☘️ TATUM FOR MVP?! ☘️ Stephen A. & Shannon Sharpe don’t see EYE TO EYE at all! | First Take
Entering the second half now let’s take a look at the MVP odds by ESPN bet Nicola yic is our odds on favorite followed by Shay gild just Alexander uh Giannis and Luca are in the mix as well and then Jason Tatum is the fifth favorite right now reminder that the
Last Celtics player to win MVP Larry Bird Jason talk to me would I love to win yes but you know apparently us losing in the finals two years ago affects you you know what people think of me now so uh I guess I got some ground to make up but you know
Everybody who has a vote you know they vote the CR criteria is different you know everybody thinks differently uh right wrong or indiff it is what it is so you can’t tell people what they what they should look for when they vote but uh you know it’s the beauty of
It let me find my right camera hi Kendrick Perkins what’s up Molly what’s up what’s up big time how are you man I like the tie I like I’m good per I’m good I like I like the tie I like the tie uh let’s get say m real
Quick hey you had you had I said you had Shannon that say he was running pin downs and floppies and all type of sets on you the other night huh yeah you on to you on to as a coach well well let me tell you this man I mean we were
Competitive in the whole bit did you see Micah Parson running over men women and children I mean just running over them there were nothing I mean my Lord I mean and then I said to him I said you know those are women out there with you man he was like
This they out there they out there you competition you know we want equality right that’s what he said to me that’s what he said to me that’s what he said to me and Shannon was like this this is what Shannon was doing as he was running over even women he was
Running over them and they didn’t care I said I even said to I said do you know that Jennifer Hudson was supposed to be forming at halftime Sunday right you know we need to you you don’t need to be touching her like that out out I was
Like this is shameful I ain’t got nothing to say man Jeffy Jones them damn officials they were cow oh here we go here we go we I don’t have time for Dallas I want to focus on boss’s go let’s go all right tell me this should
Tatum be getting more MVP love are you asking me I’m asking you Stephen well you know I I mean you know not not not not to toot my own horn fellas not to toot my own horn uh but but I got I need Shannon and and big perk up on that
Screen thank you very very much when I say this uh y’all know y’all know Joe foron bar right y’all know Joe for bar yeah Joe foron bar is an elite you know yeah I mean he’s he’s here working at ESPN we’re happy to have him our resident expert with gambling and all
That other stuff you know the sports gaming industry and everything he sent me a text this morning and Joe forgive me for calling it out but I got to Pat myself on the back of it calling Joe for bar last Thursday last week I brought up how Jason Tatum should be a leading
Candidate for League MVP at that time Shannon Jason Tatum had 50 to1 odds to win MVP Stephen A opened his mouth and today it’s reduced to 25 to1 25 to1 just like that Shannon you understand say the the the man stepen n Smith has spoken you understand and and
And that’s what has happened and you had some folks that had them as much as 100 to one odds and now it has been reduced to 40 to one this is according to the Great football this is not me perk this not me perk this this is Joe football up
Football hold up so Joe’s saying that’s the Stephen A Smith effect that’s exactly what he’s saying that’s ask ask well well hey well look I tell you this welcome to the party because I done that a month ago with jayen Bron he was R number 26 he was rank
Number 26 on just tell listen you’re not taking my shine you’re not taking my shine this deal with Shannon enough all week to the just by the way per big perk not only did Shannon do what he did to me Friday do you know I had my daughter Samantha
In the locker room after and Shannon was talking smack to me in front of my child Y no mercy whatsoever I mean it’s just horrible I mean just horrible with a smile on his face it’s just cruel it’s just cruel but here’s the deal y’all I like Samantha could help you out a
Little she said she probably she was like let me help you out hang and she could probably putan in check she actually said Daddy let me help you out you need to let me help coach but that’s neither here nor the point that I’m trying to make is this y’all when you
Look at Jason Tatum it’s very very simple to me he should be the leading candidate for MVP right now that Joel embiid is out of the mix he’s the best player on the best team and it ain’t like he averaging 18 or 19 the brother averaging 27 a night he’s the primary
Target for every defense that schemes against Boston and they’re still the best team in the NBA and he plays on both sides of the ball averaging 27 a night come on y’all at some point in time we just got to call it what it is this is a regular season we talk about
Here it ain’t about his performance in the finals a couple of years ago it’s about right now I mean for but for him to say Stephen A because he was in the finals and he didn’t win and voters are holding that against him the mere fact that you
Have the fifth best odds I don’t believe the voters are holding that against you I just believe that Nicole yic is a better player and is is more deserving and he’s probably going to win the MVP unless some something unforsaken happened I have Shay gilis in front of him Shay has
