so who is the mvp ??

[chauphan]

ive heard that the votes for mvp is done before the playoff starts. so any news about who is the mvp yet???

[Rooster Cogburn]

Stu Jackson

[dark21horse]

Joey Crawford

[magnificent]

hmmmmmm, lets take a look at the MVP's for the last 4 years

2002: dick bavetta
2003: tim duncan
2004: chauncey
2005: nash

this years guess is kobe bryant, but if lebron continues to play like he didn in game 1 he'll get the award.

[Ducks]

TP
lead the spurs to the most wins ever

[capitalcity]

Should? Dirk or Chauncey

Will? ESPN's flava-o-the-month

[hola gato]

dallas morning news said dirk did not win. they say avery won coach of the year.

[Robinator]

Kobe will probably get it. Points leader (highest average in 19 years), 81 points in a game, and Lakers don't make the playoffs without him.

[bo spur]

LeBron wins it this year.

Lead his team to home court in the playoffs; a team that was a basement dweller when he got there. Averaged over 30 ppg as well as everything else he's done.
Kobe might have had one really great game, but it was against the worst defensive team in the league.
LeBron's put up numbers for the entire year that only 3 other players have averaged (couldn't find the article, but I think the other 3 players were Oscar Robertson, Jerry West, and Micheal Jordan)

[dark21horse]

Lebron wins it.....TAKE IT TO THE BANK!!!!!!!

[Antonio187]

Chauncey Billups of the Detroit Pistons

[Benchwarmer]

Duuuuuurk!

That's what I'm hoping, but I think it'd be Lebron or Nash.

[cd98]

I think that Lebron probably won it b/c he had the most hype at the end of the season. Kobe kind of disappeared in the last part of the season and people kind of forgot about him.

Either way, it is a worthless award. After Nash won it last year, I think that pretty much sealed the deal for its irrelevance. First, no one can define what an MVP is- not the old "know it when I see it" argument. Second, since Tim Duncan, it hasn't been an indication of post season success, which is infinitely more important and impressive. Third, there are always guys that put up good numbers, get a decent amount of wins, and yet are forgotten about- meaning that the media hypes who they want to win in a close race. That means that guys like Elton Brand, who had a great year, will be ignored in favor of media darlings like Kobe and Lebron. When Duncan won it, he had to run away w/ the award. Last year, Shaq and others could have been considered, but the media caught hold of a white point guard that led a running team to the best record (despite Stockton have superior numbers and never getting serious consideration) and voted for him. Ultimately it is a media bandwagon affair and means literally nothing. Especially when you read weekly columns by the morons that make the selection and wonder if they even watch games other than those of the media superstars.

[LifelongSpursFan]

Who knows since Avery was picked COY. Maybe Jack Nies because he can single handedly turn a game around on the Spurs and because he has issues with Tim Duncan.

[TexasNative]

I hope it's Dirk. Probably LeBron or Kobe.

[chandlermeeks]

man, ya'll are gonna hate when Nash holds up the trophy again.

[GameFan2k5]

Kobe, Dirk, or Nash are the only three with any chance. I'm going to guess Nash too.

[LauraBC]

Originally Posted by Ducks

TP
lead the spurs to the most wins ever

Bless you Ducks

[Duncanforthree]

Pretty sure its Nash or Lebron.

Especially if insiders say it wasn't Dirk.

Nash has been my first choice all year.

[maldoror]

Bonzi Wells.

[mayhem]

With all the injuries and losses to free agency for the suns and the team still there I would give it to nash again