First Take: Should James Harden be favored for a second straight MVP?

without watching Espn's take, my first take is

F*CKING YES

Edit: and after seeing other people's summaries on what they discussed in the video, I won't be watching it at all. If the "analysts" can't bother to do any research before spouting off a dumb take, then I won't be giving their video any additional views.

 

media conspiracy

 

Ugh, I see Richard Jefferson I ignore. He and Ryan Hollins annoy the crap out of me.

 

Ok I watched it. One guy said, "James Harden gets 40 points, A LOT of guys can get 40 points a game"..... please don't watch this video.

 

Richard Jefferson has lost his mind.

 

Harden plays zero defense? I stopped it right there

 

I wish I can find somewhere on the internet what Richard Jefferson voted for MVP when Russ win his because of the triple double with the 7th seed.

 

“Harden plays zero defense” Jefferson stuck in 2012

 

The "he's playing zero defense" is just such a lazy and incorrect narrative now.

Harden's defense is without a doubt more useful that Curry's. How does the Golden Boy continue to go unscathed on his piss poor, worse than Kyrie, defense. Harden can cover a big in the low block...that makes him vastly more useful than Curry and Kyrie.

 

Wtf did I just watch? Why do people say harden don’t play defense? Isn’t he in the top of the list on steals per game? Poor harden. The “no defense “ will stick with him for the rest of his legacy

 

Lol harden really doesn’t play defense. As for the anybody can score 40... lmaoooooooo

 

You play less than half a year and 3 months of elite play warrants an MVP trophy now.

Players deserve it but it does not come close to a championship.

 

Richard Jefferson and Ryan hollins are awful at their jobs

 

Here in greece we firmly believe that what you do in the first days of the year you will be doing for the next 12 months so since Im not a coprophil I cant watch this ****.

 

Richard Jefferson? Really? He's not going to be impressed with Harden for MVP until he's doing this when the Rockets are up to 3rd place? WTF dude, we're at 4th and 2 games out of 3rd place. We're 3 games out of FIRST place. Does this guy even watch basketball anymore? He seems incredibly ignorant about the Western Conference standings. I guess all you have to do is be an ex-NBA and competently flap your gums to get a job now a days.

 

An NBA season does not even have 12 months. The offseason is about 4-5 months.

 

And so what? If its less than the whole 12 months you thought I could take such bullcrap spewing?

 

Just saying this business is well paid. Athletes are well paid. They play a lot in a short, condensed season.

All those analysts and ex dudes on shows are well paid too.

Everyone got their opinions. Athletes are likely to go hot over 2, 3 months and are all of a sudden back in the MVP convo.

Harden has been eerily consistent though.

 

just when you thought it can't get worse than SAS and Max Kellerman...