>And won 55 games.

Oh - he had CP3 last year?

While Bron won fewer. Again. And got to the
>Finals! (In the East.)

Bron does more w/ less.

>Was it about team success last year? Or playoff success? Not
>this year, though? These scales just sliding all over the
>place, I gotta ask.

Well I never made the argument that Bron deserved the MVP last year. But this year is a different story. Harden missed 10 games? Bron has been workmanlike all year - playing in every single big moment, winning a division title, matching last year's win totals with far less and a lineup that has morphed 3 times w/ a whole new core. He has shot the long-ball better than Curry & Durant -- let that sink in - while shooting from the field w/ Shaq/Kareem like efficiency. And that doesn't even factor in his elite passing and facilitating. He def picks his spot on defense is not the elite 2-year player he was earlier in his career - but it's not like Beard is an all-NBA defensive player, either.

He just has done more w/ less. I'm happy w/ Beard getting the MVP - but people who say Bron is not on-par with what Beard is doing aren't looking at this objectively - they are just doing a win-count.

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