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Was Chris Paul robbed of the MVP award?
I know Kobe Bryant has won the 07-08 MVP award.  But There are a lot critics that beleive Chris Paul was robbed.  I just want to know if everyone believes Kobe deserved it, or Chris Paul should have won it.
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#12 | 113 days ago

+12 thumbs upChris Paul is a great player, and he will have his time. I don't care for Kobe much, but he's the best player in the league right now, and it IS his time in my opinion.
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#1 | 114 days ago

+5 thumbs upWhat did Kobe do this year that he hasnt already done?   Chris Paul had a serious break out year and has solidified himself as a top point guard for years to come
Yes   
#2 | 114 days ago

+6 thumbs upKobe made his teammates better and the Lakers as the best in the West.  Paul still has a lot to accomplish with his age.
No  
#3 | 114 days ago

+3 thumbs upKobe Should of have had MVP last 2 years!!!  this is a make up call god job though!! CP CP MVP
Yes   
#4 | 114 days ago

danxp888 wrote:
Kobe made his teammates better and the Lakers as the best in the West.  Paul still has a lot to accomplish with his age.
+5 thumbs upthe only reason the Lakers were best in the west is because they picked up Gasol!
Yes   
#5 | 114 days ago

I had Chris Paul the whole time. Kobe won it for me the last week of the season when the Lakers snatched the #1 seed out from under the Hornets. I'm even a Kobe hater too.
No  
#6 | 114 days ago

+3 thumbs upI thought it should have been Paul or Deron Williams but I'm on board with Charles Barkley's argument.  Kevin Garnett was the best player in basketball the first half of the season, Chris Paul was the best player the second half of the season.  Kobe was second best all year.  That makes it a toss-up, and it went to the guy that was never third best.
#7 | 114 days ago

+3 thumbs upWith Gasol Kobe didn't deserve it...LeBron or Chris Paul...even Paul has West LeBron has nothing
Yes   
#8 | 114 days ago

(Edited by RenegadeLG)
derms33 wrote:
With Gasol Kobe didn't deserve it...LeBron or Chris Paul...even Paul has West LeBron has nothing
+3 thumbs upRight, LeBron has nothing, but the Cavs played accordingly.  If they were the #1 or even 2 or 3 seed in that conference he'd have a stronger case.  If you're going to bring LeBron into the conversation there are guys like Dwight Howard or Andre Miller who would deserve it over him.
#9 | 114 days ago

RenegadeLG wrote:
Right, LeBron has nothing, but the Cavs played accordingly.  If they were the #1 or even 2 or 3 seed in that conference he'd have a stronger case.  If you're going to bring LeBron into the conversation there are guys like Dwight Howard or Andre Miller who would deserve it over him.
+2 thumbs upHoward has a supporting cast and i think ANdre Miller has a guy named Andre Iguodala or however you spell it....LeBron is the best player in the NBA but I am not making a case for him for MVP..he will win plenty more
Yes   
#10 | 114 days ago

derms33 wrote:
Howard has a supporting cast and i think ANdre Miller has a guy named Andre Iguodala or however you spell it....LeBron is the best player in the NBA but I am not making a case for him for MVP..he will win plenty more
+3 thumbs upHaha, yeah, Iguodala and his 44 percent shoothing.  LeBron shouldn't be lauded due to his front office' incompetence, although I agree he'll win a couple when he moves to Brooklyn.
#11 | 113 days ago

danxp888 wrote:
Kobe made his teammates better and the Lakers as the best in the West.  Paul still has a lot to accomplish with his age.
+3 thumbs up

But Kobe didn't make his team better, his team made him better by having Gasol. He needed a player that he could trust to give the ball to knowing.Kobe was given a sympathy MVP because they owe him for the last 5 years that he has been screwed. But he sure didn't deserve it this year.

Based on stats its obvious, Paul beat Kobe Bryant in six categories: FG%, FT%, 3PT%, APG, SPG, and TOPG, while Bryant won in PPG, RPG, and BPG. Chris Paul is the fourth player to ever lead the league in assists and steals in the same season. He is the first player in NBA history to lead the league in assists and steals while scoring 20 or more ppg. And by the way he may also be the last. Also he is also the first in NBA history to record over 11 assists and under 2.6 turnovers.   

Yes   
#12 | 113 days ago

+12 thumbs upChris Paul is a great player, and he will have his time. I don't care for Kobe much, but he's the best player in the league right now, and it IS his time in my opinion.
No  
#13 | 113 days ago

Yossarian wrote:
Chris Paul is a great player, and he will have his time. I don't care for Kobe much, but he's the best player in the league right now, and it IS his time in my opinion.
+3 thumbs upI agree with you that Kobe is the best player, but i feel that the award is for most valuable not necessarily the best.  Thats just my opinion I could be wrong.  The 2 years that Nash won the MVPs Kobe was clearly the better player but obviously Nash was in a sense more valuable then him at the time.  He provided more than scoring.  And by the way I don't care much for Kobe either,I don't even like the guy. 
Yes   
#14 | 113 days ago

derms33 wrote:
With Gasol Kobe didn't deserve it...LeBron or Chris Paul...even Paul has West LeBron has nothing
+2 thumbs up

Chris Paul MADE David West what he is today....

 

look at his #'s before Paul was his teammate.  Not good.

