It basically comes down to KD or LeBron...
I give the edge to Bron for this latest streak of impressive games.
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It basically comes down to KD or LeBron...
I give the edge to Bron for this latest streak of impressive games.
I thought Durant had it locked, but it seems to have swung back to LeBron. There seems to be a wide acceptance of him being the best player in the league and it also hurts that OKC has slipped a bit.
LeBron's the better player, so OKC has to really kill it record-wise.
1. Lebron
2. Durant
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the rest
If OKC somehow doesnt seperate themselves from Miami,Lebron is gonna win it.
[QUOTE=arifgokcen]If OKC somehow doesnt seperate themselves from Miami,Lebron is gonna win it.[/QUOTE]
Also, Lebron has to make certain that the Heat maintain the clear #1 seed in the East. If they finish with the same record as the Knicks with the Knicks owning the tie breaker, Durant is more than likely going to win it.
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I would give it to Durant, even though Lebron is the best player in this league. I think whoever finishes with the better record will win it.
[QUOTE=LEFT4DEAD]I would give it to Durant, even though Lebron is the best player in this league. [B]I think whoever finishes with the better record will win it.[/B][/QUOTE]
This
If the Knicks finish first in the East then Carmelo will either finish second or maybe even win it, but if that doesn't happen then Durant most likely wins it, LeBron finishes second, and Carmelo third etc.
It's going to KD. It's just like how malone got an MVP because they got tired of giving it to MJ. He's having an MVP season so I see nothing wrong with that:confusedshrug:
[QUOTE=shady6121]If the Knicks finish first in the East then Carmelo will either finish second or maybe even win it, but if that doesn't happen then Durant most likely wins it, LeBron finishes second, and Carmelo third etc.[/QUOTE]
Melo's out of it. Durant and LeBron are clearly heads and tails above everyone else.
Lebron should win imo.
[QUOTE=shady6121]If the Knicks finish first in the East then Carmelo will either finish second or maybe even win it, but if that doesn't happen then Durant most likely wins it, LeBron finishes second, and Carmelo third etc.[/QUOTE]
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[QUOTE=Kurosawa0]Melo's out of it. Durant and LeBron are clearly heads and tails above everyone else.[/QUOTE]
This ALMOST. I agree that Durant and LeBron have separated themselves, but there's still a lot of basketball to be played. I think if Melo leads the league in scoring (at an at least relatively efficient level) and the Knicks win the East then he replaces LeBron as KD's competition. Kobe could still sneak in there if the Lakers have a crazy turnaround.
If both teams keep going at this pace it will be extremely tight at the end of the season. OKC with a few more wins, LeBron with slightly higher averages across the board...
It will come down to voter preference and possibly voter fatigue.
Also interesting is the recent Spurs resurgence. Without knowing it, the Spurs have actually helped LeBron's MVP case. Durant looks better as an MVP candidate when/if OKC has the best record in the NBA and he's their leader.
However, if OKC still has a better record than Miami but San Antonio is the clear cut leader in the league-wide standings, it sort of diminishes the whole "Best player on the best team" argument for Durant.
Kobe Bryant.
Dude took over, next thing you know, Lakers ripping through the league OKC included. :applause:
Durant. Lebron needs more rings before he deserves a 4th MVP award.
They didn't give MJ the MVP award every year, even though he probably deserved it over everyone else.
I would say Durant is the front runner for MVP simply because Lebron has won 3 already and they are playing at very similar levels.
If Lebron hadn't won any MVP's it would be him, but I feel like voters would give it to Durant over Lebron this season simply for variety.
Lebron would need to beat the Knicks, Pacers and Bulls the rest of the way to make it convincing for him all the while securing the top spot in the east.
Durant needs to beat the Spurs for the top record in the west which isnt very easy to do since they always hover around the top record every year.
LeBron will win it, unless OKC goes on a serious tear in the second half.
Lebron is the best player in basketball, he's the defending champ, and he's always been popular in the media. To the point that they wanna give it to him all the time, without even watching the games. There aren't other personalities the way there were in Jordan's years...Kobe is a personality, but he's not in the discussion right now.
