Melo got 1 vote

[Trollsmasher]

LeBron 120 of 121

:biggums:

[LoneyROY7]

I applaud the chutzpah of whoever that voter was.

:applause:

[Sarcastic]

On a scale from 9 to 10, how mad are you?

[joeysms55]

Whoever that 1 person is, he/she should not be able to have a ballot again

[tazb]

Not even Durant, but Melo? :roll:

[lebeast666]

So basically unanimous.

[RagaZ]

Nice.

Stay mad, LeBrick stans.

[Trollsmasher]

On a scale from 9 to 10, how mad are you?
About 3. Congratulations to Melo for the biggest accomplishment of his career though:applause:

[Mr. Incredible]

On a scale from 9 to 10, how mad are you?
The real question is, how mad was the idiot who voted for him that LeBron won the award again?

[Myth]

It's 2000 all over again :lol

I just knew one New York nut would give a vote to Melo.

[Clutch]

So that means LeBron >>> Melo >>> anyone else.

Melo :bowdown:

[Mr. Incredible]

Nice.

Stay mad, LeBrick stans.
Lol who's mad? 4 out of 5.

[PJR]

Whoever it was, needs to no longer be able to cast a ballot in the future. There's always one idiot. Just like Fred Hickman with Shaq in 2000. :facepalm

[Trollsmasher]

The real question is, how mad was the idiot who voted for him that LeBron won the award again?
Melo probably got most votes from the fans on twitter:lol

[Sarcastic]

So much butthurt over people none of you ever met :lol

[Mr. Incredible]

So that means LeBron >>> Melo >>> anyone else.

Melo :bowdown:
He finished 3rd. :lol

[uoykcuf]

Looks like only one person was riddled with voter fatigue :confusedshrug:

[BBallZen83]

Melo gets one vote over durant??? Guess wilds09 was on the voting panel.

[DaSeba5]

Melo gets one vote over durant??? Guess wilds09 was on the voting panel.

:roll:

[jzek]

don't worry... durant will win next year because voters will get tired of giving the trophy to lbj again

[DuMa]

The debate inside the MSG media room is about which one of the Knick beat guys gave Melo a 1st place MVP vote.

[Scholar]

That's crazy. LeBron could've been a unanimous MVP. :eek: Shaq got screwed in 2000 and now LeBron gets screwed in 2013.

[DatAsh]

That's surprising, I had figured Durant would get a vote or two, but not Anthony.

What case did Anthony have over Durant other than timing?

Anthony:
28.7/6.9/2.6 on 56% - Record: 54-28

Durant:
28.1/7.9/4.6 on 65% - Record: 60-22

[jimmy77x]

So much butthurt over people none of you ever met :lol

Its amazing how emotionally attached these lebron groupies are :lol

[kamil]

So basically unanimous.

No. Basically almost unanimous.

Nice try, stan.

[Odinn]

I said before and I'm gonna say once more;
If Shaq didn't win it unanimously in 2000, LeBron shouldn't also this year.

Congrats to the guy that voted for Melo.:applause:

[Crafty]

Rounding out the top five in voting are Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant (765 points), the New York Knicks' Carmelo Anthony, (475 points, one first-place vote), the Los Angeles Clippers' Chris Paul (289 points), and the Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant (184 points).

[All Net]

:facepalm

[jzek]

What case did Anthony have over Durant other than timing?


None.

It just so happens that a writer from the NY media wanted to support a NY player.

[Sarcastic]

That's surprising, I had figured Durant would get a vote or two, but not Anthony.

What case did Anthony have over Durant other than timing?

Anthony:
28.7/6.9/2.6 on 56% - Record: 54-28

Durant:
28.1/7.9/4.6 on 65% - Record: 60-22

Superstar sidekicks:

LeBron - 2
Durant - 1
Melo - 0

[fpliii]

:facepalm

I hope it wasn't an NY sportswriter. If so, he/she definitely doesn't represent the city's sentiment.

[DatAsh]

I said before and I'm gonna say once more;
If Shaq didn't win it unanimously in 2000, LeBron shouldn't also this year.

