Joel Embiid

[randylahey]

[RainbowsandUnicorns]

45 and 13 last night. Leading scorer (points ppg average) in the NBA.
Will he be the first Jayhawk NBA MVP since Wilt in 1968?

[pdub]

I think he deserves it.
Wish he’d stop talking about it though.

[Deleted User 863]

Won the scoring title.

Good consolation prize if he doesn't win MVP, which seems like a long shot if vegas MVP odds are correct.

[Cascadia]

Still don’t see how you can vote for Embiid over Jokic. Scoring title is a nice accomplishment though.

[pdub]

I wouldn't think it was crazy if Embiid was picked but I do think Jokic's case is better than his.

[Deleted User 863]

Just went to check odds and they've pulled the regular season MVP race it looks like. Which essentially means Jokic has it locked up, or maybe voting already started?

Last i looked Jokic was like -200ish and embiid was +300ish....nobody else even close.

But agree not sure Embiid has much of case against Jokic this year.

[RainbowsandUnicorns]

I almost feel bad for Trey Young. Basically zero chance to win MVP and the guy had the most points AND assists in the league this season.

[Overlander]

I almost feel bad for Trey Young. Basically zero chance to win MVP and the guy had the most points AND assists in the league this season.

What is weird is, I watch a lot of NBA, yet I never feel compelled to watch any Atlanta Hawks.

And, come to think of it, I can’t remember the last time I laid eyes on a Hawks fan.

[CrimsonNBlue]

Still don’t see how you can vote for Embiid over Jokic.

Philly with the better record in the conference that is probably a little better top to bottom.

Also played so much of the season without his supposed Robin and kept them alive through that drama.

[KUTradition]

I almost feel bad for Trey Young. Basically zero chance to win MVP and the guy had the most points AND assists in the league this season.

What is weird is, I watch a lot of NBA, yet I never feel compelled to watch any Atlanta Hawks.

And, come to think of it, I can’t remember the last time I laid eyes on a Hawks fan.

[randylahey]

[Deleted User 863]

[punkrockhawk]

[jfish26]

Good for him. If memory serves, he hasn't had anything quite like this before.

[CrimsonNBlue]

Good for him. If memory serves, he hasn't had anything quite like this before.

Yes. Took LeBron awhile for this too if my memory serves (the long 3 from sideline inbounds).

Jo has had so many last second fadeaways at the shot clock, so like LeBron, this seemed a matter of time.

[Deleted User 863]

Good for him. If memory serves, he hasn't had anything quite like this before.

Yes. Took LeBron awhile for this too if my memory serves (the long 3 from sideline inbounds).

Jo has had so many last second fadeaways at the shot clock, so like LeBron, this seemed a matter of time.

They were struggling to get him the ball at times. They were running 2 or 3 guys at him and just living with the other guys beating them. It worked until it didn't. Tobias had a bunny he missed as time expired in regulation. Maxey kept taking dumb forced shots. And Harden fouled out, which they challenged and shouldn't have, because later Embiid got whistled for a foul that was a clean block but they couldn't challenge since the had already used it.

[randylahey]

this is gonna help him forget about when kawhi was with the raptos and hit that shot over him to elimate the 76ers a few years ago

[RainbowsandUnicorns]

[Cascadia]

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