Rank the best individual achievements of the decade so far A few nominees: 1. Kobe's 81 (2005) - 2nd to Wilt's 100 alltime 2. Kobe's 9 games in a row scoring 40+ points (2003) - a Laker record 3. Nash's 12 assists in a quarter (second all-time behind John Lucas) 4. Nash's 3rd all-time career free throw percentage 5. Shaq's 4 titles with 2 different teams 6. Ben Gordon twice scoring over 40 off the bench in the same week 7. Ben Gordon making 9 three-pointers in a row (tied for alltime record) Add any nominees that you may know about......
Kobe Bryant shooting himself into the record books with 12 3-pointers or when he outscored Dallas by himself 62-61 in 3 quarters. Those moments were...magical. Jason Kidd becoming 2nd all-time in the Triple Double list with (currently) 85. there are more but i'm kinda lazy. when they come to me, i'l post some more.
Since 2000 I've enjoyed getting a chance to watch... The memorable 7-game series Lakers vs Blazers/Kings ('00-'03) The memorable 2001 All-Star game ('00-'01) Michael Jordans return ('01-'03) Lakers sweeping all teams to the finals and finishing with a 16-1 playoff record ('02-'03) The Stacked 2003 Draft Class ('03-'04) Pistons holding teams under 70 points for 5 games in a row. ('03-'04) Derek Fishers .4 buzzer beater that kept Lakers alive in playoffs ('03-'04) Watching Reggie Miller play his final game ('04-'05) Robert Horry and Shaquille O'Neal winning 4 titles in 6 years ('00-'06) Kobes 81 ('05-'06) Mutombo grabbing 22 rebounds at age 40+ ('06-'07)
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Jason Kidd becoming 2nd all-time in the Triple Double list with (currently) 85</div> He's actually third. Behind Magic and Oscar.
<div class="quote_poster">Detroit Madness Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Since 2000 I've enjoyed getting a chance to watch... The memorable 7-game series Lakers vs Blazers/Kings ('00-'03) The memorable 2001 All-Star game ('00-'01) Michael Jordans return ('01-'03) Lakers sweeping all teams to the finals and finishing with a 16-1 playoff record ('02-'03) The Stacked 2003 Draft Class ('03-'04)Pistons holding teams under 70 points for 5 games in a row. ('03-'04) Derek Fishers .4 buzzer beater that kept Lakers alive in playoffs ('03-'04) Watching Reggie Miller play his final game ('04-'05) Robert Horry and Shaquille O'Neal winning 4 titles in 6 years ('00-'06) Kobes 81 ('05-'06) Mutombo grabbing 22 rebounds at age 40+ ('06-'07)</div> So have I but I have bolded all the things which are not Individual Achievements......I'm only talking about one man records or feats. thanks I want to compile a list of individual achievements of this decade so we can do a poll of all of em. I think it would be interesting what the top 10 would be considered by the users.
Here's two more: LeBron James averaging 20/5/5 his rookie season, only other players to do this were Jordan and Oscar Robertson. In nine games, James averaged 38.6 points, 7.1 rebounds and 7.6 assists. The last player to post at least those averages during a nine-game span was Oscar Robertson during the 1964-65 season.
<div class="quote_poster">phunDamentalz Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Rank the best individual achievements of the decade so far A few nominees: 1. Kobe's 81 (2005) - 2nd to Wilt's 100 alltime 2. Kobe's 9 games in a row scoring 40+ points (2003) - a Laker record 3. Nash's 12 assists in a quarter (second all-time behind John Lucas) 4. Nash's 3rd all-time career free throw percentage 5. Shaq's 4 titles with 2 different teams 6. Ben Gordon twice scoring over 40 off the bench in the same week 7. Ben Gordon making 9 three-pointers in a row (tied for alltime record) Add any nominees that you may know about......</div> Sprewell also ha the record in February, 2003 against the Clippers. I remember being in 8th grade and not doing my HW afterwards.
