If Chris Paul Deserves an MVP Award, so Does Deron Williams

The MVP award is about redemption isn’t it? It's about how much work a superstar has put in not just this season but for the last couple of seasons. That will certainly be a factor in Kobe’s case. Chris Paul’s too.  What about Deron Williams? In his rookie year (2005-06), Williams led the Utah Jazz to a 41-41 record, good for 2nd in their division after they were only 26-56 before his arrival. Last year, he made Utah a playoff team, as they finished atop the Northwest division with a 51-31 record. In the postseason, he beat Yao, McGrady and the Rockets and Baron Davis and the Golden State Warriors, which advanced the Jazz to the Western Conference Finals. They managed to wrestle away a game from the eventual champions—the San Antonio Spurs—before going down in defeat. What did Chris Paul do? Chris Paul took his team to a losing record in his first year there, 39-43. If people are going to argue about the crazy numbers Paul has this season, they need to ... (link)