[Sports 790 - Ben DuBose] Why Harden, Not Westbrook, Is the Clear MVP Favorite

rockbox · Jan 4, 2017

Oklahoma had 3 of the top 5 players in the league and they let it go because they were too cheap. It's not like any of those guys complained about playing together.

don grahamleone · Jan 4, 2017

Good read, but voters do hate Houston. Plain and simple.

rocketjunkie · Jan 4, 2017

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Ben's new column just dropped and it's an excellent read.

Why Harden, Not Westbrook, Is the Clear MVP Favorite
by Ben DuBose

Russell Westbrook’s Oklahoma City Thunder will visit James Harden and the Rockets at Toyota Center on Thursday evening, and it’s already being hyped nationally as a showdown in a Most Valuable Player (MVP) race that could go either way.

“You guys are going to have a tough decision to make on that MVP award,” Washington head coach Scott Brooks told Houston reporters before his team’s loss to the Rockets on Monday. It was likely a diplomatic answer, since Brooks previously coached both guards in Oklahoma City and remains on good terms with each, but it’s an answer that mirrors much of the national framing.

There’s just one problem with that made-for-TV narrative, though: The race really isn’t that close.

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Excellent article by Ben. Hope he passes this on to stein who picked the thunder 7 places or so ahead of the rockets in the preseason. And who voted for curry as the best player on the best team in 2015.

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