Do you think Kobe Bryant should have won the 2006 MVP? Why or why not?
345885
Yeah, even though he didnt win it he is the best player in the WORLD not just the nba, everyone knows that..
586944
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...
1027215
Hell yes. I think they didn't pick him, because his career wasn't long due to injuries. In my book he definitely should've been one of the 50 greatest players
311183
He shot 44% from 3, 6th best in the league.\nHe shot 92% from the free throw line, first in the league.\nHis field goal percentage was 52%, which would be great for a center or a power forward, positions much closer to the basket, and is a field goal percentage that Michael Jordon only accomplished 4 times during his 15 year career.\nHe is number one in the league in assists, for the second straight year, a catagory which is often overlooked in favor of points, but is more helpful for making a team win.\n\nThe team that he has been on, for the last 5 years, has had the number one rated offense in the league, as in points scored. It was Dallas for 3 years, then when he came to Phoenix, they had the number one rated offense. Its no coincidence.\n\nHe runs the offense better than any other player in the league, and even though Kobe puts up a ton of points, and Lebron gets stats accross the board, Nash has more of an impact on his team winning. Phoenix lost two of their best players, in Joe Johnson and Amare Stoudamire this year, and they continued to win. Nash is deservedly given credit for this.\n\nAn MVP has to make their team win, as well as have very impressive stats. Nash has both.\n\nHis only weakness, is his defense. So, while I would argue that Nash should win over Kobe, since Kobe isn't always a team player, and Lebron, since he isn't quite as smooth as Nash at running an offense yet, and also isn't a good defender (yet), I would possibly choose Elton Brand or Chauncey Billups as MVP over Nash, since they play amazingly on both sides of the ball. Kobe is a good defender too, but still plays more of an individual game than a team game.\n\nSo yes, Nash deserves the MVP over some, but maybe not over others. Either way, it's a tough choice to argue with.\n\nAnd he's an obvious hall of famer. You don't win two MVPs and not go to the hall. Record breaking? Perhaps for assists. Irrelevent, either way, in the MVP debate.
380489
NO!!! not even close. When Kobe has six championships i will think about it. Kobe has like 2 assists a game. Being a better player equals getting the rest of your team involved and not just scoring 40 points a game. MJ could score over 40 still have 10 assists and have his team win the game.
354568
Wow, before I read the details, I had picked Barry Bonds and Kobe Bryant.  I would also like to add Terrill Owens for his selfishness.  Great Question!
1104414
That's what the f*#k I'm talking bout... and for people that say Wade is the best, they only say that s**t cause they turn one the TV and see him right now...  they either have never played organized basketball, don't remember the Laker 3 peat, or they just got the mind of an impressionable 10 year old little kid...  and the MVP stands for the MOST VALUABLE PLAYER...  if your going to give it to the player that makes his team better...  give it to LeBron, not Nash...  wins ain't got nothing to do with the MVP.  It's supposed to go to the player that had the best year... that was Kobe...  END OF DISCUSSION !!!!
897587
I sort off agree with you, witout saying anyone sucks Morneau should have been the mvp (or Mauer)\n\nYankees would still have been a playoff team without Jeter\n\nThe Twins would have been nowhere without Morneau.\n\nLook at how the divisions played out, AL Central went to the last day.\n\n\nJeter might well be a better player, and had a better season, (debatable) but the award is Most VALUABLE Player.\n\nNo one was more valuable to his team that Morneau.
337637
Ronaldinho won the Best Player of 2005. The Best Player of 2006 we will just know in the beginning of 2007.
421218
I think Kobe Bryant or Steve Nash should have the MVP title this year. Steve Nash has really maintained the Suns' rankings even though Amare was injured, but Kobe has been doing his best to involve his teammates as much as possible and he has set some records this year too. For me, Kobe is still the MVP for this season because he completely plays in a different level compared to other players. Steve Nash is second...
497730
No. Even though he was leading the league in assists and free throws made, It should have gone to Kobe Bryant. He is the only one who can make plays on that team and he has scored well over 35 pts in the regular season, including his 81-point game vs. Toronto. Also, he pulled his whole team to the playoffs.\n\nGO PISTONS
318992
1) It will be detroit and Dallas...in the finals but each team has hard road getting there...other possiblilities are the Heat and the Spurs or the Nets and Pheonix...\n\n2) Kobe "ball hog" bryant is the best player you will ever see in this generation...so get over yourself...he makes his whole team better, look it up...but to answer your question, yes, they are currently the seventh seed in the West...a few games ahead of Sacramento and a few games back of Memphis...\n\n3) Grant Hill is so f'd up with his 100000 injuries that he decided that he needed to admit himself to a nursing home, and that's where he's been ever since...\n\n4) Dwayne will not take the MVP trophy simply for one reason...Shaq...with him on their team Wade will never win a MVP trophy...plus there are better players more deserving of it out there...Chauncy Billups, Steve Nash, Elton Brand, Kobe "MVP" Bryant, Vince Carter...
504855
I think Kobe should have won it, and I don't think Nash deserved it, but I can't say that Kobe was cheated.  Kobe is hated and he can do no good.  He asks out of an already decided game after scoring 62 points in three quarters, he's accused of robbing the fans of a historical moment.  He singlehandedly brings his team back from a double digit deficit en route to giving the fans a 81 point historical moment, and he's accused of being selfish.  Kobe carried the Lakers everywhere they went this season.  His sidekick, Lamar Odom, didn't show up for much of the season.  Two other starters, Smush Parker and Kwame Brown, were projects, and Luke Walton is pedestrian at best.  \n\nSteve Nash didn't make anyone better.  They were already good, he just passed them the ball and they hit shots.  When Kobe passes the ball, his teammates don't hit shots.  Kobe can't be accused of losing the series to the Suns.  Smush Parker didn't show up for four straight games.  Kwame Brown can't catch, and both Brown and Odom decided to miss game seven all together.  Kobe didn't quit in game 7.  He knew that he would have had to score 101 points for the Lakers to win that game, and that just wasn't going to happen.
657335
He should have won the MVP. No one will give him the respect that he deserves. He's about to beat the best team in the league, and make it into the Finals. People are starting to give him some respect, but he deserves more.
582785
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.
442704
If you mean MVP, I think they will give it to Nash. He did a great job, but this year there are many worthy candidates. If I had a vote I would give it to Nowitzki. As a Spurs fan, I could not choose between Parker or Duncan this year, both were outstanding.
1083549
that's where i'll put Kobe Bryant! he's one of the best NBA players around but i'd say he's not the best right now but if you're talking about looks, i'll vote for him! :)