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Pelicans Report is really taking their blog to the next level and they have offered me the opportunity to do a few pieces. On BSS, I am a little more buttoned up because it is an ESPN affiliated site, but I will be displaying more of my opinionated and emotional takes on this blog. My first piece is one I believe in: Anthony Davis should be the MVP. THIS YEAR.
Looking forward to your thoughts.
http://www.pelicansreport.com/blog/
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Great read and it will be tough to argue against what you presented. Another thing that I love about his game is the way he can control his body, which leads to him rarely being in foul trouble. His ability to go straight up, not foul, and then block a shot on his second jump is a thing of beauty. Sometimes he won't get the block, but the shooter will alter the shot, usually resulting in a miss. I would say that Davis leads the league in impact plays that don't show up on the stat sheet, if that makes sense. He truly scares guys and it is beautiful!
Very true. His number of bad plays (TO's and Fouls) with regard to how few he has is almost as impressive as how many great plays he has.Originally Posted by luigi modelo
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Well put. It's funny because I, and others who sit near me, often marvel at that aspect of his game as much as the highlight reel plays. It's nice when people notice the subtle aspects to his game. I think AD would be proud!
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Another thing that Ive been saying a lot this year is that he would be an insanely phenomenal volleyball player, based on body control and jumping ability.
Awesome read loved it....I'd like to see how clutch he is compared to the other also in the waning mins of the games cause I feel like he's there with them
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He's clutch! MM or someone included the clutch factor in another recent post
Really? link or anything cause i'm guessing I missed it
In the clutch this season:
Curry: 44.1% FG
Harden: 48.1% FG
AD: 61.8% FG
89% FT too (Curry 94%, Harden 77%)
Holy ****........so better fg% and in between 2 great shooters for ft% tell me again why isn't he MVP?
I can't! That's why I wrote the article!! lol
Agree but the one sided(ESPN)media did not even want us in the playoffs in the first place. They will do thier best to shill Harden and Curry.
Next year my pretties.
Only injuries can stop him.
good read MM. Also, the blog is really nice and clean so well done team.
At least he should be in mvp discussions .
I can understand why he isn't MVP but i cannot understand why westbrook was considered a true candidate for a prolonged period
My reasoning why he isn't the MVP and its simple
1. Our record and historically the MVP shouldn't be awarded to a player with such
2. Davis is still raw, which is crazy!! He can score 20+ on an off or lost evening, he has so much left in him to prove that i feel like if a player isn't living up to his potential that year, he shouldnt be awarded the MVP.
3. All the same reason why LeBron in his third year didn't receive MVP averaging a staggering 31.1 ppg
Win Shares
Harden - 16.4
CPflop - 16.1
Curry - 15.7
Davis - 14.0
Win Shares per minute
Curry - .288
Davis - .274
CPflop - .270
Harden - .265
Davis is up there as a candidate, no doubt.
Emeka Okafor - Joe Smith - Carmelo Anthony - Manu Ginobili - Jason Williams
Al Jefferson - James Posey - Aaron McKie - Shaun Livingston
What's the eFG% in the clutch? Using FG% is misleading since Curry and Harden take alot more 3s than Davis.
If the world wasn't on notice as to who AD was prior to yesterday's game, they are now. Win or lose, this series is going to springboard him into next years race.
If you Jimmer it, they will come.
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This was ESPN's top play of the day.
AD still leads. Example, Curry averages 1.52 pts per field goal attempt. AD is at 1.78, so yes, he has a higher effective FG% too
I will go one more. Here is Win Probability Added:
Davis - 9.42
Harden - 5.94
Curry - 5.87
Those are the top 3. The difference between AD and #2 is as big as the gap between #2 and Ryan Anderson.
Final one - AD's Clutch Win Probability Added is higher than #2 (Harden) and #3 (J. Butler) COMBINED.
http://stats.inpredictable.com/nba/s...WPA&order=DESC
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