Chapter 266: The only one in history, regular season MVP double yolk egg!
After the best team and the best defensive team were released, fans at home and abroad also started a heated discussion about it.
After all, regular season MVPs will be produced every year, but double-team players do not happen every year.
"Lin has been a double-team star for three consecutive seasons. With this honor, looking at the entire history of the NBA, I'm afraid he won't be able to win more than three people, right?"
"Lin Fei and Garnett are really both offensive and defensive. Judging from this standard, Dirk Nowitzki is far behind. After all, the national tank has never been in the defensive lineup, let alone Been talking for a while!"
"As a star, the most important thing is offense! After all, defense can be left to role players, but offense at critical moments must be played by superstars!"
"Why hasn't the regular season MVP been elected? I'm almost dying of anxiety. Brother Fei must be elected this year!"
"Just look at the Mavericks' predicament when they were forced into a tiebreaker by the Warriors in the first round. The 73 wins in the regular season are too big. In terms of personal data, Lin Fei is just one Garnett away from Nowitzki! "
"Haha, when did the Wolf King become a unit of measurement?"
"Should I say it or not, the Mavericks' 73 wins are truly a solid regular season team. If it weren't for Kidd's buzzer-beater in the first game of the playoffs, the Mavericks might have been swept by the Warriors now!"
"I feel like the Mavericks don't have much championship potential this year. Although 73 wins is a bluff, it also overdraws the team's health and energy. If they play the Spurs in the second round, I feel like the Mavericks may be eliminated!"
An NBA columnist from "Sports Illustrated" wrote a special article to explain the value of double teams in the regular season:
"As we all know, the best team of the season and the best defensive team, especially the best team and the defensive team, can be said to be the best combination in the NBA that season!"
"The best team usually focuses on the player's comprehensive data, and the team's record also has a certain weight, while the best defensive team pays more attention to the player's defensive performance!"
"And there are even fewer players who can be selected for both the All-NBA Team and the All-Defensive Team in one season!"
According to NBA official data, the selection of the best team began in the 1946-47 season and the selection of the best defensive team in the 1968-69 season.
In the history of the past century, only 15 players have been selected to the NBA's All-NBA First Team and All-Defensive First Team multiple times (twice or more) in a single season.
Among the players who have been selected to the double team twice are (3 people): Havlicek, Karl Malone, and Kobe Bryant.
The players who have been selected to the double first team three times include (4 people): "Skyhook" Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Scottie Pippen, Jason Kidd, and Lin Fei.
The players who have been selected to the double team four times are (5 people): Jerry West, Walter Frazier, Wilt Chamberlain, Hajime Olajuwon, David Robinson,
The players who have been selected to the double team five times include (1 person): Kevin Garnett.
The players who have been selected to the double team 6 times include (1 person): Tim Duncan.
The players who have been selected to the double team 9 times are (1 person): Michael Jordan.
It can be seen from this list that Michael Jordan, as the famous "God of Basketball", has a brilliant career that is truly difficult to surpass and is the highest form of both offense and defense.
With 9 double teams and 10 scoring titles, 5 regular season MVPs and 6 championships, it is a long way to go for any rising star to surpass the God of Basketball.
After Lin Fei has played 4 regular seasons in his career, he has been able to win three double teams in a row, and he is also given the expectation that he is most likely to surpass Jordan.
In this list, the three stars with the most double-team selections are Michael Jordan, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett.
In this parallel world, Garnett won the championship early because of Lin Fei's butterfly effect. This had a huge change in his personal growth and career, so he could rise to the top.
And Jordan and Duncan are the two most famous team building cornerstones in NBA history. In the original world, the two of them won a total of 11 championships.
At the same time, as a top ten superstar in history, "Shark" Shaquille O'Neal, who has 5 championship trophies,
This season is also the first time in his career that he has missed the All-NBA lineup after 13 consecutive seasons. A generation of legend has finally come to an end.
With the popularity of the best lineup, the regular season mvp of the 06-07 season has naturally attracted more fans' expectations and attention.
May 5, Madison Square Garden.
Under the instruction of Knicks owner James Dolan, more than 3,000 colorful balloons were hung above the roof in advance to celebrate the regular season MVP announced today.
James Dolan has already lost all hope for this and is looking forward to the MVP. He believes that Lin Fei will definitely be able to defeat Dirk Nowitzki and be elected.
At that time, Knicks staff will also release these balloons as a celebration and blessing for the star Lin Fei.
Looking at the balloons hanging on the roof of the stadium, Lin Fei, who was training in the arena, was also a little embarrassed. If the MVP was really not given to him in the end, wouldn't James Dolan imitate the former boss of the Lakers, Cook?
