Why LeBron James Is Midseason MVP

The NBA’s most prestigious award honoring an individual’s excellent season performance is the MVP.  Unfortunately the criteria seems to change each year, making it tough to identify the front-runner. Sometimes the award goes to the player with the freakish stats from an average team, other times the league chooses to recognize the greatest team’s best player. All in all, there doesn’t often seem to be a clear cut favorite for the MVP.  And even when there is, some see the prospect as open to question as a BCS midseason ranking. The season is technically just past the halfway point and the MVP debate is starting to gain momentum.  Personally I believe LeBron James is the front-runner.  That said, let’s sort through some of this year’s top names and see if we can come up with a solid opponent to challenge LeBron for the award. Steve Nash is known for his amazing ability to take his team down the court with perfect passes and shrewd ... [link]