WS/48 vs MVP Award

[oaktownwarriors87]

Which Better Reflects the NBA MVP?

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Season     MVP WINNER   WS/48 LEADER
2016-17   ????????????   Kawhi Leonard
2015-16   Stephen Curry   Stephen Curry
2014-15   Stephen Curry   Stephen Curry
2013-14   Kevin Durant   Kevin Durant
2012-13   LeBron James   LeBron James
2011-12   LeBron James   LeBron James
2010-11   Derrick Rose   LeBron James
2009-10   LeBron James   LeBron James
2008-09   LeBron James   LeBron James
2007-08   Kobe Bryant   Chris Paul
2006-07   Dirk Nowitzki   Dirk Nowitzki
2005-06   Steve Nash   Dirk Nowitzki
2004-05   Steve Nash   Dirk Nowitzki
2003-04   Kevin Garnett   Kevin Garnett
2002-03   Tim Duncan   Tracy McGrady
2001-02   Tim Duncan   Shaquille O'Neal
2000-01   Allen Iverson   David Robinson
1999-00   Shaquille O'Neal   Shaquille O'Neal
1998-99   Karl Malone   David Robinson
1997-98   Michael Jordan   David Robinson
1996-97   Karl Malone   Michael Jordan
1995-96   Michael Jordan   Michael Jordan
1994-95   David Robinson   David Robinson
1993-94   Hakeem Olajuwon   David Robinson
1992-93   Charles Barkley   Michael Jordan
1991-92   Michael Jordan   Michael Jordan
1990-91   Michael Jordan   Michael Jordan
1989-90   Magic Johnson   Michael Jordan
1988-89   Magic Johnson   Michael Jordan
1987-88   Michael Jordan   Michael Jordan
1986-87   Magic Johnson   Magic Johnson
1985-86   Larry Bird   Larry Bird
1984-85   Larry Bird   Larry Bird
1983-84   Larry Bird   Adrian Dantley
1982-83   Moses Malone   Moses Malone
1981-82   Moses Malone   Julius Erving
1980-81   Julius Erving   Julius Erving
1979-80   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
1978-79   Moses Malone   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
1977-78   Bill Walton   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
1976-77   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

[Dr Positivity]

On the years they disagreed, I counted more where I favor the MVP vote's pick... but overall WS/48 does a good job

[Z Cabarkapa]

Pretty cool - I think WS/48 clearly yielded the better results. It gives Shaq, MJ, and Lebron - the 3 greatest players in the past 25 years - more MVPs. The Downside is it does this at the expense of some pretty deserving MVPs - Duncan, Olajuwon, Malone.

WS/48 also reverses some undeserved MVPs - Rose MVP to Lebron, the Nash (system) MVPs go to Dirk instead, CP3s historically amazing season in 07/08 taking away Kobe's only MVP, Barkleys MVP goes to Jordan, etc.

Voters don't like to give it to the same player every year, so they look for excuses to vote for someone else (i.e. Rose over Lebron). They also like to give career/body of work awards (Kobe, Malone, Barkley) despite other players having better seasons.