The NBA regular season has come to an end, but the attribution to the MVP is becoming more and more confusing! After Booker blasted down 49 points yesterday and led the Suns to lock up the league's number one record eight rounds in advance, it once again sparked a crazy discussion about who is more worthy of MVP this season. Many team officials and players have begun to canvass votes for their own stars, and even some retired celebrities have joined the discussion.
Today the NBA has timely updated the latest issue of the MVP list, 1-10 places are: Embiid, Jokic, Alphabet Brother, Tatum, Doncic, Morant, Booker, DeRozan, Durant, Downs. As soon as the list was announced, it triggered a hot discussion!
The top five of the list have remained largely unchanged, Embiid overtakes Jokic to rise to first place, Jokic drops to second, Alphabet Brother still ranks third, Tatum replaces Morant in fourth place with his recent strong performance, and Doncic is still in fifth place.
And yesterday on the NBA front page headlines Booker, only rose two places to rank 7th, in playing such a crazy personal performance, plus the unique team record, still failed to reach the top five, people feel very confused, it seems that Booker is likely to have no chance of MVP. Of the 9 players in NBA history who averaged 25+5+5 per season and played 80%+, only 1 person ultimately failed to win the MVP, and Booker is likely to become the second.
Therefore, although many people feel sorry for Booker, in terms of the recent multi-issue list, the final MVP is likely to be produced among Embiid, Jokic, and Alphabet Brother. Although their teams are not in the first division, the individual strength of these three people can be ranked in the top five of the league.
However, Lakers coach Vogel seems to have a different view. In an interview today, Vogel talked about his views on MVP: "James is just as eligible for MVP as anyone else in the league. ”
In this regard, the famous Skip tweeted: "The funny thing is that Vogel is fighting for james to fight for MVP votes, which is obviously just to save his job, hoping that James can keep himself." ”
By any measure, James has no connection with this season's MVP! The Lakers are currently only 10th in the West, and there is room for further decline, and it is even possible to miss the playoffs, although James's personal data is very good, but the data can sometimes be deceitful. If you really pay attention to the Lakers' games this season, you will realize that James' 30+ points per game have a far less impact on the game than the statistics seem.
While James has scored many high points this season, the plus-minus is the lowest on the field, because the 37-year-old has spent most of his energy on offense, and the defensive end is more than enough and insufficient, and sometimes even gives up the defense. The Lakers are only 20th in the league in defensive efficiency this season, and James has an unshirkable responsibility!
Therefore, Vogel said that James is eligible for MVP, purely open-eyed nonsense, rather than hollowing out his mind here to please old Zhan, it is better to think about how to rotate the personnel, mobilize everyone's enthusiasm, and strive to break through in the playoffs. If the Lakers ultimately miss the playoffs, no matter how many good things Vogel says, he will not be able to escape the fate of class.