Chapter 339: Missing the Jackpot
The NBA officially arranges the playoff schedule for the 16 teams and then starts the next important work, for them all the heroes have nothing to do with them, although there are occasional rumors that some referees control the outcome of the game in the playoffs, but it is generally determined by the strength and performance of the team itself, and the official will not care so much about you.
Now their energy is basically focused on the selection of the major awards this season, and the data kings are forgotten, although the league has statistics, but they will not be awarded. Each season, everyone is looking forward to the regular season MVP, Rookie of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Most Improved Player and Sixth Man of the Year, and the other awards are less of a concern.
As the league's regular season champion and championship favorite this season, the names of 76ers players appear quite frequently in the selection of major awards, with Iverson, Reed, Arenas, Daimham Porter and Bale all on the list, and theoretically have a chance to win. However, the least likely winner is undoubtedly Reed, after all, his name appears in the regular season MVP selection, and there may be a jury that votes him a few times for his sharp three-point shot, but it obviously can't change the overall situation.
The regular season MVP has been in place since the 1955-56 season and was first voted on by players. After Stern's inauguration as league president in 1980-81, the MVP selection system changed dramatically, giving the regular season MVP voting rights to media reporters and basketball commentators, and Dr. J became the first MVP to be selected by media commentators. The rules stipulate that each media outlet or commentator must vote for the top five candidates in their minds, with 10 points for the first place, 7 points for the second, 5 points for the third, 3 points for the fourth, and 1 point for the fifth. In the end, all the voting results will be counted, and the person with the highest score will be elected MVP.
Of course, the player's vote will not be wasted, the league will also organize players across the league to vote to select the regular season MVP in their minds, but this MVP is symbolic, the league will not give the winning player a trophy, and many times the MVP selected by this player is a consolation prize for a player who fails to get the regular season MVP.
At the beginning of the 21st century, there are many perverted players, and the competition for the MVP of the regular season is naturally fierce. Since Stern handed over voting rights to reporters and commentators, team record is no longer the only factor in MVP selection, and the player's personal data is also taken into account, where Iverson lags far behind the other favourites. After all, the 76ers have completely turned into a team play, and Iverson may be able to kill all sides in some games, but most of the time he still can't brush up on the data casually.
Chang Wei has no hope of Iverson winning the regular season MVP, he won the regular season MVP last season in his previous life, but Chang Wei's arrival changed all this, Iverson passed by the MVP in the 00-01 season, it was a real rubble, he ranked second in the MVP vote and was only less than 100 points lower than the first O'Neal, which is already quite a small gap. Not to mention the MVP of Iverson this season, it is also very difficult to reach the second place in the vote, O'Neal, Duncan, Garnett, and Maddy have lower odds than him, and even Kobe Bryant is more promising than him as the second leader of the Lakers.
In contrast, Chang Wei is still more optimistic about Arenas, of course, he is not optimistic that this guy will become the best rookie, Gasol is also brushing data when he brushes the data, and he is still the core of the team's reconstruction, and he has much more playing time and shooting opportunities than Arenas. Arenas' real hope is the best sixth man, as the 76ers' lead scorer on the bench this season, there are only a handful of bench players in the league who have averaged more points per game than him, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to compete with him.
Another 76ers player who appeared in the Rookie of the Year option, Dale Ham, was a starter and a treat, but unfortunately his style was still too unpretentious and low-key, mainly fighting for rebounds and defending for the team on the court, which also made his stats not so good. In addition, as an inside player, the two will basically be completely blown up by Gasol in comparison, so Chang Wei doesn't have much hope for this guy, and a center who is biased towards blue-collar is really not liked by the judges.
As for Bell, the 76ers' number one outside big man still has a good chance of winning the Defensive Player of the Year, but his competitors are not bad. Not to mention, Ben Wallace, the eventual winner of the Defensive Player of the Year this season, has already posed a huge threat to him, and Wallace is also the current favorite to be the most popular Defensive Player of the Year, his statistics this season are 7.6 points, 13 rebounds and an astonishing 3.5 blocks per game, he is not only the league's block king this season, but also nearly 1 block per game more than the second-place Lafrentz, which is undoubtedly a very huge lead.
In addition to Wallace, the two No. 21 Duncan and Garnett in the West are also very strong opponents, but they are not as pure as Wallace, most of the time they have to take on the team's offensive responsibility, but it does not mean that their probability of winning the award will drop significantly, and Bell does not have any special advantage relatively speaking.
In the end, Chang Wei's rebirth did not change the ownership of several major awards, and the 76ers players seemed to go up to join in the fun, although they all got some votes and gave Duncan, which is also the first regular season MVP of Shi Fo's career, whether it is the Spurs' third place in the West or his own average of 25.5 points, 12.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 2.5 blocks per game, he is worthy of the title of regular season MVP.
The best defensive player went to Big Ben Wallace, and the undrafted pick has charted a path of his own; The best rookie still goes to the handsome Spanish guy Gasol, and although the Grizzlies' record is a mess, Gasol's average of nearly 18+10 per game allowed him to win this important award with almost no competition.
Fortunately, the 76ers finally gained something, and Arenas won the award with an all-round performance of 16.7 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.5 steals per game, which is also the first honor he can win in his career, and it must have swept away his frustration that he was selected in the last place in the first round. In fact, he himself was a little incredulous when he received the news, and almost thought that it was a scammer who called him, until the major media rushed to report that he believed it was true. For a player like Arenas, a Sixth Man of the Year isn't as tall as a regular season MVP, but it's nothing short of a chicken, and to be honest, Chang Wei is looking forward to his performance in the playoffs.