<div class="quote_poster">Mercury Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">He's actually third. Behind Magic and Oscar.</div> ahh yes, totally forgot about Magic. -I also like some of the feats Lebron has accomplished like putting up 39-8-7 through nearly ten games. -When DWade had a span of 33-7-10 in (?) games. I'm not too sure about the specifics, but i remember no one has put up those numbers in a very very long time. that's special.
See this thread. LeBron had 35+ points and 4+ assists in 9 straight games. For comparison, Iverson never did it more than 5 times in a row, Kobe's max was 4, and Jordan's was 3.
Vince over Weis (not nba but still, that was amazing, plus that team was amazing to watch, i saw them in sydney) Kobe, just being kobe over and over again. tmac 4th quater 2001 dunk contest JRich in the dunk contest i think most of em have been mentioned allready, i cant think of anymore
<div class="quote_poster">AKIRA Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Vince over Weis (not nba but still, that was amazing, plus that team was amazing to watch, i saw them in sydney) Kobe, just being kobe over and over again. tmac 4th quater 2001 dunk contest JRich in the dunk contest i think most of em have been mentioned allready, i cant think of anymore</div> dunks don't count they're their own category
<div class="quote_poster">Swish Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Dwight's 30 and 20 performance or his string of 20/20 games earlier this year.</div> 30-20 DEFINITELY. Think of how hard it is to grab THAT many boards and somehow still score 30.... how many games did he go 20-20?
<div class="quote_poster">shapecity Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Here's two more: LeBron James averaging 20/5/5 his rookie season, only other players to do this were Jordan and Oscar Robertson. In nine games, James averaged 38.6 points, 7.1 rebounds and 7.6 assists. The last player to post at least those averages during a nine-game span was Oscar Robertson during the 1964-65 season. </div> word. I especially like the first one, because a) he was under the microscope WAY more than Jordan he was way younger than Jordan...
He had two in a row, my bad. I thought it was more. And by the way, Dwight had 30 and 25 in that game against Golden State. I don't know how I messed that up.
cool. keep em coming. Here's a running list of 20 nominees, the last 4 i just added.... 1. Kobe Bryant - 81 (2005) - 2nd to Wilt's 100 alltime 2. Kobe Bryant - 9 games in a row scoring 40+ points (2003) - a Laker record 3. Steve Nash - 12 assists in a quarter (second all-time behind John Lucas) 4. Steve Nash - 3rd all-time career free throw percentage 5. Shaquille O'Neal - 4 titles with 2 different teams 6. Ben Gordon - twice scoring over 40 off the bench in the same week 7. Ben Gordon and/or Latrell Sprewell - 9 three-pointers in a row (tied for alltime record) 8. Deron Williams - 21 assist game in his 2nd year 9. LeBron James - 20/5/5 his rookie year 10. LeBron James - averaging over a 9-game span: 38.6ppg, 7.1rpg, 7.6apg 11. Jason Kidd - becoming 3rd all time in TDs with 85. 12. Kobe Bryant - 12 3-pointers made in 1 game 13. Derek Fisher's 0.4 shot. 14. Dikembe Mutombo - 22 rebounds at the age of 40 15. Tracy McGrady - 13 points in 33 seconds 16. Dwight Howard - 30 points, 25 rebounds 17. Dwyane Wade - leading a previously weak team deep into playoffs his rookie year 18. Steve Nash - taking a struggling Phoenix team by the horns to 60 wins 19. LeBron James - a triple double in his very first playoff appearance 20. Allen Iverson - 48 points in the only playoff win over the 2000-2001 Lakers 21. Alonzo Mourning - beating a serious illness and coming back to block a lot of shots 22. Manu Ginobili - winning the NBA title and the World title 23. Dirk Nowitzki - 50% FG, 43% 3PT, 90% FT, 25ppg, 10rpg, first since Bird
2001 Playoff Finals 1'st Game Steve Nash being the ?third? player to shoot 50% from the field, 90% from the line and 40% from downtown Must mention Kobe's 81 Phoenix 161 - 156 Nets
