If you don't have a superstar you're not going to get those calls
sadly, this is an absolute truth. i've witnessed a sea change in the amount of calls going demar derozan's way basically in the exact second they announced he was voted an "all-star".
you need the all-star, definitely. problem is, finding the all star that doesn't forget there's another 4 guys on the floor with him. your all star should be the guy with the ball in the 4th, not the guy who's already hoisted up 30 shots and fouled out before it starts.
Is he worth building a team around? I feel like dude is doing very well but I don't know if he should be considered the future of any squad. I'm rooting for dude, though...he can be super fun to watch.
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Check the thread and no mention of MF MVP Lebron:
Hell of a game last night from the big fella.
someone who is 6'8", 260 with speed, handles and a jumper in a league where no one is allowed to touch you should be dropping 80 points a night. every night.
Is he worth building a team around? I feel like dude is doing very well but I don't know if he should be considered the future of any squad. I'm rooting for dude, though...he can be super fun to watch.
He's not a franchise player, but he's a starter for sure for a deep playoff team once this roster gels and gets tweaked.
Phoenix has a great future. And im glad to see them properly rebuild after the last Playoff team got broken.
They need a decent big and its wrap.
It good to see Gerald Green who was a knucklehead years ago remix his career.
Check the thread and no mention of MF MVP Lebron:.
During this stretch of the season, the Oklahoma City Thunder had the best record in basketball at 20-7, despite not having one of the top 10 players in the league in Westbrook. This was all Durant's doing as he took on double and triple teams without his second in command and actually improved the standing of the team.
Pacers had some bad ball management down the stretch. Right before the Thompson game winner when Indiana had the ball they could have gone two for one, but they dribbled down the clock too much giving the Warriors the last shot.
someone who is 6'8", 260 with speed, handles and a jumper in a league where no one is allowed to touch you should be dropping 80 points a night. every night.
everything else is a failure.
Stick to hockey, that's the dumbest thing I've read this year that wasn't written by LazyWolf.
someone who is 6'8", 260 with speed, handles and a jumper in a league where no one is allowed to touch you should be dropping 80 points a night. every night.
everything else is a failure.
Stick to hockey, that's the dumbest thing I've read this year that wasn't written by LazyWolf.
based on how valuable your opinion is to me, this really hurts my feelings.
Gordon is rehearsing with the team again, him and Dragic running the court again should really help them get that playoff spot. There's still 5 teams in the west for the bottom 3 spots, so that could be interesting. I want them to succeed. It's great to see a team that was touted as a sure failure not only make it, but doing it in spectacular fashion.
Green is very surprising, I knew he could dunk, but he's doing all kinds of stuff now. Great. Morris twins are solid. That big white dude at center seems athletic, not quite there yet, but with loads of potential.
I think you can definately build around Dragic. Great floor general, and I think he learned a lot from Nash back in the day.
paul george is starting to believe his own hype at indiana's peril. i saw him give up possessions on iso plays and then just stand there while the warriors went the other way for buckets. i can forgive a player for a LOT of things, but quitting isn't one of them. i wanted a lot for paul george because it was obvious the talent was there, he's just dogging too many trips down the floor early in the game and on more of a carmelo path of leadership right now, and that should worry pacer fans.
Is he worth building a team around? I feel like dude is doing very well but I don't know if he should be considered the future of any squad. I'm rooting for dude, though...he can be super fun to watch.
He's not a franchise player, but he's a starter for sure for a deep playoff team once this roster gels and gets tweaked.
Phoenix has a great future. And im glad to see them properly rebuild after the last Playoff team got broken.
They need a decent big and its wrap.
It good to see Gerald Green who was a knucklehead years ago remix his career.
Jeff Hornacek = Coach of the Yeah.
I agree with all of this. What do you think about Tyson Chandler as their big man?
OH WOW, WILT AVERAGED 75 A GAME FOR HALF A SEASON!
Yeah, I was looking at that 60 point+ game stats for Wilt...it's amazing but I feel like any team that had a player average those type of numbers today would undoubtedly suck and they wouldn't be able to make any type of Championship run....those numbers today would suggest you have absolutely no one on your team to play with.
I mean, I'm talking out my ass here...but I don't think it's a coincidence that a dude with such mammoth numbers (Wilt) has only 2 rangz'...
OH WOW, WILT AVERAGED 75 A GAME FOR HALF A SEASON!
I mean, I'm talking out my ass here...but I don't think it's a coincidence that a dude with such mammoth numbers (Wilt) has only 2 rangz'...
he and the philadephia warriors ran into bill russell and the celtics five times in the playoffs, and went 0-5 against them.
Before the CelticsÔÇô76ers rivalry, the Celtics were rivals with the Philadelphia Warriors when both teams were in the Eastern Division. The Warriors drafted Wilt Chamberlain in 1959 and shortly thereafter was considered one of the best inside scorers in the NBA. The main storyline of the Celtics-Warriors matchups centered around Chamberlain versus Bill Russell, who was one of the most dominant defensive forces in the NBA at the time. Even when Chamberlain had statistically imposing games, Russell's Celtics beat the Warriors in the Eastern Division Finals in 1960 and 1962 in 6 and 7 respectively. After the 1962 season, the Warriors moved to San Francisco, but the rivalry stayed alive as both teams met in the 1964 NBA Finals. The Celtics won the series in 5, and the rivalry died soon after.
There have been 62 games in the NBA where a player has scored 60+
Wilt did it 32 times including four in a row leading up to his 100 point game.
Wilt was the Melo of his time. You can't possibly rate his game over Russell's.
Dude...YOU need to stick to Hockey.
First of all no one here ever mentioned Russell, compared him to Wilt or the fact that Bill was on some of the greatest NBA teams of all-time.
And comparing Wilt to Carmelo is idiocy.
Wilt led his teams to 2 rings, 5 finals and 13 playoff seasons.
