MIP at this point is an all star becoming a star and it’s a shame
Brady331
should’ve included this in the L2M report to soften the blow
HokageEzio
Personally I feel like he was good enough last year that he was above this award, but congrats to him.
HawkspilotLoad
Nice but wanted my boy Coby to win, oh well
jorgelongo222
giving us this instead of Game 2, thanks NBA
MoodAlternative2118
What a joke, Coby’s award all day
Brock-Lesnar
Means about as much as when Morant won the award – nothing. Maxey was always on a trajectory to this level, and if anything last year he had a bigger case.
Daconvix
MIP has become ruined
ChickenLiverNuts
maxey probably should have won one of the last two years when he actually did break out
the scale is all busted
Head-Champion-7398
Damn. Coby was the only bright spot of our season.
FireBeeChin
robbery. Ja morant precedent has ruined this award
Helicase21
Several good candidates this year, and Maxey was definitely one of them.
Senorsty
This award is useless at this point. It just means “which fledgling all-star saw a spike in their usage rate?” They should have thrown it out when Ja won.
Nsham04
Had an absolutely amazing szn and definitely took a huge leap to keep Philly up with Harden gone and the Embiid injury.
It may be partial bias, but I just feel like this isn’t what the award should be. Going from really good to all star is an accomplishment. But I much prefer the zero to hero types for this award. Once again, no hate at all and love Maxey’s game, but I feel the same way about this one as I did about the Ja one
heelxtiger
You really couldn’t give the Bulls this, we have nothing else
JoJonesy
ah so it’s the “good player gets more touches” award now. gotcha
theopression
Coby White robbed
MelancholyJedi
I know we are mortal enemies at the moment but man, Maxey is probably the most likable player around right now
dizzymidget44
Should’ve been Coby. Maxey averaged 20 last year
Goatlikejordan
Congrats to him. He’s a killer
ACTUAL_TIME_TRAVELER
Okay a lot of people are saying “he went from 20 ppg to 26 ppg, who cares” and like I understand and to a degree I agree that the original metrics of what constitutes an “MIP” have changed a bit, but it’s important to consider how last year Maxey was the number three option in the offense, while this year he had to spend the majority of his games played as the number one option on offense, drawing the most attention from the defense, and he responded with 26 ppg and doubling his assists per game to 6.2
He absolutely made a leap this year.
CulturalXR
Don’t feel like this is the spirit of the award but oh well. Happy for him
Mynxs
This is Ja and Bane all over again
CubanLynx312
Really? He was phenomenal last season.
JericRose
The Bulls season was officially pointless now
CloneWarsMaul
Coby was the player who fitted the award better but good for Maxey
Secret-Initiative-73
Maxey was really good and underrated last year, but everyone saying that he really didn’t improve since last year are just stat watchers. He’s a completely different player on defense. His dribbling is on another level, he used to only be able to use his speed and shooting to score, but he has a legit bag now. His passing has developed significantly too. He’s a legit point guard now, creating for himself and others.
Thanks for listening to my Ted Talk.
sonybajor12
In some way I blame Reinsdorf for making a team so mid that nobody cared to actually watch a bench guy to a dude that had 42 in a play in elimination game
itsahmemario
….when y’all say White, do you mean Coby White or Derrick White?
21-hydroxylase
He was already good last year lol
ashep5
Should’ve been Coby.
Maxey was already really good. He got more shots up this season and just progressed as a player. What Coby did was what the award is about.
JustinTinyPPHerbert
Absolutely the winner and a future multi-time all star guy
Dances_With_Words
Good for Maxey! He’s super fun to watch and it’s been great seeing him grow into a star.
Humble_Thanks4085
Get him on that team USA roster ASAP
paddiction
Real hoopers know that Maxey deserved to win
_Tar_Ar_Ais_
and why not? he deserves it. great player with a great future
Plenty_Answer_6665
Jalen Johnson you are MIP in my heart. The only bright spot of the Hawks season
DrPepperPower
He was literally the one that didn’t make sense. This award is ass bro
prudentWindBag
Mhmm.
That mf nice nice!
T-STAFF19
Just let us have this one.
Glittering_Cod_7716
The MIP is the Intercontinental title now
3830BlockKing
MVP for Joel and now MIP for Maxey. Harden smiling right now
Kingalec1
He deserve it
TheMGR19
I always liked Maxey but wasn’t sure if he could make that step up to AS level. Really happy for him and hope he continues to progress.
kenny8881997
Deserved
Ok-Character-7756
AD snubbed again smh
LouisIcon
Numbers aside the jump is bigger than he’s getting credit for. He went from a third option microwave scoring SG to PG running one of the best offenses in the league. Most NBA players can’t just decide to be the PG, and be good. He hasn’t played that position since HS which is obviously an absurdly different level of talent. His movement, his stop-and-go, his IQ and his handle have improved significantly, and even with the added playmaking and assists he had the lowest turnover percentage of a starting PG this season at an impressive 6.9%. He had to operate as the prime target of the opposing defense for multiple months dealing with constant double and triple teams. It makes sense his efficiency would drop after assuming that role as well as taking more shots as the clear second option (multiple months, first). If Ja Morant won it after already being a star there is no reason Maxey shouldn’t.
