I know this is not a real award, so just answer who you think is. If anyone says Kobe or LBJ, your are retarded
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Boris Daiw, they guy can play any position and he is great at defense not to mention that he has nice stats: 13 ppg, 7 rebounds and 6 assits
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That was a dumb answer to this question.  If you want to go there mr basketballnutz than I counter with this.  You say that Kobe is better than steve because the lakers wouldn't trade for him right?  Ok, so then Lebron is better than Kobe because there is no way the Cavs would trade for him right?  Come up with better answers dude.  \n\nTo answer your question...  As far as mystique goes, Kobe and Nash are great right now, (I'm a HUGE suns fan)  But until they start going to championships (in kobes case, getting back there)  they cant be compared because Magic and Jordan were annual Title Contenders, on or the other was getting there every year.  \n\nSecondly, you cant compre Nash to Magic anyways because they are too different.  Magic was 6-9 215  Nash is 6-3 195.  Nash is a pure point guard, Magic could play any position.  So stop comparing them!
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I think the MVP should not be decided until at least the end of the first round. Firstly if you cant get you team in the final you shouldnt be MVP and secondly the first round could be a confirmation of the play during the season.\n\nThe winner of the Suns vs Lakers games would be enought for me to judge show should have won between Kobe or Nash. Or if Lebron explodes in the first leg of the final then we could choose lebron
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Steve Nash, Lebron James, and Kobe seem to be the front runners for the MVP.  I also think Lebron should win it, and that he is the only reason the Nest winning streak ended.
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I'd pick Kobe. So much publicity; 81 points.
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You are right Kobe is the best player in the game right now. ALso when Kobe's career is over he will be sharing the best basketball player spot with michael jorden. Kobe has a lot more talent then lebron. Lebron just has better teamates and his assists are higher. If kobe was lebrons height he would be avereging 40 points 10 rebounds and 8 assists. Kobe doesnt only outplay lebron but he also outplays everyone else in the league.
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Kobe is vastly superior to Lamar Odom. He doesn't get as many assists as Steve Nash, but so what? Look who Nash can pass to and look who Kobe has to pass to.  \n\nNash can't come close to Kobe as a scorer either (and Kobe is a better rebounder and a much better defender than Nash).\n\nKobe and Luke Walton were the only Lakers to show up for Game 7, and it wasn't enough.\n\nKobe will make the Hall of Fame, no question. Lamar Odom has no shot at the Hall, absolutely none...
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Kobe and Shaq. No one dominated like them.
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Definitely Ben Wallace. His fro helps block people's view of the rim, therefore making him the Defensive Player of the Year.
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So Kobe can score more than every othe NBA player? Big deal. Even if that makes him the most skilled player in the NBA, it doesn't make him the most valuable player. Steve Nash-led teams(Suns and Mavs) have led the league in scoring for 4 out of the past 5 years, and if you ever watched the Suns even once this year and compare them to last year, you can see that Nash made the players around him better. I could write an article on why Nash deserves the MVP award.
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kobe far better...and a better ind. player. you can't compare them as team players because kobe has no teammates
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I have to agree with you all the way. Lebron isnt even close to kobe. Kobe might end up getting 5 rings. Lebron might end up with 0 or 1. Kobe is the most talented. He has better passes but the only problem is that he has no1 to pass too. Also when you're that good you want to shoot a lot. He wins games single handedly for his team. WHen Kobes career is over he should be considered the best that ever played th game. Kobe MVP this seasonand I'm all the way for lakers, even though i live in MI i hate pistons and lakers are ma n*****
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Kobe. Doesn't anyone on this site watch any games...it's pretty obvious... He won the scoring title by about two points while being constantly double teamed.
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No. This is because you can't really compare the two of them yet, because kobe is still young- but so far, he isnt, because kobe doesnt pass the ball. all he does is shoot, shoot, shoot. but dont get me wrong- kobe is probably the most skilled player in the league today. jus think where the lakers would be without him.
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Dwayne Wade followed by Steve Nash... LeBron James is NOT a guard...=)\n\nMain reason why Wade is way ahead of Kobe Bryant:\n--- He has done something Kobe Bryant never managed to accomplish, that is to fullfill his teammates lifelong dreams. Kobe doesnt have what it takes to win the 2004 crown for his hall-of-famer teammates Karl Malone and Gary Payton, while Dwyane Wade carried the likes of Alonzo Mourning and Gary Payton to their 1st ever championship. WITH THAT SAID, nobody can now say that Kobe Bryant is better than Dwyane Wade.\n\nWhy Steve Nash is only second despite being MVP for 2 consecutive seasons:\n--- simply because he doesnt have a ring yet! But everyone must agree that without him, Phoenix would not even have made it to the playoffs this year, not to mention conference finals appearance!
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One of the criteria for NBA MVP should always be making one's teammates better. Nash does that. Kobe does not. He's made efforts before in the past, but it never lasted for very long (see his 81-point "performance") I'm speaking from the standpoint of a former Laker fan who was a fan until they traded Shaq. And before anyone calls me a "bandwagoner", I was a fan during the "Showtime" era and continued watching through Magic's retirement and through the Shaq & Kobe era until Kobe got Shaq traded. Also, an MVP never skulks off the court without so much as a congratulations to the winning team.
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People will always say Lebron or Shaq, but you have to see if scoring a bunch of points makes them great. If Shaq didnt weigh 300 lbs and was only 6'6" like M.J. he would be working at McDonalds. He sucks. He is only good when he is 3 feet from the rim. Kobe is better than Lebron but excluding those 2 Wade is coming up very fast. It took more than Shaq to get them to the finals right? Kobe #1   Lebron #2    Wade#3     Shaq#12