Andre Iguodala On If He Honestly Believes He Should've Won Finals MVP Over Stephen Curry | JJ Redick

[@Josh-oc3lf]

I like how Iggy says he knows who he is as a player. He’s not an all time great but he’s great in his own way and that’s okay. So many young players think they are the next “guy” everyone will be talking about. Not a lot of professional roleplayers nowadays.

[@goated.content]

"Man I'm nice as hell" vs "man I gotta work on this or that"

[@DwayneIsKing]

Exactly. As soon as you accept your role, you can achieve a lot in the NBA and perfect your role

[@Jsalcedo23]

It's funny to me how some of the newer fans of the game forget he's been an all star before and was putting up 18-20 back in philly. Sure he became a role player during his warrior days, but he's been that guy before. It's a testament to his ego and humility, to be a leading scorer on a team to then accept your role for the betterment of the team.

[@wesleyregister907]

@@DwayneIsKing exactly. Look at Jae Crowder, back to back finals appearances

[@DwayneIsKing]

@@wesleyregister907 yup. And that's a player that EVERY SINGLE team would want

[@nicholasleventis8875]

Iggy is so well spoken and very humble.

[@nolawiayelework2234]

Please don’t say “well-spoken” when referring to black people, I’m not accusing you but it’s a very loaded term.

[@clarke5479]

@@nolawiayelework2234 ?

[@TurboThunda]

@@nolawiayelework2234 so we cant compliment black people bc it sounds like sarcasm? wow get over yourself

[@skylerns]

@@clarke5479 it implies that most black people are not. It shouldn’t be notable that an adult is “well spoken” or “articulate”. Just something to avoid saying.

[@Sparcbro123]

@@nolawiayelework2234 bro, it’s a compliment, not everything has to do with race 😂😂

[@Shemzinho]

It’s all about narrative. They awarded it to Iggy to basically compliment LeBron

[@dereksmithfor3]

Yeah and because Iggy played better than expectations Curry played worse it didn’t mean Curry wasn’t more valuable

[@TimTim-dq2nf]

ofc 2015 bron was the best player, he didnt win finals mvp because cavs lost

[@joestrozewski9439]

@@dereksmithfor3 curry didn't play worse then expectations.

[@klariskb4497]

39% shooting is weak. Doesnt matter if you score 60 or 6. Iggy held him at 39. Thats a big achievement. Defence is half of the game.

[@futurehofer1564]

@@dereksmithfor3 How did Curry play worse lol he literally did better in the finals than he did in the regular season Plus he didnt get a single vote, it shows that the media dont care about the truth but only what fits their narrative. Steph should have 2 fmvps but they couldnt give it to him, ppl would realise he better than LeBron

[@Aqwtiny]

This is just a 2 minute prolonged answer of saying “ Steph should’ve won it- but I ain’t mad I got it hahahahahahah”

[@yq7760]

thanks bro, doing gods work

[@David-lr9fh]

😂

[@tyronebiggums3853]

Sweet thanks, I’m out 😂

[@ste11ar]

More like "I ain't think I deserve it, but my buddy Trevor Ariza told me I deserved it, so I guess I deserve it. I believe Steph should have one, but I don't know which one." But yeah, yours is accurate too lmao.

[@justjay8165]

@@ste11ar I don’t get how he said Steph should have one of the 3 but, he doesn’t know which one and KD doesn’t count. So he gave himself up saying Steph deserves his

[@ckkj8238]

When redick brought up the meme, I though it was gonna be the “I want IGUODALA” meme 😆

[@showtimepont897]

Fr😂

[@fescherbursche8990]

Max forever a fool for that 💀

[@davidjosh5640]

@@fescherbursche8990 poor max all lonely out there, ironic for a show called “this just in”

[@KevinCantWait08]

@@davidjosh5640 That’s not the name of the show Max Kellerman hosts.

[@lebonzorjames9499]

Appreciate Iggy for understanding he is in the HALL OF VERY GOOD

[@chiefsmackaho42]

He’s a hof but not first ballot

[@anthonyyjpv5844]

@@chiefsmackaho42 no he ain’t

[@ShayiLike]

If T Mac made it Iggy and alot of others can. Imo

[@thequinlanshow3326]

@@anthonyyjpv5844 the basketball hall of fame is a joke, Iggy is a no doubt hall of famer at this point. It really doesn't take much to get in anymore

[@mikedorsey8216]

@@ShayiLike u sound dumb T MAC averaged 32 6 n 6 in 2002 n played 15 seasons n average 25+ multiple seasons that’s a hall of famer right there

[@john50beach18]

Never understood the whole "without Iggy they would've lost" argument. So are you saying without Steph they could've won?

[@eternalselph]

Good point

[@805fillmore]

Yes

[@HungNguyen-qj3vu]

They couldn't have won without Steph. He was still the only one drawing a team and he still put up numbers. Iggy played well and slowed down lebron a lil. But we were doubling lebron even with Iggy defending cause Iggy couldn't do it alone. Steph deserve IS THE MVP of that finals in my book. I don't need medias to tell me who MVP is

[@VonDaSnip3r]

@@805fillmore never talk basketball ever

[@deletedvideos.]

