You're misreading me, I'm not saying Westbrook is a serious candidate either. I was just pointing out that he's got as good an argument, if not better, than Jokic, but nobody was beating the Westbrook drum. To be clear, IMO, neither of them should come close to winning it, at least not at the moment. This argument goes back a bit, so you may not have the history, but we've only really ever discussed the big 3-4 categories in the MVP discussion, points/rebounds/assists/w/l, etc. That's why I asked the other night if Harden would get dinged for going 13-32 and 13-35 on back to back nights, and the consensus is that he won't, even if his shooting % continues to drop like a stone as he puts up more and more shots on a nightly basis. So yeah, Jokic has Westbrook beat in these secondary statistics, but ultimately, it doesn't sound like MVP voters care about those. Westbrook has him beat in PPG/RPG/APG and his team is only 2 games behind Denver at the moment. That's probably why Vegas has Westbrook literally twice as likely to win the award at 22.5-1 vs. Jokic at 45-1.
Jokic has certainly been more consistent recently than he was in November, so who knows, if he goes on a tear and starts averaging close to a triple double and 25+ a night, he could very well get himself into the conversation, especially if Denver continues to win, but at the time I typed that original post, and even now, I just don't see how he's anywhere near these other guys in the race.