Congrats to the guy that voted for Melo.:applause:

Shaq not winning unanimously in 2000 is more surprising than Lebron not winning unanimously this year imo.

[DuMa]

Superstar sidekicks:

LeBron - 2
Durant - 1
Melo - 0

What way or form is Bosh a superstar? :lol

[fpliii]

What way or form is Bosh a superstar? :lol

This. Not a LeBron guy, but I never understood that line of thinking. Wade is a top 5 player, but Bosh? Great talent, but without doubt not a superstar.

[DatAsh]

Superstar sidekicks:

LeBron - 2
Durant - 1
Melo - 0

If your going to call Bosh a superstar, then you'd have to include Chandler. Wade and Westbrook are the only two superstars imo.

[Unbiased_one]

Someone should be sacked. I could have understood a vote for durant, but melo? smh

[Sarcastic]

What way or form is Bosh a superstar? :lol

Dream Team. Multiple All Star games. Max contract.

You know. The usual.

[chosen_wun]

LeBron 120 of 121

:biggums:
:banghead:

[eSOL]

4 MVPs

Haters u mad?

[Unbiased_one]

Dream Team. Multiple All Star games. Max contract.

You know. The usual.

Bosh was on the dream team? Wow he's much older than I thought. Chandler fulfils those criteria too.

[Mr. Incredible]

Dream Team. Multiple All Star games. Max contract.

You know. The usual.
:cry: :cry:

[BBallZen83]

Bosh is not a superstar. Wade is when he is healthy.

[jimmy77x]

4 MVPs

Haters u mad?

No because at the end of the day lebron's MVP's arent putting food on anyone's table but his :lol

[BBallZen83]

No because at the end of the day lebron's MVP's arent putting food on anyone's but his :lol
Putting food on what??

[DuMa]

Frank Isola @FisolaNYDN 4 minutes ago

The Carmelo MVP vote has taken an interesting turn. Source: A Miami media guy voted for Melo. Oooohhh. It's about to get ugly in South Beach

lol at this NY media guy pointing blame

[alleykat]

Bosh was on the dream team? Wow he's much older than I thought. Chandler fulfils those criteria too.

Jason Kidd.....just missing the max contract, but still...

Anyways ya why didnt durant get that vote?

[Sarcastic]

Bosh was on the dream team? Wow he's much older than I thought. Chandler fulfils those criteria too.


Tyson is not a max contract player, and really only made the All Star team by default because the East is so weak with frontcourt players.

Tyson is great, but he's a defensive specialist only. He is a liability when he touches the ball.

[DaSeba5]

A lot of upset people here. He should have won it unanimously, but either way, I'm not sure why you people are talking about the Knicks and discrediting LeBron. Give the man his props.

[fpliii]

Tyson is not a max contract player, and really only made the All Star team by default because the East is so weak with frontcourt players.

Tyson is great, but he's a defensive specialist only. He is a liability when he touches the ball.

True for the most part, but he's worth his money. There are a lot more offensive specialists in this league, so premium defenders are hard to come by.

[AndOn3]

According to Frank Isola (@FisolaNYDN )"The Carmelo MVP vote has taken an interesting turn. Source: A MIAMI media guy voted for Melo. It's about to get ugly in South Beach."

[DuMa]

As bad as the LeBron 2nd place vote, 5 voters didn't have Durant in their top 3.

[Sarcastic]

True for the most part, but he's worth his money. There are a lot more offensive specialists in this league, so premium defenders are hard to come by.


I didn't say he wasn't, but no one would give him the deal Chris Bosh got. This isn't really debatable. Bosh > Chandler.

[PJR]

I guarantee it was Brian Windhorst. That fat **** wouldn't even have a career if it wasn't for LeBron either.

[fpliii]

I didn't say he wasn't, but no one would give him the deal Chris Bosh got. This isn't really debatable. Bosh > Chandler.

You're probably right.

[Unbiased_one]

Tyson is not a max contract player, and really only made the All Star team by default because the East is so weak with frontcourt players.

Tyson is great, but he's a defensive specialist only. He is a liability when he touches the ball.

