Derrick Rose won MVP because he was the only player to be top 10 in points and assists. He lead a team to the number 1 seed in the NBA even though they had no legit offensive players. Luol Deng was their second option, because Boozer was a bum. Lebron could have had two other scoring options in Wade and Bosh. Rose didn't have that, he alone carried the offense.
you should add the stats of the MVP for that year and also where the team was ranked at the end of the regular season. that would give a better indication of why they were snubbed.
How can you be the best player of nearly a decade and only have one mvp Even the announcers during games have been wondering Well whatever mvp doesn't even prove who's the better player
I think Harden should have been in there in the late numbers around 8-10. He was snubbed last year big time. Curry has proven he is by far the MVP this year but Harden should have been 14-15 MVP. Harden: 27/6/7 (Led injury ridden Houston team to 2nd seed and WCF) and then Steph: 23/4/8. (67 wins, but they were all healthy and the deepest team in the NBA)
Jackson Kirke Only one player in NBA history has won MVP without making playoffs and that was Kareem. Russ did not put up kareem-like numbers last year lol
+TheMepwep I think James Harden last year deserves a mention too. Curry deserves the MVP, but Harden was without a doubt, playing a MVP-level season too.
rose won because he was the most valuable. people forget that in mvp. lebron was great that year but if u look at the talent on that heat team it is ridiculous, rose brought life to that bulls team
Kobe had an amazing season in 2002-2003. Probably his best actually. He averaged 30.0 Points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 block, 2 steals, and shot a good FG and 3P%.
Love your videos! Great list. You're one of the only people who has actual-speed highlights of Jordan lol thank you! Although I do recognize that you don't necessarily use highlights of the specific seasons for each season listed, but there's nothing wrong with that. Keep up the great work!
I was a big fan of Shaq but what The Answer did for that 76ers team that season was amazing. He was the true MVP that year and did more with less than any player I've seen and he was only 6 feet and 150 lbs soaking wet and took more punishment than any player in the NBA. The biggest snubs were Hakeem the Dream losing to David Robinson and Tim Duncan losing to Karl Malone. Also Shaq losing to Steve Nash in his 1st year in Miami.
I also forgot for us older fans Bernard King should have been MVP in '84 over Bird. Larry was the better player but King truly carried that Knick team by himself while Bird had MiChale, Parrish,and Dennis Johnson. That's also the year that King had back to back 50 point games.
I actually think that Alonzo Mourning deserved the MVP more over Tim Duncan in 1999 due to Duncan playing alongside the always underrated David Robinson with the Spurs that year, thus leading them to the best record in the league. As for David Robinson winning over Hakeem, that shouldn't have been a snub due to Robinson producing clearly better stats during the "regular season" and impacting his team much more when compared to what Hakeem did for his Rockets, since this is a "regular season" award. As for Shaq losing to Nash in 05, to me it's more of a 50/50 decision, as Nash's impact was clearly the biggest in the whole league for the Suns while Shaq didn't have a clear claim be the league's best player (Amare, Tim, Kevin, Dirk etc. all had a chance too). The same 50/50 situation goes with 01 Iverson as Shaq at that year was very clearly the best layer in the league while AL had maybe more impact to the 76ers. And it's all just like copy and paste to the 2002 Duncan MVP over Kidd. It's the same with 1984, again a 50/50 situation as the best player in the league, Bird, came up against the most impactful player to the team in King. To me, I would have voted by the following: 1. 1984 Larry Bird over Bernard King (Best Player in the league over the most impactful player for a team) 2. 1995 David Robinson over Hakeem Olajuwon (Best Player in the league during "regular season") 3. 1999 Alonzo Mourning over Duncan and Malone (Did the most for his team as all three players' stats were similar) 4. 2001 Shaquille O'neal over Allen Iverson (Best Player in the league over the most impactful player for a team) 5. 2002 Tim Duncan over Jason Kidd (Best Player in the league over the most impactful player for a team) 6. 2005 Steve Nash over Shaquille O'neal (Most impactful player for a team over not clearly the best player in the league)
Funny thing is Oscar Robertson averaged a triple double the same season with 30 11 and 12, yet bill Russell ended up winning mvp with only 18.9 ppg because he had the best team.
+fritzyness he played great that season but not really a snub. LeBron had 28.4ppg, 7.6rpg, 7.2apg, 1.7spg, 1.1bpg in only 37.7 min. per game on a 66-16 team. To win MVP on a 43-39 team, you have to go bonkers, like when MJ averaged 37ppg on 53% on a not-yet championship calibre bulls.
Not a knock against Allen iverson don't get me wrong astonishing player and I believe he deserved it to but to make a case for Shaq he was in a talented loaded team as you said but to be the best on that team and to lead that team and secure a dynasty and be what some people would say the sole reason that team won that saying a lot yes there were a lot of components to it but Shaq led this team and with big numbers a stat sheet stuffer and a leader all in one you cannot knock people for thinking he deserved MVP
He shouldn't have won that year. His stats were excellent but the heat were trash! Lebron had better all around stats and was on the best team record wise in the NBA.
smh people don't realize why Nash won MVP... he was the reason the Suns were a 60 win team... his playmaking made the whole team better as a whole and his impact was more then just on the stat board
+Dom Nash won MVP because the NBA needed an image figure at the time. Kobe had that rape case, Kidd with domestic violence. Nash appealed to casual fans. Who would the NBA market then? Duncan was too boring (in their view at least), Shaq and KG are the guys some fans don't like (basically black dudes being fierce and all) so Nash was the answer after the process of elimination. Why Shaq deserved the 2005 MVP? Simple 2004 Lakers (w/ Shaq): 56-26 2005 Lakers (w/ out Shaq): 34-48 2004 Heat (w/ out Shaq): 42-20 2005 Heat (w/ Shaq): 59-23 He caused a 40 game swing and would have made the Finals had Wade not gotten injured in the ECF Why Kobe deserved 2006 MVP? Best player that season? check Most memorable player that season? check Won 45 games with Smush Parker playing 33.8 MPG? check Not a liability on defense? check
+Edgar Ongjoco Fucking white america, who doesn't like players that play fierce. I mean I'm not even watching nba anymore unless it's the playoffs because they people start playing with that FIRE. I don't see it alot anymore. Nba is RIP. That's what I say about nash aswell he won the mvps because he was the best white player in the league at the time. BS
On paper, Wilton Chamberlain is the biggest snub! 50.4PPG, 25.7TRB and 2.4AST! The MVP award went to Bill Russell... Concretely, Bill Russell helped his team to win important games; Wilton Chamberlain on the other hand was too busy to blacken the scoresheet! He forgot basketball was a team sport : in 1962, he barely came back to protect his own basket, he never fed his teammates, he never set picks for them, etc. That's why players voted for Bill Russell even if these guys hated the Celtics' center!
