Now that this forum is running rampant with rabid ISH'ers
Here is a must watch 1996 FMVP highlights of Michael "TWILIGHT YRS" Jordan
31:37 mins of every highlight worthy play of 33 yrs old Jordan
why MJ was the only LEGIT Bull to deserve FMVP.
Game 1 fmvp candidates (
winner gets the game)
1. Kemp: 32 / 2 / 8 @ 9/14 (64%FG) - Terrific Game
2. Jordan: 28 / 2 / 7 @ 9/18 (50%FG) - Good solid game
3. Kukoc: 18 / 4 / 4 @ 7/13 (54%FG) - SOLID off the Bench
Game 2: fmvp candidates winners gets the game
1. Jordan: 29 / 8 / 6 @ 41%FG
2. Rodman: 10 / 0 / 20 @ 50%FG
3. Kemp: 29 / 2 / 13 @ 44%FG
Game 3: fmvp candidates
1. Jordan: 36 / 5 / 3 @ 48%FG- GREAT game that sealed the FMVP for MJ. only way MJ was gonna loose FMVP was to Kemp or Payton if Sonics win Game 7 from here on out.
Till this point Bulls were 3-0!
Jordan was either "player of the game" or shared "player of the game" with co-starter of Bulls.
Game 4 was Jordan's first Bad game of this finals & since 1991 finals.
1. Kemp: 25 / 3 / 11 @ 70%FG: Terrific FMVP game by kemp as sonics won.
2. Payton: 23/6/9 @ 39%FG
3. Rodman: 14 rebounds game. Good effort.
Game 5
1. Kemp: 22 / 3 / 10 @ 50%FG: FMVP performance in a win.
2. Jordan: 26 / 1 / 4 @ 50%FG
Game 6:
1. Kemp: 18 / 3 / 14 @ 47%FG
2. Rodman:9 / 5 / 19 @ 44%FG
3. Jordan: 22 / 7 / 9 @ 34%FG
Why MJ was the only Bulls the deserved MVP:
-Pippen, Bulls 2nd best scoring option had HORRIBLE, DISASTEROUS finals. It was pathetic at
15.7 / 8.2 / 5.3 @ 34%FG as he clearly failed to solidify FMVP.
-Rodman only showed up in 2 games out of possible 6 with GREAT performances. 20 rebounds in game 2 & 19 rebounds in game 6.
BUT
Here is a catch.
Rodman played GREAT only AT HOME. while
Jordan's BEST game of the series was ON THE ROAD where he sealed a 3-0 lead for the Bulls.
FMVP meter:
Jordan 3 games.
Rodman 2 games.
Kemp 2 games.
Kemp was the only LEGIT FMVP candidates with GREAT finals stats of
23.3 / 2.2 / 10.00 @ 55%FG for the series.
followed by
Jordan: 27.3 / 4.2 / 5.3 @ 42%FG. - FMVP was given to the best player of the winning team.
Rodman DID NOT even cross 15 rpg ave (
14.7) with scoring only
7.5 ppg.
Rodman was 2nd best & better than Pippen but clearly wasn't the best player of the Bulls in the Finals series.
not enough to win an FMVP despite Jordan not BEASTING & DOMINATING finals.