MVP?

So the Mavericks' Dirk Nowitzki is the NBA's MVP.

Has there ever been a more tainted MVP than this one?

It's not that Dirk's performance in the 82-game regular season didn't merit the award.

It's just that his woeful showing in the postseason this year makes you wonder how anyone could have voted for him.

In fact, you've got to wonder just how much this award means to Nowitzki after the flameout in the playoffs.

(Quick aside, nice year for the Metroplex. Tony Romo can't catch a snap. Dirk disappears. And if anyone cares, the Stars got bounced early as well.)