1. Until the 1979-1980 season, players voted for the MVP awards. Players voted for Bill Russell despite they dislike Russell. 2. Many Bill Russell teammates were elected to the HOF because they played with Bill Russell and the Boston's dynasty : Bailey Howell, Tom Heinsohn, Ed McCauley, K.C. Jones, Bill Sharman, Frank Ramsey were inducted into the HOF despite being only good/role players playing for a great dynasty. Arnie Risen, Andy Phillip, Clyde Lovelette played for the Celtics past their prime. Knowing that, we're not surprise that Wilt Chamberlain himself, Bill Russell and many other NBA legends claimed that Wilt Chamberlain didn't understand how to win early in his career, while Bill Russell fully understand how to be a winner since his first days in the league.
***** Wilt Chamberlain admitted years after his retirement that his teammates weren't as bad as people remembered : Guy Rodgers, Al Attles, Hal Greer, Cunningham, Tom Gola, Walker were HOF who played with Chamberlain (no inclusion of the Lakers here)... plus Arizin, Nate Thurmond who played with him out of their primes. Tom Meschery put similar stats to Jones... in a winning team, he would have been in the HOF! That's the second most HOFers in that era after Boston's Bill Russell and we both know that many guys on that roster were elected because they won multiple rings.
No, because Chamberlain didn't help his team defensively that year. Back in the days, players voted for the best overall player (offensively-defensively). Philadelphia was : * dead last in Opp. PPG * dead last in Opp. FG% * Wilt Chamberlain rarely came back to protect his own basket (according to Rodgers and his new coach in 1963, Alex Hannum). Warriors were the third best team in the league, but one of the worst defensive team of that decade! Here are a few examples : *Wilt Chamberlain won the MVP in 1960, Celtics was the best team. * Bob Petit won in 1959, Celtics was the best team. *Oscar Robertson won in 1963, Celtics was the best. * Wilt Chamberlain won 1966 & 1968, Celtics was the best team both years. * Wes Unseld won in 1969, despite Boston championship, Boston was the best. * Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won in 1972, even though the Lakers was the best team. * Dave Cowens won in 1973, even if the Knicks was the best team. From 1959 to 1973 (Wilt Chamberlain career) : * 8 MVPs went to players that didn't played for the best team. * 7 MVPs went to the best players playing for the best team. 4 were awarded to Bill Russell.
***** 1. Players voted the award until the 1980 season... Anyway, if a player is good enough to be elected to the All NBA team, of course he had all the odds to win the famous MVP award (Bill Russell was on the second team, because, well, he played behind Wilt Chamberlain who had gargantuan stats). The All NBA Team is mostly based on stats. But, NBA players -- when they voted for The Most Valuable Player -- looked for the impact a player had to his team : wins, contributions on both defensive and offensive ends, etc. As I stated before, many of his peers felt Wilt Chamberlain didn't understand how to win. Furthermore, Wilt Chamberlain admitted that he didn't understand how to win & got his teammates involved until he joined the Lakers. 2. In the book *Rivalry : Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain and The Golden Era of Basketball*, we learned that Guy Rodgers & Alex Hannum criticized Wilt Chamberlain for his lack of willingness on protecting his own basket : "Admit it cat that we're a much better club with you feeding us part of the time and then getting back to protect our basket." That was Guy Rodgers in 1963, a year following Wilt's 50PPG season.
+Noah Garcia Not only that, but Kidd shot 39%FG had a 48%TS. That's not MVP caliber at all Duncan had 25ppg/13rpg/4apg/2.5bpg @57%TS with a PER of 27. Duncan was flat out better. Kidd wasn;t even top 3.
+All Sport Highlights What's your take on Duncan's 2003 MVP? There are a bunch of people of say that Kidd should have won 2002 AND 2003 MVPs. I think it's absurd honestly, considering Timmy beat New Jersey in the Finals and had a near quad dub in Game 6.
+Noah Garcia next time consider their position before comparing stats. point guards have less rebounds than centers. guards have more assists than bigs. sfs are more balanced as their position allows them to post numbers on every category. consider who had the biggest impact to their team. who made more key plays to put their team in the situation to win a title or get in the playoffs. that way players on teams ranked at eight can be considered because sometimes, there are players who really turned shitty teams (as in ranked 30th team level) into a playoff contender.
+Noah Garcia Then what's Nash doing with his 2 MVPs? LOL. Kidd was a phenomenal player that year. He made the Nets a 1st/2nd seed team by being the leader, the triple-double machine etc. He's a floor general in the mold of Magic Johnson. Scores only 15 points a game, yet led his team to 1st/2nd seed and NBA Finals. That says alot.
I'm glad someone acknowledges the MVP snub of Alonzo Mourning, that was a great season by him where he led Miami to a great record and be a real threat and title contender, Karl Malone was still deserving of the award so I'm not mad at all
I was never a big Kobe Bryant fan but I thought he deserved to win it more than once. I think the fact that he was vilified in the media by his alleged-rape scandal and his feuds with Shaq cost him an MVP or two. Also, Mourning's block highlights were amazing; so many all-stars got rejected by Zo. On a final note, you should check out Olajuwon's individual stats for 1990; they are FAR more impressive than Barkley's.
i'll try not to sound like a bulls fan here but i think lebron vs rose could go both ways. bulls weren't even on the map for long time til rose came in. then he brings the bulls to 62 wins. sorry if i'm mistaken but he was also the only player to be both top 10 in scoring and assists at time? mind you this is lebron/heat era. stats like those on a super team.. yea
+Prince Cyrill: Warriors fan since 2015! Back to my point though, McGrady put up Jordan numbers that year. I don't care if his team sucked or not, 32pts 6rebs, and 5ast is damn good.
+Epic Sauce he didn't drag Shit Noah ran the Offense and Having a Prime Noah A Prime Gibson And a Prime Luol Deng is more than enough to make The Finals. Here Take This L
Good list man, I think James Harden 2014/15 deserves and honorable mention because he played 81 games and besides for ariza the entire missed time and Houston was still second seed in the west curry is stacked in golden state, not taking away from his play but he didn't deserve it because any given day if he wasn't there Klay was on deck and so on...
+Jordon Platt I'm alright with Curry winning it and I'm a Rockets fan. They had a historic season and Curry is the best player on the best team by far, so there can be no harm giving him the MVP. Harden deserves it too tho, but then again, he's got Dwight (who's supposed to be better than Klay last year).
Wilt Chamberlain 1961-62 Philadelphia Warriors 80games, 48.5mpg (more than regulation time), 25.7rpg, 50.4ppg. First Team All-NBA center Actual Winner: Bill Russell 3rd Team All-NBA Also, as mentioned, Oscar averaged a triple double that season.
