McCollum, and what he has done is elevated his team above expectations.

Where is Lukas?

Dodgers and the Mavericks aren't exactly at expectations.

Remember going to the season?

Luca Dodgers was the number one M v p candidate.

Um, if you check that now, this is exactly what you're getting.

And Davis had these huge clutch moments, his shot down teams and said goodbye to them like he did to the thunder at least three times this season.

So I have game over Luka by a hair hard to disparage Lucas performance, and I have to go with that to cast because dame dollar, you know, I am loyal to the three stripe life, okay?

And so I've always, you know, paying attention to what he's been able to dio.

Not just when Stephen A screams from the pulpit.

One thing that I love about Dame is, you know, and this is the reason why I like him being the starter over Luka because Luca's, Jacoby said, is an outstanding talent.

What Dame has his team in the fourth spot in the West?

He has a better record, and he's doing this without CJ who really helps them go on Earth it at times.

And so, yeah, he stepped up in their absence and I mean, you know, you look at the stats very similar.

Toluca's He doesn't a little bit more with assist, but he's carrying a huge load, and I feel like he definitely deserved the nod.

But I can understand why Luca would get a lot of fan votes.

Yeah, I mean, even Lucas said it.

According to our Tim MacMahon, Hey said, I didn't expect that I was going to start this game.

Hey said, I know that maybe Lillard deserved it more than me.

So even he understands and and look, they all start voting consisted of a combination of a fan player and media ballots.

I I had a media ballot.

I toast F and dame and dame to me more so over.

Steph.

Um uh, some people are debating that maybe it should be Luca and Damon there and step out of there.

I don't I don't believe that.

I mean steps averaging 30 points a game, and he's also still in playoff contention.

But to your to your point the big.

I think the biggest thing you circle with Dame is just Portland is fourth and they don't have C J.

And they don't have use of Nurkic and you know, it's still it's Dane E.

Think he just gets overlooked.

But Jacoby Perk also said, You know that Dame is the best point guard in the MBA.

Do you agree with that?

I don't do it to be cast.

Don't do it.

To be cast is like making me pick between my twin daughters, you know, because there's so much that's similar about these two.

This season, they both.

They both lost their go to number two running mate in the backcourt, and now they both have.

Defense is just focused on them every single night, and they both have had these huge games and huge moments.

Look at the numbers.

I mean, this is the same.

I'm not going to say into this microphone that one of these players deserves any position over the other.

They are not one A and one B.

They're both one a plus in my mind right now.

If you look at the highlights that these two have put up, oh, here they come.

Just look at what he's doing with the basketball every night like this.

This to me is the right question to ask me, but I just can't do it.

I cannot do it.

E Want to jump in here?

Cast because the best point guard in the MBA calls Oakland home.

How about that?

Well, what they love about these two when you compare them is Steph does it with a smile, and Dame does it with a scowl.

And there's something I like about the fact that Dame got snubbed.

The scouts gonna get meaner, and he's gonna start yelling at the crowd that isn't there again.

So I I actually I'm glad it worked out this way because now just gives Dame a little bit more edge and a little bit more reason to go out and kill him every night as he has.

And am I wrong?

Toe Also throw.

Can Chris Paul still get Point God status here these days?

No, not this conversation.

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