art_tatum wrote:knicksNOTslick wrote:I would argue that the last 3 Finals MVPs in Jokic, Steph and Giannis were a lot more deserving of the Finals MVP award than LeBron since it really was a tie between him and AD. So I would say the 3 of them have had better seasons in the last 6 years.
Giannis, Steph and Jokic's rings are worth more because they were the only superstars on their team. They didn't need an Anthony Davis caliber player as their Robin.
Regardless of the Mickey ring, the lakers also played one of the worst finals team ever bc of all the injuries to the heat players + they didn't have that much talent to begin with, it was just butler willing them to 6 games.
The years after the bubble the lakers failed in the first round and got lucky once into the wcf but got swept.
Imo for a team with supposed 2 top 15 players that's a failure no matter how you put it. Definitely makes the Disney ring look like it's almost a fluke.
The other 5 years the lakers were struggling to make the playoffs and the title year they were the best team in the NBA before the bubble. They shook up their roster after winning a title and it backfired.
It’s more similar to a 2011 Mavs. Team was cooking, won a title and killed everyone on the way, and shook up their roster and killed their competitiveness