Who is the greatest Finals performer in the post-MJ era?..

[HarlemHeat37]

Wade, Duncan or O'Neal?..put them in order..

[redzero]

O'Neal
Wade
Duncan

[Reck]

O'Neal
Wade
Duncan

Yeah pretty much.

[Isitjustme?]

O'Neal is in a league of his own.

[DMC]

Cumulative or per game?

[DMC]

O'Neal is in a league of his own.
He is now.

[Ace]

O'Neal
Wade
Duncan

In his prime, O'Neal was unstoppable...

[badfish22]

Har is back

[DAF86]

Manu
O'neal
Wade
Duncan

[y2kbug]

Duncan
Bryant
O'Neal
Wade
Parker

[Stalin]

duncan
oneal
wade

[TDMVPDPOY]

kobe has no business being in here, dude is one of the worst performer ever also in a playoff series

[Giuseppe]

kobe has no business being in here, dude is one of the worst performer ever also in a playoff series

Though he does stand above the tired shit bag Duncan 5-4.

tee, hee.

[ElNono]

Shaq
Duncan
Manu
Wade
Gasol

[Giuseppe]

Shaq
Duncan
Manu
Wade
[[[Gasol]]]

El, gettin' some.:lmao

[ogait]

Shaq #1 don't think that's even debatable.

Wade has only made one and a half finals on his career so far, so Duncan is the second for the time being.

[HarlemHeat37]

Wade's 2006 Finals might have been the most impressive performance in Finals history, so it counts for something IMO..

[joshdaboss]

Duncan
huge drop off
O'Neal
Wade

[LkrFan]

kobe has no business being in here, dude is one of the worst performer ever also in a playoff series

Well, he does have the most Finals wins since MJ. That has to count for something, right? :wakeup

[joshdaboss]

Well, he does have the most Finals wins since MJ. That has to count for something, right? :wakeup

Along with Derek Fisher...

[baseline bum]

Well, he does have the most Finals wins since MJ. That has to count for something, right? :wakeup

You didn't see Nono mentioning Gasol with Shaq in his list?

[Giuseppe]

Well, he does have the most Finals wins since MJ. That has to count for something, right? :wakeup

Yeah, it counts for something as follows:::

Kobe: 5

tired old shit bags Duncan & Daddy: 4

[TampaDude]

Well, he does have the most Finals wins since MJ. That has to count for something, right? :wakeup

Nope...the threepeat was Shaq's...everyone else was along for the ride.

[ogait]

Well, he does have the most Finals wins since MJ. That has to count for something, right? :wakeup
He has as many as Robert Horry, so no that doesn't count for shit.

[baseline bum]

Best second banana Finals player in the post-Pippen era: James, Ginobili, or Bryant?

[endrity]

It's Shaq, and everyone else following.

[Giuseppe]

Nope...the threepeat was Shaq's...everyone else was along for the ride.

It's the 2 after that-that will compell Daddy to taste that Kobe ass in the hereafter.

Duncan will be tasting that Kobe ass for eternity too if ain't careful.

[TampaDude]

He has as many as Robert Horry, so no that doesn't count for shit.

Actually, Horry has 7.

[Giuseppe]

Best second banana Finals player in the post-Pippen era: James, Ginobili, or Bryant?

Jordan. He couldn't do shit until Pippen held his hand.

Kobe had no problem without Daddy. Not once, but, twice.

[LkrFan]

Yeah, it counts for something as follows:::

Kobe: 5

tired old shit bags Duncan & Daddy: 4

:tu

[ogait]

Actually, Horry has 7.

He said after MJ. The first two was with the Rockets prior to MJ second 3 peat.

[LkrFan]

Actually, Horry has 7.

He got two of them in before MJ's 2nd 3peat.

[LkrFan]

You didn't see Nono mentioning Gasol with Shaq in his list?

I saw that shit. And I :lol out loud. Friggen ElNono.

[Isitjustme?]

Jordan. He couldn't do shit until Pippen held his hand.

Kobe had no problem without Daddy. Not once, but, twice.

Goddamn, u ragin old man.

[endrity]

It must pretty damn nice to take turns at taking over series. LBJ does it against Boston and Chicago, Wade against Dallas. These guys are just taking easy against everyone else.

[TampaDude]

He said after MJ. The first two was with the Rockets prior to MJ second 3 peat.

Okay...but my point was total # doesn't mean as much if you weren't the man.

[ElNono]

Best second banana Finals player in the post-Pippen era: James, Ginobili, or Bryant?

James just getting his feet wet, tbh... has to be Kobe

[ElNono]

I saw that shit. And I :lol out loud. Friggen ElNono.

