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The 12 Remaining NBA Questions With Rob Mahoney and Chris Ryan

2024/6/20
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Bill Simmons：总决赛MVP的投票结果比凯尔特人赢得总冠军更受关注，这反映了当今的媒体文化。凯尔特人球员在赛后庆祝活动中处理MVP争议的方式非常聪明，他们强调团队合作，避免了不必要的矛盾。 Chris Ryan：与棒球不同，NBA球迷的关注点更集中于个人球员的叙事，而不是球队的整体表现。人们更关注个人球员的叙事，例如关注文班亚马的表现，而不是关注马刺队的整体表现。 Rob Mahoney：总决赛MVP的投票结果比凯尔特人赢得总冠军更受关注，部分原因是系列赛在凯尔特人3-0领先后，人们的注意力自然转向了MVP的归属。人们对NBA的关注点已经从球队转向了个人球员，MVP的讨论比任何一支球队的连胜纪录都更受关注。杰伦·布朗在领奖时感谢杰森·塔图姆，展现了团队合作精神，避免了MVP争议的进一步扩大。

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The hosts discuss how the Finals MVP debate became a bigger story than the Celtics' dominant title win, focusing on the talk culture surrounding individual awards and the team's smart handling of the situation in the locker room.
  • Celtics went 80-21, 46-6 at home, and 16-3 in the playoffs.
  • Finals MVP vote overshadowed the team's achievement.
  • Tatum and Brown presented a united front, emphasizing their shared success.

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The Ringer's Bill Simmons is joined by Chris Ryan and Rob Mahoney to unload a ton of NBA Finals big-picture thoughts. They talk about how the Finals MVP seemed to eclipse the Celtics' title and a truly weird postseason (1:33); Jaylen Brown's ascension, Kristaps Porzingis's image rehab, and NBA awards tweaks (20:27); what's next for Jayson Tatum, and which team could "crash the playoff party" next season (43:30); whether this was the Mavericks' big chance and "Kyrie Irving: over/under/properly rated?" Plus, Lakers vs. Celtics franchise legacy, and more (1:06:21)!

Host: Bill Simmons

Guests: Chris Ryan and Rob Mahoney

Producer: Kyle Crichton

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