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The Case For Stephen Curry, MVP

It almost goes without saying that Stephen Curry is the best player on the best team in basketball — the first team in history to win at least 67 games three seasons in a row. But Curry isn’t going to win his third-straight MVP. As of April 9, zero percent of ESPN’s Forecast panel predicted […]

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The Case For Stephen Curry, MVP

It almost goes without saying that Stephen Curry is the best player on the best team in basketball — the first team in history to win at least 67 games three seasons in a row. But Curry isn’t going to win his third-straight MVP. As of April 9, zero percent of ESPN’s Forecast panel predicted […]

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Hot Takedown’s NBA MVP Smackdown

Welcome to the latest episode of Hot Takedown, FiveThirtyEight’s sports podcast. On this week’s show (Apr. 11, 2017), we’re all about the NBA MVP race. Who should win it? We debate the merits of Stephen Curry, Kawhi Leonard, LeBron James, James Harden and Russell Westbrook. Links to what we discussed: Per an ESPN forecast, Westbrook […]

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Hot Takedown’s NBA MVP Smackdown

Welcome to the latest episode of Hot Takedown, FiveThirtyEight’s sports podcast. On this week’s show (Apr. 11, 2017), we’re all about the NBA MVP race. Who should win it? We debate the merits of Stephen Curry, Kawhi Leonard, LeBron James, James Harden and Russell Westbrook. Links to what we discussed: Per an ESPN forecast, Westbrook […]

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Basketball’s Other 3-Point Revolution

The Steph Curry Pull-Up Vigil has been going on for weeks now. Curry is the pagan god of long-range pull-ups, a shot that doesn’t seem to have a place in a league obsessed with efficiency. But over the last three seasons, Curry has made it work anyway, leading the league in pull-up threes — taken […]

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