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Originally Posted by Nike God
If it's anyone but this guy, the voters are a complete joke.
good one
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Originally Posted by Nike God
If it's anyone but this guy, the voters are a complete joke.
Originally Posted by Stringer Bell 32
KG
FTW!!!!
Originally Posted by GrizztheBoss
Originally Posted by Stringer Bell 32
KG
FTW!!!!
take out pierce and ray allen what do you get?.....Garnett in the timberwolves with the same stats makes sense doesn't it?.....i am a lebron fan but since its all about "team work" ill have to say chris paul since nash stole it for two years in a row.
Originally Posted by NobleKane
If you really believe that you should be banned....Originally Posted by Nike God
If it's anyone but this guy, the voters are a complete joke.
Originally Posted by BaronDavis5
im actually surprised this year, all the people on espn finally ageeing and giving Kobe the award. Hopefully he gets it.
Originally Posted by Kidskillz858
Roundtable: Who is the league's 2007-08 MVP?
A season like no other has had an MVP race like no other.
Fans and writers began buzzing about the MVP competition in November, as it became clear that this season could be something special.
The hot names early in the season were Kevin Garnett (for Boston's 29-3 start), Dwight Howard (for Orlando streaking on the road) and LeBron James (for being LeBron).
Then as it dawned on everyone that the Lakers and the Hornets were for real, and might not fade as in seasons past, two more names broke through: Kobe Bryant and Chris Paul.
From there, it became a question of what voters (and fans) valued more:
• Garnett's defense and leadership toward the biggest team improvement in NBA history;
• Howard's impersonation of Shaq … and Superman;
• LeBron's amazing numbers in the face of team turmoil;
• Paul's mastery of the point guard position and firm control of the surprising Hornets;
• Bryant's key role in leading the Lakers while holding the unofficial title of Best Two-Way Player in the Game.
In the end, KB24 prevailed narrowly over CP3 on ESPN.com's ballots, as many expect to happen in the official voting results. Some of Bryant's supporters insisted their vote was not a "lifetime achievement award," but it seemed clear that many believe it's his turn. After all, Paul is just 22 years old, and James is just 23, so presumably their time will come. And Garnett took home his MVP trophy four years ago.
We will remember 2007-08 for many things, including the rebirth of the Celtics (thanks, KG) and the New Orleans renaissance (thanks, CP). And it remains to be seen what dramatic stories are in front of us in the next 10 weeks. But in any case, we won't be able to tell the story of this past season without Kobe, from his heated accusations of last spring and summer to his success with Team USA to his surprising and gratifying star turn as the leader of a potentially great Lakers team.
For those reasons and many more, Kobe Bean Bryant is the ESPN.com choice for NBA MVP.
[table][tr][td]ESPN.com's NBA MVP Ballot[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Rank[/td] [td]Player[/td] [td]Stats[/td] [/tr][tr][td][/td] [td]
Kobe Bryant
Los Angeles Lakers
Shooting Guard
Team record: 56-25[/td] [td]Points per game: 28.4
Rebounds per game: 6.3
Assists per game: 5.4
Kobe's complete statistics
[/td] [/tr][tr][td][/td] [td]
Chris Paul
New Orleans Hornets
Point Guard
Team record: 55-25[/td] [td]Points per game: 21.1
Rebounds per game: 4.0
Assists per game: 11.6
Paul's complete statistics
[/td] [/tr][tr][td][/td] [td]
Kevin Garnett
Boston Celtics
Power Forward
Team record: 64-16[/td] [td]Points per game: 19.0
Rebounds per game: 9.3
Assists per game: 3.5
Garnett's complete statistics
[/td] [/tr][tr][td][/td] [td]
LeBron James
Cleveland Cavaliers
Small Forward
Team record: 44-36[/td] [td]Points per game: 30.0
Rebounds per game: 7.9
Assists per game: 7.2
Complete stats
[/td] [/tr][tr][td][/td] [td]
Dwight Howard
Orlando Magic
Center
Team record: 50-30[/td] [td]Points per game: 20.9
Rebounds per game: 14.3
Blocks per game: 2.2
Complete stats
[/td] [/tr][/table][h2]The Tally[/h2]
Kobe Bryant: 64 points (9 first-place votes, 2 second, 3 third, 1 fourth)
Chris Paul: 60 points (4 first-place votes, 8 second, 2 third, 1 fourth)
Kevin Garnett: 44 points (1 first-place vote, 4 second, 5 third, 3 fourth, 2 fifth)
LeBron James: 37 points (1 first-place vote, 1 second, 5 third, 5 second, 3 fifth)
Dwight Howard: 10 points (3 fourth-place votes, 4 fifth)
Amare Stoudemire: 6 points (2 fourth-place votes, 2 fifth)
Tim Duncan: 1 point
Manu Ginobili: 1 point
Tracy McGrady: 1 point
Hedo Turkoglu: 1 point
Five points awarded for first-place votes, four points for second place, and so on.
