Chris Paul v. Kobe Bryant? MVP?

As early as two weeks ago the MVP race was seen as a two man competition between Kobe Bryant and Lebron James. Now, with Lebron suffering losses left and right he is no longer seen as a realistic candidate. Lebron has the numbers, but will not have enough wins to secure enough votes to be MVP. As Lebron has fallen, Chris Paul in New Orleans has risen. Chris Paul is a truly spectacular talent leading his New Orleans Hornets to a tie with the Los Angeles Lakers for the top seed in the Western Conference.  While his team success has been the primary reason he has risen, his individual numbers are simply mind boggline. His player efficiency rating is a 28.88. That's good for the best per for a point guard....OF ALL TIME. Yes, better than Stockton's highest PER. Yes, better than Nash's higher PER. And Yes, even better than Magic Johnson's highest PER. His defense is fantastic and at the time of this writing, Paul was leading the league in steals.  He is a pure point. You can go ahead an ... (link)