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Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by RedRedemption, Apr 30, 2015.

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Dwyane Wade said:

“Right now, I would say James Harden,” Wade said before Tuesday’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks. “It’s tough. Any one of those top guys could be MVP. I would say James Harden from everything he’s done for the full season, the entire season. With the injury to Dwight Howard and carrying that team in the tough Western Conference and being right up there. That’s pretty impressive and he’s done it all season long.”
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http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/03/25/dwyane-wade-on-mvp-race-i-would-say-james-harden/

Anthony Davis said:

“You know, it’s tough. There’s a lot of guys playing out of their minds. James Harden, Russ[ell Westbrook], Steph[en Curry], you know, LeBron [James]. But … I mean, James Harden. It’d probably have to be James. He’s out of his mind. He’s definitely playing out of his mind. We talk about this with my team every day. Like, every day.”
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http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/04/anthony-davis-says-james-harden-should-be-nba-mvp

Mark Jackson said:

"I'm fine with selecting [Curry because] the season he's had has been incredible," Jackson continued. "Westbrook: 10 triple-doubles and carrying that [Thunder] team, injury-prone, into the playoffs. LeBron being the best player in the world. But I think right now I would go with James Harden because of what he's done. He's stepped up his game defensively. He's not a great defender but he's competing on the defensive end."
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http://www.si.com/nba/2015/04/02/mark-jackson-stephen-curry-james-harden-warriors-rockets-mvp

Kobe Bryant said:

Bryant explained to Yo, “That is a tough call, you have James [Harden] who has been playing consistent all through the season. Steph [Curry], who has been doing phenomenal things. That is a tough call for me but I would have to say James [Harden].”

He goes on to say, “[James Harden] had to keep that team afloat. I think the team actually got better, when he went down. Which is hard to do. So I think with the responsibilities he had to deal with this season I’d vote James [Harden].”
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http://www.lakersnation.com/kobe-br...es-harden-as-his-pick-for-nba-mvp/2015/04/30/

Mark Cuban said:

“[The biggest difference is] practice time. There's no more predictable team than the Rockets. You know exactly what they're gonna do,” he says. “But James Harden is so good. That's what analytics have begot. Right? Predictability. If you know what the percentages are, in the playoffs, you have time to counter them. Whether you're good enough to do it is another question. Because they are very talented, and James Harden, I think, is the MVP. Because that's not a very good team over there.”
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http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on...because-thats-not-a-very-good-team-over-there

Charles Barkley said:

“No disrespect to Steph Curry but James Harden should be the MVP,” Barkley said prior to the NCAA Tournament.
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http://www.theroar.com.au/2015/04/05/james-harden-gets-charles-barkleys-vote-for-mvp/

James Harden said:

"I feel as though I am the MVP," Harden said. "I think the MVP is the most valuable player to your team. Obviously you have to be winning and be one of the top teams in this league and we are.
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http://www.nba.com/2015/news/features/fran_blinebury/04/09/harden-declares-he-is-this-years-mvp/

Les Alexander said:

To Rockets owner Leslie Alexander, guard James Harden is out in front in the race for MVP to the point he said that should be the opinion of those without a connection to the franchise.

“He’s the best player in basketball,” Alexander said. “He’s having the best year of anybody, no question,”
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Chandler Parsons said:

If Chandler Parsons had a midseason MVP vote, it would go to former teammate James Harden. The Mavs' Chandler Parsons said former teammate James Harden of the Rockets is his choice as midseason MVP. "For sure. He's the best player in basketball right now," Parsons said before his Dallas Mavericks fell 99-94 to Harden's Houston Rockets on Wednesday night. "The things he's doing are incredible. The scouting report is focused in on stopping him and you see he's still getting 30 a game. It's impressive."
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http://espn.go.com/dallas/nba/story...s-says-houston-rockets-james-harden-mvp-point

Dwight Howard said:

“To me, James has been the MVP, considering the fact that I’ve missed the whole season basically and we’re third in the West,” Howard said. “I told James that the MVP is his for the taking. I want him to go out there and dominate and play hard every night, lead this team. I told him to destroy every opponent that’s in front of him. I will do whatever I have to do to: score, rebound, whatever. I don’t want him to change up anything. That was my message to him.”
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http://www.si.com/nba/2015/03/27/dwight-howard-james-harden-houston-rockets-mvp-sacrifice-injury

Blake Griffin said:

Before Friday's practice, Clippers' All-Star power forward Blake Griffin was asked who would get his vote for MVP. Here's his response: "Not taking anything away from Steph," he said of Warriors guard Stephen Curry. "I just think [Houston Rockets' guard] James [Harden] has done so much with less. He's had a lot of guys injured, and they're sitting at No. 2 right now. You can't go wrong with either one of them. If Steph gets it, he deserves it. But I think James deserves it too."
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http://www.latimes.com/sports/clipp...urry-james-harden-nba-mvp-20150410-story.html
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Damian Lillard on who is the MVP: "I think it is James Harden."</p>— NBA Bulletin (@TheNBABulletin) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheNBABulletin/status/573589282708922369">March 5, 2015</a></blockquote>
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https://twitter.com/thenbabulletin/status/573589282708922369

Eric Gordon said:

“Harden has the lead on MVP,” Gordon said. “With (center) Dwight Howard missing so many games, and the way (Harden) has been playing, he’s just been carrying them.”
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http://theadvocate.com/sports/pelicans/11931815-148/pelicans-eric-gordon-says-houstons

Melvin Hunt said:

Hunt's choice? He answered it with a twist.

