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12-04-2005, 07:18 PM
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NEW YORK - The NBA has decided to alter the MVP voting system. The old system in which the media is responsible for voting the MVP would be abolished. The new system will be based on objective measures, namely, points scored per game.
"The old system has a lot of subjectivity to it, and has caused an unacceptable amount of bar fights," said NBA commissioner David Stern. "We see the new system to be a superior system. It is quite obvious that whoever scores more points is the most valuable. Afterall, the objective of the game was to outscore the opponents."
Superstar center Shaquille O'Neal of the Miami Heat agreed. "Last year, you had that little white Canadian guy winning the MVP scoring 15 points a game. That was embarrassing. There was no question that I was the MVP last year, look at how many points I scored"
A member of the press was asked to leave the locker room when he pointed out that Allen Iverson led the league in scoring last year, and should have been the MVP by that logic.
However, not everyone agreed with the move. George Karl, head coach of the Denver Nuggets, questioned the motives of the rule change. "I think the rule change was made to promote merchandise. There are many fairweather fans out there who likes a certain player because they score a lot. It takes knowledgable fans in the league to understand the importance of having a Marcus Camby or a Ben Wallace."
The majority of NBA fans welcome the change with open arms. A Spurs fan said, "I can't watch every single game of the Spurs, let alone all the games of the league. I am sick of arguing with the idiot beside me who thinks that there are more important things in basketball than putting the ball in the basket." When asked about Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Bill Russell, and Wes Unseld, the fan said that even though he is not familiar with soccer, he thinks "it's a cool sport."
NEW YORK - The NBA has decided to alter the MVP voting system. The old system in which the media is responsible for voting the MVP would be abolished. The new system will be based on objective measures, namely, points scored per game.
"The old system has a lot of subjectivity to it, and has caused an unacceptable amount of bar fights," said NBA commissioner David Stern. "We see the new system to be a superior system. It is quite obvious that whoever scores more points is the most valuable. Afterall, the objective of the game was to outscore the opponents."
Superstar center Shaquille O'Neal of the Miami Heat agreed. "Last year, you had that little white Canadian guy winning the MVP scoring 15 points a game. That was embarrassing. There was no question that I was the MVP last year, look at how many points I scored"
A member of the press was asked to leave the locker room when he pointed out that Allen Iverson led the league in scoring last year, and should have been the MVP by that logic.
However, not everyone agreed with the move. George Karl, head coach of the Denver Nuggets, questioned the motives of the rule change. "I think the rule change was made to promote merchandise. There are many fairweather fans out there who likes a certain player because they score a lot. It takes knowledgable fans in the league to understand the importance of having a Marcus Camby or a Ben Wallace."
The majority of NBA fans welcome the change with open arms. A Spurs fan said, "I can't watch every single game of the Spurs, let alone all the games of the league. I am sick of arguing with the idiot beside me who thinks that there are more important things in basketball than putting the ball in the basket." When asked about Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Bill Russell, and Wes Unseld, the fan said that even though he is not familiar with soccer, he thinks "it's a cool sport."