lets see steve nash best point guard who leads his team,steve nash doesnt make himself better he makes his own team better with his incredible assists.Hes been the mvp for the last two years but he wont be mvp this year.
kobe bryant one of the greatest basketball players who ever lived,set nba scoring records and averages about 35+ points in every game,the best canidate for mvp,doesnt everyone agree kobe has earned mvp this year because he takes games over because of the lack of his team,he has proved that he can enter the playoffs and take his team to a game seven against the phoenix suns.kobe is going to be mvp.
last dirk nowitzski hes been playing great but hes no mvp last year he let wades and shaqs team win the nba and he stood standing watching the heat take the nba championchip,hes been playing good early in the year but he is slipping and we havent heard anything about dirks great performances these days.he would probably be tied with steve nash for mvp.
KOBE WILL BE MVP!!!
Who is going to be the nba's mvp(most valuable player)? Will it be steve nash , kobe bryant , or dirk nowitzknba playoff
Dude, Kobe is 37-38 as a starter. And just making the playoffs is not a big deal in the NBA. In any other sport the Lakers would not be in the playoffs this yr. The majority of teams make the playoffs in the NBA.
I don't care if Kobe scored 5 trillion points in one game, that's the only attribute that he has. All of his defensive stats have gone down since Shaq left. Also, his turnovers have gone up, and his Ast to Turnover Ratio has dropped since Shaq left. He's not making any of the players around him any better. And if you can't make the players around you better, then what do you have????????
You're giving Kobe MVP credentials for what he did 4-7 yrs ago. And by the way, the Lakers were 24-7 without Kobe from '00-'02 (the championship yrs). They were only 13-13 without Shaq during that span. When you become the focal point, it's a completely different thing. Just ask Penny Hardaway. Stats mean nothing if you can't make anyone around you better. Who has Kobe made better????????
Who is going to be the nba's mvp(most valuable player)? Will it be steve nash , kobe bryant , or dirk nowitzknba stats ,nba teams
Well i want Kobe to win outta them 3 cause steve nash i dont like and dirk nowitski i do like a lil and i wish it was allen iverson but hes not gonna be on it lol
Dirk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...
dirk got it this year
Carmelo Anthony!! Go Nuggs!!!
Steve Nash... No doubt. w/o him the Phoenix Suns deadly offense is basically non-existant, and they don't have any D as it is... They wouldn't even make the playoffs if it wasn't for him.
I like kobe (actually I HATE the guy) but I must admit he does contribute alot 2 his team, but when you put him up against Nash, there is no comparison. Steve Nash is the obvious choice. He has led his squad to the no. 2 seed and made his teammates better along the way. This year they may be strong contenders for the championship (if they can get past the deadly 2nd Round match-up with the Spurs/Nuggets victor)
Dirk is a great player, but doesn't contribute as much to his team as the other 2 candidates. I don't mean to degrade him but his team can do well enough w/o him... they wouldn't hold the number one spot, but they would still posess a lower seed *(even in the action-packed W-Conf.)*
Harris, Terry, Stack, Howard, Dampier... There's your starters right there.
It will be between Dirk and Nash. IMHO, Dirk gets it this year. Dirk has upped his defense and is a machine on offense.
Kobe shouldn't even be in the running (if Kobe really were the MVP, the Lakers would have won more than 41 games). Oh, and what "scoring records" has he set? He does hold a few Lakers scoring records, but that's about it.
I still think its going to be Steve Nash I think the MVP of a team needs to be is someone who makes there whole team better and that person is Steve Nash the suns would be nothing without him. It should not go into account that he has been it for the past 2 years. he deserves it. Kobe should not get it because i know there is no one on his team but that's why hes getting 31+ points Nash is getting 18+ points along with 11+ assists yeah Kobe is getting 31 points but hes got nothing else to show for it. Face it Nash you could start a franchise with Kobe it is hard to because he wants to be the man but he cant he needs a shack the Lakers might not even make the playoffs and the MVP should play for a team that's a contender dont you think?
It's not that I hate Steve Nash, but I'd love to see Kobe get an MVP. The only problem is that, despite his magic, the team hasn't been lifted out of mediocrity. The MVP goes to a player on a good team, thus why Steve Nash won it twice, Kevin Garnett won it when the Timberwolves were #1 in the West, and Tim Duncan won it the year the Spurs dominated and won the Championship. Kobe would have won it hands-down last year if his team had finished in the top four in the West. Yet they finished an okay 7th, a good rank, but not good enough to satisfy the media who vote. This year, he would have won it if he and the team had continued playing the way they started.
Dirk is a good candidate, yet his numbers, scoring in particular, are slightly down from a year ago. There are quite a few things going for him however, especially considering that he's the best player on the best team, his shooting percentage and assists are up from a year ago, and he's reached the expectations that were expected for the team after last years trip to the Finals.
Steve Nash is having a career year, and if it wasn't for the Mavs, they'd be the best team in the NBA. He's putting up better numbers in points and assists especially, and he's also giving better effort on the defensive end. His leadership and attitude have helped transform the Suns into a playoff threat.
All in all, I think Dirk has a good shot at winning the MVP, primarily because he's the new guy on the block. Otherwise, it'd be Steve Nash.
