The RGF NBA MVP

[Bushbaby]

Who is this year MVP? Is it Kobe, King James, KG, Chris Paul??? Who is more important to their teams?

Kobe should win his first one but when KG didn't play with the Celtics they did not look that great without him. When KG came back they started showing their winning ways again.

Now granted the West is a separate leauge compared to the East. So should that weigh on your decision? West is a tougher conference.......their 10th seed team (Portland) is over .500..............East their 7th seed team (76'ers) is the last .500 team (barely over .500)

HOW DO YOU FEEL?

[Bushbaby]

Originally Posted by chimochi

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...x.html?eref=T1
The award is based on the regular season only and all ballots have to be cast before the playoffs begin. The league picks three voters from each of the 30 markets and 35 to 40 national media members for a total of 125 to 130 voters. This year's list is still being finalized.

I've had a vote for the last 23 years and I have some guidelines that I used every time. They are:

• The best player on the best team (record-wise) has to be given strong consideration.

• A player's team has to make the playoffs.

• This isn't a lifetime achievement award or a chance for voters to make up for past oversights.

• You can't dismiss a candidate simply because you feel he is young enough that he'll have a chance to win it later in his career.

• You can't be blinded by statistics.

• It has nothing to do with who is the best player in the league or who is just the most valuable player on his particular team.

• It is simply about which player has had the largest impact on the NBA as a whole in a particular season.

Taking all of that in mind, I think Garnett is the NBA's MVP.

That in no way takes anything away from Bryant, James or Paul, but Garnett is perhaps the most singularly responsible for the Celtics' resurgence, guiding them to the league's best record and changing the culture and mind-set of the team and its belief in itself. His practice habits, unselfishness, leadership, intensity, focus and determination set him apart.


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I can dig your point of view on this..............

[greasybugsy]

Paul Pierce has also done very well, as has Ray Allen... any one of those three guys go down.. The Celtics are in trouble.... Chris Paul has done a hell of a job turning that team into a contender.. The east is soft.. especially when a team like The Pacers can make the playoffs like 12 games under .500.. lol.. In the West, A team with 50 wins probably won't make it...

Tracy Mcgrady
Chris Paul
Amare Stoudamire
Tim Duncan
Paul Pierce
Kevin Garnett
Lebron James
Kobe Bryant


If I had my vote today,Probably would go to Chris Paul..

[gambino95]

I'll answer this thread when the season ends.

[Bushbaby]

Originally Posted by gambino95

I'll answer this thread when the season ends.

That's a cop out right their! LOL!!!

[B Snide]

My pick: Chris Paul.

I know mad people gon say Kobe, but Kobes not playing like that year he shouldve won MVP. Chris Paul on the other hand is prolly the most valuable to his team than anyone else. With Gasol and Bynum, and that bench the Lakers have they could lose Kobe for a while. IDK what theyll do in the playoffs. Chris Paul on the other hand... the Hornets need him... Without him theyre ass. The Hornets have absolutely no bench depth and yet they still sit atop the West. And he someone has finally knocked off Nash as a apg leader.

In the end, I think its gon be between Kobe Bryant and Chris Paul.

LeBron James - No, maybe next year. They let the Magic get a better record than them, and LeBron aint been beasting like in the beginning of the season.
Kevin Garnett - No. They have Paul Pierce! He has been more valuable to the team than anyone else.
Tim Duncan - No. The Spurs are my favorite team but we can win without him.
Tracy McGrady - Hell No! Hes injured everytime they lose and is never seen flinching when they win. Hes not even a leader. Rafer Alston carried that team during that lil stretch they had.
Amare Stoudemire - No. They still have proof of how dumb Amare looks without Nash on the court.

[lil Fantastic]

cp3...

[gambino95]

Originally Posted by Bushbaby

That's a cop out right their! LOL!!!

Never that... its just too close to call at the moment.

If the Hornets finish #1 in the West it would be tough to say that Chris Paul was not the main factor. With the West as close as the West has been this year, for the Hornets to win it and take the top seed with homecourt advantage, Chris Paul would get my vote over Garnett.

If the Spurs take #1 in the West, give it to KG.

If its the Lakers, give it to Kobe.

Houston, WHY NOT T-MAC?

Lebron... has MVP #'s, but his team does not have an MVP record. Let him prove it in the playoffs again...

Now is that a cop out? Right there? :killthema

[Murda Game]

Kevin Garnett imo should be MVP, though he may not be the best statistically, but his mentality is uncomparable to any other player in the league.

[King-M]

T-Mac
LeBron
Kobe

It's a mix up between them three.