Stephen A. thinks Caleb Martin, NOT Jimmy Butler, was the MVP of the ECF 😯 | First Take
On First Take, Stephen A. Smith, JJ Redick and Tim Legler talk in-depth about the Boston Celtics falling short in Game 7 to the Miami Heat.
0:00 Game 7 reaction
4:40 Any problem with Jimmy Butler winning Eastern Conference Finals MVP?
7:16 Praising Caleb Martin
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C A S H M E R E | G A M I N G
May 31, 2023 at 11:00 am
Without Jimmy are the Heat still contending?
Sabelo Simamane
May 31, 2023 at 11:01 am
Is JJ saying that the MVP is reserved for star players?
Noah C.
May 31, 2023 at 11:06 am
Caleb played a really solid 45 minutes when they held a high powered offense to 80 points in game 7. Hard to say who deserves the mvp but Jimmy’s efficient clutch offense and leadership makes him the man.
joe duru
May 31, 2023 at 11:11 am
jimmy affected the game in more ways than caleb but the lows with jimmy were a lot lower than caleb in this series..i think jimmy deserved it but caleb’s ridiculous efficiency and his consistency makes a good argument for him to win but not quite good enough to eclipse jimmy’s overall impact and play this series
Giova Vigo “ GOODSHUGG “
May 31, 2023 at 11:50 am
Caleb was clutch but jimmy all around from the start of the play-in has been ballin
Vincent Barney
May 31, 2023 at 12:12 pm
Ain’t Joe a fill in coach?
Peter W. Dunn
May 31, 2023 at 12:25 pm
It is surprising to see commentators say that Martin should have gotten the MVP. The majority of voters saw what I saw. It isn’t even a statistical thing, except maybe Martin was more efficient. But that’s only because stopping Butler was the main focus of the Celtics defense. Let’s build a team around Martin and see how that goes.
Bryan Ho
May 31, 2023 at 12:25 pm
I would love to keep Jaylen Brown but he is not worth the supermax and I doubt he would take less than the supermax. I also don’t think he is particularly close to Boston. He definitely wants to be involved in social activism (nothing wrong with that at all) but Boston fans traditionally do not view that particularly favorably. I forsee a sign-and-trade, hopefully for an elite point guard.
Baldhead
May 31, 2023 at 12:30 pm
Jimmy give his guys the motivation to play free, he doesn’t even want to take the most shots in a game. That’s what makes him a mvp of the ECF. Shout out to K.Martin but without Jimmy none of this is possible.
Nsilo Thomas
May 31, 2023 at 1:13 pm
The G League players scored all the points in the scrimmage bro! 🤯
D Jinx
May 31, 2023 at 1:21 pm
No one in the Heat cares about that. Winning is all that matters.
Adam James
May 31, 2023 at 1:31 pm
Do you think Miami wins this series if Butler isn’t there ? come on
Marcus
May 31, 2023 at 1:58 pm
Jimmy Buttler destroys the Bucks then heads down to NYC and beat them up good with a Sore ankle. Then game 1 vs Celtics gets 35-5-7, game 2) 27-8-6 Sends Grant Williams to the bench, game 3) 16-8-6 not that great but nearly a triple-double, game 4) 29-9-5, game 5) didn’t play that great but had nearly a triple-double again, game 6) gives you 24-11-8 and Martin played well had 21-15 RB and game 7 Jimmy had 28-7-6. So how on earth does Caleb Martin even get one vote away from winning the conference’s finals MVP?? It is so absurd it blows my mind away. Jimmy absolutely played way better than Caleb Martin mind you Caleb played well here and there and was probably the 2nd best player after Jimmy. And even some of the shots that he took were because of Jimmy’s assists. Stephen A and all the other voters done lost their minds, JJ should’ve called them out when he had his chance but probably didn’t want drama to fold in.
Phil B.
May 31, 2023 at 2:00 pm
Caleb Martin should have won the award, but Butler got it because of reputation. Martin was consistent the entire series and was more efficient.
imqmortal
May 31, 2023 at 2:04 pm
No
vtecx626
May 31, 2023 at 2:32 pm
Watch Caleb Martin wins Finals MVP 😂
WarhawksKilla345
May 31, 2023 at 2:37 pm
Jimmy didn’t deserve that award at all. His shooting in all 7 games were terrible. Caleb was clearly the better player and shooter in this series, out both there stats side by side
Abu Abdullah
May 31, 2023 at 3:39 pm
The Celtics played like as if they were ready to go home, and that is exactly where they are headed to, thier energy was horrible and the defense was super horrible,
Mrs HP
May 31, 2023 at 6:38 pm
Steven shut up please
koolage Muss move
May 31, 2023 at 7:03 pm
Jimmy has 3 bad game and that’s how y’all do him smh been a heat fan since 03 am glad jimmy is a MVP Stephen a. Smith should stop speaking about basketball for real he been wrong so many times 😂😂😂😂
Ant
May 31, 2023 at 8:01 pm
People have really short memories, the Heat were up 3 games to 0 because of Butlers play. When Jimmy had three bad games those are the ones the Celtics won. Game 7 Jimmy plays well again they win. Isnt that what an MVP mean.
Trevor Deezel
May 31, 2023 at 10:11 pm
‘I’m nobody’s Robin ” 🤣
Anon
May 31, 2023 at 11:17 pm
Nah Butler’s defense mattered