Yall got no one to guard lebron wouldve got swept

[@marcustheboat8250]

Here after steph and iggy won another ring and curry finally got his fmvp🔥

[@lildripppskrr8279]

Steph Def should've won in 2015 even tho iggy was spectacular in that series too

[@davidguillincotelo8654]

Lebron

[@grandpa203]

nah Steph had some subpar games and Iggy defense on Lebron was some of the best. Bron shot below 40% in that series....Go look at the 2014 Finals...Khawi won FMVP mainly because of his great defense on Lebron as well. I actually think him and Iggy avg similar numbers too

[@jfrombk338]

@@grandpa203 steph avged 26.6.6 on 45 %he has a very good series.

[@grandpa203]

@@jfrombk338 Problem is many people don't remember actually watching the series they just go off the stats. Steph didn't dominate. He looked real average at times during the series. They even was calling Matthew Delladova the "curry stopper". Iggy was there most valuable player that series. Lebron might of avg 50 if it wasn't for iggy lol.

[@jfrombk338]

@@grandpa203 if you are going to say steph wasn't dominate then you definitely can't say iggy was neither. But... Steph was dominant. Steph has 2 of the top 4th quarter performances in NBA in that series. Dropped 17 points in the 4th quarter of game 3 and game 5, which is an NBA record. That's dominat.

[@johnjones7023]

Iggy Deserve that MVP for coming off the bench and Curry is so humble and unselfish that puts the team first no ego as long they win championship is all that matters

[@milesaheadpodcast]

No he didn't check Steph's fourth quarter stats for that series.

[@chiknosis]

@@milesaheadpodcast Steph should’ve earned it in 2016, bc iggy was the difference for the warriors in 2015

[@diego2539]

This is ridiculous. Iggy won because he improved the starting lineup? Imagine if Curry had been coming off the bench for Livingston, but then they started him in place instead. Of course the Warriors would play better. It should've gone to the most valuable player on the winning team, which was Curry, who had also just won the award for most valuable player on the team for the regular season.

[@milesaheadpodcast]

@@diego2539 Didn't Iggy play the entire series. Why didn't he have the same impact when he wasn't starting. The only reason why he ended up starting was because of Harrison Barnes playing terrible and choking. Steph averaged 28 points on 49% shooting after game 2. He averaged 10.8 points in the fourth quarter which is second all time and he was also the most efficient in the past 30 years.

[@milesaheadpodcast]

@@chiknosis Where was super star Iggy in 2016? Klay Thompson is terrible in finals look at his stats. Didn't Iggy play the entire series. Why didn't he have the same impact when he wasn't starting. The only reason why Andre ended up starting was because of Harrison Barnes playing terrible and choking in 2015. Steph averaged 28 points on 49% shooting after game 2. He averaged 10.8 points in the fourth quarter which is second all time and he was also the most efficient in the past 30 years.

[@t2ctproductions824]

Big respect for iggy

[@sergioserna3544]

The reason he won was because he did not start at all prior to the finals AND was given the task of guarding Lebron. To go from a bench player to replacing your starting center in the starting line up while also playing as well as he did both defensively and offensively is a huge reason why they won

[@milesaheadpodcast]

LeBron shot bad against everyone

[@alejandroserrano7755]

Yeah but still Curry played better tho.

[@theinktician]

Except Iggy played those minutes even before the starts. If Steph performs how he did in game 3 they lose game 5

[@anthonybanks1948]

That series by Lebron eclipsed anything he done before I think the next season was just the icing on the cake…

[@mouseinthehouse_]

Thats a lot of mental gymnastics you have to perform to justify robbery

[@corbencarter-dixon5758]

Iggy just being real PERIOD

[@braedensteele3184]

After what iguodala said here and how humble he was, I’m fine accepting he has that mvp

[@funkitpod]

He's a good talker. I enjoy listening to him.

[@TheDarkwolf596]

Iggy was really like that in the 2000’s

[@samsungphone7579]

Iggy and Chris Bosh are my two favorite role players.

[@georgjacobsen9928]

@@samsungphone7579 bosh not a role player

[@tanktopthief6094]

@@georgjacobsen9928 why ?

[@fushsidbchsisndjs710]

@@tanktopthief6094 He is saying that Bosh is more than that

[@kidjiujitsu]

@@georgjacobsen9928 Bosh was literally a role player with Miami. What are you saying 😒

[@ahmaddarkvenger8270]

"C'mon man nobody could win" Iggy:you got a point that was funny as hell

[@leeducationjames5558]

The fact he stepped his game up so much in the finals. He’s goated for that

[@sarighasenfeld8228]

It's all about how you perform compared to how people thought you will Iggy exceeded expectations so much that they had to give it to him, although it is clear to me that Steph should've won it

[@jamesonedwardsii4943]

One underperformed compared to the regular season while one played arguably the best basketball in his career. Also LeBron was averaging 40 ppg and a triple double up until Iggy was put into the starting line up. The defense and everything improved after. Iggy also got more clutch shots when needed in that series than anyone else on either roster. MVPs are about narratives and the better narrative was Iggys. Without The change Kerr made would they have won???? More than likely not since after the change LeBrons numbers dipped almost 10% FG and 10 PPG. I think they got it right giving it to Iggy because he won them that series and if he didn’t get it LeBron should have.

