Chapter 604: Harvest and Summary of the Regular Season
Regarding this year's regular season MVP, there have always been two voices in public opinion.
In fact, at the beginning, there were three voices regarding this year's MVP: Ye Si, Yao Ming, and Nash.
In the first half of the NBA schedule, the Rockets and Suns led by Yao Ming and Nash were killing everyone in the regular season. Both teams have the possibility of breaking the league's best regular season record.
For the NBA regular season, when a team can break the Bulls' 72-10 record, it is difficult not to give the MVP trophy to the team's leading player. As long as this player's The numbers look like they can carry the weight of MVP.
The statistics of Yao Ming and Nash this season are of course not as outstanding as those of Ye Si, Kobe and others, but they are still enough to deserve the MVP trophy.
At that time, although Ye Si won all the best games in the Western Conference, he always ranked first in the official MVP rankings.
But regarding the odds of MVP, Yes, Yao Ming and Nash are the same.
Among the three pillars, Ye Si is only slightly more optimistic than Yao Ming and Nash.
The reason why Ye Si is slightly favored is not because of the bonus of being number one in the official MVP rankings, but because both Yao Ming and Nash will split the votes because of their record!
At that time, both the Rockets and Suns looked like they could break the Bulls' 72-10 record. How would those judges who value record vote vote?
There will definitely be splitting of votes.
Therefore, although the judges who look at the record still account for the majority of the current MVP voters, the split between Nash and Yao Ming gives Ye Si an opportunity.
Although the number of judges who pay more attention to personal performance and improvement of teammates is not the largest, they are concentrated and only Ye Si is a candidate.
Therefore, when the records of the Rockets and the Suns are tied together, and both teams have broken the Bulls' record, Yeas' regular season MVP call is the best.
At that time, the SuperSonics had an excellent record. Although it was not as crazy as the Rockets and Suns, it was enough. It was third in the division and the strongest division in history. In addition, it was one of the strongest individual performances in history. The strongest ability to improve teammates, the MVP trophy is really one step away from Ye Si.
But later, things completely changed.
No one expected that towards the end of the season, the Suns would collapse!
After the Suns were defeated by Anthony and the Nuggets' tactics, the Suns' record plummeted. In the end, they only broke the 70-win record, but did not reach the level of breaking the Bulls.
In this case, Yao Ming exclusively enjoys the bonus of breaking the Bulls' record.
Because Nash still led the team to a record of 70+, coupled with the fact that he performed very well for most of the season, coupled with the influence of last year's championship MVP, Nash will still get some votes from the judges who value performance, but The effect of ticket splitting is not that great.
At that time, the most popular player in the league MVP changed from Ye Si to Yao Ming.
In today's NBA, there are still many judges who value record.
Not to mention a record that broke the Bulls' record.
Therefore, after the regular season, judging from the betting company's odds, Yes's odds dropped from first to second, and Yao Ming overtook him and climbed from second to first.
Of course, the difference is very, very small.
Even after the regular season ended, many judges and reporters posted their votes on Twitter. After fans and the media counted the results of these votes, they surprisingly discovered that the scores of Ye Si and Yao Ming were almost as high as the known votes posted. are exactly the same.
This further intensifies the competition for this year's regular season MVP.
After the most competitive Western Conference in history, this year's MVP selection has also become the most fierce in history.
In such a fierce MVP situation, no one knows who will be Yao Ming or Ye Si in the end.
However, for Ye Si and Yao Ming, neither of them cared much.
Every time Ye Si and Yao Ming talk about this issue on the phone, you can feel Yao Ming's indifference.
As for Ye Si himself, of course he doesn't care.
The MVP trophy doesn't improve him.
strength? No.
prestige? He has no shortage now.
Historical status? Let’s talk about it after retirement.
What he needs now cannot be provided by the MVP trophy.
Although the two parties involved, Ye Si and Yao Ming, are somewhat indifferent to this year's MVP trophy, the public opinion outside is very noisy.
According to Pippen, the self-proclaimed number one coconut flour.