+vincent wood "sooooo...? " I'd expect someone giving that comment to read more. actually, they did. they've been giving out MVPs since Bob Pettitt. also as mentioned, Bill Russell won that season (1961-62)
Greatest stats ever? Dude like 3-4 people on here averaged 30 before. Not sure why people correlate breaking a record to the greatest season ever. Did you not see MJ, 32.5-8-8-3. That's gotta be the greatest shit ever
+Cameron Bhasin you my friend are a complete fucking dumb ass you just said if Westbrook was injured the back up would do well with dr durant let me tell you if curry was not i gs that team would still be in the finals
west out played him in the playoffs, he sucking in the finals but his team still killing it sorry but west is better the fact you think cameron payne can take over shows your being bias, kd showed you in this playoff why you need more then just him.
***** Shut the he'll up. So ignorant. IF millions of experts, all the current stars of the NBA and multiple hall of famers including MJ say he's the best of his time, why the fuck would anyone listen to your dumb ass?
+Fahiem Ahmadi Because Kobe had Image problems after the sexual assault scandal. His relationship with the media fractured as well, sometimes it's all politics, his 2005-06 season was ridiculous.
i disagree with the shaq snubs, yea shaq had a impressive stat line and was a awesome force but without AI the 76ers wouldnt even make it close to the playoffs and on the lakers team of 01 there was some great talent there whereas on the 76ers the second best player was a aging mutombo. for the 05 season its close to a snub but not in my opinion lemme tell u why. shaq had a young, going into prime d wade, which u can make a case for d wade to be mvp if u look at stat lines, whereas nash had to deal with mostly only offensive weapons on his team which i believe is why people believe nash has weak defense when it was because he had no one to fall back on if there was a threat on D. he was "most valuable" to the suns for his way of conducting the team in such a great amazing leader way, and shaq was basically saying "give the big fella the ball"
Kobe really should be #2 on here. Still amazes me that 81 points, 10 straight 50+ games, and 62 points in 3 quarters isn't enough to win an MVP. The NBA's defense has fallen off big time in recent years, and yet you will still never see anyone play like that again.
panner11 True. That's why Wade in 08-09 and Westbrook last year didn't have a real shot at MVP (and Chris Paul/Damian Lillard this year). MVP is a product of team success as much as individual success, though it is certainly debatable whether team success should factor into the MVP.
+APAConnection I hope you're joking bro. Curry will never get those stats and I doubt anyone ever will again. Closest thing to that type of scoring was KD's MVP season.
anyone who thinks Steve nash shouldn't have won in 04-05 is bugging out, the season before they won 29 games, then they add nash and win 62, thats the pure definition of Most valuable
WHEN kOBE FANS debate against Lebron fans they say MVPs dont matter. But as you can see here. They are going all out against NASH for that MVP hahaha Hypos
There was basketball before the 1980's you said BIGGEST so that would include Wilt Chamberlain 1960-61 50.4 ppg & 25.7 rpg. 62-63 44.8 ppg. & 24.3 rpg. 60-61 39.4 ppg 27.2 rpg Oscar Robertson 1961-62 when averaged a triple double 30.8 ppg 12.5 apg 11.4 rpg. & 60-61 wuth 30.5 ppg. 10.1 rpg. 9.7 apg. Also Mournings 20ppg 11 rpg are not MVP numbers
Just letting u know basketball players back then had a huge range in skill level I'm pretty sure a bench player in the 60s could be beaten by a 10 year old in his prime
+Dj Says no it was a smaller league the talent was more concentrated, like in the 90s lots of shit players because it was in the expansion era much more diluted talent
+Axel Minani absolutely right. And LeBron was expected to make and win the finals that year. The Bulls weren't expected to top the newly formed big 3 in the East standings let alone grab 60 wins
+Axel Minani most valuable player might be what the award says but its not what the award means. the voters are not really voting on who is more valuable, they are voting on who had the better season
Expected to make and win the finals that year? Which team had the better regular season record? Getting 60 wins isn't a fluke so don't tell me it was "unexpected". If they managed 60+ wins then they are expected to give the Heat a tougher series rather than a 4-1 loss to them.
how are you going to say AI didn't deserve his MVP? he carried that philly team to the finals. without AI that team wouldn't have even made the playoffs. he was clearly the Most Valuable Player on any team.
Itz Dinka right reg season MVP he lead a terrible team to 1st place in the east averaging over 30ppg. after winning that MVP he proved he deserved it by leading said terrible team to the finals and giving LA its only one loss of the entire playoffs. to say AI didn't deserve that seasons MVP proves you don't know shit about basketball. matter fact the year he said shaq should have won instead of Nash AI had better stats then both of them that year too. SMH
+iLL MiX lol "terrible team"? They had the defensive player of the year, 6th man of the year, coach of the year and they led the east in defensive rating. That team was not "terrible" at all, they just didn't have any scorers outside of A.I.
the hightlights of Jason Kidd on this Video was so Random, why did you add different year in his highlights? and for the Jordan Highlights you added the 1990 to his 1996 highlights.
+King Kyle DelaSoul His stats that year were pretty close to LeBron's (lower PER than LeBron even), but the Cavs had 20+ more wins, which was the difference.
I think it's common knowledge that the mvp always goes to the best player on the best team. But based on this list most of these guys were second to the actual mvps. which was why i was surprised he wasn't on the list. D-wade was better than lebron that season.
The MVP has always gone to a player on the 1st or 2nd seed of a conference. That's the way it always has been. Like I said, their seasons were pretty similar with Wade having a lower PER if you use that as a metric.
+dataunknown wat??? bro thats what i just said. idk what your even trying to argue about lol. all im saying is d wade should have been on the list. since he was mvp worthy. who the heck cares about PER. if the heat had a better record than the cavs then d wade would be mvp. like what the heck are we even talkin about???
Alonzo Mourning in the strike shortened 1999 season. He led the league in points, rebounds,blocks & assist-to-turnover ratio. He deserved it that year & the next
Derrick Rose won MVP because he was the only player to be top 10 in points and assists. He lead a team to the number 1 seed in the NBA even though they had no legit offensive players. Luol Deng was their second option, because Boozer was a bum. Lebron could have had two other scoring options in Wade and Bosh. Rose didn't have that, he alone carried the offense.
That and voter fatigue
Cos lebron just joined the heat
you should add the stats of the MVP for that year and also where the team was ranked at the end of the regular season. that would give a better indication of why they were snubbed.
was about to say the same thing
mike had 32 8 8 and 3 and didnt win MVP. Goddamn
Kobe the biggest mvp snub in nba history
yea nash should not have won 2 in a row, kg shouldn't have won it and neither should dirk
+Ya Momma Are you ok? Wilt played in a whole diffrent gen than Kobe
+Hasad Chaarab Nash was crazy lmao he had stephen curry hype bro
How can you be the best player of nearly a decade and only have one mvp
Even the announcers during games have been wondering
Well whatever mvp doesn't even prove who's the better player
+Hasad Chaarab KG was legit bro. Second seed; WCF. he averaged 24, 14, and 5. no one has averaged that since.
