Honestly I think playing behind CP3 for that 1 year definitely was a cornerstone into his development. Not that he wouldn’t have turned out a star either way but having that was so pivotal imo.
He’s come from a role player with meh hype going into his career, and is already probably top 5, or maybe 3 in the nba. The poster boy for hard work, up there with Giannis and Jokic in terms of his growth.
Love this video on Shai guys. I’d love it if you could talk about the Kings sometime soon?? 6th in the West with Fox and Sabonis having a career year, Keegan Murray’s defense, Keon Ellis’ story from being undrafted to a starter and how they’ve stepped up defensively since the All-Star break (6th). Sabonis all just broke the double double streak record at 54 and is still going.
Clippers lost in this trade not only did they trade him but gave him a HOF point guard to learn from for a good year when Paul was at his lowest and Shai just soak up all the game
Giannis is averaging more POINTS ASSISTS, REBOUNDS BLOCKS. On a higher ts% and is the same seed and just destroyed him head to head. Explain why Shai is ahead of him. Go
Because 0.2 points per game is negligible. Shai has more steals, better EPM, better offensive BPM, better defensive BPM, better record, better offensive rating, defensive rating, on less usage % (pretty much better on almost every advanced metric that is more nuanced than the first 3 numbers on the box score) and also didn't get his coach sacked.
@@sylvanusblimpo154 yessir it was a crazy situation but I started to make racing parlays last year to make it interesting instead of max winning every time. If stroll would’ve finished behind max, Lewis, and George like normal I would’ve been up big smh but it was worth losing to see Carlos win again
It's wild that trading Kobe might become the 2nd worst draft day trade the Hornets made (Keeping in mind that Shai seems ok with playing in a small market in a way Kobe never would have been).
Honestly I’d vote for Shai for MVP if I had a vote. But The Joker has been playing some of the best ball of his career. If he walked away with his 3rd MVP, I wouldn’t be too mad at it.
Have y’all ever thought of doing a Forgotten Teams/BTTNWAT episode around the 90s/early 2000s Pacers? I still find it crazy that Reggie made the ECF 6 times in that span and never won a ring
I'm not going to deny Shai is great, but no one actually believes he's a better player than Jokic or Giannis. One of them should be winning their third MVP this season.
No one said he’s better than those guys… but his impact and value this season might’ve been higher than there’s. It was definitely higher than gianniss this yr
Back in 2019 I actually really started watching basketball, as a young kid, was not boutta pick the wizards wall was injured, so I went with okc, they had russ and he was my favorite player at the time. Only for Dame to hit the game winner on us and us trading both of our stars. If you would have told me at the time that the young rookie guard from that trade would become an mvp candidate and better than both russ and pg I would have thought u would be lying
@DW-es3iy that game exposed Shai. He is without a doubt a top player in the league but not MVP. Jokic, Luka, Giannis all above him. Without getting the whistle blown in his favor, he is a shell of his productive self.
I wouldnt want to go up against the clippers in the first round. Second sure, in sure by then someone will slip and scrape their knee. But as either the first or second the thunder can really do something neat.
Can y’all make a video about the 2004 lakers the best team to not win a championship? That team looked so good on paper but somehow lost to the Pistons.
I don’t understand the whole “there was no fans watching during the bubble” thing because there was literally millions of people at home with nothing to do but watch things on TV lol I don’t give a damn who’s in the stadium, I watch the NBA for the players not the fans on TV in the crowd, and it’s not like I was gonna be at the game myself 🤷🏽♂️😂
I honestly see Shai winning it, because I mean he’s really the only one with a bulletproof argument for why not give him MVP. Nobody really seems to be paying any serious attention to Luka even tho stats wise he should be everyone’s MVP. Jayson Tatum is great but he’s just the best player on the best team and just not a MVP type player to most. And people just seem a lil tired of Giannis and Jokic and don’t really wanna give them another MVP. So again with those factors in play, why not Shai for MVP?
Giannis vs. other top 4 MVP candidates Vs Luka Nov 18: 40/15/7 71 TS% W Feb 4: 48/6/10 74 TS%, W Vs. Jokic Jan 29: 29/12/4 61 TS%, L Feb 12: 36/18/5 71 TS%, W Vs Shai March 25: 30/19/4 73 TS%, W Outscored the other candidate in every game.
