Jcool0 wrote:He was about to be market corrected by Steph Curry, so even if he never got injuried his career most likely to plays out like Russel Westbrook then anything. Also for his MVP, he probably was a borderline top 5 player that year. He had the narrative that year and people hated LeBron for the decision. He gets the retirement because of his popularity being from Chicago, which we all know.
In terms of ability, I think that's completely correct.
In term's of how the MVP award is handed out, his team had the best record in the league, and he was head and shoulders above anyone else on it. That is how probably half the MVPs are handed out. If you fit in this scenario, someone needs a great narrative to defeat you, the award is yours to lose.
Beyond being the best player on best team front runner, he also had the best narrative in the league. He never won the award previously, he was 3-0 in the regular season against Goliath (LeBron), and the whole league loved that the Bulls were kind of the anti-Heat in being homegrown.
This was about as much of a no brainer as you'll ever see in MVP awards based on how they typically go, which is why he got 113 of 121 1st place votes.
