NBA MVP: Lebron James Should Hope That He Does Not Not Win The MVP Award

This week marks the end of the NBA regular season. Thus meaning the playoffs will begin shortly, but before we they tip off the playoffs, lets take a look at who will be bringing home the NBA MVP award.Earlier this year I made a bold prediction that Kevin Love would win the MVP, but to my disappointment Love has fallen out of the NBA MVP race. There are a few players in the running, but no one more deserves the award then Lebron James. Just writing his name is like pouring salt on an open wound for me. Ever since James did the "decision" almost two years ago I have been one of the millions that have turned on him.

James is third in the league in scoring with 27.1 points per game, and averages over 6 assists per game. James certainly deserves the award. Yet there is one thing that has bothered me about Lebron, and it is what he said last week about the MVP award. "It would mean a lot, honestly, it would mean a lot," James said. "If I'm able to win it this year it would be very humbling knowing the caliber of guys who have won it three times."

It wasn't bad that James said this, just it would of been a whole lot better if he said winning his first ring would

be more important. Everyone in the country remembers seeing James choking in the NBA Finals last year and when you go one National TV, and say your "taking your talents to South Beach", and say not 1, not 2, not 3, not 4, but 8 championships, you know people will root against you.

Yet here we are James, your about to go on the most important playoff run in your career, yet it seems that the MVP award is more important then the ultimate goal, which is winning a championship. If James, and company do not win the NBA Finals this year then you would have to classify James "decision" a failure.

Here is why James should hope to not win the championship. Since the MVP award came into existence in the

1955-1956 NBA season there has only been 20 times that a player has won the NBA award, and NBA championship in the same season. The last time that has happened was during the 2002-2003 season when Tim Duncan accomplished that feat.

To me it seems that Lebron is more motivated to win his third award which will tie him with Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, and Moses Malone for fourth place for the most NBA MVP awards.

Lebron listen up, here is what you need to remember. Michael Jordan has won the MVP 5 times, yet when you think about Jordan everyone knows about his 6 rings. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has 6 MVP awards, yet he also has 6 rings. If you want to be the next Jordan then forget the MVP award, and focus on a championship, because at the end of the day no one remembers second place, and right know your stuck between being one of the best of all time, or being the next Karl Malone with multiple MVP awards, but no rings.