Has It Ever Happened Before?

[DMC]

3 Finals MVP players on the same team who won the FMVP on that team? Ever?

[daslicer]

The 80's showtime Lakers had it. Jabbar,Magic,Worthy all won the FMVP during one point of time.

[admiralsnackbar]

I still think Manu deserved the FMVP in 2005. Point being: could have been 4.

[Spur|n|Austin]

I still think Manu deserved the FMVP in 2005. Point being: could have been 4.

And a good point; I'll never forget the way Manu played that series. The wailing hair!!

[admiralsnackbar]

Forget the hair -- Manu was the architect of every run throughout that series. We were offensively stagnant when he wasn't on the court.

[spurraider21]

Forget the hair -- Manu was the architect of every run throughout that series. We were offensively stagnant when he wasn't on the court.
its amazing to this day that its still the case. there are times we start slow and Manu comes in, things start to click

[littlecoyotecoin]

its amazing to this day that its still the case. there are times we start slow and Manu comes in, things start to click

Been the oil for the machine since he got here...raising my glass.

[Harry Callahan]

Manu's 2yr/$14mm deal was earned in full with this years playoff performance alone. He was special.

[Harry Callahan]

Manu's 2yr/$14mm deal was earned in full with this years playoff performance alone. He was special.

[TampaDude]

GINOBILI!!!

[xmas1997]

Manu's 2yr/$14mm deal was earned in full with this years playoff performance alone. He was special.


GINOBILI!!!

Yeah, it'll be a sad day when he retires.

[mudyez]

I still think Manu deserved the FMVP in 2005. Point being: could have been 4.

Either give Duncan the first 4 or give him two while splitting the others between Manu/TP!

[TheGreatYacht]

Fuck y'all! That's Tim's MVP FOH

[Ginobili3]

As my fav athlete ever, I want Manu to get one FMVP. Unlikely now, but cmon, only 2 All-Star appearances is a crime! (Though it benefited him in resting him)

[wildbill2u]

its amazing to this day that its still the case. there are times we start slow and Manu comes in, things start to click
Most folks think the turnaround in Game 5 came with Leonard's three that gave us our first lead. And that was a shot in the arm. The crowd went crazy.

But look at the game film again. Manu followed up with TWO great drives to the basket through traffic, one a dunk, and we began to pull away. Look at the determination on Manu's face as he went in and over anyone in his way. Everyone went bonkers again in the stand--it was an absolute wall of sound so loud that you couldn't talk to the person next to you. I think most of us knew at that moment that we would not be beaten.

[Mark in Austin]

The incredible thing about Manu's 2005 finals performance was that he was soooo close to mvp even though he was essentially a spectator for two games because of that crazy deep tissue injury he had.

[spurs10]

its amazing to this day that its still the case. there are times we start slow and Manu comes in, things start to click See game 5 June 15 2014!!!

[Skull-1]

I still think Manu deserved the FMVP in 2005. Point being: could have been 4.


Maybe. Maybe not. He (Turnobili) won't be competing for one next year either. So much for that record....

[Kidd K]

Duncan's 2005 contributions getting thrown under the bus by retards again per par.

[spurraider21]

:lol he saved our ass against Dallas, played well vs okc and Miami including sparking our game 5 comeback. Your shtick is dead

[capek]

Fuck y'all! That's Tim's MVP FOH

Manu was amazing, but the way Tim matched and exceeded the play of the Wallace bros was epic. That tandem was great in those years; Tim earned that FMVP by going toe to toe and besting them both!

[kobyz]

Timmy was the best Spurs player in all 5 playoffs we won the title, to me the award should be playoff MVP!

[TheGreatYacht]

Duncan's 2005 contributions getting thrown under the bus by retards again per par.

[100%duncan]

Duncan's 2005 contributions getting thrown under the bus by retards again per par.

More like not being blinded by hate unlike most of retarded fans here. Wastes of sperm.

[dbreiden83080]

Forget the hair -- Manu was the architect of every run throughout that series. We were offensively stagnant when he wasn't on the court.

I thought Tim Duncan while he didn't play great battled his ass off the entire series on two bad ankles against at the time the best defensive team in the NBA. And he showed a lot of heart in game seven

[J.T.]

Eh, I'll take it to my grave that Manu would have won (and deserved) that 2005 Finals MVP had he not been injured in Game 3. The entire team sucked in Detroit except for Robert Horry in the last 21 minutes of regulation & OT in Game 5. Let's also not forget that if Bob misses that shot, the Spurs would have only just won their 4th title in 2014 and we're still talking about how Tim Duncan's 7 bricks at the free throw line in Game 5 cost the Spurs a title.

[J.T.]

I thought Tim Duncan while he didn't play great battled his ass off the entire series on two bad ankles against at the time the best defensive team in the NBA. And he showed a lot of heart in game seven

This statement right here is basically why he won it.

[admiralsnackbar]

I thought Tim Duncan while he didn't play great battled his ass off the entire series on two bad ankles against at the time the best defensive team in the NBA. And he showed a lot of heart in game seven

Invariably when you're singling out one player out for his contributions, you're excluding other players that were fundamental to that contribution. But it seems empirical that Manu was the difference-maker in that series, even though Tim was (and always has been) the anchor. Manu was the player who made two well-matched teams into one slightly better-equipped team edging away from a slightly inferior team.

