Chapter 472 Beyond Jordan
On April 16, 2009, the NBA 2008-2009 regular season came to an end. The top eight in the Western Conference - 1 Clippers (68 wins and 14 losses), 2 Spurs (61 wins and 21 losses), 3 Lakers (56 wins and 26 losses), 4 Trail Blazers (49 wins and 33 losses), 5 Rockets (50 wins and 32 losses), 6 Hornets (48 wins and 34 losses), 7 Mavericks (44 wins and 38 losses), 8 Thunder (43 wins and 39 losses).
Eastern Conference rankings - 1 Cleveland Cavaliers (63 wins and 19 losses), 2 Boston Celtics (58 wins and 24 losses), 3 Orlando Magic (58 wins and 24 losses), 4 Atlanta Hawks (44 wins and 38 losses), 5 Miami Heat (41 wins and 41 losses), 6 Philadelphia 76ers (40 wins and 42 losses), 7 New York Knicks (40 wins and 42 losses), 8 Chicago Bulls (39 wins and 43 losses)
The Los Angeles Clippers broke the Bulls' best regular season record after the 1995-1996 season with a regular season record of 68, adding the heaviest bargaining chip to the twin brothers' competition for MVP.
The MVP competition this season is very fierce, Dwyane Wade played the best season of his career; the last MVP winner, Kobe Bryant, led the Lakers to lock in the third place in the cruel West; LeBron James and the Cavaliers set new records almost every night; the final Animal Brothers even created the best regular season record in 22 years, so it is difficult to decide who is the MVP, right?
However, this may not be the case. This week, local media in Los Angeles launched a mock MVP vote. The results showed that the twin brothers had a clear advantage. This time, the voters included media people, contributors and sports broadcasters who worked in national media. Half of the participants from eastern cities and western cities each accounted for half. In the end, among the 100 voters, Ji Guoqiu won 36% of the votes, while Ji Guohuo was 31%, and the two of them accounted for two-thirds of the vote. Of course, James and Kobe also received some support, while Wade's votes ranked last, and the team's record was very unfavorable for him to run for MVP.
Kenny Smith of TNT TV pointed out about the MVP competitors this season: "In these two seasons, Kobe is the best player. James is the best teammate, and Wade can bring us the most exciting performance in the game, and the twin brothers can bring victory to the team. In general, MVP will be produced between the best players or the players who bring the most victory. Kobe, James, and the twin brothers all took their team's game to a new level. But if I were asked to choose, I would choose Panda Brother, because he is the rebounding and blocking king this year, and the team he is in has made history. Even if he is so young, it will not affect his highest honor."
History has proven that voters tend to choose players in teams with better record records, and James suffered a loss last season. He may have played the best season of his career, and while becoming the league's scoring champion, he also hit a personal high in rebounds and assists, but the Cavaliers only achieved 45 wins in the regular season and ranked fourth in the Eastern Conference.
The Cavaliers' poor record made James only fourth in the MVP vote last season. Beyond him were Kobe of the Lakers, Chris Paul of the Hornets and Kevin Garnett of the Celtics. Their teams all have better results than the Cavaliers. So from the performance alone, Kobe of the last season may not be the best, but his performance is still outstanding, and the Lakers won the second place in the West, which made him the final winner.
The team record seems to be the same problem for Wade this season as James. Among these five candidates, he may have the best performance, leading the league scoring list, and leading the Heat to win one victory after another with his own strength. But like the Cavaliers last season, the Heat are still working to rise to fourth place in the Eastern Conference this season, so there is a high possibility that Wade will be at a disadvantage in the final vote.
Charles Barkley of TNT TV said: "I like Dwyane Wade, who and Kobe Bryant have been the best players for a while, but we won't give him MVP Dwyane Wade an amazing season, but you can't change the criteria for judging MVP. LeBron James or the twin brothers, because their teams have the best record in their respective divisions, and we reward those winners."
Jeff Van Gundy, who serves as commentator at Espn, said: "Maybe Chris Paul's score is not as dazzling as Kobe or James, but we cannot ignore his value. He is the conductor on the court and the assists of this season. Judging from the record alone, he may not be as good as the Clippers and the Cavaliers, but the MVP selection is not just about the team's record. This award is given to those players with "value" and those players who change the fate of the team. Obviously, Chris Paul's performance meets the standards of MVP. Without him, the Hornets are just a bottom team that can't even enter the playoffs."
