Steph Curry sat out 18 fourth quarters this season.

[Hey Yo]

If all voters know this, is that a thing good or bad thing for Steph?

One could say he wasn't needed cause the great bench + few starters took care of the blow out.

or

He could have padded his stats more if he stayed in the game which means the MVP decision shouldn't be that hard?

[Eric Cartman]

Let's be real here, Lebron would've stayed in to pad stats.

Curry doesn't care about stats, only W's.

[RightToCensor]

Disqualified

[oarabbus]

Let's be real here, Lebron would've stayed in to pad stats.

Curry doesn't care about stats, only W's.

:rockon:

[Mr Clutch Melo]

90 % of games are won in the 3 first quarters.

[imdaman99]

Let's be real here, Lebron would've stayed in to pad stats.

Curry doesn't care about stats, only W's.
This.

Stats matter to the insecure betas a lot more than everyone else.

[L.Kizzle]

That means he went to work in 3 quarters.

[UK2K]

Cause his team is super dope.

Top #6 seed without him.

[QuebecBaller]

Maybe to save his ankles

[GimmeThat]

Proof that Kentucky could beat an NBA team

[warriorfan]

Alpha Male Curry only needs 3 quarters

[sd3035]

Cause his team is super dope.

Top #6 seed without him.

lottery team without Curry

[sd3035]

They went 1-5 over the last two years without Curry

[TheSilentKiller]

They went 1-5 over the last two years without Curry
that's a good sample size!

[poido123]

Lebron has been checking out of 4th quarters his whole career.


Never counted against him? :confusedshrug:

[sd3035]

Lebron has been checking out of 4th quarters his whole career.


Never counted against him? :confusedshrug:


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[24-Inch_Chrome]

lottery team without Curry

That's just not true.

[Heavincent]

Cause his team is super dope.

Top #6 seed without him.

lol no. Warriors are a great team, but they're built around Curry. Take him away and the offense goes to shit.

[KungFuJoe]

If you can't see how much the offense relies on Curry then you're an idiot, should be banned, and have your hand slapped anytime you even think about touching a basketball.

[Beastmode88]

Lebron has been checking out of 4th quarters his whole career.


Never counted against him? :confusedshrug:

Damn.

[Magic 32]

Steph Curry sat out 18 fourth quarters this season.

Lebron is already packing his bags.

[Chadwin]

team is so stacked they can maintain leads

[Fudge]

Smh.

James Harden is the MVP of the league. It doesn't get any more clear than that.

[bdreason]

If you can't see how much the offense relies on Curry then you're an idiot, should be banned, and have your hand slapped anytime you even think about touching a basketball.


It's just Harden homers grasping at straws. Without Curry this team would have started the season with Leandro Barbosa starting at PG. Livingston was hurt, and played like trash most of the season. Without a quick start, who knows what direction the season takes.

Borderline playoff team in the West without Curry. With Curry? 66 Wins and #1 in the West by more than 10 games. :bowdown:

[WallIn]

Cruising to MVP :applause:

[bdreason]

team is so stacked they can maintain leads


You must have missed last nights game. Up 32 points when the bench took over in the 4th... won the game by 4. And that was against the Grizzlies bench, not their starters.

We have a deep roster, but it's a completely different game when Curry leaves the court. Livingston is a scrappy backup, but he can't shoot worth shit.

[Chadwin]

You must have missed last nights game. Up 32 points when the bench took over in the 4th... won the game by 4. And that was against the Grizzlies bench, not their starters.

We have a deep roster, but it's a completely different game when Curry leaves the court. Livingston is a scrappy backup, but he can't shoot worth shit.

Yeah, the bench took over, not the whole team minus Curry, which is what this whole thing is about.

[UK2K]

lol no. Warriors are a great team, but they're built around Curry. Take him away and the offense goes to shit.
No doubt, but a lineup of:

George Hill
Thompson
Barnes
Green
Bogut

Speighs
Iggy
Lee
Holiday
Ezeli

Still makes the playoffs. Or are you trying to say that team wouldn't?

He's my vote for MVP cause it's hard to argue against the success of the Warriors. They've had far and away the best regular season and he's their best player. He makes their whole team elite. Like, super elite. But if you replaced Curry with Hill, that team still competes in the west. They wouldn't be elite, but they'd be competitive.

[Nash]

Let's be real here, Lebron would've stayed in to pad stats.

Curry doesn't care about stats, only W's.
lets be real, lebron shits on curry in basketball

[Solefade]

Lebron has been checking out of 4th quarters his whole career.


Never counted against him? :confusedshrug:


so is he a 4th quarter trash time stat padder or not? :confusedshrug:

[Heavincent]

lets be real, lebron shits on curry in basketball

Curry putting up 25/8 on 50/50/90 with great defense since the all star break.

Next.

[imdaman99]

so is he a 4th quarter trash time stat padder or not? :confusedshrug:
That depends. Is it a close game or a blowout? If it's a blowout, he is the best in those no pressure situations.

[Nash]

Curry putting up 25/8 on 50/50/90 with great defense since the all star break.

Next.
so f*ckin' what :oldlol: lebron is still the superior basketball player

[Heavincent]

so ****in' what :roll: :roll: lebron is still the superior basketball player

I don't if you realize, but scoring 25 PPG on 50/50/90 over a significant time span is completely unheard of. You know what else is unprecedented? Making 284 3's in one ****ing season.

Have some respect for the game.

[Budadiiii]

Curry is another player that surpassed LeBron this year.

Durant did it a few years ago, Westbrook/Harden/Davis/Irving/Cousins all arguably passed him this year too.

It's weird because I kept waiting for LeBron to finally grow up and start dominating like he should... but the next thing you know his time has come and gone without ever reaching that level. He never reached the top of the ladder.

[ShawkFactory]

Curry is another player that surpassed LeBron this year.

Durant did it a few years ago, Westbrook/Harden/Davis/Irving/Cousins all arguably passed him this year too.

It's weird because I kept waiting for LeBron to finally grow up and start dominating like he should... but the next thing you know his time has come and gone without ever reaching that level. He never reached the top of the ladder.
I'd post the picture of him winning his FMVPs, but that would be pointless.

Someone else can do it.

[L.A.Showtime]

It is a good thing. It means he helped the team build a lead early and then rested rather than stat padded. A real MVP doesn't need to stat pad.

[Spurs m8]

He sat out over half of the 4th against the Spurs the other day.

[julizaver]

If all voters know this, is that a thing good or bad thing for Steph?

One could say he wasn't needed cause the great bench + few starters took care of the blow out.

or

He could have padded his stats more if he stayed in the game which means the MVP decision shouldn't be that hard?

He is the MVP of the season, playing only 33 min per game doesn't mean he did not delivered when needed.

[Beastmode88]

Didn't lebron sit for 2 weeks and also take many rest days during the regular season.

[MavsSuperFan]

Its illogical to hold this against steph. you are literally holding his teams dominance against him.

His per game stats look even better with this.

[julizaver]

so f*ckin' what :oldlol: lebron is still the superior basketball player

Lebron is still the man in the league not by far btw, but Curry deservs more the regular season MVP. I put Curry ahead of Harden also.
Although he is playing less than Lebron, he had a career year so far and is in his prime, while LBJ stepped back a little comparing to previous seasons, missed a lot of games also - probably because of transition period with Cavs, or he just start exiting his prime, we will see in the playoffs.

[DJ Leon Smith]

One could say he wasn't needed cause the great bench + few starters took care of the blow out.

Did you see the great bench against Memphis the other day? They almost gave up a 30 point lead in one quarter.