I think Harden should have been in there in the late numbers around 8-10. He was snubbed last year big time. Curry has proven he is by far the MVP this year but Harden should have been 14-15 MVP. Harden: 27/6/7 (Led injury ridden Houston team to 2nd seed and WCF) and then Steph: 23/4/8. (67 wins, but they were all healthy and the deepest team in the NBA)
I agree
true
+Ryan Terry It isn't just Points rebounds and assists though. It also accounts for defense. And it is a somewhat popularity vote anyway.
Westbrook had better numbers than both of them. More ppg, apg, rpg, spg, and a higher player effiency
Jackson Kirke
Only one player in NBA history has won MVP without making playoffs and that was Kareem. Russ did not put up kareem-like numbers last year lol
Forgot one of the biggest ones. 09 wade
Maybe next time, you should show the MVP's stats in comparison.
+lagosdre except for Nash maybe. wins matter most.
+Joshua Pleasant Its not the idea that these people were better its the fact of how good they played but did not win a MVP
+Joshua Pleasant while watchin the video i was thinkin the excact samething...
+TheMepwep I think James Harden last year deserves a mention too. Curry deserves the MVP, but Harden was without a doubt, playing a MVP-level season too.
+lagosdre lol nah jharden deserves DPOY
Man, Chuck was slick and quick back in his Sixers days. I'd forgotten what a monster he was--I mean, look at some of those fast breaks. Blazing fast.
No dwade, no like
ikr?
fr 08x09
exactly what i was thinking
Luxor Carlos u think D Wade should have won in 08? Apparently actually playing in the games doesn't matter to you.
Kobe 05-06 is the biggest MVP snub, that should be number 1, also shaqs snub at 10 should be higher on the list
Kobe's should've be 10 but you can't fix stupid
what??
Kobe averaged 35 points a game while Nash only had 18 he definitely should have won it that year
+Golden Madhatter don't get me wrong points are not everything
But Steve Nash had a good amount of assists too
And more team success
+Joseph Cobb I meant Kobe should have won the MVP
Damn no dwade? Coulda swore he woulda been on here
I don't agree with number 6 at all. Rose earned it
Agree
Lebron had Rose beat in nearly every stat. Rose primarily won that because the bulls were the 1 seed and everyone hated Lebron.
rose won because he was the most valuable. people forget that in mvp. lebron was great that year but if u look at the talent on that heat team it is ridiculous, rose brought life to that bulls team
+Wing Adept Rose led a shit Bulls team to first place
+Kool_ninja69 exactly
Kobe had an amazing season in 2002-2003. Probably his best actually. He averaged 30.0 Points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 block, 2 steals, and shot a good FG and 3P%.
Love your videos! Great list. You're one of the only people who has actual-speed highlights of Jordan lol thank you! Although I do recognize that you don't necessarily use highlights of the specific seasons for each season listed, but there's nothing wrong with that. Keep up the great work!
I was a big fan of Shaq but what The Answer did for that 76ers team that season was amazing. He was the true MVP that year and did more with less than any player I've seen and he was only 6 feet and 150 lbs soaking wet and took more punishment than any player in the NBA. The biggest snubs were Hakeem the Dream losing to David Robinson and Tim Duncan losing to Karl Malone. Also Shaq losing to Steve Nash in his 1st year in Miami.
I also forgot for us older fans Bernard King should have been MVP in '84 over Bird. Larry was the better player but King truly carried that Knick team by himself while Bird had MiChale, Parrish,and Dennis Johnson. That's also the year that King had back to back 50 point games.
+Claude White very good points
I actually think that Alonzo Mourning deserved the MVP more over Tim Duncan in 1999 due to Duncan playing alongside the always underrated David Robinson with the Spurs that year, thus leading them to the best record in the league. As for David Robinson winning over Hakeem, that shouldn't have been a snub due to Robinson producing clearly better stats during the "regular season" and impacting his team much more when compared to what Hakeem did for his Rockets, since this is a "regular season" award. As for Shaq losing to Nash in 05, to me it's more of a 50/50 decision, as Nash's impact was clearly the biggest in the whole league for the Suns while Shaq didn't have a clear claim be the league's best player (Amare, Tim, Kevin, Dirk etc. all had a chance too). The same 50/50 situation goes with 01 Iverson as Shaq at that year was very clearly the best layer in the league while AL had maybe more impact to the 76ers. And it's all just like copy and paste to the 2002 Duncan MVP over Kidd. It's the same with 1984, again a 50/50 situation as the best player in the league, Bird, came up against the most impactful player to the team in King. To me, I would have voted by the following:
1. 1984 Larry Bird over Bernard King (Best Player in the league over the most impactful player for a team)
2. 1995 David Robinson over Hakeem Olajuwon (Best Player in the league during "regular season")
3. 1999 Alonzo Mourning over Duncan and Malone (Did the most for his team as all three players' stats were similar)
4. 2001 Shaquille O'neal over Allen Iverson (Best Player in the league over the most impactful player for a team)
5. 2002 Tim Duncan over Jason Kidd (Best Player in the league over the most impactful player for a team)
6. 2005 Steve Nash over Shaquille O'neal (Most impactful player for a team over not clearly the best player in the league)
'03 Kobe- 30ppg, 7reb 6apg, 2 stl , 1 blk (Tim Duncan: 23 ppg, 12.9 reb)
'06 Kobe- 35ppg 5apg, 5 reb, 2 stl (Steve Nash 18.8 ppg, 10.9 apg)
'07 Kobe- 31.6 ppg, 6reb, 5apg (Dirk Nowitzki 24.6 ppg, 8.9 reb)
indeed... Bean got snubbed big time but hey what do we know. we're just kobetards. lls
03 kobe had shaq and still didn't win scoring title
tim duncan had the better recond and won chip with less help
The year Wilt averaged 50 points and 26 rebounds he wasn't given the MVP award. Now that's a snub
Funny thing is Oscar Robertson averaged a triple double the same season with 30 11 and 12, yet bill Russell ended up winning mvp with only 18.9 ppg because he had the best team.
+panner11 Wilt 1a & Oscar 1b
Because Russell was the best player on the best team. That why!
+Chicago Bulls Fan Yea that's pretty much how they choose the MVP award.
