How do you determine who is of substance?
Then to reduce the pro-Kyrie for MVP crowd down to Kobe-Stans ...
...I see what is going on here. Are you a Lebron fan who is always debating Kobe fans? This is so horrible a position to take that I have to assume you are emotionally vested in Lebron being considered the MVP, and making a solid argument was of no concern to you.
Lebron had the better statline. OBVIOUSLY. Iggy won an MVP average 16, 5, and 4. How did he manage to win it?
Kyrie made so many big plays that THAT is why many felt, despite Lebron's greatness, it would not have been criminal if Kyrie had won it.
I saw a lot of people saying that. Hell, I thought it, too. I remember walking away thinking Kyrie was the MVP, with all the timely plays he made.
I mean, hell, Lebron is no stranger to crazy statlines and walking away with the L. Statlines alone don't make you the most important player in a victory.