MVP's 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 can always escape unscathed. I really can't say anything about his performance. He is not only a tough guy, but also a victory for the team." However, the giant panda thought secretly: "I won the block king and rebounding king, and the team's record is so good. Paul, the little brat, should stay wherever he is cool."
After the regular season, before the MVP results were officially released, NBA official website updated the rankings of various rankings selected 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 think he has delivered his best season yet.
2. Kobe Bryant - There is nothing to say. As long as he can play games, he is the most popular player in the eyes of fans around the world. Even if he has been eliminated in the eyes of professionals this season, fans obviously don't think so.
3. Dwyane Wade - If you want to ask fans what they like to watch, of course it is scoring. Wade broke the Heat's record of scoring in a single season, and he has also become the fifth player to score at least 2,000 points, 500 assists and 150 steals in a single season.
4. Chris Paul - In addition to scoring, fans like to watch those players with elegant style. Paul is one of the candidates for MVP. This guy has been provoking the entire team alone for a season. His performance should be comparable to LeBron and Kobe. But in the eyes of experts, he has been eliminated long ago.
5. Ji Guohumiliation, compared to the introverted Panda brother, the slutty fox brother, is obviously more popular among fans, but if the fans really vote, the twin brothers may never get MVP.
6. Ji Guoqiu, the unquestionable MVP in the eyes of experts, has won the rebounding and blocking champion this season. There have been 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 did not rank in the top five.
All major awards of this season will be announced on the 18th, because the playoffs will officially begin on the 19th. The awards will be held in the second round of the playoffs.
On April 17, before the league announced the results of the major awards, they announced the playoffs. This playoffs no longer use the 2-3-2 game system, and all playoffs adopt the 2-2-1-1-1 game system, including the division finals and finals. The opponent of the Los Angeles Clippers is the eighth young guard in the West - the Oklahoma City Thunder, which is said to be the most suspenseless round of the playoffs in the East and West.
On April 20, Los Angeles-class Clippers vs Oklahoma City Thunder - Staples Arena, pm, 21:30.
On April 22, the Los Angeles-class Clippers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder - Staples Arena, pm, 22:00.
On April 25, Los Angeles-class Clippers vs Oklahoma City Thunder - Ford Center Arena, pm, 20:30.
On April 27, Los Angeles-class Clippers vs Oklahoma City Thunder - Ford Center Arena, pm, 21:00.
On April 30, the Los Angeles-class Clippers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder - Staples Arena, pm, 21:30.
On May 2, Los Angeles-class Clippers vs Oklahoma City Thunder - Ford Center Arena, pm, 20:30.
On May 4, the Los Angeles-class Clippers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder - Staples Arena, pm, 21:00.
Before the regular season MVP was released, the Clippers and Asian media began to build momentum for the two brothers, repeatedly using their personal data and the Clippers' amazing team record. They knew that just by these two, they were the players most qualified to compete for MVP this season. Others are now calling out, and that is the media led by fans and white people are fanning the flames, trying to instigate those who have the right to vote not to vote for the Chinese.
Ji Guomo smiled. He had just played a game of CSS with a Chinese name, but he was kicked out just after two consecutive sets. Later, he used the id of fox, and even if he had the last record, he was not kicked.
"I want to see if they really don't want to be timid!" Although the little fox felt that he had no chance, he felt that the dead panda should win the MVP award, but the white nature of discriminating against Chinese people was there. Before the result came out, he didn't know if he would really not win the award in the end.
Ji Guochou played 81 regular season games this season, averaging 21.3 points, 14.0 rebounds, 6.1 assists, 3.9 blocks, and 3.0 turnovers. He shot 54.4%, three-point shooting percentage 43.3%, and free throw shooting percentage 91.4%.
Ji Guomeng played 79 regular season games this season, averaging 25.1 points, 9.9 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 2.5 blocks and 2.6 turnovers, shooting percentage of 50.9%, three-point shooting percentage of 42.9%, and free throw shooting percentage of 91.1%.
It is worth mentioning that Ji Guoqiu won 9 triple-doubles this season, and he also had a super triple-double. Ji Guoqiu got 60+ once. Whether the two competed with their personal data or team record, no player could defeat them in both aspects this season. In terms of espn's player ranking, they finally ranked 7th and 8th.
