The Philadelphia 76ers' regular season start to the new season seems to be less dazzling than last season. After a 12-game winning streak, Philadelphia's record began to show some ups and downs, losing one, winning three, losing again, and so on. In terms of record, Philadelphia and the other two powerful Celtics and Cavaliers in the East are all in between.

Perhaps because of last season's painful Finals loss, Celtics coach Reaves began to change his lineup. In many games, even let Ray Allen appear on the bench. The goal is obvious, to preserve the fitness of the Big Three as much as possible during the regular season.

For this Celtics team, what is an amazing record in the regular season has never been their goal. As long as you enter the playoffs in the top half of the tournament steadily, and then play round by round, break into the finals again, and finish off the Western Qualifiers.

On the Cavaliers' side, although the formation has changed a lot, O'Neal and the Cavaliers' overall offense and defense are more or less out of place. But LeBron is just too strong, and the unstoppable little emperor is going through his own seven-year itch.

LeBron knew in his heart that he was not trading O'Neal to contribute to the regular season. With LeBron's personal ability, in many games, as soon as he exerts his own strength, as soon as the shooter group opens, the score will be opened immediately. In the regular season, opponents generally don't worry too much about the outcome of a game. The point difference is too big, so it's not strange to give up tactically.

The regular season record, with LeBron, the Cavaliers don't have to worry. The team is still soaring, hidden in the team, and O'Neill, who is not so violent, takes this opportunity to recuperate and maintain his body.

O'Neal is a heavy weapon, a secret weapon, and the Cavaliers' most important pawn against tough opponents in the playoffs.

The Celtics have Garnett, Rashid, and Perkins, Philadelphia has Chen Mu, Milicic, and Jordan Jr., the Lakers have three highs, and the Suns have Smalls and Howard.

These characters all need O'Neill's power to contend with.

Even though the average points and rebounds per game in the regular season have dropped to a career low, no one will doubt O'Neal's transformation in the playoffs. The Cavaliers don't ask much for him, as long as in the scorching series, when LeBron is lost in the jungle of the opponent's defense, O'Neal can stand up, dunk a few balls, and destroy the opponent's defensive line, it is enough.

The teams are gearing up, chasing the top half of the regular season and starting to prepare for the playoffs early.

A little more than a month after the start of the 2009-2010 NBA regular season, ESPN opened a new page: the Power List.

This power list, although it has little to do with titles such as MVP and Weekly Awards, has caused a lot of waves among fans.

The reason is very simple, people who like sports are always accustomed to comparing one, two, three, four, and fighting for me and you. This comprehensive power list changes in real time, and a ranking is given in many individual categories, which will naturally make fans discuss.

"Thirty percent of the weights are scored by 30 experts specially hired by ESPN. Thirty percent is the ranking of players, managers, and coaches, with a total of one percent weight for each team, but it's very informative. The last 40 percent is voted by the fans, and does it add up to the rankings? ”

Holding the ballot registration form in his hand, Chen Mu looked at it with interest for a long time, and also thought it was very interesting.

If I'm not mistaken, there doesn't seem to be anything like it on the original timeline, right?

What is the significance of this kind of "semi-official activity" that is obviously carried out by the media to find attention and focus?

Significant is not small.

Chen Mu thought about it for a while, and felt that this matter still had to be treated carefully.

Many awards in the NBA are voted for by media reporters and other figures, such as the MVP award.

In the earliest NBA MVP awards, the players voted for them, although they may sound more reliable and professional. After all, the players are the ones who play on the field, and they know best who is the best and who is the most difficult to defend in the league.

But if you think about it, there are quite a few loopholes.

The Chinese say that where there are people, there are rivers and lakes. If there are rivers and lakes, there will definitely be grievances.

Some players are super strong and unbeatable, but their popularity is not good, and they don't even like their teammates. If the players are asked to vote for the MVP, even if the player's statistics and record are against the sky, the players may not buy it and vote for someone who has a better relationship with them with emotion.

Although media reporters are also human beings, there will also be problems of tendencies and fairness. But relatively speaking, it is slightly better than the players, and the guarantee of fairness is relatively reliable.

And the media reporters voted, but they have their own problems, that is:

Reporters are not real experts in video analysis, and it is impossible to watch every game, analyze everything, and say one, two, three, four, five.

Journalists vote more on impressions.

For example, when Chen Mu won the MVP last season, there was a big gap between the first vote and LeBron, who ranked second in the MVP rankings. LeBron got a bunch of second-hand votes, and the total score was not pulled away too much. But is LeBron really so much worse than Chen Mu? Is there such a big gap in the first vote?