Been unbelievable second in League of I mean what’s the average at uh 31 5 and a half 6 and a half uh second uh league in points per game number one in steals uh no he should be and then Yannis I’m not saying Jason Tatum is not having an
Outstand let let me feeding I’m not saying Jason Tatum is not having an outstanding year but we need to stop this oh because he’s the best player on the best team no talking about a team the Boston Celtic is championship of bus and the only way that they’re going to win that
Championship is on the back of Jason tat now Shannon let me tell you why Jason Tatum brought up that point about the voters holding it against him because our brother Brian windhorse he actually bought it up on NBA today about how certain voters May hold up the the
Finals MVP or him what he did in the finals a couple years ago whatever the case may be against him that’s why he bought that up that’s number one number two we have to have and set some type of criteria when it comes down to the MVP
Vote okay because so many guys are deserving of the MVP jish could win it SGA could win it you could put Anthony Elward in that conversation but when I think and Yiannis but when I think about the best player on the best team that’s the person that’s getting my vote and
Right now Jason Tatum I’m glad Stephen Ain woke me up to this Jason Tatum is the best player on the bless team I’m voting for and the criteria I set since last year that’s I voted for y because it’s so many guys that are doing so many special things in the NBA
It’s hard to pick so if you have the best record and you’re the best player damn it you should be the MVP front runner well how many time well how many times should Kobe have won it because Kobe or Shad because they had the best record and they were the best players on
The team a Jordan so is that the only qualification that you need to be the best player on the it’s not the only one it’s not the only one Shannon but it does fact should be number one it doesn’t it doesn’t it doesn’t it does factor into the equation you’ve got joic
Denver has been up and down they’ve been sliding as of late and what have you we’re looking at Boston consistently be the best team with the best record in the NBA and they are clearly even with a $300 million player on their roster even with a 7 foot three dude who can shoot
And block shots even with a defensive back court that’s renowned in Drew holiday and Derek white everybody understands this is Jason Tatum’s team he’s that dude and if you understand that and they have the brecket to back it up and defensive and offensive efficiency stats to back it up
Consistently on both ends of the floor this is what he’s bringing plus he’s winning plus he’s putting up numbers statistically I don’t know what else he has to do but Shannon Shannon let me go back to your point about how many how many Kobe and Shaq should have won right
We shouldn’t even be having that argument because it wasn’t a criteria that was set at the time that’s the thing what I’m saying so now that we listen hold on but what I’m saying is now that we are in the media and now that we actually have a CH a chance to
Actually get it right we need to get it right the man’s been balling the man’s sacrificing he’s sacrificing less shot attempts right now yes he’s averaging three points less because of the surrounded pieces he have around him but the best player on the best team they can’t go unnoticed by the way he’s
Clearing about eight and a half rebounds per game but we’ve been doing that remember when they gave to car Malone they said car Malone was the best player on the best team when he had a better record than Jordan Stephen A you remember that they’ve they’ve used that
Criteria for a number of years this isn’t new but all of a sudden I believe nicolea yic is asked to do more he’s a better allaround player than Jason Tatum that’s just me now some people might and I and I think JT is phenomenal I think he’s phenomenal but he’s not asked to
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On First Take, Stephen A. Smith, Kendrick Perkins and Shannon Sharpe join Molly Qerim to talk through NBA MVP odds.
0:00 NBA MVP favorite odds
1:30 More Celebrity All-Star Game issues?!
2:20 Should Jayson Tatum get move MVP love?
5:18 Shannon chimes in 6:00 Big Perk breaks it all down
9:30 “THIS ISN’T NEW,” says Shannon
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It should be Tatum or Giannis. Jokic cannot guard a parked car. He’s atrocious on defense. I’m going with Tatum or Giannis all day
We got games to play.
Luka is my favorite for MVP!
You all belong in prison for your crimes against Luka… didn’t even mention his name.
Shannon had way better chemistry with skip and it’s not even close. Shannon don’t feel right on this show
The celtics aren't the best team in the NBA because of Tatum though. It's because they have a lot of Talent on that team.
At this point, we can all agree not mentioning Luka is a calculated move.
SGA is the MVP
Luka mvp. euros run nba
The Luka disrespect is real
👑 Giannis
Its either luka or shia
He's not getting punished. Other players are just BETTER than him and he has the most help of top 5 mvp race in a stacked lineup. Tatum is rarely the best player in every game in a single week for Boston. Jokic/Shai/Luka have to carry every night for their teams to win.
Somebody should punch SAS
I agree with the top 2 and as a Canadian, as much as I'd like to see SGA win the MVP, I'd give Nikola Jokic the nod. But I would 100 percent flip Giannis and Jayson Tatum. Giannis is my favourite player aside from SGA, but the reality is the team is struggling and it's happening on his watch…and the Celtics are the number 1 seed. Soi, that part of the ranking, to me makes no sense.
