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| Who should win MVP? |
| DeWanna Bonner |
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8% |
[ 6 ] |
| Chennedy Carter |
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0% |
[ 0 ] |
| Kahleah Copper |
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0% |
[ 0 ] |
| Skylar Diggins |
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0% |
[ 0 ] |
| Sylvia Fowles |
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0% |
[ 0 ] |
| Jonquel Jones |
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20% |
[ 15 ] |
| Betnijah Laney |
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18% |
[ 14 ] |
| Jewell Loyd |
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0% |
[ 0 ] |
| Marina Mabrey |
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1% |
[ 1 ] |
| Kelsey Mitchell |
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0% |
[ 0 ] |
| Arike Ogunbowale |
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0% |
[ 0 ] |
| Nneka Ogwumike |
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0% |
[ 0 ] |
| Breanna Stewart |
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31% |
[ 23 ] |
| A'ja Wilson |
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0% |
[ 0 ] |
| someone else |
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20% |
[ 15 ] |
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pilight
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 Posted: 05/24/21 7:29 am ::: MVP |
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| Monday Poll time!
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| Posted: 05/24/21 9:49 am ::: |
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| I voted for the best player on the best team.
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| Posted: 05/24/21 12:11 pm ::: |
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| Rock Hard wrote: |
| I voted for the best player on the best team. |
She's still running second behind Stewart
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| Posted: 05/24/21 5:23 pm ::: |
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| Rock Hard wrote: |
| I voted for the best player on the best team. |
Bonner from the Sun!
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| Posted: 05/25/21 8:58 am ::: |
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| So far it is Laney
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| Posted: 05/25/21 9:00 am ::: |
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| I'm curious who the "someone else" is that so many people are flocking to
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| Posted: 05/25/21 9:01 am ::: |
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| I'm curious who the "someone else" is that so many people are flocking to |
S.A.B.
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| Posted: 05/25/21 10:23 am ::: |
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| I'm curious who the "someone else" is that so many people are flocking to |
S.A.B. |
lol que?
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| Posted: 05/25/21 10:13 pm ::: |
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| I'm curious who the "someone else" is that so many people are flocking to |
The "someone else" I voted for was Sabrina Ionescu. I was stunned that she wasn't one of the options. As a Liberty fan, I am absolutely thrilled with how brilliantly Betnijah Laney was played in our first six games. But for me Ionescu has been central to the early success of the Liberty. She definitely gets my vote as team MVP.
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| Posted: 05/25/21 11:38 pm ::: |
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| pilight wrote: |
| I'm curious who the "someone else" is that so many people are flocking to |
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Sabrina aka S.A.B.
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| Posted: 05/26/21 7:06 am ::: |
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| The "someone else" I voted for was Sabrina Ionescu. I was stunned that she wasn't one of the options. |
Every previous MVP has met five criteria:
At least 43.4 FG%
At least 15.5 ppg
No more than three games missed
Play for a .500 or better team
Leads her team in scoring
To be included in the weekly poll a player must meet four of those five. Ionescu only meets three.
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| Posted: 05/27/21 12:30 am ::: |
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| pilight wrote: |
| Bob Lamm wrote: |
| The "someone else" I voted for was Sabrina Ionescu. I was stunned that she wasn't one of the options. |
Every previous MVP has met five criteria:
At least 43.4 FG%
At least 15.5 ppg
No more than three games missed
Play for a .500 or better team
Leads her team in scoring
To be included in the weekly poll a player must meet four of those five. Ionescu only meets three. |
Of course you have every right to set whatever criteria you like for your weekly poll. I had no idea what these criteria were; I didn't see them posted.
It is certainly striking that so far 14 of 64 respondents (22%) have voted for "someone else" rather than any of the 14 nominees you chose. At least two of us voted for Sabrina Ionescu; I wonder how many others did. I don't regret my vote.
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| Posted: 05/27/21 12:36 am ::: |
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| (Don't tell anyone but I voted for Jonquel Jones over Stewie, shh)
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| Posted: 05/27/21 7:29 am ::: |
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| Bob Lamm wrote: |
| pilight wrote: |
| Bob Lamm wrote: |
| The "someone else" I voted for was Sabrina Ionescu. I was stunned that she wasn't one of the options. |
Every previous MVP has met five criteria:
At least 43.4 FG%
At least 15.5 ppg
No more than three games missed
Play for a .500 or better team
Leads her team in scoring
To be included in the weekly poll a player must meet four of those five. Ionescu only meets three. |
Of course you have every right to set whatever criteria you like for your weekly poll. I had no idea what these criteria were; I didn't see them posted.
It is certainly striking that so far 14 of 64 respondents (22%) have voted for "someone else" rather than any of the 14 nominees you chose. At least two of us voted for Sabrina Ionescu; I wonder how many others did. I don't regret my vote. |
I Voted for SAB as well.
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| Posted: 05/27/21 8:26 am ::: |
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| Bob Lamm wrote: |
| pilight wrote: |
| Bob Lamm wrote: |
| The "someone else" I voted for was Sabrina Ionescu. I was stunned that she wasn't one of the options. |
Every previous MVP has met five criteria:
At least 43.4 FG%
At least 15.5 ppg
No more than three games missed
Play for a .500 or better team
Leads her team in scoring
To be included in the weekly poll a player must meet four of those five. Ionescu only meets three. |
Of course you have every right to set whatever criteria you like for your weekly poll. I had no idea what these criteria were; I didn't see them posted.
It is certainly striking that so far 14 of 64 respondents (22%) have voted for "someone else" rather than any of the 14 nominees you chose. At least two of us voted for Sabrina Ionescu; I wonder how many others did. I don't regret my vote. |
All I can tell you is that she doesn't fit the traditional mold of players who win MVP. Voters have demonstrated very little tolerance for low FG% and not much more for players who aren't their team's primary scorer.
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| Posted: 05/27/21 10:28 am ::: |
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| Tina Charles deserves to be considered.
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| Posted: 05/27/21 10:50 am ::: |
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If pilight wants us to vote only for players that meet four of his five criteria, he should just eliminate the "someone else" option. He includes that option, so I've always assumed we can ignore the criteria.
I, too, voted for SEI mainly because she's a nova who's ionizing the WNBA atmosphere with some sparkling clutch play for a formerly dead planet. I have no idea whether she can keep it up until the actual MVP voting at season's end.
But it will be interesting to watch her flirt with the 43.4 FG% criterion. She's at 42.3% after six games and was 45.5% in 142 college games. |
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| Posted: 05/27/21 11:10 am ::: |
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If pilight wants us to vote only for players that meet four of his five criteria, he should just eliminate the "someone else" option. He includes that option, so I've always assumed we can ignore the criteria.
I, too, voted for SEI mainly because she's a nova who's ionizing the WNBA atmosphere with some sparkling clutch play for a formerly dead planet. I have no idea whether she can keep it up until the actual MVP voting at season's end.
But it will be interesting to watch her flirt with the 43.4 FG% criterion. She's at 42.3% after six games and was 45.5% in 142 college games. |
Thanks, Glenn. I'm delighted that there are now at least three of us in the "someone else" camp who've voted for Sabrina. And I love your description of "ionizing the WNBA atmosphere with some sparkling clutch play for a formerly dead planet." Since I live on that planet in Manhattan, I am definitely feeling what you've well described.
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| Posted: 05/28/21 8:22 am ::: |
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| What's the TS% benchmark for MVP?
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