Which player had the best 1st championship stats?

[dubeta]

[SouBeachTalents]

Wilt

[9erempiree]

These kind of threads bring a smile to my face.

Shook.

[Poetry]

Shaq with 38/16.7 was pretty scary.

[SouBeachTalents]

If we're talking strictly Finals, then either Shaq or Jordan

[Smook A.]

Adam Morrison.

[Nash-tastic]

Shaq or Jordan

[T_L_P]

Shaq or Jordan

..

[Milbuck]

1981 Larry Bird, without question. With his monstrous 15 ppg on 42% shooting, against the juggernaut that was the sub-.500, 40 win 16th ranked defense Rockets. With such legendary performances as back-to-back-to-back 8, 8, and 12 point explosions.

And all of this was at the ripe young age of 24, the same age when guys like Lebron were scrubbing it up with playoff duds like 39/8/8 against the #1 defense, Kobe with a pitiful 32/5/4 against the #3 defense and an even bigger mega scrub in peak Duncan, Jordan with a garbage 36/7/5/2/1 playoff run.. Why this isn't talked about more when discussing Bird's legacy will always baffle me, we're talking one of the all-time great runs here, and no one seems to give a shit.

[SouBeachTalents]

1981 Larry Bird, without question. With his monstrous 15 ppg on 42% shooting, against the juggernaut that was the sub-.500, 40 win 16th ranked defense Rockets. With such legendary performances as back-to-back-to-back 8, 8, and 12 point explosions.

And all of this was at the ripe young age of 24, the same age when guys like Lebron were scrubbing it up with playoff duds like 39/8/8 against the #1 defense, Kobe with a pitiful 32/5/4 against the #3 defense and an even bigger mega scrub in peak Duncan, Jordan with a garbage 36/7/5/2/1 playoff run.. Why this isn't talked about more when discussing Bird's legacy will always baffle me, we're talking one of the all-time great runs here, and no one seems to give a shit.

Bro, you're gonna act like LeBron & Kobe didn't have sub-par/mediocre performances in their first Finals?

[russwest0]

Shaq or Jordan

This.

[dubeta]

Bro, you're gonna act like LeBron & Kobe didn't have sub-par/mediocre performances in their first Finals?

LeBron has valid excuses

2007- was triple teamed with no teammates

2011- Wade turned him into a spot up shooter

etc

[MastaKilla]

LeBron has valid excuses

2007- was triple teamed with no teammates

2011- Wade turned him into a spot up shooter

etc

loses game 3 by three points while shooting 39% with 5 turnovers..

loses game 4 by one point while shooting 10-30 and scoring 24 points..

"no teammates"

[Magic 32]

Kobe has valid excuses

2000- Jalen Rose

2004- Karl Malone

etc

[dubeta]

2nd greatest scorer in NBA history on Kobe's team and Kobe still choked


3 of the top 10 scorers (Kobe, Shaq, Malone) all colluded and Kobe still couldnt win