understand what motivates some of ya'll. What's the reason for posting on a website just to say stupid shyt? Ya'll got that much time to waste?

Punk ass KD talmbout this man being "just a system player."
At least he didnt cut and run and squad up with the opps on some bytch ass shyt.

That was four years ago....

This is bad posting.

 

[Big Blue]

This is the strongest MVP race in years. I wouldn't be mad if it was one of Russ/Harden/Kawhi

 

[FAH1223]

I agree with @Gil Scott-Heroin

We need to see Kawhi perform like this in the playoffs

Since the 2014 NBA Finals he's been pretty ghost. He disappeared against OKC last year and the Clippers in 2015.

 

[DlAMONDZ]

I don't understand what motivates some of ya'll. What's the reason for posting on a website just to say stupid shyt? Ya'll got that much time to waste?

How is that stupid when Dedmon has arguably been their best defender this year

 

[TrebleMan]

Keep in mind dude is only 25, not even in his basketball prime yet.

Around 27-28 is when they put everything together. That's about 3 more years of growth for him, can't imagine how great he'll be then.

 

[Malta]

His progression is the most I ever seen in a player, at least offensively. No weakness in his game, maybe if you nitpick maybe his handle which is above average anyway.

I agree, he's had the biggest jump in skills from a player that I have ever seen, dude was a raw undersized PF coming into the NBA that couldn't shoot or dribble. Everyone thought he'd just be a really good 3 & D guy, there was nothing that hinted at this type of progression.