Lebron James MVP

[ChinoCharles]

What determines value... the player that barely gets your team into the playoffs or the player that puts your team in a position to have the best record in the NBA?

[supmet]

Originally Posted by ChinoCharles

What determines value... the player that barely gets your team into the playoffs or the player that puts your team in a position to have the best record in the NBA?

Jordan and Kobe both answered that question. There teams would have easily made the playoffs without them, but they are still both the best players in the world at their time. James will get there too someday :D

[Deltasix]

Originally Posted by supmet

Jordan and Kobe both answered that question. There teams would have easily made the playoffs without them, but they are still both the best players in the world at their time. James will get there too someday :D

I would disagree with your first and second point, really.

James probably is the best, if not one of the best, players now. I'd say overall, hes a better player than Kobe. Sure, Kobe has played on better teams, but as an overall player, I'd say James is better.

[Deltasix]

Originally Posted by ChinoCharles

What determines value... the player that barely gets your team into the playoffs or the player that puts your team in a position to have the best record in the NBA?

Well, I'd say that a most valuable player for a team would be the one that makes the difference between a winning season and abject failure of a season, someone who really adds something to a team. Someone very VALUABLE to the team. A key player, without which the team wouldn't be what it was. I wouldn't say an MVP is someone who adds polish to an already very solid team.

For example:
Allen Iverson on the 2000-2001 76ers
Kevin Garnett on the 2003-2004 Timerwolves

Now, if the award was just for NBA's best all around player for the season, I'd certain put Lebron James in the running. Probably, at least off the top of my head, give him the award outright for this season. But thats not really what the award is.