As we all know, in the 1969 Finals between the Lakers and Celtics, the Lakers' home court was still the Great Western Forum Arena, and Lakers owner Kent Cook believed that the team could win the seventh game.
Therefore, thousands of colorful balloons were hung on the roof of the stadium in advance, ready to be released when the championship was won.
But everyone knows the final result. "Baylor" never disappoints. The Lakers suffered a reversal after leading by a big score in the final quarter. The Celtics won the away game.
The Lakers had no choice but to donate the balloons to local orphanages after the game.
Now if Lin Fei fails to be elected as the regular season MVP, then he and the Knicks owner will really be more embarrassed than the then Lakers owner and Jerry West.
Before the second round of the playoffs between the Knicks and the Cleveland Cavaliers started in G1 that night,
In the home team's locker room, the Knicks players were all checking their phones and watching the ESPN live show on TV, looking forward to the announcement of the regular season MVP vote.
"Why is this year's regular season MVP announced so late? The second round has already started and the results haven't been announced yet?"
"There is no way. It must be too difficult to choose. Between Lin and Dirk, whoever wins the MVP will be controversial, and whoever doesn't win the MVP will have regrets!"
"What regrets does Dirk have about taking this guy? He was almost eliminated by the Warriors in the first round. 73 wins is just a brush. The regular season MVP must be Lin!"
"Last year, Dirk defeated Lin and won the regular season MVP with a subtle advantage under the operation of Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. He still wants to win again this year? This is too fair!"
"It's been three years. Lin has been waiting for three whole years. Do you know how Lin has spent these three years? It's Lin's turn to get one!"
His teammates were all complaining to Lin Fei, but although Lin Fei himself seemed calm and calm on the surface, he was also very nervous in his heart.
It is different from the mentality in the 04-05 and 05-06 seasons. After all, Lin Fei was on the same team as Wade before. In addition to his junior qualifications, the Heat is indeed a Big Three lineup, so he is very interested in MVP. There is no big obsession with awards.
But now Lin Fei has stood on his own and has become the leader and absolute boss of the Knicks. He has led the team from the bottom of the Eastern Conference to second in the Eastern Conference. Lin Fei believes that he is qualified to win this regular season MVP.
Now that the playoffs are in full swing, from the perspective of the team's pursuit of the championship, winning the regular season mvp can also inspire teammates to a great extent and condense the team's overall momentum.
But this season's MVP competition is too complicated. Nowitzki's Mavericks have a record of 73 wins, and Nowitzki is at his peak performance. From a historical perspective, it would be unjust to not win the MVP.
However, if he can win from such an unprecedented super competition, then this regular season MVP will have even more extraordinary significance to Lin Fei, even higher than Li's unanimous MVP in other seasons.
You must know that if it were not for Lin Fei, Dirk Nowitzki would also have a great chance to be elected as the unanimous MVP under the myth of 73 wins this season like Stephen Curry in the original world.
The unanimous MVP award on the one hand illustrates the extraordinary personal strength and team record, but it also reflects that the competitive environment for the top stars that season was not intense enough.
At six o'clock in the evening, just as the players were preparing for the pre-game entrance ceremony, head coach Isaiah Thomas opened the locker room door with great excitement, his eyes shining, and he seemed extremely excited.
Eddie Curry immediately came up and asked Thomas: "Coach, is there any news in advance? Who is the MVP?"
Looking at the excited expression of Isaiah Thomas, the other Knicks teammates seemed to have guessed a little bit. Their faces were full of emotions, and they believed that the regular season MVP was already Lin's.
Lin Fei also jumped up from the massage chair at this time and asked the head coach: "Coach, is there really any news?"
Stephon Marbury crossed his arms on his chest, looking like he was strategizing:
"Looking at the coach's expression, you know that the regular season MVP must be Lin. I have said before that you don't have to worry. Lin's statistics and efficiency this season are rare in history!"
The Knicks locker room was instantly filled with cheers from the players, but at this moment, Isaiah Thomas deliberately turned serious and signaled everyone to be quiet.
"Don't be too happy yet. I have two pieces of news here, one good news and one bad news. Which one do you want to hear first?"
Seeing that Isaiah Thomas suddenly betrayed himself and had bad news, everyone immediately looked at each other.
Lin Fei was the first to speak: "Let's hear the bad news first. At least there will be good news waiting after you hear it!"
It's like eating grapes. Lin Fei always likes to eat the bad grapes first, so that the remaining grapes will always get better and better.
Isaiah Thomas sighed, met Lin Fei's eyes, then shook his head slightly and said:
"The bad news is that Dirk Nowitzki won the regular season MVP..."
