He should have at least two. He got robbed in his first Finals.
NBA: 2022 NBA Playoffs
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That one stung last night Celts. Damn.
20+ TOs? Woof. Warriors deserve it.
20+ TOs? Woof. Warriors deserve it.
Tatum had 100 turnovers in the post season. First player ever. Yikes.
I just looked it up. Iggy got the MVP for holding Lebron to 36/13/9 for the series while averaging 8/3/3. Steph was 26/5/6 for the series.
Actually I'm way off, it was 16/6/4. Looking back his defense was really, really good the last 3 games. Still should've been Steph.
Wiggins came into the league at, what, a young 19? I think he simply had growing pains transitioning to the NBA, same as most 18-20 year olds through the course of history. He has simply kept getting better. His T-wolves years left quite a bit to be desired, as he wasn't ready to be the #1 or #2 guy on those teams, but we can't forget that he was the #1 ranked recruit coming out out of HS, and then the #1 pick in the 2014 NBA Draft. He may just be finally realizing the potential that has always been there.
I disagree they over achieved. Who in the east is better on paper? There are teams like them that feature multiple 'stars', but the Nets were banged up and had Kyrie issues, the 76ers bought in on the James Harden fools gold, as he is a B-list star at this point, and the Celtics beat the Heat straight up to get to the Finals. I am not convinced they aren't the 2nd best team in the league, as they competed with the Warriors as good, if not better than anyone.
I will admit that I'd have liked to see what the Bucks could have done with a healthy Khris Middleton. I think they could've beaten the Celtics and taken the Warriors to 6 or 7.
I don't know, he was actually a pretty good defender for Minn, but they were overall a terrible team defensively.
Rebounding - rookie year 4.6 rpg, career 4.4 rpg, this year 4.5 rpg. He's been an OK rebounder. Part of the reason his big back to back rebounding games in the finals were a big deal is because it was unprecedented for him.
Wiggins is a very good player, but other than shooting better from 3, he's not all that different than he was most of his Minnesota career. He was a very good player in Minnesota, it just wasn't the right role for him. People keep talking about how Wiggins accepted his role with the Warriors. That's the type of role he's suited for and wanted to play, and that's why it didn't work in Minnesota. Other than the year when Butler was there, which he happened to put up numbers shockingly similar to this year, he was always needed to be the go-to guy, and it's just not him.
I really like Wiggins, and he's still got plenty of prime left. As a Minnesota fan I always liked him, but it seems clear he's much better being a very good, but not elite scorer that can defend. In the end, the reset was probably best for GS of course, but I think Minnesota as well. Not because Russell is better (he's not), but if Wiggins is in Minnesota I doubt they draft Edwards, who is the lead wing Minnesota desperately needed.