[@jfrombk338]

@@jamesonedwardsii4943 how did steph avged more points and rebounds then he did in the regular season but under perform. Please let me know

[@TimTim-dq2nf]

@@jfrombk338 if we goin by stats bron shoulda won it in 2015 no 🤔 and he was clearly the better player during the series

[@jfrombk338]

@@TimTim-dq2nf he lost lol. It doesn't work like that. Curry led the league in scoring this year with amazing efficiency.. Did he win mvp? No, because his team didn't win enough. If the bucs don't win this series, no one will be arguing for giannis to win, despite the fact that he will have the best stats outta every one

[@Ben2bwild]

@@TimTim-dq2nf Except Bron lost lmaoo

[@t-mo199]

Maaaaan, I miss the days when he played for the Sixers. He was so underappreciated back then, always left everything on the court.

[@russelgemramirez8876]

If you put Iggy out, Cavs would've won in 6 or 7. But if you out Steph out, its a sweep. That shows who is more valuable in my opinion

[@okpolee]

God bless you for this comment.

[@Release-Topic-b4d]

Difference is Iggy was a crucial part of the warriors but Steph.... Steph is the warriors...

[@delfiffera2766]

This is quite possibly the dumbest comment I have seen in a while. All those that up voted your comment must be brain dead or didn’t understand what you meant.

[@BigDilf3]

Without iggy they still win

[@revertedrf978]

Without steph the warriors are probably swept

[@edwardkendrick-s3640]

I miss that guy on the Dubs they need another Vet like him on the team

[@Zuri_SM]

the heat will probably deny iggy's team option to free up cap space. warriors could honestly just sign him back if that happens. im sure he'd want to run it back with the rest of the warriors core.

[@edwardkendrick-s3640]

@@Zuri_SM I would even sign him as a coach

[@travelingeast5327]

Same

[@bakothegreat6986]

I want him back, I feel like he's apart of the Warriors family even tho he was his best on Phili. I feel like he should be known as a warrior.

[@lazzz122]

Yeah I don't get why left in the first place

[@andrewboettcher554]

When he said KD is like Shaq because “shaq don’t count” when it comes to best players i don’t even like kd frl but that’s facts

[@Darkcruzer23]

except he cant do it without a stacked team

[@andrewboettcher554]

@@Darkcruzer23 i mean shaq had kobe and dwayne wade not saying i fw kd like that 😂but name a team that won and wasn’t stacked

[@Darkcruzer23]

@@andrewboettcher554 so Shaq had a co star right? But KD went to the warriors that already had a dynamic duo who won WITHOUT him. Then he joins kyrie & harden. LeBron took the shitty Cavs without a co star. Why couldn't KD take the nets without Kyrie and harden?

[@SergioLazaroMartinez]

@@Darkcruzer23 can't believe this is still a conversation topic

[@lavryq]

@@andrewboettcher554 Dallas2011

[@Username45774]

I agree. He brought aggression to the games, he changed the pace of the game and brought fear in the cavs eyes

[@tkflt]

Sometimes impact is more important than stats.

[@jordanpaone8394]

Respect to Iggy

[@futurehofer1564]

So basically, Trevor hates Steph 😂

[@ethanrobbins1997]

they have a history lol

[@silewis9396]

@@ethanrobbins1997 What history

[@ardo141]

@@silewis9396 curry always beat the rockets and Trevor was always there. I also remember when Trevor bumped into steph on purpose in 2015

[@kedrprao]

Nah. Trevor always hated Lebron. Bron and Ariza were rivals back in high school. Thats why he says that iggy deserves it because theres no way warriros win 2015 title without Iggy's HUGE threes..! Theres a video of "Jxmyhighroller" called "The day bron became King". Check the story of Trveor and Lebron in it.

[@taannmann]

@@kedrprao trevor hates everyone lol

[@cottoncandylol7175]

Man I love Iggy and TA. Honestly, even with the first round exit, Miami is just such a fun team to watch right now. Hope their team stays together.

[@PredatorBunny]

Love Igoudala, one of my favorite players. My grandpa was living in Springfield Illinois and was in a nursing home around the time igoudala got drafted, one of the nurses knew I liked basketball (as my grandpa loved it as well obviously, living in Illinois in the 90s made it easy) and she was telling me a story about igoudala bc her son was apparently really tight with Andre. And I don’t know if it’s true or not but she was saying how her son & igoudala went out to the mall one day and we’re just cruising around talking about what was cool and what not and igoudala just bought basically everything his friends wanted bc he appreciated him so much, just brotherly love. was just a cool back story to a player I didn’t know about but to be that few degrees of separation from him made me like him a little bit more as well. Though it also helped that when I played ball my game was very similar to igoudala’s. Good all around, not necessarily looking to score every point but lockdown defender that wanted the challenge.

