Feeding the Abscess

Finally get a PS4, and I play Skyrim.

I'm doing it wrong.

After having played FFX-2 for approximately 10 hours, I can confidently state the following:

1. I'm officially ready to come out of the closet

2. Liberal doses of FF5 and FF9 in the job/skill/ability acquisition and leveling is a-ok

So who will be the mvp? Mr. Triple double, the one man crew from Houston or the all around guy from San Antonio

1. Harden

He's been as efficient as LeBron, even factoring in his stratospheric turnover rate. He's still bad defensively, but he's put up a token effort at times, and he's played the second most minutes in the NBA.

2. Kawhi

He's the best defensive player on the best defensive team in the NBA, and he's the most efficient and also the highest usage player on the 5th best offense in the NBA. He's the best player in the NBA for the regular season as of right now, but his volume is dwarfed by Harden. They will finish the season with a gap of near 600 minutes between them. Kawhi would need to turn in a peak LeBron or MJ season to overcome that amount of volume.

3. Russ

His triple double is inflated; he's averaging over a rebound per game on free throw misses, and the next nearest PG has fewer than 10 such rebounds. He also leads the NBA in uncontested rebounds. Additionally, his shooting numbers are horrendous (sans FT%).

However, he shows up on D. Oscar Robertson, in his triple double season, was on the court for about 115 possessions a game. Here are Westbrook's per 100 possession triple double stats:

44.4 PTS

14.8 REB

14.6 AST

The amount of volume evident in his season is hilarious, and deserves recognition. He's just not MVP.

4. LeBron

Take Kawhi's main flaw, and add high turnover rate (highest of career), poor FT shooting, and remove any semblance of defense. The most defense he plays is barking at his teammates for not covering his missed rotations. He did swallow Kawhi alive on a couple possessions late in one game, but that's a far cry from the D he played in previous MVP campaigns. If he were averaging 3 turnovers a game and 80% shooting from the free throw line, he'd win MVP in a landslide, even with the non-existent D. But he's not.

I love LeBron, he's the 3rd greatest player of all time right now, has a 7 year peak that is nearly indistinguishable from MJ's, and has a real chance to have a crazy peak and Kareem-like longevity. In essence, he might go down as the GOAT. But he's not MVP this season.

5. Pick one from Gobert, Giannis, or Butler

It is pretty good so far. I'm only two temples in, so who knows how I'll feel about it thirty hours from now.

Every review that ever stated that it was a love letter to NES/SNES Zelda games is absolutely correct. Everything, down to the music, is a tribute.

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Finished up the Sleeping Dogs plat. Decent game, but it kind of made me want to play Yakuza instead.

Before I do something enjoyable, though, I need to buy the DLC and get those trophies so my completion percentage isn't harmed.

3k trophies with the Mass Effect 2 plat.

Made a post in another thread concerning Giannis and a really surprising/awesome historical comp. His numbers are a bit better now, as he had a monster game last night, but the post is still valid:

Per 100 possessions, 3 MVP Larry Bird seasons vs current season Giannis Antetokounmpo:

PTS

Bird: 32.3

Giannis: 32.7

REB

Bird: 12.5

Giannis: 13.0

AST

Bird: 8.2

Giannis: 8.3

STL, BLK

Bird: 2.2, 1.1

Giannis: 3.0, 2.8

Turnovers

Bird: 3.8

Giannis: 4.5

ORtg (points produced per 100 possessions), DRtg (points allowed per 100 possessions)

Bird: 117, 101

Giannis: 116, 99

To make this post even longer, here's some rate and advanced numbers:

PER

Bird: 25.5

Giannis: 27.3

TS% (factors in FG, 3PT, and FT rates and percentages)

Bird: 57.3

Giannis: 60.2

Win Shares per 48 minutes

Bird: .232

Giannis: .237

Bird's 83-84 season, his first MVP season, wasn't as impressive as his 86-87 and 87-88 seasons, but he didn't win MVP in those seasons, and I'm hyping Giannis here.

Giannis just turned 22 years old, and four years ago was a sub in a second-tier Greek league. He's already one of the best players in the game.

Per 100 possessions, 3 MVP Larry Bird seasons vs current season Giannis Antetokounmpo:

PTS

Bird: 32.3

Giannis: 32.7

REB

Bird: 12.5

Giannis: 13.0

AST

Bird: 8.2

Giannis: 8.3

STL, BLK

Bird: 2.2, 1.1

Giannis: 3.0, 2.8

Turnovers

Bird: 3.8

Giannis: 4.5

ORtg (points produced per 100 possessions), DRtg (points allowed per 100 possessions)

Bird: 117, 101

Giannis: 116, 99

To make this post even longer, here's some rate and advanced numbers:

PER

Bird: 25.5

Giannis: 27.3

TS% (factors in FG, 3PT, and FT rates and percentages)

Bird: 57.3

Giannis: 60.2

Win Shares per 48 minutes

Bird: .232

Giannis: .237

Bird's 83-84 season, his first MVP season, wasn't as impressive as his 86-87 and 87-88 seasons, but he didn't win MVP in those seasons, and I'm hyping Giannis here.

Giannis just turned 22 years old, and four years ago was a sub in a second-tier Greek league. He's already one of the best players in the game.

Fiancee got an NES Classic for my birthday later this week.

Off to eBay!

Drowzee, Drowzee everywhere

If I platinumed Diablo 3, I would still play to get better gear. Just for fun.

Your opinion may change after 500 bounties.

I think I'm conning myself into believing I can get the GT5 plat. I lack the skills necessary to get the GT-R and Gold Standard trophies, but I'm conveniently pushing that bit of information to the side.

I've hit a new low. I'm trophy whoring easy GT5 rare bronze trophies.

 

Actually, going back to FIFA 09 is probably worse, but whatever.

That's a nice average trophy rarity you've got, there.

It'd be a shame if you ruined it by playing Hannah Montana, Megamind, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, Terminator Salvation, and Cars.

I've hit a new low. I'm trophy whoring easy GT5 rare bronze trophies.

Actually, going back to FIFA 09 is probably worse, but whatever.