He had a two season stretch where he AVERAGED 24 points, 24 rebounds a 8 assists.
The fact is he was one of the most dominant players to ever play and if it were not for those GREAT Celtic teams he would have enough rings for both hands
NBA Record - Most Points in a season (4,029 in 1961-62)
Chamberlain holds the next highest with 3,586 in 1960-61
NBA Record - Most Points Scored in a Game (100 vs. the New York Knicks on March 2, 1962)
NBA Record - Most Points Scored in a Half (59 in the 2nd half vs. the New York Knicks on March 2, 1962)
NBA Record - Most 50 Point Games in a season (45 in 1961-62)
Chamberlain holds the next most with 30 in 1962-63. No other player has had more than 10. Only Michael Jordan (39 including playoffs) and Kobe Bryant (25 including playoffs) have more than 20 in their careers.
NBA Record - Most 40 Point Games in a season (63 in 1961-62)
Chamberlain holds the next most with 52 in 1962-63. Michael Jordan is third with 37 in 1986-87.
NBA Record - Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League in Points Per Game (7)
Record shared with Michael Jordan.
NBA Record - Most Career Regular Season 60 Point Games (32)
Kobe Bryant is second with 5.
NBA Record - Most Career Regular Season 50 Point Games (118)
Michael Jordan is second with 31.
NBA Record - Most Career Regular Season 40 Point Games (271)[11]
Michael Jordan is second with 173.
NBA Record - Most Consecutive 50 Point Games (7 from December 16-29, 1961)
Chamberlain also holds the next three longest streaks with 6 in 1962, and 5 in 1961 and 1962.
NBA Record - Most Consecutive 40 Point Games (14 from December 8-30, 1961 and January 11-February 1, 1962)
Chamberlain also has the next most with 10 from November 9-25, 1962.
NBA Record - Most Consecutive 30 Point Games (65 from November 4, 1961-February 22, 1962)
Chamberlain holds the next two longest streaks with 31 in 1962 and 25 in 1960.
NBA Record - Most Consecutive 20 Point Games (126 from October 19, 1961-January 19, 1963)
Chamberlain holds the next most with 92 from February 26, 1963-March 18, 1964.
NBA Record - Most points per game by a rookie (37.6 in 1959-60)
NBA Record - Most points by a rookie (2,707 in 1959-60)
NBA Record - Most points by a rookie in a game (58 on January 25, 1960 and February 21, 1960)
NBA Record - Fewest Games Played to Reach 20,000 Points (499, achieved in 1966)
Michael Jordan, at 620 games, took the second fewest games.
NBA Record - Fewest Games Played to Reach 25,000 Points (691, achieved on February 23, 1968 against the Detroit Pistons)
Michael Jordan, at 782 games, took the second fewest games.
NBA Record - Fewest Games Played to Reach 30,000 Points (941, achieved on February 16, 1972 against the Phoenix Suns)
NBA Record - Most consecutive seasons leading the league in field goals made (7 from 1959-60 through 1965-66)
Shared with Michael Jordan
NBA Record - Most Field Goals Made in a season (1,597 in 1961-62)
Chamberlain holds the next 3 spots with 1,463 in 1962-63, 1,251 in 1960-61, and 1,204 in 1963-64
NBA Record - Most Field Goals Attempted in a season (3,159 in 1961-62)
Chamberlain holds the next four highest with 2,770, 2,457, 2,311, and 2,298.
NBA Record - Most Field Goals Made in a Game (36 vs. the New York Knicks on March 2, 1962)
Chamberlain holds the next highest with 31, and is tied with Rick Barry at third with 30
NBA Record - Most Field Goals Attempted in a Game (63 vs. the New York Knicks on March 2, 1962)
Chamberlain holds the next two most with 62 and 60.
NBA Record - Most Field Goals Made in a Half (22 in the 2nd half vs. the New York Knicks on March 2, 1962)
NBA Record - Most Field Goals Attempted in a Half (37 vs. the New York Knicks on March 2, 1962 (2nd half)
NBA Record - Most Field Goals Attempted in a Quarter (21 in the 4th quarter vs. the New York Knicks on March 2, 1962)
NBA Record - Most Free Throws Made in a Game (28 vs. the New York Knicks on March 2, 1962)
Record shared with Adrian Dantley
NBA Record - Most seasons leading the NBA in free throw attempts (9)
NBA Record - Most consecutive seasons leading the NBA in free throw attempts (6 from 1959-60 through 1964-65)
NBA Record - Most Free Throws Attempted in a season (1,363 in 1961-62)
Chamberlain also holds the next four spots with 1,113, 1,054, 1,016, and 991.
NBA Record - Oldest player in NBA history to score 60 points in a game: 32 years, 126 days (66 points vs Phoenix Suns on Feb 9, 1969)
NBA Playoff Record - Most points by a rookie in a game (53 vs. the Syracuse Nationals on March 14, 1960)
Pulled down a rookie playoff record 35 rebounds in the same game.
Chamberlain also scored 50 as a rookie against the Boston Celtics on March 22, 1960.
NBA Playoff Record - Most field goals in a seven game series (113 vs. the St. Louis Hawks in 1964)
NBA Playoff Record - Most field goals in a game (24 vs. the Syracuse Nationals on March 14, 1960)
Record shared with John Havlicek and Michael Jordan
NBA Playoff Record - Most field goal attempts in a game (48 vs. the Syracuse Nationals on March 22, 1962)
Record shared with Rick Barry
NBA Playoff Record - Most field goal attempts in a half (25 vs. the Syracuse Nationals on March 22, 1962)
Record shared with Elgin Baylor and Michael Jordan
NBA Playoff Record - Most field goal attempts in a three game series (104 vs. the Syracuse Nationals in 1960)
NBA Playoff Record - Most field goal attempts in a five game series (159 vs. the Syracuse Nationals in 1962)
NBA All-Star Game Record - Points in a game (42 in 1962)
NBA All-Star Game Record - Field goals in a game (17 in 1962)
Record shared with Michael Jordan and Kevin Garnett
NBA All-Star Game Record - Field goals in a half (10 in 1962)
NBA All-Star Game Record - Free throw attempts in a game (16 in 1962)
Chamberlain also holds the second most attempts in an All-Star Game with 15 in 1960.