[@AB-yt8yt]

Iggy I never forget the first time I saw you in person. It was preseason you were with the nuggets at OKC and I sat right behind the basket and you jumped higher than any human being I’ve ever seen. I was so blown away and loved you since that day! Especially since your a two way wing

[@spott5708]

Jj be talking bout defense like he actually plays it

[@JRM_Prodz]

Bruh 💀😂

[@quazeemakande6143]

😂😂😂😂

[@lazzz122]

Chill bro 😂

[@JASONTHEGAMER377]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@edwardfisher9930]

He was actually a decent defender with the clippers and Sixers

[@adamgates4659]

Curry doesn’t care about finals mvp he cares about winning and he’s one of the best teammates in the NBA . Not too worry he will get a finals MVP

[@adamgates4659]

@@THCstories Curry is on another level. If warriors made it to the playoffs and didn’t get knocked out in the play in he would have got mvp which he deserved this year and they’ll be back to the finals without a doubt in my opinion he will get a finals MVP

[@emiliocruz8816]

@@THCstories because he had no teammates to step up

[@MonkeyLove3300]

curry man so inspirational

[@sg_umerrabbani6852]

@@adamgates4659 he did not deserve MVP over Jokic 😹 and unless warriors make a huge trade they aren’t making the finals again sorry

[@rickslickw]

@@THCstories If he makes it to the finals he will have a great chance to win a FMVP as long as he isn’t snubbed by the voters

[@pancon5]

He was a difference maker in some very critical moments, making Bron's life a bit hard and scoring as well, I'm glad such a smart team-first player got to earn a trophy!

[@nibbles2589]

Steph was team first Iggy just wasn’t that talented to even be labeled team first

[@Jacobclarkeconnects]

I love this answer, mad respect to Andre

[@ojaswitluthra6482]

Steph should have 2015 and arguably 2018. Iggy's a great player and very good in that series, but he wasn't the FMVP.

[@wpdmir2155]

Maybe 2015 but once kd got there no way he was always the best player n avg 30 back to back finals

[@ojaswitluthra6482]

@@wpdmir2155 Steph was better than him in every game except one in 2018. His efficiency was far lower, yes, but only because he was facing much harsher defense than even KD, and his one bad game. KD was never the better player in my opinion, he just really benefitted from playing with Steph to the point it made him seem better. In 2016 no one would've said KD was better all time than Steph, but after KD joined Steph to win, somehow he's better. If you watch them play, it's clear they're about even, and Steph might even have an edge. Just my opinion though.

[@wpdmir2155]

@@ojaswitluthra6482 I’m done talking to u the best player wins the finals mvp if the suns win cp will get it if the bucks win giannas will Kobe never got a mvp over Shaq n dwade never over lebron and curry as normal in game 3 he had 11 point on a terrible shooting night where kd had 43 u should know this by now

[@crasherbasher8067]

@@ojaswitluthra6482 Bro nearly everyone accepts that KD was the best player on the warriors. Steph was more important but kd was the Better player

[@ojaswitluthra6482]

@@crasherbasher8067 I mean yeah I disagree with that and with those people, yeah, almost everyone. Steph had a better regular season every year with KD. Steph and KD's on-off numbers show who made the team better as well. KD is one of the best players in the world but to me, Steph is still a better player overall. Better shooter even without the physical gifts, higher percentage finisher even with his height, making more difficult shots at better efficiency, better handles, better playmaker, worse on-ball defender but better team defender IN MY VIEW (seriously, look at the numbers but even just off the eye-test). He's more skilled simply because he does everything KD can do but at 6'3, and he's better still because he does it facing harsher defense and still puts up the same or better numbers. I was a KD fan ever since I first started watching basketball, and I first noticed Steph in 2016 but moreso after KD joined gsw because I was a KD fan. I was reluctant to accept it but I genuinely believe that Steph is at least as good, if not better, than KD as a player. And he's definitely greater all time.

[@kokomiyah1348]

Back here after Curry won his first Fmvp! Tbh, it was a coin toss between these two back in 2015, and whoever wins it rightfully deserves it. Watched the whole series live from tv, and Andre did really play well that series! He came of the bench in some of those games too!

[@kcf12377]

Because Iggy seems like such a good guy and answered the way he did, I'm gonna switch to say he deserved that finals mvp

[@JimParkGM]

If Ariza hated Andre because he thought he was so good, imagine how much Ariza hates Curry. His hate for Curry is obviously greater than it is for Andre, so sure, he can have that opinion. Andre got wide-open shots because all the attention was on Steph and I'm glad he hit them for 16 points, but Curry carried them with 26/6/6. Given that nobody else in the starting lineup could hit even 40% FG nor 30% on 3's (yes, including Klay), it's not as if Steph had a ton of help either. It was a damn robbery and regardless of what Ariza had to say about it, Andre should just be honest and say it like it is - media BS got him the award. They would have been nothing without Curry.

