This proves the bucks have a better coach and better players around giannis. And shows how much harden has been dragging bums farther than any other player.
Yeaaaaaah the MVP is a wrap after tonight. Giannis and the Bucks showed up. Harden and the Rockets did not.
Narrative will be that Harden was exposed since he got no FTs. Mark my words on this. Unless Harden explodes.
Neither of them did all that much tonight but Harden needed to dominate just to stay in the conversation. Still a quarter left....
What has Giannis done? All I see is Bud showing why he’s the Bucks’ MVP, and Bledsoe plus all the other role players ballin.
Their narrative is that the Bucks have no real HoF PGs, not even real PGs (while Rox have 2) and Giannis is helping with the Inside Out game.
They had their biggest runs when he wasn’t even on the floor. That Bledsoe 3rd quarter was mostly without Giannis
This is what I’m saying. Giannis wasn’t amazing, but Harden has been bad, and he needed a true MVP performance to sway people tonight. Rockets getting blown out and Harden shooting 35% isn’t going to help that. Maybe the Rockets can mount a comeback. We’ll see.
We need someone to hit wide open 3’s and both Gordon and Tucker **** the bed. Green could have been a nice boost. If we don’t hit the 3’s a good defense like the Bucks can shut you down.
Yeah, I get that. It's probably how the MVP makes the team better. Nash was never the scorer Harden was/not a pure scorer at all, never played much Defense, only attempted like 4-5 threes a game. Yet he won double MVP. (In 1 season he had 45+ votes more than Shaq) Never went to the Finals. He was more Chris Paul but with even better vision, if that makes sense, more practical. Efficient as hell, all his passes are real precise, and he was Canadien. Above all his teammates performed. Giannis isn't all that, that is why he should not be clear cut favorite. But Budenholzer sure made him shine. Harden as individually good as he is, he does not get his teammates to really score better. At least not championship caliber well, not as well as Chris Paul. He has a better chance if CP3 wasn't on the team.
Can’t rely on Tucker and Gordon man. Just garbage tonight. Harden too but damn if tucker and Gordon could hit we’d still be in this.
Harden didn't have help but he pretty much wilted under the pressure tonight. They were leaving him wide open to drive. He wouldn't take the stop and pop.
I truely feel sorry for Harden having to pass to Trash that cant even hit open shots. It's amazing how people getting paid millions cant even hit a dam wide open shots.
Giannis outplayed him but not by much. Hopefully this just means people won’t weigh this matchup at all, really. But I would be surprised if the Broussard’s of the world didn’t weigh it heavily.
Yea, Giannis has the MVP locked up after the game tonight. Harden had a shot to change that narrative but it's too little too late now...
