Eric Walden: Sorry, Steph Curry fans — the MVP argument for him doesn’t add up
He’s putting up brilliant stats, and the Warriors would be in the lottery without him, but lifting them to a .500 record and 10th in the West isn’t nearly enough for an award that values team success.
Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, middle, celebrates after scoring against the Miami Heat during overtime in an NBA basketball game in San Francisco, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
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Eric is a West Valley City native and a graduate of Granger High School and the University of Utah who joined The Tribune in 2003. He hoards rescue cats and guinea pigs, reads historical fiction, watches British baking shows, and obsesses over 1980s hair-metal bands in his spare time.