Rapcity_11 wrote:INKtastic wrote:Triples333 wrote:Again another person not distinguishing between the reg season grind and the end of the playoffs. Also please understand that other than most, I consider him being the only player on his team opting for rest on their tough road b2b game (hint: these are generally the games he sits... i.e. The toughest ones to win) a big negative towards an MVP campaign. Proving your worth by not showing up doesn't do it for me.
LeBron lost the MVP to Steven Nash one year for this very reason. Except in that case the writers/voters who used the Suns record without Nash got the record completely wrong. Then Nash won it again the next season for having a better season than his first year, never mind that LeBron was vastly better both years.
Lebron wasn't even in the discussion in 2005. It was all Nash vs. Shaq. Plus, 2nd year Lebron was definitely not "vastly better". What a terrible take.
I got the years Nash won mixed up. 2006 is the year I'm talking about. Nash won, LeBron was substantially better.
LeBron had 31.4 points, 7.0 assists, 6.1 rebounds, and a PER of 28.17.
Nash had 18.8 points, 10.5 assists, 4.2 rebounds, and a PER of 23.29.
Two reasons I heard voters give for giving it to Nash.
- If we gave it to Nash last year, we have to give it to him this year. That was ridiculous considering how much LeBron improved.
- I can't give it to LeBron, we can't give the MVP to a player who will lose in the first round. Turns out Nash lost in the first round while LeBron was a rebound away from the ECF.
And the year prior, voters did say they were voting for Nash because of their awful record without him, only they got the record completely wrong and keep repeating the wrong record.
