it's for the REGULAR SEASON. what happens or will happen in the playoff rarely impact what happens with the voting. if lebron puts up ridiculous stats, he'll have a chance to win again. his only competition is kevin durant.
As I said, name a player that won 3 MVPs before winning a ship. You can be delusional but you can't change history.
Let's not bring up an old player. Reality is, all players in the current era would tear up any player in old nba. not to mention the quality of players that wilt was playing with. you can make the argument that lebron is a better basketball prospect but ppl forget how shaq is built. can you not remember how fast this man was and the sheer power he possessed? took his team to the nba finals (albeit we sweeped them) in 3 years? and was only knocked out by a jordan led bulls the following years in really close games by arguably the best team assembled to date (pre-2010 heat)? you don't get a 7'1 325lb Center that can last 18 years in the league and put up allstar numbers for 95% of them (he was an allstar just two seasons ago still - voted in by the coaches). I'm not even a shaq fan and shaq is basically the brock lesnar of basketball.....sometimes....size just wins. as skilled as a gsp or frank mir or anyone is, brock is just going to outbeast you. what makes us love hakeem so much is how much finesse, skill, heart, etc. that he possessed. he destroyed all opposition with his skill set and natural athleticism. shaq, who isn't close to hakeem in skill set dominated the league with pure athleticism.....there is simply no one in the history of the nba that can guard shaq and say that they have the advantage...... wilt chamberlain would never put those inflated numbers in the nba today. it is well documented that bill walton, who basically dominated the league at one point, is slower, weaker, and less skilled than his son luke walton.....who is a scrub.....straight from the horse's mouth (the horse being bill walton)
Wow, twice as much votes for Durant? The majority must not know anything about team-value. James right now can score as much as KD, he just doesn't try since he joined Miami. His defensive numbers are better, he's the far superior playmaker and way more athletic. He is a hall of famer in every aspect of the game, one of the most talented ballers ever. KD is taller and still doesn't rebound as much as Lebron. The only thing he's better at right now is shooting. Who would you want on your team, the hall of fame scorer or the guy that does everything on hall of fame level? This board seems to consist of so many bandwagon and hype guys, it's not even funny anymore.
Lebron is arguable the better shooter as well. http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/mi...lebrons-evolution-on-display-down-the-stretch According to NBA.com's StatsCube, LeBron made 45 percent of his midrange jumpers this season, which is an incredibly efficient mark for a high-usage perimeter player. Paul Pierce made 44 percent of his midrange jumpers. Kobe Bryant made 42 percent. Derrick Rose made 40 percent. Dwyane Wade, 40 percent. Kevin Durant, 42 percent. Carmelo Anthony, 42 percent.
Lebron. Love him or hate him, he's the complete package. I can't say the same about Durant. As far as scoring goes, Lebron, if he's told to purely score, will find more ways to score on his defender that Durant. If that's the only advantage some people can see over Lebron, they'd be in for a rude awakening. Durant's very talented but Lebron can elevate a mediocre team to a contender. I think it sucks that he felt the need to join Miami but, that team has the makings of a dynasty for this decade in no small part to LBJ. I hope i'm wrong about the dynasty, i hate dominant teams in general, makes for anticlimactic seasons.
This poll is so LOL-worthy. It's obvious people are just voting based on their hatred for LBJ and not on his actual ability. LBJ is a once-in-a-generation player and has a shot to be the best in NBA history now that titles are clearly in his future. Durant is a great scorer, but even in today's game he's hardly unique (see Carmelo Anthony).
LOL @ your multiple Durant bumps. Just how does Lebron's ass taste? You seem to have your tongue stuck so far up there I'm expecting one he'll of a description.
Durant will never become a 6+ ast per night passer and his handles are very poor compared to LeBron obviously because he's 6'10". LeBron > Durant
I voted NO when this thread was created and I stand by it. KD is basically a Mcgrady in his prime with better rebounding but with less handles and court vision/passing abilities. James is a superior player and it's not even close when you consider defense.
Im sure people would have voted "no" at a high rate if lebron didnt have that whole 1 hour special about where he was going. Overall most of the votes are from peoples emotions. Notice how all the former NBA players who talked about the best players, always say its James, or Bryant. They know the game. Typical fans dont.
