Chapter 472: Surpassing Jordan
On April 16, 2009, the NBA's 2008-2009 regular season came to an end, and the top eight in the West - 1 Clippers (68-14), 2 Spurs (61-21), 3 Lakers (56-26), 4 Trail Blazers (49-33), 5 Rockets (50-32), 6 Hornets (48-34), 7 Mavericks (44-38), 8 Thunder (43-39).
Eastern Conference Standings - 1 Cleveland Cavaliers (63-19), 2 Boston Celtics (58-24), 3 Orlando Magic (58-24), 4 Atlanta Hawks (44-38), 5 Miami Heat (41-41), 6 Philadelphia 76ers (40-42), 7 New York Knicks (40-42), 8 Chicago Bulls (39-43)
The Los Angeles Clippers broke the Bulls' best regular-season record since the 1995-1996 season with a 68-win record, adding the heaviest chip for the twin brothers to compete for the MVP.
The MVP race this season has been quite intense, and Dwyan. Wade had the best season of his career; Last MVP winner, Kobe Bryant. Bryant led the Lakers to lock up the third spot in the cutthroat competition of the West; LeBron. James and the Cavaliers are setting new records almost every night; The last Animal Brothers had their best regular season record in 22 years, so it's hard to decide who's the MVP, isn't it?
However, perhaps not, this week, the local media in Los Angeles launched a mock MVP poll. The results are displayed. Twin brothers have a clear advantage. This time, the voters included media professionals, copywriters and sports broadcasters working in national media. Half of the participants were born in eastern cities and half were born in western cities. In the end, among the 100 voters, Ji Guoqiu received 36% of the vote, while Ji Guoqiu received 31%, and the two of them accounted for two-thirds of the votes. Of course, James and Kobe Bryant also received some support, while Wade came in last with the vote, and the team's record was very bad for his campaign for MVP.
Kenny of TNT. Commenting on this season's MVP contenders, Smith noted, "Kobe Bryant was the best player in both seasons. James is the best teammate, Wade can bring us the best table in the game, and finally the twin brothers can bring the team victory. Overall, MVPs are produced between the best players or the players who bring the most wins, and Kobe, James, and the twin brothers have all taken their team's game to the next level. But if I had to choose, I would choose Brother Panda, because he is the rebounding king and block king this year, and the team he is on has made history again, even if he is so young, but this does not affect him from getting this supreme honor. β
Proof of history. Voters tend to favor players who are on teams with better records, and James suffered from that last season. He may have had the best season of his career, becoming the league's leading scorer while averaging a new high in rebounds and assists per game, but the Cavaliers finished the regular season with just 45 wins, fourth in the East.
The Cavaliers' poor record put James in fourth place in last season's MVP voting, ahead of the Lakers' Kobe Bryant and the Hornets' Chris. Paul and the Celtics' Kevin. Garnett, their teams have better results than the Cavaliers. So Kobe Bryant may not have been the best last season, but his table was still good, and the Lakers finished second in the Western Conference, which made him the winner.
The team's record seems to be the same problem for Wade this season as James, who may have the best personal record of the five contenders, leading the league scoring charts and single-handedly leading the Heat to victory after victory. But like last season's Cavaliers, the Heat are still struggling to move up to No. 4 in the East this season, so there's a good chance Wade will be at a disadvantage in the final vote.
TNT's Charles. Barkley said: "I like Dwyan. Wade, him and Kobe. Bryant has been the best player for a while, but we won't give him MVP until their team has one of the best records in the league. Dwyan. Wade has had an amazing season, but you can't change the criteria for selecting MVP, and the winner will be LeBron. James or twin brothers, because their teams have the best records in their respective divisions, we reward those who win. β
Jeff Brown, who served as a commentator at ESPN. Van Gundy said: "Probably Chris. Paul doesn't score as much as Kobe Bryant or James, but we can't ignore his value, he's a conductor on the court, and he's the assist leader this season. Judging from the record alone, he may not be as good as the Clippers and Cavaliers, but the MVP selection is not just based on the team's record, this award is given to those players who have "value", those players who have changed the team's fate. Paul's table XiΓ n meets the standards of the MVP, and the Hornets without him are just a fish belly that can't even make the playoffs. β
MVP popular Panda brother, he also has a very high evaluation of Paul: "Paul is an absolutely tough guy, no matter how much pressure he faces, he is always able to get out of the way, I really can't say anything more about his appearance, he is not only a tough guy, but also brings victory to the team." However, the giant panda thought secretly: "Lao Tzu won the block king and rebounding king, and the team's record is so good, Paul, a little kid, should stay where he goes." β
After the end of the regular season, before the official release of the MVP results, the NBA's official website updated the rankings voted for by fans, among which the MVP rankings are as follows:
1. LeBron. James - His team is only a little worse than the Clippers, he is statistically better than Kobe, and most fans believe he has had the best season yet.
