Can LeBron win Finals MVP (if Warriors win)?

[GratefulCs]

Lebron James replecates Oscar Robinson and they give the MVP to a role player.

Absolute crap!

whoah whoah whoah




The big O shot 39%?




And besides, iggy held lebron to around 30% shooting when he was guarding him

[Greenteam2158]

Lebron James replecates Oscar Robinson and they give the MVP to a role player.

Absolute crap!

whoah whoah whoah




The big O shot 39%?




And besides, iggy held lebron to around 30% shooting when he was guarding him

It's hilarious how ESPN/media just completely omits shooting percentage when they listed his stats this series

[Clench123]

It's better to be lucky than good and thats exactly what GSW was.

[GratefulCs]

It's better to be lucky than good and thats exactly what GSW was.

they were both!


Good year for the dubs

[D.o.s.]

The notion of a losing player winning the finals mvp is the most idiotic thing I've ever heard. Might as well give Westbrook the regular season mvp for what he did after during got hurt. Constant triple doubles, and 35-40 point games in the most inefficient way possible. You know it would be one thing if it was a 7 game series and every single game came down to the wire. But despite the early 2-1 series lead by Cleveland the Warriors were in control much more often than not.

This is actually the most idiotic thing I've ever heard.

So, uh, congratulations for that. Anyone that focuses on shooting efficiency in this discussion is either an idiot or BudweiserCeltic (who is not an idiot but holds beliefs I disagree with).

[fairweatherfan]

Reportedly Iggy got 7 votes for MVP, LeBron got 4.  No one else received a vote.  So it was fairly close.  Going to 7, or Iggy having a low-scoring game tonight, probably would've done it. 

[Roy H.]

Reportedly Iggy got 7 votes for MVP, LeBron got 4.  No one else received a vote.  So it was fairly close.  Going to 7, or Iggy having a low-scoring game tonight, probably would've done it.

I'm surprised that Curry didn't get any votes, but good for the media.  Iguodala deserved that MVP award.

[Roy H.]

Reportedly Iggy got 7 votes for MVP, LeBron got 4.  No one else received a vote.  So it was fairly close.  Going to 7, or Iggy having a low-scoring game tonight, probably would've done it.

Here's the purported breakdown:



It's interesting that Cleveland's (or, at least Akron's) local guy voted for Iggy over James.

[Vermont Green]

I am glad that LeBron didn't win it.  Not because of his performance but I don't think he would even want it when you lose.  In some ways that may not seem fair but that is just the way it goes as the MVP has been interpreted over the years.

Regarding Iguodala, he had a great series but I think Curry did more to help them win then Iggy did.  In particular I think of some really big shots he made in game 5 but he really commanded adjustments by the defense in all of their wins.  Iguodala made some shots, definitely played good defense but it was the team defense that stopped LeBron, not just Iggy.

When a guy like Curry is on the court, he draws defenses and open things up for other players.  How many plays did Green have off pick and rolls where they doubled Curry and Green waltzed down the lane for a dunk or a kick out to someone like Iggy whose man had to rotate and leave him wide open?  Iggy also missed like 20 out of 30 free throws.

I think GSW find a way to win with or without Iggy but no way they win without Curry.  They didn't ask me to vote unfortunately but if they had, I would have voted Curry.

[Moranis]

Lebron James replecates Oscar Robinson and they give the MVP to a role player.

Absolute crap!

whoah whoah whoah




The big O shot 39%?




And besides, iggy held lebron to around 30% shooting when he was guarding him

It was 38%.  James was at like 44% without Iggy on him.  So yeah, Iggy did well, but it wasn't a herculean defensive effort as compared to the rest of his team. 

So for the record the Finals MVP did not lead his own team in scoring, did not lead his own team in rebounding, did not lead his own team in assists, or steals, or blocks, or FG%, or 3PT% and in fact only led his team in missed foul shots (he had 18 misses the rest of the Warriors combined only missed 26 the entire series).  The MVP was such a bad foul shooter that he had to be removed on offensive possessions so he wouldn't be fouled during portions of the game.  Yep, that strikes me as the most valuable player right there. 

