Before I explain why and how Steph Curry was bilked out of three NBA Finals MVP awards, I will show his playoff statistics during the time, as well as those of Kevin Durant and Andre Igudala, his teammates that won the awards instead of him. I will also mention relevant information that "gurus" conveniently fail to mention in order to progress their erroneous narratives.
1) Andre Igudala won the NBA Finals MVP in 2015. Here are his numbers during that series; 10.4 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 3.6 apg, and 1.2 spg. Igudala shot 47.4% from the field, and 35.4% 3 point range.
2) Kevin Durant played in three NBA Finals, and he won two Finals MVP awards along with his only two championship rings. Durant averaged 29.9 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 4.5 apg, 0.86 spg, as well as 51.9% from the field, and 40.7% from 3-point range.
3) Steph Curry has been to the NBA Finals six times in the last eight seasons, and he has walked away with four championship rings. During this span he was unusually consistent, and he averaged 27.3 ppg, 6.0 apg, 5.6 rpg, 1.76 spg, while shooting 45.9% from the field, and 41.5% from three point range.
From a strictly numeric point of view, it is blatantly obvious that Steph Curry, NOT Andre Igudala, deserved the Finals MVP award in 2015. In fact, everyone including Andre Igudala was surprised that he won the award over Steph Curry. The "gurus" claimed that it was because of Igudalas defense against Lebron James during the series. This theory holds no water because Lebron averaged 26.3 ppg, 10.4 rpg, and he shot 52.5% from the field. One "false positive" down with two more to go.
Furthermore, the other two NBA Finals MVP awards went to the wrong player (Kevin Durant) as well and here is why. At first glance, Durant outscored Curry by two points per game, outrebounded him by only 1.2 rpg despite being over 1/2 foot taller, and KD shot five percentage points higher from the field.
On the other hand, Steph Curry dished out 1.5 more assists per game, ripped over twice as many steals per game, and shot a higher percentage from three point range. From a statistical point of view neither player stood out over the other. The most glaring difference occurred on the basketball court (eye test), and no one that insists on being objective and honest can argue this reality.
As soon as Steph Curry passed half court two, three, and sometimes four players would leave their men to guard him. This speaks volumes because the Cleveland Cavaliers consciously left two of the best shooters in NBA history (Kevin Durant & Klay Thompson) wide open or with single coverage in order to keep as many hands in the face of the BEST shooter of All-time. If they did not, then he would do what he did in last season's all-star game. That is, score 50 points without even playing the whole game.
Therefore, it is ridiculous to claim that Kevin Durant is on the same level as Steph Curry, or truly worthy of both Finals MVP award he received. Steph Curry was just as productive as KD with two, or more players draped all over him.
Steph Curry's game has demanded this type of defensive attention ever since he won his first MVP award. Furthermore, anyone that disputes this fact either does not watch the Golden State Warriors play, or they are emotionally scared from my revelations.
For the record, the NBA Finals MVP award is subjectively voted on by 11 media members. More than half of them are on the Nike payroll just like Igudala and Durant. Their votes were far from objective because they voted for "family", while Steph Curry represents their competitor Under Armour.
After losing an obviously "fixed" series to Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers the Warriors made a power move and signed Durant, the second highest grossing "Nike signee". With Durant on the floor Lebron could not run into the lane like a freight train, and then go to the foul line thanks to "mystery fouls" like he did the previous season. Durant would just co m.h e back and do the sane thing. Consequently, the defending "champion" Cleveland Cavaliers got their @sses kicked and sent home in five games.
Realistically speaking, NBA stands for Nike Basketball Association and 95% of the top players, coaches, and commentators have Nike contracts. Those that think Nike is above "influencing their employees" in order to continue their dominance in the basketball market are just being naive.
In conclusion, I know that some clueless fans will attempt to say that Curry does not get the type of defensive attention that I claim. I have included several pictures within the post pic that show exactly what I mean. In addition, there are literally hundreds of these same types of pics online. I rest my case.
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