Will the NBA voters never give Harden MVP?

This myth that he won't get the calls in the playoffs has been disproven years ago.

 

he needs to average at least 40 if he wants to break through for that 3rd team all-league. 20 dimes might get him 2nd. no chance for 1st with klay & stephenie drawing in the suburban revenue

 

The one thing I have consistently heard from the media this season: "It's a tragedy that Harden did not make an all-NBA team"
Obviously, it is the truth and I think that this realization should play in his favor this season. Westbrook's season reminds me a lot of James' last year; I think the most common description was "empty" stats. Anyhow, long way to go and we should enjoy the ride.

 

Bet you're not hearing that from any of the 130 actual writers who voted for the MVP.

 

If Russell Westbrook wins it with a 30-10-10 statline, I wouldn't be so mad. Those numbers are ridiculous especially the rebounding.

 

Don't they vote prior to the playoffs? In any given year, playoff performance is not factored in. Voters may choose (although they shouldn't) to hold past playoff performance against a player when voting, but year to year, they don't know what a player does in that year's playoffs prior to the vote.

 

I think the MVP has been devalued a bit over the past couple of decades. Still important... maybe its me, getting older... I just don't care as much anymore.
Give me rings. Championship rings. Don't care about anything else.

 

MVP Formula:
Best player on top 1-2 team in East or West conference

It's gonna be Kawhi, CP3, or Lebron this year.

 

CP3?

 

A thread dedicated to whining about something that may or may not happen in 6 months.

Amazing.

 

I'm gonna say no, not even at the rate he's playing at unless we are 1st or 2nd in the West.

 

Is there a way to see their projections for previous seasons?

 

The real question is should he get it if thunder sitting in the 5-8 spot.

Harden had numbers only 3 other humans accomplished and didn't even make All-NBA. Media says it was down year instead of saying he pushed the Rockets into the playoffs like they are doing with Westbrook now.

 

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LeBron will be this year's MVP....

 

FWIW, the basketball-reference.com MVP Award tracker model has Harden ahead so far. Durant is in second place, which is probably a flaw in the model in that it's not taking into account that Curry was the MVP last year when the same team had a better record.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/mvp.cgi

 

whoa. media conspiracy.

 

If the clips finish top 2 in the West it's possible.

 

I don't think so. If they were far and away the best team in the West, maybe, but otherwise him playing only 31 minutes a game is going to hurt him in the voting.

I think Harden, LeBron, Kawhi, and Westbrook would all be ahead of him at this stage.