+NJ MC that's not how they do it they do it partly on stats what the player does for his community and if the player is a good role model
what about Dwade in 08-09 when he dropped 30ppg had 5rpg 7apg and 2spg
and 1.3bpg
+fritzyness ayy I know you on IG
That was the biggest robbery by far
+fritzyness he played great that season but not really a snub. LeBron had 28.4ppg, 7.6rpg, 7.2apg, 1.7spg, 1.1bpg in only 37.7 min. per game on a 66-16 team. To win MVP on a 43-39 team, you have to go bonkers, like when MJ averaged 37ppg on 53% on a not-yet championship calibre bulls.
cb4allstar4 He was also having MVP numbers in 11
First of all, Allen Iverson deserved the MVP that year. He took a bunch of scrubs and made them title contenders. Shaq was on a loaded squad.
+philly nation Just Kobe isn't a loaded squad. I mean, Lue and Rick Fox did well, but they weren't Dikembe Mutombo
Not a knock against Allen iverson don't get me wrong astonishing player and I believe he deserved it to but to make a case for Shaq he was in a talented loaded team as you said but to be the best on that team and to lead that team and secure a dynasty and be what some people would say the sole reason that team won that saying a lot yes there were a lot of components to it but Shaq led this team and with big numbers a stat sheet stuffer and a leader all in one you cannot knock people for thinking he deserved MVP
Shane Sterling Dikembe Mutumbo was past his prime, so he don't count.
+Manu Alf And Dikembe Mutumbo isn't Kobe so what's your point?
Dee Brownboi exactly
Dwayne Wade 2009? why is he not this list? he should have won MVP that year
It says "Top 10 NBA MVP snubs" not "all NBA MVP snubs"... Moron!!
He shouldn't have won that year. His stats were excellent but the heat were trash! Lebron had better all around stats and was on the best team record wise in the NBA.
That's what I'm saying. Bigger snub than anyone on this list was. One of the best years of any player of all time.
lebron easily had better all around stats
+Rico Suave His rebounding average was the only thing that was higher than Wade's that season.
smh people don't realize why Nash won MVP... he was the reason the Suns were a 60 win team... his playmaking made the whole team better as a whole and his impact was more then just on the stat board
Nah good try though
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+Dom he was good, not mvp, def not two years lol.....
+Dom
Nash won MVP because the NBA needed an image figure at the time. Kobe had that rape case, Kidd with domestic violence. Nash appealed to casual fans. Who would the NBA market then? Duncan was too boring (in their view at least), Shaq and KG are the guys some fans don't like (basically black dudes being fierce and all) so Nash was the answer after the process of elimination.
Why Shaq deserved the 2005 MVP? Simple
2004 Lakers (w/ Shaq): 56-26
2005 Lakers (w/ out Shaq): 34-48
2004 Heat (w/ out Shaq): 42-20
2005 Heat (w/ Shaq): 59-23
He caused a 40 game swing and would have made the Finals had Wade not gotten injured in the ECF
Why Kobe deserved 2006 MVP?
Best player that season? check
Most memorable player that season? check
Won 45 games with Smush Parker playing 33.8 MPG? check
Not a liability on defense? check
+Edgar Ongjoco Fucking white america, who doesn't like players that play fierce. I mean I'm not even watching nba anymore unless it's the playoffs because they people start playing with that FIRE. I don't see it alot anymore. Nba is RIP. That's what I say about nash aswell he won the mvps because he was the best white player in the league at the time. BS
nice highlitghts!! love it i watch NBA since 2003 so i cant say the old times, but stats dont count that much for MVP
You were supposed to show the stat line of the player that won mvp that year as well
Kobe should have won it over nash
+Noah Terranova So should Shaq.
+lagosdre he wasn't the reason they were losing look at the roster, he was the main reason they weren't 15th lol
+Dirkster1 for real the only one he had was odom and that wasnt the odom from the championship runs either, not yet.
+Dominic Campbell no ai deserves his mvp
TheSniperBoss I wasn't referring to that one. I was referring to the MVP that Nash won.
On paper, Wilton Chamberlain is the biggest snub!
50.4PPG, 25.7TRB and 2.4AST! The MVP award went to Bill Russell...
Concretely, Bill Russell helped his team to win important games; Wilton Chamberlain on the other hand was too busy to blacken the scoresheet! He forgot basketball was a team sport : in 1962, he barely came back to protect his own basket, he never fed his teammates, he never set picks for them, etc.
That's why players voted for Bill Russell even if these guys hated the Celtics' center!
1. Until the 1979-1980 season, players voted for the MVP awards.
Players voted for Bill Russell despite they dislike Russell.
2. Many Bill Russell teammates were elected to the HOF because they played with Bill Russell and the Boston's dynasty : Bailey Howell, Tom Heinsohn, Ed McCauley, K.C. Jones, Bill Sharman, Frank Ramsey were inducted into the HOF despite being only good/role players playing for a great dynasty.
Arnie Risen, Andy Phillip, Clyde Lovelette played for the Celtics past their prime.
Knowing that, we're not surprise that Wilt Chamberlain himself, Bill Russell and many other NBA legends claimed that Wilt Chamberlain didn't understand how to win early in his career, while Bill Russell fully understand how to be a winner since his first days in the league.
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Wilt Chamberlain admitted years after his retirement that his teammates weren't as bad as people remembered :
Guy Rodgers, Al Attles, Hal Greer, Cunningham, Tom Gola, Walker were HOF who played with Chamberlain (no inclusion of the Lakers here)... plus Arizin, Nate Thurmond who played with him out of their primes.
Tom Meschery put similar stats to Jones... in a winning team, he would have been in the HOF!
That's the second most HOFers in that era after Boston's Bill Russell and we both know that many guys on that roster were elected because they won multiple rings.
No, because Chamberlain didn't help his team defensively that year. Back in the days, players voted for the best overall player (offensively-defensively). Philadelphia was :
* dead last in Opp. PPG
* dead last in Opp. FG%
* Wilt Chamberlain rarely came back to protect his own basket (according to Rodgers and his new coach in 1963, Alex Hannum).
Warriors were the third best team in the league, but one of the worst defensive team of that decade!
Here are a few examples :
*Wilt Chamberlain won the MVP in 1960, Celtics was the best team.
* Bob Petit won in 1959, Celtics was the best team.
*Oscar Robertson won in 1963, Celtics was the best.
* Wilt Chamberlain won 1966 & 1968, Celtics was the best team both years.
* Wes Unseld won in 1969, despite Boston championship, Boston was the best.
* Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won in 1972, even though the Lakers was the best team.
* Dave Cowens won in 1973, even if the Knicks was the best team.
From 1959 to 1973 (Wilt Chamberlain career) :
* 8 MVPs went to players that didn't played for the best team.
* 7 MVPs went to the best players playing for the best team. 4 were awarded to Bill Russell.