2. Kobe. Bryant β There's not much to say, as long as he can play, he's the most popular player in the eyes of fans around the world. Even if this season he is out in the eyes of professionals. But the fans clearly don't see it that way.
3. Dwyan. Wade β If you want to ask the fans what they like to watch. Scoring, of course. Wade broke the Heat's single-season scoring record and became the fifth player to score at least 2,000 points, 500 assists and 150 steals in a single season to date.
4. Chris. Paul - In addition to scoring, fans love to watch those players with a flowing style of play, Paul is one of the MVP candidates, this guy has single-handedly provoked the whole team all season, and his table should be compared to LeBron and Kobe. But in the eyes of experts, he is still out of the game long ago.
5. Ji Guosha, compared to the introverted panda brother. Sao Bao's fox brother is obviously more popular with fans, but if it is really up to the fans to vote, the twin brothers may never get the MVP.
6. Ji Guoqiu, the undoubted MVP in the eyes of experts, he has won the rebounding king and block king this season, there are only four times in history, don't forget that he can also average 20+ points per game at the same time, but in the fan selection, he is not ranked in the top five.
The major awards of the season will be announced on the 18th, as the playoffs officially start on the 19th. The awards are presented in the second round of the playoffs.
On April 17, before the league announced the results of the major awards. They first announced the playoff brackets, and instead of using the 2-3-2 format in this playoffs, all playoffs will be played in a 2-2-1-1-1 format, including the division finals and finals. The Los Angeles Clippers' opponent is the Oklahoma City Thunder, the eighth Young Guard in the West, and it is said that the most suspenseful round of the playoffs in the East and West is said to be the most suspenseful.
April 20, Los Angeles Clippers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder - Staples Arena, PM, 21:30.
April 22, Los Angeles Clippers vs Oklahoma City Thunder - Staples Arena, PM, 22:00.
April 25, Los Angeles Clippers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder - Ford Center Arena, PM, 20:30.
April 27, Los Angeles Clippers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder - Ford Center Arena, PM, 21:00.
April 30, Los Angeles Clippers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder - Staples Arena, PM, 21:30.
May 2, Los Angeles Clippers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder - Ford Center, PM, 20:30.
May 4, Los Angeles Clippers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder - Staples Arena, PM, 21:00.
Before the regular season MVP was released, the Clippers and the Asian media began to build momentum for the two brothers, repeatedly making a fuss about their individual numbers and the Clippers' team record. They know that with these two things, the two of them are the most qualified players to compete for the MVP this season, and the others are now loud, and it is the fans and the white-dominated media who are fanning the flames in an attempt to provoke those who have the right to vote not to vote for the Chinese.
Ji Guo smiled shamefully, he just played a game of CSS with a Chinese name, and was kicked out just after two consecutive sets were matched, and later used the ID of fox, even if his record was the first, he was not kicked.
"I'm going to see if they're going to be so shameless!" Although the little fox feels that he has no drama, he feels that the dead panda should win the MVP award, but the white discriminatory nature of Chinese is there, and before the results come out, he doesn't know if he will really not win this award in the end.
Ji Guoqiu played in 81 regular season games this season, averaging 21.3 points, 14.0 rebounds, 6.1 assists, 3.9 blocks and 3.0 turnovers per game, shooting 54.4% from the field, 43.3% from three-point range, and 91.4% from the free throw line.
Ji Guoyi played in 79 regular season games this season, averaging 25.1 points, 9.9 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 2.5 blocks and 2.6 turnovers per game, shooting 50.9% from the field, 42.9% from three-point range, and 91.1% from the free throw line.
It is worth mentioning that Ji Guoqiu got 9 triple-doubles this season, and there was a super triple-double, Ji Guoqiu got a 60+, no matter whether the two competed in individual numbers or team records, no player could defeat them in both aspects at the same time this season. In the ESPN player rankings, they also ended up in 7th and 8th positions.
The Los Angeles Times also knew that it was unrealistic for Kobe Bryant to win the MVP this season, so he began to lick the Clippers again. Bendan seems to have been hypnotizing himself lately. It was easy to slap the two brothers' ass. It's a bit of a sign of a shift from Komi to Animal Honey. In the eyes of Lakers fans, this is a naked traitor.
