Reasons the MVP Voting Is All Hype

I have been watching the NBA since I was five and I am currently 19. I have seen every NBA MVP since the Jordan era. I can honestly say that in most seasons the MVP of the league is chosen off hype. I could go back to the 2005-2006 season when Stave Nash won the MVP. His stats were 18.8 ppg, 10.5 apg, 4.2 rpg, and 0.8 spg. In my opinion, Kobe Bryant should have won it that year. He put up an unheard of 35.4 ppg along with 4.5 apg, 5.6 rpg, and 1.8 spg but, because of the hype, Nash won. I agree averaging 10 assists a game is pretty note worthy, but Kobe nearly doubled Nash's points per game. The only reason Nash won the MVP was because of the media and hype everyone put on the Suns. Later in the playoffs, if I recall correctly, the Lakers beat the Suns that year, so who should the MVP really have been? The following season it could be argued but, I believe Dirk Nowitzki deserved to be the MVP because of his teams record. The season that really ticks me off is '07-'08. I will admit I ... (link)