[SouthernFried]

I still think Manu deserved the FMVP in 2005. Point being: could have been 4.

This

[dunkman]

The Pistons figured out how to contain Manu for game 7, Pop had to switch the offense to go trough Duncan which was very effective and won the 'ship. The only answer Larry Brown found for that was doubling. The finals MVP could have gone to any of the two, it was a very close call.

[dunkman]

The '86 "C"s: Walton (77), DJ (79), Bird (84, 86).

[Dr. John R. Brinkley]

Manu played better overall in the playoffs, but cooled off some by the Finals. Whoever played better in game 7 would get the fmvp and it was Tim. No robbery.

[Skull-1]

:lol he saved our ass against Dallas, played well vs okc and Miami including sparking our game 5 comeback. Your shtick is dead


Not or as dead as Manu will be next year after playing all year long. What a clown.

[Skull-1]

Duncan diving for the loose ball in Game 7 edged it...

[313]

Duncan's 2005 contributions getting thrown under the bus by retards again per par.

[eric365]

Could have been 5.
Manu in 2005 and Green in 2013 if he had a good Game 6

[spurraider21]

Not or as dead as Manu will be next year after playing all year long. What a clown.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdHsowOBYDs


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdHsowOBYDs


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdHsowOBYDs

[Jimcs50]

Manu's 2yr/$14mm deal was earned in full with this years playoff performance alone. He was special.

Had we not drafted Manu, I seriously doubt we would have won 5 titles. He's worth every penny he's made.

[efrem1]

Kareem in 1985, Magic in 1987 and James Worthy in 1988. To have the Spurs Big 3 line up with the Showtime Lakers of the 1980s is an honor indeed.

[Clipper Nation]

"My client deserved every Finals MVP, even 1999."

- ElNono

[ElNono]

"My client deserved every Finals MVP, even 1999."

- ElNono

Nah... arguably 2005 was his, but I had not problem with Timmy getting it. I also think both Tony and Kawhi earned theirs.

The Spurs know what Gino brings to the team, and have rewarded him accordingly. That's all you can ask for, tbh

[Skull-1]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XOa2Zdv-V1U

FIFY.


:lol Fail.




https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XOa2Zdv-V1U



https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1CBdanTxhvg




Wish I could find the one from OKC a couple years ago in the POs. Dude didn't even make it to the rim. :lol

[Skull-1]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=suB1-zbVdwI

[spurraider21]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=suB1-zbVdwI
:lol all those vids you posted came in wins. great job bud

[dunkman]

Could have been 5.
Manu in 2005 and Green in 2013 if he had a good Game 6

Duncan should have won the finals MVP in '13.

[eric365]

Duncan should have won the finals MVP in '13.

With the way Game 6 and 7 actually went. Yes sure.

But I'm saying if Green had a huge game 6 with 6 or 7 threes in the night and led the spurs in scoring with the spurs winning the game, he probably would have been named FMVP
The way he was shooting early in the finals, it was really possible

[Skull-1]

:lol all those vids you posted came in wins. great job bud

Making his misses all the more pathetic. Game over, sucker.

[spurraider21]

Making his misses all the more pathetic. Game over, sucker.
makes them all the more insignificant

[Taking it to the Hole]

It's funny because posters on here are acting like Manu even cares about the individual accolades. The guy knows he is a champion. An NBA champion, Olympic champion, and he knows that the Spurs know how important he is. Just like Tim didn't give a damn about the records he broke this past run because to him the only important thing about those records is the company of players he is now put in, but the record itself doesn't mean anything to him. Fans always have a fave player but to say Manu deserved it more than Tim or Tim didn't do enough to earn a Finals MVP award. No one really cares on the Spurs team who wins an award. I didn't see Manu, Tim, or TP pouting when Kawhi got his trophy because these guys know they are the foundation for the Spurs.

[heyheymymy]

http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/500x/51897394.jpg

[heyheymymy]

^ might as well just save that one to the HD..

[Skull-1]

^ might as well just save that one to the HD..

^^^^ Has to comment on his own posts to feel like someone agrees with him. :lol


(Never rack a slide with your finger on the trigger, moron.) :lol

[Biggems]

The '86 "C"s: Walton (77), DJ (79), Bird (84, 86).

good attempt, but based on the OP's criteria, this doesn't work. Walton and DJ both won theirs elsewhere, not with the Celtics. They all had to win it with the same team.

[Biggems]

Had we won game 6 last year, would Danny Green have been the Finals MVP?

[DMC]

Manu's dunks aren't for points, but to bring the energy to the team and they often do, make or miss.

[Skull-1]

Manu's dunks aren't for points, but to bring the energy to the team and they often do, make or miss.


:lol

[xmas1997]

Nah... arguably 2005 was his, but I had not problem with Timmy getting it. I also think both Tony and Kawhi earned theirs.

The Spurs know what Gino brings to the team, and have rewarded him accordingly. That's all you can ask for, tbh

I agree about Manu, that was his year for sure.
At the very least it should have been shared.

[will_spurs]

Every Spurs fan knows that it was a very, very close call between Tim and Manu for the 2005 Finals MVP. Either of them could have won it without diminishing the other one's accomplishments during that championship run.