Technically, none of lebron wade and bosh are max players. Chander is a 20ppg guy on high fg%

[Sarcastic]

Technically, none of lebron wade and bosh are max players. Chander is a 20ppg guy on high fg%


Are you trolling, drunk, or just don't know?

[fpliii]

According to Frank Isola (@FisolaNYDN )"The Carmelo MVP vote has taken an interesting turn. Source: A MIAMI media guy voted for Melo. It's about to get ugly in South Beach."

Was he being facetious? If not, damn...

[Trollsmasher]

http://sphotos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/261873_10151561864134501_983674144_n.jpg
:applause:

[eSOL]

http://sphotos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/261873_10151561864134501_983674144_n.jpg
:applause:


:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

[jaydacris]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnxIITeNftE

mvp :applause:

[Kiddlovesnets]

Well Melo got 1 vote over Durant is nothing surprising, after all Durant is a poor man's Melo so the latter is clearly better in skills.

[Odinn]

Shaq not winning unanimously in 2000 is more surprising than Lebron not winning unanimously this year imo.
Yeah. If there would be an unanimous MVP, it should have been Shaq in 2000. Other than Shaq in 2000, noone was that close to be an unanimous MVP.

[Kiddlovesnets]

Yeah. If there would be an unanimous MVP, it should have been Shaq in 2000. Other than Shaq in 2000, noone was that close to be an unanimous MVP.

Indeed, that 2000 Lakers were pretty much Shaq and a bunch of role players. Phil Jackson sure played a great role in it as the head coach, but other than him Shaq had little help. He dominated the entire league all by himself, one of the greatest one-man show.
:bowdown:

[SIRI1]

Was he being facetious? If not, damn...
Isola always takes cracks at the Miami media. Pretty sure this was another one.

[fpliii]

Isola always takes cracks at the Miami media. Pretty sure this was another one.

Thanks. I'm a Post/WSJ guy, so don't get to read much of him. He's a funny guy when I see him on TNT/NBATV though, and seems to know his stuff.

[K Xerxes]

Yeah. If there would be an unanimous MVP, it should have been Shaq in 2000. Other than Shaq in 2000, noone was that close to be an unanimous MVP.

Nonsense. Both Shaq in 00 and this year LeBron should have been unanimous. There was no one in the league close to either of the guys in those respective years.

[Is He Ill]

Mr. Chucker should cherish the sh*t out of that vote before Lebron wipes the floor with the Knicks. That's if they can even make it past the Granger-less Pacers. What a joke... This should have been a unanimous decision and Durant should have finished above Melo.

[Solefade]

Superstar sidekicks:

LeBron - 2
Durant - 1
Melo - 0

Lol LeBron was already been than Melo when he was on the Cavs with Eric Snow and Larry Hughes and Denver had AI.

[Bandito]

Lol LeBron was already been than Melo when he was on the Cavs with Eric Snow and Larry Hughes and Denver had AI.
Everytime they play together Lebron struggles to defend him while Melo has career night, explain that?

[Trollsmasher]

Everytime they play together Lebron struggles to defend him while Melo has career night, explain that?
You are making stuff up...

LeBron hold Melo to something like 30% when he guarded him in the last year playoffs.

[Unbiased_one]

Are you trolling, drunk, or just don't know?

typo..should be 10. I'm not saying chandler is as good as bosh, but he is at the least a comparable player.

[Suguru101]

Melo gets one vote over durant??? Guess wilds09 was on the voting panel.

:cheers:

[red1]

Everytime they play together Lebron struggles to defend him while Melo has career night, explain that?
:wtf:

http://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/h2h_finder.cgi?request=1&p1=anthoca01&p2=jamesle01

[chosen_wun]

Everytime they play together Lebron struggles to defend him while Melo has career night, explain that?
Wow you're a fakkot:applause:

Its 2013 not 2008. What you're saying is not even halfway true.

[KG215]

Well Melo got 1 vote over Durant is nothing surprising, after all Durant is a poor man's Melo so the latter is clearly better in skills.
Wait...are you being serious?

[Hoiids]

JF ‏@JustinF_LB 9m

Apparently the guy who did not vote for LeBron was Fred Hickman, the same guy who was the lone person not to vote for Shaq in 2000.

