Everybody seems to be changing their MVP pick this week. For the first half of the year, most people had Steve Nash picked to win it again. Then, Kobe Bryant scored 81 points in a single game. And then the Suns kept winning, so Steven Nash became the frontrunner again. But now, LeBron James continues to prove critics wrong who said he couldn't hit the big shots. Last night, he hit a jumper with 0.5 seconds left to beat the Hornets.
Earlier in the season, the media tried to expose the major chink in the king's offensive armor by claiming that James was afraid to take the big shots, and when he did, couldn't hit them. He has responded with a stat that many writers have been throwing around since James hit last night's game winner. 19 for 29 from the field in the final two minutes of games with a score differential of three points or less. It sounds a lot more complicated than it really is. Plain and simple, LeBron is clutch.
With LeBron's late game heroics and the Cavs momentum going into the playoffs, many people are changing their MVP's picks to the King. Who should really win it? I don't know, the MVP is never actually the most valuable player, he's just the player with the best year according to the media, regardless of actual value. Who do I think will win it? It doesn't really matter. I don't have a vote and I definitely don't get paid for my opinions. So I'm just going to wait to hear who actually wins it.
But one thing is for sure, this year, it's wide open. Check back tomorrow.
