<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">1. Suns guard Steve Nash -- His best season ever. If I had a knock on him in the past, it was that he wasn't the kind of player who could take over the scoring himself. This year I think he's shown he can be a dominant scorer, all the while still incorporating new guys, who then proceed to have career years. I think he's an underrated defensive player. Very active in double-teaming. 2. Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas -- We haven't seen a scoring spree like this since the days of Jordan -- every night you wonder if he's going to get 50. He's put up his biggest numbers against the best teams. His offense is so good, it is enough to assure that the Wiz will make some noise in the playoffs. With Caron Butler going strong, Arenas is good enough to get the Wiz to the East finals. 3. Lakers guard Kobe Bryant -- Based on talent, his team doesn't have the right to be 12 games over .500 at this point in the season. But the best all-around player in league has accelerated the development of young players -- Andrew Bynum, Ronny Turiaf, Brian Cook and Kwame Brown. Kobe's more of a leader than he's ever been. 4. Mavs forward Dirk Nowitzki -- The best player on the team with the best record. Overcame a big personal hurdle in playoffs last year in the Spurs series -- the tendency to disappear. That's carried over that right into this season. Has improved dramatically as a rebounder. 5. Spurs forward Tim Duncan -- Some thought last year's foot problems might have signaled the beginning of the end for the greatest power forward of all-time. But no. He's still the best low-post scorer in the league with his huge arsenal. Incredibly consistent and consistently great. 6. Jazz forward Carlos Boozer -- You take one of the smartest, best coached teams, with great chemistry, and give them a dominant low post player -- look out. His ability to rebound against guys 2-3 inches taller than him is remarkable. Without him, the Jazz are a nice team that plays .500 ball and you don't have take seriously. With him, a very formidable team. 7. Rockets center Yao Ming --- Injured now, but Yao has now taken the title of Best Center in the Game. This is the first year that unofficial title hasn't been owned by Shaq since his second or third year. I think this is the first year Yao expects to dominate when he goes to the arena. He doesn't just want to blend in, this year he calls for the ball more, and is tougher around the basket. 8. Cavs forward LeBron James -- I think LeBron in some way approached the season a little more casually than he did last year. So they won one playoff series? There's should still be a deep, deep hunger. Most wouldn't put him this low, but I think with the East ready for the taking, the Cavs failed to put much distance between their No. 1 East mark and the rest of a struggling conference. 9. Magic center Dwight Howard -- This guy is a combo of Karl Malone strength and KG athletic ability. When you have a dominant big man, you have a chance to compete, just because Howard is on the boards. 10. Heat guard Dwyane Wade -- The mark of a true MVP is the ability to carry a team when depleted. He was hurt himself, but when he's out there, he's carried the team. He's the foundation in a very chaotic season. </div> Source
<div class="quote_poster">MainMan Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">i just wanna know how wade made this list</div> I agree, DWhistle should not be in the Top 10. Miami hasn't even won 50% of their games, and you can't use injuries as an excuse. Every team in the NBA has been hit with injuries this season. I also don't agree with Arenas being #2. Dirk should be in the top 2 and the list should include KG to round out the top 10.
I'll take Dirk Nowitzki over Gilbert Arenas, but you have to lock Arenas at 3. D-wade should not be on this list.
WEll u r a fool then like Gilbert said n the commercial. Gilbert is top 5 in 6 catagories including the first player in history to lead the league in 3's and free throws in the same season. Dirk isn't top 5 an anything besides his team's record. Case closed Gilbert 4 MVP
<div class="quote_poster">Franchise73187 Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">WEll u r a fool then like Gilbert said n the commercial. Gilbert is top 5 in 6 catagories including the first player in history to lead the league in 3's and free throws in the same season. Dirk isn't top 5 an anything besides his team's record. Case closed Gilbert 4 MVP</div> No one in the lEastern Conference deserves the MVP. Gilbert was also quoted as saying, if you averaged 35PPG and dropped 81 in a game last year and didn't win MVP, then I'm not winning it for sure.
<div class="quote_poster">fitch4delk00 Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Wheres Jason Kidd? ... No respect</div> Nets have a losing record, he shouldn't be on the list for the same reason DWhistle shouldn't be on the list.
Some of these don't make sense. Yao is injured, and Wades team is losing. Boozer I can understand to an extent, but Dirk isn't even top 3? The guy is dominating and they have the best record in the NBA. Also if Nash is #1 and wins MVP for a 3rd straight season, I will personally go assassinate the guy. It is ridiculous. He isn't doing anything that isn't expected, and Amare is back.
Wade absolutely should be in the top 10. The Heat were an absolute mess without him, he returns and now they're winning games again with him consistently dominating games. The floor time stats at 82games.com say that the Heat with Wade on the court have outscored opponents in 18 games and have been outscored in 12 games. So, really, you should consider his record as 18-12. As for Arenas, it looks to me like he went from underrated to overrated in about a month.
<div class="quote_poster">durvasa Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Wade absolutely should be in the top 10. The Heat were an absolute mess without him, he returns and now they're winning games again with him consistently dominating games. The floor time stats at 82games.com say that the Heat with Wade on the court have outscored opponents in 18 games and have been outscored in 12 games. So, really, you should consider his record as 18-12. As for Arenas, it looks to me like he went from underrated to overrated in about a month.</div> What are your thoughts on Nash? I'm very curious.
<div class="quote_poster">huevonkiller Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">What are your thoughts on Nash? I'm very curious.</div> I think he's great, he should definitely be mentioned amongst the top 5 candidates. But number 1 for me is Dirk.
<div class="quote_poster">Franchise73187 Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">WEll u r a fool then like Gilbert said n the commercial. Gilbert is top 5 in 6 catagories including the first player in history to lead the league in 3's and free throws in the same season. Dirk isn't top 5 an anything besides his team's record. Case closed Gilbert 4 MVP</div> So youre basing it on stats? dude if Arenas is this years MVP then Kobe was last year's MVP... Arenas is just doing what kobe was doing last year --> Score a TON of points