[@milesaheadpodcast]

Check Steph's fourth quarter stats for that series. He really balled out when his team needed.

[@willseest3732]

He didnt carry but he played the best on the winning team

[@lanksey1606]

They don’t even play the same position 🤣

[@buddharocks492]

Here after Steph just won his first (should be 2nd) FMVP 🔥

[@bluethevelociraptor4176]

I don’t agree with the should be 2nd part, and Steph is in fact my favorite NBA player

[@buddharocks492]

@@bluethevelociraptor4176 i don't care 👍🏾

[@VanixX-he7jz]

Who cares

[@rxhmon]

when

[@zoesh2441]

3rd

[@elijahmcgeorge5198]

This is why I love Andre he’s very honest

[@ste11ar]

Just listening to the way Iggy speaks and conveys himself is so.. cool. He's so collected but you can also feel his energy when he talks.

[@mruv5944]

He deserved it, but there is NO question Steph deserved it more.

[@mrbruh31982]

@Buff kobe eh it don’t rlly matter since curry won fmvp this finals

[@mrbruh31982]

@Buff kobe why did you bring up whether or not he should be in the top 10? we were just talking about if he deserved the fmvp in 2015 or not?

[@jiren6374]

@@mrbruh31982 he hates curry thats it..without iggy cavs could have won it in 6 or 7 and without curry warriors would have probably get swept

[@CashOD718]

Who remembers ai squared lol.... Andre igudola was looked at as an second option behind ALLEN IVERSON lol they even talked about trading ai so iggy can take over the team... Thank god iggy is a self aware man

[@silewis9396]

Well he kinda did take over their team. Iverson went to Denver and Iguodola became the best player and an all star

[@savcitynineties4845]

Prime Iggy the closest thing we got to seeing Scottie Pippen without Jordan

[@CashOD718]

@@silewis9396 yea but it didnt go like they planned hence the trade....but u got me thinking now... What was between denver n philly in those years that the 2 best players phillu had got sent to the same organization 🤔🤔🤔 might need cosgrove on this lol

[@CashOD718]

@@savcitynineties4845 lol honestly the closeat thing to pippen with no jordan is lebron lmaooo.... No rings until he went and got a top 3 sg of all time lol

[@nirdeep07]

@@CashOD718 more like Spurs Kawhi Leonard. Best 2way players and lowkey the same playstyle

[@Treycarello]

Iggy played his role the best anyone played their role that series

[@wrestlingfacts4616]

yeah thats a lie

[@Treycarello]

@@wrestlingfacts4616 he wasn’t necessarily the best on the court but he did way more than people expected him to

[@thomaslloydcarey]

I hope he doesn't retire. One helluva teammate!!!

[@TheUncannyOne]

I LOVE IGGY & STEPH! TWO HUMBLE DUDES OH & JJ 🙏🏾

[@operationawesome8567]

I remember watching that series and thinking that Iguodala was more important to the Warriors success. Steph was able to be contained by the Cavaliers and LeBron was clearly the best player on the floor. It is surprising that offense and defense were taken into consideration this particular year. JJ thanks for your perspective, insight, and honesty.

[@79TEOG]

No way

[@operationawesome8567]

LeBron James averaged 35.8 points, 13.3 rebounds and 8.8 assists in 6 games in the 2015 NBA Finals.

[@tkflt]

Agreed.

[@yamani999]

Fate of the universe on the line or the martians have the death beam pointed at earth: "You better hit it". I want IGUODALA!

[@richporter925]

😂😂😂😂😂 I’m dying. Kellerman is one hella of a man

[@billionairetone]

Steph should have won the Finals MVP in the 2014-15 and 2017-18. He got looked over both years.

[@delfiffera2766]

Huh how for 2018?? KD was clearly better. Look at the numbers. Durant: 28.8 ppg, 10.8 rpg, 7.5 apg on 53-41-96 shooting splits Curry: 27.5 ppg, 6 rpg, 6.8 apg on 40-42-100 shooting splits

[@robgotit]

@@delfiffera2766 it was cause curry was trash in game so it sunk his averages but gm1 they was tied gm2 was def curry gm3 was kd and game 4 was curry so he was the best player for 3/4 games

[@DanielGonzalez-wj9by]

@@delfiffera2766 Simple for that one Steph had one low scoring game that series so overall KD was more consistent but i think Steph was better in 3/4 wins for GS if anything they should've been Co-MVPs which had been done before and was one of the times it seemed warranted

[@edaidk590]

@@DanielGonzalez-wj9by not for the finals

[@805fillmore]

KD had better numbers for one. Secondly there’s something called defense, something KD is a million times better at than curry. So no Curry shouldn’t have won it over KD.

[@sirpreece9355]

never knew he was this articulate & intelligent!

[@MyMiniMovieMagic]

Man....so cool to go back and listen to this again after Steph got his FMVP. In a weird way, it made this run truly special.

[@everythingiseverything777]

Dre was great in that series and they don’t win without him but let’s be honest, that fmvp was steph’s. his numbers were better than dre’s. his 4q numbers were great. I think the media really pushed the “lebron stopper” and “delly shutting down steph” narratives.