Other selected scoring facts[edit]2nd highest career scoring average (30.07) ÔÇö record held by Michael Jordan [Note: Jordan scored 581 3-point field goals, which didn't exist at Wilt's time]
2nd most free throws made in a season (835 in 1961-62) ÔÇö record held by Jerry West
2nd most free throws attempted in a Game (34 vs. the St. Louis Hawks on February 22, 1962) ÔÇö record held by Dwight Howard
Chamberlain also holds third place with 32 on March 2, 1962.
2nd most points in an NBA All-Star Game half (23 in 1962) ÔÇö record held by Glen Rice; 2nd place shared with Tom Chambers
2nd Youngest player to reach 30,000 points (35 years, 179 days) ÔÇö record held by Kobe Bryant;[12]
NBA rebounding records[edit]See also: List of National Basketball Association top individual rebounding season averages
See also: List of National Basketball Association top rookie rebounding averages
See also: List of National Basketball Association players with most rebounds in a game
NBA Record - Career Total Rebounds (23,924)
NBA Record - Career Rebounds Per Game (22.9)
NBA Record - Most seasons leading the league in rebounds (11)
NBA Record - Most seasons with 1,000 or more rebounds (13)
NBA Record - Rebounds Per Game in a season (27.2)
Chamberlain also holds the next two highest averages with 27.0 in 1959-60 and 25.7 in 1961-62)
Chamberlain and Bill Russell occupy the top 18 spots on this list (9 each).
NBA Record - Total Rebounds in a season (2,149 in 1960-1961)
Chamberlain also holds the next six highest totals.
NBA Record - Rebounds in a game (55, Philadelphia Warriors vs. Boston Celtics, November 24, 1960)
Besides Bill Russell (11 times, including 3 playoff games, max of 51) only Nate Thurmond (42) and Jerry Lucas (40) have ever gotten at least 40.
NBA Record - Most rebounds per game by a rookie in a season (27.0)
NBA Record - Most rebounds by a rookie in a season (1,941)
NBA Record - Most rebounds by a rookie in a game (45 on February 6, 1960)
Chamberlain, as a rookie, also grabbed 43 rebounds in one game, 42 in two others, and 40 in another.
NBA Playoff Record - Most rebounds in a playoff game (41 against the Boston Celtics, on April 5, 1967).
Game 3 victory in the Eastern Division finals.
NBA Playoff Record - Most rebounds in a half (26 against the San Francisco Warriors on April 16, 1967)
Also an NBA Finals record.
NBA Playoff Record - Highest rebounding average in a playoff series (32.0 in a 5-game series against the Boston Celtics in 1967).
NBA Playoff Record - Most rebounds in a 5-game playoff series (160 against the Boston Celtics in 1967).
NBA Playoff Record - Most rebounds in a 6-game playoff series (171 against the San Francisco Warriors in 1967).
Also an NBA Finals record for a 6-game series.
NBA Playoff Record - Most rebounds in a 7-game playoff series (220 against the Boston Celtics in 1965).
NBA Playoff Record - Most rebounds by a rookie in a game (35 against the Boston Celtics on March 22, 1960)
Scored a then-playoff record 53 points (still a rookie record) in the same game (a Game 5 victory).
NBA All-Star Game Record - Most career rebounds in the NBA All-Star game (197).
NBA All-Star Game Record - Most rebounds in a half (16 in 1960).
Record shared with Bob Pettit
Other selected rebound facts[edit]2nd most consecutive seasons with 1,000+ rebounds (10) ÔÇö record held by Bill Russell
2nd most rebounds in a half (31 vs. the Boston Celtics on November 24, 1960) ÔÇö record held by Bill Russell
2nd most rebounds in a quarter (17 vs. the Syracuse Nationals on February 5, 1960) ÔÇö record held by Nate Thurmond, 2nd place is shared with three performances by Bill Russell
2nd most rebounds in a 3-game NBA Playoff series (69 vs. the Syracuse Nationals in 1961) ÔÇö record held by Bill Russell
2nd most rebounds in a 4-game NBA Playoff series (106 vs. the Cincinnati Royals in 1967) ÔÇö record held by Bill Russell
2nd most consecutive games 20+ rebounds in the NBA Finals (12 over a series of games in the 1964, 1967, and 1969 finals) ÔÇö record held by Bill Russell
2nd most consecutive games 30+ rebounds in the NBA Finals (2 in 1967 finals, 2 in 1969 finals) ÔÇö record held by Bill Russell; 2nd place is also shared by Bill Russell
2nd most rebounds in a 5-game NBA Finals (vs. Boston Celtics in 1967) ÔÇö record held by Bill Russell
2nd most rebounds in a 7-game NBA Finals (vs. Boston Celtics in 1969) ÔÇö record held by Bill Russell
2nd highest rebounding average in the NBA All-Star Game (15.2) ÔÇö record held by Bob Pettit
3rd highest rebounding average in an NBA Finals series (28.5 in 1967) ÔÇö first two spots held by Bill Russell
Chamberlain is the only player to grab more than 2,000 rebounds in a single season: 2,149 rebounds in the 1960-61 season and 2,052 in 1961-62.
Chamberlain's 1961-62 season stat line: 4,029 points (50.4 ppg) and 2,052 rebounds (25.7 rpg).
