Rose has my vote for MVP

[Brutalis]

Jalen Rose is retired you idiots.

[024]

That Bulls Celtics series was pretty good.

i think he was overshadowed by salmons and gordon in the series. clutch plays came down to those two. plus chicago lost that series too.

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

42 points.......he's MVP material for sure.

[TD 21]

You make some good points, as usual... the only thing i disagree with is the notion (that almost everybody seems to have) that Rose is carrying the Bulls to their record. He isnt really, their defense is.

They are ranked #1 in the league in defensive efficiency, and have been in that position pretty much the entire season along with Boston (clearly the two best defensive teams in the league). Rose's primary impact obviously comes on the offensive end (since thats where he is supposedly carrying the Bulls to their record) .. yet the Bulls are ranked just 16th in the NBA in offensive efficiency. Rose does bring a positive impact on defense due to his ability to play the passing lanes and come up with some high flying blocks.. but he's no better than average as an individual defender.

Having said that he is an absolute stud.. and i wouldnt really argue if he were to win MVP.. but i think LeBron.. and probably Howard.. have had a bigger individual impact on their team's record. For example .. the Heat are 2nd in the league in offensive efficiency mainly due to LeBron and Wade. They are also 4th in defensive efficiency.. where LeBron has a considerably larger impact for the Heat than Rose does for the Bulls IMO. Then there is Howard.. who is really the only reason the Magic are an elite defensive team (3rd in the league).. but also carries the team offensively (10th in the league in offensive efficiency)

I'm well aware that they're first in the league in defensive efficiency, but you have to have a semblance of balance to be a good team, let alone a team verging on elite. The reason they have a semblance of balance is because of Rose. Replace him with a league average PG and the Bulls are the Bucks.

James is the best player in the game and has been for some time. Howard is third best at this point (arguably second). But if the MVP were based on who the best player was, then Duncan and O'Neal would have a lot more than three combined.