One Thousand One Hundred and Forty-Nine: MVP Has Been Booked

With 75 wins in a single season, Link added another significant touch to his already brilliant career.

The day after the regular season ended, a bunch of experts and fans immediately put the label "can never be broken" on the Grizzlies' 75 wins, just like they put this label on their 72 wins. .

ESPN also immediately announced that it would release a documentary on the entire process of the Grizzlies' 75 wins this summer.

Soon, they contacted the Grizzlies again, hoping to follow them throughout the playoffs. The purpose, of course, is to make a documentary about the championship.

In an instant, the Grizzlies were unrivaled in popularity. The last time there was such a popular team was the Bulls in the 1990s!

Yes, since the 21st century, teams as popular as the Bulls have almost disappeared.

Although the Lakers and Spurs dominated the league at the beginning of the century, they did not reach the heights of the Bulls. The popularity of the Lakers during Kobe's two consecutive championships was indeed terrible, but it was still a bit less interesting to compare with the Bulls.

After that, the Heat, Cavaliers and Warriors were all full of controversy, and the Spurs, Thunder, etc. were even less popular.

Only the Grizzlies, this unyielding small city team, attracted the attention of most people in the league.

A few years ago, Grizzlies and Link were villains, and fans only regarded them as championship robbers.

But now, they have been hailed as the true kings of this league.

Their approval ratings have never been higher, even though the Grizzlies have won three championships in the previous four years. However, fans still want to see the Grizzlies continue to win the championship.

Their 75 wins are naturally talked about by fans and media.

Of course, in addition to lamenting the Grizzlies' magic during the regular season, the previews and predictions of the playoffs have also been put on the agenda by major media.

This year, competition in the West remains fierce. It can even be said that it is the most intense year.

Because this season is the first time in NBA history that there are three 60-win teams in just one division!

In the West, the Grizzlies ranked first with 75 wins, the Warriors ranked second with 67 wins, and the Spurs ranked third with 61 wins!

The top three teams in the Western Conference have all won 60+ games, and no team is easy to mess with. It can be seen from this that

The competition in the Western Conference this year is terrible.

Looking at the Eastern Conference, the Celtics, who have the best record, only have 53 wins. The situation of the West being strong and the East being weak has never been so obvious.

Of course, the playoffs in which these three 60-win teams competed have also made fans have very high expectations for this year's playoffs.

Three 60-win teams are already impressive, and you don't know if there may be an upset.

After all, teams such as the Rockets, Clippers and Thunder that have not won 60 wins are also not good.

Adam must be laughing at the joke now. In this year's playoffs, the ratings will naturally be very hot.

The matchup in the first round of the playoffs is very hot. The Warriors will face off against the Thunder in the first round. Durant and Westbrook will fall in love with each other in the playoffs.

The Rockets and Clippers are already mortal enemies, and they must be prepared to fight to the end in the first round.

As for the Grizzlies and Trail Blazers, they are also old rivals.

Last season, the third-ranked Grizzlies met the sixth-ranked Trail Blazers in the first round. Although the Trail Blazers lost in the end, Lillard still caused a lot of trouble for the Grizzlies.

In one of the games, Lillard's buzzer beater in the last 2.4 seconds became a classic in his career.

That was also one of the few times in Link's career where he was defeated by his opponent.

This year, although the rankings of both sides have undergone major changes, they have once again come together by mistake.

Fate is so wonderful.

Although everyone knows in their hearts that the Trail Blazers have a low chance of winning the series, people also believe that Lillard has the ability to make this first round exciting.

The Blazers now are like the Grizzlies back then. Even if they can't win, they can still make you peel off your skin.

It’s only the first round and fans can’t wait.

What is equally exciting is the final winner of the regular season awards.

In the latest edition of ESPN's MVP rankings, Link still ranks first.

But if you want to know the final result, you have to wait until the end of the season in a few months.

All this stems from another stupid decision made by Adam Joke.

In the past, regular season awards were held along with the playoffs.

But starting from this season, the regular season awards have been moved to an annual award ceremony after the end of the season!

Obviously, the original intention of the joke was probably to put on a big show after the season, and turn the regular season awards into Oscars to further enhance the league's image and commercial value.

Think about it, how exciting it is for a group of football stars in suits to gather together, listen to the host on the stage telling boring jokes, and then announce the winning players one by one.

However, delayed justice is not justice, and belated awards are not awards.

In the past, although there was no way to hold a large-scale awards ceremony during the playoffs, resulting in the awards process being often very crude, at least it was very good at controlling the rhythm of the entire season.

The regular season ends and the playoffs begin. As the playoffs progress, awards are gradually announced. This will make the logic clear and progressive.

After the finals in June, once the FMVP is announced, the biggest winner of the season will be clear.

At this time, everyone can start paying attention to the draft, waiting for the crazy transfers in the offseason, and focusing on next season.

But after such a joke, it turned out that the regular season was over and the awards should not be given out. When the finals are over, the draft is over, and everyone is thinking about next season, the award ceremony is long overdue.

By that time, the championship had been decided, and to be honest, fans were no longer paying that much attention to the regular season awards. With the championship and the draft, the two biggest suspense stories of the summer, who really cares who the fuck is the best sixth man?

It's a joke that makes absolutely no sense. And this is already the second idiotic decision he has made since he continued the All-Star voting reform.

The All-Stars were originally a feast for the fans, but as a result, he deprived the fans of the right to select their favorite players.

Awards inherently require a certain degree of timeliness, but the joke turned out to be an award ceremony that no one was looking forward to...

When Stern was still in office, many fans also scolded Stern. But now, people mostly respect Stern.

Why? It’s not just based on jokes.

Not to mention the fans, even Link found it difficult to wait.

After losing the MVP last season, Link has always wanted to win the MVP back. This is also the "side mission" he has set for himself this season.

According to the original process, the results would have been known in the playoffs. Well now, we still have to wait until the draft is over...

By then, Link probably won't even bother to go to the award ceremony.

After the season ends, Rachel is almost ready to give birth. How can Link still have the time to care about MVP?

However, Link is still very optimistic about his prospects of regaining the MVP this year.

First of all, 75 wins alone is enough for Link to win the MVP.

Secondly, Link’s personal data is also very impressive when taken out alone.

Averaged 29.0 points per game, third in the league, second only to Westbrook and Harden who are crazy about statistics, and ahead of Curry, Durant, James, Leonard and others.

Although the average points per game have dropped slightly compared to the previous two seasons, this is because Link has more helpers this season and he does not need to do every game himself.

Averaged 9.2 rebounds per game, 15th in the league, a career high! Except for Westbrook, all the players ahead of Link in the rebounding list are centers.

Averaged 8.8 assists per game, sixth in the league, and the player with the most assists among non-defenders in the league.

Such personal data, even if you put aside the factor of 75 wins, is still very amazing.

Of course, if you have to say it, Westbrook's triple-double per game is even more amazing. However, considering his poor statistics and poor record, the "Turtle"'s call for MVP has not been high.

Curry, Durant and Leonard's statistics are completely inferior to Link's. As for James and Harden, although their statistics are close to Link's, their records are really far behind.

From this point of view, Link seems to be the only choice. There is no suspense about the MVP winner at all, and Link has already been booked.

After thinking about this, Link felt a lot more relieved.

Although the award ceremony thing is fucked up, it should be your own thing and it will come sooner or later.

Now, Link has temporarily put aside his MVP worries. The day before the playoffs started, Link organized everyone to get together at home after training.

This is the last chance for the Grizzlies players to relax before the summer.

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