It’s Official - Dirk Nowitzki Named NBA MVP
MVN Outsider —
... Read the announcement from the NBA here.
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SLAM Online —
... Well… all of that changed pretty quickly. In a move that could not have possibly worked out better for the NBA, they get to make the announcement they’ve been dreading, and nobody will care. We’re all waiting to learn about who is suspended and fined or who is not. Meanwhile, the NBA gets to officially announce that Dirk Nowitzki is the MVP. This was the news that people were lining up to make fun of. And now it’s just whatever. Congrats again Dirk, but uh… you know.
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... Dirk Nowitzki officially named MVP, in case you felt our site was missing any Nowitzki content. - NBA.com Your brand new Macbook Pro is officially obsolete. New Macbooks released today. -
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- Dirk Nowitzki was officially, quietly named the NBA’s 2007 MVP today. Steve Nash finished 125 points and 39 first-place votes behind him. They should really start handing these things out before the playoffs begin. It’s a regular season award, so why wait to give them out during the postseason? We’ve seen Nowitzki earn–and folks, he did earn it–the MVP (ousted in the first round), Marcus Camby get the Top Defensive Player (ousted in the first round), Monta Ellis get the Most Improved Player (suffering through his worst stretch of the whole season, minutes drastically reduced), and Sam Mitchell get Coach of the Year (ousted first round). Playoff performances shouldn’t cloud the accomplishments of these recipients, but inevitably, sometimes it does.
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Race to the MVP: Chris Paul Addendum
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Posted by Rob Peterson Chris Paul may not be the NBA's MVP, but he could have a hand in determining who is. -- Chris Graythen/Getty Images/NBAE We interrupt Dave McMenamin dumping his Trapper Keeper full of Kobe keepsakes into The Court Reporter's blog to bring you this addendum to Maurice Brooks' Race to the MVP presented by Kia column. (We kid because we love... I wish I had a sports hero I could mash on for 24 hours.) I've wanted to do a post about the NBA's "hidden" MVPs. And I still may roll out a piece about guys like Kyle Korver in Utah or James Jones in Portland, who aren't focal points, but make ...
