Post by Lotur on May 2, 2008 3:11:35 GMT 8
Although Lebron had those historic numbers and Chris Paul with his landmark season, Id say this year's MVP goes to Kobe Bryant. Crunching the numbers we saw a decline this year from him in the following major categories> PPG, minutes played and FG%. He did retain his overall assists average from last year and had less TOs.
Imho Kobe was a better player during the 06-07 season. However the numbers dip was not enough to offset the great season they had with Gasol in tow (not to mention Bynum's resurgence), and these more than make up for the MVP argument. He understood that it was not all about him anymore and that somewhat affected his individual totals.
Lebron right now is going through the same KB24 syndrome from years back, awesome numbers (even more productive than kobe's) but with marginal team success. CP3 meanwhile missed out on a crucial stretch by failing to land the #1 seed for his Hornets and most prolly, a shot at the MVP.
I think their time will come soon, but for now its all kobe.
Imho Kobe was a better player during the 06-07 season. However the numbers dip was not enough to offset the great season they had with Gasol in tow (not to mention Bynum's resurgence), and these more than make up for the MVP argument. He understood that it was not all about him anymore and that somewhat affected his individual totals.
Lebron right now is going through the same KB24 syndrome from years back, awesome numbers (even more productive than kobe's) but with marginal team success. CP3 meanwhile missed out on a crucial stretch by failing to land the #1 seed for his Hornets and most prolly, a shot at the MVP.
I think their time will come soon, but for now its all kobe.
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