[WashingtonPost.com] MVP Straw Poll Has James Harden in the lead

The difference between Rockets and Thunder, is Rockets actually have players you have to account for while on the court. GORDON, ANDERSON, ARIZA, NENE....The THUNDER is still young, no matter how good or expirienced Westbrook is he can only do so much.....GORDON, ANDERSON, ARIZA, NENE might not be all stars but they can light you up. When KD was with the Thunder it opened things up for Westbrook. Its harder for him to create for his teammates, not for himself though. Harden on the otherhand can create for himself or his teamates. Westbrook is good no doubt but I really like Harden better, he makes it look sooo easy. If i had a choice (okc did have one) i would choose Harden. Im not saying I wouldnt take Westbrook had OKC traded him instead, but I really like Harden better, even when he was with OKC.

 

I get Cowherds take along with other media members but come on. Russ is second in the league in assists. His game doesn't translate well into wins quite like Harden nor will it age well like Harden, Steph or Lebron, but he's basically a mutant this year. Some of the heat he's taking today is asinine.

 

There is a huge list of things I'd like to argue about before the Warriors this year vs last year, haha. Suffice to say my point was that Durant hasn't made enough difference, on a historically good team already, to get MVP consideration.