There’s a big step between Jokic and Shai come on you don’t even think about which is better. Luka in the other hand is the best option to compete against jokic. Luka has been averaging 37-9-9 bro
I think Shai should win MVP, but I think it's going to be close. I know since Joel Embiid went out indefinitely, Jokic is the media front runner and I know Luka Doncic has been putting up MVP stats basically since he was drafted. But since the Mavericks are the current 8th seed, I don't think Luka has an actual shot at it other than sympathy votes. Since the Thunder have been good all season and Shai has been so consistent with the stats and considering the huge turnaround that the organization has been through in just two years, I hope Shai really does get MVP.
Gonna downvote. It is really high time for youtubers to really up their knowledge. No one will know if Mr Alexander will turn into the borderline MVP of today. The belief that hornet knows how things will turn out to be, is on the same level that people knew Curry were going to be shoot out Curry in his rookie season.
Me and my homie were always looking for sneaky college picks and we 100% knew Shai was tough at Kentucky. Just a smooth, poised, big pg coming from a legacy of star guards under Callipari. We didn’t see “MVP” but we’ve been day 1 fans for sure. And no one blames the Clippers for trading him. No one knew he would be THIS good.
SGA should not win MVP. I'm sorry, but he shouldn't. Jokic is basically averaging a triple double, again. He's been able to will the Nuggets into to contention multiple years and has only needed help from his team to win it all. He got robbed last year because none of these journalists wanted to give him a threepeat MVP accolade, even though he absolutely deserved it. The Nuggets are competing for the top spot in the West. Oh, and then there's Luka who is ALSO basically averaging a triple double, putting up 34 pts vs SGA's 30. There's no argument that SGA deserves the MVP over both of those guys. There's just not. If you want to focus on the stats, Luka's got him soundly beat there. If you want to focus on winning, Jokic is the quintessential example of a player contributing to winning first and his own numbers second.
Interesting... you jabber about Doc cappin... but you cant even get the information in your own video correct... gotta love wyt guys talkin crap about blk people... 😂
the western conference playoffs are gonna be INTENSE.
Honestly I think playing behind CP3 for that 1 year definitely was a cornerstone into his development. Not that he wouldn’t have turned out a star either way but having that was so pivotal imo.
OKC Chris Paul is mad underrated
The continuing joke of showing Kyle Lowry every time someone says but is great
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Dropping this video right after he dropped 12 and went below giannis in PPG 😭
AND STILL AVG 30PPG ON 50 PCT SHOOTING 2-1 STEALS 1 GAME NOT GONE STOP HIM.
And of course my Thunder would get blown out last night by another MVP candidate 😔
Giannis line last night was nasty, season high in boards I think
Tough game but we’ll bounce back
He’s come from a role player with meh hype going into his career, and is already probably top 5, or maybe 3 in the nba. The poster boy for hard work, up there with Giannis and Jokic in terms of his growth.
To edit, I’m not talking about skill level, just about the out of nowhere rise to superstardom
It's crazy how Damian Lillard's shot against Paul George in 2019 effected the Thunder this much.
At least Dame finally created a championship contender
@@humesspoon3176 💀💀
Love this video on Shai guys. I’d love it if you could talk about the Kings sometime soon?? 6th in the West with Fox and Sabonis having a career year, Keegan Murray’s defense, Keon Ellis’ story from being undrafted to a starter and how they’ve stepped up defensively since the All-Star break (6th). Sabonis all just broke the double double streak record at 54 and is still going.
Clippers lost in this trade not only did they trade him but gave him a HOF point guard to learn from for a good year when Paul was at his lowest and Shai just soak up all the game
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Giannis is averaging more POINTS ASSISTS, REBOUNDS BLOCKS. On a higher ts% and is the same seed and just destroyed him head to head. Explain why Shai is ahead of him. Go
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they said he SHOULD, not he WILL. and there's a big difference between the 2 words last I check
@@aecflashbreaker but why SHOULD he over Giannis there’s literally no argument lol
Because 0.2 points per game is negligible. Shai has more steals, better EPM, better offensive BPM, better defensive BPM, better record, better offensive rating, defensive rating, on less usage % (pretty much better on almost every advanced metric that is more nuanced than the first 3 numbers on the box score) and also didn't get his coach sacked.
“same seed”
i’m sorry when did you get the 1 seed?
Thanks for posting a video on birthday
i know a lot of people dont like Bill Simmons but hes been banging the sga drum since he was drafted
Doc Rivers was right for once he literally started Shai game 1 of the season. His rookie year!
love how u guys high light his playoff performances. so many doubt him because “no experience” or “won’t hold up in playoffs” .. okay lol, just wait
The West is anybody’s this year! Looking forward to the playoffs!
I knew he had some potential from the 2019 playoffs against the warriors
Great video about jalen brunson he really is the MVP
Will you guys do a video on the 2004 pistons championship squad?
