Picking the NBA MVP is not Easy. We Give the Voters A Little Help

The NBA MVP race is coming down to the wire. Four NBA superstars, including Kevin Garnett, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Chris Paul, have an opportunity to take home the crown. I have some bad news for anyone who was mentioned above whose name is not Kobe Bryant: you aren't going to win. This is Kobe's award. Call it a lifetime achievement award, call it an belated congratulations for beating those rape allegations, call it what you will, but make sure you know this is Kobe's award. Did Chris Paul and Kevin Garnett orchestrate a bigger turnaround for their teams that Kobe did this season? Yes. Did Lebron James have better numbers and arguably establish himself as the most dominate offensive player in the league? Yes. All that logic is useless in the face of the Lakers securing the #1 seed and Kobe learning to play nice with his teammates.