[@IamRomeo]

I love how Iggy came to realize that the warriors with Kd was unbeatable, yet people will till critics LeBron for losing to them

[@skateboardinguitaris]

Literally nobody criticized Lebron for losing...

[@IamRomeo]

Yeah people did

[@KingHerm1t]

@@skateboardinguitaris everybody does. doesnt need to be a lebron fan to see that lmfao

[@LuisoArt123]

Be real... if you need “1” person to make you believe you deserved it is because in you heart to heart you know Steph’s was the Finals MVP!!! He deserves 2 of those finals MVP; the 1st & 3rd!!!

[@polishprince5287]

Kd gets 2 he gets 1

[@Newportnews98]

@@polishprince5287 curry played better in 2018 than KD

[@914Rocky]

What a class act.

[@susieromano7001]

Curry is so good sometimes people take his greatness for granted. Like the year he was unanimous MVP he's put up numbers similar if not better than that and didn't get voted MVP.

[@conatus4377]

"It's just the way the coin gets flipped and the way it lands sometimes"

[@danielwester6913]

Iggy for sure deserved it. I watched that series, love Steph, but Iggy was the heart of that finals series. Glad Steph finally got his!

[@salm7114]

Dude on the top left is shaking his head nonstop lmfao

[@Sam19509]

because he like most think it is an unfair question to bait a guy who won an award to ask if he deserves it knowing full well there is a lot of controversy behind him getting it in the first place.

[@sujalgautam9761]

I mean who is this dude

[@randyrhoads9153]

He’s the random guy that’s there to just be there, cuz JJ has no friends

[@lukasky03]

One thing about this Warriors core - they exude on-court swagger, bravado, and confidence but are, at heart, genuinely humble, self-possessed guys who know their roles and put ego, individual glory aside for the betterment of the team.

[@efjwkefjkjfdkajk]

I love when they name drop players cause it feels like I shouldn't know what they said. It's like real NBA talk

[@MiamiBeach23]

All due respect to Iggy he was great in those finals and a really underrated player during his prime and those Warriors years but yeah Steph deserved that FMVP

[@jumongwu]

3rd championship should definitely be stephs fmvp

[@vantepearson7844]

Nah Kd hit the dagger shot in game 3 again and had a triple double game 4 . Curry struggled game 3 that’s why he didn’t get it he only had 10 points

[@witheredboy8545]

@@vantepearson7844 and ? Kd hit a dagger and had triple double ok curry 3 out of 4 games played better than kd he literally broke the record of most threes in a finals game and closed the Cavs out in game 4 he was stolen big time in that series

[@vantepearson7844]

@@witheredboy8545 yea but what superstar only scoring 10 points in the finals if he would of had 20 he probably would if got it . And Kd had a bad game game 1 and still scored over 25 . That was the outcome 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@Mrvideoticful]

@@vantepearson7844 Bruh like how are they overlooking the supposed best player having a "10" point game in an NBA finals game ?and expect that to be over looked when picking FMVP? Everyone struggled (2017 & 2018) KD carried them especially '18 and hit the dagger to seal it! Please, curry stans be honest with yourselves 😂

[@vantepearson7844]

@@Mrvideoticful facts

[@mastaaceexclusive]

Steph my favorite player. I had no problems with iggy winning

[@samuelchoisamchoi714]

What humble self-awareness from Iggy. Love this dude!

[@Joshstix95]

My favourite player of all time ‼️‼️

[@kurochan3246]

curry and iggy doesn't care, what's important is they win a championship in that curry is already a season mvp that time

[@johnjones7023]

MVP is secondary and championship is 1st priority

[@notaidandobbins]

@@johnjones7023 he got both tho

[@Greenup_kidd]

@@johnjones7023 I’ll rather get mvp than championship you can win a championship and still be a nobody like Patric mcaw

[@crazyrawi1435]

@@Greenup_kidd yo didn't look at it that way. factss

[@benjaminfischer6022]

Respect everything Iggy said, he’s a hell of a player. I just feel like the warriors average 75 ppg in that series without Steph

[@gregoryguerrier963]

Iguodala definitely deserved that mvp trophy. The defense he played that series won them the championship.

[@Rain_zhong]

look at iggy man so inspirational

[@thelostone7]

This is what humility is all about..

[@FoSho949]

Mad respect for iggy always! But no chance warriors even make the finals, let alone win without steph

[@wes_german]

Like em or hate em, one of the reasons the Warriors were so good for that 5 year stretch was because neither Iguodala or Curry would've minded if it was given to the other. Those teams had superstars but it was team first. Well coached, well disciplined. It annoyed me how much they won but they earned it.

[@velcapitan]

That was a competitive series for the most part... Imagine if Cleveland had Kyrie and Love... I love the warriors but cavs took it to 6 with JR Smith and Mozgov as their 2nd and 3rd best players.

[@satanspit4101]

Iggy is such a humble dude. You are a much better player. Than you realize. Your attitude is amazing. Great teammate. You deserved the finals MVP.

