<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The votes are in and the NBA General Managers say Dirk Nowitzki is MVP. The Mavs, who trail the Warriors 1-0, are in action Wednesday (9:30 p.m. ET, TNT).</div> http://www.nba.com/awards2007/gmsurvey_mvp.html nash came second and kobe came 3rd.
^^^^I have to agree.....Dirk (although he is a very good player) just isn't a MVP caliber type player....Terry and Howard carried the Mavs last night.....an MVP is supposed to leave his thumb print on the game and Dirk just doesn't give me that feeling (even win the Mavs win)...I'd give it to Nash, Bron, Tmac, or Kobe before Dirk
MVP is a regular season award. Either way you can't say it's a joke. All three of them were pretty close throughout the whole season. Dirk can't do much offensively in this series because Nellie knows what to throw at him. He had many good defensive plays, though.
<div class="quote_poster">dallasdude Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">What a joke!</div> WHat is the joke? Giving an MVP to the guy with the highest PER and efficiency rating on a team that wins 67 games????
<div class="quote_poster">phunDamentalz Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">WHat is the joke? Giving an MVP to the guy with the highest PER and efficiency rating on a team that wins 67 games????</div> The guy has the best teammates to make his life easier and doesn't do much to make his teammates better. Rarely does he ever get double teamed 'coz of the talent surrounding him. Terry and Howard deserve to win the Most Valuable Teammates awards then Dirk deserving the MVP. The guy is a liability on defense and if he keeps bricking shots, he's probably the most invaluable player in the league.
What? He's getting doubled by the Warriors every time he puts the ball on the floor. Teams set up their defenses ahead of time to try and shut him down and his presence makes it easier for Howard and Terry to score.
<div class="quote_poster">dallasdude Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">The guy has the best teammates to make his life easier and doesn't do much to make his teammates better. Rarely does he ever get double teamed 'coz of the talent surrounding him. Terry and Howard deserve to win the Most Valuable Teammates awards then Dirk deserving the MVP.</div> Nash has some pretty good teammates. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> The guy is a liability on defense and if he keeps bricking shots, he's probably the most invaluable player in the league.</div> No.
I think this series just shows how much Dallas needs Dirk. He's been playing like crap and the team can't win. Tonight, he finally shows up in the end and gives Dallas another chance to extend the series. Don't tell me that without Dirk, the Mavs could have won 67 games in the regular season with Howard and Terry alone. It just couldn't happen. His horrible play in the playoffs doesn't change the fact that he had a great season and helped his team get the best record. The MVP is a regular season award. Argue that Dirk doesn't deserve playoff MVP.
