A Quick Shout-Out to J-Ho

I'm busily working on Survivor recaps and analysis, but I thought I'd mention John Hollinger's article that went up on ESPN.com today, entitled "Truth About the Derrick Rose Story." (I'd link to it, but it's part of the insider feature on ESPN that they insist you pay for). Kind of cool to see a professional writer support your own thesis.

Hollinger's argument is that Dwight Howard is more irreplaceable than any other player in the league. But Derrick Rose makes a better story, so that's who'll be voted MVP. I expressed identical sentiments. And Hollinger cites numerous examples of voters (the media!) doing similar things in the past (Nash, which I talked about, Allen Iverson and almost Jason Kidd). Also, he plays the statistical game, as is his wont, to demonstrate that Rose fails to distinguish himself beyond his peers.

Interesting read. If you have ESPN Insider, it'd be worth your time.