Players who SHOULD HAVE been Finals MVP

[mehyaM24]

aside from dennis rodman in 1996 and pau gasol in 2010, the obvious, who do you think was robbed of a finals mvp?

here are a couple:
- kevin garnett in 2008 (had a better DRTG and more win shares than pierce)
- manu in 2005 (duncan was great, but manu had a higher ORTG, shot a higher percentage and hit the biggest shots/quarters when the spurs desperately needed buckets)
- cornbred maxwell in 1982 (bird hit the big shots in that series, was the best playmaker and all-around player BY FAR)

what other names come to mind?

[mehyaM24]

maxwell in 1981*

also, did jerry west really deserve finals mvp despite the lakers losing? maybe one of the old timers on here can elaborate.

[JT123]

Pau Gasol in 2009. I believe he shot 58 percent in that series, straight up dominating prime Dwight Howard.

[dubeta]

Gasol in 2009 and 2010 no debate


Led in rebounds field goal percent and blocks


Led in win shares in 2010

[mehyaM24]

Pau Gasol in 2009. I believe he shot 58 percent in that series, straight up dominating prime Dwight Howard.

good choice. he actually had a higher ORTG and DRTG than kobe in that series. crazy.

does anyone know his efficiency rating or winshares in that series?

also, my op should read larry bird in 1982. i feel he was robbed, not maxwell.

[K Xerxes]

aside from dennis rodman in 1996

Rodman put up 7ppg and he's the FMVP of the series? Where do you morons get this shit from?

[SexSymbol]

What's the point of acting as such an idiot on an anonymous message board?

[ArbitraryWater]

Rodman put up 7ppg and he's the FMVP of the series? Where do you morons get this shit from?

You setting yourself up here....

There are various articles out there claiming Rodman was the FMVP, Roundball posted them before... Also, for starters, GEORGE KARL HIMSELF, said Dennis Rodman was the MVP of that series..

[StephHamann]

Joey Crawford 2006

[mehyaM24]

Rodman put up 7ppg and he's the FMVP of the series? Where do you morons get this shit from?

at the johnny come lately jordan fans. "pointz!!! jordan azzazzin!!!"

http://www.nytimes.com/1996/06/08/sp...able-bull.html
http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=136989

^educate yourself

[no pun intended]

What's the point of acting as such an idiot on an anonymous message board?

This boggles my mind too. But whatever makes them happy I guess.

[K Xerxes]

You setting yourself up here....

There are various articles out there claiming Rodman was the FMVP, Roundball posted them before... Also, for starters, GEORGE KARL HIMSELF, said Dennis Rodman was the MVP of that series..

http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/...ticle-1.725242

"Michael Jordan was the MVP of this Final," Jackson said. "Everybody had their moments. But Michael was consistently the force and factor for us in this series."

Rodman rebounded very well (and he deserves a lot of credit for the win), but Kemp killed the Bulls front court in that series and even garnered MVP votes (more than Rodman). So we're going to give the MVP to the guy that just rebounded well but was a complete non factor in putting up points that actually win games. What is this revisionist history.

[kennethgriffin]

lol@ win shares

1. gasol is 0-12 without kobe in playoff games

2. kobe made pau gasol off his double teams. 75% of paus points came off a initial kobe double team

3. kobe averaged 32 ppg, 7.4 apg, 5.6rpg, 1.4spg, 1.4bpg in the 2009 finals

kobe averaged 29 ppg, 8rpg, 4apg, 2spg, 1bpg, in the 2010 finals


4. kobe was the best defensive player on the lakers ( still in his prime and getting legit 1st team all defensive awards )

5. kobe was the main play maker.

6. kobe was the main scorer

7. kobe was taking all the pressure

8. kobe was the main focal point of the defense




sorry guys. you have a better chance picking on kobes non finals mvp rings in which he ONLY averaged 25ppg, 5rpg, 5apg over 3 playoffs and 29/7/6 in 2001

[imdaman99]

Wade in 2011. If only the deer on his team didn't throw a betafit and sabotage the finals

[Hamtaro CP3KDKG]

05 Manu
08 KG
81 Bird
07 Timmy