The Los Angeles Times also knew that it was unrealistic for Kobe to get MVP this season, so he started to lick the Clippers again. Da Bendan seems to have successfully hypnotized himself recently. He just flattered the two brothers. It was a sign of changing from Komi to Animal Honey. In the eyes of Lakers fans, this is a **naked traitor.
Da Bendan wrote in his column: James, Ji Guoqiu and Ji Guoxie are the three most popular players in the regular season MVP this season. These three players are one of the best players in the league today. However, in comparison, Ji Guoqiu is better in terms of personal data and team record. Although James is more favored by the league and the media, after having the two major advantages of team record and personal data, it is unlikely that the cute Panda will not want to obtain MVP.
From a personal statistics, the three players 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. The rebounds and blocks are better than James, and the assists and scores are not as good as James; while Ji Guomomiy averaged 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+ three times, scored 30 points in 8 times, and scored 20+ in 40 times. In addition, Ji Guoqiu also scored 9 triple-doubles in the league season, which is more advantageous than others; while Ji Guoqiu scored the highest single-game 64 points in the season, and another 5 times scored 50+ in 5 times scored 40+ in 5 times. James scored more than 50+ in 5 times, and another 5 times scored 40+ in 7 triple-doubles in the season.
Based on the comparison of the data of the three, in terms of personal statistics, James and Ji Guoqie are not distinguished, Ji Guohuo follows closely, and everyone else is a little worse.
Judging from the team's record, the Clippers led by the Animal Brothers achieved the best regular season record in 22 years; the Cavaliers led by James ranked second in the league with a record of 63 wins and 19 losses, the Lakers led by Kobe ranked sixth in the league with a record of 56 wins and 26 losses, while the Heat led by Wade ranked fifth in the Eastern Conference with a record of 41 wins and 41 losses, ranking fifth in the Eastern Conference.
Compared with the teammates of the three, in addition to the Animal Brothers, the Clippers also have top six players like Billups in the Finals MVP and Crawford; in addition to Kobe, the Lakers also have All-Star players like Gasol, Byron Davis, Odom, and after the big deal, there are super defensive inside players like Tyson Chandler; in addition to James, the Cavaliers also have Elton Brand, Mo Williams and West who were in their playtime.
Obviously, the Animal Brothers and Kobe's teammates are better, but the Lakers' record is not as good as the Clippers and the Cavaliers, and Kobe is the first to declare elimination; the Animal Brothers' 68 wins are worthy of this lineup, they are the first in the league and have also created the best record in 22 years; the Heat's record makes Wade unable to compete with these people at all in this stage; James' teammates are the worst among these people, but their record is not as good as the Clippers, so comprehensively analyzed that Ji Guoqiu won this stage.
Who is MVP in the regular season this season? Now I’m back to this question, but after the above series of analysis, the answer to this question is about to come out. If the giant panda is not surprised, it will definitely take away this year’s grand prize.
John Hollinger, chief data analyst at ESPN, also wrote an article today that Ji Guoqiu will not only win the MVP award, but he even broke an NBA record set by "Flying Man" Jordan 21 years ago and became the highest per-value (player efficiency index) in history.
31.89, this is the highest per-efficiency value of players in a single season since the NBA League implemented the "personal error statistics" rule in the 1973-1974 season, which was created by Michael Jordan in the 1987-1988 season.
50.4, this is Wilt Chamberlain's efficiency value in the 1961-62 season. That season, Oscar Robertson scored 30 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists per game. But unfortunately, at that time, there was no statistics on "turnovers", "blocks", "steals", "hit percentage" and other data. It was an era of lack of statistics, so it was difficult for us to correctly evaluate Chamberlain and "big 0", and they could not participate in the current ranking.
Now this group of players has caught up with a good era. Although Ji Guoqiu's scoring data is only 21 points, his rebounds, assists, blocks, steals and other data have stable extra points for efficiency values. His versatility gives him a greater advantage in this data selection. In addition, his shooting, free throws, and three-point shooting percentage have also made great progress, and there are very few mistakes. These are options that affect efficiency values, and these were not available in ancient times, so Ji Guoqiu would not rank behind because of his low score.
This season, Ji Guoqiu's efficiency value reached an unprecedented 31.96, overwhelming Ji Guohumiliation (30.66), Devin Wade (30.55) and Chris Paul (30.06), and his MVP biggest competitor James is not as good as him in this statistics. The young emperor lost with an efficiency value of 31.45.
Chapter completed!