Over the past few months, there have been countless dozens of articles pertaining to the NBA MVP race.
Most of these articles have been about the race between Kobe Bryant and LeBron James, but there have been the occasional unorthodox approaches.
Let's take a look at what has happened over the past few months at Bleacher Report.
We've had articles explaining why Chris Paul should win the MVP.
We've seen articles highlighting the lesser-known MVP candidates, including Chris Bosh and Tracy McGrady.
My thanks go out to writers like Jeff Yang who write articles about any award NOT named the Most Valuable Player.
There are also articles explaining why articles regarding the MVP race are ridiculous, like this one.
An interesting idea has also been brought forward during these last few months. Nate Smith proposes that the MVP should be decided by the players and coaches.
Then we've gotten to try on the David Stern pants while we read articles like this one that examine the entire MVP voting process.
Other people think that this race is really no race at all, and that it is an unfair process in the first place.
That brings us to the never-ending supply of articles raging over the Kobe-LeBron debate.
People think that Kobe should be the MVP because of the conference that LeBron is in, simply because the Lakers are the best team in the Western Conference, or even simply because Kobe is more publicized.
There are the LeBron backers who support James because he is carrying his team and because Kobe is the only person who doesn't deserve it.
The MVP articles that stand out to me, though, are those that share my viewpoint: who cares?
Besides, we all know that Kobe Bryant will win.
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Andrew Palumbo about 1 year ago
Andrew,
Very funny, but also very true. It seems like the "debate" on this issue has sunk to the lowest common denominator... "Kobe sux" and "Kobe owns Lebron. Lebron fears Kobe." comments are running rampant and people are missing some of the better NBA commentary that should matter most to b-ball diehards (i.e. playoff analysis, rookie reports, articles eyeing the upcoming draft, etc.).
Personally, I can't wait until the MVP is named so we can all put this ugly mess behind us and get back to some relevant conversation about more important matters.
Thanks for adding your view on the issue! Put me down for "who cares?" as well.
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Andrew Kneeland about 1 year ago
Thanks for the comment, Andrew.
I agree. I too want this issue to be behind us if only for the drastic drop in articles that Bleacher Report should take.
But seriously, this kind of stuff will never end. If it isn't the MVP, it's going to be something else like the NBA draft, the NFL draft, or something else that isn't helped along any by useless commentary.
Give it long enough, and we'll be talking about next year's MVP. If this same kind of stuff continues...you better just gag me now.
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Timothy Croley about 1 year ago
Nice article, Andrew.
What's more important really: MVPs or Championships? I'd rather have the latter any day!
I think those who keep writing these "MVP" articles are doing nothing more than simply blasting the same opinion that 50 other writers voiced the previous day.
Further they are running people off from ever considering them as legitimate writers, by stating the same things over and over.
Let's just give Kobe a Western MVP and Lebron an Eastern MVP, every other player in the league can have honorary MVPs, and then all will be happy!
Better yet, let's do away with individual awards and then maybe the teams can be the real focus again!
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Andrew Kneeland about 1 year ago
You may have something there, Timothy. Thanks for the comment!
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
that's not a bad idea, getting rid of individual awards. put the focus where it should belong- the ring!
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