Which is more prestigious: Regular Season MVP or Finals MVP?

[Roundball_Rock]

Regular season MVP. Finals MVP is an overrated award. People always point to Nash winning two regular season MVP's and other "bad" winners but players like Tony Parker, James Worthy, and Joe Dumars have all won Finals MVPs. These guys never got close to winning a regular season MVP and for good reason. They are all very good players but they were never top 5 players in the league.

[MaxFly]

There is no question regular season is more prestigious. Finals means you played well for 7 games, Regular season means you are the best player in the league arguably.

Exactly...

Moreover, think of it like like this... Player A and Player B are on the same team. Player A averages 31/6/7 on 52% shooting through the first three rounds of the playoffs. Player B averages 20/6/2 on 50% shooting though the first three rounds. In the NBA finals, Player B averages 30/6/5 on 51% shooting... Player A averages 22/5/5 on 48% shooting. Who's winning the Finals MVP? Why?

[pethuel03]

I wonder why the people that thinks finals mvp are more prestigous are laker fans.. hmmm...


just kidding

[AJ2k8]

Kobe and Bron have Regular Season MVP's Paul Pierce has a Finals MVP...

[samballs]

Finals MVP... winning is everything!

[truethat23]

I would say Finals MVP because that means you more than likely (but not in all cases) were on the team that won the NBA championship and also you were the best player in the Finals.

There have been players who won regular season MVP awards but never won the NBA Championship. Ask Dirk which is more prestigous. When he was MVP, the Mavericks got knocked out of the first round by Golden State. The worst and most undeserving MVP in recent memory in my opinion.

[Bush4Ever]

In terms of legacy, the regular season MVP is more important.

Regular Season MVP = Ticket to the Hall.

All people eligibile for the HOF who won MVP are in.

Not so with the Finals MVP.

[Juges8932]

Finals MVP because it means you got the prize. All regular season MVP means is pat on the back, basically.

[Bush4Ever]

Finals MVP because it means you got the prize. All regular season MVP means is pat on the back, basically.

It also means you are pretty much a lock for the Hall of Fame.

It certainly isn't just a "pat on the back".

[jjayfive]

if you were ask all the players in the NBA which award they rather have, i bet all of them would say finals MVP..

[NoGunzJustSkillz]

ask lebron and kobe.

[Bush4Ever]

if you were ask all the players in the NBA which award they rather have, i bet all of them would say finals MVP..

I bet if you asked them anonymously, a good chunk would say regular season MVP.

[NewYorkUSCtrojan]

I still can't belive Steve Nash won back 2 back MVP....Someone f up big time...!

[QuestFor17]

Whose award is more prestigious? Dirk's regular season MVP, or Pierce's Finals MVP?

[cured]

Dumb question, IMO. Finals is more important because it means the player received a ring. That goes much further with players around the league than who won it in the regular season. Nash won it twice and Nowitzki won it once and neither are mentioned in the same breath as Shaq, Duncan, Kobe, Wade, etc...