And I know he got the MVP for defensing James, but as indicated above he held James to about 6% less shooting percentage and while guarding James, James still managed to basically average 36/13/9 in the series.  But he shot only 40% and just 38% with Iggy guarding him.  Yeah well the Cavs were 10 of 54 from the field when James wasn't in the game and just 37.5% overall.   That great defense on James and James still brought the overall FG percentage of the team up.

They might as well just throw away the Finals MVP by awarding it to Iggy.  A man who couldn't even lead his own team in any meaningful category in the Finals.  It is now a meaningless award.  I would have voted for James, but if you give the award to a Warrior it has to be Curry.  He was their best and most valuable player all season AND all series long.

[GratefulCs]

Ding dong the king is DEAD (in an excited kevin harlan voice)

[GratefulCs]

Lebron James replecates Oscar Robinson and they give the MVP to a role player.

Absolute crap!

whoah whoah whoah




The big O shot 39%?




And besides, iggy held lebron to around 30% shooting when he was guarding him

It was 38%.  James was at like 44% without Iggy on him.  So yeah, Iggy did well, but it wasn't a herculean defensive effort as compared to the rest of his team. 

So for the record the Finals MVP did not lead his own team in scoring, did not lead his own team in rebounding, did not lead his own team in assists, or steals, or blocks, or FG%, or 3PT% and in fact only led his team in missed foul shots (he had 18 misses the rest of the Warriors combined only missed 26 the entire series).  The MVP was such a bad foul shooter that he had to be removed on offensive possessions so he wouldn't be fouled during portions of the game.  Yep, that strikes me as the most valuable player right there. 

And I know he got the MVP for defensing James, but as indicated above he held James to about 6% less shooting percentage and while guarding James, James still managed to basically average 36/13/9 in the series.  But he shot only 40% and just 38% with Iggy guarding him.  Yeah well the Cavs were 10 of 54 from the field when James wasn't in the game and just 37.5% overall.   That great defense on James and James still brought the overall FG percentage of the team up.

They might as well just throw away the Finals MVP by awarding it to Iggy.  A man who couldn't even lead his own team in any meaningful category in the Finals.  It is now a meaningless award.  I would have voted for James, but if you give the award to a Warrior it has to be Curry.  He was their best and most valuable player all season AND all series long.

holding lebron freaking james to 38% is as valuable as it gets


I totally get your point though. And i would have loved to see bron in a press conference after losing but winning the fmvp


By the way, does anyone know where i can go to watch the post game interviews?

[Granath]

I don't care who won the MVP trophy. Just so long as Cleveland lost the finals.

[Tr1boy]

Watch lebron walk again.

[RockinRyA]

Lebron James replecates Oscar Robinson and they give the MVP to a role player.

Absolute crap!

whoah whoah whoah



The big O shot 39%?




And besides, iggy held lebron to around 30% shooting when he was guarding him

It was 38%.  James was at like 44% without Iggy on him.  So yeah, Iggy did well, but it wasn't a herculean defensive effort as compared to the rest of his team. 

So for the record the Finals MVP did not lead his own team in scoring, did not lead his own team in rebounding, did not lead his own team in assists, or steals, or blocks, or FG%, or 3PT% and in fact only led his team in missed foul shots (he had 18 misses the rest of the Warriors combined only missed 26 the entire series).  The MVP was such a bad foul shooter that he had to be removed on offensive possessions so he wouldn't be fouled during portions of the game.  Yep, that strikes me as the most valuable player right there. 

And I know he got the MVP for defensing James, but as indicated above he held James to about 6% less shooting percentage and while guarding James, James still managed to basically average 36/13/9 in the series.  But he shot only 40% and just 38% with Iggy guarding him.  Yeah well the Cavs were 10 of 54 from the field when James wasn't in the game and just 37.5% overall.   That great defense on James and James still brought the overall FG percentage of the team up.

They might as well just throw away the Finals MVP by awarding it to Iggy.  A man who couldn't even lead his own team in any meaningful category in the Finals.  It is now a meaningless award.  I would have voted for James, but if you give the award to a Warrior it has to be Curry.  He was their best and most valuable player all season AND all series long.

Warriors fans think Iggy deserved it, as with his coach and even Curry. Basketball isnt all about the box score. Iggy did lots of things, clutch baskets, defending lebron, leadership, setting an example. Oh and he did his team in a stat, +/- for what its worth.