Race to the MVP.

[EvilSperm]

Kobe got this

[mitrandil20]

Oldy goldy Timothy, that's the way you do it.

Also, Lebron is freak, he's flirting with trible double more than ever without sweating. But what about his low-20es scoring? He reached peace of mind in a greatly-oiled system?

[truth serum]

Another great game from Melo and the Knicks tonight. I can really see Melo claiming this thing by year's end. The guy is incredibly focused. Very nice to see. Best Knicks player in many, many years.

[28reloaded]

It will come down to LeBron and Durant yet again. I mean christ, the 2 are not even playing their "B" games yet and they're averaging 22/10/6 and 22/11/4 respectively

[Luv those Knicks]

It will come down to LeBron and Durant yet again. I mean christ, the 2 are not even playing their "B" games yet and they're averaging 22/10/6 and 22/11/4 respectively

I think the votes will sometimes get spread around. Not always to the same guy

Lebron won in 3 of the last 4 years, so, if he doesn't run away with it, I'm not sure he gets it this year.


and it's mad early, but

Lebron 22/10/6 is pretty crazy and I could see him staying at those numbers.
Durant is, I think the favorite if he keeps his rebounding numbers up cause I think his scoring will go higher than 22.
James Harden 28/5/5 is a sleeper, but if he keeps it up. . . who knows.
Melo's been good and if the Knicks keep wining 27/7/1.5 (assist numbers suck but lets see if the Knicks keep wining)
Kyle Irving (long shot) but 23/4/6.5 is a curiosity. could get a few votes and next year . . . who knows.
and I wouldn't sleep on Kevin (stats) Love - not sure when he comes back, but on a bad team, if Love puts up crazy numbers again . . . he's in the mix. Longshot, but at least, not out of the race.
and I'd never sleep on Dwight though he will have to step it up. Right now he's not close.
and while he won't make it, cause, well, there's just no way, I still want to give props to Zach Randolph for leading the league in rebounds so far. Memphis is 4-1. Zach's putting up 15/15.


Gun to my head:

Durant - favorite
Melo - 2nd
Lebron - 3rd
Hardin - 4th

and this isn't order, this is who I think is most likely to win right now. I think after those 4, there's a drop off in likelihood.

[mitrandil20]

Lebron is putting up Birdish stats without too much effort it seems

[markjay]

Kobe got this

It's only been 6 games but 27 - 5 - 5 on 68% TS% is darn impressive. And is ankle is just getting better. Lakers will have to start winning, but I expect that to happen as well.

[C-izMe]

How is KD the favorite. He's putting up more TOs than assists right now. If you mean favorite by the end of the year I'll agree because they've been trying to give it to him for years. And if Harden keeps this up he won't get it. He's averaging 5TOs a game and his team is losing. If it wasn't for done shady calls in these horrible games he's had recently he wouldn't be at 28 a game.
My list goes:
1. Chris Paul
2/3. Lebron James/Carmelo Anthony
4. Tim Duncan
5. Kevin Durant

Harden will get the Kevin Love look-at-his-raw-numbers vote but no serious votes.

[TheGarden]

It will come down to LeBron and Durant yet again. I mean christ, the 2 are not even playing their "B" games yet and they're averaging 22/10/6 and 22/11/4 respectively

so its the best stats award like I said, dude please

[NYK210]

gonna be a 3 man race with Lebron and Melo neck and neck

[kamelion4291]

LeBron's been putting up his numbers shooting 56%. Carmelo at 44% is clearly a notch below.

[Lercher]

Another great game from Melo and the Knicks tonight. I can really see Melo claiming this thing by year's end. The guy is incredibly focused. Very nice to see. Best Knicks player in many, many years.

Melo will be one of the major candidates but I don't believe he'll win the MVP award this year, I'd rather bet my $$$ on JR winning the 6th man of the year.

[Captin Planit]

It will come down to LeBron and Durant yet again. I mean christ, the 2 are not even playing their "B" games yet and they're averaging 22/10/6 and 22/11/4 respectively

so its the best stats award like I said, dude please

Do you realize the irony of your remark when your signature is devoted to tracking Melo's stats?

JR Smith's winning of the 6th Man award is more likely, more deserved, and a more favorable cause to support.

If this current trend becomes par for the course for Melo and the Knicks, then yes, I see him being AMONG the contenders.

But like everyone said, Bron isn't breaking a sweat, and leading a Heat squad that is rolling through games for the most part.

