So you’re telling me that if you were to draft a team today regardless of age, your first overall pick would be James Harden?
That’s crazy.
I would draft Kawahi Leonard first overall because he is a class act winner who is the two time DPOY, something few NBA players do these days, and he never celebrates and never complains. His contract is worth $94 million and he still drives his Chevy Tahoe from high school. He’s the one kids should be looking up to.
I honestly believe Kawahi should be MVP but you just made it so easy for me to argue for Westbrook.
First and foremost Mr. Bolen, let’s take a look at the name of the award shall we? MVP stands for Most Valuable PLAYER, not most valuable team. If that were the case the Warriors would win the award. So there’s your first error, the award is an INDIVIDUAL award. Therefore, Westbrook could win MVP on the mere fact that he’s AVERAGING a TRIPLE DOUBLE, the first player to do that since who? Oh that’s right, Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson. Or should Mr. Robertson not be recognized in the Hall of Fame because he was too selfish and averaged a triple double?
Moreover, if the MVP award should go to whomever helps their team the most, it should still go to Russell Westbrook as he is a stronger asset to the Thunder than James Harden is to the Rockets. As Mr. Honcho pointed out, when Westbrook tallies a triple double, his team is 33-9 as opposed to when he doesn’t record one and OKC is 14-26. That fact alone disproves your point about how “OKC tallied 8 fewer wins is a consequence of his [Westbrook’s] personal achievement”, when clearly he is elevating his team when he has greater personal achievement. I guess Westbrook’s 10.4 assists per game is just too selfish for the children, but Harden’s 11.2 per game is just right. Furthermore, that point also throws out your statement of “Facts only. Nothing in this column is debatable”. And you’re right, the Rocket’s 55-27 record is so significantly better than the Thunder’s 47-35 that that James Harden should win MVP because his team won 8 more games. You make it sound like the Rockets are incredibly better than the Thunder because James Harden plays so unselfishly, when in reality, the two teams’ records are quite similar.
Lastly, I agree with I Don’t Wanna Be Here when he says to teach kids to work hard and never give up. Russ played in Kevin Durant’s shadow for a long time and received unjustified criticism from many, ie: Mark Cuban. Now, he is proving them all wrong because of his work ethic and attitude. That doesn’t mean I don’t believe in teamwork, which is very important and should be preached as well, but it shouldn’t be why an individual player wins the Most Valuable Player award. All this stuff about how teamwork is why James Harden should win MVP is very liberal sounding because liberals like to make everyone feel included and make sure no one is left out. The bottom line is that Russell Westbrook is a single player who deserves MVP more than James Harden, another individual player, because he is having a better season. Plain and simple.
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So you’re telling me that if you were to draft a team today regardless of age, your first overall pick would be James Harden?
That’s crazy.
I would draft Kawahi Leonard first overall because he is a class act winner who is the two time DPOY, something few NBA players do these days, and he never celebrates and never complains. His contract is worth $94 million and he still drives his Chevy Tahoe from high school. He’s the one kids should be looking up to.
I honestly believe Kawahi should be MVP but you just made it so easy for me to argue for Westbrook.
First and foremost Mr. Bolen, let’s take a look at the name of the award shall we? MVP stands for Most Valuable PLAYER, not most valuable team. If that were the case the Warriors would win the award. So there’s your first error, the award is an INDIVIDUAL award. Therefore, Westbrook could win MVP on the mere fact that he’s AVERAGING a TRIPLE DOUBLE, the first player to do that since who? Oh that’s right, Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson. Or should Mr. Robertson not be recognized in the Hall of Fame because he was too selfish and averaged a triple double?
Moreover, if the MVP award should go to whomever helps their team the most, it should still go to Russell Westbrook as he is a stronger asset to the Thunder than James Harden is to the Rockets. As Mr. Honcho pointed out, when Westbrook tallies a triple double, his team is 33-9 as opposed to when he doesn’t record one and OKC is 14-26. That fact alone disproves your point about how “OKC tallied 8 fewer wins is a consequence of his [Westbrook’s] personal achievement”, when clearly he is elevating his team when he has greater personal achievement. I guess Westbrook’s 10.4 assists per game is just too selfish for the children, but Harden’s 11.2 per game is just right. Furthermore, that point also throws out your statement of “Facts only. Nothing in this column is debatable”. And you’re right, the Rocket’s 55-27 record is so significantly better than the Thunder’s 47-35 that that James Harden should win MVP because his team won 8 more games. You make it sound like the Rockets are incredibly better than the Thunder because James Harden plays so unselfishly, when in reality, the two teams’ records are quite similar.
Lastly, I agree with I Don’t Wanna Be Here when he says to teach kids to work hard and never give up. Russ played in Kevin Durant’s shadow for a long time and received unjustified criticism from many, ie: Mark Cuban. Now, he is proving them all wrong because of his work ethic and attitude. That doesn’t mean I don’t believe in teamwork, which is very important and should be preached as well, but it shouldn’t be why an individual player wins the Most Valuable Player award. All this stuff about how teamwork is why James Harden should win MVP is very liberal sounding because liberals like to make everyone feel included and make sure no one is left out. The bottom line is that Russell Westbrook is a single player who deserves MVP more than James Harden, another individual player, because he is having a better season. Plain and simple.
Go Celtics.