>>Like, hypothetically, 35,8,8 is better than 20, 10, and
>10.
>>
>>Lebron was phenomenal this year. Kevin Durant averaged 35
>ppg
>>on 55% shooting and won. "Not a triple double though!"
>
>Sure - except Lebron didn't average 20ppg - he averaged 33+ppg
>which basically neutralized KD's ppg output.
>
>KD had a truly great NBA finals - just not quite as good as
>Bron's which ranks among the best all-time. There's no sense
>in trying to underplay how significant his performance was -
>you'll never see it again (and you haven't seen it before).
>

Yeah, I'm just saying we can't write off something as being a contender here just because it wasn't a triple double. Lebron was phenomenal this year.

I voted for Shaq though.