Somehow, becoming the first unanimous MVP in NBA history doesn't feel like enough.
Not after Stephen Curry's season punctuated by paradigm-shifting play and more "there's no way that's true" statistical firsts.
I mean, it's nice. It's great. Winning MVP in unprecedented fashion—especially when the voting pool is made up of potentially biased team-affiliated writers and broadcasters—is a big deal. But the MVP is still an award the NBA has handed out 60 times before.
Winning it in a sweep of first-place votes is a necessary way to start appreciating Curry's 2015-16 season, but it's not sufficient.
This was more than a great season. When you wrap all of its parts together, it may have been the most significant single year a player has ever produced.
The Incomparable Numbers
You have to start with stats.
I made the case Curry should have been the league's Most Improved Player a handful of times during the year, and at the conclusion of the regular season, there was ample evidence he deserved the hardware.
Consider this, from ESPN.c ...
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