MVP Update

Last time I talked about the MVP award I mentioned four players who were in the MVP race. I wrote a great article earlier in the year about the MVP Race that was called "Who is the MVP", to see that article click here. The MVP race has now become essentially a one horse race. Derrick Rose has distanced himself far from the other candidates, to the point that two other players in the race Lebron James and Dwight Howard have both said Rose deserves the MVP. The Orlando Magic's coach, Stan Van Gundy, has also stated that although he thinks his player, Dwight Howard, is in the running for the award, Rose has already won the award in the media. He meant that the media have already crowned their champion, and that Howard has no chance to win the award even though he deserves it, Van Gundy did go on to say that Rose does deserve the award though. You would have a hard time finding any basketball enthusiasts that would say Rose didn't deserve the MVP.
He has taken his team where no one thought they could go, to first place in the Eastern Conference. Everyone and I mean everyone thought that either the Boston Celtics or the Miami Heat would get first place. Though there is still a couple of weeks left in the season it would be very hard for the either team to catch the Bulls. Rose also is top ten in the league in scoring and assists, and he has fixed his biggest problem from last year which is his three point shooting. The number are terrific, but the fact that he has led his team to first place in the east with all the injuries that the Bulls have battled is the reason he most deserves the award.