CP3-MVP: Chris Paul Worthy of Accolades

With April drawing near in the NBA, the MVP discussion is beginning to take its form for this passing season.  The voting process, and what determines an MVP (maybe I should say who), is rather chameleon-esque, with a seemingly different flavor with each individual season.  Do not get me wrong, the following "formulas" for determining the MVP I am going to describe are not necessarily my opinion and I mean to only describe them in an objective fashion. 

Last year, the Dallas Mavericks won 67 games, and had a great regular season, no one can argue that.  Dirk Nowitzki was also the MVP of the NBA last year.  So according to the logic of the voters last year, the best player on the best team should win the MVP award.  Check, I got it. 

The two years previous, the NBA MVP was Steve Nash, who went to the Phoenix Suns and completely altered the dynamic of the Sun's franchise.  The explanation for his winning the MVP was his ability to make others around him better, and changing the fabric of a franchise and making it competitive.  I would say making it a winner, but the Suns haven't won a championship, so that would be a stretch.  OK, I got that too, moving on.

So how will the MVP be chosen this year?  I have to ask....  If you apply the Dirk Nowitzki method, voting the best player on the best team, then you focus your attention to the Boston Celtics, who at the moment have a 56-15 record, and tonight play the New Orleans Hornets, the only team they haven't beaten this season.  You could go with the Dirk method, and say KG is the MVP.  Now you only have the best team to choose from, remember?  So, before you go too far in one direction (and I know what direction you will go ), look at the way the Celtics play the game.  They are all about team team team, and suit up for each other night in and night out.  Yes, Kevin Garnett is a huge part of that, but is Paul Pierce not supposed to get any credit for this season just because he is not a newcomer and dealt with them being literally a Developmental league team for the last three to four years?  You could make a legitimate argument that Paul Pierce is the best player on the Celtics, with his improved defense this season, outstanding passing, and his overall commitment to team basketball.  I'm not trying to say that Paul Pierce should get the MVP over KG if this is how the voting is going to go, but at the very least Paul Pierce should win another MVP.  Most valuable professional, I mean, because at any time Paul Pierce could have said I want out, and made a fuss like most stars his caliber do when they wish to be traded from a bad franchise.  I give Kudos wrapped in a big gift basket to Paul Pierce for sticking with the Celtics through the good times and the bad times.

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