OT Curry wins MVP, Aldridge 7th in voting

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/1...named-nba-most-valuable-player-2014-15-season

Curry beat Harden (and it wasn't all that close) but the interesting tidbit is that LMA was 7th in the voting. Getting as many votes as Gasol and Griffin combined yet only .5% of what the 6th place player got (there was a HUGE drop-off).

 

Most underwhelming MVP in a long time. He had a great year, just kind of a Derrick Rose type MVP.

 

So Aldridge got one 4th place vote and three 5th place votes out of 129 ballots. Kind of sad thats the best Blazer in the last 24 years.

http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/i...ldridge_finishes_7th_in_nba_mvp_voting_t.html

 

Rose was ridiculously good that year; I think people look back on it through the lens of the current shell of a player he is now.

Steph had a great year and does a lot besides scoring to help the team. Far more deserving than Iverson or Karl Malones last one. Kobe never had a season with a team perform this good and always had a superior teammate the years they contended.

 

No surprise here

 

And half of Aldridge's 6 total points came via home cooking - that 4th place vote by Jabari Young.

Not that I'm complaining. After over a decade of Canzano and Quick hating on the local team, it's actually nice to see someone in the local media actually supporting our guys.

BNM

 

Do Quick or Canzano have a ballot?

 

No and no.

BNM

 

I am looking for a list of voters and what they voted.

 

It looks like Joe Freeman, Mike Rice and Jabari Young are the only members of the local media that were allowed to vote for MVP. Here's how they voted:

Joe Freeman:
Stephen Curry
James Harden
LeBron James
Chris Paul
Anthony Davis

Mike Rice:
James Harden
Stephen Curry
Russell Westbrook
LeBron James
Chris Paul

Jabari Young:
Stephen Curry
James Harden
Russell Westbrook
LaMarcus Aldridge
LeBron James


The other three (5th place) votes for LaMarcus Aldridge came from:

Gary Washburn - Boston Globe
Marc Spears - Yahoo!Sports
Scott Hastings - Altitude Sports & Entertainment

BNM

 

Here

BNM

 

And Chris Haynes completely left James Harden off his ballot. Oopsie...

BNM

 

If not for that mini-slump at the end of the season, GS ties the second best record in NBA history. They've got a lot of talent around Curry, but he's clearly the catalyst.

 

Thank you very much.

 

wtf rice?

 

I was thinking the same thing. He couldn't even go a 5th place vote for Aldridge? The guy watched every game the man has played in a Blazer uniform?

 

Im shocked Rice didn't have Aldridge first with Lillard as a close second.

He's making progress.

 

5%, not .5%.

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