NBA versatility records[edit]NBA Record - Highest single-season PER: 31.82 in 1963 season;
Wilt Chamberlain also holds the second spot, 31.74 in 1962 season, and the 5th, 31.63 in 1964;
NBA Record - Most consecutive triple-doubles (9) (March 8ÔÇô20, 1968)
NBA Record - Most consecutive double-doubles (227)[13] (between 1964 and 1967 seasons)
Wilt Chamberlains also holds the 2nd (220) and 3rd (133) longest streaks.[14]
NBA Record - Most points scored in a triple-double game (53 points, along with 32 rebounds and 14 assists) (March 18, 1968)[15]
NBA All-Star Game Record - Most double-doubles (7)
Other selected versatility facts[edit]Only player in NBA history to record a double-triple-double (20+ in three different categories)
On February 2, 1968 against the Detroit Pistons, he logged 22 points, 25 rebounds and 21 assists.[16]
3rd most double-doubles in the Playoffs: 143
The first is Magic Johnson, with 157, and the second is Tim Duncan, with 144, achieved in 2013.[17]
2nd most triple-doubles in a season: 31 in 1967-68 season.
The first is Oscar Robertson, with 41 in 1961-62 season.
Only player in NBA history to record a quadruple double-double (40+ in two different categories) (A feat he performed 5 times).
On November 4, 1959, Chamberlain, in his third game in the NBA, scored 41 points and grabbed a then-rookie record 40 rebounds against the Syracuse Nationals.
On January 15, 1960, Chamberlain, as a rookie, scored 44 points and grabbed 42 rebounds against the Boston Celtics.
On January 25, 1960, Chamberlain, as a rookie, scored an NBA rookie record 58 points and grabbed 42 rebounds against the Detroit Pistons.
On February 6, 1960, Chamberlain, as a rookie, scored 44 points and grabbed an NBA rookie record 45 rebounds against the Detroit Pistons.
On December 8, 1961, Chamberlain scored a then-record 78 points and collected 43 rebounds against the Los Angeles Lakers.
After critics called him a one-dimensional (or even selfish) player, Chamberlain led the league in total assists the next season, 1967ÔÇô68, with 702 assists (he did not lead the league in assists per game): he remains the only center to lead the league in assists.
4th most triple-doubles, career: 78
NBA durability records[edit]NBA Record - Most seasons leading NBA in minutes played (8)
NBA Record - Most consecutive seasons leading NBA in minutes played (5, from 1959-60 through 1963-64)
NBA Record - Most career minutes played per game (45.8)
Bill Russell is second at 42.3
NBA Record - Most minutes played in a season (3,882 in 1961-62)
Chamberlain also holds the next four most with 3,836 in 1967-68, 3,806 in 1962-63, 3,773 in 1960-61, and 3,737 in 1965-66
NBA Record - Most minutes played per game for a season (48.53 in 1961-62)
Chamberlain holds the top 7 spots in this category
Chamberlain's 3,882 minutes played out of the team's possible 3,890 left an average of six seconds of rest per game.
A regulation NBA basketball game is 48 minutes long.
NBA Record - Most complete games in a season (79 out of 80 games in 1961-62)
NBA Record - Most consecutive complete games in a season (47 in 1961-62)
NBA Playoff Record - Highest average minutes per game in a playoff series (49.33 (296/6) against the New York Knicks in 1968)
NBA Playoff Record - Most minutes played in a three game series (144 against the Syracuse Nationals in 1961)
NBA Playoff Record - Most minutes played in a four game series (195 against the Cincinnati Royals in 1965 and the Atlanta Hawks in 1970)
Record shared with Jerry Lucas and Oscar Robertson.
NBA Playoff Record - Most minutes played in a six game series (296 against the New York Knicks in 1968)
NBA Finals Record - Most minutes played in a five game series (240 against the New York Knicks in 1973)
Chamberlain never fouled out of a regular season or playoff game in his 14 years in the NBA. His career average was only 2 fouls per game, despite having averaged 45.8 minutes per game over his career. His fouls per 36 minutes (a stat used to compare players that average vastly different minutes) was a remarkable 1.6 per game.[1]
Other selected durability facts[edit]2nd most minutes played in the NBA All-Star game: 388 ÔÇö 2nd place shared with Kobe Bryant;
record held by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (419)
2nd oldest player to win Finals MVP award: 35 years, 8 months, 14 days old in 1972;
record held by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38 years, 1 month, 23 days old in 1985)
NBA accuracy records[edit]See also: List of National Basketball Association top individual field goal percentage seasons
NBA Record - Most consecutive seasons leading NBA in field goal percentage (5, from 1964-65 through 1968-69)
Tied with Shaquille O'Neal
NBA Record - Highest Field Goal Percentage in a season (72.7% in 1972-73)
Chamberlain also holds the second highest percentage with 68.3% in 1966-67
NBA Record - Most consecutive field goals (35 from February 17-28, 1967)
NBA Record - Most field goals in a game without a miss (18, Philadelphia 76ers vs. the Baltimore Bullets on February 24, 1967)
Chamberlain also holds the next two most with 16 (March 19, 1967) and 15 (January 20, 1967)
NBA Record - most free-throws missed in a single season (578 in the 1967ÔÇô68 season)[18]
Chamberlain also missed the second most free throws in a single season at 528 in the 1961ÔÇô62 season.
