Chris Paul Says James Harden Will Be MVP And It’s ‘Not Even Going To Be Close’

What would be the qualifications of Harden potentially winning it?

There's no clear cut MVP to me this season.

 

Simmons isn't bad actually. He was a Harden prophet last year. He's just rightfully pointing out that it's early.

That said, screw him... #MediaConspiracy

 

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It's a resume of team success and individual achievement, right now no one is close to touching James Harden. KD and Steph cannibalize each other's chances to win , we witnessed firsthand why Lebron won't win tonight, and who does that even leave? Giannis' team is not nearly good enough, and RWB has under-achieved individually and team-wise with superstar help, and it seems fans have grown "triple-double fatigue" when it comes to him.

Right now it's Harden and no one else is in the ballpark. Yeah, at this point last year it seemed like Harden was the favorite and we know how that ended, but this season is completely different. Would take a major injury or a serious surge by someone else

 

He did, good column. Seems like anyone that actually took the time to think out the debate came to the conclusion that Harden was the deserving MVP, but triple doubles, man.

 

No clear cut MVP??? Lol, seriously?

Harden is far and away the frontrunner right now, that’s obvious.

 

I really dislike that people all of a sudden acting like Harden became a willing passer.

He’s always been a willing passer, but now he has a coach and a team around that uses his best traits to his advantage.

The season where everyone points to as him being selfish was Dwight’s last year here. Dwight did not want to play this way. Dwight would’ve been amazing playing the Clint role but he didn’t see it and McHale and J.B. either didn’t see it or couldn’t get the team to play this way.

Harden has gotten better no doubt but a lot of it is simply better coaching/system and teammates.

 

hes earned it being runner up 3-4 years in a row

i know it isnt logical but thats how mvp award basically works

 

Only other person close in the MVP voting to me should be Kyrie, but can't justify Kyrie winning it with Isaiah Thomas losing.

If Harden wins it, cool, but just the previous MVP races where he was runner-up seem like there was a stronger argument.

 

Are you serious???

 

There's no overarching storyline this season as far as MVP at least compared to previous seasons.

Harden, Kyrie, Aldridge would be my top 3 in any order.

 

Unless they'll be a co-regular season MVP between CP3/Harden or Harden regular season/CP3 post season?

 

Harden is the clear and obvious MVP this year, this isn’t complicated. Co-MVP for what?

 

howbout your boy Kyrie LOL

 

do you even watch basketball?

 

Two NBA MVP caliber players shunned for "basketball reasons?" I don't know. Best way to appease all parties while solidifying both legacies, more so CP3s.

Kyrie is young, but just can't justify it. At least not yet.

 

I get Kyrie I guess but Aldridge?

The Spurs while decent are not winning nearly enough to warrant mvp consideration.

Media won’t even have him in the top 5.

Harden is avg over 31 ppg with 9 assist and 5 rebounds 2 stls and almost a blk a game while shooting 45/39/86 with a ts% of 62.

Highest PER in the league and only 1 game back in the loss column to a team with 2 former MVPs under 30 yrs of age with 2 other allstars.

Cp3 have almost missed half the season also.

Harden narrative is extreamly strong. It’s his award to lose and seems dull because nobody else really has a narrative for why they should win it.

Lebron was nice at first his stats were fantastic and he reeled off 18/19 games and got the Cavs to a game or so out of 1st place. Now his play has gone down And the Cavs are closer to the 9th seed than 1 seed.

Curry or Durant have the strongest case outside of harden and even those guys of being honest would tell you harden deserves it.

Guys been 2nd in mvp 2/3 years and at worst would be 2nd this year if something stupid happens.

Me just saying that makes me wonder how this guy keeps getting left off most people’s top 5 players list.

Been by media’s account the 2nd most valuable player in the league for 4 seasons straight and isn’t a top 5 player? How does that add up.

 

It’s actually like 60% through the season. ASB isn’t halfway its last stretch of the season

 

Well so far he is leading the race and it's not even close, the guy is freaking ball out of his mind and we are winning and only 1 game back in the loss column of the warriors, if we finish number 1 this season he has the clear cut and it ain't even close, but if he maintains his performance level throughout the season and we end #2 and our record isn't far enough from the warriors (which most likely will happen), well he'll get the clear cut, the way the guy is playing is on another level and no is even close to him.

 

Is there something I'm not understanding?

 

I'm already preparing for dumbass media to start saying we Capela is better than Dwight, CP is better than Steph, trying desperately to discredit Harden.