Regular Season
GP
11
W-L
5-6
PPG
27.3
APG
9.8
RPG
1
SPG
0.3636
BPG
0.0909
AST/TO
5.4
FG%
66.3%
3PT%
57.3%
GP
11
W-L
5-6
PPG
27.3
APG
9.8
RPG
1
SPG
0.3636
BPG
0.0909
AST/TO
5.4
FG%
66.3%
3PT%
57.3%
GP
6
W-L
—
PPG
34
APG
9
RPG
—
SPG
—
BPG
—
AST/TO
5.4
FG%
71.6%
3PT%
69.2%
| Split | GP | W-L | PPG | APG | RPG | SPG | BPG | AST/TO | FG% | 3PT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | 11 | 5-6 | 27.3 | 9.8 | 1 | 0.3636 | 0.0909 | 5.4 | 66.3% | 57.3% |
| Playoffs | 6 | — | 34 | 9 | — | — | — | 5.4 | 71.6% | 69.2% |
Regular season: 5-6, 27.3 PPG, 9.8 APG, 5.4 A/TO, 66% FG, 57% 3PT.
Six supplied playoff games: 34.0 PPG, 9.0 APG, 5.4 A/TO, 71.6% FG, 69.2% 3PT.
Kari might have the strongest argument for best pure scorer at PG over the entire season.
The regular season was already individually elite. The issue was always that 5-6 record. He had the numbers, but the winning did not match.
Then he entered the postseason as the #11 seed and started torching people.
Round 1:
- 41/8
- 39/7
Round 2, in the two games supplied:
- 30/10
- 36/11
Elite 8 against #3 Paladins:
- 31/11
- 26/7
He basically never had a bad scoring game in the playoffs
Why he is above KJM: KJM had the stronger regular season from a winning/efficiency standpoint, but Kari’s playoff run was dramatically better. KJM got bounced early by #12. Kari went on a deep underdog run and averaged 34.
Why he is below Cova: Cova finished the job and won Finals MVP. Kari did not.
Why he is below Brumps: Brumps had much more PG control through assist volume and the better opponent-quality signature series.
Why he cannot be lower than #3: Nobody below him has a playoff résumé even close to this.