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Which MVP player had the most disappointing postseason?

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by celebrevida, Jun 20, 2016.

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Which MVP player had the most disappointing postseason?

  1. Stephen Curry 2016

    43 vote(s)
    70.5%

  2. Klayton Kershaw 2014

    10 vote(s)
    16.4%

  3. Peyton Manning 2003 or 2004

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  1. celebrevida

    celebrevida Member

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    To answer this question, I ask only people that are are fans (to some extend) of all three of NBA, MLB and NFL to answer and have some knowledge of the players.

    So with that in mind, which player had the most disappointing playoffs compared to their MVP level performance in the post season?

    1. Stephen Curry 2016
    2. Clayton Kershaw 2014
    3. Peyton Manning 2003 or 2004
     
    #1 celebrevida, Jun 20, 2016
  2. Jugdish

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    Steph...he was mediocre almost the entirety of the playoffs.

    A baseball game/series is essentially a random series of events, so you can blame luck more so than in any other sport. Plenty of nobodies have thrown a no-hitter. Very few nobodies have scored 50 in an NBA game.

    I don't know a lot about football, but you only play a few games in the playoffs, so there's more of an opportunity for variance. Steph was mostly so-so over the course of 25 games.
     
    #2 Jugdish, Jun 20, 2016
  3. icecreamman

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    Steven curry is the worst player in nba history because he was hyped as the greatest superstar ever but has been exposed on countless occasions as nothing but a role player who can only shoot 3's but play him physical he's not even top 30 in the league.
     
    #3 icecreamman, Jun 20, 2016
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    Dirk nowitzki
     
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  5. celebrevida

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    Let me reframe the question a little bit.

    Imagine you were a big fan of all three of these players and teams. (Not likely IRL so you'll have to roleplay a bit.)

    Taking into account everything, which postseason performance would be most disappointing.
     
    #5 celebrevida, Jun 20, 2016
  6. J Sizzle

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    Phrased that way, it's definitely Curry.

    Unanimous MVP of the season was maybe the Warriors 3rd or 4th best player in the playoffs at best and largely no-showed in the Finals.
     
    #6 J Sizzle, Jun 20, 2016
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    Who the F are Fatton Kershaw and Fatton Manning? Never heard of them before so I will have to go with Steven Curry.
     
    #7 FTW Rockets FTW, Jun 20, 2016
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    David Robinson.
     
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    I don't understand why people are so quick to judge others, especially when everything has gone to **** at home. Steph Curry led his team to the best record in NBA history, has been a back to back MVP, and was 1 minute away from adding another trophy to his shelf and would have succeeded if Lebron had not gone super saiyan. GS didn't even Steph to beat us.

    Instead of all these threads disparaging others, acknowledge that they're better than us and instead talk about things we can do to get to their level. The way things stand now it looks like we will continue talking **** about other teams for the next couple years.
     
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  10. celebrevida

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    Sure I can see that. But is Curry that much worse than the other three that is definitely Curry?

    If I were a fan, it would be a tough choice.

    All three had amazing regular seasons then underperformed in the post season.

    For Curry, I personally give him a little break due to recovering from serious injury.

    For Kershaw, he had a horrible Game 1 then on three game rest battled before running out of gas. It happens to the best although unfortunately he has a history of choking in the playoffs period.

    I think I'd give a slight modification to the 2003/2004 Manning. He had less mitigating factors.
     
    #10 celebrevida, Jun 20, 2016
  11. SunsRocketsfan

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    its official..
    harden is once again >>> Curry and the true MVP
     
    #11 SunsRocketsfan, Jun 20, 2016
  12. steddinotayto

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    This and only this.

    Robinson got undressed by Hakeem but at least his team got to the WCF.
     
    #12 steddinotayto, Jun 20, 2016
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    This.

    Losing in the first round. Lolol.
     
    #13 DudeWah, Jun 20, 2016
  14. celebrevida

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    Completely forgot about Dirk Nowitzi 2007. I guess that season of his has to be up there too.
     
    #14 celebrevida, Jun 20, 2016
  15. celebrevida

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    On further reflection, I think it should be Manning 2004 easily.

    At least Curry got the championship in 2015. Manning lost in 2003 already. And unlike Curry, I don't recall he was recovering from major injuries.

    For those picking Curry 2016, why do you think it was more disappointing than Manning 2004?
     
    #15 celebrevida, Jun 20, 2016
  16. Houstunna

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    Who is Steven?
     
    #16 Houstunna, Jun 20, 2016
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    But I don't see how you don't pick Kershaw. He was so ridiculously good in the 2014 regular season but totally lost it in the playoffs. No excuse at all for it whatsoever.

    Curry was disappointing, but he still had stretches prior to the Finals he showed up. And while he didn't excel, he didn't generally totally give away the game.

    P. Manning wasn't disappointing as much he didn't normally have a complete team. He is more of the Lebron of NFL QB's in that he could get his team so far, but didn't normally have the help to finish the deal.
     
    #17 rpr52121, Jun 20, 2016
  18. ParaSolid

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    Curry sucks and I hate him so I picked him.
     
    #18 ParaSolid, Jun 20, 2016
  19. Bobbythegreat

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    Only one of them got their only previous success branded with a big

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    as a result of their failure. As such, there can only be one answer, Curry is the biggest loser.
     
    #19 Bobbythegreat, Jun 20, 2016
  20. da_juice

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    You're forgetting Dirk winning the MVP and losing in round 1 to an 8th seed.
     
    #20 da_juice, Jun 20, 2016
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