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Can Dwight Howard be this year's NBA MVP?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by htownfan_9210, Oct 31, 2013.

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  1. htownfan_9210

    htownfan_9210 Member

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    This is not a knee jerk thread...

    But if Howard can keep up a pace that's say 24+ points and about 13+ rebounds while the Rockets finish atleast 1 or 2 in the West, which I believe he's capable of doing, does he have a case for being the league MVP? If you think about it in terms of team value, does he not improve a Rockets team from the 8th seed warm up team to title contenders? What will it take for the big man to recieve MVP spotlight?
     
    #1 htownfan_9210, Oct 31, 2013
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    Dwight ain't scoring 24, but if he can get 20 and 18 and lead the Rockets to the first seed, then he has a chance no doubt.
     
    #2 tmacfor35, Oct 31, 2013
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    I think Harden has the better chance
     
    #3 Angkor Wat, Oct 31, 2013
  4. justtxyank

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    Hard to imagine him winning MVP in a league with Lebron.
     
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  5. htownfan_9210

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    Who do you feel is more importamt to the Rockets success
     
    #5 htownfan_9210, Oct 31, 2013
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    htownfan_9210 Member

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    Soooo you think Lebron is going to win every MVP in his prime?
     
    #6 htownfan_9210, Oct 31, 2013
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    rockbox Around before clutchcity.com

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    You can't have one without the other. That is why Howard came here because we need both to win big in this league.
     
    #7 rockbox, Oct 31, 2013
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    I highly doubt anyone takes the MVP away from LeBron. Dwight would need nearly 20 20 every night, Harden would need 25 5 5 or something close to it. BTW we'd have to be 1 or 2 seed to even get a chance.
     
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    True statement but at the end of the day 20 points and 15 rebounds with commanding interior defense (DPOY worthy), is more valuable than 24 points 5 assists and 5 rebounds.
     
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    Yes sir
     
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  11. BruceWayne

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    he has a chance - i don't think LeBron will win it, primarily b/c i don't think the Heat will be a top 2 seed. And voters highly correlate MVP w/ team record. See: Nowitzki, Dirk. Or Robinson, David.
     
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    I've always said if Howard can get in the mid 20's range in points and post his usual numbers in the other areas, with us jumping to a top 3 seed, then he has a shot at the MVP.
     
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    The reality is that Harden and Howard will likely cannibalize each others' votes. For either to be in the MVP discussion, we probably have to be a top 3 team. Some voters would say "I think Harden got them there" and some would say "Howard had the biggest impact".

    So neither gets full votes, and neither wins.
     
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    Not unless the Rockets win 60+ games. And even then, there's a pretty good chance Howard and Harden siphon votes off of each other. It's a big reason Shaq and Kobe only won a single MVP award between the two of them during their time together.
     
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    You think Miami will be a 3 seed???
     
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    lebron is a bum, he just let his team lose to philly. Now we really know its d-wade's team bc wade sat out last night and bron went back to not being able to win on his own
     
    #16 eddiewinslow, Oct 31, 2013
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    Doubtful. Even if he plays at an MVP level, he'd got too much negative PR.
     
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    I'm sick of these Howard only fans.

    But, seriously, the only way he wins MVP is if Houston is a top 2 seed, wins their division, and if Howard's numbers are significantly better than Harden's. The people love scoring, so Harden will have the better shot at MVP, in my opinion.
     
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    I'll bet him over the field every year of his prime but of course there is always a chance he doesn't win.

    I certainly won't bet Dwight Howard, a player the media decided to dislike and a player that left media darling LA over Lebron or the field.

    MVP award is a writer's award. Writers don't like Dwight. He can change their mind certainly, but it will be hard, particularly when he plays in Houston.
     
    #19 justtxyank, Oct 31, 2013
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    He can get the DPOY, not MVP
     
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