Kobe's greatness is self-evident, but why did he only win the MVP in the regular season once?
Kobe Bryant Kobe Bryant is one of the greatest players in American professional basketball history. He has won numerous honors in Kobe's career, but Kobe has obvious injuries when compared with Jordan, James and other superstars, that is, the MVP in the regular season. The question is, as the first person in NBA history, why did Kobe win the regular season MVP only once in his career?
Most fans who know Kobe Bryant feel sorry for two things. First, Kobe has never won six championships comparable to Jordan's. Second, Kobe Bryant was elected MVP in the regular season only 1 time in his career. There are actually two reasons for this: First, it was more difficult for Kobe to be the first brother of the Lakers last season. Second, Kobe lives in a very powerful era, and he faces the challenges of his opponents almost every season.
James became a "little emperor" when he first entered the Cavaliers, and the Cavaliers soon sent Davis to "Jun Qing's side". Since the beginning of the rookie season, no one in the team can challenge James' authority; Jordan quickly conquered his teammates after scoring for the Bulls. The fourth season of his career includes MVP and best defense, and the "God of Basketball" only needs to be enthroned.
Kobe is different. In the mid-1990s, he participated in the high school rookie tryouts and scored 13 wins 1 negative, which means that his starting was lower than that of Jordan and James. O 'Neill fought alongside him. In the OK group, he always overwhelms his opponents, as evidenced by being elected MVP in the finals for three consecutive years. Before O 'Neal left Miami in the summer of 2004, Kobe Bryant had never been the first brother of the Lakers. At this time, he has been in the NBA for 8 years.
Jordan, James and Kobe ranked first in MVP of American professional basketball. James won the regular season MVP four times, Jordan won the regular season MVP five times, and Kobe won the regular season MVP in 2008, which is even more chilling. Why is this? Not worse than Kobe Bryant, why did you only win the regular season MVP once?
First, let's take a look at Kobe's early career. From 1996, Kobe and O 'Neal worked together until the 2003-04 season. In the past few years, Kobe did not have enough ability to become an MVP. 0 1-04 season, Kobe began to shine, but because O 'Neal was around. Compared with MVP in the regular season, O 'Neill and Kobe Bryant were more radiant in the 0 1-04 season, and the gap in their draft picks was greatly narrowed, which may be the price to pay for winning the championship.
The second stage of Kobe's career is the peak of Kobe's 05- 13 season, and his only regular season MVP was also won during this period. Kobe is unlucky. During this period, young players such as James, Ross and Duran appeared in the league. Compared with Kobe Bryant, who wanted to win the championship, these two players are single-core leaders all season, making it easier to play explosive power. Excellent performance made James, Ross and Durant win the MVP of the regular season six times in 2008-13.
Reduction of Achilles tendon rupture 13- 14 season, Kobe Bryant's Achilles tendon rupture, which makes his physical fitness decline and his personal performance gradually lose competitiveness. In addition, the record of the Lakers makes the gap between Kobe Bryant and the regular season MVP bigger and bigger.
Finally, Kobe's misfortune is that when he can get the record and honor to speak, he is either competing with O 'Neal or facing a strong challenge from the latecomers; When his personal ability reached its peak, Kobe Bryant was limited by the configuration of the Lakers' lineup, and they could not give their record to their opponents.
Among the two most stringent criteria for MVP selection, Kobe can't always have it at the same time, so it is bound to be missing, which leads to the strange phenomenon that the number of MVPs of Kobe is in sharp contrast with its historical position. MVP can really prove the greatness of a player, but this is not the only criterion. Although there is only one MVP in the regular season, Kobe is still the best player in the history of American professional basketball.