Yes, James Harden has willed the Houston Rockets near the top of the Western Conference standings.
Yes, Russell Westbrook has turned chicken poop into less-smelly chicken poop for the injury-plagued Oklahoma City Thunder.
Yes, Anthony Davis' unibrow makes grown women weep in the streets.
However, no matter what some NBA pundits say, there really is no controversy over who should be the league MVP this year. Here's 4 Reasons Why Steph Curry Is The ONLY Choice For NBA MVP.
1. Pure "League Pass" Jaw-Dropping Amazingness
https://youtu.be/XA3Y94CINZ0
There really aren't enough superlatives to describe Curry's game. Defenders look like drunk college co-eds when they try to aggressively check Steph, falling over in a dizzy haze as Curry breaks both their ankles and their souls. When he's not bouncing around like a high-speed marionette, Curry is draining threes in EVERYONE's face -- prompting more League Pass remote-control calls to action than any other player on this planet.
The eye test is with Curry. It has always been with Curry.
2. The Best On The Best
Let's just get this argument out there. The Warriors are at the tail end of one of the most dominant 82-game seasons in NBA history, crushing opponents with a stunning 10.3-point margin of victory -- almost a full 4 points better than the team in 2nd place, the defending champion San Antonio Spurs (6.4).
When you're THE main threat on one of the deepest and most varied rosters we've seen in decades, you're the MVP full stop.
3. The Smartest Passer In All Of The Game
https://youtu.be/hxE13551xig
While fellow point guards John Wall and Chris Paul drop dimes with stunning efficiency in their own right, nobody in the NBA is a headier facilitator than Stephen Curry. While dropping his turnover count by almost two per game from 2014-15, Curry has mastered the art of finding the right teammate in the right spot with the right pass (behind-the-back or otherwise) with unmatched efficency. Where other guards rack up assist counts by default, Curry does it with a true artist's flair.
4. Range, Range, And More Range
https://youtu.be/JsGMc46qCG8
Curry has rewritten the record books when it comes to 3-pointers, breaking his own record mark of 272 triples in a season on Thursday night with 8 bombs against a dumbfounded Blazers defense. With two of the team's last three games coming against the dregs of the West (Minnesota, Denver), Steph is a 144-minute heat check away from threatening 300 3-pointers (he's at 276 heading into Saturday).
No point guard stretches defenses to their breaking points as consistently and dynamically as Curry. Combine that with his passing wizardry and renaissance as a defender, and it'd be a joke to vote anyone else as NBA MVP other than him.
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