If that's true then wow

[DatAsh]

If that's true then wow

:lol if that's true.

[fpliii]

If that's true then wow

lol would be hilarious but evidently he doesn't have a vote anymore:

https://twitter.com/FredHickmanfox8

[DatAsh]

lol would be hilarious but evidently he doesn't have a vote anymore:

https://twitter.com/FredHickmanfox8

:( I was hoping it was true.

[PJR]

Apparently Kevin Durant was left off two ballots himself. Seriously, these fakkits need to be exposed, and have their credentials stripped.

[Legends66NBA7]

Kevin Durant was left off two ballots himself.

Wow, what the hell. :facepalm

[Unbiased_one]

Melo currently shooting his team out of the game like only a mvp candidate can...I mean seriously, I can understand lebron not getting all the votes, but giving it to melo over durant is ridiculous.

[tmacattack33]

Nice.

Stay mad, LeBrick stans.

:roll:

Yes, us Lebron fans are very angry that Lebron tore the league up this year and just got another MVP award.

Also, it indeed makes a lot of sense to call someone who just got 120 out of 121 votes "lebrick". :oldlol:

It seems like ur the mad one.

We're happy as fukk right now.

[Crafty]

Apparently Kevin Durant was left off two ballots himself. Seriously, these fakkits need to be exposed, and have their credentials stripped.
That's worse than Melo get a 1st place vote

[Kiddlovesnets]

Wait...are you being serious?

Of course I am serious. Durant has been poor man's Melo since he entered the league. Hes still not better than Melo yet, but in 3-4 years this may happen considering Melo will be 32-33 while Durant will be in his absolute prime.

[KG215]

Of course I am serious. Durant has been poor man's Melo since he entered the league. Hes still not better than Melo yet, but in 3-4 years this may happen considering Melo will be 32-33 while Durant will be in his absolute prime.
:oldlol:

Durant's better now, in his 6th season at 24 years old, than Carmelo's ever been. By a good margin.

If anyone's the "poor man's version" of the other, it's Carmelo, not Durant.

[ClutchOver9000]

:roll: no unanimous for Lebron I guess...

[jcsrplumply]

Kevin Durant: 'I'm tired of being second ... I'm done with it'

:biggums:

[Crafty]

:oldlol:

Durant's better now, in his 6th season at 24 years old, than Carmelo's ever been. By a good margin.

If anyone's the "poor man's version" of the other, it's Carmelo, not Durant.
Not even close

[jrong]

He gets a vote for each assist he averages in the postseason.

[d.bball.guy]

We all knew someone is gonna mess it up for LeBron :roll: :roll: :roll:

[PJR]

Apparently it was Dan LeBatard. Wow, why would he do that? Just to be funny?

[fpliii]

Apparently it was Dan LeBatard. Wow, why would he do that? Just to be funny?

The word seems to be that he did so for ratings for his show.

[LikeABosh]

****ing Dan Lebatard voted for Melo. He did it for publicity. The guy is a gas bag and should definitely have his vote revoked.

[fpliii]

Deadspin seems to think it was him:

http://deadspin.com/dan-le-batard-didnt-vote-for-lebron-james-for-nba-mvp-492822353

[PJR]

Lol he's going ham on twitter.

[Patrick Chewing]

****ing Dan Lebatard voted for Melo. He did it for publicity. The guy is a gas bag and should definitely have his vote revoked.


Miami and their fans are a joke

[Graviton]

So why do these immature nobodies get to vote? The MVP should be voted by coaches, GMs and analysts that are former players and have the respect of the community.

[G-train]

There is no case for Melo getting MVP, but who cares Lebron won easily.

But I maintain the media shouldn't be allowed to vote for anything.

[SIRI1]

Yes, LeBatard didnt vote for Lebron. He also didnt vote for anyone else because he doesnt even have a vote. He's just trolling everyone.

[ClutchOver9000]

****ing Dan Lebatard voted for Melo. He did it for publicity. The guy is a gas bag and should definitely have his vote revoked.

:oldlol: you sound so angry

[NumberSix]

Allen Iverson was a more credible vote.

