no, syeve made marion good. without nash, marion would be just a good player on a half decent maybe make the playoff maybe not team. dirk didn't get it because while he was deserving of a thought, avery made the dig difference in d. dallas and defense. lebron was probably a close second, but he didn't carry his team as far as nash did. again, arenas was best on a mid level team, and as for the other losers, mvp isn't best layer on a losing team. or even best player period. it's the person that did the most for his team. kg did nothing to drag his team anywhere, billups was just a spoke in a wagon wheel. only real discussion can be made for kobe, lebron, dirk and nash. and nash made the most out of what was a bad situation. dirk was expected to have a better team, and did. lebrom was expected to improve, and make playoffs. kobe has done exactly has predicted, great season on a mediocre team. nash is the only one that took a dire outlook and came out shining, suns in tow.