Is Thomas Bryant unironically the Bubble MVP right now? Peep these statlines:
10 points, 7 rebounds
30 points, 13 rebounds
20 points, 11 rebounds
19 points, 10 rebounds
22 points, 8 rebounds
In those games, he is 10/25 (40%) from three and 42/79 (53%) from the field. He also may have played defense on one or two possessions, although my sources cannot confirm that at this time. And he’s doing this all on a team which is missing its three best players (Wall, Beal, and Bertans), which means that good looks at the basket are harder to come by since there is no one on the court for the ‘Zards who ever needs to be double-teamed.
I’m sure there are a number of other players with better counting stats than Bryant in bubble games. But is there another player who plays with as much heart (you can tell he’s playing with heart because he yells so much)? No. There is not. Just give him the Bubble MVP trophy right now. And the Bubble MVP trophy doesn’t exist because it’s a made-up thing, then somebody make one and mail it to his hotel room.