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And Baylor is a long way from facing Stanford.  I don't mean to make light of any team's path to 6 wins from now.

My point was exactly the kind of statement you said.  If Baylor and Stanford face each other, and Stanford were to lose, would people say "it was in a large part because Nneka wasn't having a MVP-type game."  or are such statements only to be said about Griner.  If Baylor loses in the, say, 3rd round, will she automatically get the MVP?  Is the only hope for Nneka or anyone else  to win the Championship AND to beat Griner head-on by a significant margin, and even that might not be enough?  Especially if Stanford and Baylor end the season with a total of one loss.

(Stanford had a chance (at the start of the season) for a 40 win season a few years back, but it wasn't to be.  I don't want someone else to get there first!  I'll settle for 37-1 this year.)

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And Baylor is a long way from facing Stanford.  I don't mean to make light of any team's path to 6 wins from now.

My point was exactly the kind of statement you said.  If Baylor and Stanford face each other, and Stanford were to lose, would people say "it was in a large part because Nneka wasn't having a MVP-type game."  or are such statements only to be said about Griner.  If Baylor loses in the, say, 3rd round, will she automatically get the MVP?  Is the only hope for Nneka or anyone else  to win the Championship AND to beat Griner head-on by a significant margin, and even that might not be enough?  Especially if Stanford and Baylor end the season with a total of one loss.

(Stanford had a chance (at the start of the season) for a 40 win season a few years back, but it wasn't to be.  I don't want someone else to get there first!  I'll settle for 37-1 this year.)