How the Worst Team in the NBA Will Decide the MVP

Recently there has been an NBA fan base that has been very quiet after being the most loud and obnoxious over the summer. I speak of course about the Cleveland Cavaliers and their fans in particular. When LeBron James signed with the Miami Heat, Cleveland fans went crazy like James was supposed to resign with Cleveland like he owed them something. And now it is kind of funny to see how Cleveland's attitude has changed over the season. Currently the Cavs are in the midst of a 25 game losing streak, the longest ever in the NBA. It is like the 5 stages of grief with Cleveland and now they are somewhere in between bargaining and depression. As it stands right now through 52 regular season games, the Cleveland Cavaliers are 8-44. Last year through 52 games the Cavs had the best record in the league at 41-11. And this is largely with the same team they had last year minus LeBron James of course. The Cavs are also down Delonte West and Shaq from last year but their effect would be negligible even if they were still on the team.

Now do not get me wrong, I am not wishing this fate upon the Cavs players. I would never wish that on anyone. I know how losing like that feels bowling for Texas A&M University. I realize most of you people cannot relate to bowling collegiately but just let me tell you, we were the Cleveland Cavaliers of collegiate bowling. But, this situation in Cleveland is interesting to me because I think that team has a major effect on the NBA's MVP voting. With no one really running away with the MVP, most voters will look to how the reigning MVP is doing and if he is doing anything to lose that MVP status. Last year James averaged 29 points, 8 assists and 7 rebounds per game when he won the MVP. Through 50 games this year he is averaging 26 points, 7 assists and 7 rebounds, numbers comparable to his 2009-2010 MVP season. I realize that Derrick Rose is having a great year, Kevin Love is a double-double waiting to happen and some idiots are even saying that Blake Griffin might make a run at MVP, but none of those guys are doing anything to supplant King James from the top of the MVP standings. And when the voting is close at the end of the year like it is going to be, I think the ineptitude of LeBron's former team is going to put him over the top. The Cavaliers went from being the best team in the league to being one of the historically bad teams in NBA history and the one different thing is LeBron James. I cannot remember when there was such a disparity in a team when a single player was there and then left.

I always tell people that I wish that I paid more attention to the NBA when Michael Jordan was in the league because it is hard for me to imagine someone being better than Kobe Bryant. And now LeBron James is here and he is doing what he is doing and he still has several years left in his prime. All I am saying is pay attention now because guys like him do not come around often. Michael Jordan might have been the best player ever, but I think LeBron James is might the most valuable player ever.......thanks to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Out.