Why exactly did Derrick Rose win the NBA MVP this year?

[The30YardSlant]

This has been bugging me for a while and I just can't figure it out. He is possibly the worst statistical MVP of all-time.

He is the first MVP in league history to not rank in the top 5 in the league in scoring, assists or rebounding. Rose finished 7th in scoring, 10th in assists, 90th in rebounding, 52nd in steals and a dismal 82nd in FG %. He averaged 3.4 turnovers per game, fourth worst in the league among starting guards and 8th worst overall. He had a 2.24 Assist/TO ratio, the worst ever for a guard who won the award.

I really just don't get it. Looking at the numbers and factoring in team success, Durant, Lebron, Wade, Nowitzki and Howard were all better choices. Stoudemire was better statistical choice but his team wasnt that good.

 

[TheCount]

He rode the hype train, that's what.

Howard should have won it, but D Rose is a very good player.

All that being said, the award stands for Most Valuable Player, so it should go to the player that is most valuable to their team, not just who has the best stats.

 

[danielofthesaints]

Derrick Rose is extremely overrated. The guy can't hit a jumper or a 3 to save his life. His game consists of driving to the basket and either a) making a layup b) dishing it out to other horrible shooters on the bulls c) drawing a foul.
Thats it. He is one dimensional.

 

[The30YardSlant]

He rode the hype train, that's what.

Howard should have won it, but D Rose is a very good player.

All that being said, the award stands for Most Valuable Player, so it should go to the player that is most valuable to their team, not just who has the best stats.

The magic would be awful without Howard. Same goes for the Mavericks without Nowitzki. The Thunder would be a low playoff seed at best without Durant.

 

[MC KAos]

he is the only decent offensive player on the best team in the league! how does he not deserve it? i didnt see anyone complaining about it after he dropped 44 on the hawks or after game 1. He is most likely going to dominate game 3

 

[The30YardSlant]

he is the only decent offensive player on the best team in the league! how does he not deserve it? i didnt see anyone complaining about it after he dropped 44 on the hawks or after game 1. He is most likely going to dominate game 3

But see, you can't just say "He's the best offensive player on the ebst team" and leave it at that. The fact is he is the weakest statistical MVP ever and is a volume shooter playing point guard.

 

[MC KAos]

ill give you that he is a volume shooter, but so was AI and kobe early on in his career. they dont have a second option on offense, more like a 2.5 option in boozer. He isnt a Dwill/CP3 type point guard, he is more like a Multi Billionaires Tony Parker. In the biggest games of the year for the bulls, he stepped up (the last 2 games vs the celtics and heat, and vs the spurs in chicago.) dwight howard is more important to his team and probably a better player, but thats not really what the MVP is all about, otherwise MJ would have won it 10 times. It matters that he is the best player on the best team, it matters that he is the only viable offensive weapon, and his stats are very impressive considering A) the way the bulls play defense slows down the game, i doubt they get as many possesions as the thunder for instance and B) he is the main focus of for the other teams on defense. Dont forget that the next 2 best players on the team missed a lot of games during the season.

 

[peplaw06]

Derrick Rose is extremely overrated. The guy can't hit a jumper or a 3 to save his life. His game consists of driving to the basket and either a) making a layup b) dishing it out to other horrible shooters on the bulls c) drawing a foul.
Thats it. He is one dimensional.

:laugh2:

You just listed three dimensions.

 

[rash]

Typical overreaction when a player has a bad game.I honestly don't think you would have made this thread if the Bulls had won game 2.

(sorry if I seem harsh, but I had to point it out)

 

[BigWillie]

******** thread is insanely ********.

Rose is no worse a mid-range, or even long range shooter as LeBron, Wade or many others. Statistics back this up as well. He also takes just a few percentage points less in FGA at the rim than those same guys

Even more, last season, Rose was actually the best shooting PG in FG% from mid-range in the entire NBA.

Does Rose enjoy going to the rim utilizing his speed and athleticism in that regard? Yes. Until folks prove they can stop him from getting into the lane and finishing consistently, then why should he stop from having that be a huge portion of his game?

It would be like asking Dwight Howard or a prime Shaq to stop using their athleticism and strength to get themselves easy dunks or layups. They need to broaden their game because they are so one-dimensional!

:laugh2:

 

[danielofthesaints]

:laugh2:

You just listed three dimensions.

No I didnt. I listed three outcomes of his one dimensional game (which is driving to the basket).

 

[DIAF]

Give that trophy to Dirk, you thief!

 

[casmith07]

Dwight Howard should have won MVP this year. Straight up dumb rebounding numbers this season.

But someone above me said it best - media hype train.

 

[casmith07]

The magic would be awful without Howard. Same goes for the Mavericks without Nowitzki. The Thunder would be a low playoff seed at best without Durant.

OKC would not make the playoffs without Durant.

 

[Muhast]

It just seems like the bulls whole lineup makes no effort to hit shots outside of korver and boozer. Everyone including d rose just try to draw fouls. They arent pretty to watch

 

[mldardy]

D Rose won because he was the best player on the best team and is the best point guard in the league. And for the person that said Dwight Howard put the crackpipe down. Orlando got worse this season and Howard still has no post moves whatsoever.

 

[Muhast]

D Rose won because he was the best player on the best team and is the best point guard in the league. And for the person that said Dwight Howard put the crackpipe down. Orlando got worse this season and Howard still has no post moves whatsoever.

I'm sure you could take a poll of the large majority of NBA fans on who is the best PG in the NBA and you will hear as many people say Chris Paul as D.Rose.

Not only that, Skip Bayless,Rob Parker and a few other ESPN people made a valid point that you can make a pretty solid argument that D.Rose wasn't even one of the NBA's top 10 players.

 

[mldardy]

I'm sure you could take a poll of the large majority of NBA fans on who is the best PG in the NBA and you will hear as many people say Chris Paul as D.Rose.

Not only that, Skip Bayless,Rob Parker and a few other ESPN people made a valid point that you can make a pretty solid argument that D.Rose wasn't even one of the NBA's top 10 players.

Not this year, Paul arguably wasn't even the 2nd best point guard this season. That probably was Westbrook or Rondo.

Quoting Rob Parker and especially Skip Bayless and any other person on ESPN should get this:



You know better than to do that. D. Rose is definitely a top 10 player what games were you watching this season to think he isn't. D Rose was head and shoulders above all point guards this season.

 

[MarionBarberThe4th]

The award sometimes goes to the best stories.

Kidd almost won it in his first year w/ the Nets then his next year he was way better statistically and wasnt close.

Nash getting a bunch in a row was suspicious as well

I dont get how they got MVP, COY and split Exec of the year. Which is it? Their execs traded Hinrich for nothing, signed Korver and Carlos Boozer to big deals.

Dwight would have been the lowest seed to win it in a long time but he might have got my vote. If you were picking players off that team who would you really want? Bass and Ryan Anderson

 

[The30YardSlant]

Typical overreaction when a player has a bad game.I honestly don't think you would have made this thread if the Bulls had won game 2.

(sorry if I seem harsh, but I had to point it out)

Uh, the MVP is a regular season award and I used regular season stats to support my post. Nothing he does at any point in these playoffs effects the MVP race.