Talk:Former Leader of Steals Might Take MVP Honors/@comment-ASwaff-2006040515541

Whenever I think of NBA MVPs, I think of 1999 (I think that was the year) when everybody thought that Tim Duncan, who was absolutely dominant in leading the Spurs to their first ever national championship, would be the MVP. That year, he finished third behind Karl Malone, who had his worst season since his rookie year, and Alonzo Mourning. The voters make irrational or sentimental picks all the time, so I don&quot;t think it&quot;s even worthwhile to try and guess who they&quot;ll pick. Obviously, they don&quot;t always get it right. But, if I had to say who I thought the MVP was, I would say it always has to come down to two choices - either the best player on the best team, or a player that single-handedly makes his team good. Steve Nash makes his team much, much better, but the Suns have a handful of good players. LeBron James makes the Cavs a playoff team all by himself, but I have a hard time voting for the leader of a team that has NO chance of success in the playoffs. So, I have to go with the best player on the best team. The MVP, in my opinion, is Chauncy Billups. He avarages 19.1 points and 8.7 assists on the best team in the NBA. He might not have the best INDIVIDUAL stats, but I&quot;ll always take the guy that puts up great numbers in a team effort over a guy that puts up ungodly numbers without making his teammates better. Billups is that first guy, and he&quot;s your MVP.