[nathanjizzle]

4 MVPs

Haters u mad?

no

[LongLiveTheKing]

Edit!
Nvm.


Anyone know who it was?

[KyleKong]

Skip Bayless :roll: :roll:

[All Net]

Melo responses to the vote-"I'll take the vote"

[LongLiveTheKing]

Skip Bayless :roll: :roll:
Nah he would've voted for KD.

[LongLiveTheKing]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BJjUUs-CYAA6KP7.png:large

[NbaFan432]

so whats the bad part about this? Does it take away from the value of him mvp? serious questions

[Droid101]

Whoever that 1 person is, he/she should not be able to have a ballot again
Said everyone after the 2000 Shaq vs. Iverson vote.

[Droid101]

so whats the bad part about this? Does it take away from the value of him mvp? serious questions
MVP's mean nothing. Period.

[LongLiveTheKing]

MVP's mean nothing. Period.



Question: When was the last time a Kobe Bryant-led team was swept out of the playoffs?

You're an idiot! :oldlol:

[Droid101]

You're an idiot! :oldlol:
Wow, way to read the whole thread.

You gain the idiot tag. Congrats.

[Lebron23]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BJjUUs-CYAA6KP7.png:large


:oldlol: :roll:

[leMVP]

I can't believe He got it over lebron and durant, who's that idiot that gave it to him???

[Trollsmasher]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BJjUUs-CYAA6KP7.png:large
:roll:

[iDunkOnFatKids]

I can't believe He got it over lebron and durant, who's that idiot that gave it to him???

This guy:

http://www.boston.com/sports/2013/05/05/yes-voted-carmelo-anthony-for-mvp-and-for-good-reason/cSMQM3S3hYlli0wADQ6drM/story.html

:lol :lol

[Teanett]

So that means LeBron >>> Melo >>> anyone else.

Melo :bowdown:

:bowdown:

[Crafty]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BJjUUs-CYAA6KP7.png:large
:oldlol: :roll:

[K Xerxes]

This guy:

http://www.boston.com/sports/2013/05/05/yes-voted-carmelo-anthony-for-mvp-and-for-good-reason/cSMQM3S3hYlli0wADQ6drM/story.html

:lol :lol

Gary Washburn... that name will be remembered for a while. :facepalm

[irriducibili]

props to the guy. fck lebron

[eppelp]

I still don't get why you'd want the media to vote for such an important award. I mean :banghead:

I'd have the coaches and captains vote.

[MJ23forever]

The Miami Heat's superstar fell one vote shy of being the league's first unanimous MVP winner when the Boston Globe's Gary Washburn, a sports writer who has covered the NBA for nine years, cast his ballot in favor of the New York Knicks' Carmelo Anthony. The award is determined by a group of 120 sportswriters and broadcasters, and an online fan vote.

"I just honestly felt that Carmelo Anthony lifted the Knicks to new heights this season

[MJ23forever]

MVP's mean nothing. Period.

I agree, it's a media driven award and I'm not hating cause I've been pretty much done with sports for awhile now ...but lets be real ... what value do you have on a team with two other superstars?

No hate for LeBron, he had an phenomenal year im just saying, the name doesnt fit the award. It's like saying who was the most valuable player on the 1992 dream team, it wouldn't matter.

They should just call the award "Player of The Year." It's never that cut and dry with MVP awards. The meaning of "most valuable" has always been sloppy and unclear. So media writers get to make up their own definition for what it means.

It'd be easier if they called it POY instead of MVP.

[Ne 1]

The guy who voted for Melo was on Mike & Mike and his reasons were legit although I don't agree with him. He was going solely on the definition of "most valuable", and not the best player in the league. He pointed out the obvious examples of '93 & '97 when Jordan lost to Barkley and Malone.

I don't think writers should be allowed to vote for any awards in any sport.

[MJ23forever]

"When I placed my NBA MVP vote a few weeks ago, I knew I would be in the minority. I knew LeBron James was the prohibitive favorite to win his fourth award because he unquestionably is the best player in the game.