[@RiipzeeHD]

He couldn’t of said this any better. Respect.

[@yairwayyikkana8542]

Hell nah. lmao Steph dropped 27, 5, and 5. It was dumb media hype because Kawhi just won the Finals mvp the year before putting up the same numbers and playing good defense on Lebron. The difference? Kawhi's 17ppg led his team in scoring. Iguadala's 17ppg was 3rd on the team. Edit: Correction, Iggy was 2nd on the team in ppg, but still not not close to Steph's impact. Iggy was a big time hooper, but Steph should've gotten that one. Not Iggy's fault. The media fucked up.

[@allday1047]

Another difference: Kawhi created offense for himself while Steph created offense for Iggy

[@lazzz122]

@@allday1047 true

[@cantbeatthebay4765]

Iggy, come back to the The Bay!

[@alexanderjimenez1995]

Na bro taxes are crazy

[@riqosteel]

IGGY DEFINITELY DESERVED IT. WHEN WARRIORS PUT HIM IN THE STARTING LINEUP HE CHANGED THE WHOLE SERIES

[@Mad_Intellect]

Nah, LeBron was FMVP, even on the losing team.

[@Gvvenk]

@@Mad_Intellect stfu

[@MT-eo5vy]

Imao Iggy was the mvp? Lebron averaged 35 13 and 9. Most definitely should’ve been curry if not Lebron

[@abombnyy13]

@@Mad_Intellect honestly I agree lol

[@Nick-sr4fe]

@@MT-eo5vy bro what 😭. First off Iggy wasn’t on him the every play go look at the percentage when Iggy was actually on LeBron. U can’t measure defense of box score stats u have to use the time when he was in the game and when he was actually on LeBron. LeBron was very inefficient when Iggy was guarding him

[@clipsedrag13]

Wow i gained so much respect for him.

[@aaronwonder990]

Love AI. Super smart and humble.

[@Eazy_P_40]

Look I like Steph and all, but overall, that finals MVP was up for grabs between him and iggy and at the end of the day I still think I’d give it to iggy. He had good offensive games along with being the best defensive player in the whole series. Not saying steph wasn’t deserving and I’m not tryna sound rude or anything but most of the guys who say “Steph should’ve won it 100%” need to go back and watch the series. Not the highlights, the series. I do think I would’ve leaned towards Steph for Finals MVP in 2018 but that’s for a different debate.

[@shakilmirza4368]

Surprised he's only been an all-star once

[@c-meezy765]

I'm not. He was never better than guards like Wade, Rose, Ray Allen, Rondo. Or the forwards Bron, Garnett, Pierce, Bosh, Melo, Joe Johnson.

[@Ufc4masterpro]

@@c-meezy765 you comparing his to superstars/legends bruh 😭

[@c-meezy765]

@@Ufc4masterpro exactly my point.

[@sGzBugz]

@@Ufc4masterpro he’s comparing him to the All Stars that were getting the all star spots over him bro to show that it makes sense he only has 1

[@seize3]

As a Sixer fan, I absolutely love Iguodala. I was ecstatic for him when he won his first ring. BUT I have to disagree on him when he hit that game winner vs the Lakers. Kobe did not play in that game. I remember it because I was a kid on the east coast, watching it at like 2 am, and he hit a game winner. I talked so much trash to Laker fans the next day and that was their go to excuse. "Kobe ain't play" RIP

[@yvnggoat4739]

Ben Simmons

[@partin25]

Incredible answer to a great question

[@andersjameson8149]

Most humble guy ever

[@Kobayakawah]

If you think iggy he is the real Finals MVP. so Iggy completely stop lebron right? Ur goat stop by iggy in 2015 even though that is his first finals appearance 🤣 Curry should've won that bc their literally saying that iggy stop lebron bc of the finals mvp Its like Iggy defense is good he is the finals mvp😂

[@aprilboholst7868]

Its not all about the stats its all about the heart and impact to the game

[@ephraimlatson]

Iggy knows dag on well Steph shoulda won that...lol!! Steph should had 2 finals MVPs

[@delfiffera2766]

What do you mean by 2?

[@ephraimlatson]

@@delfiffera2766 yup 2..... 2018 that could have went either way. Steph draws all the attention to allow KD and others to get 1v1 and open looks.

[@Eagles2020]

@@ephraimlatson steph draws all the attention? Kd was the guy and was the main focus on the defense

[@DanielGonzalez-wj9by]

@@Eagles2020 sure thats why i vividly remember the Cavs parting like the red sea for an easy KD dunk because 3/4 guys went to cover Steph at the perimeter but KD was the focus he performed great for sure but clearly was not the Cavs main focus

[@ephraimlatson]

@@Eagles2020 that's waaaay wrong watch the highlights or the game and you'll see. The defense was definitely geared to stopping Steph in both finals.

