There are only four players with five rings and two finals MVPs

[namlook]

This is since 1969 when the finals MVP award started.

Amazing how short this list is:

Kobe
Jordan
Kareem
Magic

[BRHornet45]

yet only 3 truly earned it and everyone knows it.

[LnGrrrR]

Hey namlook, why weren't you in the game thread ing abou the ft disparity?

did you know lakers were -99 in fts before the finals! Gasp!

[Killakobe81]

Great list ...

I wonder WHO is missing? LMAO

[HarlemHeat37]

There are only 4 players in NBA history with four rings and 3 finals MVPs IIRC..

Jordan, Magic, Shaq, Duncan..amazing how short that list is..

[namlook]

Hey namlook, why weren't you in the game thread ing abou the ft disparity?

did you know lakers were -99 in fts before the finals! Gasp!

I was too busy yelling at Paul Pierce that the Celtics aren't coming back to LA!

[HarlemHeat37]

There are 0 players in NBA history that have a ing ignore list..

[Chieflion]

And I thought Paul Pierce was supposed to be on his ignore list.

[namlook]

And I thought Paul Pierce was supposed to be on his ignore list.

I'd never ignore a one and done champion who can't back up his trash talk about the back to back champions. It's too much fun to ridicule him.

[Killakobe81]

There are only 4 players in NBA history with four rings and 3 finals MVPs IIRC..

Jordan, Magic, Shaq, Duncan..amazing how short that list is..

Duncan has the least rings of that group ... 1 < than Kobe ...

[LnGrrrR]

It's too much fun to ridicule him.

Now you know why we give you a hard time. What was the Lakers FT disparity in this series?

[mingus]

the best way to measure all-time greats is the Final's MVP award. Shaq, Duncan are still in front of Bryant on the all-time list because of their advantage in that area. anybody can be a passenger.

[namlook]

the best way to measure all-time greats is the Final's MVP award. Shaq, Duncan are still in front of Bryant on the all-time list because of their advantage in that area. anybody can be a passenger.

Hall of Fame players are not passengers unless you are talking about someone well past their prime.

Bill Russell was anywhere from the 2nd to the 7th option on offense for his team. Usually he was the 3rd or 4th option.

In 1980 Magic Johnson was the 4th option on offense for the Lakers yet his play was instrumental to winning. In 1982 he was the third option. In 1985 he was the second option. In 1987 he was first option. In 1988 the third option. When Magic first arrived to the Lakers Kareem was the man on offense. Doesn't matter.

[Giuseppe]

Nam, getting his even on, kickin' Board ass.

[TheManFromAcme]

There are 0 players in NBA history that have a ing ignore list..

[LnGrrrR]

Nam, getting his even on, kickin' Board ass.

I don't think Sandy is quite on the level of "kicking ass".

[TheManFromAcme]

Bill Russell = 11 rings

I still thinks that's the standard.

[Agloco]

This is since 1969 when the finals MVP award started.

Amazing how short this list is:

Kobe
Jordan
Kareem
Magic

There's a statistic for just about any and everything........65% of people know that.

[baseline bum]

Is he also the only player to the bed in game 7 and win Finals MVP still?

[mystargtr34]

Lol @ the bed.

[mystargtr34]

6-24 .

They were comparing Kobe's performance to John Starks infamous Game 7 against the Rockets.

[sribb43]

Kobe wasn't the best player on his team during the 3 peat. MJ was the best player for all 6 rings

[ballhog]

Gasol should have been at least a co-mvp w/ Kobe. Without Gasol reeling in all those bricks from Kobe, no way they would have won.

[Trainwreck2100]

Kobe wasn't the best player on his team during the 3 peat. MJ was the best player for all 6 rings

3 repeat Kobe wasn't the best player on his team last night also you owe pat rile a quarter

[mindcrime]

Big bird should have been finals MVP. I guess finals MVP has become a popularity contest like the regular season MVP.