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1. Players voted the award until the 1980 season... Anyway, if a player is good enough to be elected to the All NBA team, of course he had all the odds to win the famous MVP award (Bill Russell was on the second team, because, well, he played behind Wilt Chamberlain who had gargantuan stats). The All NBA Team is mostly based on stats. But, NBA players -- when they voted for The Most Valuable Player -- looked for the impact a player had to his team : wins, contributions on both defensive and offensive ends, etc.
As I stated before, many of his peers felt Wilt Chamberlain didn't understand how to win. Furthermore, Wilt Chamberlain admitted that he didn't understand how to win & got his teammates involved until he joined the Lakers.
2. In the book *Rivalry : Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain and The Golden Era of Basketball*, we learned that Guy Rodgers & Alex Hannum criticized Wilt Chamberlain for his lack of willingness on protecting his own basket :
"Admit it cat that we're a much better club with you feeding us part of the time and then getting back to protect our basket."
That was Guy Rodgers in 1963, a year following Wilt's 50PPG season.
+Rove the blocks were in a time when goal tending wasnt a rule as long as the shot wS not over the rim
good vid
I think that the reason mj didn't win so many mvps was that the league wanted someone else to win it.
Same for Lebron
+Lisset Caicedo no dude D-Rose KD and curry deserved it
Kobe snubs in 05-06, 06-07, and Both Tim Duncan's MVPs or at least the 02-03 year
Dang that MJ stat line though
Damn this weekend is rough. Haven't heard Shaq talk about BBQ Chicken in 3 days...
It'd be nice if you provided the stats of the MVPs during those seasons...
that barkley's coast to coast dunk was a beast!
How is Wade not on here?
This video is good but I believe you should have put the MVP's stats as well.
Jordan was robbed out of the MVP title in 88-89. He damn near averaged a triple double.
I wasn't old enough to remember the Barkley snub, but this is spot on with the #1Jordan & #3Kidd snub.
05-06 wade should have been the mvp and 09
No
09 Dwyane Wade is a top 5 snub in my opinion. That Shaq season from 2001 is top 5 as well
Yea, DWade was crazy that season
Cp3 in 07-08?
+All Sport Highlights cp3 led his team in points, assists and mins played to 2nd in the West
2003 Kobe, 2008 Chris Paul, 2011 Dwight Howard. By the way good mention on 2005 Shaq
If Westbrook doesn't win MVP in 2017 he'll be a snub
Winning MVP is usually a mix of incredible individual statistics and a great team record
Cmon #1 is 62 Wilt.
I love watching Shawn Bradley try to play defense 😅
Kendrick Perkins 2011 2012 season 45ppg 25rpg 16bpg
+Agentbacon13 83-(-1). Get it right plz.
+WhateverReally NAH DA NBA ADDED A EXTRA GAME AND RIGGED IT BUT KWAME BROWN DROPPED 999999999999999999
Love those old heat jerseys
I love Jason kidd, but would those stats give him an MVP? i figured an mvp would always have to average at least 20 points, to even be considered
he is a point guard. his job is to set up his team mates for some easy baskets. he doesn't need to average 20 points to be good player
+Noah Garcia Not only that, but Kidd shot 39%FG had a 48%TS. That's not MVP caliber at all
Duncan had 25ppg/13rpg/4apg/2.5bpg @57%TS with a PER of 27. Duncan was flat out better. Kidd wasn;t even top 3.
+All Sport Highlights What's your take on Duncan's 2003 MVP? There are a bunch of people of say that Kidd should have won 2002 AND 2003 MVPs. I think it's absurd honestly, considering Timmy beat New Jersey in the Finals and had a near quad dub in Game 6.
+Noah Garcia next time consider their position before comparing stats. point guards have less rebounds than centers. guards have more assists than bigs. sfs are more balanced as their position allows them to post numbers on every category. consider who had the biggest impact to their team. who made more key plays to put their team in the situation to win a title or get in the playoffs. that way players on teams ranked at eight can be considered because sometimes, there are players who really turned shitty teams (as in ranked 30th team level) into a playoff contender.
+Noah Garcia Then what's Nash doing with his 2 MVPs? LOL. Kidd was a phenomenal player that year. He made the Nets a 1st/2nd seed team by being the leader, the triple-double machine etc. He's a floor general in the mold of Magic Johnson. Scores only 15 points a game, yet led his team to 1st/2nd seed and NBA Finals. That says alot.
I dont agree with some of the rankings , but the video is still pretty nice
1. 62' Wilt Chamberlain - 50.4ppg, 25.7rpg, 2.4apg, (2spg?), (10+bpg?) Winner: Bill Russell
2. 63' Wilt Chamberlain - 44.8ppg, 24.3rpg, 3.4apg, (2spg?), (10+bpg?) Winner: Bill Russell
3. 62' Oscar Robertson (tied with 62' Wilt) - 30.8ppg, 12.5rpg, 11.4apg Winner: Bill Russell
4. 89' Michael Jordan - 32.5ppg, 8.0rpg, 8.0apg, 2.9spg, 0.8bpg Winner: Magic Johnson
5. 08' LeBron James - 30.0ppg, 7.9rpg, 7.2apg, 1.8spg, 1.1bpg Winner: Kobe Bryant
6. 93' Michael Jordan - 32.6ppg, 6.7rpg, 5.5apg, 2.8spg, 0.8bpg Winner: Charles Barkley
7. 73' Nate Archibald - 34.0ppg, 2.8rpg, 11.4apg, (1.8spg?) Winner: Dave Cowens
8, 70' Jerry West - 31.2ppg, 4.6rpg, 7.5apg, (2+spg?) Winner: Willis Reed
9. 2011' LeBron James - 26.7ppg, 7.5rpg, 7.0apg, 1.6spg, 0.6bpg Winner: Derrick Rose
10. 2005' Shaquille O'neal - 22.9ppg, 10.4rpg, 2.7apg, 0.5spg, 2.3bpg Winner: Steve Nash
+futureicon23 agree with #1, 50 points a game like holy hell
I know right
+ucialum you're overstating your case. Goaltending was illegal in pro basketball years before wilt was ever in the league.
I'm glad someone acknowledges the MVP snub of Alonzo Mourning, that was a great season by him where he led Miami to a great record and be a real threat and title contender, Karl Malone was still deserving of the award so I'm not mad at all
i disagree with the 2010-2011. derrick rose deserved it that year. no mistake was made.
David robinsons rookie season, 91-92, and 93-94 seasons, Tim Duncan's Rookie season, Cp3's 08 season all worthy of MVP
I was never a big Kobe Bryant fan but I thought he deserved to win it more than once. I think the fact that he was vilified in the media by his alleged-rape scandal and his feuds with Shaq cost him an MVP or two. Also, Mourning's block highlights were amazing; so many all-stars got rejected by Zo. On a final note, you should check out Olajuwon's individual stats for 1990; they are FAR more impressive than Barkley's.
