Been hearing some talk in local cricles recently about the MVP race in the WNBA. Several people who regularly cover the Lynx brought the subject up with me. And a metro daily recently ran a story extolling Lindsay Whalen's chances of winning the award,
Does she have a chance? That's not an easy anwer.
Let's starts with who votes for the award. There are 17 national voters -- plus 24 regional voters, two in each city with a team.
Doubtful any of the 17 are based in Minnesota. Will try to get a list. I'm guessing most of them are on the East Coast. They are broadcasters, bloggers and sports writers who cover the whole league.
Will they vote for Whalen? Her six strong seasons at Connecticut should help as well as the Sun's two runs to the WNBA finals with her at point guard.
But listen to what Rebecca Lobo, one of ESPN2's two broadcasters doing the Los Angeles-Seattle game on Sunday night, had to say about MVP voting:
"Most voters look for the best player on the best team," Lobo said.
The best team, even assuming I am biased, is clearly the Lynx.