[@electric336]

I'm happy for Iggy, but Steph was absolutely robbed of the FMVP. Curry had the best overall stats on his team, best clutch stats out of everyone in the series, best 4th quarter-scorer out of everyone in the series. He only had one bad game. He had very little offensive help and they certainly would not have been able to win without him. Game 1: 26pts, 8ast, 4reb, 50% FG Game 2: 19pts, 5ast, 6reb, 21% FG Game 3: 27pts, 6ast, 8reb, 50% FG Game 4: 22pts, 7ast, 2reb, 47.1% FG Game 5: 37pts, 4ast, 7reb, 53.8% FG Game 6: 25pts, 8ast, 6reb, 42.1% FG

[@GoldenBoy-sq6yl]

Bro the series changed when they put iggy in the starting lineup and please go look at currys 4th q numbers

[@yamaniyoussef]

@@GoldenBoy-sq6yl curry closed the game 5 and get 3-2 with 37 points thats the same kind of game that helped durant get fmvp in 2018

[@imthatguy.6984]

@@GoldenBoy-sq6yl Steph was literally a god in almost every 4th quarter of that series

[@T1VI0N3Y]

Andre was straight beast mode.

[@fouadhaydar6952]

Thats the perfect and most humble way of saying i deserve it

[@jwil2414]

Perfect way to but into a lie.

[@Wolvesdaily]

Reddick isn’t even retired yet but he’s spending his time on this show 😂😂

[@darionblack4434]

well it’s off-season and he’s a vet lol

[@Wolvesdaily]

@@darionblack4434 still could work on his shot or the game. Wouldn’t want to lose full focus lol

[@meguminstan30]

The voters gave it to him because of narrative. When the warriors went down 2-1 iggy started. And then they went 3-0. So it was easy for them to see what changed in the series and the most obvious one is iggy starting, coupled with the fact that he played phenomenal and guarded LeBron they gave it to him. The truth was it wasnt just iggy starting that made them go 3-0. People forget draymond started as small ball center and was arguably more impactful. Warriors were better and faster on offense and draymond smothered LeBron on defense. Steph on the other hand averaged 28/5/6 on 49/45/90 in those last 3 games. And in the series he had the 2nd highest finals 4th qtr ppg of all time. In retrospect it should have easily gone to Curry unanimously. He was their most VALUABLE player and was clearly the best statistically.

[@imSLO-]

Yup…as soon as they found out Lebron didn’t qualify they wanted to make it about him anyway. Iggy guarded him the most…

[@SB-wy1bm]

An important reason why iguadala won it was because his role changed during the series, making his impact more clear. If steph came of the bench and had a 10 5 5 in his first game, he would've won FMVP

[@BGYMix]

This was a great episode idea

[@toomuchdrivetothrive]

Iggy is royalty in the Bay. He was an All-Star and became the 6th man with no drama or fuss. He was the focal point of the offense under Mark Jackson. Fact!

[@ckq]

The voting was Iggy-4, LeBron-4, Steph-3. Then they gave Steph's votes to Iggy to break the tie.

[@Sam19509]

that is a conspiracy theory not a publicly released tally

[@ckq]

@@Sam19509 you really think 0 out of 11 voters voted Curry? Believe what you want.

[@Sam19509]

​@@ckq lol y isn't it publicly released? I think the handpicked Journalists who got to vote for Finals MVP that year was a group of handpicked Superstar haters who wanted a role player to win Finals MVP. It was a similar group of writers who gave young Kawhi Finals MVP in 2015 with the Spurs despite his contributions at the time not necessarily being better than Parker, Duncan or Ginoblli in that Finals. Looks like these Journalists in general hold favoritism for players who guard Lebron in the Finals and deny him a title.

[@ckq]

@@Sam19509 because it was 4-4-3, then they colluded to break the tie and released those results.

[@ckq]

@@Sam19509 and Kawhi did deserve the 2014 finals MVP even though he was like the 4th best Spur, he performed the best in the finals.

[@WearingGoldluck]

Watching this again, a year later, and well, Steph went and got him one didn’t he? 1 in 4 ain’t spectacular, but its still pretty damn great.

[@erwinrommelgaminde9572]

Had the Cavs pushed it to Game 7, LeBron is clearly the Finals MVP regardless of the outcome. He was clearly the best player in that series. Historically, FMVP goes to a player from the winning team (except Jerry West). Curry is the best player on the Warriors that series despite the fact that his numbers were down. Iggy impacted the series in a big way but LBJ still got his on low efficiency. I think it was because his entry into the starting lineup coincided with the time the series momentum shifted to GSW making him an easier choice to win. It's like the Cedric Maxwell FMVP over Larry Legend.

[@yuriabcdms]

Lebron was very inefficient that series. Curry was the best player in those Finals, and he destroyed the Cavs in the most important game of the Finals, Game 5, dropping 37 and an epic performance. Curry was the real Finals MVP and everyone knows it.

[@SunnyBoys2]

In my opinion i think they should’ve given it to bron, he was epic and even though he lost they still should’ve given credit for his monumental effort

[@hv8423]

I remember playing with The Nuggets on an old 2K back in the day and having a prime Iggy was nice! One of the main reasons I used them.....