Lets be real, LBJ will win MVP again over Durant

[Hoopz2332]

the raw numbers are deceiving because of the gap in minutes played but lebron has clearly been better and his rates back it up



scoring wise..KD takes 3 more shots to get only 3 more points




Heat have one more L than the Thunder and lebron's surge hasn't come yet...what this tells me is that he's going to add to his trophy case when he puts the debate to rest and squashes Durant when they play

[Marchesk]

Since when do they hand out the MVP based on PER?

[jzek]

Nope.

Media votes and they don't like the same guy winning every year (see: Jordan and LeBron a few years back). Durant or somebody else will win this year and then LeBron will win again for the next 2 or 3 straight years then somebody else again etc.

Has been that way since the 50s. It's very predictable.

[inclinerator]

he needs to get the wins over thunder and maintain around the same wins

[Droid101]

Kevin Durant will win unless the Thunder (or him) drop off drastically.

[HoopsFanNumero1]

If Durant wets the bed against the Heat like he did last in last season, he shouldn't win MVP.

[jstern]

Since when do they hand out the MVP based on PER?

The OP showed more stats than just PER. Including wins and losses and Durant scoring 3 more points on 3 more shot attempts.

[SilkkTheShocker]

This is year 3 now of people telling us how LeBron isn't going to win it.

"They are tired of LeBron, it's Durant's award to lose!". Same shit every year. Than LeBron goes into hick town and slaps KD around and he gets the MVP hype.

[Nash]

The absence of Wade will be a huge factor at the end of the season.

[pauk]

Not even close to over yet.... but so far i would go with Lebron, its very close still. Before Lebrons last game and Durants last game i had Durant at #1 and Lebron close there at #2.

[Illuminati]

LeBron will, as usual, turn it up a notch post all-star break and have the MVP on lock by the end of March.

[Hoopz2332]

Since when do they hand out the MVP based on PER?

I showed more stats than per..I showed you that lebron rebounds better and obviously dishes out more assist. lebron also scores at a higher rate...3 less points on 3 shots

[Marchesk]

I showed more stats than per..I showed you that lebron rebounds better and obviously dishes out more assist. lebron also scores at a higher rate...3 less points on 3 shots

I see that Durant has 1.2 more rebounds per game, .1 more steals, and three times as many blocks.

0.3 blocks? WTF is that for a 6-8 athletic beast?

[Hoopz2332]

This is year 3 now of people telling us how LeBron isn't going to win it.

"They are tired of LeBron, it's Durant's award to lose!". Same shit every year. Than LeBron goes into hick town and slaps KD around and he gets the MVP hype.

true story

[SamuraiSWISH]

Bron is the best player in the game, Durant has a nice case for MVP though. Voter fatigue for such a dominant player will set in again for voters the same way it did the last time one player single handedly dominated competition yet didn't win the award every season. 2014 for LeBron will be like MJ's: '89, '90, '93, '97 seasons.