Reach. Bendan wrote in his column: James, Ji Guoqiu, and Ji Guoyi are the three most popular people to be elected as regular season MVP this season, and these three players are among the best players in the league today. However, in comparison, Ji Guoqiu is better in both individual and team records, although James is more favored by the league and the media, but after having the two advantages of team records and individual numbers, it is unlikely that the cute panda will not win the MVP.
Statistically, the three are almost the same. James averaged 28.6 points, 7.6 rebounds and 7.3 assists per game, Ji Guoqiu averaged 21.4 points, 14.0 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 3.9 blocks per game, rebounds and blocks are better than James, but assists and scoring are inferior, while Ji Guoqiu averages 25.1 points, 9.9 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 2.5 blocks per game, which is inferior to his brother and James.
This season, Ji Guoqiu scored 40+ 3 times, scored 30 points 8 times, and scored 20+ 40 times, in addition, Ji Guoqiu also scored the most 9 triple-doubles in the league season, and he has more advantages than others in this regard; Ji Guoyi scored a season-high 64 points in a single game, and also scored 50+ once. 5 times to reach 40+; James scored more than 50+ points three times and reached 40+ points in the other five times. Seven triple-doubles in the season.
Based on the comparison of the numbers of the three people, in the competition of personal statistics, James and Ji Guoqiu are not superior, Ji Guoyi is close behind, and everyone else is a little worse.
In terms of team records, the Clippers led by the Animal Brothers have the best regular season record in 22 years; James' Cavaliers are second in the league with a 63-19 record, Kobe's Lakers are sixth in the league with a 56-26 record, and Wade's Heat are fifth in the East with a 41-41 record.
Compared with the three teammates, in addition to the animal brothers, the Clippers also have Finals MVP like Billups and a top sixth man like Crawford; In addition to Kobe, the Lakers also have the likes of Gasol, Byron. Davis, Odom, All-Stars like that, and Tyson after the big trade. a super defensive interior like Chandler; In addition to James, the Cavaliers also have Elton in his playing years. Brand, Mo. Williams and West.
Obviously, the Animal Brothers and Kobe Bryant's teammates are better, but the Lakers' record is not as good as the Clippers and Cavaliers, and Kobe Bryant was the first to be eliminated; The Animal Brothers' 68 wins are worthy of this lineup, they are the first in the league, and they also set the best record in 22 years; The Heat's record makes it impossible for Wade to compete with these people in this link; James's teammates are the worst among these people except Wade, but their record is not as good as the Clippers, so comprehensive analysis, Ji Guoqiu won this link.
Who is the MVP of the regular season this season? Now it comes back to this question, but after the above series of analysis, the answer to this question is already coming out, and if nothing else, the giant panda will definitely take this year's award.
ESPN's Chief Analyst John JΓΉ. Hollinger also wrote today that Ji Guoqiu will not only win the MVP award, but he even broke the NBA record set by "Flyer" Jordan 21 years ago, becoming the person with the highest PER (player efficiency index) in history.
31.89, which is the highest PER efficiency value of a player in a single season since the NBA league implemented the "personal error statistics" rule in the 1973-1974 season. Jordan set a record in the 1987-1988 season.
50.4, this is Wilt. Chamberlain's efficiency in the 1961-62 season, when Oscar. Robertson averaged a triple-double of 30 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists. Unfortunately, at that time, there were no statistics on "turnovers", "blocks", "steals", "hits", etc., and it was an era when statistics were scarce, so it was difficult for us to correctly evaluate Chamberlain and "Big 0", and they could not participate in today's ranking.
Now this group of players has caught up with a good era, although Ji Guoqiu's score is only 21 points, his rebounds, assists, blocks, steals and a series of points have a steady increase in efficiency, and his all-round can give him a greater advantage in this number selection. In addition, his shooting, free throws, and three-point shooting percentage have also made great progress, and the number of turnovers is very small, which are all options that affect the efficiency value, and these were not available in ancient times, so Ji Guoqiu will not be ranked behind because of his low score.
This season, Ji Guoqiu's efficiency value reached an unprecedented 31.96, surpassing Ji Guoqiu's (30.66), Devin. Wade (30.55) and Chris Paul (30.06), while his MVP rival James is not as good as him in this statistic, and the little emperor is unfortunately defeated with an efficiency value of 31.45.
Reach. In the end, Ben Dan believes that Brother Panda has even surpassed Jordan in some aspects this season, and with his personal number and team record, then the MVP will naturally not be spent elsewhere. (To be continued......)