As soon as the head coach said these words, the locker room instantly became silent, as quiet as if the air could squeeze out water, and an embarrassing atmosphere began to fill every corner.
Lin Fei's little nose twitched slightly, and his expression was slightly bitter. It couldn't be called a shock, but when he thought of the thousands of colorful balloons hung by James Dolan on the roof of the museum,
Three black lines suddenly floated down from my forehead. It was really embarrassing for my mother to open the door. It was so embarrassing.
Immediately afterwards, indignant complaints and anger came from the teammates:
"What happened? The MVP actually went to Dirk, that white softie, and just ignored Lin? Damn it, I will torture him once I see him in the future!"
Zach Randolph is still a dog that can't spit out ivory, angrily calling Nowitzki a softie, but in official games, he has never defeated his opponent once.
"Giving the regular season MVP to Dirk just because of 73 wins? Isn't he too bully? Has no one seen how Lin led the Knicks out of the quagmire? He averaged 40 points and 10 assists per game. My God, there is still a hit rate of more than 60%..."
Stephon Marbury is the one who feels most unworthy of Lin Fei, because he is the only one who knows how much Lin Fei has changed since his arrival, and his understanding of basketball has also been raised to a new level.
"Protest, must protest, accompany the regular season MVP for three consecutive years. This is the league's discrimination against Lin and Asian players!"
"Why can Dirk Nowitzki win the regular season MVP title for the second time? I can't understand this, I really can't understand it!"
"It's best for the Mavericks to reach the finals, and then lose to the Knicks. Let's see if Dirk Nowitzki, the MVP, will be embarrassed!"
The last person to speak was "Little Potato" Nate Robinson. Although he was tough on his words, he had to beat the drum in his heart. It was really difficult to win against a strong team in the Western Conference like the Mavericks.
Just when the players refused to give up, the honest and steady David Lee suddenly stopped everyone and asked Isaiah Thomas:
"Coach, isn't there some good news? What is it?"
Before Isaiah Thomas could speak, Eddie Curry said angrily:
"Dirk has already won the regular season MVP, what good news can there be? No matter how good the news is, it's not good. I'm really mad!"
Isaiah Thomas quickly asked everyone to be quiet, and then his serious expression finally lost its hold, and he shouted with a smile:
"The good news is that Lin also won the regular season MVP!"
Thomas's shout immediately stunned the Knicks players. Everyone was confused and didn't understand what the head coach meant?
"Coach, what's going on? Is it me or Dirk who is the MVP of the regular season?"
Lin Fei also asked in confusion, who is the regular season MVP? It can't really be two people, right?
Isaiah Thomas smiled excitedly: "When I first got the news, I was just as disbelieving as you, but this is indeed the exact news from the alliance headquarters!"
"You and Dirk have exactly the same vote scores. After President Stern held a high-level meeting at the headquarters to discuss it, it was finally decided that you and Dirk will share the regular season mvp for the 06-07 season!"
"This is a good thing. In the history of the NBA, this is the first time that the regular season MVP was contributed by two people!"
After Isaiah Thomas finished speaking, the Knicks players finally reacted and cheered and shouted. Under the leadership of Eddie Curry and Zach Randolph, they rushed forward and lifted Lin Fei up. Throw it high into the sky.
"Damn it, you guys, please be gentle, do you want me to crash to death on the roof?"
The Knicks teammates don't care whether this year's regular season MVP is shared by two people. They always know that Lin Fei is the regular season MVP and belongs to the Knicks and the entire league.
"Haha, Lin, what did I say? You can definitely win the MVP, and no one will threaten you?"
"Coach Isaiah is so abominable, should we punish him too?"
"That's right. If the good news is told first, then we don't have to care about the bad news at all!"
Lin Fei was thrown into the air again and again by his teammates, feeling everyone's laughter and a satisfied smile on his face.
Who can not look forward to the NBA's regular season mvp, the most valuable player award for a whole season, and the ceiling of individual awards in the league?
With this regular season MVP, Lin Fei feels that his career and historical status have been sublimated at this moment.
As for sharing the MVP with Dirk Nowitzki, Lin Fei doesn't have any special ideas about this, and he doesn't feel that the MVP is compromised because of this.
After all, he is the core boss of the 73-win team. If the MVP is not given to Nowitzki, it will indeed become a major injustice in the history of the league.
Being able to share the regular season MVP with the boss of the 73-win team, and create the only regular season MVP double yolk egg in NBA history, this should be regarded as a great glory for the NBA to reach its peak in the post-Jordan era, right?
