http://bleacherreport.com/ Bleacher Report - The open source sports network en-us 30 Jared Cole <p>Alright readers, this is a little different than a regular article.</p><p>With the <a href="/nba">NBA</a> playoffs underway, the MVP award has basically been cut down to four players: <a href="/kobe-bryant">Kobe Bryant</a>, Chris Paul, LeBron James and <a href="/kevin-garnett">Kevin Garnett </a>(Mostly Paul and Bryant, but lets make this interesting). The rest is up to you. Just leave a comment and&nbsp;write who you think deserves this year's MVP trophy. You can explain why if you desire. Lets get the ball rolling!</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Candidates:</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Kobe Bryant - Los Angeles Lakers</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="/chris-paul">Chris Paul </a>- New Orleans Hornets</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="/lebron-james">LeBron James </a>- Cleveland Cavaliers</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Kevin Garnett - Boston Celtics</p> Wed, 23 Apr 2008 05:42:23 -0400 http://bleacherreport.com/articles/19321-nba-mvp-you-choose http://bleacherreport.com/articles/19321-nba-mvp-you-choose http://bleacherreport.com/articles/19321-nba-mvp-you-choose Football Basketball Baseball NFL MLB NBA AL East AFC East NBA Atlantic LeBron James Kobe Bryant Kevin Garnett Chris Paul NBA MVP Rankings/List Jared Cole <p>With the 2008 NBA Playoffs officially underway, the Western Conference proved its toughness early on with heroic performances&nbsp;(Yes Tim, Pau and Chris, I&#39;m talking about you), but not many have been keeping an eye out East. </p><p>Probably because the Celtics (66-16) battle the Hawks and will probably end in a sweep. Or it could be because the Cavaliers face the Wizards, a first-round&nbsp;series that NBA fans have seen for the past three seasons. Going into this series, the big stories were Gil&nbsp;coming back from injury and...DeShawn Stevenson? </p><p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s overrated. And you can say I said that.&rdquo; quotes the 6&#39;5&quot; shooting guard. </p><p>LeBron James? Overrated?</p><p>Lebron James proved to be unfazed by such comments. &quot;It&#39;s almost like&nbsp;Jay-Z saying something bad about Soulja Boy. There&#39;s no comparison.&quot;</p><p>King James averaged 30 PPG, 7.9 RPG, and 7.2 APG during the regular season. If this is considered overrated by Stevenson&#39;s criteria, I would love to see a player worth talking about. </p><p>LeBron is indeed worth talking about, just ask DeShawn. In the game one matchup, LeBron dropped 32 points and grabbed six boards.&nbsp;After game one, LeBron was asked about Stevenson&#39;s comments.</p><p>&quot;93-86,&quot; he said, &quot;is the only words I need to say.&quot;</p><p>&nbsp;</p> Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:52:13 -0400 http://bleacherreport.com/articles/18933-cavalier-kid-lebron-james-quiets-the-wizards-in-game-1 http://bleacherreport.com/articles/18933-cavalier-kid-lebron-james-quiets-the-wizards-in-game-1 http://bleacherreport.com/articles/18933-cavalier-kid-lebron-james-quiets-the-wizards-in-game-1 Cleveland Cavaliers Washington Wizards NBA Playoffs Opinion Cleveland Columbus OH Washington D