NBA Record - Most free throws missed in a game (22, vs. Seattle SuperSonics, December 1, 1967)
NBA Record - Most free throws missed in a half (12, vs. Syracuse Nationals, November 17, 1960)
NBA Playoff Record - Most free throws missed in a game (17, vs. Boston Celtics, April 12, 1966)
NBA Playoff Record - Most free throws missed in a half (12, vs. Boston Celtics, April 12, 1966)
Other selected accuracy facts[edit]2nd most seasons leading NBA in field goal percentage (9) record held by Shaquille O'Neal (10)
2nd most free throws attempted in a game with none made (10 vs. the Detroit Pistons on 11/04/1960) ÔÇö record held by Shaquille O'Neal (11) (12/08/2000)
3rd most free throws attempted in a game with none made (9 at the St. Louis Hawks on February 19, 1967)
3rd lowest career free throw percentage in NBA history (minimum 1200 attempts) record held by Ben Wallace
Accolades[edit]In addition to his many statistical accomplishments, Chamberlain also had a successful career. He is a two-time NBA Champion (1967, 1972) and a six-time NBA Finalist (1964, '67, '69-'70, '72-'73), was voted NBA MVP 4 times (1959-60, 1965-66, 1966-67, 1967-68 seasons) and NBA Finals MVP once (1972), was elected to 7 All-NBA First Teams (1960-'62, '64, '66-'68) and 3 All-NBA Second Teams ('63, '65, '72) and is with Wes Unseld one of two players to have won the Rookie of the Year and the MVP awards in the same year. In addition, he was voted NBA All-Star Game MVP 1960 and also made two All-Defensive First Teams (1972, '73).[7]
Rookie of the Year (1959-60 season)
NBA All-Star Game MVP 1960
4x MVP (1959-60, 1965-66, 1966-67, 1967-68 seasons)
7x All-NBA First Team (1960-'62, '64, '66-'68)
3x All-NBA Second Team ('63, '65, '72)
2x NBA champion (1967, '72)
1x Finals MVP (1972)
2x All-Defensive First Team (1972-'73)
Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (1978)
One of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996).
Chamberlain ranked #2 in SLAM Magazine's Top 50 NBA Players of All-Time in 2009.
Chamberlain ranked #13 in ESPN list of top athletes of the 20th century
Comments
If you don't have a superstar you're not going to get those calls
sadly, this is an absolute truth. i've witnessed a sea change in the amount of calls going demar derozan's way basically in the exact second they announced he was voted an "all-star".
you need the all-star, definitely. problem is, finding the all star that doesn't forget there's another 4 guys on the floor with him. your all star should be the guy with the ball in the 4th, not the guy who's already hoisted up 30 shots and fouled out before it starts.
Oh, sure, I'll bet they'll be crying about that for days.
Is he worth building a team around? I feel like dude is doing very well but I don't know if he should be considered the future of any squad. I'm rooting for dude, though...he can be super fun to watch.
Hell of a game last night from the big fella.
everything else is a failure.
I liked the black mask better
b/w
The Silence Of LeBron
He's not a franchise player, but he's a starter for sure for a deep playoff team once this roster gels and gets tweaked.
Phoenix has a great future. And im glad to see them properly rebuild after the last Playoff team got broken.
They need a decent big and its wrap.
It good to see Gerald Green who was a knucklehead years ago remix his career.
Jeff Hornacek = Coach of the Yeah.
I got Durant in the lead.
There have been 62 games in the NBA where a player has scored 60+
Wilt did it 32 times including four in a row leading up to his 100 point game.
in a totally different league/game as well.
good "no call" here.
Jordan might have guarded him down the stretch but he didn't start on him. The game is on Youtube I think.
Stick to hockey, that's the dumbest thing I've read this year that wasn't written by LazyWolf.
Wilt was the Melo of his time. You can't possibly rate his game over Russell's.
OH WOW, WILT AVERAGED 75 A GAME FOR HALF A SEASON!
based on how valuable your opinion is to me, this really hurts my feelings.
:cry:
b/w. you missed the point.
Green is very surprising, I knew he could dunk, but he's doing all kinds of stuff now. Great. Morris twins are solid. That big white dude at center seems athletic, not quite there yet, but with loads of potential.
I think you can definately build around Dragic. Great floor general, and I think he learned a lot from Nash back in the day.
I agree with all of this. What do you think about Tyson Chandler as their big man?
Yeah, I was looking at that 60 point+ game stats for Wilt...it's amazing but I feel like any team that had a player average those type of numbers today would undoubtedly suck and they wouldn't be able to make any type of Championship run....those numbers today would suggest you have absolutely no one on your team to play with.
I mean, I'm talking out my ass here...but I don't think it's a coincidence that a dude with such mammoth numbers (Wilt) has only 2 rangz'...
he and the philadephia warriors ran into bill russell and the celtics five times in the playoffs, and went 0-5 against them.
Dude...YOU need to stick to Hockey.
First of all no one here ever mentioned Russell, compared him to Wilt or the fact that Bill was on some of the greatest NBA teams of all-time.
And comparing Wilt to Carmelo is idiocy.
Wilt led his teams to 2 rings, 5 finals and 13 playoff seasons.
He had a two season stretch where he AVERAGED 24 points, 24 rebounds a 8 assists.
The fact is he was one of the most dominant players to ever play and if it were not for those GREAT Celtic teams he would have enough rings for both hands
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NBA scoring records
NBA Record - Most Points in a season (4,029 in 1961-62)
Chamberlain holds the next highest with 3,586 in 1960-61
NBA Record - Most Points Scored in a Game (100 vs. the New York Knicks on March 2, 1962)
NBA Record - Most Points Scored in a Half (59 in the 2nd half vs. the New York Knicks on March 2, 1962)
NBA Record - Most 50 Point Games in a season (45 in 1961-62)
Chamberlain holds the next most with 30 in 1962-63. No other player has had more than 10. Only Michael Jordan (39 including playoffs) and Kobe Bryant (25 including playoffs) have more than 20 in their careers.
NBA Record - Most 40 Point Games in a season (63 in 1961-62)
Chamberlain holds the next most with 52 in 1962-63. Michael Jordan is third with 37 in 1986-87.
NBA Record - Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League in Points Per Game (7)
Record shared with Michael Jordan.
NBA Record - Most Career Regular Season 60 Point Games (32)
Kobe Bryant is second with 5.
NBA Record - Most Career Regular Season 50 Point Games (118)
Michael Jordan is second with 31.
NBA Record - Most Career Regular Season 40 Point Games (271)[11]
Michael Jordan is second with 173.