I voted for Carmelo Anthony based on his importance to the New York Knicks, who, if you haven

[wally_world]

Probably a Kobe nut disguised as a Melo nut

or Spike Lee :oldlol:

[The Genius]

Whether or not you agree, his rationale is sound. MVP has always been a strange award. The criteria is far too subjective and having the media vote on it just allows them to push agendas.

[niko]

I think anyone who thinks this is even vaguely interesting needs more to do in their life.

[ripthekik]

definitely.
the award is awkwardly stuck between 2 spots: team award, and valuable player.

Most of the time it is just the player that puts up the best stats on the best team: team award.

other times it is the true most valuable player to their team: AI, Nash etc

They should definitely clear it up.. and.. media voted award?

This award has lost all credibility long ago when Nash won 2 straight. I mean Shaq only has 1. Someone might want to explain that.

[Orlando Magic]

definitely.
the award is awkwardly stuck between 2 spots: team award, and valuable player.

Most of the time it is just the player that puts up the best stats on the best team: team award.

other times it is the true most valuable player to their team: AI, Nash etc

They should definitely clear it up.. and.. media voted award?

This award has lost all credibility long ago when Nash won 2 straight. I mean Shaq only has 1. Someone might want to explain that.

Haha, no shit. Some years it's we vote for the clearly best player... next year it's the best player on the best team... and this type of guy casts his vote for most valuable to his RESPECTIVE TEAM? That's 3 different rationales to vote for someone.

But the award is "National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player" award.

It's not the "National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player to their Respective Team" award. It's not the MVPRT.

It's not the "National Basketball Association Best Player on the Best Team" award. It's not the NBABPBT.

It's the NBA MVP. Who is the most valuable player in the entire league?

Which player at the end of the day could net you any other player in the league via a 1 on 1 trade taking into account the one year only?

If you could start a team from scratch in hopes of winning a title for that 1 season only and build around one guy, who would it be?

Clearly that guy this year was LeBron James.

Carmelo Anthony wasn't even the most valuable player to his respective team, which is the reasoning this guy chose Carmelo.

Where is Cleveland without Kyrie Irving? Oh, but because the Knicks have a better overall team, that makes Carmelo more valuable? Lol. Give me a break.

Is there any doubt in anyone's mind at all that the Knicks would NOT have been better with LeBron in Carmelo's place? GTFO if you think they'd be worse.

The award itself isn't a joke, nor has it ever been a joke. The people selecting the award... their brains... or lack thereof, that's the joke here. They're just shy of being a bunch of retards. People in general are just retards. There's nothing we can do to correct this.

The coaches... the players... the media... the posters here... mostly all retards. In fact, at least 95% of humanity isn't worth conversing with in terms of actual intellectual / philosophical discussions.

How many people post here? Probably thousands? Know how many people that post here that are more than surface level observers of the game? Probably less than 10.

[Just2McFly]

He gets a vote for each assist he averages in the postseason.
:roll: :roll: :roll:

[chazzy]

It seems like there's more outrage over one vote than there was over Rose actually winning the award

[Orlando Magic]

It seems like there's more outrage over one vote than there was over Rose actually winning the award

Maybe... but in reality Rose's selection was far, far worse than this.

[NLZ]

[QUOTE=MJ23forever]"When I placed my NBA MVP vote a few weeks ago, I knew I would be in the minority. I knew LeBron James was the prohibitive favorite to win his fourth award because he unquestionably is the best player in the game.

I voted for Carmelo Anthony based on his importance to the New York Knicks, who, if you haven

[Unbiased_one]

Fail to see what Knicks last 19 seasons had to do with the current one.... awful voting logic.

His logic is good, but the 'player who means most to his team' is either kyrie or wall

[kshutts1]

Team MVP: Wall, Melo, Harden, in that order

League MVP: Lebron, Durant. Maybe Durant first, but ONLY because without Durant, Lebron is the unquestioned "king" of the league for the next 5+ years. With Durant at least there can be some (misguided) debate.

So the guy that voted for Melo was just wrong on all fronts, though Melo does have one thing over Durant -- Team MVP.

[bluechox2]

a boston writer gave melo the vote

[Ikill]

Who cares its not a big deal you guys only care because its Melo that got the one vote if it was another player i doubt anyone would care.