“How the hell can Kobe Bryant only get 1 MVP during his career”: A reminder of the flawed MVP voting system and how it will rob Giannis Antetokounmpo

Jeet Pukhrambam | 27/03/2022
"How the hell can Kobe Bryant only get 1 MVP during his career": A reminder of the flawed MVP voting system and how it will rob Giannis Antetokounmpo

Kobe Bryant managed to collect only one MVP award. This skewered statistic tells us how flawed the NBA voting system is. 

This season’s MVP race has been nothing short of incredible. We have seen at least 7 frontrunners and as we wind down the season, it is getting hotter.

The leading names are Nikola Jokic, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Joel Embiid. But there are also several other players in the hunt.

Devin Booker, Jayson Tatum, and Luka Doncic are the outside contenders. Magnanimously the NBA would want each player to know they deserve it.

However, there is only one award and we do know who deserves it more. The race will be down to the wire and each player’s candidacy is justified.

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Why did Kobe Bryant have only one MVP?

 

A question that every basketball fan has pondered over is how did the five-time champion have one MVP trophy in his cabinet.

Call it fate, call it destiny, the truth is luck did not favor him. Or perhaps, it is more important to impart blame on the highly flawed MVP voting.

The voting system consists of a panel of sportswriters and journalists. While their ability to read the game from the outside might be incredible, it does not indicate an ability to crown a player as the best.

The eye test alone is not a good judge of a player’s ability. Kobe Bryant was robbed of an MVP when he averaged 35 ppg.

This season is on the verge of a scintillating conclusion to the MVP race. To us, Giannis Antetokounmpo is the deserved winner.

However, the very flawed panel of sportswriters might end up handing the award to an unjustified winner. As an arbiter, we hope that the voting system is changed to better reflect the voice of players and coaches.

 

Post Edited By: Jeet Pukhrambam
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Jeet Pukhrambam

Jeet Pukhrambam is The SportsRush's Lead Editor for Basketball. After freelancing for five years as an independent writer, Jeet created thousands of blog posts and articles. He now covers intriguing news reports and throwback stories on all things NBA. His interest in NBA started with the ascendancy of Giannis Antetokounmpo in the 2016-17 season. Since then, Jeet has managed to coalesce his knowledge of the game and his writing to create pieces that are reflective of the current state of the league. Now, he ensures that The SportsRush produces the highest quality of writing. In his free time, he enjoys playing football, cooking, traveling, and dancing to techno. Jeet takes pride in his critical thinking, music playlists, and his love for spaghetti.

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