Shaq may not be biased, but I’m sure he could very possibly be WRONG. An MVP carries his team when things go wrong (like injuries to Pau Gasol/Andrew Bynum). Kobe has allowed his team to be trounced at home by Charlotte and Memphis, getting technicals and reverting to his 12-40 shooting nights and reducing his teammates to glorified rebounders. Not the MVP.

I think it’s Chris Paul or Tim Duncan… LeBron is the best player in the league, but the Cavs’ record just doesnt justify the award. It’s truly a shame because of how great he has been, and the stats are just eye-popping.

Regardless, like I wrote before, given that O’Neal said he thinks Bryant deserves it, then maybe he does. It ain’t like Bryant is going to be the best man at O’Neal next wedding, let alone ever invited into O’Neal’s house.

Please don’t tell me you think O’Neal is biased, too.

“Barkley, Screaming A Smith, Bill Walton, Kenny Smith, Mike Tirico, Doug Collins, Rich Bucher, Marc Stein, Greg Anthony..”

Each and every one of them work for ESPN, so obviously there will be anti-Cleveland bias right off the bat. Add to that the fact that Barkley is wrong on practically everything he predicts, year in and year out, Bill Walton is STILL high from his playing days, and guys like Mike Tirico and Greg Anthony are just happy to be employed, and I’m not terribly impressed with that list of “experts”.

By the way, Chris Broussard was the only so-called “expert” who picked the Cavs to win the East last year, so maybe he’s not a bad guy to ask??

And Kobe is still a better all-around player than LeBron, only Clevelanders and Chris Broussard think otherwise. Here’s a list of analysts of feel the same way: Barkley, Screaming A Smith, Bill Walton, Kenny Smith, Mike Tirico, Doug Collins, Rich Bucher, Marc Stein, Greg Anthony..need I say more?

Nice try.

This ‘Douglar’ joker has a pathetic argument. It’s not a vote for the best player on the best team, and I haven’t seen NO or LA even clinch the playoffs yet. Either one could end up 7th or something, and then your argument just seems even more stupid, if possible. If Phoenix wins, should we hand it to Nash or Shaq? If San Antone is #1, should Duncan get it? And by your own logic, Kevin Garnett is the obvious winner, dummy. The Celtics sucked last year and now they have the best record. Stats don’t seem to matter to you if your’re throwing CP3 in and I say that as a CP3 fan.

MVP is the award for the best player in the league, mixed in with how valuable they are to their team. It’s not about records, and it’s not about retroactive awarding (see Kobe Bryant). Now if the player is on a team that is a bottom-dweller, that’s one thing, but any team getting a playoff seed has achieved the first objective. The Cavs wouldn’t make the playoffs with the king, period, so being fourth with him is pretty good.

Well, I’d rather be LBJ with no MVPs and a trip to the Finals on a fairly bad team than Kobe with no MVPs and no trips to the finals except when clinging to Shaq’s coattails. He even complained about that, must be an LA thing.

Well Windy, that’s why you don’t vote for MVP’s a week after the all-star game. If you do vote LeBron MVP on a team that’ll win 43 or 44 games, then you should get your votes revoked. It’s either KG/CP3/Kobe… maybe TMAC. No LeBron. He’ll win his, just not this year.

Again, no judgement can be made on the trade until this bunch has played a full season together.

The Cavs just need a win, period. Get the monkey off their backs. This week may have been light with games, but the games they are playing are against the NBA’s elite teams. Even Philly is playing lights out.