tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966735045265717224.post4557947613162434992..comments2023-04-20T09:43:48.910-04:00Comments on PTU (Pardon The Unemployment): LeBron James Is No MVPSnoothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01790750695737522069noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966735045265717224.post-39356356275754914132012-05-14T08:05:44.853-04:002012-05-14T08:05:44.853-04:00"I'm the best ever. I'm the most brut..."I'm the best ever. I'm the most brutal and vicious, the most ruthless MVP there's ever been. There's no one can stop me. Chris Paul is a conquerer? No, I'm Alexander, he's no Alexander. I'm the best ever! There's never been anybody as ruthless! I'm magic Johnson, I'm Larry bird. There's no one like me. I'm from their cloth. There is no one who can match me. My style is impetuous, my defense is impregnable, and I'm just ferocious. I want your heart! I want to eat your children! Praise be to David Stern!"LBJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966735045265717224.post-64915562480440720352012-05-13T18:31:00.647-04:002012-05-13T18:31:00.647-04:00I will not argue against LeBron being an incredibl...I will not argue against LeBron being an incredible athlete. If they made a player in a lab, he'd probably be it. But the MVP award isn't for the most physically gifted player on the court or the one who fills in the stat sheet best. <br /><br />Kobe Bryant, the fiercest post Jordan ball player, has only one MVP despite carrying his team two post Shaq titles(winning the Finals MVP both times), 9 All NBA first teams, 9 All NBA first team defense, and some other second teams for both sprinkled in there for good measure. <br /><br />A perfect example of Kobe not getting an MVP would be the '05-'06 season. Kobe averaged 35 points, 6 rebounds, and just shy of 6 assists a game with a starting line up that featured Smush Parker, Deavon George, and Kwame Brown (Note the better stat line than this year's MVP with very limited talent). There is a reason someone else won that award, the voters where sending a clear message that albeit Kobe's gifts, talent, and nightly stat line, Steve Nash's contribution superceded the purely statistical. Nash's stat line that season was 19 points, 10 dimes, and 1 steal. But he was the emotional leader of that team and did "all of the things that don't show up on the stat sheet".Hater Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16620284145267670999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1966735045265717224.post-68363864029531124722012-05-13T14:05:32.455-04:002012-05-13T14:05:32.455-04:00Here's the thing about Lebron: He's good ...Here's the thing about Lebron: He's good enough, despite being a crappy finisher, to be considered one of the all-time greats. This may seem strange to some people because being able to hit big shots in crunch time is usually the best indicator of a great player. The reason Lebron is different is because he's SO GREAT at every other aspect of the game: he's one of the best scorers and defenders in the league, he's the best rebounder and passer for his position, and he's one of the most athletic players ever. While Paul is a great player, and he makes a cute pick for MVP, he's clearly not on Lebron's level. Durant is a little closer, but he's too one-dimensional.<br /><br />I believe that Lebron will go down as the best of the 2nd tier all-time greats. Because of his failures in crunch time (like averaging 18 a game in the final last year), he won't be on the level of the dozen or so tier 1 guys (like Jordan, Kobe, Bird, Magic, etc).<br /><br />So, my point is, he's so great of a player in so many different ways that he's still better than everyone else despite being a total wuss in big moments.Bottlenoreply@blogger.com