Top 10 Greatest Playoff Performers since 1980

[iamgine]

1 LeBron James
2 Michael Jordan
3 Larry Bird
4 Tim Duncan
5 Kobe Bryant
6 Dwyane Wade
7 Kawhi Leonard
8 Shaquille O'Neal
9 Hakeem Olajuwon
10 Magic Johnson

Good list?

[Bankaii]

You have Lebron number 1 so that’ll automatically trigger people.
But Shaq is way too low.
What has Kawhi done outside of last year that’s remotely special? And even that only happened due to massive injuries.

[SouBeachTalents]

Since I'm assuming virtually everyone is gonna have Magic, Bird, Jordan, Hakeem, Duncan, Shaq, Kobe, LeBron in their top 10, it's gonna come down to choosing 2 from the following

Wade
Dirk
Curry
Durant
Kawhi

[HBK_Kliq_2]

1. Kawhi Leonard
2. Michael Jordan
3. Lebron James
4. Shaquille O'Neal
5. Tim Duncan
6. Kareem Abdul Jabaar
7. Hakeem Olajuwon
8. Magic Johnson
9. Larry Bird
10. Kobe Bryant

Honorable mention: Dwyane Wade, Dirk,

[Axe]

Poor curry never got mentioned

[Mamba4Life]

Anyone who doesn’t have LeBron as the GOAT playoff performer is clueless


Dude has 1000+ points more than anyone ever and only played 13 playoff runs

[Soundwave]

1. Jordan
2. Shaq
3. Durant
4. LeBron
5. Duncan
6. Bird
7. Kobe
8. Hakeem
9. Magic
10. Kareem

[Stephonit]

1 LeBron James
2 Michael Jordan
3 Larry Bird
4 Tim Duncan
5 Kobe Bryant
6 Dwyane Wade
7 Kawhi Leonard
8 Shaquille O'Neal
9 Hakeem Olajuwon
10 Magic Johnson

Good list?

Doesn't have the only guy who could be said to have led a franchise to the finals 5 straight times since the 60s, played on the team with the best playoffs record, set the raw +/- playoffs record since it has been recorded, set the record for average PPG in a sweep, beat 2 MVP caliber players playing simultaneously and has come back from more double digit deficits in playoffs games than you can shake a stick at.

[FultzNationRISE]

LeFam stays winning and hung :rockon:

[ImKobe]

3/9 puts you at #1? lol.

[AussieSteve]

The over rating of kawhi is quite incredible.

I legitimately don't know what he's done to have people consider him for a list like this.

[Akeem34TheDream]

1. Kawhi Leonard
2. Michael Jordan
3. Lebron James
4. Shaquille O'Neal
5. Tim Duncan
6. Kareem Abdul Jabaar
7. Hakeem Olajuwon
8. Magic Johnson
9. Larry Bird
10. Kobe Bryant

Honorable mention: Dwyane Wade, Dirk,

Great list

[nayte]

1 LeBron James
2 Michael Jordan
3 Larry Bird
4 Tim Duncan
5 Kobe Bryant
6 Dwyane Wade
7 Kawhi Leonard
8 Shaquille O'Neal
9 Hakeem Olajuwon
10 Magic Johnson

Good list?

Meh we all have our opinions which are all equally valid.Apart from Jordan.how can u not have shaq higher .that is just crazy.

[RRR3]

3/9 puts you at #1? lol.
Meltdown

[RRR3]

Doesn't have the only guy who could be said to have led a franchise to the finals 5 straight times since the 60s, played on the team with the best playoffs record, set the raw +/- playoffs record since it has been recorded, set the record for average PPG in a sweep, beat 2 MVP caliber players playing simultaneously and has come back from more double digit deficits in playoffs games than you can shake a stick at.
Poor Steph. No one realizes he’s really the GOAT besides you :(

We’re all just morons. Everyone is a moron besides you, stephonit. Only YOU know the truth.

[ImKobe]

1. MJ
2. Kobe
3. Duncan
4. Lebron
5. Shaq
6. Magic
7. Bird
8. Hakeem
9. Durant
10. Curry

Could have Lebron as high as #2 but he did play in the weaker Conference & never had to compete with another player of his caliber like Kobe & Duncan did all those years for their Finals appearances. Curry at #10 might be a little overrating him, but he did do 5 straight Finals in the West and had that run last year without KD. Wade only had two Finals runs as an elite player, I'm not sure that's enough to make a top 10 list.

[Axe]

Doesn't have the only guy who could be said to have led a franchise to the finals 5 straight times since the 60s, played on the team with the best playoffs record, set the raw +/- playoffs record since it has been recorded, set the record for average PPG in a sweep, beat 2 MVP caliber players playing simultaneously and has come back from more double digit deficits in playoffs games than you can shake a stick at.
He and his team lost in game 3 of the 2019 finals without the help of klay and kd but then again, basketball is a team sport as most of us know it.

[Mamba4Life]

1. MJ
2. Kobe
3. Duncan
4. Lebron
5. Shaq
6. Magic
7. Bird
8. Hakeem
9. Durant
10. Curry

Could have Lebron as high as #2 but he did play in the weaker Conference & never had to compete with another player of his caliber like Kobe & Duncan did all those years for their Finals appearances. Curry at #10 might be a little overrating him, but he did do 5 straight Finals in the West and had that run last year without KD. Wade only had two Finals runs as an elite player, I'm not sure that's enough to make a top 10 list.

Wait, the same Kobe that never had 1 good Finals game let alone a good Finals series is 2nd?? :roll:

And I say this as a huge fan

[Dom213]

The over rating of kawhi is quite incredible.

I legitimately don't know what he's done to have people consider him for a list like this.

He actually shows up in the playoffs. You'll see when the Clippers play the Lakers in the WCF

[Goalgoalabc]

I would prefer Jabaar to replace Kawhi (at this moment)

[ArbitraryWater]

Why exactly is Kobe above Shaq, or any of these guys besides Wade? Lol

What IS Wade doing here

[PoutinPippin]

Poor Steph. No one realizes he’s really the GOAT besides you :(

We’re all just morons. Everyone is a moron besides you, stephonit. Only YOU know the truth.
Meltdown

[RRR3]

Meltdown
Shut up, Coach.

[PoutinPippin]

Shut up, Coach.
Dorkness here ... is triggered. Stick to Magic the Gathering.

[RRR3]

Dorkness here ... is triggered. Stick to Magic the Gathering.
Meltdown. Seething that your other accounts got banned, aren't you? :lol