John_Wick_3000
Well deserved…. Mr. Shake n Bake
SpreadtheClap
Remember when we were all comparing this dude to Jordan Poole and Tyler Herro?!
50 Comments
Ja Morant MIP and its consequences
Coby White should’ve won
MIP at this point is an all star becoming a star and it’s a shame
should’ve included this in the L2M report to soften the blow
Personally I feel like he was good enough last year that he was above this award, but congrats to him.
Nice but wanted my boy Coby to win, oh well
giving us this instead of Game 2, thanks NBA
What a joke, Coby’s award all day
Means about as much as when Morant won the award – nothing. Maxey was always on a trajectory to this level, and if anything last year he had a bigger case.
MIP has become ruined
maxey probably should have won one of the last two years when he actually did break out
the scale is all busted
Damn. Coby was the only bright spot of our season.
robbery. Ja morant precedent has ruined this award
Several good candidates this year, and Maxey was definitely one of them.
This award is useless at this point. It just means “which fledgling all-star saw a spike in their usage rate?” They should have thrown it out when Ja won.
Had an absolutely amazing szn and definitely took a huge leap to keep Philly up with Harden gone and the Embiid injury.
It may be partial bias, but I just feel like this isn’t what the award should be. Going from really good to all star is an accomplishment. But I much prefer the zero to hero types for this award. Once again, no hate at all and love Maxey’s game, but I feel the same way about this one as I did about the Ja one
You really couldn’t give the Bulls this, we have nothing else
ah so it’s the “good player gets more touches” award now. gotcha
Coby White robbed
I know we are mortal enemies at the moment but man, Maxey is probably the most likable player around right now
Should’ve been Coby. Maxey averaged 20 last year
Congrats to him. He’s a killer
Okay a lot of people are saying “he went from 20 ppg to 26 ppg, who cares” and like I understand and to a degree I agree that the original metrics of what constitutes an “MIP” have changed a bit, but it’s important to consider how last year Maxey was the number three option in the offense, while this year he had to spend the majority of his games played as the number one option on offense, drawing the most attention from the defense, and he responded with 26 ppg and doubling his assists per game to 6.2
He absolutely made a leap this year.
Don’t feel like this is the spirit of the award but oh well. Happy for him
This is Ja and Bane all over again
Really? He was phenomenal last season.
The Bulls season was officially pointless now
Coby was the player who fitted the award better but good for Maxey
Maxey was really good and underrated last year, but everyone saying that he really didn’t improve since last year are just stat watchers. He’s a completely different player on defense. His dribbling is on another level, he used to only be able to use his speed and shooting to score, but he has a legit bag now. His passing has developed significantly too. He’s a legit point guard now, creating for himself and others.
Thanks for listening to my Ted Talk.
In some way I blame Reinsdorf for making a team so mid that nobody cared to actually watch a bench guy to a dude that had 42 in a play in elimination game
….when y’all say White, do you mean Coby White or Derrick White?
He was already good last year lol
Should’ve been Coby.
Maxey was already really good. He got more shots up this season and just progressed as a player. What Coby did was what the award is about.
Absolutely the winner and a future multi-time all star guy
Good for Maxey! He’s super fun to watch and it’s been great seeing him grow into a star.
Get him on that team USA roster ASAP
Real hoopers know that Maxey deserved to win
and why not? he deserves it. great player with a great future
Jalen Johnson you are MIP in my heart. The only bright spot of the Hawks season
He was literally the one that didn’t make sense. This award is ass bro
Mhmm.
That mf nice nice!
Just let us have this one.
The MIP is the Intercontinental title now
MVP for Joel and now MIP for Maxey. Harden smiling right now
He deserve it
I always liked Maxey but wasn’t sure if he could make that step up to AS level. Really happy for him and hope he continues to progress.
Deserved
AD snubbed again smh
Numbers aside the jump is bigger than he’s getting credit for. He went from a third option microwave scoring SG to PG running one of the best offenses in the league. Most NBA players can’t just decide to be the PG, and be good. He hasn’t played that position since HS which is obviously an absurdly different level of talent. His movement, his stop-and-go, his IQ and his handle have improved significantly, and even with the added playmaking and assists he had the lowest turnover percentage of a starting PG this season at an impressive 6.9%. He had to operate as the prime target of the opposing defense for multiple months dealing with constant double and triple teams. It makes sense his efficiency would drop after assuming that role as well as taking more shots as the clear second option (multiple months, first). If Ja Morant won it after already being a star there is no reason Maxey shouldn’t.
Well deserved…. Mr. Shake n Bake
Remember when we were all comparing this dude to Jordan Poole and Tyler Herro?!