I've said it before and I'll say it again-the only reason people disparage his MVP is because of the colour of his skin.
Nobody hates on Iverson's MVP even though he wasn't a top 10 player when he won MVP.
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I've said it before and I'll say it again-the only reason people disparage his MVP is because of the colour of his skin.
Nobody hates on Iverson's MVP even though he wasn't a top 10 player when he won MVP.
[QUOTE=AirBourne92]kobe shouldve won both of those[/QUOTE]
Kobe was obviously the best player but you can't give a guy on a sub-500 or barely above 500 team the MVP.
Stockton had better stats than Nash, led a worse supporting cast to far better success. Stockton never even sniffed top 5 MVP consideration.
2005 and 2006 was weak in terms of MVP candidates.
[QUOTE=masonanddixon]
Nobody hates on Iverson's MVP even though he wasn't a top 10 player when he won MVP.[/QUOTE]
LOL plenty of ISHers have been saying that Iverson didn't deserve MVP.
Also, you're wrong. Iverson was a top 5 player that year but he wasn't the clear cut best.
[QUOTE=masonanddixon]I've said it before and I'll say it again-the only reason people disparage his MVP is because of the colour of his skin.
Nobody hates on Iverson's MVP even though he wasn't a top 10 player when he won MVP.[/QUOTE]
You don't have to be a top 10 player to win MVP, you just have to shit on the opposition multiple times throughout the season as a lil 165 lb 6'1 guy on a shitty team.
[QUOTE=deja vu]LOL plenty of ISHers have been saying that Iverson didn't deserve MVP.
Also, you're wrong. Iverson was a top 5 player that year but he wasn't the clear cut best.[/QUOTE]
Not even close
Kobe
Duncan
Shaq
Dirk
KG
Webber
were at least all better
[QUOTE=masonanddixon]Not even close
Kobe
Duncan
Shaq
[B]Dirk[/B]
KG
[B]Webber[/B]
were at least all better[/QUOTE]
:roll: :roll:
[QUOTE=TheMarkMadsen]:roll: :roll:[/QUOTE]
Good point, son.
[QUOTE=masonanddixon]Not even close
Kobe
Duncan
Shaq
Dirk
KG
Webber
were at least all better[/QUOTE]
Says Iverson wasn't a top 10 player...then lists only 6 players. :roll:
that suns team was very entertaining to watch.:rockon:
2006 = inflated stats years. heck a 21 year old LeBron had better stats and more wins with an even worse supporting cast that year.
[QUOTE=deja vu]Stockton had better stats than Nash, led a worse supporting cast to far better success. Stockton never even sniffed top 5 MVP consideration.
2005 and 2006 was weak in terms of MVP candidates.[/QUOTE]
Karl Malone was on his team and won mvps...
He's arguably the worst player in the history of the sport to win the award... and he won it TWICE. That doesn't mean he didn't deserve it, but that's why people complain.
[QUOTE=bdreason]He's arguably the worst player in the history of the sport to win the award... and he won it TWICE. That doesn't mean he didn't deserve it, but that's why people complain.[/QUOTE]
No he isn't not even close. He was a better player than both Derrick Rose and Allen Iverson were...rather easily.
[QUOTE=masonanddixon]
Nobody hates on Iverson's MVP even though he wasn't a top 10 player when he won MVP.[/QUOTE]
People hate on AI's MVP all the time. And the only reason he really won it, was because the 76ers won the Eastern Conference that year by like 6-8 games.
I don't remember if Nash had the #1 seed for either of his MVP's, but I don't think so.