You have to lose the finals, who do you pick?

[SouBeachTalents]

Lol at West being on this list, dude is probably the third greatest Finals performer of all time after Jordan & Shaq. They played at a faster pace then, but check out some of his Finals performances

1962: 31/5/3 on 46%
1963: 30/7/5 on 49%
1965: 34/6/3 on 42%
1966: 34/6/5 on 52%
1968: 31/6/6 on 49%
1969: 38/5/7 on 49%
1970: 31/3/8 on 45%

[VengefulAngel]

Lol at West being on this list, dude is probably the third greatest Finals performer of all time after Jordan & Shaq. They played at a faster pace then, but check out some of his Finals performances

1962: 31/5/3 on 46%
1963: 30/7/5 on 49%
1965: 34/6/3 on 42%
1966: 34/6/5 on 52%
1968: 31/6/6 on 49%
1969: 38/5/7 on 49%
1970: 31/3/8 on 45%

I was just trolling dubeta, the quality of this forum dictated the response. I had no clue you guys would take this seriously.

[Spurs5Rings2014]

1969: 38/5/7 on 49%

1969 Finals

Game 1: 53 points - Win
Game 2: 41 points - Win
Game 3: Boston begins to double West, hammers L.A. when West is on the bench - Loss
Game 4: Sam Jones buzzer beater - Loss
Game 5: 39 points - Win (but pulls hamstring late game)
Game 6: 26 points - Loss (limping and injured while Russell holds Ilt to just 8 points, LeBron-esque)
Game 7: 42 points, 13 rebounds, 12 assists triple double - Loss (Lakers trailed 91-76 through 3 quarters, closed gap to 103-102 with a couple minutes remaining. Lost 108-106. Ilt sat out the final 6 minutes and West became the only player to lose in the finals and still win FMVP)

[LAZERUSS]

1969 Finals

Game 1: 53 points - Win
Game 2: 41 points - Win
Game 3: Boston begins to double West, hammers L.A. when West is on the bench - Loss
Game 4: Sam Jones buzzer beater - Loss
Game 5: 39 points - Win (but pulls hamstring late game)
Game 6: 26 points - Loss (limping and injured while Russell holds Ilt to just 8 points, LeBron-esque)
Game 7: 42 points, 13 rebounds, 12 assists triple double - Loss (Lakers trailed 91-76 through 3 quarters, closed gap to 103-102 with a couple minutes remaining. Lost 108-106. Ilt sat out the final 6 minutes and West became the only player to lose in the finals and still win FMVP)

'72 Finals:

Game 1: Wilt plays relatively poorly, 12 pts, on 5-11 FG/FGA, and 19 rebs, and his man, Jerry Lucas hits shots from the 405 Freeway, en route to 26 pts on 13-21 shooting. West? 12 pts on 3-15 shooting. Lakers are blown out.

Game 2: Chamberlain shuts Lucas down, and he is never again a factor in the series. Wilt with 23 pts on 10-19 FG/FGA and 23 rebs. West? 15 pts on 6-21 shooting. Lakers win easily.

Game 3: Chamberlain with 26 pts, on 9-10 from the floor, and 20 rebs. West? 21 pts on 10-28 shooting. Lakers win easily.

Game 4: Wilt dominates the game in OT, despite 5 fouls, and blocks several shots in the process. Wilt with 12 pts, on 5-11, and 24 rebounds. West? 28 pts on 9-25 shooting. Thanks to Wilt, the Lakers win in OT.

Game 5: Chamberlain is playing with one badly sprained wrist, and the other FRACTURED! He dominates the entire game, and as footage indicates, clearly could have scored 40+ points. He winds up with 24 points, on 10-14 from the floor, blocks 8 shots, and grabs 29 rebounds. The entire Knick team gets 39 rebounds. West? 23 pts on 10-28 shooting (and Goodrich, 25 on 6-18 shooting.) The Lakers win going away, and Wilt wins the FMVP. West...shoots a combined .325 from the field in the series, and gets his first, and only, ring of his career.

BTW, and by ALL accounts, Chamberlain outplayed a PEAK Kareem in the WCF's, including badly outplaying him in the clinching game six win, and holding KAJ to a .414 FG% in the last four games of the series.

All of this from a 35 year old Wilt, and playing on a surgically repaired knee.

BTW, this is a just yet another example of Wilt's "declining play" in his post-seasons. Other than '69, he was a dominant player in the post-season the rest of his career.