Best Finals MVP since 2003

[FkLA]

game 1- 38.9%
game 2- 45.5%
game 3- 52.4%
game 4- 31.6%
game 5- 50%
game 6- 33.3%

he was god prior to the finals but he only had two games were he was as good as in the western playoffs tbh

[TDfan2007]

Bosh was put on Dirk for maybe 2 possessions the entire series. It was Haslem throughout.

My bad. Well that explains the subpar shooting. Wasn't haslem injured for the beginning? I seem to remember him missing most of those playoffs.

Regardless, the rest of my points/comparisons still stand.

[rayjayjohnson]

Bron

[DAF86]

rofl and DAF disappears from the thread.

Ginobili upstaged by Duncan/Parker his entire career.
3rd banana in the world's top league

I didn't thought it was needed to keep explaining why Dirk's finals performance isn't even close to being consider the best in the last decade but I guess with homers such as you it's needed.

I give you this ranking of historic NBA finals' performances.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/playof...ormances-31-40

Just for you to don't waste time: Dirk's 33rd, 30 spots behind Duncan's 2003 performance. God bless, son.

[DAF86]

You posted their playoff TS%, not their Finals TS%. The thread is about Finals MVP, not best playoff run. And even if it was about playoff run, Duncan s on him anyway because 1% difference in TS% doesn't make up for the massive difference in rebounding and defense.

Dirk's Finals TS% was 53.7% in the Finals, not 55.8%. He also shot just 41.6% from the field.

Duncan's Finals TS% was 54.6%, and his FG% was 49.5%.

So Duncan was more efficient, not Dirk.

And the Heat's defense wasn't better. Miami's team defensive rating was 103.5 that year. New Jersey's was 98.1. Which means they give up 5.4 less points per 100 possessions.

So you were literally wrong on both supposedly fact-based points due to not having your facts straight. Your opinion about FG% not being everything I agree with, but Dirk's TS% in the Finals was worse anyway even with the better FT shooting and the threes.

And of course, this doesn't even touch on Duncan's massive dominance everywhere else too.

Duncan in '03 Finals:

PPG: 24.1
RPG: 17.0
APG: 5.3
BPG: 5.3
SPG: 1.0
FG%: 49.5%
TS%: 54.6%


Dirk in '11 Finals:

PPG: 26.0
RPG: 9.3
APG: 2.0
BPG: 0.667
SPG: 0.667
FG%: 41.6%
TS%: 53.7%


And just for easier comparing:

Dirk's stats vs Duncan's:

PPG: + 1.9
RPG: - 7.7
APG: - 3.3
BPG: - 4.633
SPG: - 0.333
FG%: - 7.9%
TS%: - 0.9%


Duncan massively destroyed Dirk in overall performance in nearly every single category besides PPG, which he barely lost in (due to Dirk taking about 2 more shots per game to get the extra basket per game).

Meanwhile, Duncan with nearly 7.7 boards, 3.3 assists, and 4.6 blocks more per game. Gargantuan defensive presence, and more versetile and reliable on offense. Can't even compare tbh.

Like I said before, Dirk had a great playoff run BEFORE the Finals (he had some Jordan-esque scoring performances). . .but wasn't overly impressive once he got to the Finals. Was mostly just typical Dirk stats, only lower FG%/TS%. Duncan on the other hand, stepped his game up and performed well above his normal excellent standards.

I'm a fan of Dirk, but come on, those two perfomances aren't even close.





'03 Nets defensive rating: 98.1
'11 Heat defensive rating: 103.5

Clearly not even close either. The Nets blew the Heat away in defensive ability, but of course, ignorant dip s like yourself will just rant about how ty or great people/teams are, then lie about the facts to pretend they support your garbage ass opinions.

Dirk primarily scores within 15 feet of the hoop at with his back to the basket at some point, so perimeter defense doesn't mean much since he's, you know, a 7 foot high post player.

Dumb got. You don't know do you?

Who are the ones that dissapear now?

Bunch of ing homer gots.

[rayjayjohnson]

lol pau 10