That young man SGA can ball.I haven't which much of him until this season,and he is something special.His game is smooth.Him and his team mates put it on my Knicks .
Hadn't watched SGA that much but watching closely with team Canada basketball, I was surprised at how good his defense was. Makes me think he is just an overlooked player, OKC defense was good 1st half last season.
We have been known to play harder than half the league's teams for years all the way back to when we had the likes of Ibaka. We have been a top defensive team last 2-3yrs for a tanking team. I'm sure we'll do even better when we start going into games with the aim of winning. Shai, Dort, Wiggins, JRE, Kenrich, Bazely all play great defense and Poku and Baze are top 30 NBA blockers and Shai is 12th in blocks and 3rd im steals, add Chet to that elite defense next year, sheesh!
For Shai to win and the Thunder not to make the playoffs, he would have to be a tier above everyone else statistically. That is not the case right now. Steph is averaging 32.8 points shooting %45 from three on 11 attempts. (that is insane) Giannis is averaging 30/12/5.5/1/1 while leading his team to an 11-3 record. Tatum 31/7/4 while leading his team to a 12-3 record. Luka 34/9/8 while leading a team that's roster other than Luka is really not much better than the Thunder to 8-6 Embiid 32/10/4 and the Sixers are 7-7. That being said Shai is a beast and I am glad you are talking about him. He is actually tied with Luka in +/- at +2.8. And if his team does somehow make the playoffs he definitely should be in the race.
I would say cause of OKC record he can’t be in consideration for MVP but I just seen Curry is like in the top 3 for MVP voting right now and his team has a worse record than the Thunder so by that logic honestly SGA should be in the MVP conversation right now , If the Thunder was a top seed team he would be the MVP that’s how well he’s playing right now.
Best executive decision was by Masai Ujiri in passing up Kawhi's demand that he would stay with Raptors if they would trade away Pascal to get Paul George.
And he has literally no help, all the other stars have stars around them but they'll never give it to him cuz he's on a bad team as if this is a team award
Jakob is actually an incredible player and any team that gets him from the Spurs would be very very lucky. I don't blame Windy for shipping him everywhere, he could help so many teams
SGA Murray Rj Barrett Wiggins Kelly olynyk Ben mathurin Dillon brooks Shaedon sharpe Dwight Powell Brandon Clarke Chris Boucher Lu dort That’s a good squad
@@Anthonydu01630 france is definitely another amazing international team. They have a lot of young guys coming up and a lot of x nba players or straight up great euro league players as well.
Man the fact ppl doubt and debate SGA as an MVP candidate is ridiculous. He is my opinion easy mvp leader. Yes they aren't winning as often as other teams with players who are in the running but when u look at as a person who is the most valuable player. He is hands down it. There is no more valuable player in the league. He wins u games based on his performance but he will also keep u in the game based on his performance. Gannis, Luke, curry, etc will get slightly better stats but this dude is carrying and making the team he plays for better. Which for makes him the mvp. He has impact, he has presence. Dude is mvp
Luka is averaging 34/8/8 with a positive record while being 1st in PER, BPM, VORP, WS, WS/48 and OWS. Mavs also conveniently lost to the rockets last game who happen to be one of the worst teams in the league and Luka was out that game. Shai is great and been underrated but Luka has been the definition of impact this season so far
SGA is getting to the elbow or closer with such ease. Def thinks hes going to the rim and he has a nice floater/midi pull. SGA and Tatum are further evolving the 3 level scorer player.
Anyone who watched him play since last February saw this actually happening then, not coming, His stats and performances from feb 25 to the end of the season were almost exactly this.
You can write off this season for Kawhi...he may not even be the 2nd best player on that team when all is said and done this season... When u have an ACL injury and I've had it, the rehab leads to some weight gain....but you always should come back leaner and stronger from an ACL injury esp as an athlete ...not bulkier...same story with AD...he needs to be leaner too.. .bulkier with lesser mobility due to the post injury mechanics...means Kawhi will be a shell of himself defensively and getting back his jump shot will take this entire season atleast...
