Damian Lillard playing at an MVP level

[Strenuus]

Is OKC a big market? 2 of the last 5 MVPs played there. And Dame was 4th in MVP voting last year, ahead of every GS Warrior. That’s hardly being overlooked.

I agree with you mook. This feels like MVP season to me too. It will take getting the best record in the NBA (like Harden last year), but I don’t think that’s impossible.

To be fair, Westbrook had a historically great season (though he wasn't really valuable to his team at time lol)

 

[Strenuus]

I love the 'supernova' games as much as anyone, but it's also nice to be consistent/dependable.

Here's a look at Dame's scoring average-deviation over his career:

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Lower is better for consistency. In 2012-13, you could expect Dame to be within 28.7% of his scoring average. In 2017-18, he was within 23.6%. He is definitely becoming more dependable.

Here's a look at the average point-deviation for some of the recent MVP winners:
2013-14 Kevin Durant, 19.1%
2014-15 Stephen Curry, 26.3%
2015-16 Stephen Curry, 26.2%
2016-17 Russell Westbrook, 26.1%
2017-18 James Harden, 22.7%

Dame's number are solid in comparison to these guys.

It's nice to have dependable/consistent producers on the team so you know what you can expect each night. But with that being said -
I'm looking forward to Dame's next 'supernova' 50+ point outburst!

Class is in session! daaaaamn!

 

[BrianFromWA]

I love the 'supernova' games as much as anyone, but it's also nice to be consistent/dependable.

Here's a look at Dame's scoring average-deviation over his career:

View attachment 22834

Lower is better for consistency. In 2012-13, you could expect Dame to be within 28.7% of his scoring average. In 2017-18, he was within 23.6%. He is definitely becoming more dependable.

Here's a look at the average point-deviation for some of the recent MVP winners:
2013-14 Kevin Durant, 19.1%
2014-15 Stephen Curry, 26.3%
2015-16 Stephen Curry, 26.2%
2016-17 Russell Westbrook, 26.1%
2017-18 James Harden, 22.7%

Dame's number are solid in comparison to these guys.

It's nice to have dependable/consistent producers on the team so you know what you can expect each night. But with that being said -
I'm looking forward to Dame's next 'supernova' 50+ point outburst!

....And this is how it's done.