"The performances of Yes and Yao this year are both qualified to win the regular season MVP in any year. Even for Michael, any of his MVPs may not be as good as Yes and Yao this year, but the cruel thing is that these two appeared in same season!"
"We all know that there are two MVPs in this year's NBA regular season, but there is only one MVP trophy."
In such a cruel MVP situation this year, who will be the one who is cruel in the end? Fans and public opinion are quarreling.
But the final result is that the whole world feels like a human comedy.
When the league announced the final voting results for this year's MVP, Ye's and Yao Ming's first votes were the same. Ye's and Yao Ming's two people received a total of 91.4% of the first-place votes and 127 first-place votes. Ye's and Yao Ming's total 116 were taken, and the remaining 11 were taken away by Nash.
Except for the first-place votes, Yes and Yao Ming are the same.
The second and third votes, Ye Si and Yao Ming are also the same.
This is a magical result. Judging from the odd number of 127 judges, it is equally difficult for Ye Si and Yao Ming to get the second and third votes.
After all, there are only three candidates this year: Ye Si, Yao Ming and Nash.
And when the league announced all the reporters' votes, it was discovered that in addition to giving the first vote to Nash, the Cleveland Cavaliers reporters gave the second vote to Oden, and the third vote to The first vote was for Chris Paul, the fourth vote was for Anthony, and the fifth vote was for Duncan.
Among the 127 judges, the only Cleveland Cavaliers reporter who did not place Ye Si and Yao Ming in the top five ultimately led to the spectacle of Ye Si and Yao Ming sharing the MVP this time.
"For Brian Windhorst, he doesn't want either Yes or Yao to win the MVP trophy. From his vote, we can see how deep-rooted his dislike for Yes and Yao is. He is the most popular player in the NBA. A young team reporter. After he became a team reporter for the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2003, he grew up with LeBron. He expressed his hatred for Yes more than once in public, because he hated Yes, and then hated Yes. Yao, to the point of hating all Chinese players.”
"As a respected voting reporter for the regular season MVP, Windhorst's personal preferences affected his judgment. He could give Nash the first vote, but what the hell is behind it?"
"Wendhorst didn't want to see Yes and Yao win the trophy, but because of him, Yao and Yes both won the MVP trophy. This has to be said to be a kind of irony to Windhorst."
"This time maybe NBA fans around the world will thank him for his selfishness and willfulness. This is his biggest failure, but it is a victory for the entire basketball. I think we all need to thank him."
"But in the end, I still have to say that the league needs to screen the personal standards of these judges. At least Windhorst is not of a high standard."
In the history of the NBA, there has never been a sharing of MVPs, but because of the willfulness of a Cavaliers team reporter, such a magical thing happened.
“Whether it’s the surge in the Western Conference in the regular season, Yes’ various miraculous performances this season, coupled with Yes’ 0-3 miracle in the playoffs and the current regular season MVP result, this year’s NBA is destined to be a success. A magical year that will go down in history!”
"Sharing the regular season MVP may only be possible this year in the history of the NBA."
"Two MVPs were awarded in one year. The gold content of these two MVP trophies will not be diminished in the slightest, and they are both of the highest level!"
The result of this regular season MVP is quite magical, so magical that almost all MVP fans think it is the best result.
The most selfish choice has already produced the most amazing and best result.
The final MVP trophy of the NBA regular season is claimed amid the noise.
Ye Si and Yao Ming both won the first regular season MVP trophy in their careers. They also won the first regular season MVP trophy in China and Asia.
Even after Yao Ming won the regular season MVP trophy, public opinion across the United States even shouted that Yao Ming is likely to become the second center in Rockets history to win double MVPs in the same year.
Although the Rockets lost to the Lakers in the first game, the Rockets are indeed the biggest favorites to win the championship now.
After the results of the regular season MVP were released, other awards for the league's regular season were also released along with the regular season MVP.
After MVP, the most important award in the regular season is of course the best team.
This year's best lineup in the regular season can be called a year of big changes.
