Down ballot voting shenanigans are centered on Charlotte, where Stephen Jackson got a stray fifth-place MVP vote. Meanwhile, Gerald Wallace, the best player on the team, went voteless.

Also of note:

-- Seven voters chose someone other than LeBron for first place.
-- Joe Johnson, another player second-best on his own team this year, received a vote, and Josh Smith did not.
-- I believe this is the first year in his stellar career that Tim Duncan has failed to receive an MVP vote.