There is so much speculation alone about what the MVP means and what the criteria should be to decide who it is, that by the time you figure it out, you still haven't picked a winner.

However, Israel Gutierrez of the Miami Herald say that by using the Larry Bird formula, the MVP is an obvious choice.

Kevin Garnett.

The formula adds player's points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks and then subtracts missed field goals, missed free throws, turnovers and personal fouls. You then divide that number by the number of games played.

Numbers aside, Garnett is having a great season, playing as unselfishly as he has in past seasons while asserting himself a little more offensively.

''Kevin's a guy who has always been brought up to share the ball and play the game the right way,'' Wolves head coach Flip Saunders said. ``If somebody's open, he's going to pass him the ball.''

Garnett, though, is not ready to call himself MVP.

''I'm not the type of person to sit back and assess my play,'' he said. ``If anything, I've got to critique a lot of things, the things I don't do well. You can answer that question for yourself.''