Kobe will not be mvp he won't even make the playoffs with the way they're playing they're going to lose the rest of the season and no make the playoffs. While Golden State and the clippers get in. It's going to between Duncan and Nowitzki for MVP. Nash is not the best point guard in the league that belongs to Baron Davis when he is healthy he is the best in the league.
it wont be kobe not after that performance against the clippers. even though he scored 50 his team lost, thats the bottom line and they blew a 17 pt lead too. thats unacceptable. when kobe had his streak of 50 pt games he did it against bad teams and its no coincidence he won them all. whenever kobe has the ball, the lakers just stand around and watch. kobe doesnt trust his teammates anymore. and kobes MVP votes will be linked with how well his team does.
its pretty much between nash and dirk. but i think it should be nashs trophy again. he really does make his team better. when nash was out 4 straight games, the suns went 1-3 and lost 3 straight against teams like atlanta and seattle. without nash, phx is very average. in the mavs/suns games, nash always seems to shine in the OTs and dirk doesnt. without dirk i still think the mavs are formidable.
I think its close between Dirk and Nash, but I gotta go with Dirk.
Steve Nash has a career year, but I think Dirk has done a better job. Dirk is more difficult to deal with than Nash for their opponents from games I've seen. Also, Dirk to me, is the force of his team who won them games. Nash supports his players.
Kobe Bryant has done great, but hasn't gotten that "success" with his team that would make the voters pick him. The team is pretty close to .500 and gone through terrible losing streaks.
i agree
I can GUARANTEE Kobe will not win MVP. With the likes of Nash and Dirk, he doesn't stand a chance. Think of the image the league would be promoting by giving him MVP. The sport of basketball is about team play.
Dirk Nowitzki will win over Steve Nash [yes, these are the only two candidates in my mind] simply because Dallas is doing better than Phoenix, and because Nash isn't going three-peat [nothing against the guy of course, this is statistically his best year].
I think Dirk Nowitzki will get it. He led his team through a great season and had a great season himself. I just don't see Nash getting it again and Kobe is playing well but his team isn't.
it's either kobe bryant or steve nash...i don't like dirk nowitzki to be the MVP
I agree that Kobe would be one of the best candidates for the MVP this year. He is the definition of "scorer" for the NBA. Scoring-wise, he has the most complete game of anyone in the league. There is nothing you can do to stop him, including fouling him.
However, you can't look at just individual performance. Otherwise, it would just be the NBA scoring champ each year taking home the MVP. The MVP is awarded on that basis, to the player most valuable to their team.
For that reason, I say Steve Nash is still the frontrunner for MVP this year. Without him, the Suns are nothing. Sure, they have the players, but they can't connect. Remember when he went out with those few games with the injured shoulder, near about the All-Star break? They were terrible and looked out of sync. Games like that go to show that Steve Nash IS the Phoenix Suns. They have shaped an entire franchise around him; Mike D'Antoni even draws all his plays around Nash.
And all the while, Nash makes everyone else play better. The season before Nash came to Phoenix, the Suns were 29-53. A season later, they finished 62-20, a league best. This year, they are 2nd in wins. Besides that, remember Joe Johnson? They traded him to Atlanta for Boris Diaw in 2005. Guess who had the career year and Most Improved Player award? Diaw.
While Kobe is there putting up 50+ point games every now and then, Nash is there putting up 20+ point, 12+ assist games every game. The difference? Nash's strategy gets everyone else involved, and wins them games. Why else do you think the Suns are second in the NBA, while the Lakers are struggling for the 8th seed?
Now, this by no means goes to say that Nash could take Kobe in a game of one-on-one. But that's not what the MVP is about. Without Kobe there, the Lakers can still win. Luke Walton and Lamar Odom are excellent, intelligent players. Everyone else just needs to score more. But take Nash out of the equation for the Suns, and they fall apart. Steve Nash is the Most Valuable Player in the NBA.
Nash easily
i think Dirk would be the MVP =P well i hope that steve nash would be the MVP but i think Dirk needs a chance =D
Nash should be MVP, but he won't win.
Kobe does not deserve the MVP and won't win, despite what you think.
Dirk is deserving of it and will win it.
You can immediately eliminate Kobe because his team is bottom seed in the playoffs and is just squeeking into the 7th or 8th spot. It is after all a team sport not an individual one. I 100% guarntee that Kobe will not win MVP like him or not. There is no way that LA will get past round 1 of the playoffs. They are likely matched up against Phoenix and they will crush them in 4 (max 5 games). If you can't get past round 1 you aint the MVP...period.
That leaves Dirk and Steve.
Steve
Pros
1. Steve has had another monster year
2. They recently beat the Mavs twice
Cons
1. Steve has won twice already and is less likely to be given a 3rd go.
2. The Suns are 2nd seed to the Mavs in the West.
3. Steve had a recent injury and was out for several games with Shoulder problems.
4. The Suns have struggled a bit lately. They lost to Houston and barely beat LA.
Dirk
Pros
1. Awesome season
2. Top Seed Team and highest winning record in the NBA of all teams.
Cons
1. Lost to the Suns twice recently.
Conclusion
I love Steve Nash (he is my favorite player), but this year you have to give it to Dirk. I'd say watch for the Suns to reach the 3rd round and the Mavs to go to the finals.
Pretend this was Nash's first year with the Suns, he would win MVP....you can't count on the fact that he's won previous two...he is the most valuable player...you saw that when he went out, they became a lottery team.
Without Dirk, the Mavs would still make the playoffs, and Dirk hasn't proven to handle pressure situations properly (choked last year in finals, and choked against Phoenix)
Kobe, he is the best player in the NBA, but he isn't the most valuable...if he was, he would have the Lakers around the 4th-5th seed...not almost out of the playoff race.
So I go with Nash, the guy who changes a lottery team to a championship team...now that's an impact