NBA Record - Most Consecutive 50 Point Games (7 from December 16-29, 1961)
Chamberlain also holds the next three longest streaks with 6 in 1962, and 5 in 1961 and 1962.
NBA Record - Most Consecutive 40 Point Games (14 from December 8-30, 1961 and January 11-February 1, 1962)
Chamberlain also has the next most with 10 from November 9-25, 1962.
NBA Record - Most Consecutive 30 Point Games (65 from November 4, 1961-February 22, 1962)
Chamberlain holds the next two longest streaks with 31 in 1962 and 25 in 1960.
NBA Record - Most Consecutive 20 Point Games (126 from October 19, 1961-January 19, 1963)
Chamberlain holds the next most with 92 from February 26, 1963-March 18, 1964.
NBA Record - Most points per game by a rookie (37.6 in 1959-60)
NBA Record - Most points by a rookie (2,707 in 1959-60)
NBA Record - Most points by a rookie in a game (58 on January 25, 1960 and February 21, 1960)
NBA Record - Fewest Games Played to Reach 20,000 Points (499, achieved in 1966)
Michael Jordan, at 620 games, took the second fewest games.
NBA Record - Fewest Games Played to Reach 25,000 Points (691, achieved on February 23, 1968 against the Detroit Pistons)
Michael Jordan, at 782 games, took the second fewest games.
NBA Record - Fewest Games Played to Reach 30,000 Points (941, achieved on February 16, 1972 against the Phoenix Suns)
NBA Record - Most consecutive seasons leading the league in field goals made (7 from 1959-60 through 1965-66)
Shared with Michael Jordan
NBA Record - Most Field Goals Made in a season (1,597 in 1961-62)
Chamberlain holds the next 3 spots with 1,463 in 1962-63, 1,251 in 1960-61, and 1,204 in 1963-64
NBA Record - Most Field Goals Attempted in a season (3,159 in 1961-62)
Chamberlain holds the next four highest with 2,770, 2,457, 2,311, and 2,298.
NBA Record - Most Field Goals Made in a Game (36 vs. the New York Knicks on March 2, 1962)
Chamberlain holds the next highest with 31, and is tied with Rick Barry at third with 30
NBA Record - Most Field Goals Attempted in a Game (63 vs. the New York Knicks on March 2, 1962)
Chamberlain holds the next two most with 62 and 60.
NBA Record - Most Field Goals Made in a Half (22 in the 2nd half vs. the New York Knicks on March 2, 1962)
NBA Record - Most Field Goals Attempted in a Half (37 vs. the New York Knicks on March 2, 1962 (2nd half)
NBA Record - Most Field Goals Attempted in a Quarter (21 in the 4th quarter vs. the New York Knicks on March 2, 1962)
NBA Record - Most Free Throws Made in a Game (28 vs. the New York Knicks on March 2, 1962)
Record shared with Adrian Dantley
NBA Record - Most seasons leading the NBA in free throw attempts (9)
NBA Record - Most consecutive seasons leading the NBA in free throw attempts (6 from 1959-60 through 1964-65)
NBA Record - Most Free Throws Attempted in a season (1,363 in 1961-62)
Chamberlain also holds the next four spots with 1,113, 1,054, 1,016, and 991.
NBA Record - Oldest player in NBA history to score 60 points in a game: 32 years, 126 days (66 points vs Phoenix Suns on Feb 9, 1969)
NBA Playoff Record - Most points by a rookie in a game (53 vs. the Syracuse Nationals on March 14, 1960)
Pulled down a rookie playoff record 35 rebounds in the same game.
Chamberlain also scored 50 as a rookie against the Boston Celtics on March 22, 1960.
NBA Playoff Record - Most field goals in a seven game series (113 vs. the St. Louis Hawks in 1964)
NBA Playoff Record - Most field goals in a game (24 vs. the Syracuse Nationals on March 14, 1960)
Record shared with John Havlicek and Michael Jordan
NBA Playoff Record - Most field goal attempts in a game (48 vs. the Syracuse Nationals on March 22, 1962)
Record shared with Rick Barry
NBA Playoff Record - Most field goal attempts in a half (25 vs. the Syracuse Nationals on March 22, 1962)
Record shared with Elgin Baylor and Michael Jordan
NBA Playoff Record - Most field goal attempts in a three game series (104 vs. the Syracuse Nationals in 1960)
NBA Playoff Record - Most field goal attempts in a five game series (159 vs. the Syracuse Nationals in 1962)
NBA All-Star Game Record - Points in a game (42 in 1962)
NBA All-Star Game Record - Field goals in a game (17 in 1962)
Record shared with Michael Jordan and Kevin Garnett
NBA All-Star Game Record - Field goals in a half (10 in 1962)
NBA All-Star Game Record - Free throw attempts in a game (16 in 1962)
Chamberlain also holds the second most attempts in an All-Star Game with 15 in 1960.
Other selected scoring facts[edit]2nd highest career scoring average (30.07) ÔÇö record held by Michael Jordan [Note: Jordan scored 581 3-point field goals, which didn't exist at Wilt's time]
2nd most free throws made in a season (835 in 1961-62) ÔÇö record held by Jerry West
2nd most free throws attempted in a Game (34 vs. the St. Louis Hawks on February 22, 1962) ÔÇö record held by Dwight Howard
Chamberlain also holds third place with 32 on March 2, 1962.
2nd most points in an NBA All-Star Game half (23 in 1962) ÔÇö record held by Glen Rice; 2nd place shared with Tom Chambers
2nd Youngest player to reach 30,000 points (35 years, 179 days) ÔÇö record held by Kobe Bryant;[12]
NBA rebounding records[edit]See also: List of National Basketball Association top individual rebounding season averages
See also: List of National Basketball Association top rookie rebounding averages
See also: List of National Basketball Association players with most rebounds in a game
NBA Record - Career Total Rebounds (23,924)
NBA Record - Career Rebounds Per Game (22.9)
NBA Record - Most seasons leading the league in rebounds (11)
NBA Record - Most seasons with 1,000 or more rebounds (13)
NBA Record - Rebounds Per Game in a season (27.2)
Chamberlain also holds the next two highest averages with 27.0 in 1959-60 and 25.7 in 1961-62)
Chamberlain and Bill Russell occupy the top 18 spots on this list (9 each).
