Dirk had one of his worst if not his worst all around year as a NBA starter in 8 years as a NBA starter, but won the MVP.
Meanwhile Steve Nash had an across the board career best year in almost every category that counts and was the two time defending MVP award winner. What defines a MVP.
Dirk – never as Dirk scored his fewest 3 point baskets in his 8 years as a NBA starter in the 2006-2007 season making only 72 three pointers the whole season as everyone ranked in the top 20 as far as field goal percentage in the 2006-2007 NBA season made significantly more than 72 three pointers for the entire season which was Dirk’s record personal NBA low as a starter. While Dirk only made about 72 three pointers while having the 13th best three point FG percentage this last regular season, all other top 20 three point shooters as far a three point FG percentage scored 100 or more three point baskets.
Dirk had almost a career worst year as a NBA starter in 2006-2007 having:
-a career worst year as a NBA starter in three point shots made in his 8 year NBA career as a NBA starter (the current year’s 13th from the best three point shot FG percentage)
-a career worst year in fewest steals as a starter
-a career worst year in fewest blocked shots as a starter
-Dirk’s second most turnovers out of 8 years as a starter
-Dirk’s 6th best year out of 8 years (meaning third from his worst year) in rebounding
-Dirk’s 7th best year out of 8 years (meaning his second from his worst year in defensive rebounds)
-Dirk’s lowest scoring average per game in the last three years
-and Dirk’s second lowest scoring average per game in the last five years.
I mean what was there about Dirk’s personal 2006-2007 season to get excited about on the team which probably had the second deepest team as far as talent in 2006-2007 which was the best that Mark Cuban’s money could buy; or, in other words, Dallas’ 67 wins came from a team effort from 11 guys who played regularly game in and game out for Dallas. Maybe I didn’t see it, but maybe Dirk came within a mile of making the first or second team All NBA Defensive Team. No offense intended Dirk, but your personal stats were really bad in 2006-2007, and when a player sets personal lows in steals per game and blocks per game, then that usually means that they have lost a couple of steps, and, in my statistical analysis of NBA players means that that particular player is on his way down and has already seen his better days. Probably why Dirk couldn’t get Dallas out of Round One against Nellie.
I think that it is media types who vote on MVPs just like the media types who voted Marcus Camby the defensive player of the year in 2006-2007 when NBA head coaches didn’t even vote Marcus Camby either the best or second best defender in the NBA in 2006-2007.
The same media types who say LeBron is better than Michael voted Dirk MVP which shows you what the sports media types know about bball.
This compares to Steve Nash’s 2006-2007 year (the two time defending MVP from 2006 and 2005) in his 11 year NBA career to date:
-career best year in FG % (over 3 points higher than Dirk)
-career best year in three point FG % (over 4 points higher than Dirk)
-career best year in three point FGs made (somewhere around 170 three pointers made compared to Dirk’s 72 made)
-shot 89.9% from the FT line
-second best year in 11 years in rebounds per game
-best year ever in assists per game
-best year ever in total assists
-committed fewest fouls ever in career
-best year ever in points per game
-best year ever in total points
Now, I am no Phoenix fan or Steve Nash fan, but the South African native Steve Nash sure had a career year in 2006-2007 as compared to German native Dirk who had a very below average personal year compared to Dirk’s prior 8 years as a NBA starter.
I mean how could two time defending MVP Steve Nash have a career year across the board leading his team to 61 victories not be voted MVP when Dirk had one of his worst years ever as a NBA starter. I guess Dirk’s almost career worst NBA year as a starter showed up in Round One of the NBA playoffs. But, then “global” NBA Commissioner David Stern probably wanted the German basketball fans as NBA Commissioner Stern has gotten the South African and Canadian fans in the last two MVP award prior to this year.