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#15 | 113 days ago

Disciple wrote:

Chris Paul MADE David West what he is today....

 

look at his #'s before Paul was his teammate.  Not good.

+3 thumbs upDavid West has always been really good, and was great the year before Paul got there.  The two seasons before that he barely played and still put up really good per 40s.
#16 | 113 days ago

RenegadeLG wrote:
David West has always been really good, and was great the year before Paul got there.  The two seasons before that he barely played and still put up really good per 40s.
+3 thumbs up

I'm a fan of David West, and you are right about his minutes going up.

 

But he went from averaging 5 or 6 pts a game to averaging 17 to 20.  & look what Paul has done for Tyson Chandler's career, although Scott Skiles can be partially blamed for that too. 

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#17 | 113 days ago

j_dogs_ny wrote:
I agree with you that Kobe is the best player, but i feel that the award is for most valuable not necessarily the best.  Thats just my opinion I could be wrong.  The 2 years that Nash won the MVPs Kobe was clearly the better player but obviously Nash was in a sense more valuable then him at the time.  He provided more than scoring.  And by the way I don't care much for Kobe either,I don't even like the guy. 
+1 thumbs upYeah, I understand what you're saying, and I pretty much agree. The way the NBA picks MVP's is all screwed up, and I don't understand it. It's almost like they are giving Kobe a career achievement award, instead of a MVP award.
No  
#18 | 113 days ago

+1 thumbs up

To say he was robbed implies that he should have run away with the award, which is clearly not the case.

 

Kobe deserved it more, if not just as much.

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#19 | 112 days ago

kobe without a doubt
No  
#20 | 110 days ago

+1 thumbs upthe m.v.p award is supposed to be given to the player that is the reason his team is where it is. if it werent for gasol and odom, kobe would've been out the first round. chris paul only has chandler, and he is already beating the world champion spurs in the series. so was he robbed of the MVP? in my opinion, HELLLLLLLLLL YES.
Yes   
#21 | 110 days ago

fresh15 wrote:
the m.v.p award is supposed to be given to the player that is the reason his team is where it is. if it werent for gasol and odom, kobe would've been out the first round. chris paul only has chandler, and he is already beating the world champion spurs in the series. so was he robbed of the MVP? in my opinion, HELLLLLLLLLL YES.
+1 thumbs upYou have Vince Carter as an avatar so I won't pick on the short bus too heavily, but you don't know much about basketball if you think Odom and Gasol are THAT much better than Chandler and West.  Never mind freaking Peja Stojakovic, Morris Peterson and Bonzi Wells.  Both players make their teammates better, but Paul has more to work with, despite what the incensed masses continue to fabricate.
#22 | 109 days ago

(Edited by j_dogs_ny)
Yossarian wrote:
Yeah, I understand what you're saying, and I pretty much agree. The way the NBA picks MVP's is all screwed up, and I don't understand it. It's almost like they are giving Kobe a career achievement award, instead of a MVP award.
+1 thumbs upI agree 100% with you. I feel like choosing the MVP is kind of like a popularity contest.
Yes   
#23 | 109 days ago

vince is my favorite player, and stop riding KOBE BRYANT'S JOCKSTRAP!!!
Yes   
#24 | 107 days ago

+3 thumbs upI think its funny how this award has been a joke for the whole damn decade, but suddenly now its the worst thing ever that it may not have gone to the right person.  If LeBron or KG had won it, nobody would be complaining about how CP3 got screwed.  A lot of this talk is just fueled by Kobe hatred.  Oh well, such is life. 
#25 | 107 days ago

Kobe is a great player, no doubt about it..but shouldn't he have gotten this award earlier in his career?? In my eyes, he recieved the all to predictable "It's about time he wins one/Career Acheivement" NBA MVP AWARD...CPIII was robbed.
Yes   
#26 | 107 days ago

(Edited by j_dogs_ny)
kantwistaye wrote:
I think its funny how this award has been a joke for the whole damn decade, but suddenly now its the worst thing ever that it may not have gone to the right person.  If LeBron or KG had won it, nobody would be complaining about how CP3 got screwed.  A lot of this talk is just fueled by Kobe hatred.  Oh well, such is life. 
+1 thumbs upActually to be honest even if Lebron or Kg wouldve won it, I still think Chris Paul wouldve been robbed. And its kinda understandable that you believe that its all Kobe hatred(Hence Your Lakers symbol).  Just because people don't believe that Kobe shouldn't of won it doesn't mean its Kobe hatred. I could care less about the guy I just think it was CP3's time and no one elses.  And your absolutely right the award has been a joke because Kobe should have won it the last five years.   
Yes   
#27 | 105 days ago

+2 thumbs upI think it could have gone either way. If Paul had won the MVP then this poll would be titled "Was Kobe Bryant robbed of the MVP". They are both deserving in my opinion.
No  
#28 | 104 days ago

Chris Paul should definitely have won the MVP.  The NBA is a what-have-you-done-for-me-lately league, and Chris Paul had a break-out season.  Kobe Bryant is a great player, but he's had his.  It should be Chris Paul's award.
Yes   
#29 | 102 days ago

BigZackUNC wrote:
What did Kobe do this year that he hasnt already done?   Chris Paul had a serious break out year and has solidified himself as a top point guard for years to come
+2 thumbs upYou're right...Kobe has done what he has been doing every year, and he was robbed of the MVP last year.
No