MVP Race Tighter Than Ever

James Harden. Steph Curry. LeBron James. Russell Westbrook.

Let the argument begin.

Have you turned on your TV? Have you listened to your radio? Have you opened up your browser? Did you ever find the right answer, I know I haven't. When looking to the MVP race the candidates all have a right to claim a piece of the title. How do you choose who is the most valuable player in the  NBA? Lets take a look at every player in the hunt and see who deserves our casting of the vote.

James Harden
Season Averages: 27 points per game, 7 assists, 5 rebounds

James Harden Cookin'

 Houston Rockets have a record of 47 wins and 23 losses and currently sit 3rd in the stacked Western Conference. The Rockets have ran most of the season with out the man in the middle named Dwight Howard. James Harden though found himself carrying his team almost with out missing a beat. Harden is second in the league in the scoring. The absence of Dwight Howard but the still great record speaks volumes to the greatness that James Harden has put together this year. At times it looks like myself, my 12 year old brother, my 48 year old dad, and my 50 year old mother could be the other people on the floor and Harden could still find a way to score. James leads the NBA in free throw attempts and has been the entire Rocket scoring threat all season.

Clearly James Harden deserves the MVP.

Steph Curry
Season Averages: 24 points per game, 8 assists, 4 rebounds

Welcome to the Steph Curry Show

Golden State Warriors have been arguably the best team in the NBA all year and sit on top of the great Western Conference with a 57-13 record. They very easily are going to have the greatest record in the NBA. Steph clearly the best player on the best team. What more do you need? Okay, well if you need more you got it. This season of all the other MVP candidates above Steph's team has the largest margin of victory and therefore has the least amount of minutes played by a large margin. He is still putting up almost equal numbers. There is something to be said for leading your team to one of the most dominating offense and defense teams in NBA history. Steph Curry has been the Michael Jordan of this year for his version of the 1996 Bulls.

Clearly Steph Curry deserves the MVP.

Lebron James
Season Averages: 26 points per game, 7 assists, 6 rebounds

The name we have all gotten used too: Lebron James

Man. Do we ever get sick of talking about this guy? It is almost sickening to think that we have just gotten so used to him being so great. We are taking one of the greatest players of all time for granite. I mean really. The man has taken team after team to the tops of their conference and we just kind of look over it. Lets look at LeBron's season, he has taken a team that has under achieved in every way from Kyrie Irving to Kevin Love and taken them to the next level. He has put them 2nd in the Eastern Conference while trying to figure out how to make it all work. Leading the charge in every single way possible, defense to offense to cheerleader and I think he even fills up the water jugs before games. LeBron single handily took a tanking franchise and put them with a great chance to win the NBA Championship.

Clearly LeBron James deserves the MVP.

Russell Westbrook
Season Averages: 28 points per game, 9 assists, 8 rebounds

Russell Westbrook holsters the shooters

Sometimes its not when you show up, but how you show up. I mean lets look at this. Russell Westbrook missed some early time due to a hand injury but since he has returned the man has been on a mission. The Thunder have essentially gone all season without KD and started off the season behind due to injury. They have also made trades and dealt with injuries at almost every single position. There has been one consistent factor though. Russell. Leading the Thunder into the 8th spot with all these distractions. He has put up incredible numbers this season and putting up triple doubles faster than I can write about them. It would be hard for me to look you in the eye and say he hasn't been the best player in the NBA. He has seemed to will his team to wins almost on a nightly basis. I find it amazing though that the harsh criticism is still surrounding Westbrook. Needless to say, the Thunder would be competing for lottery odds without him.

Clearly Russell Westbrook deserves the MVP.

So Who Gets My Vote?

Well damn. Good question. I think at any point this year you could vote for anyone on this list. If Anthony Davis had been healthy this year you could add him with the year his having. So I can't honestly say but I can tell you I think will. 

I fully expect James Harden to be lifting that trophy.

Who knows though if that is the right answer, I know I don't think it is.