"I wish the league had the most outstanding, and then the most valuable," Hunt said. "Because sometimes the most valuable player comes from a team that may be lower in the standings. I think the most outstanding player is Steph Curry. What he's done has been incredible. Now with that being said, if Steph's not on this team, they've still got some guys behind him. So they've got players. But what Steph has done this year has been incredible. He is the most outstanding player.

"With that being said, you could almost park the trophy in Akron, Ohio, and just give it to LeBron every year, because he is an incredible player. James Harden? Wow. What he has done for his team, he's probably the MVP of this season just because if you take him off that team, they're a bunch of really good players, but I think he's shown his value for that team. So, most outstanding and most valuable in my opinion."
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http://www.denverpost.com/nuggets/ci_27923968/nuggets-coach-melvin-hunt-gives-his-opinion-about

Bill Worrell said:

As good as Stephen Curry was this season – he averaged 23.8 points, 7.7 assists, 4.3 rebounds and 2.0 steals and led the Warriors to an NBA-best 67-15 record – there are people who feel James Harden is more deserving of the MVP award.
Rockets play-by-play man Bill Worrell is one of those people.
“Well, I think it has to be (Harden),” Worrell said on CBS Sports Radio’s Ferrall on the Bench. “As great a player as Steph is, he always had Klay (Thompson). He had Draymond Green. He had really a great team that, fortunately for them, stayed healthy the whole season.”
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http://ferrall.radio.cbssports.com/2015/04/17/bill-worrell-harden-has-to-be-mvp/

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He deserves the MVP - BigBird

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Are they announcing it before game one or before game two?

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What a bunch of morons. Haven't they seen the Jamie Foxx commercial?!?!

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Harden better fits the definition of MVP, but Curry will win it as best player on the best team record-wise.

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Curry hit 77 3s in a row in practice though...

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just give it up guys, he has no chance

focused on winning a championship

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JayGoogle said: ↑

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Blake griffin, Dwight Howard, Chandler Parsons.

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Apparently there is a players MVP this year along with other awards. He'll win that one but not the media one.

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The James Harden vote for James Harden as MVP will tip the scales, I have no doubt,

Seriously, though, I do think it's telling that Wade and Kobe, multiple-time champions who have sustained terrible injuries in their career, both pick Harden and both explicitly mention him carrying his team through all the team's injuries this year. Those guys understand the situation firsthand better than anybody.

That Cuban and Sir Charles would pick James is telling as well, given their general demeanor towards the Rockets. Doubt Cuban would say that now.

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I have a feeling Curry will win and Harden will explode on SA for a monster series.

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Mr Chuck Norris said: ↑

Blake griffin, Dwight Howard, Chandler Parsons.
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Updated.

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The Blake Griffin vote also has the full weight of Kia behind it and comes with a black church choir to enthusiastically sing about Harden's dominance in simple and advanced metrics. I'm suddenly feeling a lot better about this.

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I have had a terrrrrrrible week, but that is so perfect, I'm just cracking up right now. Thank you.

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Just to add to your thread....

Blake Griffin

http://www.latimes.com/sports/clipp...urry-james-harden-nba-mvp-20150410-story.html

Damian Lillard

https://twitter.com/thenbabulletin/status/573589282708922369

Eric Gordon

http://theadvocate.com/sports/pelicans/11931815-148/pelicans-eric-gordon-says-houstons

Melvin Hunt (Coach of Denver Nuggets)

http://www.denverpost.com/nuggets/ci_27923968/nuggets-coach-melvin-hunt-gives-his-opinion-about

And most importantly....

James Harden is the MVP of the season, according to fellow NBA players

http://hoopshype.com/articles/hoops...of-the-season-according-to-fellow-nba-players

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JayGoogle said: ↑

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Bwahahaha.

Tips hat

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You can add Bill Worrell to that list. Ask Ariza.

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hoopball said: ↑

Just to add to your thread....

Blake Griffin

http://www.latimes.com/sports/clipp...urry-james-harden-nba-mvp-20150410-story.html

Damian Lillard

https://twitter.com/thenbabulletin/status/573589282708922369

Eric Gordon

http://theadvocate.com/sports/pelicans/11931815-148/pelicans-eric-gordon-says-houstons

Melvin Hunt (Coach of Denver Nuggets)

http://www.denverpost.com/nuggets/ci_27923968/nuggets-coach-melvin-hunt-gives-his-opinion-about

And most importantly....

James Harden is the MVP of the season, according to fellow NBA players

http://hoopshype.com/articles/hoops...of-the-season-according-to-fellow-nba-players
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heypartner said: ↑

You can add Bill Worrell to that list. Ask Ariza.
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Added, and added.
Thanks!

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Anthony Davis --

http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/03/31/anthony-davis-says-james-harden-should-be-mvp/

Davis was on the Dan Patrick Show Monday mostly talking Kentucky, but Patrick asked him about the MVP race. Davis tried not to pick anyone, but then eventually leaned Harden.

“It’s tough. A lot of guys are playing out of their mind. James Harden, Russ (Westbrook), Steph (Curry), LeBron (James)…

“(Harden is) out of his mind. He’s definitely playing out of his mind. We talk about this on my team every day. It’s like every day. I think with him not having Dwight [Howard] for as much as he did, and he still competed and is still winning games for them, it’s unreal.”

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