How many FMVPs would Bill Russell have?

rand · Post #1 » by **rand** » Sat May 28, 2022 8:28 am

If all FMVPs were retroactively awarded going back to 1947, how many FMVPs would Bill Russell have?

70sFan · Post #2 » by **70sFan** » Sat May 28, 2022 8:32 am

At least 8.

coastalmarker99 · Post #3 » by **coastalmarker99** » Sat May 28, 2022 12:36 pm

Here are what the finals MVP would have been for the Celtics from 1957 to 1968 had the award existed at the time

1957 - Tom Heinsohn

1959 - Tom Heinsohn

1960 - Bill Russell

1961 - Bill Russell

1962 - Bill Russell

1963 - Bill Russell

1964 - Sam Jones

1965 - Bill Russell

1966 - Bill Russell

1968 - Bill Russell

falcolombardi · Post #4 » by **falcolombardi** » Sat May 28, 2022 2:04 pm

if voters voted as they do now, that is mainly giving it to the guy with more points per game (think parker in 2007 or pierce in 2008) i could see a case he would have way fewer than he would deserve

Post #5 » by **tsherkin** » Sat May 28, 2022 11:01 pm

8-11 in-era. He was a monster and everyone knew it at the time. He was a 5-time MVP, so voters knew to give him love despite his PPG.

Cavsfansince84 · Post #6 » by **Cavsfansince84** » Sun May 29, 2022 12:41 am

falcolombardi wrote:if voters voted as they do now, that is mainly giving it to the guy with more points per game (think parker in 2007 or pierce in 2008) i could see a case he would have way fewer than he would deserve

I think Russell had enough clout back then(given his mvps) that voters would be more inclined to value his defensive and rebounding enough to give him votes most years but having said that there would probably be some push back against him to recognize some of the other Celtics by the mid 60's which is why I think he'd only have gotten 6-8. How guys played in some of those game 7's would also get extra weight.