by Marcel Mutoni / @marcel_mutoni
Given his individual dominance as a basketball player, and the Chicago Bulls‘ strong play this season, Derrick Rose‘s MVP candidacy was already carrying a strong case.
To the delight of Rose and Chicago Bulls fans everywhere, the stud point guard now also has the public support of the game’s greatest player.
Michael Jordan thinks Rose is the League MVP this year, but warns (from personal experience) that the award is by no means a guarantee.
The Chicago Tribune has the quotes:
“MVP of the season,” the Bobcats owner said Wednesday night after the Bulls downed his team 101-84. “He deserves it. He’s playing that well, without a doubt.” Then Jordan offered that sly smile. “And if he doesn’t get it, now he will see how I felt a lot of those years,” the Bulls’ Hall of Famer said.
“I wish man,” Rose said. “It’s great that he said that. It’s an honor. I’m speechless. But I’m just trying to keep winning. The award will come if we keep winning. I’m just trying to play hard and aggressive and with an edge.” Rose said he hopes to pick Jordan’s brains about winning in the future. “You always know when he’s in the building,” Rose said. “His presence is probably the craziest of all the NBA players who have played this game.”
Of course, MJ doesn’t have an official say in the matter. But it would be foolish to think that his opinion won’t matter when the media casts their votes at season’s end.
Not bad for a Chi-Town kid to get such a ringing endorsement from the city’s greatest sports hero.
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Intuition, son.
But Diesel? Nah, I can’t see it.
There were some who thought the Bucks would be better than year!
But with the emergence of Rose, the great coaching of Thibs, and the stellar defense and play of everyone else, the Bulls are looking like a beast.
And it all starts with Rose.
They lost to the Cavs 4-1 last year.
“Act like you know”.
LOL sorry couldn’t help myself.
LeBron?
Monta?
Yeah, ok…
Right now it should be Rose, Dwight, Dirk, Kobe.
Kobe is climbing fast, however.
Miami Heat vs. Boston, Chicago, Orlando, San Antonio, Dallas, LA Lakers – 3 wins -11 losses.
Chicago Bulls vs. same teams (switch Chicago for Miami) – 10 wins – 5 losses.
Finals MVP doesn’t seem to hold as much prestige as regular season MVP, I don’t know why.
Rose is clearly the regular season MVP right now, and i’m not even a fan. He has played big in every big game so far. I’m looking forward to what he does in the post-season.
Im just saying players numbers don’t lie, and winning is the truth. Miami was 47-35 last year, 43-21 right now, on a 5 game losing streak
You never hear Kareem blabbering off at the mouth, same with Bird, MJ, Russell, and other greats. Only MJ feels the need to voice his opinion at every corner. GOAT my a**.
And LeBron won the past two MVPs.
Derrick Rose is averaging 25 and 8.
When was the last time a point guard put up those numbers?
Seriously, those are elite numbers and his team is gunning for the top spot in the East despite a host of injuries.
Dude is the MVP easy. His only comp is Dwight, and possibly, Dirk with an outside shot. Chicago isn’t a collection of bums, but they don’t have a talent advantage over Miami. That’s ludicrous.
They are just better coached and they play better together. Period.
Yeah, I said it.
At least in my head. Durant was ranked way too high in Slam’s top 50.
Is it his fault that everytime he’s asked a question, his repsonse is put out there everywhere?
He’s not better than Bron/Kobe/DHow/Dirk but he’s better at this very moment than DWade/KD/CP/DWill/Melo.
Oh really, so guys like Bird, Magic, CB34, and Malone didn’t deserve their MVPs? Let me guess, he probably thinks that he should have gotten DRob and Hakeem’s MVPs when he was playing baseball? I mean come on, you never hear any other past great talking like that.
If he felt like he deserved to be MVP in those years that he didn’t get it, that’s fine. He’s entitled to feel that way if he wants…
But it just goes to show that even though it’s still a popularity contest, more than anything, the award is tied into winning.
So anyone who thinks that anyone besides DRose deserves the MVP is clearly hating.
Paranoid much?
But since you want to get all defensive about it, I was referring to MARS.
Stop swerving and stay in your lane, son.
In fact, I pretty much ignore the almost daily subliminal jabs thrown my way, altogether.
