Considering the year LeBron James has had for Miami Heat, leading them to top of the Eastern conference on a record breaking 27 game winning running, a shooting percentage that can only be dreamed of and more than likely a back to back NBA championship. In today's blog I'm going to make the argument that there is another player that deserves the most valuable player title and his name is not even Durant. This blog may have never been written if LeBron was not currently injured and still putting up his own ridiculous numbers, but I can be brave as he is out injured for the near future.
The man I'm considering for my MVP this season I have made discussions for him to claim this title twice already this season. Once when I had the opportunity to watch him play in January at the O2 arena and right back in November when he was leading the Knicks to a great start in the East. I have for a nearly a year said he is the most natural shooter of a basketball I have ever seen since seeing him at the Olympics last summer. I put him alongside Kobe, LeBron and Jordan as having the most fluent and technically correct jump shot in the game. The balance and poise he has when he shots the ball is above all of the names I have previously mentioned and what has helped him put up worldy numbers in his last three games.
In his last three games he has gone over the 40 point back in each of them and in one of them he topped the half century mark. When watching him which I have a lot this season and will be tomorrow when he goes up against Oklahoma Thunder the cream of the West, its obvious how he has put up these numbers. He has the ability of shooting from any where on the court which helps the Knicks do multiple things to get him open. When he is open or even when manned up he uses his technically correct jump shot with such great affect. This has left teams trying to contain him in the back court but recently he has done damage under the hoop or in the paint leaving teams puzzled as to where he can be contained.
Yet it is not his offensive skills that makes me consider him for MVP, it maybe the first time he has put both his front and back court together at the same time but its his role within the team and defensive skills that have really impressed. He has improved his defensive skills remarkably coming out of Syracuse he was known for his offensive power but was often thought of as a liability defensively. Watching this year he has regularly manned up against the opponents top player whether it be a Durant, LeBron or Bryant and he has contained them all really well. At the same time he has finally taken on the role that his team require him to be. One that is a leader, an offensive play maker who makes the right play at the right time and someone the team can turn to hit the big play.
Even when I write this I find it hard to really nail him on as the MVP because of the year Mr James has had. I can finish with this sentence I do believe Anthony is the best player in the NBA at the moment who is available to play. Lets hope his Syracuse alumni do not play as well tonight in the final four against Michigan.
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