Recently read several articles, is to discuss Bryant honors, many of them have doubts about the quality of Kobe Bryant's FMVP, especially in the 09-10 season Lakers and Green Army finals, Kobe did not play well, the key G7 even played 6 of 24 hot eye performance, many people think that Kobe Bryant in such an important game to play such a [iron] performance is not worthy of the highest honor of FMVP, think that Kobe Bryant's FMVP color is insufficient. This view seems to be reasonable, and I personally think it is necessary to discuss the question of whether Kobe Bryant's performance in the 09-10 Finals is worthy of the honor of FMVP. This article will stand from an objective point of view, put aside personal feelings, put the facts and reason, and discuss this issue well.
First, the data performance
Let's first look at Kobe's data performance in these 7 games:
Scoring: The highest score is 38 points, the lowest score is 21 points, the average score is 28.6 points per game, and the average shot is 23.3 shots per game
Scoring efficiency: the shooting percentage is not more than 50%, the highest is 48, the lowest shooting rate is reduced to 25, the average shooting rate is just over 40%, the highest three-point shooting rate is 50, the lowest is 0, and the average three-point shooting rate per game is just over 30%. He averaged 53 percent of his true shooting percentage per game and 91 percent of his free throw shooting percentage per game
Rebounds + assists: 8 rebounds per game, 3.8 assists
【Summary】 It is not difficult to see from the above data that Kobe Bryant's performance is very average, far below its normal level, and it is not too much to describe it as "poor performance" in terms of scoring efficiency.
Let's look at the average performance of the main players on both sides:
On the Lakers' side, Gasol averaged 18.6 points, 11.6 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game, shooting 47.8 from the field.
On the Celtic side, Pierce averaged 18 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3 assists per game, shooting 43.9 from the field, and Garnett averaged 15.3 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3 assists per game, shooting 51 from the field. Ray Allen averaged 14.6 points per game and shot 36.7 from the field
[Summary] It can be clearly seen that the core players of both sides, except for the inner core Gasol and Garnett, have a shooting rate of about 50%, and the shooting rate of the rest of the outside core is generally about 40%. To some extent, this reflects the intensity of the game at that time, and the core of the outside line of both sides, Kobe, Pierce, and Ray Allen's shooting efficiency is not high.
Second, the ability to contribute to victory
Basketball games are won by beating opponents, although the data is important, but more important is the contribution to the victory, many of which are not reflected in the statistics.
Everyone who watched the game that year knew how strong the Green Army was that year. The trio won the first three-man championship (and the only championship for Garnett and Pierce) in the first season of the trio. The Green Army's strength depends on the team's offensive and defensive balance, especially the historical level of defensive ability.
Let's not say anything else, look at the scores of these 7 games, which are 89-102, 103-104, 91-84, 89-96, 86-92, 67-89, 79-83. Such a score is unimaginable in today's game, and both teams are committed to defense, based on defense to seek offense.
As the core of the Lakers, Kobe Bryant took the lead in facing the Green Army's iron-blooded defense, relying on a steady stream of attacks to impact the Celtics' defenses. It's like fighting a war, relying on the ace team to contain the enemy's main force, attracting the firepower of the other side, giving the brother troops breathing time, and providing cover for the common people. The Lakers rely on Kobe's strong offensive strength to hit the Green Army while providing teammates with empty and comfortable shooting opportunities. And these are all places that are crucial to the team's victory and are completely invisible in the statistics. This is the influence on the outcome of the game and the ability to contribute to victory.
3. FMVP issuance standards
FMVP, the Finals Most Valuable Player. It is usually awarded to the player who performed best in the winning team.
What is the most valuable? It is so good that others cannot replace it. Kobe Bryant's strength and containment at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, ask the Lakers which player can do it? Is it Gasol or Odom? Ask the Celtics on the other side, which player can do it? Is it Garnett or Pierce or Ray Allen? The answer is obvious.
Here we also need to clarify two issues.
First, the FMVP is awarded to the player who performed best in this round of the finals, regardless of other seasons or other players.
When someone saw that Bryant's shooting percentage was only 40%, it was concluded that it did not deserve the honor of FMVP. And will be an example, saying that Durant won the FMVP two rounds of the Finals shooting rate of 55.6 and 52.7 respectively, and james will say that James has a higher shooting rate when winning the FMVP, so as to say that Kobe Bryant does not deserve FMVP. This in itself confuses the concept. This horizontal comparison has no meaning, different eras, different opponents, different tactical playing styles, different teammates, everything is different, just cross-era comparison, which is obviously unfair. The winner of the FMVP in the season finals was the best performer in this round of the finals, and had nothing to do with other seasons or other players.
Second, the FMVP does not look at only one performance, but the performance of all the games in the comprehensive finals.
Several of the articles I've read have said that Bryant is only 6 in the G7 only 24, is the so-called "iron maniac" and does not deserve to win the FMVP. Yes, if you only look at this game, he does play hard, but we have to actually analyze this game, the opponent's outside core Pierce G7 is 5 of 15, shooting 33, and The Allen G7 is 3 of 14, shooting only 21.4. On the Lakers side, Ci Shiping shot 38, Gasol 37.5, Bynum 20 and Odom 37.5. Almost all of the main players on both sides are so-called "iron serious" in this game, which is due to the fact that the game has reached the seventh game, and after the physical strength, endurance and tension have reached the extreme state, all the players have almost reached the limit of endurance after continuous high-intensity confrontation. Durant won the championship almost effortlessly, the two rounds of the finals combined only lost 1 game, coupled with strong teammate support, Khan has not yet flowed much to win, the shooting rate is naturally high. This in itself is not comparable.
In addition, if you only look at one performance, G7 Irving's performance in the 15-16 season finals is significantly better than James's, should the FMVP be awarded to Irving?
【Final Conclusion】
It is undeniable that Kobe Bryant's scoring efficiency in this round of the finals is not high, but we need to discuss the facts and analyze the actual situation. What are the principles of FMVP awarding, how well teammates and opponents perform, and how the player actually contributes on the pitch at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, etc., all need to be considered.
If a player should only look at the shooting percentage when evaluating whether a player should win an FMVP, then the 2011 FMVP should give Tyson Chandler (59.4 shooting) instead of Nowitzki (41.6), and the 2006 FMVP should give O'Neal (60.7) instead of Wade (46.8). All Finals FMVPs should be awarded to the center players of the winning side, after all, "the closer to the basket, the higher the shooting rate"!
Watching basketball requires deep thinking, and watching Kobe's basketball requires more experience.
If you only look at the data, only look at the data of a certain game to evaluate a player, it is too superficial and absurd.
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