dude are you serious? This is terrible. The guy has completely morphed himself into a stud. Ridiculous

how did monta go over AB? not to take anything away from monta, but he was putting up similar numbers per 48 minutes as last season, whereas, AB has absolutely changed from a garbage time player to one of the better centers in the league, and hs stats are mor improved per 48 minutes too

wasnt kevin martin supposed to run away with the award, and now hes not even a nominee? im confused

This is downright ridiculous. He's not even considered? Complete travesty, especially with the way he vamped up his game.

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lots of factors that have nothing to do with game play. I wouldn't worry too much about it, but it is ridiculous that he is not mentioned as a candidate. I wouldn't downplay Igoudala's merits for MIP though. He's been sick this year. His minutes have increased a tiny bit, but his improvement is more due to him having freedom on offense now that the original AI is gone. I'd still go for Biedrins over AI2 just cuz of what y'all said, Biedrins has made a bigger improvement from last year.

i hope he doesn't win b/c that would just jack up his contract value a couple mil when we go to re-up with him...no doubt it's either him or monta for MIP, but i like the fact people sleep on them...it makes them a little cheaper for us to keep.

Deron Williams "improved", yeah he did. But he was a top 3 draft pick, that should of been expected of him.  Same thing with Deng and Iggy, top 10 draft picks and vets already.  Like one of the guys said, Andris went from bust to a 10-10-2 60+fg%, promising star.  My MIPs would have to be Andris, Monta, K-Mart, Barbosa, David Lee, Al Jefferson, and maybe Josh Smith if you wanna push it(fantasy bias ;])

I feel torn really about Biedrins potentially being MIP.  The commments made above i think are totally valid, lottery studs who are expected to make an impact should not be considered or considered less...but what happens when the draft is all about investments in "potential" than actual legitimate skills?  How could you make that distinction?  

I think we forget that Biedrins is also a lottery pick, a low one at that.  His huge improvement over the last season should be recognized, tho not necessarily valorized to the point that we should be considering him the next Amare or something of that nature.  I don't mean to rain on the parade, but the guy is incredibly efficient and is a hardworker on both ends of the floor doing all the dirty work rebounding, blocking/changing shots, and defending the biggest dude on the court...

BUT the glorification of his efficiency fails to take into account that the dude has absolutely no post moves or finesse beyond dunking distance.  Without the great penetration of his peers, could Biedrins try to score on his own?  

Granted, my argument is based solely on offensive merits and its hard not to think this way given the fact that the league and fans are more excited about tight dunks and exciting acrobatic plays (i'm not hatin, i love that stuff myself too).  I like Biedrins and thinks he's done a tremendous job this year, but am just a little hesitant to crown him MIP, tho he def. deserves some consideration.