Can We Please Stop For Now?
December 19th, 2008 at 10:05 amBy Chris
While I was reliving Brandon Roy’s 52-point explosion via OregonLive.com, I came across this little stanza, which reminded me of something, “It was a performance that literally had fans taking off their shirts in celebration. Others simply chanted “MVP! MVP!” when he attempted free throws. Phoenix coach Terry Porter, who had his jersey retired by the Blazers two nights earlier, was left feeling much like his players — defenseless.”
Please, for the love of all that’s holy, stop with the MVP chants. Please?
We haven’t even reached the All Star break yet. Don’t get me wrong, supporting players in a passionate manner is something I can get behind, but it’s entirely too early for MVP conversations, so please stop. Yes, Brandon Roy is good enough for consideration, but now is not the time.
Try waiting until after February at the earliest. Remember, the NBA regular season goes from October until April. There’s still plenty of time to figure out who should win the award and chanting “MVP” in the middle of December isn’t helping. I mean, do you decorate your Christmas tree in July or August?
Then why are chanting your nomination for an award that’s over four months away from being awarded? Yes, I know the performance you just witnessed moved you in parts of your soul you didn’t even know you had. That doesn’t mean it’s time to give out the MVP trophy to the player that moved you, however.
Can we at least save the chants until after the All Star break? Please?
December 19th, 2008 at 3:24 pm
No argument from me. The NBA is horrible anyway. Nothing is really special about the league. A bunch of guys * cough LeBron cough* that seem to be more interest in 2010 than anything else this season. I was touched listening to Kevin Garnett last year hollering ‘top of the world ma’ and ‘anything is possible’. A guy who has never seemed like a “me” person finally got what he deserved. This isn’t a knock on Brandon Roy either. I’ve not known the guy to do anything ridiculous yet (off court) other than score 52 points. Snoogans!
December 19th, 2008 at 3:33 pm
There are a lot of horrible teams in the NBA, that’s for sure; but for some reason, I still find myself attracted to the game. I don’t much like LeBron — his entire act, game and all, seems a little staged to me — and I’m certainly not a Kobe fan. I do, however, know they are great players, but they don’t inspire me to root for them the way Jordan did.
I still like the NBA, but I also understand the complaints against it. While there has been some great basketball since Jordan retired from the Bulls, there’s still a void players like the two I mentioned above as well as players like Shaq, Duncan, D-Wade, and Garnett haven’t been able to fill.