+G Ryen Barkley led his team to a division title in a (then) tough Eastern Conference. Although the '90 MVP race is very controversial though.
Is it okay to give suggestions?
if it is then I suggest you add commentary. Like reasons for your thoughts and lists
i'll try not to sound like a bulls fan here but i think lebron vs rose could go both ways. bulls weren't even on the map for long time til rose came in. then he brings the bulls to 62 wins. sorry if i'm mistaken but he was also the only player to be both top 10 in scoring and assists at time? mind you this is lebron/heat era. stats like those on a super team.. yea
MJ highlights is still amazing till this day wow
Tracy 02-03
+Prince Cyrill: Warriors fan since 2015! boy i love your name so much,this guy is a total idiot :P
+Prince Cyrill: Warriors fan since 2015! Do you even know who T-Mac is?
***** Duncan won MVP in 2003, not Garnett.
***** Oh, I got you
+Prince Cyrill: Warriors fan since 2015! Back to my point though, McGrady put up Jordan numbers that year. I don't care if his team sucked or not, 32pts 6rebs, and 5ast is damn good.
Nice list idk about the Derrick Rose one tho
D rose deserved that 2010-2011 MVP gtfoh
100% truth. He dragged the bulld to the best record in the east, 62-20 FAXXXX
+Epic Sauce exactly, he had no other stars help him, Lebron had wade and bosh help him
+Alec Martinez agreed.
Lebron was clearly better that year tbh. Rose was nice as hell but was only the 2nd best player
+Epic Sauce he didn't drag Shit Noah ran the Offense and Having a Prime Noah A Prime Gibson And a Prime Luol Deng is more than enough to make The Finals. Here Take This L
Look at that defence in the 80 and 90
a problem is mvp is selected by people who care more about winning teams than players
Oscar Robertson triple-double for entire season...he deserves that mvp
I know its a Zo highlight but Tim Hardaway crossover 1:56 DAM
Had that man leaning 😂😂😂
Good list man, I think James Harden 2014/15 deserves and honorable mention because he played 81 games and besides for ariza the entire missed time and Houston was still second seed in the west curry is stacked in golden state, not taking away from his play but he didn't deserve it because any given day if he wasn't there Klay was on deck and so on...
+Jordon Platt I'm alright with Curry winning it and I'm a Rockets fan. They had a historic season and Curry is the best player on the best team by far, so there can be no harm giving him the MVP. Harden deserves it too tho, but then again, he's got Dwight (who's supposed to be better than Klay last year).
#10 i think is bad, i mean, iverson leaded his team to the finals ALONE!
That baby hook Shaq had was lethal in his Laker days when he still had elevation
What about russelwestbrook 28.1 points 7.3 rebounds 8.6 Assists 2.1 steals and had 11 triple doubles that season
2014-2015
his rebounds are all defensive. and he hogged the ball the whole time. he made his team worse my having a horrible field goal percentage.
You're team has to make it to the playoffs for a player on the team to be eligible to be in the MVP consideration
+William Antwi no? You don't?
Shane Goins yes you do.
Wilt Chamberlain
1961-62 Philadelphia Warriors 80games, 48.5mpg (more than regulation time), 25.7rpg, 50.4ppg. First Team All-NBA center
Actual Winner: Bill Russell 3rd Team All-NBA
Also, as mentioned, Oscar averaged a triple double that season.
Didn't give out Mvps yet back then soooo....??
+vincent wood "sooooo...? " I'd expect someone giving that comment to read more.
actually, they did. they've been giving out MVPs since Bob Pettitt. also as mentioned, Bill Russell won that season (1961-62)
I guess westbrook will be in this list in a few weeks
Considering steph is averaging over 30/5/7, I can say that he comfortably deserves it, especially leading a team to the best NBA record ever.
+tom thrusterman greatest individual stats ever ? LMAO , he is. definitely putting the greatest stats right now against the thunder
Greatest stats ever? Dude like 3-4 people on here averaged 30 before. Not sure why people correlate breaking a record to the greatest season ever. Did you not see MJ, 32.5-8-8-3. That's gotta be the greatest shit ever
+Cameron Bhasin you my friend are a complete fucking dumb ass you just said if Westbrook was injured the back up would do well with dr
durant let me tell you if curry was not i gs that team would still be in the finals
west out played him in the playoffs, he sucking in the finals but his team still killing it sorry but west is better the fact you think cameron payne can take over shows your being bias, kd showed you in this playoff why you need more then just him.
96-97 glen rice ppg 26.8 ,assists per game 2 ,rebounds per game 4.0 now that's a mvp snub
NBA should be ashamed of themselves for Kobe only having 1 MVP. How the fuck can you be the best player of your generation and have one MVP?
***** Shut the he'll up. So ignorant. IF millions of experts, all the current stars of the NBA and multiple hall of famers including MJ say he's the best of his time, why the fuck would anyone listen to your dumb ass?
+Zach Altif you are stupid. By far he's the goat of his generation.
+Fahiem Ahmadi Because Kobe had Image problems after the sexual assault scandal. His relationship with the media fractured as well, sometimes it's all politics, his 2005-06 season was ridiculous.
DWYANE WADE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BRIAN SCALABRINE!!!!!!!!You got some holes on this list man
Jordan #1 averaging 30 6 and 4? Kobe averaged 30 7 and 6 in 2003.
Well, Jordan averaging 32.5 8 and 8 along with 3 spg was number 5. So it's not just about the stats bro.
+Michael Jordan you have to take into account how deserving the actual person who won was though
on 53%
MVP stubs:Warren notorious aka gdubb had finished 2nd for runner up in MVP race behind Samantha Sweetheart-Jersey Shore in 2017-18
Who is Michael Jordan?
I think he plays for Santa Cruz warriors in D-league
You dont know MJ? get lost He played for the bulls............ JK
You dont know MJ? get lost He played for the bulls............ JK
This sucker here
+MrHunterxHunter didn't he average 10 turnovers a game
cp3 in 08, dwade in 09, lebron in 2011, Kobe in 06, mj in 98 are the biggest MVP snubs in my opinion.
i disagree with the shaq snubs, yea shaq had a impressive stat line and was a awesome force but without AI the 76ers wouldnt even make it close to the playoffs and on the lakers team of 01 there was some great talent there whereas on the 76ers the second best player was a aging mutombo. for the 05 season its close to a snub but not in my opinion lemme tell u why. shaq had a young, going into prime d wade, which u can make a case for d wade to be mvp if u look at stat lines, whereas nash had to deal with mostly only offensive weapons on his team which i believe is why people believe nash has weak defense when it was because he had no one to fall back on if there was a threat on D. he was "most valuable" to the suns for his way of conducting the team in such a great amazing leader way, and shaq was basically saying "give the big fella the ball"
Kobe really should be #2 on here.
