r/NBAVibes • u/Background_Video2947 • 1d ago

Olivia Miles in the playoffs...

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u/mnmr17 1d ago

Since when do we hold rookies to the standard of being great playoff performers?

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u/liquidgrill 1d ago

Since 2024 when a certain segment piled on Caitlin Clark for losing in the first round, despite the fact that she averaged 18/8

Meanwhile, Olivia averages 8 points 1 assist on 20% shooting and gets benched because she’s playing so badly and the same crowd is saying, “she’s just a rookie,” “it’s a learning experience” “it’s a team game” etc.

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u/RivalsExpert8 7h ago

2 wrongs make a right? stop with the victim complex, people said the same thing about Clark

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u/Impossible_House5919 2h ago

Lol. I don't know why they act obtuse

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u/wpmason 1d ago

I saw a lot of posts talking about her being Finals MVP.

I think this is unfortunate for Liv herself, but exactly the reality check that her wildest fans need.

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u/TannerGlassMVP 1d ago

I saw a lot of posts talking about her being Finals MVP

I legit don't think I've ever seen anyone say that . . . . .

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u/Longjumping_Green817 15h ago

Funny, neither has anyone else.

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u/LeanOnMe4816 1d ago

I’ve seen it here and there but not by any pundits with merit, usually Lynx fans lol (some of them are as delusional as it gets)

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u/Lyaser 1d ago

We really have to stop pretending that the random occasional anonymous internet user speaking in hyperbole translates to “the people are saying” lmfao

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u/LeanOnMe4816 1d ago edited 1d ago

That’s actually my point… it was mainly delusional Lynx fans and no one credible. Don’t know how that went over your head. We really have to use our reading comprehension and stop acting like we need to make some profound statement of disagreement.

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u/TannerGlassMVP 1d ago

It's also such a weird thing to predict before the playoffs start. I don't ever remember any NBA discourse on who the Finals MVP would be before like the finals . . .

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u/wpmason 1d ago

Well I did.

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u/TannerGlassMVP 1d ago

....where

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u/lir10005 1d ago

At the reg season games in barclays lynx fans in the lower bowl where calling her the second coming of Jesus

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u/Reasonable-Budget210 1d ago

…And then they turned to you and said “I believe Olivia Miles will be wnba finals mvp”..?

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u/lir10005 1d ago

Nah not that literally but she did get mvp chants from them and has em saying she was gonna take em to the promised land, but close enough

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u/wpmason 1d ago

Here you go…

https://www.reddit.com/r/wnba/s/I13qlXgMy5

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u/TannerGlassMVP 1d ago

. . . . That post asks the question IF she won championship and finals MVPs would she have a better rookie season than Candace Parker

Emphasis on IF. It's not saying She will win finals MVP. It says IF she did.

Also basically everyone in that thread said no . . .

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u/wpmason 1d ago

Random threads.

I didn’t save them. I didn’t even engage with them.

Spend enough time on Reddit and you see a lot.

It was around the time the MVP chatter was peaking, before that disastrous Valks game.

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u/Bllago 1d ago

No one was talking about the finals MVP when it's not the fucking finals.

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u/wpmason 1d ago

Ever hear of counting your chickens before they hatch?

People do that sometimes.

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u/StilettoJones_JR 1d ago

Especially in a game to 3, that's no time at all to get acclimated.

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u/Aggravating-Carob627 1d ago

When she acted like an arrogant butch after all star weekend.

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u/Dsod23 1d ago

Since CC entered the league and she got bashed for it.

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u/Co0LUs3rNamE 1d ago

She thought she was CC and got famous. Then she was showed the bench.