That one Cp3 season definitely helped shai develop into the player he is now
this video coming out the day after he scores 12pts and ruins my parlay is hilarious lol
Felt lol. Max verstapen ruined mine
Stfu about your gambling addiction
@@frf5000ye
Yeah he didn’t finish the race for the first time since Australia 2022
@@sylvanusblimpo154 yessir it was a crazy situation but I started to make racing parlays last year to make it interesting instead of max winning every time. If stroll would’ve finished behind max, Lewis, and George like normal I would’ve been up big smh but it was worth losing to see Carlos win again
You guys won me with the Oden reference
It's wild that trading Kobe might become the 2nd worst draft day trade the Hornets made (Keeping in mind that Shai seems ok with playing in a small market in a way Kobe never would have been).
Honestly I’d vote for Shai for MVP if I had a vote. But The Joker has been playing some of the best ball of his career. If he walked away with his 3rd MVP, I wouldn’t be too mad at it.
Have y’all ever thought of doing a Forgotten Teams/BTTNWAT episode around the 90s/early 2000s Pacers? I still find it crazy that Reggie made the ECF 6 times in that span and never won a ring
I'm not going to deny Shai is great, but no one actually believes he's a better player than Jokic or Giannis. One of them should be winning their third MVP this season.
He doesn’t have to be better it’s about impact on team and who’s on the team
No one said he’s better than those guys… but his impact and value this season might’ve been higher than there’s. It was definitely higher than gianniss this yr
Do you guys edit these yourselves? Cause respect for the One Piece Oden reference for "boiled us alive"
Jokic exists, so no on the MVP
Just wanna say I love y’all’s videos
Playoffs gonna be so gosh darn fun
To be fair to Doc rivers almost everyone on that clipper steam said how much they didn’t wanna trade shai almost as soon as he was traded
Back in 2019 I actually really started watching basketball, as a young kid, was not boutta pick the wizards wall was injured, so I went with okc, they had russ and he was my favorite player at the time. Only for Dame to hit the game winner on us and us trading both of our stars. If you would have told me at the time that the young rookie guard from that trade would become an mvp candidate and better than both russ and pg I would have thought u would be lying
missing out of shai for miles bridges is crazy
Last nights game on Shais part was an embarrassment. He is not the MVP of this league.
Damn I didn’t know 1 bad game discredited a whole season
@DW-es3iy that game exposed Shai. He is without a doubt a top player in the league but not MVP. Jokic, Luka, Giannis all above him. Without getting the whistle blown in his favor, he is a shell of his productive self.
@@DoodMayne I hear what you saying, and we’ll also see if he struggles this playoffs, but you know how the media awards are
Imagine Sengun with Chet 🔥
Sengun, Chet, Jalen, Dort, SGA
I wouldnt want to go up against the clippers in the first round. Second sure, in sure by then someone will slip and scrape their knee. But as either the first or second the thunder can really do something neat.
dude's a bit of a free throw merchant
Can y’all make a video about the 2004 lakers the best team to not win a championship? That team looked so good on paper but somehow lost to the Pistons.
Second love there vids
9:06 this hurts. Kemba Walker was Great.
I don’t understand the whole “there was no fans watching during the bubble” thing because there was literally millions of people at home with nothing to do but watch things on TV lol
I don’t give a damn who’s in the stadium, I watch the NBA for the players not the fans on TV in the crowd, and it’s not like I was gonna be at the game myself 🤷🏽♂️😂
I still Luka should get mvp but man, Shai is looking incredible.
He had his worst game of the season last night 💀💀💀
Have great players never had bad games? Especially when he’s this young?
Why am I hearing people saying that there is nothing impressive about their rebuild.
11:01 when do they have zion?
do a jalen green vid I seen someone compare him to a young Kobe can do every move but is inconsistent
I honestly see Shai winning it, because I mean he’s really the only one with a bulletproof argument for why not give him MVP. Nobody really seems to be paying any serious attention to Luka even tho stats wise he should be everyone’s MVP. Jayson Tatum is great but he’s just the best player on the best team and just not a MVP type player to most. And people just seem a lil tired of Giannis and Jokic and don’t really wanna give them another MVP. So again with those factors in play, why not Shai for MVP?
Make a MAVS video already!
Giannis vs. other top 4 MVP candidates
Vs Luka
Nov 18: 40/15/7 71 TS% W
Feb 4: 48/6/10 74 TS%, W
Vs. Jokic
Jan 29: 29/12/4 61 TS%, L
Feb 12: 36/18/5 71 TS%, W
Vs Shai
March 25: 30/19/4 73 TS%, W
Outscored the other candidate in every game.
