NBA Playoffs 2012 Running thread

Yeah, that's right, forget the fact that KG that season was the Celt who was First Team All NBA, the NBA Defensive Player of the Year, and finished 3rd in the MVP Voting--he was just hitching a ride to Pierce's wagon, nothing but extra weight. Why just look at how awesome Pierce's teams were before KG showed up.

 

Pierce went to college.

 

Ahh, yes, that explains it all. That must be where he learned to create his shot.

 

Malone 24.7 pts 10.7 rebounds career in playoffs -- Choke Artist O rings
Ho Grant > Malone

 

The mail isn't delivered on Sundays.

 

Its incredible the over-analyzing we have going on here.

If you look at the championship winning teams of the past 30 years, nearly all of them had the same qualities:

1. A true franchise, all-time, top 5 player in the NBA type of guy (Jordan, Magic, Bird, Shaq, etc.)

2. At least one, if not two, other perennial all-star guys, someone who at a minimum a top 20-25 player in the league (Pippen, McHale, Gasol, etc.)

3. Not as unanimous as the other 2, but most of those teams had a top 5 big man in the league on the roster.

While there are some exceptions/flukes (most notably the 04 Pistons), the same basic formula has been the same for at least 30 years. The only thing that has changed is the way Boston and Miami acquired their stars.

 

Who was the MVP of the 2008 Finals and who was their leading scorer in the 2010 Finals?

 

No, no. It's where he learned to play under pressure because college kids shouted at him there in places like Manhattan, Kan., and Columbia, Mo. NBA players don't have pressure when they play.

 

I can think of at least six champions that lacked the 3rd.

 

I'll admit the third one isn't as much of a lock as the first two, but it is pretty prevalent.

 

The first two aren't locks either. Hell, you can easily argue that the current defending champ fails on both counts. Dirk's a superstar, but he's not "Top 5", and nobody else on that team made the 24 man all star rosters or was anyone that that I'd categorize as Top 20 (Chandler was the only one I'd say is close). These "recipe for a championship" type posts also get silly--there is no magic formula.

 

I would not call any of the latest Celtics all timers.