Lemme guess: Celtics fan? If wasn't obvious before, painfully so now.

Sorry - we're talking 'individuals' here. Dirk's an MVP. Let's open it up - building a team, who do you pick folks? Dirk, or Pierce?

lol...a Jazz fan actually

Dirks an MVP sure...who went missing int he playoffs when he needed them most whereas PP led his team in the playoffs....he was the one who stepped up and guarded LeBron in that series...and he was the single best player in the series against Kobe and the Lakers on the biggest stage in the world and (unlike your boy Dirk) has the ring to back it up.

anyway..i'd be interested in other opinions as well...

Ummm... irregardless of the MVP, Ray Allen was the best player of the NBA Finals. Pierce was simply more emotional.

Is irregardless a word? Oh by the way, i agree

Of course I watched the finals. And it is apparent I did as that I can clearly state, with full confidence, that Ray Allen was the 3rd best player on that Celtics team during the NBA Finals. And I was under the impression that irregardless was not a word as it would have the same meaning as regardless...

oscar robertson

LOL let's start going off topic with past greats then. I'll continue:

Scottie Pippen

Did you watch them all? In their entirety - and you think Ray Allen was the 3rd best player? I guess some people might find themselves thinking that, but I feel that perhaps they're getting caught up in KG bellowing, and Paul Pierce's histrionics.


And you sir, are clueless. Or you're buying far, far too much into the emotional hype surrounding Pierce's finals.

It would seem that a few of you have bought into the hype of Paul Pierce's finals. Did you guys cry too when he went off in a wheelchair? I kid, I kid... kinda. I guess you are remembering Ray Allen's struggles of the lead-up to the Finals too... because Allen was good. Every night.

There were nights in the finals where Paul Pierce wasn't as good as Ray. And one night in particular where ol' Pauly may as well not turned up.
And KG? KG was good on D, but on the offensive side of things often went MIA after the first half.

Game 1, all 3 were on fire - and Rondo as well. Game 2, all 3 were good, Pierce was better... but Leon Powe was best. Game 3, Pierce didn't show up to play, and Ray Allen was clearly the best for the Celtics. By a long way. Game 4, it was a wash between Pierce & Allen. Game 5, Pierce had a blinder... he was fantastic that game, but Ray played pretty well. Game 6, Ray Allen was the best player for the C's, but the game will be remembered for the blow-out, and KG's emphatic dunk.
Allen didn't have the game that Pierce did in game 5, but he showed up every game. There was one game where Pierce was the best player on the court, and to be fair, he was the best by quite a long way. But 1 game Pierce was a no-show.
For me, and for a helluva lot of other people, Ray Allen played the most complete finals of any Celtic. But Pierce was the emotional leader.

And, still some folks who like what Dirk does.

3rd best player??? YOu be trippin!!

Consistancy for the whole series, Ray Ray was there for every game. EVERY GAME. He might not have been wheeled out in a wheelchair but he definately showed up. I like how everyone congratulates PIerce's D on Lebron as well. Kinda helps when Lebron is triple-teamed and his teammates are shriviling up like nuts in Antartica.

Quoted for emphasis... and for winnaz, as he might just turn up in this thread...