With all that said, Durant is the most deserving right now. His team also has a better record, in a much tougher conference. They're doing it after getting rid of a legit all-star in Harden, who is playing like an MVP, himself, now in Houston. Rose is out and the Bulls are still doing very well and the thinking is that Rose being on the team would make them even better. Miami is not that far ahead, despite supposedly being so much better. This will all help Durant. If things stay like this, I think he'll win.
I think Chris Paul should get some attention. LAC is nothing without him, and a .700 team with him. And this has been proven. That hasn't been proven with Durant yet.
No disrespect to Durant, but if LeBron keeps up this level of play anddoesn't win it this year than it will be a travesty. He deserves it much more this year than last IMO. He's having an unbelievable season.
26.7, 8 & 7 on 55% shooting.
Please.
MVP: Give it to him.
lol another thread for stans to put MJ and LeBron in the same sentence.
OKC hasnt really been playing well as of late. Right now? I say LeBron is the front runner. I have KD winning it at the end of the season though.
Tony Parker.
Averaging 23/8/3/1 on 59% over the last month while [B]leading the Spurs to the best record in the NBA[/B] without Duncan or Ginobili.
MVP isn't a best-player award. I'm not sure why everyone assumes it's Durant or LeBron, and nobody else has a chance.
[QUOTE=bdreason]TI'm not sure why everyone assumes it's Durant or LeBron, and nobody else has a chance.[/QUOTE]
Because that's the reality of the situation.
[QUOTE=Shepseskaf]Because that's the reality of the situation.[/QUOTE]
Were people saying the same thing when Nash won 2 MVP's? or Dirk? or Rose?
None of those guys were considered the best players in the NBA.
Right now...I'd say Lebron is the front runner after a pretty nice stretch. It's still really early and this is fluid. There's so much time left in season Chris Paul could even come back into the picture. How they've played without him has only helped his case.
[QUOTE=bdreason]Were people saying the same thing when Nash won 2 MVP's? or Dirk? or Rose?
None of those guys were considered the best players in the NBA.[/QUOTE]
Instead of going to past years, how about you list some other reasonable candidates. Its LeBron or Durant, Ill bet whatever you want.
[QUOTE=Y2Gezee]Right now...I'd say Lebron is the front runner after a pretty nice stretch. It's still really early and this is fluid. There's so much time left in season [B]Chris Paul could even come back into the picture. How they've played without him has only helped his case[/B].[/QUOTE]
Dude has already missed 11 games this season, you should have to be on the court to win the MVP.
If anyone other LeBron or Durant gets it we're looking at easily one of the worst choices in history. Seriously, anyone who watches the games can see they're on historic levels.
[QUOTE=Kurosawa0]If anyone other LeBron or Durant gets it we're looking at easily one of the worst choices in history. Seriously, anyone who watches the games can see they're on historic levels.[/QUOTE]
I agree, despite being a big Melo fan. But others have been at historic levels and not gotten it. Kareem in '73, Jordan/Hakeem in '93, Shaq in '01, Kobe in '06. In fact, I'd say other than possibly Kobe, and without being able to comment on '73 Kareem other than what I've read, the other 3 were better players at those times than either Lebron or Durant. Well, '06 Kobe was better than Durant, and I'd assume '73 Kareem was as well.
I'd pick Durant this year for MVP so far, but I still have Lebron as the best player.
Easily LeBron. He's much better than Durant and is having a season for the ages.
Lebron has the lead now, but they might still give it to Durant due to voter exhaustion. Westbrook and Durant are back to 1A/1B mode now while Lebron is still the one carrying most of the load for Miami. If he keeps getting wins and near 30 point triple doubles he may get it again.
It's a tie between Wade/Westbrook.
Such valiant superstars, willing to sacrifice their own personal statistics in order to let the respective robin on each of their teams (LeBron, Durant) shine.
:bowdown:
Right now its Lebron but I think they gonna give it to Durant this year
its crazy that durant is shooting 52 percent from the field tho
what about kobe?
I think Durant even though LeBron is clearly the best player in the league because they will give it to the player with the best record, and people may get sick of giving it to LeBron.