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NY Times: Why Derrick Rose Should Not Win M.V.P.

Posted by Neil Paine on March 31, 2011

A general overview of the MVP race and the statistical argument against Derrick Rose:

Keeping Score: Why Derrick Rose Should Not Win M.V.P. - NYTimes.com

You can catch it in tomorrow morning's paper as well.

And for a similar (longer) take on Rose -- albeit with a different conclusion about who the real MVP is -- John Hollinger also had a good piece at ESPN today.

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101 Responses to “NY Times: Why Derrick Rose Should Not Win M.V.P.”

  1. Sean Says:
    April 13th, 2011 at 11:25 pm

    At # 99...

    Ah... I get you, Potted Plant.

    I personally hold the opinion that if Player A is more SKILLED, but doesn't contribute as much to his team's winning as Player B-------then Player B is the greater player.

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