Russell Westbrook for NBA MVP?

I don't know ... if Durant is back and if Bogut is hobbling, the Thunder has some big advantages.

Warriors probably more balanced and just better, but it would be entertaining and up-tempo at least. Starman will watch.

 

Right now:
1. Curry
2. Harden
3. Westbrook

But if RW keeps up this insane play over the final 20 games and wills OKC into the playoffs... I dont see what could be any more valuable than that. He will have taken a team without the reigning mvp most of the season and, by putting up playstation stats, carried them into the most stacked playoff field i can remember. That's value, right there.

 

I'd tend to agree with that. Let's see what happens when Durant comes back. Might be they have to move one of them in the offseason.

I've always thought Durant will be the one to replace Kobe.

 

With Curry and Harden the two leaders for the MVP race, I find it interesting to look back at the 2009 draft and note that Hasheem Thabeet and Johnny Flynn were picked ahead of Curry, and Thabeet was picked ahead of Harden. How good could Memphis be now if it had taken Harden over Thabeet?

 

I thought Flynn was going to translate well in the NBA. I also thought Thabeet might develop after a few years.

 

Interesting backstory to Westbrook, with a compelling video clip.

Russell Westbrook's Touching KB3 Story An LA Story - GNL:Christian Videos

Is the Khelcey Barrs story known much outside the circle of Westbrook fans?
I don't follow the NBA much anymore, so this was the first I've seen it. Good clip!

 

VERY. A stud wing scorer is exactly the one piece Memphis has been missing the last few years, Harden would've been utterly perfect for them. Add Harden to Randolph, Conley, Gasol and a shutdown defender like Allen? Oh my. That pick may've cost Memphis some championships.

 

Westbrook: 27.3 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 8.3 apg, 43/29/84, 29.84 PER, 7 triple doubles
Harden: 27.0, 5.8, 7.1, 45-38-87, 26.78 PER, 3 triple doubles
Curry: 23.6, 4.4, 7.8, 48/42/90, 27.81 PER, 0 triple doubles
James: 26.0, 5.8, 7.3, 49/35/71, 26.13 PER, 0 triple doubles

This is going to be a fascinating vote. They're all just complete studs.

 

Yeah. I'm in the tank for Curry, but I do think if it's that close you give it to the guy who piloted the 65-win team.

 

Who's winning 65 games this year?

 

Golden State, if they close out the season 14-5, which is entirely doable.

 

Oh, wow, Didn't realize there were so many games left in the season. Yeah, that seems definitely doable.