It's alarming that SAS and Perk have MVP votes with such narrow-minded povs. Imagine how many wins Jokic/Luka/Giannis/Shai would have with Brown/Jrue/Porzingis/White in their starting lineups. Zero mentions of Tatum's teammates when claiming "wins = MVP?" GTFO and do your job watching games
no ant in top 5
Giannis averaging more points rebounds assists than Tatum on a higher field goal percentage
If Tatum was on the Lakers the narrative would have been different. Plz stop with the BS that dude deserves his flowers. Not a Celtics fan but they’re the best team all year long and he is the main piece of that team. But agreed with him he should focus on getting the Finals MVP. What a bunch of haters fr 😑
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Luka and Giannis either one should be MVP
Jokic is too white…
They don't hate luka, He's just not winning it on a play-in team. Stop it
25 PPG is like 15 ppg in 2006 that’s why LeBron stats overrated
I am sorry Tatum averaging 27 vs Luka’s 33 plus PPG and his rebounds and assists no player does more for his team than Luka. Perk just doesn't like him because he is not American
Media needs to put more respect on giannis name. Boston has too much good players for any to get mvp. Denver has a better squad than Milwaukee rn and giannis playing better than jokic
Luka's team is in the 7th seed so of course there not gonna mention him
Question, do you think Shannon is enjoying his time on first take? Does he look comfortable?
Tatum doesn’t deserve the MVP this year
Tatum is the best player on the best team, of course his stats aren't going to be out of this world the ball is distributed amount many good players. If we take iso's for example, Tatum ranks 3rd across the league. From last year to this year Tatum is shooting better from the field, better from 3, better EFG% & TS% with near identical RPG & APG all though a dip in his PPG. I'm not arguing some of these other players shouldnt be ahead of him but by no means is it wrong for him to be in serous contention for the award.
SHANNON i LOVE YOU BUT YOU'RE WRONG IN THIS
I never knew Stephe A had a daughter
Why is Shai and Giannis higher than Luka??? The narrative crazy
Tatum has been the most consistent out of all the top players. He's also on the best team by far! Bottom line.
MVP🍀
Stephen A hates white guys. Plain and simple.
If you're not giving the award to the best player of the best team, then you are giving it away like some cheap consolation prize just like how they gave it to Embiid after crying about it all season long. This is supposed to be about competition and what matters most in a competitive setting is how many games you WIN in the CURRENT season.
Europe is taking over the NBA, about time people realise that we are better than Americans in basketball
Jayson Tatum, can’t be the MVP, almost every time the Celtics have played a championship calibre team, neither him or Jaylen have played well
I think JT should be higher in the convo but no he isnt the MVP.. yet. Sadly, i agree with perk. We have to set criteria. ASG, post-season awards, regular season awards, etc.
For example:
1. no player, regardless of how much they pad their stats, should be an all-star if they are on a losing team/not even in the top 8 in their conference. Winning should matter. Scottie barnes? Ice trae? No. There were more deserving all-stars. Cleveland should've gotten another 1 if milwaukee has 2. Boston should've gotten a 3rd 1 for being the best team all season long.
2. there should absolutely be a game requirement to win MVP and other awards. The best ability is availability. If someone gets themselves injured chasing after stats or awards, i dont feel any sympathy for them. We should reward guys who take care of their body, whose superpower is being an iron man/doesnt load manage and who put winning above stat-padding.
3. why would someone whose team isnt even top 4 in their conference and doesnt play defense be even in the mvp convo? defense should matter. Winning again should matter.
While i'm a proponent of the best player on the best team, there should be a little leeway here as its a convo/top 5. This should also account for injuries/rough stretch for the "mvp's" team like the nuggets are experiencing.
IMO the standard to be included in the MVP convo is your team has to be at least top 3 in your conference while whoever was the best player on the last year's chip team is given a pass in case they arent a top 3 team.
This would mean i would put JT, Giannis, Spida, Ant, SGA, Kawhi and Jokic as my top 7 MVP candidates. Winning at a high level and meeting a certain number of games played should be the gatekeepers before we look at stats.
Stephen A felt guilty towards the end when Shannon brought up Shaq and Kobe
Luka will never be on ESPN's agenda:
1. Coz he's white
2. Coz he's not american
If Jokic did not put up astronomical numbers they wouldnt even consider him. They were forced to consider him. Woke disney. What do you expect
Giannis was the best player on the best team last year keep the same energy Stephen a 😭
What matters is winning the ring. The Celtics have a powerhouse 5, they have no excuses and should at least make the finals.
“Jason Tatum is the best player on the best team” yeah ok bro, like I don’t see stats from JT, JB and Prozingus, it’s not about what JT didn’t do in the finals, ITS HIS WHOLE PLAYOFF CAREER, DAWG HAS HAD WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE TEAM THAT RULES THE EAST AFTER BRON LEFT AND HE STILL HASNT WON A RING YET