As I said before, LeBron is not an MVP candidate

[iggypop123]

lebron isnt the mvp, kobe is but by no means does lebron not belong in the conversation. stupid to say that

[MambaJuice2408]

no Lebron is still an MVP cand.

Both Artest and Btatier were thrown at him the whole game, and with Yao clogging the paint he didn't have a chance to get into his groove

THIS. What wing player has a great game when Battier and Artest are healthy is the question that should be asked?

[Pelicans78]

lebron isnt the mvp, kobe is but by no means does lebron not belong in the conversation. stupid to say that

Lebron is more valuable to the Cavs. It's fact.

[RedsLakers24]

Lebron is more valuable to the Cavs. It's fact.

so ur saying that the lakers would win without kobe?

[Rogue]

Tonight's game against one of the league's worst teams (Houston Rockets) proves it....I STILL don't see what the is the big deal about LeBron James. He is not an All-Star by any means. I can't wait until the Spurs kick his ass tomorrow.

I can't agree more on it that the houston rockets are the worst team on this planet.

I'm not meaning the rockets rosters are not good, in fact they meshed up well and played damn perfect recently. the team itself isn't the whole thing we should take a look at to estimate a team, only with a great fan base can a team deserve the honour of "good". Rockets team has the largest number of fans, at least they all claim to be "rockets fans", but I doubt they'll still be rockets fans after yao retires or gets traded. let alone the real rockets fans that have been loving rockets team since before yao joined NBA, the other so-called rockets fans are just the last pieces of *@#$.

[Pelicans78]

so ur saying that the lakers would win without kobe?

No, but they would be much better than Cleveland without Lebron.

[RedsLakers24]

No, but they would be much better than Cleveland without Lebron.

i would agree they would be better but not much better, remember that the cavs play on the east, im not saying that lebron isnt valuable to his team, im just saying they are just as valuble as each other, just like chirs paul is to the hornets

[Pelicans78]

i would agree they would be better but not much better, remember that the cavs play on the east, im not saying that lebron isnt valuable to his team, im just saying they are just as valuble as each other, just like chirs paul is to the hornets

Fair. If the Lakers get home-court easily, Kobe should win. I guess he slips ahead of Lebron tonight. Barely. Howard is number 3. Duncan 4th.

[Lars]

Most Valuable:
Paul
Lebron
Howard
Kobe
Duncan

Best Player:
Lebron
Kobe
Paul
Duncan
Howard

[Ghazi]

People are overrating the East v West disparity.

It's not as vast as it was in recent years.

Up until the Celtics formed 3 of the top 4 teams in the NBA were usually from the West, sometimes the top 3 being from the West.

Now 3 of the top 4 belong to the East, and while 9th in West is similar recordwise to 4th in East, there are 13-14 teams in the East that can be considered "decent", whereas 10-15 in the West is pure trash.

[iilluzioN]

you guys are idiots..

we all know what lebron is able to bring to the game.... he simply had a off night... chill the out

[peskypesky]

People are overrating the East v West disparity.

It's not as vast as it was in recent years.

Up until the Celtics formed 3 of the top 4 teams in the NBA were usually from the West, sometimes the top 3 being from the West.

Now 3 of the top 4 belong to the East, and while 9th in West is similar recordwise to 4th in East, there are 13-14 teams in the East that can be considered "decent", whereas 10-15 in the West is pure trash.

you're talking out yer ass. the east may not be as weak as it was a few years ago, but overall, it's still weak compared to the west. how else do you explain that right now in the east there are two playoff teams with LOSING records?

[Pelicans78]

The East has only one team which is awful (Washington) while the West has 5 awful teams. The East is more compe ive on the bottom compared to the West.

[Pelicans78]

Kobe didn't dominate Lebron. The Lakers dominated the Cavs. Teams gear to stop Lebron just as much as Kobe and its easier to stop Lebron since Kobe has Gasol, Odom, etc.

[Pelicans78]

Boston had the best record last season yet Kobe won. Even the Pistons had a better record I believe than the Lakers.

[Ghazi]

lakaluva, MVP candidates don't defer to Jannero mutha in Pargo in the 4th quarter of a crucial game 7.

Kobe and Duncan fine. CP3? Nope. 34-22 teams don't get MVP's.

[Pelicans78]

lakaluva, MVP candidates don't defer to Jannero mutha in Pargo in the 4th quarter of a crucial game 7.

Kobe and Duncan fine. CP3? Nope. 34-22 teams don't get MVP's.

I never said CP3 was an MVP candidate. You're just an instigator without any info to back you up.

[JoeTait75]

The Lakers and Kobe dominated James this year. James should not even be a candidate.

Kobe didn't have his A game in either meeting with the Cavaliers. L.A. won both of those games in the low post. Maybe Pau should be the MVP?

And seriously... CP3?

[Ghazi]

I didn't say you said it. I said lakaluva said it, which he did. Quit instigating.

[Pelicans78]

I didn't say you said it. I said lakaluva said it, which he did. Quit instigating.

You're still instigating. Its your style.

[Pelicans78]

I said Kobe and the Lakers. Kobe was busting more ass when Gasol was not a Laker, and teams couldnt even slow him down. Stop acting like James has no help. He has better shooters and better ball handlers than Kobe has. What he dont have is a post player, including himself!!! PP, Allen, and KG gave up a lot to play team ball, therefore they took themselves out of contention.

Who plays for the Pistons?

Kobe will win the MVP and the le this year, with or without Bynum.

The Lakers were only a game ahead of the Hornets yet CP3 had a much better season with less help. He made the players around him. CP3 should have won it last season. There's no doubt it. He was the MVP.

[Ghazi]

Sorry Ghazi, but smart PG's defer to whoever is hot at the time... Magic, Isaiah, Stockton, and now CP3. Pargo was hot at the time.

No he wasn't.He was just throwing up a bunch of bricks. Of course if you shoot a ton of shots a few are going to go in, that doesn't make you hot.

So yeah..... no PG who defers to a Euroleague scrub like Jannero mutha in Pargo in the 4th quarter of a game 7 that only occurred because they blew a 2-0 lead cause the bull jumpers stopped falling should be considered an MVP candidate.

[Ghazi]

The Lakers were only a game ahead of the Hornets yet CP3 had a much better season with less help. He made the players around him. CP3 should have won it last season. There's no doubt it. He was the MVP.

Actually there is doubt. CP3 choked a 2 game stranglehold on the Lakers with 7 left to play, and the Lakers won the last regular season meeting. The Lakers had the best regular season record in the West, and were much better than the Hornets after the All Star break.

Cp3 and the Hornets blowing the #1 seed was a sign of things to come, when they blew a 2-0 lead against the Spurs because the jumpers stopped falling and because CP3 deferred to Jannero mutha in Pargo in the 4th quarter of a crucial game 7.

[SpursDynasty]

LeBron = overrated

[Pelicans78]

No he wasn't.He was just throwing up a bunch of bricks. Of course if you shoot a ton of shots a few are going to go in, that doesn't make you hot.

So yeah..... no PG who defers to a Euroleague scrub like Jannero mutha in Pargo in the 4th quarter of a game 7 that only occurred because they blew a 2-0 lead cause the bull jumpers stopped falling should be considered an MVP candidate.

Pargo was on fire that 4th quarter. He was the only one CP3 could run the pick n roll with since West, Chandler, and Peja were deemed ineffective. Also, the jumpers didn't stop falling. The Spurs played better defense, plus West and Chandler weren't too healthy after Game 5. Plus, no one on that team can create shots for themselves so CP3 has to do all the work. You know all this, but you're just trying to instigate.