<div class="quote_poster">Quoting STAT5:</div><div class="quote_post"> (1) Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers. Just like the twelve years Michael Jordan was the best player in the game and didn't win the MVP, so goes life for Kobe Bryant. </div> what are you talking about? Jordan won the MVP his fourth year in the league in '88 and went on to win it five times.
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">1. Wade - even if Miami goes nuts and beats everyone, Shaq will probably average 15 and 8. Those aren't MVP numbers. So Wade is the candidate from the Heat.</div> You mean 20-10? 15-8? Riightt...... <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">2. Bibby - yeah, i know it is "out there" but so is Gilbert Arenas, I mean Gilbert Arenas?? - anyway I see Sacramento going on a tear and winning a Lot. Man to man they have even more offensive talent than Miami. People forget that Bibby is a Sick point guard. They are the deepest team by far from what i can tell, just look at their entire roster it's ridiculous. Between Shareef and Brad Miller Bibby will find either one or shoot himself. If they don't finish in the top 4 in the west then it's their own fault.</div> Gil averaged 26-5-5, and when Jamison and Hughes were out he was averaging 30-5-6, I don't think he's a top candidate, but if the Wizards do good, he should definately be given mention.
I'm sorry, but you are just way too biased here. Kobe? Ball hog Kobe? The man no one in the nba wants to play with? The man who sells out his team mates when the heat is on... Sorry bud, but no...no kobe.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting ilive4ball:</div><div class="quote_post">That was a great list of players with great analysis....Though I was disappointed to see that the ONLY biased opinion you wrote was about Kobe Bryant. Your other analysis's were factual, thought out and you proved your points...the one on Kobe was just your opinion and venting lol. I wouldn't have put Gilbert on that list...I can't beleive u left out Shaq and put Gilbert instead. I don't even like Shaq and I recognize that as long as he steps on the floor he'll be considered for MVP. Im a huge Kobe fan but there are so many things working against Kobe and a quest for MVP- here's what he'd have to do: Drop 25 pts, 8 asts, 7 rebs a night while leading the Lakers to 49 + wins, and at least the 6th seed in the west. Turn Kwame Brown into a most improved player of the year candidate while improving L.O. into a 20 & 10 player. Become playful and VERY cooperative with reporters all year long in an effort to make the all-interview team. Consistently joke, laugh and high five fans at Staples Center while signing autographs for the fans on the road, despite being booed during pre-game introductions. Make news off the court through charities and good citenzenship. Kiss his wife and daughter every single second he gets during home games for everyone to see. Do everything he can in his advertising campaigns and pray his shoe sells well. *As you can see Kobe's quest for MVP has a lot more to do with image than it does basketball. The NBA is still wary of fans reception of him, and are not going to give him the MVP unless they see that his fan base grows...drastically. Kobe and MVP is more about politics and marketing (for the L) than it is about stats, both individual and team. Shaq isn't winning the MVP unless he leads the Heat into the playoffs with homecourt advantage throughout resulting from a 63+ wins record. He will have to average 25 and 12 a night to steal the credit for this feat from Dwayne Wade. Either way- its probable that neither of these former Dynamic Duo will be bringing home the hard ware. In my opinion Kobe could win it in 2 years, while Shaq will never win it again.</div> Fans do not vote for the MVP award, coaches do. Therefore, there is even more against Kobe than just the fans, he has to convince all of the coaches in the league that he deserves it....Good luck kobe.
I hope bias never gets in the way of the race, it would be a shame if Kobe doesn't have as good of a year as other guys and bias got in the way and Kobe won it, that was just an example Laker fan don't go nuts on me because it's true many are biased towards Kobe and the Lakers.
the lakers would have to win atl least 50 this season for kobe to be considered. 50 wins is the unofficial benchmark for mvp considerations. which is why ai wasn't in the running last season
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting playmaker14:</div><div class="quote_post">I hope bias never gets in the way of the race, it would be a shame if Kobe doesn't have as good of a year as other guys and bias got in the way and Kobe won it, that was just an example Laker fan don't go nuts on me because it's true many are biased towards Kobe and the Lakers.</div> You're absolutely right, I hope bias does not get into the way of the votes, but unfortunately it does. Every writer with a vote has a bias, no matter how neutral they try to be. If a player rubs them the wrong way, they likely won't cast a vote for that individual. When PJ Brown gets an MVP vote you really have to second guess the process. The writer who voted for him even admitted it was a biased vote. I'm sure any writer in the Miami voted for Shaq or Wade instead of Nash, and vice versa for a writer in Phoenix.
