I still haven't seen anyone make an excuse for Kobe for this...
Year Championship Team Finals MVP
1990-91 Chicago Bulls Michael Jordan
1991-92 Chicago Bulls Michael Jordan
1992-93 Chicago Bulls Michael Jordan
1993-94* Houston Rockets Hakeem Olajuwon
1994-95* Houston Rockets Hakeem Olajuwon
1995-96 Chicago Bulls Michael Jordan
1996-97 Chicago Bulls Michael Jordan
1997-98 Chicago Bulls Michael Jordan
1998-99* San Antonio Spurs Tim Duncan
1999-00* L.A. Lakers Shaquille O'Neal
* = Michael Jordan retired
Can Kobe say he owned a decade? Fuck no! Would you like to take a look at the '00 decade?
2000-01 Los Angeles Lakers Shaquille O'Neal
2001-02 Los Angeles Lakers Shaquille O'Neal
2002-03 San Antonio Spurs Tim Duncan
2003-04 Detroit Pistons Chauncey Billups
2004-05 San Antonio Spurs Tim Duncan
2005-06 Miami Heat Dwyane Wade
2006-07 San Antonio Spurs Tony Parker
2007-08 Boston Celtics Paul Pierce
2008-09 Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant
Did Kobe own the 2000s like MJ owned the 90s? If so, what can you point to to prove your assertion?
LordSinister tried to use the "Jordan beat nobodies" line of thinking which flopped.
1990 - Bulls beat Lakers with Magic, AC Green, Elden Campbell, James Worthy. Call them what you want but Magic averaged 12.5 assists per game.
This team had two 50 year anniversary Top 50 players.
1991 - Bulls beat the Clyde Drexler, Terry Porter, Jerome Kersey, Cliff Robinson Portland Trailblazers. Try as you might to downplay that team, but ANYONE who actually watched the NBA back then will tell you they were far from slouches. Clyde = Top 50 of all Time (50 Year anniversary team)
1992 - Bulls beat the Phoenix Suns who featured Top 50 Charles Barkley, Dan Majerle, Tom Chambers, Kevin Johnson among others. Again, a team far from slouches as they finished the season 62-20.
1995 - Bulls beat the Seattle Supersonics who featured Gary Payton & Shawn Kemp
1996 & 1997 - Bulls beat the Utah Jazz featuring TWO Top 50 players of all time in John Stockton and Karl Malone.
Let's not play this game family. He beat QUALITY players and quality TEAMS. Some of the best to ever play the game. They have no rings because of this man. Can Kobe say this?
And then there's this, which no one has taken a stab at:
NO OTHER Guard won NBA MVP during the 90s. There were no better guards during ANY SEASON than MJ in the 90s.
1999-00 Shaquille O'Neal Los Angeles Lakers
1998-99 Karl Malone Utah
1997-98 Michael Jordan Chicago
1996-97 Karl Malone Utah
1995-96 Michael Jordan Chicago
1994-95 David Robinson San Antonio
1993-94 Hakeem Olajuwon Houston
1992-93 Charles Barkley Phoenix
1991-92 Michael Jordan Chicago
1990-91 Michael Jordan Chicago
AGAIN, something Kobe can't say.
Steve Nash (2004-05, 2005-06) has TWO MVPs during the past decade. Allen Iverson (00-01) has 1 as well as Lebron James (last year).
Any takers who will use actual FACTS and not emotional fandom. Please use stats, or facts to back up what you say. Thank you.