Basketball

The Greatest White American-Born Players in NBA History

Submitted by podizz on Fri, 04/26/2013 - 08:34
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  1. Larry Bird
  2. Jerry West
  3. John Stockton
  4. Rick Barry
  5. John Havlicek
  6. Bob Pettit
  7. Pete Maravich
  8. Jerry Lucas
  9. Kevin McHale
  10. Bill Walton
  11. Chris Mullen
  12. Billy Cunningham
  13. Dave Cowens
  14. Dave Debusschere
  15. Gail Goodrich
  16. Tom Heinsohn
  17. Dan Issel
  18. Cliff Hagan
  19. Bailey Howell
  20. Mark Price
  21. Jack Sikma
  22. Bill Bradley
  23. Tom Gola
  24. Jack Twyman
  25. Richie Guerin
  26. Bill Laimbeer
  27. Jeff Hornacek
  28. Rudy Tomjanovich
  29. Jerry Sloan
  30. Dan Majerle
  31. Played majority of career pre-1960:
  32. Bob Cousy, George Mikan, Dolph Schayes, Bill Sharman, Paul Arizin, Ed Macauley, Clyde Lovellette, Vern Mikkelson, George Yardley, Slater Martin, Fr

The Best #2 Picks in NBA Draft History

Submitted by podizz on Thu, 04/04/2013 - 10:44
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  1. #2 pick: Bill Russell 1956 #1 pick: Sihugo Green
  2. Jerry West 1960 Oscar Robertson*
  3. Kevin Durant 2007 Greg Oden
  4. Jason Kidd 1994 Glenn Robinson
  5. Rick Barry 1965 Fred Hetzel
  6. Isiah Thomas 1981 Mark Aguirre
  7. Bob Pettit 1954 Frank Selvy
  8. Bob McAdoo 1972 LaRue Martin
  9. Gary Payton 1990 Derrick Coleman
  10. Earl Monroe 1967 Jimmy Walker
  11. Dave Bing 1966 Cazzie Russell
  12. Wes Unseld 1968 Elvin Hayes*
  13. Alonzo Mourning 1992 Shaquille O'Neal*
  14. Bailey Howell 1959 Bob Boozer
  15. *rightly selected #1

The Biggest Steals in NBA Draft History

Submitted by podizz on Thu, 04/04/2013 - 10:39
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  1. Artis Gilmore round 7, pick 117 1971
  2. George Gervin 3-40 1974
  3. Karl Malone 1-13 1985
  4. Kobe Bryant 1-13 1996
  5. John Stockton 1-16 1984
  6. Julius Erving 1-12 1972
  7. Steve Nash 1-15 1996
  8. Dennis Rodman 2-27
  9. Clyde Drexler 1-14 1983
  10. Dan Issel 8-122 1970
  11. Paul Pierce 1-10 1998
  12. Alex English 2-23 1976
  13. Tiny Archibald 2-19 1970
  14. Tony Parker 1-28 2001
  15. Joe Dumars 1-18 1985
  16. Shawn Kemp 1-17 1989
  17. Hal Greer 2-13 1958
  18. Calvin Murphy 2-18 1970
  19. Chet Walker 2-12 1962
  20. Dennis Johnson 2-29 1976
  21. Reggie Miller 1-11 1987
  22. Jamaal Wilkes 1-11 1974
  23. Tim Hardaway 1-14 1989
  24. Manu Gibobili 2-57 1999 88
  25. Bill Lambeer

The Greatest NBA Players to Play Past 40

Submitted by podizz on Thu, 04/04/2013 - 08:36
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  1. Michael Jordan
  2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
  3. Karl Malone
  4. John Stockton
  5. Bob Cousy
  6. Jason Kidd
  7. Robert Parish
  8. Dikembe Mutombo
  9. Grant Hill
  10. Kevin Willis
  11. Close
  12. Steve Nash
  13. Marcus Camby
  14. Ray Allen
  15. Tim Duncan

The 10 Greatest ABA Players

Submitted by podizz on Thu, 04/04/2013 - 08:35
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  1. Julius Erving
  2. Moses Malone
  3. Rick Barry
  4. Artis Gilmore
  5. George Gervin
  6. David Thompson
  7. Billy Cunningham
  8. Connie Hawkins
  9. Dan Issell
  10. Spencer Haywood

The Ten Worst 3-Point Shooters in NBA History*

Submitted by podizz on Tue, 02/26/2013 - 13:45
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  1. Clearly the truly awful either aren't seeing playing time or are rightfully not attempting 3-pointers. Taking a baseline minimum of 500 games and 500 3-point attempts, this list can rather be viewed as the 10 players throughout history most likely to attempt a 3-point shot and miss.

The Ten Worst Free Throw Shooters of All Time

Submitted by podizz on Tue, 02/26/2013 - 13:09
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  1. Minimum 500 games, 500 attempts
  2. Ben Wallace Attempts: 2679 FT%: .414
  3. Chris Dudley Attempts: 1508 FT%: .458
  4. Greg Kite Attempts: 584 FT%: .486
  5. Dan Gadzuric Attempts: 737 FT%: .498
  6. Adonal Foyle Attempts: 707 FT%: .499
  7. Andris Biedrins Attempts: 758 FT%: .504
  8. Wilt Chamberlain Attempts: 11862 FT%: .511
  9. Bo Outlaw Attempts: 1837 FT%: .521
  10. Reggie Evans Attempts: 1720 FT%: .521
  11. Shaquille O'Neal Attempts: 11252 FT%: .527
  12. Potential Candidate:
  13. DeAndre Jordan Attempts: 789 FT%: .437
  14. For comparison's sake, Mark

The Five Greatest 5-9 and Below NBA Players

Submitted by podizz on Tue, 02/26/2013 - 12:37
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  1. Calvin Murphy 5-9
  2. Muggsy Bogues 5-3
  3. Spud Webb 5-6
  4. Nate Robinson 5-9
  5. Earl Boykins 5-5

NBA Players To Score 10,000 Points Through Their First Five Years

Submitted by podizz on Tue, 02/26/2013 - 10:38
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  1. WIlt Chamberlain Total Points: 16303
  2. Kareem Abdul Jabbar Total Points: 12262
  3. Oscar Robertson Total Points: 11620
  4. Michael Jordan Total Points: 11263
  5. Elgin Baylor Total Points: 10909
  6. Bob McAdoo Total Points: 10821
  7. Elvin Hayes Total Points: 10713
  8. LeBron James Total Points: 10689
  9. Walt Bellamy Total Points: 10688
  10. Karl Malone Total Points: 10116
  11. Dominique Wilkins Total Points: 10061

2000 Point, 600 Rebound, 600 Assist NBA Seasons

Submitted by podizz on Tue, 02/26/2013 - 10:30
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  1. Michael Jordan 1988-89 PTS: 2633 REB: 652 AST: 650
  2. Oscar Robertson 1963-64 PTS: 2480 REB: 783 AST: 868
  3. Oscar Robertson 1961-62 PTS: 2432 REB: 985 AST: 899
  4. John Havlicek 1970-71 PTS: 2338 REB: 730 AST: 607
  5. Oscar Robertson 1964-65 PTS: 2279 REB: 674 AST: 861
  6. Oscar Robertson 1962-63 PTS: 2264 REB: 835 AST: 758
  7. John Havlicek 1971-72 PTS: 2252 REB: 672 AST: 614
  8. Oscar Robertson 1960-61 PTS: 2165 REB: 716 AST: 690