Pistons: Chauncey for MVP
at the end of last night’s game, the Palace’s 98th consecutive sellout crowd began to chant “MVP” as Chauncey Billups calmly sank 2 of his 12 free-throws for the night… Billups shot 100% from the free-throw line and finished the game with 30 points as the Pistons beat the Miami Heat in the first game of 4 meetings this season…
so, should Chauncey be the NBA MVP for 2005-2006??? last year’s winner, Steve Nash of the Phoenix Suns was also a point guard and oddly enough, Nash’s team had the league’s best record this time last season… in my opinion, Chauncey is the leagues best point guard today… the only thing Nash has on Billups is assists… but Billups is continually getting better in that department (i.e.- Billups getting a career high 19 assists earlier this season)… in addition, Billups scores more, hits bigger shots and play defense waaaay better… Nash is actually known for not being able to play D…
however, last year Nash had a greater impact on his team than Billups does now… before Nash came to Phoenix, the Suns were just a mediocre team… when Nash came along, they became a really good team… Billups is certainly a key ingredient to this Pistons team, but his impact on the Pistons isn’t as great as Nash’s was on the Suns… as many know, the Pistons are a team, the result of 5 men working together on the court, not just 1 or 2… with that in mind, i’d have to say that Nash is much more valuable to his team than Chauncey… if Chauncey got hurt, our team would be in bad shape, but that could be said of any of the Pistons’ starting 5…
when i think of possible candidates for NBA league MVP, a few come to mind: Kevin Garnett, Kobe Brant, Elton Brand… those guys come to mind because if those players got hurt, their teams would really suck!!! don’t get me wrong, i would love it if Chauncey won NBA MVP, but i don’t really think he should… certainly, the Pistons wouldn’t be as good, but the Pistons wouldn’t suck without him… besides, the Pistons seem to always need to have that proverbial “chip on their shoulder”… if Chauncey doesn’t get MVP, i don’t think it’ll be detrimental to the Pistons success, if anything it’ll provide motivation… besides, if he had to choose, i’m sure Mr. Big Shot would take a few NBA Championships over league MVP any day…
You look at the history of those who were awarded MVP awards in the past few years, and their teams were winning. Last year Steve Nash made the Suns into an elite power, and won the award. Although the Pistons are deep enough to win without him, “Most Valuable” has pretty much turned into “who has the most stats in the top 5 teams.” I think he’s a legit candidate. But I’ll take a title over MVP too :)
i think he’s a legit candidate too, but i’d prolly pick someone else personally… i’ll be surprised if he wins it…
I don’t have much to say, but I have to say that chauncey is the M-V-P, holler! Best record, best team, and nobody can match up with him, sounds like an MVP candidate to me.