I know saying that leaves me open for the harem of Knick homers to remind me that the Knicks made quick work of the Heat, but I hope even that crowd will approach the outcome of both teams by season's end with at least the slightest iota of rationale.

If the Lakers recover quickly from this slump and Kobe continues playing the way he has, he has a better shot than Melo of being among the top 3. Time will tell.

It'd be nice to see more objective people participate in this thread. I don't even have to look at avatars and user names to know where your allegiance lies when you try to offer objective insight into an issue at hand. It's pathetic.

[TheGarden]

It will come down to LeBron and Durant yet again. I mean christ, the 2 are not even playing their "B" games yet and they're averaging 22/10/6 and 22/11/4 respectively

so its the best stats award like I said, dude please

Do you realize the irony of your remark when your signature is devoted to tracking Melo's stats?

JR Smith's winning of the 6th Man award is more likely, more deserved, and a more favorable cause to support.

If this current trend becomes par for the course for Melo and the Knicks, then yes, I see him being AMONG the contenders.

But like everyone said, Bron isn't breaking a sweat, and leading a Heat squad that is rolling through games for the most part.

I know saying that leaves me open for the harem of Knick homers to remind me that the Knicks made quick work of the Heat, but I hope even that crowd will approach the outcome of both teams by season's end with at least the slightest iota of rationale.

If the Lakers recover quickly from this slump and Kobe continues playing the way he has, he has a better shot than Melo of being among the top 3. Time will tell.

It'd be nice to see more objective people participate in this thread. I don't even have to look at avatars and user names to know where your allegiance lies when you try to offer objective insight into an issue at hand. It's pathetic.

I track Melo's stats in my sig sort of like I track my favorite football players stats in my sig for my football site

anyway, I said what I said because he just throws out the numbers these guys are putting up as evidence to why they should be MVP or as its starting to be known as the best stats award

anyway, its getting very annoying to see everyone saying Melo has "no shot" at MVP but then again I see no one really understands what the award stands for

[Bobbcats]

CP's numbers aren't going to be MVP this year. Normally he gets the big part of his points when they bring him back halfway through the 4th and he controls the ball throguh every possession, now he will be sharing that responsibility with Crawford. Already seeing his PER drop down to 22 even without him playing poorly.

Should be LEBRON again at the end of the season.

[TheGarden]

People usually say MVP is the best player on the best team, okay

who's the best team in the league right now?

who's the best player on that team?

case closed until those question's answers change

[og15]

CP's numbers aren't going to be MVP this year. Normally he gets the big part of his points when they bring him back halfway through the 4th and he controls the ball throguh every possession, now he will be sharing that responsibility with Crawford. Already seeing his PER drop down to 22 even without him playing poorly.

Should be LEBRON again at the end of the season.

Paul's PER is still at 27.8 so far. It was 23.7 during the 10-11 regular season where he averaged 15.8 pts / 4.1 rebs / 9.8 assists, and it would be hard for him to not beat that.

He's currently playing a career low 33.2 MPG, but per 36 he's putting up 19.0 pts / 4.2 rebs / 11.6 assists so far. Now, I'm not saying he's going to get MVP, but I'm not sure he will have too much of a drop off in his production rate. His raw numbers might be down due to playing less minutes though.

[kamelion4291]

People usually say MVP is the best player on the best team, okay

who's the best team in the league right now?

who's the best player on that team?

case closed until those question's answers change

The vast majority of people still consider Miami the best team, so your argument is silly.

[Captin Planit]

anyway, I said what I said because he just throws out the numbers these guys are putting up as evidence to why they should be MVP or as its starting to be known as the best stats award

anyway, its getting very annoying to see everyone saying Melo has "no shot" at MVP but then again I see no one really understands what the award stands for

But arguing for players with the best stats is no more or less acknowledgeable than a fanatic knee-jerk reaction in defense of your team's leader.

I can't imagine anybody who doesn't already possess bias in favor of another team or player dismissing Melo's contention. The issue is that so long as Lebron is Lebron playing like Lebron on a team that will cruise to the finals on auto-pilot (for the most part, I'm being facetious) led by Lebron, Melo should not justifiably win the award.

And I say this as a Nets fan who dries his tears on the straps of his Brooklyn Industries backpack thanks to Deron Williams' inability to perform as a top 5 MVP candidate while based in the Eastern Conference.

Dark horse contender: DeMarcus Cousins.

[Illhavethelary]

Right now for me it's

1. CP3

2. Lebron

3. Duncan

4. Melo

5. Kobe