But every now and then you have to address people directly who like to throw rocks and then hide their hands.
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Seeing that he’s lacking in the cojones department, I’ll be the dad.
Which could happen if he has more games where he basically sits the whole fourth quarter like last night.
Still should not deter him from getting the MVP though.
That’s not saying that things couldn’t change in the last 20 or so games, but typically, when the buzz is this loud at this time of year, it’s settled.
Just when you think Eboy and JTaylor are part of the same stable, it’s revealed that Eboy has joined forces with Bryan Crawford!
“F*CK the nWo, son! I’m rolling with the Wolf Pac!”
Sorry, y’all, but I am bored as f*ck at work. Call me stupid.
I’ll be dat today.
wwf was still way better
Stop the foolishness. All of y’all throw shots at each other all the damn time. BC does it. Taylor does it. Eboy does it.
Y’all sound like a bunch of hypocritical broads:
“Who does Becky think she is!”
Stone Cold was the man, yo! I even taught my daughter how to do the Stone Cold Stunner.
@J-Ro – you mean like when the Mavs lost in the first round the year he got MVP?
It’s happened before, so yeah.
LeBron would not make the King instant contenders, nor would he make the Timberwolves instant contenders.
Hell, did he even really make the Cavs contenders? Lol.
I can’t believe you made that comment. that’s hilarious.
If you would have stuck Jordan on those old Dallas Mavericks teams of the 90s he would not instantly have made them a contender either.
You do realize you said “everything is up for debate” right after you said “if you disagree that just shows your ignorance” right?
You do see the problem with holding those two ideas in your head at the same time right?
Don’t ya?
Honestly?
That’s actually a bit troubling. Scary even.
I stopped watching wrestling after high school.
I always knew it was fake, that never bothered me cause they had good storylines and they still put their necks on the line.
But the storylines and wrestlers got wacker and wacker….
stone cold
mankind
chris benoit
rvd
rey mysterio
chris jericho…
That should answer your question Black Phantom.
Words on paper for people to discuss. MJ may be right and he may be wrong, but any writer would be clueless to leave his quote out of a story. Ineresting, topical, timely, celebrity/expert in the field he (MJ) is discussing, etc…
Taz and Sabu were my favorites. And the crowd were crazy too.
Anytime someone did anything stupid or dangerous as hell they’d start with their chants.
“He’s hardcore! He’s hardcore!”
Yeah I said it.
Plus I’ve grown accustomed to the shorter rounds of the UFC, makes for fighters to go at each other a bit more viciously right off the bat.
I still love a great boxing match though. It’s much more technical.
Shout out to Allister Overeem. Friggin beast
In boxing it’s like “I’m tired. I’ma hug dude to catch my breath.”
Enigmatic: Well, dude really focused on his standup game to the point where it’s bar none (he literally just won K1′s world grand prix! That’s ridiculous for an MMA guy), and he’s just bulked up so much that it’s really hard to control him on the ground.
As I said, he’s sort of all-or-nothing. He’s actually sort of like a really technical Lesnar, he bulls in with his head down, but if you don’t abuse his bullheadedness, yer screwed.
Whereas I’ve never boxed, so can’t really say which one requires more skill, stamina, effort, etc.
Cause “get in the circle and try to submit the other guy” requires a “pause” afterwards. LOL
Is K1 just traditional kickfighting rules?
Pardon my ignorance. Never seen K1 before.
Enigmatic: K1 holds a few occasional MMA competitions, but generally, K1 is one of the premier kickboxing leagues in the world.
There are TONS of boxers in MMA, they just have to adjust to defend against the other styles of martial arts.
I mean that’s just a few aspects a person needs to master in order to become a good boxer.
JTaylor: I know exactly what you’re saying, with head/body dodging and all that, but I don’t think that makes it a more skillful sport… nor do I feel the footwork/hand-eye cordination/sense of timing and distance/outsmarting your opponent is superior in boxing. I just think it takes place in a more obvious, technical, and eye-appealing way.
Wade like he did the other night in the closing moments if he wants to win…Its not about numbers Mars, its about what you mean to your team…Take Lebum off the heat and that would force Bosh and Wade to ball…They may even be better…
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