The most valuable player title in NPA

The American Professional League championship is approaching its end, and the representatives of the sports media in the United States and Canada will soon determine the fate of the main individual prize of the federation – the title of the most valuable player. The teams remain from 9 to 11 games (depending on the calendar of a particular club), so journalists already calculate the plans completely. According to the information provided so far, there are two main candidates for the title of best player in 2020/21: Denver Nicolas Gokic and his colleague in Philadelphia Joel Empid.

Jokic is preferred in both the official website of NNA and in the initial survey of reporters on ESPN. But the team’s results are talking about Empid: the Sixers team still retains its opportunities to get the first position in the east, but Nuggets is held only in the first four places in the west, and without the injured Jamal Murray, it will be very difficult for them to pressure one of the leaders of the conference. We know how appreciated the basketball auditors for the ordinary season’s victories. Without ridicule, during the past 33 seasons, only Russell Westprook, with a multiple triple for this season, took the small statue and at the same time he was not the leader of one of the two best teams in the league: the regular league ended the season with Oklahoma in sixth place in the Western Conference.

However, this year, Nicolas and Joel this year is the main competing for the Best Player Award, which means that the award will go to the representative of the center most exposed to criticism in the American Professional League for the first time in a long time. Let’s see when the last time the position became the most valuable player in the federation.

ANB legends

Yannis Edotokombo, Liberon James, Stephen Carrey, Cuban Bryant, Steve Nash – defenders and attackers occupied the award in the new century. Tim Duncan began in the years of his MVP award (2002, 2003), as a strong striker with David Robinson at 5th, the same applies to Kevin Garnett in 2004: The site entered with Johnson and Olovokandi.

This is what you are looking for: according to the results of the 1999/00 season, the award went to the legendary Shakil O’Neil. It turned out that the last time the Shakeel O’Lella Center won the MVP Award was 21 years ago!

To understand how much it was in the year 2000, let’s review some facts in our heads:

• People born in 2000 are 21 years old,

• Nokia 3310 back on the market.

• The summer of 2000 brought the 10 best players in the American Professional League, Stromil Swift, Darius Miles, Chris Mim and Joel Barzepella.

Of all this glory, one of the most dominant positions in the history of the American Professional League won its first and only title as the best player. Almost consensus: only 1 place was granted to Aline Everson, while the other 120 place was awarded to Knak.

O’Neill’s style was one of those people who said, “You have to see it.” In the modern league, it is difficult to imagine the overwhelming power of the large weight of 143 kg, because the dominant basketball players are now moving away from the ring. Then, at the best years, it achieved a record average of 29.7 points and 13.6 rebounds for each match, while he did not pay three throws and only 5.5 free kicks in each match. What do you remember for the main season in the march of the big midfield?

Legend Lakers Season

Shakeel’s performance in the 1999/00 season against Indiana is still a model for the attacking midfield. O’Neill’s performance has never decreased from 33 points in all six matches (38 points and 16.7 Ribounds per average chain)

The enemy shield (5.7 offensive counterators) destroyed the line with the highest accuracy rate for the first attack option – 61 %. Shak gained the instinct of the killer and did not leave the throat of his opponent.

Los Angeles leader was in every part of the field. His comprehensive introduction was a fatal leadership to start rebuilding the team. Larry Bird moved from a training position to the club’s front office, Del Davis was traded with 21 -year -old Jermin O’Neill, Mark Jackson went as a free agent to Toronto, and Rick Smits was forced to retire because he was no longer able to retire. Play at a high level due to foot problems.

The beautiful Indiana hit the unintermined wall called Shakil O’Neil and could not bear her weight.

Shack O’Neel wins

The statistical hegemony of the Los Angeles Center in the regular season 1999/00 was indispensable:

• Leader in the scorers list (29.7 points).

• Leader in the ratio of the game (57.4 %).

• First place in most statistical indicators (for example, winning shares, efficiency classification and “minus plus”);

• Second place in the ribs (13.6).

• Second place in voting for the title of best defending player.

• Third place in blocks (3.0).

Shack Lakers led to his best result in the season (67 wins, 15 losses) and became the most valuable player in the normal season.

In February, 27 -year -old “Superman” ranked fourth in all stars voting for fans (leaving Carter, Morning and Everson at the forefront) and went to the game of all stars. During the match, the duo in the person of O’Neil and Dunkan did not leave any chances of the front line in the beginning with Alongo Morning and Grant Hill, after which they shared the title of the best player in the game of all the stars.