On merit, how can anyone other than Chris Paul be MVP this year?

The New Orleans Hornets?? are the No. 1 seed in the West right now.

Paul isn't surrounded by total scrubs, but that is a mediocre lot.

21.6 points per game
11.3 assists
3.9 rebounds
2.7 steals
.493 FG pct
.855 FT pct

 

Lebron will have something to say about that:

30.4 ppgs
7.3 apg
8.0 rbp
.483 FG pct
.730 FT pct

Surrounded by an even motlier crew than is Paul.

 

Right or wrong, if anyone but Kobe Bryant wins the MVP, I'll be very surprised.

 

Probably should be Paul. Most likely will be
1. Kobe
2. LeBron
3. Paul

 

Why so much stock in this award?

In recent history, the MVP wins the title about a third of the time.

So yeah, it would be appropriate for LeBron to get it.

 

Paul's led NO to first right now in the West, James has his team in 4th in the East which outside of the top two teams blows chunks. Paul deserves it.

 

I find it hard to believe Kevin Garnett isn't mentioned here. From 24 wins to o60 or more seems like a pretty good definition of the word "value."

 

Ray Allen did a bit to help, too. Plus, Garnett missed time with an injury.

 

Chris Paul is very, very good. But let's stop pretending he's a one-man show. David West is damn good. Tyson Chandler is fourth in the league in RPG. Peja Stojakovic is no slouch. And these guys have been healthy all year. Trade LeBron for Chris Paul and New Orleans would have a Celtic-like record.

 

Surely you're not indicating that your beloved Cavs suck?

 

Most of 'em except LeBron suck! That's how good he is.

 

So the MVP goes to the player who is the best one-man show? Paul should be penalized because he has some players around him? Come on. I don't agree with Simmons on a lot, but he's right on the point that Paul is having one of the best seasons a point guard has ever had. Nash won the award twice and he doesn't play defense. Paul does it all. The MVP shouldn't come from the fourth-place team in a conference where the Atlanta Fucking Hawks are going to make the postseason.