Its between Dirk and Rose and I don't even think the rest are even close despite Amare's crazy number. Unless he's team is in the top 3 in the conference he won't win MVP no matter what numbers he puts up sadly.
yall are really sleeping on Manu...his stats arent eye popping, but at this rate the spurs will have the best record and Manu will clearly be their MVP based on his production, leadership, and clutchness. With their championship/playoff experience and a NBA best record they'll be the favorites to win it all. That's the ideal recipe for having the MVP on your team. Plus, all the other top teams are fairly loaded. No one clearly stands out in LA, who's the only team likely to be favored over SA. I'd say the race is between: Manu Rondo Lebron Wade I'd put dirk 5th because they dont have the experience, his stats are good but the usual, and he's got a significant amount of help/talent around him.
i put parker above manu. parker is the reason the spurs can play the way they play now (faster pace). you take parker out and they would have to play the half-court game more. it is b/t dirk and rose. no questions about it right now with amare 3rd.
MVP in recent years has been about Most Valuable Player literally. Back then it was more of a best player award. Now the voters bring up this crap about who means more to his team. That's why Kobe only has one and Steve Nash has two.
they got it right hte last 2 years. best reg. season team + best player. the only way "not the best player" would win is if he is the best on his team and his team is a top 2 team. also, nash was a "good" story. that helped his MVP candidacy. and no, kobe only "deserved" a 2nd MVP when he averaged 35ppg but his team that year was mediocre. kobe should not have more than 1-2 at most anyways. shaq is a different story.
Rose is not very likely to win it unless the bulls finish with a top 2 record in the east and even then it'll be tough because of their inexperience. In recent history, MVP's are always on championship contenders who pretty much always have the best or second best record in their conference*. The Bulls aren't quite that good just yet. Noah is out for a while, the Heat are coming together, Orlando just reloaded and Boston is consistent. It'll be difficult for them to finish higher than 3rd. *Suns/Nash is/are probably the only exception lately, for one of his two MVPs and even then i believe were 3rd in their conf.
agreed. but right now, rose is up there b/c the bulls have the #3 seed now. but you also have to consider the bulls are entering their "easy" schedule now so they will rack up wins while getting noah back at the end of that stretch. with noah defensively and boozer offensively inside, they will be tough to beat. unfortunately, the bulls are a good SG away from really contending.
I think the Mavs have lost three in a row w/o Dirk. I think, if you take Rose off the Bulls, they could win a few here and there, still.
Noah being out for a while makes Rose's case for MVP even better. To be honest, I expected Chicago to struggle a bit since they didn't have that great low-post defender / rebounder inside, but the Bulls have been better than expected.
One of the best record in the league plus dominating stats should net the MVP award. There are several candidates who have genuine case for the award.
