The Warriors' first championship, FMVP, was taken by Iguodala, really just because Curry endorsed It was Under Armour? Can Under Armour beat Nike?
Back in time to the 14-15 season, the Warriors were invincible, all the way through the level, and finally defeated the Cavaliers with James, Irving, Loaf in the Finals, and because Iguodala defended James, he showed amazing dominance at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and Iguodala also won the 14-15 Season Finals MVP.
So what are the Iguodala Finals stats?
In the Finals series, Iguodala averaged 16.3 points, 5.8 rebounds and four assists per game, shooting 52.1 percent from the field. Curry, on the other hand, averaged 26 points, 6.3 assists, 5.2 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game. Logically, the Finals mvp should be given to Curry, but Iguodala defends James and firmly restricts James's data, which is the reason why the Warriors can win this round of the series. Regarding Iguodala getting fmvp, in fact, the most reasonable explanation is that at the level of attack and defense integration, Curry is indeed not as competitive as Iguodala that year. Although I am a Curry fan, I am slowly beginning to accept this fact.
At this point, we have to look at James's data.
James can average 35.8 points per game in this series, why does Iguodala limit James? Because G1 Irving was injured in the finals that year, Old Zhan scored, but to cut off old Zhan's connection with the team, the Cavaliers did not attack themselves. The answer should also be known to everyone, the Warriors finally defeated the Cavaliers 4:2 and seized the O'Brien Cup that year.
Cutting off James from the team, a task largely accomplished by Iguodala. Therefore, the final mvp was given to Iguodala. This is also one of the most controversial finals MVPs ever, almost all of which are considered to be Curry.
So what exactly is Iguodala's tactical position in the Warriors?
I think Iguodala is the best player in the Warriors' defense, he is the core of the Warriors' defensive counterattack, in addition to Curry, he is the Warriors' needle, even more than the Green and Thompson of the year. Compared to Curry, I personally think Iguodala is still inferior to Curry.
Iguodala is the team's defensive tip, no matter which team's core figure, the brother in the 14-15 season can be one-sided, which is the main reason why he was selected for the first defense that year.
Although I have always been angry about Curry's failure to get the fmvp of that year, but I don't know if careful fans found that no, Iguodala left the Warriors, the Warriors' defense always felt a level lower, until 2021, Iguodala returned to the Warriors, the 37-year-old, still has a huge contribution on the defensive end.
I think for the Warriors, Iguodala is defense first, and then scoring. Iguodala's efficiency was also the reason why he won the fmvp that year. Iguodala belongs to the Warriors' system, and the Warriors just need such a defensive gate, because on offense, the Warriors really don't want any team, including the current Nets.
Iguodala is old, but Coach Kerr still entrusts a heavy responsibility to the brother, which is enough to illustrate the importance of Iguodala in the Warriors system.