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Steve Nash should not be the MVP. Period. There is no statistical analysis that indicates that he should be the MVP, unless we simply decide that whoever gets the most assists is the MVP.
You can say that Suns would have won 20 fewer games without Nash, but that is a guess, not an observation about reality. And if we are going to play that games, where would the Lakers be without Kobe Bryant? Nowhere.
The argument that he improved over last years stats is bogus because scoring has increased all over the league.
Maybe in the future the NBA should simply have a category for "Most Valuable Player with Intangible Qualities Related to Being White", or simply "Most Valuable White Player". Then they can give Nash an award every year without compromising the integrity of the MVP award.
