Jimmy Butler all time ranking?

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Jimmy Butler all time ranking? 

Post#1 » by prefontaine » Sat May 28, 2022 6:58 pm

What if he makes the finals again?
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Post#2 » by 3ammy3uck3ts » Sat May 28, 2022 7:01 pm

He’s the 3rd best player in Heat history. All time he’s in the Kobe Magic Bird tier tbh.
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Post#3 » by threethehardway » Sat May 28, 2022 7:06 pm

Jimmy is in that Ray Allen, Paul Pierce tier of player.

A top 15 player in the league. A top 100 player all time.
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Post#4 » by HoopsterJones » Sat May 28, 2022 7:07 pm

Comfortably in the Top 150.
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Post#5 » by DS17 » Sat May 28, 2022 7:12 pm

3ammy3uck3ts wrote:He’s the 3rd best player in Heat history. All time he’s in the Kobe Magic Bird tier tbh.



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Post#6 » by norcocredo » Sat May 28, 2022 7:14 pm

3ammy3uck3ts wrote:He’s the 3rd best player in Heat history. All time he’s in the Kobe Magic Bird tier tbh.

Lol. Not even close.

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Post#7 » by 3ammy3uck3ts » Sat May 28, 2022 7:16 pm

norcocredo wrote:
3ammy3uck3ts wrote:He’s the 3rd best player in Heat history. All time he’s in the Kobe Magic Bird tier tbh.

Lol. Not even close.

SMH, some people.


None of those guys ever had multiple 40+ point 4+ steal games in the same series. His game last night was better than anything we’ve ever seen from Kobe
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Post#8 » by 3ammy3uck3ts » Sat May 28, 2022 7:16 pm

norcocredo wrote:
3ammy3uck3ts wrote:He’s the 3rd best player in Heat history. All time he’s in the Kobe Magic Bird tier tbh.

Lol. Not even close.

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The more I think about it, you’re right. Jimmy is in the tier above
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Post#9 » by norcocredo » Sat May 28, 2022 7:23 pm

3ammy3uck3ts wrote:
norcocredo wrote:
3ammy3uck3ts wrote:He’s the 3rd best player in Heat history. All time he’s in the Kobe Magic Bird tier tbh.

Lol. Not even close.

SMH, some people.


None of those guys ever had multiple 40+ point 4+ steal games in the same series. His game last night was better than anything we’ve ever seen from Kobe

All time rankings are not based on an individual game, series or season, Einstein.
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Post#10 » by DonaldSanders » Sat May 28, 2022 7:28 pm

3ammy3uck3ts wrote:
norcocredo wrote:
3ammy3uck3ts wrote:He’s the 3rd best player in Heat history. All time he’s in the Kobe Magic Bird tier tbh.

Lol. Not even close.

SMH, some people.


None of those guys ever had multiple 40+ point 4+ steal games in the same series. His game last night was better than anything we’ve ever seen from Kobe



Jimmy Butler is averaging 24 points for the series, frickin Jason Tatum is averaging 24.8 for the series much less KOBE MAGIC OR BIRD's best series, lol
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Post#11 » by 3ammy3uck3ts » Sat May 28, 2022 7:29 pm

DonaldSanders wrote:
3ammy3uck3ts wrote:
norcocredo wrote:Lol. Not even close.

SMH, some people.


None of those guys ever had multiple 40+ point 4+ steal games in the same series. His game last night was better than anything we’ve ever seen from Kobe



Jimmy Butler is averaging 24 points for the series, frickin Jason Tatum is averaging 24.8 for the series much less KOBE MAGIC OR BIRD's best series, lol


Jimmys hurt, he’s been the best player in this series and in these playoffs by far. That’s not even debatable
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Post#12 » by DonaldSanders » Sat May 28, 2022 7:32 pm

3ammy3uck3ts wrote:
DonaldSanders wrote:
3ammy3uck3ts wrote:
None of those guys ever had multiple 40+ point 4+ steal games in the same series. His game last night was better than anything we’ve ever seen from Kobe



Jimmy Butler is averaging 24 points for the series, frickin Jason Tatum is averaging 24.8 for the series much less KOBE MAGIC OR BIRD's best series, lol


Jimmys hurt, he’s been the best player in this series and in these playoffs by far. That’s not even debatable


Kobe played through more injuries than anyone I've ever seen and I never rooted for the guy. He also averaged 8 seasons with more PPG for the playoffs than Jimmy is doing this season.

Jimmy has great peak games, but he also poops the bed sometimes.
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Post#13 » by 3ammy3uck3ts » Sat May 28, 2022 7:32 pm

norcocredo wrote:
3ammy3uck3ts wrote:
norcocredo wrote:Lol. Not even close.

SMH, some people.


None of those guys ever had multiple 40+ point 4+ steal games in the same series. His game last night was better than anything we’ve ever seen from Kobe

All time rankings are not based on an individual game, series or season, Einstein.


They are when they support my stance
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Post#14 » by 3ammy3uck3ts » Sat May 28, 2022 7:34 pm

Alright I’m done, I just see the horrible outlandish takes on the GB all the time so I figured I’d join in on the fun. I’m just messing with you all outside of Jimmy easily being the best player in this series and in these playoffs.
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Post#15 » by KingDavid » Sat May 28, 2022 7:49 pm

3ammy3uck3ts wrote:He’s the 3rd best player in Heat history. All time he’s in the Kobe Magic Bird tier tbh.

No. He has to win rings for that.
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Post#16 » by KingDavid » Sat May 28, 2022 7:50 pm

DonaldSanders wrote:
3ammy3uck3ts wrote:
DonaldSanders wrote:

Jimmy Butler is averaging 24 points for the series, frickin Jason Tatum is averaging 24.8 for the series much less KOBE MAGIC OR BIRD's best series, lol


Jimmys hurt, he’s been the best player in this series and in these playoffs by far. That’s not even debatable


Kobe played through more injuries than anyone I've ever seen and I never rooted for the guy. He also averaged 8 seasons with more PPG for the playoffs than Jimmy is doing this season.

Jimmy has great peak games, but he also poops the bed sometimes.

I think AI had more or was really close.
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Post#17 » by Riot Randolph » Sat May 28, 2022 7:52 pm

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Post#18 » by miamiballer » Sat May 28, 2022 7:57 pm

I don’t know, too 150 maybe top 100

But playoffs yimmy? Yeah that’s a different discussion
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Post#19 » by NZB2323 » Sat May 28, 2022 7:58 pm

Shouldn't Butler be ranked ahead of Pippen? Pippen won 1 playoff series as the man, and 37 is the most points he ever scored in a playoff game.

Butler 2022 playoffs: 27, 7, and 5, 60.3 TS%, 30.3 PER, is in the ECF.

Pippen 1994 playoffs: 23, 8, and 5, 52.1 TS%, 22.8 PER, loses in the 2nd round.
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Post#20 » by JujitsuFlip » Sat May 28, 2022 8:00 pm

HoopsterJones wrote:Comfortably in the Top 150.
That's about where I'm at with it. It gets difficult trying to sort through that massive list and history of players. We know he's not top 75, so trying to go from there is still tough.

With these all time lists, it comes down to accolades and Jimmy just doesn't have a lot at any level of basketball.

He won a gold in 2016 but wasn't a big part of it. As a senior in college his team went to the sweet 16. In the NBA he has a couple accolades here and there but never won a ring.

Top 150 sounds about right to me.

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