re: Celtics at Heat

That is why I mentioned the business aspect of Rose as the MVP. The casual fan, whom we will call the "Gamecock", would be irate if Lebron "The Villain" James or Dwight "on a team that is 4th in the East" Howard won the MVP award. IMO, it really does not bother me who wins the MVP or whatever because in the end, it truly is all about the Finals.

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One of the things that the triumvirate of TTT, BB03, and shel311 overlook is the non-statistical element of the MVP voting. While the voters overcompensate for it for sure, you have to have to also examine "surface" statistics, such as that Lebron will win less games this year on what should be considered a better team than last year's Cavs. While I am not a big proponent of these "surface" stats being the determining factor for the MVP, they definitely matter in the equation because the casual fan would be upset if someone like Lebron won the MVP. This brings up the point that is often overlooked in these discussions is that the NBA is a business that looks to make a profit. It would not be very smart if the NBA gave its most prestigious individual regular-season award to its biggest villain, would it?

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I don't think I overlook it as much as I just disagree with it.

In the grand scheme of it all, it doesn't matter who wins any MVP award. I just get annoyed with the ever changing definition of the MVP.

If it goes to the best player, that'd be Lebron.

If it goes to the most valuable to his team, that'd be Dwight, IMO.

But this year, it just seems to have gone to the best player on a team that was better than we thought they'd be.