Of course not.

The media voted more for Chen Mu because the progress that Chen Mu made under Philadelphia last season was too dazzling. So much so that the light of LeBron and the Cavaliers was shrouded by Chen Mu and Philadelphia.

The Cavaliers have been a powerhouse in the Eastern Conference for several years, and in the previous years it was Dirk and Nash, and LeBron didn't have a chance to win the MVP. finally brought the team's record to a historical height, but another Chen Mu with a toothpick in his mouth came out, staring at LeBron with a wicked smile and winking.

This feeling must be very uncomfortable.

In terms of data and performance, LeBron is no worse than Chen Mu. But in the regular season, Chen Mu won when he faced LeBron. In the playoffs, Chen Mu and Philadelphia and the Celtics lost the seventh game, still because of the lack of major generals (although the MVP voting was over at that time, and the results were released). These performances and comparisons have given a preconceived impression to the journalists who voted.

So, Chen Mu won the MVP.

At this time, this power list can play the same role.

"It's a big battle!"

Iguodala also stepped forward with the registration form and discussed it with Chen Mu.

"Well, the scale of publicity is very large, although it is not an official event, but the influence will not be small."

It will definitely affect the MVP selection.

Chen Mu was convinced.

"What are you going to choose?"

Iguodala asked with a frown, biting the pen in her hand.

"Someone who said they couldn't choose their own team?"

Chen Mu studied the rules.

"yes, but that's understandable."

Iguodala nodded.

"The words of the player power list...... 1st LeBron, 2nd Kobe, 3rd ...... Well, the third ......"

A lot of people seem to be qualified!

The Player Power List, like the MVP selection, has a total of five votes. In addition, there is the team power list, the defensive player power list, and a list that literally translates to "scum list".

There are praises and disadvantages, and they do a decent job!

After discussing with Iguodala for a while, Chen Mu filled out the list and handed it over to the team staff to collect. In terms of the final weight score, ESPN's professionals will calculate and analyze it. The results were basically released the next day, and many players, fans, and reporters were looking forward to it.

A day later, the list was released.

"It's out, it's out!"

The Philadelphia 76ers are going to play the Cavaliers in the evening, an away game, and it happened to be the time when the list was released.

A crowd of players gathered around to stare at the TV, ESPN's program began, and the first list of the new season was released. The TV station also made a big move, and invited many guests to discuss it together.

The ranking of sports competitions is always the most impressive.

"First of all, the power list of defensive players, the ranking results should be said to prove that our points mechanism is still relatively reliable."

The host is a beautiful woman, and she said with a smile: "The first is Dwight Howard, although the Suns have lost a lot of points, his performance in supporting the interior defense alone is still obvious to all." ”

"Uh-huh, there's no objection to this ranking!"

"No objections!"

The guests nodded their heads.

"Behind Howard is Kevin Garnett, third is Rajan Rondo, fourth is Tony Allen, and fifth is Chen Mu."

There are three big men, two in the backcourt, and everyone's defensive performance and statistics are enough to support the position they have won, which is fair.

"Congratulations to the Boss!!"

"Congratulations, it's not really an official award."

Chen Mu smiled and patted Carney's head, but in his heart, he was a little excited.

For defense-related awards, rebounding stats alone are certainly not enough. For two consecutive seasons, Chen Mu's blocks have averaged about two per game, about one steal, and the undisputed rebounding performance, which finally made the media and fans begin to notice Chen Mu's power on the defensive end.

I have to continue to work hard, and I have to find a way to get a DPOY to enjoy it!

Chen Mu secretly thought to himself, and the host continued to announce the list.

"On the team list, the first place is the Los Angeles Lakers, not to mention, the defending champions have more momentum in the new season."

"Behind the Lakers, the second place is the Cavaliers, who have a pretty good start to the season and are temporarily the first in the league. The third place is the Philadelphia 76ers, who are constantly compared to the Cavaliers, and if it weren't for the unexpected loss to the Grizzlies before, they might have been able to hit the second place. Then there are the Celtics, and then the Suns. ”

“…… Depend on!!! ”

There was a lot of scolding among the players, and they were all indignant.

It's okay to be pressed by the Lakers, ...... the Cavaliers?

Absolutely unacceptable!

"Don't worry, kick them on the field in a while!"

Chen Mu also spoke fiercely, but after the next list was announced, the anger in Chen Mu's heart became even stronger. (To be continued.) )