Random NBA Observations 2019 - 2020
Blackrogue
Superstar
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So going through legends’ statistics on Basketball Reference and I’m shocked at Wes Unseld. I always assumed he was a 20/10 guy. But no, not even close. He was a monster on the boards, but he has more seasons scoring under 10 points per game than he does scoring in double digits. But in college he was dropping 20 a game and even had 35(!) a game as a freshman (shortened to 14 games, but still). His percentage was always around 50%, so I wonder why he didn’t shoot more in his career. Did they just pigeonhole him as a defensive center?
He also won MVP as a rookie where he dropped 13.8 PPG (5th on his own team) and 18.2 RPG (which didn’t even lead the league as Wilt had 20 RPG). It says players voted MVP in those years so the vets must have really loved how he played. The Bullets had the best regular season that year, but it was only 2 more wins than the next best team and there were other players that had statistically better individual seasons. Just surprised me. I’ve never been this curious of a past player who I’ve never seen play in awhile. I’m going to try and see what YouTube has on him.
He also won MVP as a rookie where he dropped 13.8 PPG (5th on his own team) and 18.2 RPG (which didn’t even lead the league as Wilt had 20 RPG). It says players voted MVP in those years so the vets must have really loved how he played. The Bullets had the best regular season that year, but it was only 2 more wins than the next best team and there were other players that had statistically better individual seasons. Just surprised me. I’ve never been this curious of a past player who I’ve never seen play in awhile. I’m going to try and see what YouTube has on him.
threattonature
Veteran
Hold up. Was Vince Carter lying about that 2000 slam dunk contest. In every retelling of that night he always talking about making up the dunks on the spot and how they were dunks he'd never even really practiced or had only done a few times.
Crazy. I always see Wes' name in legendary players, and I'm not saying he isn't, I just always thought he was putting up Willis Reed type numbers in points. Most surprising thing I've found out during random research of basketball's past since I learned that Wilt did not win the MVP during his 50 PPG season (which was the same year Oscar averaged a triple double and he didn't even win MVP that year too!).
threattonature
Veteran
Yeah that always confused the hell out of me too. He got a lot of props as a passer as well especially initiating fast breaks. He must've been a straight defensive monster is all I can think. Probably shows that narrative plays a huge part even back then too as the team jumped up 21 wins once he came on the team.
Conscious Pilot
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Adebisi_Said
Truth is Power
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Big salute to Kevin Love for being so open and honest about mental health issues...
Big salute to Kevin Love for being so open and honest about mental health issues...
I appreciate how open he is about it, but I alway worry that NBA teams could take advantage of it or hold it against a player. Especially now that teams are bringing their own personal mental health doctors in for the players.
Hopefully it stays between the players and mental health doctors with the teams not having access to what is found or said. It’s a rather slippery slope.