NBA Record - Total Rebounds in a season (2,149 in 1960-1961)
Chamberlain also holds the next six highest totals.
NBA Record - Rebounds in a game (55, Philadelphia Warriors vs. Boston Celtics, November 24, 1960)
Besides Bill Russell (11 times, including 3 playoff games, max of 51) only Nate Thurmond (42) and Jerry Lucas (40) have ever gotten at least 40.
NBA Record - Most rebounds per game by a rookie in a season (27.0)
NBA Record - Most rebounds by a rookie in a season (1,941)
NBA Record - Most rebounds by a rookie in a game (45 on February 6, 1960)
Chamberlain, as a rookie, also grabbed 43 rebounds in one game, 42 in two others, and 40 in another.
NBA Playoff Record - Most rebounds in a playoff game (41 against the Boston Celtics, on April 5, 1967).
Game 3 victory in the Eastern Division finals.
NBA Playoff Record - Most rebounds in a half (26 against the San Francisco Warriors on April 16, 1967)
Also an NBA Finals record.
NBA Playoff Record - Highest rebounding average in a playoff series (32.0 in a 5-game series against the Boston Celtics in 1967).
NBA Playoff Record - Most rebounds in a 5-game playoff series (160 against the Boston Celtics in 1967).
NBA Playoff Record - Most rebounds in a 6-game playoff series (171 against the San Francisco Warriors in 1967).
Also an NBA Finals record for a 6-game series.
NBA Playoff Record - Most rebounds in a 7-game playoff series (220 against the Boston Celtics in 1965).
NBA Playoff Record - Most rebounds by a rookie in a game (35 against the Boston Celtics on March 22, 1960)
Scored a then-playoff record 53 points (still a rookie record) in the same game (a Game 5 victory).
NBA All-Star Game Record - Most career rebounds in the NBA All-Star game (197).
NBA All-Star Game Record - Most rebounds in a half (16 in 1960).
Record shared with Bob Pettit
Other selected rebound facts[edit]2nd most consecutive seasons with 1,000+ rebounds (10) ÔÇö record held by Bill Russell
2nd most rebounds in a half (31 vs. the Boston Celtics on November 24, 1960) ÔÇö record held by Bill Russell
2nd most rebounds in a quarter (17 vs. the Syracuse Nationals on February 5, 1960) ÔÇö record held by Nate Thurmond, 2nd place is shared with three performances by Bill Russell
2nd most rebounds in a 3-game NBA Playoff series (69 vs. the Syracuse Nationals in 1961) ÔÇö record held by Bill Russell
2nd most rebounds in a 4-game NBA Playoff series (106 vs. the Cincinnati Royals in 1967) ÔÇö record held by Bill Russell
2nd most consecutive games 20+ rebounds in the NBA Finals (12 over a series of games in the 1964, 1967, and 1969 finals) ÔÇö record held by Bill Russell
2nd most consecutive games 30+ rebounds in the NBA Finals (2 in 1967 finals, 2 in 1969 finals) ÔÇö record held by Bill Russell; 2nd place is also shared by Bill Russell
2nd most rebounds in a 5-game NBA Finals (vs. Boston Celtics in 1967) ÔÇö record held by Bill Russell
2nd most rebounds in a 7-game NBA Finals (vs. Boston Celtics in 1969) ÔÇö record held by Bill Russell
2nd highest rebounding average in the NBA All-Star Game (15.2) ÔÇö record held by Bob Pettit
3rd highest rebounding average in an NBA Finals series (28.5 in 1967) ÔÇö first two spots held by Bill Russell
Chamberlain is the only player to grab more than 2,000 rebounds in a single season: 2,149 rebounds in the 1960-61 season and 2,052 in 1961-62.
Chamberlain's 1961-62 season stat line: 4,029 points (50.4 ppg) and 2,052 rebounds (25.7 rpg).
NBA versatility records[edit]NBA Record - Highest single-season PER: 31.82 in 1963 season;
Wilt Chamberlain also holds the second spot, 31.74 in 1962 season, and the 5th, 31.63 in 1964;
NBA Record - Most consecutive triple-doubles (9) (March 8ÔÇô20, 1968)
NBA Record - Most consecutive double-doubles (227)[13] (between 1964 and 1967 seasons)
Wilt Chamberlains also holds the 2nd (220) and 3rd (133) longest streaks.[14]
NBA Record - Most points scored in a triple-double game (53 points, along with 32 rebounds and 14 assists) (March 18, 1968)[15]
NBA All-Star Game Record - Most double-doubles (7)
Other selected versatility facts[edit]Only player in NBA history to record a double-triple-double (20+ in three different categories)
On February 2, 1968 against the Detroit Pistons, he logged 22 points, 25 rebounds and 21 assists.[16]
3rd most double-doubles in the Playoffs: 143
The first is Magic Johnson, with 157, and the second is Tim Duncan, with 144, achieved in 2013.[17]
2nd most triple-doubles in a season: 31 in 1967-68 season.
The first is Oscar Robertson, with 41 in 1961-62 season.
Only player in NBA history to record a quadruple double-double (40+ in two different categories) (A feat he performed 5 times).
On November 4, 1959, Chamberlain, in his third game in the NBA, scored 41 points and grabbed a then-rookie record 40 rebounds against the Syracuse Nationals.
On January 15, 1960, Chamberlain, as a rookie, scored 44 points and grabbed 42 rebounds against the Boston Celtics.
On January 25, 1960, Chamberlain, as a rookie, scored an NBA rookie record 58 points and grabbed 42 rebounds against the Detroit Pistons.
