Sources: Warriors' Curry to be named NBA MVP; Harden runner-up

Curry is going to go the way of one Derrick Rose...watch and see.

#NaCl-ty

 

Voting for Curry #1 I can understand but Harden at #4 4 times and Curry #5 1 time is ridiculous.

 

This might be ****ty news for us, but the Clippers can't be too happy about this either. #BeardModeEnganged

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">James Harden: &quot;The MVP Award is amazing but we've got a great opp.I'm not going to let that individual award affect what we've got going on&quot;</p>&mdash; Mark Berman (@MarkBermanFox26) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkBermanFox26/status/595261670827495425">May 4, 2015</a></blockquote>
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the fct that klay is on the list is the reason curry did not deserve it

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">James Harden on finishing 2nd in MVP voting: &quot;It's tough. It's the 2nd round of the playoffs. I've got better things to worry about.&quot;</p>&mdash; Mark Berman (@MarkBermanFox26) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkBermanFox26/status/595260773858811905">May 4, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Should be a coach/player vote.

 

Regardless of who won, the fact that it was not even close proves how little the media knows about basketball.

 

So Shaq, Lebron, Kobe, Jordan... should all return their MVPs b/c they had MVP-caliber teammates?

 

Plus Harden has Dwight.

 

I think anyone who watches rockets games night in and night out as well as warrior games would agree harden is the MVP. The voters are simply not doing this (and how could they, it would be impossible) but their voting is based on who they enjoy watching more and off of what's on paper. What's on paper to them which is most important is that Golden State has the most wins and Curry is a big reason for it. They ignore the fact that Harden has carried the rockets into the 2nd seed with Bevery, Howard, Tjones, Dmo all missing significant games during the season. All 4 are starters at some point this season. Think if Curry had to play a large part of his season with even 3 of his starters in and out, it would make a big difference.

 

Didn't Mark Berman give James a 4th place vote?? Now he's quoting him? lol

It's all good....no surprise. ESPN crowned Curry 1/4 into the season. So many started hating on Harden's defense and held on to that for most of the season until they were proven wrong. That bad taste for being wrong moved to the free throws so Harden never had a shot. At least Curry is very good and deserving so I'm not pissed, just know the race should have been a lot closer and really pissed this a popularity contest.....you have people with votes that don't even know what the award mean. MOST VALUABLE PLAYER.

 

This year is different than most because there were several MVP candidates and 2 that were very close in the race. Most year you don't have this many candidates in the running. So the sole fact that you have another MVP -caliber team mate should not disqualify you from winning but it's assessed on a year by year case. When you have another player doing what Harden did with 4/5 starters all missing significant time, than it should be considered.

 

I'm not going to slam Curry as undeserving. I just think Harden was better.

 

Different Mark Berman.

Marc Berman gave Harden a 4th place. @NYPost_Berman

 

2 Different Bermans: Mark Berman (the tweets on this topic) works here for Fox 26 in HOU, Marc Berman with that MVP vote works for the NY Post.

 

I think we are seeing a lot of homerism here haha, which is expected.

I wanted Harden to win MVP of course, and I thought he deserved it if you really consider the definition of "MVP"...Curry has had a great cast and did great with a great team while Harden had to CARRY our team to 2nd seed in the West.

That being said, I won't lose sleep over Curry winning because he deserves it. I feel any poster saying he didn't either (1) never watched him play this season or (2) did not even check out his stats/advanced stats. They are MVP caliber, and he was playing out of his mind. Even watching Curry play, I couldn't help but at times say...man, that's MVP right there.

Total points came down pretty closely for the two; wish it were even closer, but much deserved for Curry. Doesn't mean Harden is not MVP caliber, because he is!!

FINALS MVP NOW HARDEN, GO GET 'EM.

 

Harden will show everyone who the real MVP is.

 

The fact that he annoyingly hangs that mouth guard out of his mouth 99% of the time AND that he looks like a WNBA player is reason enough for him to NOT be MVP.

Harden is MVP.

 

Well, I really believe Harden when he said and says he wasn't/isn't focused on the MVP. (And actually the voting totals reinforce how absurd the media opinions are.) His play has been consistent throughout the season -- he first plays to try to get the team going and gets his points secondarily within the flow of the game unless his assertiveness is required down the stretch. So all the retorts of how the Clippers should be worried because Harden will be "extra" motivated is nonsense to me. The Rockets/Clippers series will, I think, be more like the Spurs/Clippers series; just competitive teams playing hard.

If the Rockets do advance to the Finals they most likely will face GS. THEN this will be at least a factor of sorts... but not with Harden. It will help equalize the motivation that the Warriors had when Harden's comment of "...they're not that good," in a huddle was picked up. Definitely bulletin board material for Curry, Thompson, and the Warriors. The equalizing effect of this will be with Harden's teammates -- I hope. They will want to make the effort to play as well as possible, if they advance and face the Warriors, to make their own statement in support of Harden being an MVP.

The reason the Rockets got blown out so badly in a couple of games against the Warriors during the regular season was their nemesis all season long -- their turnovers. GS feasts on turnovers and defensive rebounding to make runs, via fast-break points, and separate themselves from opponents quite quickly. There is no question that Curry and Thompson are one of the best shooting guard duos in a long time. A team that wins 67 games in a season isn't a fluke. They have won a lot of games by wide margins. If the Rockets advance and GS is there waiting, turnovers and rebounding (both OR/DR) will be a major deciding factor (oh, and FT shooting, too) in the results. Officiating is always a potential game changer. And Curry might be favored more by virtue of MVP voting. That should be watched closely.

But this whole MVP thing doesn't mean much for the Clipper series. And will likely mean much more to Harden's teammates than to him if they face GS in the conference finals. Who knows? Memphis might surprise us all when/if Conley plays. But in Game 1, at least, a strong inside game for Memphis wasn't overpowering. So it might not be the advantage for the Rockets that fans imagine, either, if facing GS. A Grizzlies/Rockets series would totally lack any MVP influence.