This 👆
Replying to bring this comment up
Imagine trading A future MVP candidate For 2 worthless, second round picks and NBA Chris Brown. 😅
Come on Rayce you gotta be a🫏🎤 🎶believer🎶 in the blazers too😂
The West hasn’t been this stacked since the 2000s.
The 2000s West was never stacked. It was the Lakers/Spurs Invitational
@@chrisuncleahmad66649 win teams missed the place offs bud
@@lilboonk2260 only once did someone else make the Finals (2006 DAL)
I love your channel
These mfs have a curse or smth everytime they put out a video on someone or a team, they get blown out
hes my fav ft merchant
Jokic probably going to win it. But SGA going to get in the next couple of years
Terrible terrible timing lmaoo. He probably conceded the MVP to Joker yesterday, but at least he’ll finish top 3 and another First team All NBA
i see yall with the lil one piece clip
It aint his time yet in the playoffs but hes dominant in the reg season
They up 3-0 rn btw
There’s a big step between Jokic and Shai come on you don’t even think about which is better. Luka in the other hand is the best option to compete against jokic. Luka has been averaging 37-9-9 bro
Im sorry guys had to bet the over on Shai points last game, it was the only way he cant keep the nickname " Mr Consistent"
Can’t bid over/under cause this mf loves the number 31..
Shai is the lisan al gaib for us okc folk.
Shai was that guy at Kentucky idk what y’all talking bout
My Kentucky boy shining
bro y'all actually have to be cursed 😭 shai stinking ts up
This is how good MCW should have been with the 76ers
He wasn't consistent last night haha
Aged like milk after last night😅
If shai was in ny or La he would be a lock for the mvp he just happens to play for one of the smallest markets smh
MVP
I think Shai should win MVP, but I think it's going to be close. I know since Joel Embiid went out indefinitely, Jokic is the media front runner and I know Luka Doncic has been putting up MVP stats basically since he was drafted. But since the Mavericks are the current 8th seed, I don't think Luka has an actual shot at it other than sympathy votes. Since the Thunder have been good all season and Shai has been so consistent with the stats and considering the huge turnaround that the organization has been through in just two years, I hope Shai really does get MVP.
Bad timing after his showing with raptors and Bucks
1:35 say that again 🤡 our franchise doing it again 😔
Any team with Gallo has a chance
RIP Shai the Synthetic Curse is coming for you
Shai for mvp
Russell Westbrook numbers with 4 less Turnovers 💀
Gonna downvote. It is really high time for youtubers to really up their knowledge. No one will know if Mr Alexander will turn into the borderline MVP of today. The belief that hornet knows how things will turn out to be, is on the same level that people knew Curry were going to be shoot out Curry in his rookie season.
10:08 what Yall know about one piece 😂
No. He should not.
that man flopping like crazy going left on ant edwards is not my mvp
Sga ant vs Zion ja
Well he's hurt and out of the MVP race. Guess you jinx him 😂
Man sga is great but luka should be mvp
Me and my homie were always looking for sneaky college picks and we 100% knew Shai was tough at Kentucky. Just a smooth, poised, big pg coming from a legacy of star guards under Callipari.
We didn’t see “MVP” but we’ve been day 1 fans for sure. And no one blames the Clippers for trading him. No one knew he would be THIS good.
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AWFUL TIMING😊
Luka > for MVP
SGA should not win MVP. I'm sorry, but he shouldn't.
Jokic is basically averaging a triple double, again. He's been able to will the Nuggets into to contention multiple years and has only needed help from his team to win it all. He got robbed last year because none of these journalists wanted to give him a threepeat MVP accolade, even though he absolutely deserved it. The Nuggets are competing for the top spot in the West. Oh, and then there's Luka who is ALSO basically averaging a triple double, putting up 34 pts vs SGA's 30.
There's no argument that SGA deserves the MVP over both of those guys. There's just not. If you want to focus on the stats, Luka's got him soundly beat there. If you want to focus on winning, Jokic is the quintessential example of a player contributing to winning first and his own numbers second.
Also, not to mention the guy he lost to yesterday
Shai Pushoff Alexander.
3:15 Shai isn’t better than Kawhi lmao
Availability is a skill
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SHAI DESERVE TO BE MVP
Free Throw Merchant
First?
Yall should talk about the Timberwolves!
Interesting... you jabber about Doc cappin... but you cant even get the information in your own video correct... gotta love wyt guys talkin crap about blk people... 😂
Hehe giddy sophomore
Why would you post this after his second worst game of the season 💀💀??
Bro got spanked by the bucks got locked up Giannis clears him