On February 6, 1960, Chamberlain, as a rookie, scored 44 points and grabbed an NBA rookie record 45 rebounds against the Detroit Pistons.
On December 8, 1961, Chamberlain scored a then-record 78 points and collected 43 rebounds against the Los Angeles Lakers.
After critics called him a one-dimensional (or even selfish) player, Chamberlain led the league in total assists the next season, 1967ÔÇô68, with 702 assists (he did not lead the league in assists per game): he remains the only center to lead the league in assists.
4th most triple-doubles, career: 78
NBA durability records[edit]NBA Record - Most seasons leading NBA in minutes played (8)
NBA Record - Most consecutive seasons leading NBA in minutes played (5, from 1959-60 through 1963-64)
NBA Record - Most career minutes played per game (45.8)
Bill Russell is second at 42.3
NBA Record - Most minutes played in a season (3,882 in 1961-62)
Chamberlain also holds the next four most with 3,836 in 1967-68, 3,806 in 1962-63, 3,773 in 1960-61, and 3,737 in 1965-66
NBA Record - Most minutes played per game for a season (48.53 in 1961-62)
Chamberlain holds the top 7 spots in this category
Chamberlain's 3,882 minutes played out of the team's possible 3,890 left an average of six seconds of rest per game.
A regulation NBA basketball game is 48 minutes long.
NBA Record - Most complete games in a season (79 out of 80 games in 1961-62)
NBA Record - Most consecutive complete games in a season (47 in 1961-62)
NBA Playoff Record - Highest average minutes per game in a playoff series (49.33 (296/6) against the New York Knicks in 1968)
NBA Playoff Record - Most minutes played in a three game series (144 against the Syracuse Nationals in 1961)
NBA Playoff Record - Most minutes played in a four game series (195 against the Cincinnati Royals in 1965 and the Atlanta Hawks in 1970)
Record shared with Jerry Lucas and Oscar Robertson.
NBA Playoff Record - Most minutes played in a six game series (296 against the New York Knicks in 1968)
NBA Finals Record - Most minutes played in a five game series (240 against the New York Knicks in 1973)
Chamberlain never fouled out of a regular season or playoff game in his 14 years in the NBA. His career average was only 2 fouls per game, despite having averaged 45.8 minutes per game over his career. His fouls per 36 minutes (a stat used to compare players that average vastly different minutes) was a remarkable 1.6 per game.[1]
Other selected durability facts[edit]2nd most minutes played in the NBA All-Star game: 388 ÔÇö 2nd place shared with Kobe Bryant;
record held by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (419)
2nd oldest player to win Finals MVP award: 35 years, 8 months, 14 days old in 1972;
record held by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38 years, 1 month, 23 days old in 1985)
NBA accuracy records[edit]See also: List of National Basketball Association top individual field goal percentage seasons
NBA Record - Most consecutive seasons leading NBA in field goal percentage (5, from 1964-65 through 1968-69)
Tied with Shaquille O'Neal
NBA Record - Highest Field Goal Percentage in a season (72.7% in 1972-73)
Chamberlain also holds the second highest percentage with 68.3% in 1966-67
NBA Record - Most consecutive field goals (35 from February 17-28, 1967)
NBA Record - Most field goals in a game without a miss (18, Philadelphia 76ers vs. the Baltimore Bullets on February 24, 1967)
Chamberlain also holds the next two most with 16 (March 19, 1967) and 15 (January 20, 1967)
NBA Record - most free-throws missed in a single season (578 in the 1967ÔÇô68 season)[18]
Chamberlain also missed the second most free throws in a single season at 528 in the 1961ÔÇô62 season.
NBA Record - Most free throws missed in a game (22, vs. Seattle SuperSonics, December 1, 1967)
NBA Record - Most free throws missed in a half (12, vs. Syracuse Nationals, November 17, 1960)
NBA Playoff Record - Most free throws missed in a game (17, vs. Boston Celtics, April 12, 1966)
NBA Playoff Record - Most free throws missed in a half (12, vs. Boston Celtics, April 12, 1966)
Other selected accuracy facts[edit]2nd most seasons leading NBA in field goal percentage (9) record held by Shaquille O'Neal (10)
2nd most free throws attempted in a game with none made (10 vs. the Detroit Pistons on 11/04/1960) ÔÇö record held by Shaquille O'Neal (11) (12/08/2000)
3rd most free throws attempted in a game with none made (9 at the St. Louis Hawks on February 19, 1967)
3rd lowest career free throw percentage in NBA history (minimum 1200 attempts) record held by Ben Wallace
Accolades[edit]In addition to his many statistical accomplishments, Chamberlain also had a successful career. He is a two-time NBA Champion (1967, 1972) and a six-time NBA Finalist (1964, '67, '69-'70, '72-'73), was voted NBA MVP 4 times (1959-60, 1965-66, 1966-67, 1967-68 seasons) and NBA Finals MVP once (1972), was elected to 7 All-NBA First Teams (1960-'62, '64, '66-'68) and 3 All-NBA Second Teams ('63, '65, '72) and is with Wes Unseld one of two players to have won the Rookie of the Year and the MVP awards in the same year. In addition, he was voted NBA All-Star Game MVP 1960 and also made two All-Defensive First Teams (1972, '73).[7]
Rookie of the Year (1959-60 season)
NBA All-Star Game MVP 1960
4x MVP (1959-60, 1965-66, 1966-67, 1967-68 seasons)
7x All-NBA First Team (1960-'62, '64, '66-'68)
3x All-NBA Second Team ('63, '65, '72)
2x NBA champion (1967, '72)
1x Finals MVP (1972)
2x All-Defensive First Team (1972-'73)
Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (1978)
One of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996).
Chamberlain ranked #2 in SLAM Magazine's Top 50 NBA Players of All-Time in 2009.
Chamberlain ranked #13 in ESPN list of top athletes of the 20th century