Not really. If the media wouldn't have been riding Shaq's penis, Kobe would have won the 06 and 07 MVPs, and Paul would have won it this year.
But I'm not sure being #2 in the league in points, the #1 seed in the West, and being the best player on the planet is a set of criteria that doesn't deserve the MVP.
He averaged 28.3/6.3/5.4/1.84. Unless you have Jordan's 87 or 89 season, I don't think there's been a season where Kobe's year wouldn't have been a top 2 or 3 year. It's not like he averaged 23/4/4 and won it.