SGA Murray Rj Barrett Wiggins Kelly olynyk Ben mathurin Dillon brooks Shaedon sharpe Dwight Powell Brandon Clarke Chris Boucher Lu dort And you could easily say I’m snubbing some guys. Team Canada can be legit in next years World Cup and deadly by Paris 2024
Let's pump the brakes on the best player in the trade based on few performances during a Nov stretch...!!?...I want to see Shai in the playoffs b4 making such premature proclamations
@@tyrrellcayton3609 he has great potential...and playing at mvp level for sure...but best player comparisons must include playoff stats when opponents game plan for you...
Let's stop with the Trae Young disrespect. Dude led his team to the ECF his first postseason appearance. Trae Young averages at MINIMUM 25-26 ppg and 8+ assists every season. This is SGA's first season averaging over 23 ppg. He's not a better scorer or passer than Trae. And we know Trae is a bonafide playoff performer, we don't know if SGA's play would increase or decrease with playoff pressure. He's balling out and if SGA can keep it up he might even make All-Nba. But I'm not ready to crown him and say I'll take him over Trae and Ja. That's some crazy recency bias
@@jeremiahsmith7706 So what… Booker lead his team to the Finals in his first ever postseason appearance but that doesn’t stop you from constantly hating on him. 🤷🏿♂️
@@calebjakande4294 cp3 led. Before Paul got there Booker hadn't sniffed a playoff series. I don't hate on book lmao. I think he's the best 2 guard in the league. Luka is a top 5 player tho. There's levels
Love Kobe and in his prime was a great 3pt shooter but he was never better than Ray Allen or Steph Curry, Theres a good handful of players who are better 3pt shooters than Kobe.
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That young man SGA can ball.I haven't which much of him until this season,and he is something special.His game is smooth.Him and his team mates put it on my Knicks .
LOL, playing on the Knicks is career suicide!
Its because you're a casual
I said hundred times but these 3 have the best podcast in whole nba
Hadn't watched SGA that much but watching closely with team Canada basketball, I was surprised at how good his defense was. Makes me think he is just an overlooked player, OKC defense was good 1st half last season.
It was top 10 last season till Dort was out.
We have been known to play harder than half the league's teams for years all the way back to when we had the likes of Ibaka. We have been a top defensive team last 2-3yrs for a tanking team. I'm sure we'll do even better when we start going into games with the aim of winning. Shai, Dort, Wiggins, JRE, Kenrich, Bazely all play great defense and Poku and Baze are top 30 NBA blockers and Shai is 12th in blocks and 3rd im steals, add Chet to that elite defense next year, sheesh!
For Shai to win and the Thunder not to make the playoffs, he would have to be a tier above everyone else statistically. That is not the case right now.
Steph is averaging 32.8 points shooting %45 from three on 11 attempts. (that is insane)
Giannis is averaging 30/12/5.5/1/1 while leading his team to an 11-3 record.
Tatum 31/7/4 while leading his team to a 12-3 record.
Luka 34/9/8 while leading a team that's roster other than Luka is really not much better than the Thunder to 8-6
Embiid 32/10/4 and the Sixers are 7-7.
That being said Shai is a beast and I am glad you are talking about him. He is actually tied with Luka in +/- at +2.8. And if his team does somehow make the playoffs he definitely should be in the race.
I would say cause of OKC record he can’t be in consideration for MVP but I just seen Curry is like in the top 3 for MVP voting right now and his team has a worse record than the Thunder so by that logic honestly SGA should be in the MVP conversation right now , If the Thunder was a top seed team he would be the MVP that’s how well he’s playing right now.
SGA spent his summer with the Canadian National team coached by Nick Nurse. This would definitely improve his defence and overall team play.
He was at this level post ASB last season. It might’ve helped a bit, but he was already insane.
I never thought about listening to this at a faster playback... But it really works for me lol
Best executive decision was by Masai Ujiri in passing up Kawhi's demand that he would stay with Raptors if they would trade away Pascal to get Paul George.
I really wish Chet Holgrem was playing for OKC...said when they drafted him they could be play-in team this year but injuries suck mane
Im a jazz fan, and i was super pumped for him too. Especially since hed get the thunder some national exposure. They have such a fun team man.
