Comments on: Early Season MVP Candidates

By: Hoops Haven - Hoops Haven NBA Power Rankings – Nov 29th

Hoops Haven - Hoops Haven NBA Power Rankings – Nov 29th — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:03:12 +0000

[...] Denver, and Portland. They suddenly show poise on offense and have rediscovered how to defend. MVP candidate Joe Johnson(21.7 ppg) has been a steadying force on a young squad. Watch out for the ever [...]

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By: allenmoll

allenmoll — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:44:37 +0000

I also agree with Garron and Jeff that someone from the Celts should have made the list. Although it would be a tough choice as of who to put on. Pierce, Garnett, Allen, and co don’t have overly impressive stats but all are key to Boston winning games, similar to the Atlanta argument. I guess that Pierce would get the nod, but we all saw what a difference Garnett makes last year. You have my word that a Celtic will be on the list next month.

By: allenmoll

allenmoll — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:39:53 +0000

John,

I agree with you. But as I stated in the article, Atlanta has had a number of key contributors. I think if Johnson would go down for a short stint(knock on wood), Atlanta could still win some games because of the many good players like Bibby. Horford, Marvin Williams(who has scored 20+ off the bench). You couldn’t say that about Nowitzki in Dallas, Nash in Phoenix, or James in Cleveland, who I rank higher. Add in that Johnson is probably still a bit underrated where most of the nation really hasn’t seen him play. He would probably have to avg 30+ points and get more TV exposure to win the award. Not that I agree with the voters, but that is how they select the winner.