ISH Playoff MVP Project

[dankok8]

We are going to create a playoff MVP award and start all the way from the shot clock until present day and award the playoff MVP for each postseason.

It's a much more informative award than the currently existing Finals MVP because it's for the entire playoffs.

Who wants to be a part of this?

We are going to give our picks and justify them like we did for the top 50 list and despite disagreements we came up with a great one.

[bison]

Since Adam silver loves tinkering around with awards and format, he needs to change the finals mvp to playoffs mvp. Playoff mvp makes more sense than finals MVP. With finals mvp you can have a guy who does nothing much the whole season including the first three rounds, and then finally steps up in the finals and wins a career defining award as a result. Playoff mvp would be a more illustrious award

[bison]

Suffice to say I’m guessing if you were to do this thread you would find most of your playoff mvps would be the same as the actual finals mvp. Maybe better to just make a thread listing the years where the finals mvp wasn’t the playoff mvp (15 warriors e.g.)

[dankok8]

Well yes. A lot of years will be a foregone conclusion but a lot will be interesting to debate with several candidates.

[SouBeachTalents]

Two thoughts

1. You should really just start from 1980. I just can’t imagine this project keeping posters attention or interest through the 60’s & 70’s.

2. We should only do seasons that are actually up for debate, which from 1980 on would be like 10-12 seasons at most. The stretch from ‘91-‘03 for example would be a legit waste of time.

[dankok8]

Two thoughts

1. You should really just start from 1980. I just can’t imagine this project keeping posters attention or interest through the 60’s & 70’s.

2. We should only do seasons that are actually up for debate, which from 1980 on would be like 10-12 seasons at most. The stretch from ‘91-‘03 for example would be a legit waste of time.

1. Hmm. I'll start with 2022 and work backwards. I think the 70's are interesting because I think Kareem is the playoff MVP in a few years despite not winning the title. And in the 60's we've got Wilt/Russell and maybe others like West/Oscar in the mix some years too.

2. Threads that are unanimous will end quickly. No need to skip I think.

[coastalmarker99]

Here are my personal picks for playoff MVPs from the 1960s

1960 Russell

1961 Russell

1962 Wilt or Russell

1963 Russell or Oscar

1964 Wilt

1965 Wilt or West

1966 West

1967 Wilt

1968 Havlicek

1969 West

[Full Court]

Not all, but MOST of the FMVPs would have won playoff MVP too. Although AD would have won playoff MVP in 2020.

I'd have to think about 2022...Curry wasn't great for the entire playoffs. But nobody immediately jumps to mind as a shoe-in for it.

Giannis would get it in 2021. Kawhi in 2019. Durant in '17 and '18.

[2much_knowledge]

Cool concept dude. But its just more fun to start from the bottom up. I agree on starting between 1976 and 1980

[guy]

I'll do since 1980:

1980: Kareem
1981: Moses
1982: Dr. J
1983: Moses
1984: Bird
1985: Magic
1986: Bird
1987: Magic
1988: Magic
1989: Jordan
1990: Jordan
1991: Jordan
1992: Jordan
1993: Jordan
1994: Hakeem
1995: Hakeem
1996: Jordan
1997: Jordan
1998: Jordan
1999: Duncan
2000: Shaq
2001: Shaq
2002: Shaq
2003: Duncan
2004: KG
2005: Duncan
2006: Wade
2007: Duncan
2008: Kobe
2009: Kobe
2010: Kobe
2011: Dirk
2012: Lebron
2013: Lebron
2014: Lebron
2015: Curry
2016: Lebron
2017: Durant
2018: Lebron
2019: Kawhi
2020: Lebron
2021: Giannis
2022: Curry