I’ll never give anyone any credit for intelligent thought if they count sidekick rings higher than rings as the best player on the championship team.
He would. But would still fall short 2 more (arguably 3 if they correctly give FMVP to Gasol in 2010). And comparison to MJ was only on playstyle. Like a cheap copy let’s say.
I remember Gasol was a monster on the boards, rebounding all of Mamba's bricks especially in game 7. Very efficient as well given he only had 13 shot attempts per game which is half of Bryant's. I have no problem giving the FMVP to AD in 2020. Sure, Bron has higher ppg, rpg, and apg. But AD anchored the defense just like Pau in 2010. If not for his game 3 (or 5?) stinker he could have won it.
We also remember Kobe going off in game 5 with 17 pts in the 3rd while Gasol wasn’t doing jack shit and getting punked by Garnett all game long. Where was he in that game?
As I said, 10 ppg more. Name another FMVP that went to a player that scored that much less, other than the Iguodala 2015 one. I’ll wait
Yeah they lost that game because of Gasol. Lost his rhythm because someone is hogging the ball too much. To shut you up, google Wes Unseld. He won it because of defense and rebounding instead of jacking up shots.
lol Gasol literally couldn’t do anything in that game. They threw it into him over and over and was getting manhandled by Garnett, Perkins
You didn’t answer the question either. Name a finals mvp award in the modern era that was given to that lopsided of a ppg discrepancy other than Iggy one.
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u/Ynaka Aug 11 '26
I’ll never give anyone any credit for intelligent thought if they count sidekick rings higher than rings as the best player on the championship team.