MVP race far from over in Goorj's eyes

Kings Coach Brian Goorjian has gone into battle for strike weapon Kendric Davis as the race for the coveted MVP award heats up.

Goorjian felt he had no choice but to hit back over Adelaide 36ers Coach Mike Wells’ claims that the MVP race is over, and that the Andrew Gaze Trophy should be handed straight to his main man Bryce Cotton.

The comments came after Cotton produced 42 points on Saturday night against New Zealand Breakers.

The next day, Davis produced another masterclass, with 30 points, 10 assists and six three pointers in Sydney’s win over the Perth Wildcats that propelled the Kings to top spot with one game remaining.

“My Dad told me you can only control what you do. You can’t control other people’s opinions. All you can do is put your best effort forward,’’ Goorjian said on Sunday.

"It’s kind of put me in a position after (Saturday) listening like ‘I got to bring my guy into this’.

“There was such a strong push (for Cotton) but, in our mind, we started this season, no one had us in the top four coming in, and what’s happened?

“As we sit right now, we’re on top of the ladder, we’ve played them (Adelaide) four times and we’ve beaten them three.

“He (Davis) is having a season that goes down in Sydney Kings history as one of the best individual performances of any player to put on this uniform.

“This whole aspect of him as a leader and him as a person. He has ticked a lot of boxes.

"When I do this, I feel uncomfortable with it, but I look at the guys on the team, it’s like my son, and no, it’s not over.

“We have a chance to finish on top, we’re still playing. No one has voted yet. The captains and the players vote, they have a board and no one’s voted yet.

“He has had an unbelievable season.

“We wouldn’t trade Kendric for anybody, we’re having a stellar regular season so he is definitely in the mix and he’s definitely special.”