First team, center Yao Ming, forwards Anthony, Tracy McGrady, guards Yeas, Nash
Except for the four players in the first team, Anthony was selected to the first team for the first time in his career.
Anthony's crazy performance after the All-Star Game this season can be said to have changed the entire NBA.
Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady were selected as the team with the best record in history, and the Rockets became the biggest winner in the best team selection.
In addition to the five players on the first team, the players on the second team are center Stoudemire, forwards Duncan and Durant, and guards Kobe and Arenas.
In the second team, Stoudemire, Duncan, Kobe and Arenas are all well-deserved. These four are basically superstars in the league now, even super giants.
But there is a person's name appearing among these four people, which makes people feel a little uncomfortable no matter how they look at it.
If the league announces the award one day earlier, Durant's name may be sprayed out when it appears on the second team.
Even though Durant performed well in the first game of the playoffs between the SuperSonics and the Suns, the results of the second team still caused great controversy.
In the eyes of many people, Durant and Kobe stand together, which is an insult to Kobe and the others!
However, if you look at Durant's record and data in the regular season, it seems that it would be a crime not to put him in the second team.
Third in the Western Conference, with a record of 69 wins and 13 losses, and his personal data is the scoring leader with an average of 35 points per game.
Such a player will not be included in the second team?
No kidding, even just for a while is more than enough!
If Durant hadn't had such a bad reputation, this year's first team of forwards would definitely not have Tracy McGrady's name on it.
This year's second team has caused quite a lot of controversy because of Durant.
This year's third team actually caused even greater controversy.
There are five players in the third team this year. The center is Oden, the forwards are Marion and Garnett, and the guards are Roy and Carter.
For the center position, Howard, the No. 1 center in the East, lost to Oden.
At the forward position, LeBron James, the head forward of the Cleveland Cavaliers and the former NBA draft pick, lost to Marion and Garnett.
As for the guard position, the Thunder's head guard Chris Paul lost to Roy and Carter.
Whether it's Howard, James or Chris Paul, they all have many supporters, and of course Wade and Iverson have even more supporters.
But obviously, this year's best team, the importance of record is too important.
The 15 best team players, except for Arenas and Garnett, are all players from the top seven in the Western Conference!
The Rockets and Suns, two 70-win teams, have three best lineups.
The Seattle SuperSonics are third in the league with two.
The other four remaining teams are the Grizzlies and two other teams.
If it weren't for the fact that the Celtics have a good record and Arenas is the league's hot favorite in the Eastern Conference, based on the performance of the top seven in the Western Conference this year in the regular season, I am afraid that all the best lineups will be taken by these seven teams!
Although this is said, the dispute still needs to be disputed.
As long as it is an award, it cannot be completely without controversy.
For example, this year's Defensive Player of the Year went to Yao Ming, the defensive pillar of the best defensive team. It seems that there is no problem, but Howard's performance on the defensive end this year is quite strong. In terms of personal visual effects, Howard is definitely worth it. Defensive Player of the Year award this year.
This year's Sixth Man of the Year went to Manu Ginobili of the Spurs, Adelman the Coach of the Year, and Danny Granger of the Pacers for the Most Improved Player.
This year's first-team All-Defensive team is Yao Ming, James, Duncan, Kobe Bryant, and Leafs, and the second-team team is Howard, Garnett, Artest, Roy, and Chris Paul.
The awards announced by these alliances are more or less controversial.
And these controversial awards are indeed not so impressive in the face of the controversy over the best rookie announced by the league.
Durant or Oden, who will be awarded the Rookie of the Year Award? This discussion is no less popular than the MVP of Ye Si and Yao Ming.
Yeos won all the Western Conference Player of the Month honors, but he may not win the season MVP.
Durant won all the Rookie of the Month awards, but he may not win the Rookie of the Year award.
But when the league announced the Rookie of the Season, Durant still successfully defeated Oden, Nick Young, Yi Jianlian, Al Horford and other strong rookies and won the Rookie of the Year trophy.
The moment Durant won the Rookie of the Year trophy, Yeos' hidden mission regarding Durant was also completed.