:downspin::downspin::downspin:

[TampaDude]

Jordan. He couldn't do shit until Pippen held his hand.

Kobe had no problem without Daddy. Not once, but, twice.

Kobe had Daddy Gasol for the other two.

6-24

'nuff said. :lol

[Giuseppe]

Kobe had Daddy Gasol for the other two.

6-24

'nuff said. :lol

+ all those rebounds and that shovel to Artest.

That's how we got to:::

Kobe: 5

tired old shit bag Duncan: 4

[TampaDude]

+ all those rebounds and that shovel to Artest.

That's how we got to:::

Kobe: 5

tired old shit bag Duncan: 4

Kobe was lucky that Test bailed him out.

Duncan 4

Kobe .5

[Giuseppe]

Kobe was lucky that Test bailed him out.

Duncan 4

Kobe .5

That's why Kobe signed off on Artest's coming to LA.

If Kobe would a jacked that shot, and missed we would be stuck at :

Kobe: 4

tired old shit bag Duncan: 4

But, that ain't what happened.

Solly Cholly.

[Isitjustme?]

^Might be time to take a hypertension pill gramps...

[TampaDude]

That's why Kobe signed off on Artest's coming to LA.

If Kobe would a jacked that shot, and missed we would be stuck at :

Kobe: 4

tired old shit bag Duncan: 4

But, that ain't what happened.

Solly Cholly.

36 :lol

[baseline bum]

James just getting his feet wet, tbh... has to be Kobe

So you're saying 6-24 > 6-14?

[Isitjustme?]

Seriously though,

O'Neal
Duncan
Wade

Wade's just played too few games to surpass Duncan atm

[Giuseppe]

Seriously though

:lol

[ElNono]

So you're saying 6-24 > 6-14?

Just saying Lebron has time to do worse, tbh

[TD 21]

Wade's 2006 Finals might have been the most impressive performance in Finals history, so it counts for something IMO..

Maybe in terms of sheer offense. But there's more to the game than scoring 30-35 ppg, even when they're by a player as spectacular as Wade. Duncan's '03 was the greatest all around performance I've ever seen. And he had far less help in '99 and '03 in particular than is remembered by the average fan. So I'm going Duncan, O'Neal, then Wade. Wade needs more than a Finals and a half before I'd even consider otherwise.

I'll say this for Wade though: His best is better than Bryant's best. I give Bryant the edge historically, because of his longevity and the gap accomplishment wise. But give Wade another 3-4 seasons at this level and I'll have to reconsider.

[DMC]

It has to be Kobe Bryant. He's been to 7 Finals. That's one more than MJ. He's been crucial in all of them, even if others contributed more. You cannot take 1.5 Finals and compare it to 7. You cannot take 2 MVPs and compare it to one. Wade was good in the Finals he played in, but lets not get all giddy and start sucking him off just yet.

[Leetonidas]

Shaq, Duncan, and Wade. Timmy played great every finals he participated in last decade but really only flat out otherworldly dominated the 2003 Finals. O'Neal just rapedPERIOD for 3 seasons. Wade's 2006 performance almost edges out Tim but Duncan having the near quad-double in Game 6 puts Tim ahead for me.

[Giuseppe]

It has to be Kobe Bryant. He's been to 7 Finals. That's one more than MJ. He's been crucial in all of them, even if others contributed more. You cannot take 1.5 Finals and compare it to 7. You cannot take 2 MVPs and compare it to one. Wade was good in the Finals he played in, but lets not get all giddy and start sucking him off just yet.

I take back what I said about having Kori's retarded nephew DPG advise her to re-kick you out.

You can stay, sweetheart.

[crc21209]

Shaq
Duncan
Manu
Wade
Gasol

This. Although I would probably put Wade's 06' Finals performance over Manu. So I'd go with:

Shaq
Duncan
Wade
Manu (More 05' than 07')

[Amaso]

Shaq, 4 titles not much to argue
Duncan, 4 titles as well
Wade, 1.5 titles so far

Wade is having a great finals right now, no question about that. But I would hardly consider 2006 anything special. He put up great #'s for sure but I went back and watched the majority of the series over again since I was on a cruise for the entire finals that year and the reffing was the most pathetic thing I've ever seen (srs). Made Dwayne Wade look like MJ, while at the time Wade was just a good all-star player. He didn't have much going for him other than getting to the FT line at will.

Lebron is the best player in the league most of the time. The matchups right now just heavily favor Dwayne Wade. The Heat's offense is really bad, they just use athleticism to get as many easy points as they can. Having 2 superstars on one team makes life easier for both players.

[Giuseppe]

El puts Gasol in just to spite Kobe.