Still amazes me that 81 points, 10 straight 50+ games, and 62 points in 3 quarters isn't enough to win an MVP.
The NBA's defense has fallen off big time in recent years, and yet you will still never see anyone play like that again.
Yeah problem is they were the 7th seed that year. Mvp never really goes to anyone below 2nd seed even.
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True. That's why Wade in 08-09 and Westbrook last year didn't have a real shot at MVP (and Chris Paul/Damian Lillard this year). MVP is a product of team success as much as individual success, though it is certainly debatable whether team success should factor into the MVP.
+APAConnection I hope you're joking bro. Curry will never get those stats and I doubt anyone ever will again. Closest thing to that type of scoring was KD's MVP season.
kobe in 2003 when he avg 30, 7, 6 had 9 consective 40+ games
+Manveer Singh I'm prone to saying 2003 was kobes best year. he was just insane that year
Jordan's stat line in 1988-89 was unbelievable
the only one I agree with was kobe vs nash,the rest should have won
+Daniel McLaughlin 88 mike dpoy and a scoring title what did magic do better
+don omar won a ring?
don omar make his team better
MasterJP28 what does a ring have to do with the mvp kid.
Daniel McLaughlin how can you make KAJ and james worthy better bruh they're alredy good.
anyone who thinks Steve nash shouldn't have won in 04-05 is bugging out, the season before they won 29 games, then they add nash and win 62, thats the pure definition of Most valuable
WHEN kOBE FANS debate against Lebron fans they say MVPs dont matter. But as you can see here. They are going all out against NASH for that MVP hahaha Hypos
+DJ Buenaventura Yeah, MVP's don't matter. Rings do.
I love Charles Barkley favorite quote " I wasn't paid for my defense" hence that's why he with ewing and Malone as HOF no rings
There was basketball before the 1980's you said BIGGEST so that would include Wilt Chamberlain 1960-61 50.4 ppg & 25.7 rpg. 62-63 44.8 ppg. & 24.3 rpg. 60-61 39.4 ppg 27.2 rpg Oscar Robertson 1961-62 when averaged a triple double 30.8 ppg 12.5 apg 11.4 rpg. & 60-61 wuth 30.5 ppg. 10.1 rpg. 9.7 apg. Also Mournings 20ppg 11 rpg are not MVP numbers
Don't ignore 4bpg for mourning
+Boss 4bpg is impressive but, to me those still are not MVP type numbers. Maybe I'm wrong
Just letting u know basketball players back then had a huge range in skill level
I'm pretty sure a bench player in the 60s could be beaten by a 10 year old in his prime
+Dj Says no it was a smaller league the talent was more concentrated, like in the 90s lots of shit players because it was in the expansion era much more diluted talent
"Wilt was better, but Russell was more valuable"
-the whole NBA
Alonzo Mourning was one of the most underrated players of all time.
6 should be no discussion Derrick Rose is more valuable to the Bulls
+Axel Minani absolutely right. And LeBron was expected to make and win the finals that year. The Bulls weren't expected to top the newly formed big 3 in the East standings let alone grab 60 wins
+Axel Minani most valuable player might be what the award says but its not what the award means. the voters are not really voting on who is more valuable, they are voting on who had the better season
Expected to make and win the finals that year? Which team had the better regular season record? Getting 60 wins isn't a fluke so don't tell me it was "unexpected". If they managed 60+ wins then they are expected to give the Heat a tougher series rather than a 4-1 loss to them.
Why is the thumbnail showing the finals mvp trophy and not the regular season mvp trophy.
how are you going to say AI didn't deserve his MVP? he carried that philly team to the finals. without AI that team wouldn't have even made the playoffs. he was clearly the Most Valuable Player on any team.
Reg season mvp
Itz Dinka right reg season MVP he lead a terrible team to 1st place in the east averaging over 30ppg. after winning that MVP he proved he deserved it by leading said terrible team to the finals and giving LA its only one loss of the entire playoffs. to say AI didn't deserve that seasons MVP proves you don't know shit about basketball. matter fact the year he said shaq should have won instead of Nash AI had better stats then both of them that year too. SMH
iLL MiX Never said he didn't deserve it calm down I was just clarify it's a reg season Mvp
+iLL MiX lol "terrible team"? They had the defensive player of the year, 6th man of the year, coach of the year and they led the east in defensive rating. That team was not "terrible" at all, they just didn't have any scorers outside of A.I.
BIMMOM true they were good, terrible was a bad choice of words. they weren't good enough to come anywhere close to the Finals without AI tho.
the hightlights of Jason Kidd on this Video was so Random, why did you add different year in his highlights? and for the Jordan Highlights you added the 1990 to his 1996 highlights.
Where was Dwyane Wade? Averaged 30 PPG, 7.5 APG, AND 5 RPG in 08-09. got snubbed by lebron. you prolly coulda replaced him with shaqs miami heat spot.
+King Kyle DelaSoul His stats that year were pretty close to LeBron's (lower PER than LeBron even), but the Cavs had 20+ more wins, which was the difference.
I think it's common knowledge that the mvp always goes to the best player on the best team. But based on this list most of these guys were second to the actual mvps. which was why i was surprised he wasn't on the list. D-wade was better than lebron that season.
The MVP has always gone to a player on the 1st or 2nd seed of a conference. That's the way it always has been. Like I said, their seasons were pretty similar with Wade having a lower PER if you use that as a metric.
+dataunknown wat??? bro thats what i just said. idk what your even trying to argue about lol. all im saying is d wade should have been on the list. since he was mvp worthy. who the heck cares about PER. if the heat had a better record than the cavs then d wade would be mvp. like what the heck are we even talkin about???
King Kyle DelaSoul You're saying Wade was a snub, but James was more deserving that year, so it's not a snub. That's all I'm saying.
lost me at number 2
Kobe was snubbed 2-3 times. smh
+John Montgomery Kobe is the king of snubbed.
Right im still tryna figure out how him and Shaq have 2 mvps combined. Smh
John Montgomery And Nash has two by himself.
Alonzo Mourning in the strike shortened 1999 season. He led the league in points, rebounds,blocks & assist-to-turnover ratio. He deserved it that year & the next
9:03 He actually went by ALL 5 opponents!!!! GODZILLA himself.
honorable mentions: Kobe in 03, CP3 in 08, Dwight Howard in 2011
that awkward moment when he says shaq should have won MVP in 2004-2005 but kobe has even better stats 30+ PPG 7+-APG 6RPG
would have been nice if we saw the averages of the mvps
watchin this made me realize how much I really love basketball. Football still number one but b ball 1b
the 88-89 Jordan season, the Nash over Shaq season, the 35pgg kobe season, the second highlight of LeBron season...worst snubs ever...unbelievable