Glad he is getting attention.
As far as impact for a team goes dude is leaps and bounds ahead of anyone in the league
Imo he is a few steps ahead for MVP voting
And he has literally no help, all the other stars have stars around them but they'll never give it to him cuz he's on a bad team as if this is a team award
You forgot about Luka. SGA is great, but Luka is on a different level
I scouted Shai in HS. I knew he would be great
Jakob is actually an incredible player and any team that gets him from the Spurs would be very very lucky. I don't blame Windy for shipping him everywhere, he could help so many teams
Ben mathurin also. That Canadian team is nuts. At least us Aussies have Ben Simmons lol
SGA
Murray
Rj Barrett
Wiggins
Kelly olynyk
Ben mathurin
Dillon brooks
Shaedon sharpe
Dwight Powell
Brandon Clarke
Chris Boucher
Lu dort
That’s a good squad
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@@chadd980 Gobert, Wembanyama, Batum, Fournier, Ntilikina, Hayes 😎
@@Anthonydu01630 france is definitely another amazing international team. They have a lot of young guys coming up and a lot of x nba players or straight up great euro league players as well.
Man the fact ppl doubt and debate SGA as an MVP candidate is ridiculous. He is my opinion easy mvp leader. Yes they aren't winning as often as other teams with players who are in the running but when u look at as a person who is the most valuable player. He is hands down it. There is no more valuable player in the league. He wins u games based on his performance but he will also keep u in the game based on his performance. Gannis, Luke, curry, etc will get slightly better stats but this dude is carrying and making the team he plays for better. Which for makes him the mvp. He has impact, he has presence. Dude is mvp
Luka is averaging 34/8/8 with a positive record while being 1st in PER, BPM, VORP, WS, WS/48 and OWS. Mavs also conveniently lost to the rockets last game who happen to be one of the worst teams in the league and Luka was out that game. Shai is great and been underrated but Luka has been the definition of impact this season so far
Neither of these comments aged well. 😆
@@gator_mac how
Shai just gotta stay healthy!
SGA is getting to the elbow or closer with such ease. Def thinks hes going to the rim and he has a nice floater/midi pull. SGA and Tatum are further evolving the 3 level scorer player.
Anyone who watched him play for team canada saw this coming
LOOL EXACTLY THIS
Anyone who watched him play since last February saw this actually happening then, not coming, His stats and performances from feb 25 to the end of the season were almost exactly this.
Media always talking about the MVP waaaaay to early in the season
Difference is they don’t depend on their small guards. Little and Grant have stepped up
Victor's shot is "indéfendable" Brian 🙂
If the question was under 6 feet, the answer could have been Calvin Murphy at 5'9'' who scored 57 in 1978 for Houston.
I’m a okc fan for life and honestly if this team was better I would be the first to say shai for mvp but we just aren’t very good yet.
Comparing SGA to micheal jordan and dwade is crazy
Nah
Stats wise they did
I’m tuned in macmahon
HIMVP SGA
SGA!!!
Shai is a mix between Earl Monroe and Paul Pierce
He be been balling since a rookie he got mentor by Lou will Patrick Beverley and cp3 he an og now
Only if the Thunder win and make the playoffs
Tatum
Luka
Giannis, in the way to early MVP voting.
You can write off this season for Kawhi...he may not even be the 2nd best player on that team when all is said and done this season...
When u have an ACL injury and I've had it, the rehab leads to some weight gain....but you always should come back leaner and stronger from an ACL injury esp as an athlete ...not bulkier...same story with AD...he needs to be leaner too..
.bulkier with lesser mobility due to the post injury mechanics...means Kawhi will be a shell of himself defensively and getting back his jump shot will take this entire season atleast...
him carrey
Probably not this year but I definitely see him as a contender for years to come.
SGA
Murray
Rj Barrett
Wiggins
Kelly olynyk
Ben mathurin
Dillon brooks
Shaedon sharpe
Dwight Powell
Brandon Clarke
Chris Boucher
Lu dort
And you could easily say I’m snubbing some guys. Team Canada can be legit in next years World Cup and deadly by Paris 2024
MVP is Ja, Tatum Shai
💯
MVP talk already 🤔🤔🤔
They’ve been talking about MVP for weeks now 😭
Tatum is MVP
lol
@@IknowMoreThanYou luka is a fluke
I want Giannis or Luka to be MVP... However... Tatum will be MVP if they finish 1st on the East... I'm not even a Celtics fan...