At this moment, on the TV in the locker room and on the ESPN sports program, the host also officially announced the results of the MVP. As expected, Lin Fei and Dirk Nowitzki shared the regular season MVP award.
At the same time, the specific votes of the two people were also disclosed one after another:
Among the 118 journalist judges, Lin Fei and Dirk Nowitzki each received 50 first-place votes. The remaining 18 first-place votes were Kevin Garnett with 17 votes and Kobe Bryant with 1 vote. .
Lin Fei's second vote was 49, and Nowitzki's second vote was 52.
Although there were three fewer second-place votes, Lin Fei had four more third-place votes and one fifth-place vote.
Under the calculation method, the first vote is 10 points, the second vote is 7 points, the third vote is 5 points, the fourth vote is 3 points, and the fifth vote is 1 point.
The final vote scores of Lin Fei and Dirk Nowitzki were both 928 points, exactly the same.
After the voting results came out immediately, the NBA headquarters held a meeting under the chairmanship of David Stern, hoping to use additional voting to determine the winner between Lin Fei and Nowitzki.
But for the first time in NBA history, two people received the same number of votes. It is also a rare sight in history. You must know that the probability of this is very low.
This also further illustrates that Lin Fei and Nowitzki really have huge advantages in the MVP competition this season, making it impossible for fans, media reporters and commentators to choose between them.
In this case, what if the two of them simply share this season's mvp?
After all, this kind of situation where the votes have the same score would be difficult to happen again in the future if it were not for internal secret manipulation.
After final discussion, David Stern made the decision, and two-thirds of the headquarters executives also raised their hands in agreement. This is the first and probably only time in NBA history that a regular season MVP has a double yolk egg.
It was born under special historical conditions and fierce competition.
The MVP voting score of 928 points can be said to be very low, but the reason is precisely because of the duo of Lin Fei and Nowitzki, which completely evened out the unchanged total score.
You must know that Kevin Garnett, who ranked third in the vote, only had a total of 579 points, Kobe, who ranked fourth, only had 326 points, and James, who ranked fifth, had 301 points, along with Lin Fei and Nowitzki. The gap is very large.
The news that Lin Fei and Dirk Nowitzki shared the MVP of the 06-07 regular season spread like a tornado among NBA fans at home and abroad.
This result may be the most perfect for the vast majority of fans of both teams.
However, there are also some discordant voices, claiming that the NBA's regular season MVP laid a double-yolked egg, which is entirely for the sake of public opinion, which seriously affects the value of the MVP.
In the NBA forum of Tianchao New Wolf Network, under a post titled "The NBA regular season mvp produces a double yolk egg, has the gold content of the most valuable player award become lower?",
In less than 2 hours after it was released, there were already more than a thousand comments and replies. In 07, when the Internet was not developed, this team was considered a miracle.
"Lin Fei and Nowitzki share the MVP, so the value of the MVP has become lower? What kind of bullshit logic is this? Is it a pure mathematical algorithm? It really costs electricity to watch the game!"
"Let's first take a look at what Lin Fei and Nowitzki have done this season. They led the team to create a myth of 73 wins. Their personal statistics of 26+9 and 50% shooting rate are impeccable,"
"The other one is to take the Knicks, who were at the bottom of the Eastern Conference, directly to the second position in the Eastern Conference, winning more than 30 games more than last season, and also averaging 40+10+3 per game, with 5 points in 60 games this season. +, 3+ points in 70 games, a total of 509 three-pointers in a single season, with a shooting rate of over 60%..."
"Did Lin win the regular season MVP and lower the value of the MVP? Or did Nowitzki win the regular season MVP and lower the value of the MVP?"
"Thumbs up to the double yolk egg who won the league's MVP this time. Fans of Lin Fei and King Nuo don't have to regret it!"
"The two strongest regular season MVPs after the 21st century are Lin and Nowitzki, and they both appeared this year. Is this not valuable?"
"Oh my God, everyone must have forgotten that Lin Fei will not turn 6 until June. This means that he has surpassed Wes Unseld's 23 years and 23 months to become the youngest player in the NBA. Mr. mvp!”
"Haha, the youngest Mr. 50-pointer in the league, the youngest Mr. 60-pointer, the youngest Mr. 70-pointer, the youngest 60-point star in history, the youngest regular season MVP, these honors have all been occupied by Fei Ge alone. Got it!"
"Don't forget that Lin is also the youngest regular season MVP, finals MVP, All-Star MVP and championship Grand Slam winner!"
"Three championships, a regular season MVP, a finals MVP, three double-team seasons, a scoring champion and two steals champions. Michael Jordan, who is in his fourth season of his career, will be crying with these honors, right?"