Comments on: Notes from TNT’s Coverage of the NBA – Thursday, March 12, 2009 Barkley: “The MVP is LeBron James or Kobe Bryant.” http://thestartingfive.net/2009/03/13/notes-from-tnts-coverage-of-the-nba-thursday-march-12-2009-barkley-the-mvp-is-lebron-james-or-kobe-bryant/ Bangin’ and Scorin’ Every Trip Down the Floor Fri, 25 May 2012 02:43:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Temple3 http://thestartingfive.net/2009/03/13/notes-from-tnts-coverage-of-the-nba-thursday-march-12-2009-barkley-the-mvp-is-lebron-james-or-kobe-bryant/comment-page-1/#comment-24295 Temple3 Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:50:58 +0000 http://thestartingfive.net/?p=4634#comment-24295 Officiating often plays a huge role in the playoffs. The loss of Bynum, to my mind, really positions Kobe to win this award again. LeBron is having a great year, but he does have more help than he's ever had. Williams, West and several other Cavs are very capable players. The Heat may simply not win enough games for Wade to pull it off. If I was a betting man, I'd say that people with votes would rather see LBJ get the award...and that maybe this and the return of AB catapult the Lakers to a title. Who knows. I picked them last season --- when Bynum was healthy. Officiating often plays a huge role in the playoffs. The loss of Bynum, to my mind, really positions Kobe to win this award again. LeBron is having a great year, but he does have more help than he’s ever had. Williams, West and several other Cavs are very capable players. The Heat may simply not win enough games for Wade to pull it off.

If I was a betting man, I’d say that people with votes would rather see LBJ get the award…and that maybe this and the return of AB catapult the Lakers to a title.

Who knows. I picked them last season — when Bynum was healthy.

]]> By: Mizzo http://thestartingfive.net/2009/03/13/notes-from-tnts-coverage-of-the-nba-thursday-march-12-2009-barkley-the-mvp-is-lebron-james-or-kobe-bryant/comment-page-1/#comment-24290 Mizzo Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:08:16 +0000 http://thestartingfive.net/?p=4634#comment-24290 I <a href="http://thestartingfive.net/2008/10/31/friday-fire-the-starting-five-nba-preview/" rel="nofollow">picked</a> Wade based on seeing him up close and personal covering the Olympic squad in Vegas this summer. He hasn't disappointed. Though I think LeBron will win it, I gotta stick with my pick. No pink socks and flip flops here. I picked Wade based on seeing him up close and personal covering the Olympic squad in Vegas this summer. He hasn’t disappointed. Though I think LeBron will win it, I gotta stick with my pick. No pink socks and flip flops here.

]]> By: TC http://thestartingfive.net/2009/03/13/notes-from-tnts-coverage-of-the-nba-thursday-march-12-2009-barkley-the-mvp-is-lebron-james-or-kobe-bryant/comment-page-1/#comment-24289 TC Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:42:30 +0000 http://thestartingfive.net/?p=4634#comment-24289 As always, thanks for that Mizzo. I gotta agree LBJ is the MVP this year. Being second to LBJ is no shame. It's great to see DWade at almost unreal athletic heights and Kobe's just being Kobe....but LeBron....well, yeah, we're all witnesses. Quite honestly I dunno why Shawn Marion was traded. You don't trade him. You don't trade Lamar Odom. The versatility of those two is unmatched in the L. If they still had Shawn, they wouldn't have Shaq's contract. If they had Marion, in he and Amare they'd have a great nucleus....oh well.......just another reason Suns aren't getting to the second round of the playoffs for at least four years. As always, thanks for that Mizzo. I gotta agree LBJ is the MVP this year. Being second to LBJ is no shame. It’s great to see DWade at almost unreal athletic heights and Kobe’s just being Kobe….but LeBron….well, yeah, we’re all witnesses.

Quite honestly I dunno why Shawn Marion was traded. You don’t trade him. You don’t trade Lamar Odom. The versatility of those two is unmatched in the L. If they still had Shawn, they wouldn’t have Shaq’s contract. If they had Marion, in he and Amare they’d have a great nucleus….oh well…….just another reason Suns aren’t getting to the second round of the playoffs for at least four years.

]]> By: GrandNubian http://thestartingfive.net/2009/03/13/notes-from-tnts-coverage-of-the-nba-thursday-march-12-2009-barkley-the-mvp-is-lebron-james-or-kobe-bryant/comment-page-1/#comment-24285 GrandNubian Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:05:34 +0000 http://thestartingfive.net/?p=4634#comment-24285 D-Wade is MVP.... D-Wade is MVP….

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