:lmao:lmao:lmao

[dbreiden83080]

Probably

Shaq
Duncan
Wade

[Riddler]

El puts Gasol in just to spite Kobe.

:lmao:lmao:lmao

Kobe's locked in at 5FOREVER

[dbreiden83080]

Tim's 03 finals was mother-fuckin insane.. 21/20/10/8 in game 6 clincher


That's God-like..

[DMC]

I take back what I said about having Kori's retarded nephew DPG advise her to re-kick you out.

You can stay, sweetheart.
It might cost you 500 to get his ear, and you have paid not one fuckin' penny, not one.

[dbreiden83080]

Though he does stand above the tired shit bag Duncan 5-4.

tee, hee.

Thanks to Shaq being the best ever in the finals since Jordan..

[TD 21]

Tim's 03 finals was mother-fuckin insane.. 21/20/10/8 in game 6 clincher


That's God-like..

Don't forget his game 1: 32/20/7/6/3 on 65% shooting. He averaged 24/16/5/5 for the series.

It's close. I get the argument for O'Neal. He was a monster from 00-02, but he benefited a lot from teams fouling him relentlessly, a bunch of times purposely. So his scoring was inflated. But don't forget, he was also swept in '95, lost in five in '04, despite being on a heavily favored team and was the second best player on his team by a mile in '06.

[DMC]

Don't forget his game 1: 32/20/7/6/3 on 65% shooting. He averaged 24/16/5/5 for the series.

It's close. I get the argument for O'Neal. He was a monster from 00-02, but he benefited a lot from teams fouling him relentlessly, a bunch of times purposely. So his scoring was inflated. But don't forget, he was also swept in '95, lost in five in '04, despite being on a heavily favored team and was the second best player on his team by a mile in '06.
You cannot have it both ways. Shaq would have dunked had he not been fouled. He would dunk every fucking trip and no one could do anything about it.

[dbreiden83080]

Don't forget his game 1: 32/20/7/6/3 on 65% shooting. He averaged 24/16/5/5 for the series.

It's close. I get the argument for O'Neal. He was a monster from 00-02, but he benefited a lot from teams fouling him relentlessly, a bunch of times purposely. So his scoring was inflated. But don't forget, he was also swept in '95, lost in five in '04, despite being on a heavily favored team and was the second best player on his team by a mile in '06.

No doubt. I have the finals DVD's collection and watched game 1 a few months back. Tim in 03 was so far and away the best player in the NBA it was scary. Dominate on both ends, scoring, passing, rebounding, defense, leadership

He had it all.. Prime Duncan to me is right there with anyone ever... Even MJ..

[Killakobe81]

Shaq then duncan but Wade is climbing ...

LOL "Kobe is one of the worst" he and Lebron have been uneven but neither are the "worst" or even close to it ...

[Killakobe81]

Manu was great, but how is he in this conversation exactly?

[ElNono]

El puts Gasol in just to spite Kobe.

:lmao:lmao:lmao

:lol Carried his team to 3 NBA Finals and 2 LOB's... had heart issues this season, and thus his team didn't go anywhere.

[ElNono]

Manu was great, but how is he in this conversation exactly?

Did you forget this is the NBA Forum? :lol

[Giuseppe]

:lol Carried his team to 3 NBA Finals and 2 LOB's... had heart issues this season, and thus his team didn't go anywhere.

Twixt Gasol's heartless sandwich ('08 & '11) Kobe filled in admirably for 15 & 16 ('09 & '10).

[BlackSwordsMan]

Twixt Gasol's heartless sandwich ('08 & '11) Kobe filled in admirably for 15 & 16 ('09 & '10).

Foot in mouth, and head up asshole. Whatcha talkin' 'bout? Difficult to dance 'round this one 'til you pull it out, boy!

[Giuseppe]

Did you forget this is the NBA Forum? :lol

You GD rights it's the NBA Forum.

[Giuseppe]

Foot in mouth, and head up asshole. Whatcha talkin' 'bout? Difficult to dance 'round this one 'til you pull it out, boy!

Bend over, bitch. I'll f'in' pull it, boy!

[BlackSwordsMan]

How's it feel knowin Wade is the next MJ?

[BlackSwordsMan]

Kobe was more like a rodman he was good at rebounding not much else. nah uh I aint gonna believe those phony stats

[RsxPiimp]

O'Neal





Wade
Kobe (2009)
Duncan

[Giuseppe]

How's it feel knowin Wade is the next MJ?

I don't care. I concern myself with the machinations twixt the Spurs & Lakers, Swords. That's my stomping grounds.

[BlackSwordsMan]

Your stomping grounds are turning into shit pies.

[BlackSwordsMan]

Like my stone cold reference?