[h2]The Ballots:[/h2]
Henry Abbott
J.A. Adande
Maurice Brooks
Chris Broussard
Chad Ford
Jemele Hill
John Hollinger
Mark Jackson
Scoop Jackson
Tim Legler
Chris Palmer
Jalen Rose
Chris Sheridan
Marc Stein
David Thorpe
Link:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?page=MVP08
Originally Posted by durty pancakes
Originally Posted by NobleKane
If you really believe that you should be banned....Originally Posted by Nike God
If it's anyone but this guy, the voters are a complete joke.
Mr. Zodoggy is back
Originally Posted by SoHi 23
But wait, the Lakers weren't supposed to make the playoffs either and they might finish 1st as well.Originally Posted by 22 Deuces 22
Chris Paul HAS to be MVP. He's on a team that wasn't even supposed to make the playoffs, and didn't make any significant trade to better their roster....and this team MIGHT FINISH FIRST??? Like somebody else said, if they finish with a top 3 seed, it has to be Paul.
Nobody had the Lakers finishing higher than a 7/8 seed. The majority had LA not even making the playoffs.
Don't give me that BS that the Lakers traded for Pau, the Lakers got to 1st place in the West before Bynum was hurt, so that arguement is null and void.
Originally Posted by zdiddy5
First off the Lakers got the #1 seed no? Weren't people picking the Hornets to be a top seed in the Western Conference? People were saying the Lakers shouldn't make the playoffs and they finished the top seed in the West in THE most intense and difficult race for a conference ever. Kobe has proved himself over the years also, if he doesn't win it this year.. I don't know what he has to do to get it honestly. KB24 is always mentioned every year in the MVP race, but everyones argument is always "He doesn't make his team better." He's done that this year. "No team that's an 8 seed will have the MVP on it." Doesn't get any better than the #1 seed in the West ESPECIALLY this year. CP3 can't take a game over like KB24 can. Don't get me wrong, CP3 is an amazing, amazing, player but I just don't think he is the MVP. I know you guys will be like "Oh he has a Lakers affiliated signature, so he's just being a homer." But is anything I said not true?
rocboys:
Not only Pau Gasol but also DERRICK FISHER, and Bynum (even he's injured, he improved alot since last year), Sasha is shooting better than Kobe and so is Jordan Farmar. Lakers fans lack brain cells like that guy Kidzskillz.
Do you know how many games Bynum played for us this season? 35
How about Gasol? 27
Do you know how many games they played together? 0
How about Kobe? Guess how many games he played for us. All 82, including the 22 games where neither Gasol or Bynum played.
And according to you, our team is surrounded by phenomenal talent. I mean, Pau, Bynum, Sasha, Farmar, Fisher... that's just AMAZING, right? Who do youthink leads the Lakers in assists?
Lakers fans lack brain cells like that guy Kidzskillz.
at the pot calling the kettle black
Do you know how many games Bynum played for us this season? 35Originally Posted by 23ska909red02
^ Yes, people were picking the Hornets to make the playoffs. Legler had the Hornets coming out of the West in preseason.rocboys:
Not only Pau Gasol but also DERRICK FISHER, and Bynum (even he's injured, he improved alot since last year), Sasha is shooting better than Kobe and so is Jordan Farmar. Lakers fans lack brain cells like that guy Kidzskillz.
Lakers fans lack brain cells like that guy Kidzskillz.
at the pot calling the kettle black
what i said is not true?
Do you know how many games Bynum played for us this season? 35Originally Posted by 23ska909red02
^ Yes, people were picking the Hornets to make the playoffs. Legler had the Hornets coming out of the West in preseason.rocboys:
Not only Pau Gasol but also DERRICK FISHER, and Bynum (even he's injured, he improved alot since last year), Sasha is shooting better than Kobe and so is Jordan Farmar. Lakers fans lack brain cells like that guy Kidzskillz.
rocboys:
you forgot Lamar Odom. I'm just saying CP3 is robbed if Kobe wins, this ain't the lifetime achievement award. That's when they retired your jersey on the ceiling.
And anyone can do the same thing about CP3.
"He shouldn't win it, because he has Peja, Chandler, and West. If he wins it with those guys on his team, Kobe was robbed."
Who the heck do you think Jordan had on his team when he was winning MVPs? You think it was Jordan and 11 Dickie Simpkins?
Me? I don't care who wins it. I hope that it's either Paul or Kobe, because those two are far more deservingthan anyone else, in my opinion.
But to say that if Kobe wins it, Paul is being robbed is freaking ridiculous. And to say that if Paul wins it, Kobe is being robbed is freaking ridiculous.