Kobe Bryant deserves the MVP after a season like this.
Averaging 28.3 points per game, 6.2 rebounds per game, and 5.3 assists per game, Kobe is the man for MVP.
He has started to trust his team more this year, which has helped a lot and shows he has improved his passing.
LeBron! Sure, he's number one in points per game with 30.7, but look at his team's record: 40-32. Cleveland's just over .500 and would be lucky to get past the first round of the playoffs.
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That is why if LeBron gets MVP, it is undeserving. Sure, Kobe has Pau Gasol, who averages 18.8 points per game, but Bynum is hurt and when they get him back it will be different.
Even with those guys, Kobe will still carry the team in the playoffs like an MVP does. Bryant deserves the MVP award because he consistently makes his teammates around him better.
If he scores 60 with no assists, who cares as long as they win? A win is a win. He was hot and could not be stopped. MVPs get hot and sometimes can never be stopped.
If they lose, blame it on the people who missed a wide open shot when Kobe passed it to them, not Kobe. What did he do? He tried and his team screwed it up.
Kobe plays to win and hates losing, which is why he takes over and that is why he should be the 2008 MVP.
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5 months ago
kobe does deserve mvp but cavs lucky to get through first round? their current match up is against Washington who i would expect them to beat.
5 months ago
I agree with you man. Kobe Bryant is the MVP this year, as he should have been in years past. His numbers, along with carrying his team in a competitive western conference while dealing with injury after injury with his teammates.
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5 months ago
Two words: Chris Paul
from 5 months ago
i was wondering if the writer was suffering from alzheimers!
Thank you James!
P.S. Cant forget about KG in Boston either...
5 months ago
I'm going to go with Kobe too. With a depleted and injured team, he's been the really only constant on the team and the Lakers have still managed to stay in a top position in the West.
He's played through a groin injury, torn ligaments in his finger, ankle sprains and still manages to play at a high level.
5 months ago
Kobe's been carrying a depleted all season long and he has them currently at 3rd place in the toughest
conference ever. This gives him a slight edge over Paul who hasen't had to deal with the constant injuries and lineup changes. Kobe is the MVP this year
5 months ago
Attention to the Laker "team injuries" theorists:
Lakers are 5-5 without Bynum and they are 5-5 without
Bynum/Gasol. They are a .500 team without those two.
That's WAY out of the playoff picture in the West and
even below the baby Blazers.
Please reconsider the 'team injuries' portion of your
theories.
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