Gotta consider that Jayden Brown is also 1B to Tatum’s 1A, I doubt Tatum’s stats will also be on the level of Giannis and Luka
Shai is too shy
Let's pump the brakes on the best player in the trade based on few performances during a Nov stretch...!!?...I want to see Shai in the playoffs b4 making such premature proclamations
He was this level post ASB. 30ish games is a decent sample size.
@@tyrrellcayton3609 he has great potential...and playing at mvp level for sure...but best player comparisons must include playoff stats when opponents game plan for you...
Lol they be bored SGA is nice but you gotta make the playoffs to win MVP
Lol making mvp but dont make playoffs?? Nvr seen that in the nba
Not even a playoff team, stop it.
Lollll
Let's stop with the Trae Young disrespect. Dude led his team to the ECF his first postseason appearance. Trae Young averages at MINIMUM 25-26 ppg and 8+ assists every season. This is SGA's first season averaging over 23 ppg. He's not a better scorer or passer than Trae. And we know Trae is a bonafide playoff performer, we don't know if SGA's play would increase or decrease with playoff pressure. He's balling out and if SGA can keep it up he might even make All-Nba. But I'm not ready to crown him and say I'll take him over Trae and Ja. That's some crazy recency bias
He’s averaged over 23 ppg the last 2 seasons. Just say you don’t watch the Thunder lol.
@@tyrrellcayton3609 he averaged 24 last yr and 23 in 2021. Stop the cap lol.
After the all star break last season, he came back from injury and was averaging over 30 before he got injured again.
@@jeremiahsmith7706 So what… Booker lead his team to the Finals in his first ever postseason appearance but that doesn’t stop you from constantly hating on him. 🤷🏿♂️
@@calebjakande4294 cp3 led. Before Paul got there Booker hadn't sniffed a playoff series. I don't hate on book lmao. I think he's the best 2 guard in the league. Luka is a top 5 player tho. There's levels
Mvp winners always make the Playoffs.
Of course you can't be a MVP without a winning record
lol
Lol
YOU GUYS NEVER MENTION KOBE AS ONE OF THE GREATEST 3 POINT SHOOTERS EVER HE EASILY IS THE BEST 3 Point shot i have ever saw
Love Kobe and in his prime was a great 3pt shooter but he was never better than Ray Allen or Steph Curry, Theres a good handful of players who are better 3pt shooters than Kobe.
Lmao 😂 Kobe isn’t even a better 3pts shooter than Lebron, Kobe shot 33%, Lebron 34%
@@Anthonydu01630 81 POINTS KID
@@butterschunkmcdonalds5333 82 POINTS 70 POINTS 61 ON DIRK IN 3 QUARTERS YEA HATERS GUNNA HATE TRUST ME NO REASON TO ARGUE
LEBRON SUCKS BRO GUY PLAYED WITH EVERY NBA TEAM POSSIBLE
WINDHORST THESE GUYS HAVE BAND VIEWS ON LIFE I STILL LIKE U THO
I CAN TELL YOU GUYS NEVER PLAYED BASKETBALL AGAIN YOU RESIGN JEREMY GRANT FAST HES LIKED TOP 5 FORWARDS IN BASKETBALL LITERALLY EVERY TEAM HES ON HE PRODUCES
IT GOES
GIANNIS
TATUM
PAUL GEORGE
THEN JEREMY GRANT
TRUST ME BOTH ENDS COUNT
AND HOW MANY GAMES YOU PLAY PER SEASON
WHY CANT OKC CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THERE YOUNG STARS AND KEEP THE NUCLEUS IN TACT LIKE THE
MAGIC LAKERS
MJ BULLS
OR KOBE SHAQ
Or BRON HEAT
OR GOLDEN STATE
KEEP YOUR CORE 4 TOGETHER AND MOVE FROM THERE