680 sats \ 7 replies \ @gnilma 15 Nov 2023 \ parent \ on: Stacker Sports - Meta Meta Takeover Takeover - NBA In-Season Tournament meta
Oh, I thought you haven't pick the Lakers yet. Didn't realize you had already picked them.
In term of MVP, I tried searching online about it but didn't find anything. I think since it's a minor tournament and only a few games, the NBA will not give out personal awards.
I was reading the tournament rules while waiting for my daughter to fall asleep last night, and not only is there going to be a tournament MVP, there will be an All-Tournament Team.
I think LeBron's laser focused on that MVP award.
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Good thing they aren't playing the Kings Friday.
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2nd night of a back-to-back and a non-tournament game
I'm not surprised they got smoked.
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Raptors looked terrible last night. Bucks without Giannis dominated them. Lillard and Beasley couldn't miss from 3. Bucks shot over 50% from 3. Clearly the Bucks had a hot shooting night but there was absolutely no perimeter D and no three point shooting from Raps without OG and Trent.
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Without Giannis, the Bucks aren't a giant, so the Toronto Giant Slayers were powerless against them.
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Excellent point. We will see the giant slayers return Friday against Boston. I do think this might be a turnaround point for the Bucks. Having Giannis out forced them to get the ball into the hands of their shooters and they were struggling with 3 point shooting and that definitely turned last night shooting over 50%.
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the NBA will not give out personal awards
That seems like a missed opportunity. It's longer than the Finals and that has an MVP award. There's no way these guys don't want to be the first In-Season Tournament MVP (Jimmy and Joker being exceptions), so that would be an easy way to get buy-in.
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