primomosquito said:I'm not arguing the stats your talking about, but Lebron did win 4 of the next 5 MVPs after Kobe won his first (and only) which plays a pretty big factor as to why Kobe only got 5 first place votes in the next 5 years.Guitarsoup said:They are pretty common advanced stats.primomosquito said:Well, Kobe only won 1 MVP, so yes he never won another after that series.Guitarsoup said:And Kobe never won the MVP again.primomosquito said:Lebron was 3-15 in a 2010 home game in a playoff loss, after which getting blown out by 32 to get eliminated.TREX01 said:
Oh they absolutely will. Don't kid yourself.
Kobe was 7-23 with 1 assist and 4 TOs in a 40 point 2008 Finals loss.
Basically ruined both of their careers, and this is all both of these players is remembered for.
In 2009, Kobe won 65 games (led the West by 11 games), put up 27/5/5 with 1st-Team All-Defense and only got 2 votes for MVP.
In 2011, LeBron won 58 games, second most in the East. LeBron put up 27/7.5/7 and led the league in WS, WS/48, VORP and PER. He received 4 first place votes for MVP.
Pretty sure Lebron winning 4 of the next 5 years and Kobe's age had something to do with Kobe not getting another one.
Edit: I have to admit, I have no idea what WS, WS/48, or VORP is.
LeBron didn't win 4 of the next 5. He won two more, but he has a very good argument that he should have won most of the MVPs since then. He won two MVPs before that 2010 playoff collapse.
Kobe's production didn't really drop off for five years after that playoff collapse, but he only got 5 first place MVP votes in the next five years cumulatively. But for those five years, he put up a five year average of 27/5/5/1.5, which happens to be pretty close to his numbers as an MVP in 08 (28/6/5).
LeBron did not win four of five MVPs after the 2010 playoff collapse
The discussion is how voters will remember how Harden choked. History tells us they will remember it well