Dame and 50pt games

[42N8Bounce]

Petrie had the best range in the NBA at the time, but there was no 3 point shot.

35.4% of Dame's made fg's are 3 pointers. If we use this as a guide to map that on Petries' game -

On both 1/20/73 and on 3/17/73, Petrie made 19 fgs:
- 19 x .354 = 6.7
- approx 7 of those 19 made fgs would have been a 3 pointer. (instead of a 2)
- 51 + 7 = 58 points


Petrie also had games of:
- 46 on 3/19/71.
-- 14 fg x 0.354 = 5.0
-- 46 + 5 = 51 points

- 43 on 3/20/74.
-- 20 fg x 0.354 = 7.1
-- 43 + 7 = 50 points

 

[PtldPlatypus]

35.4% of Dame's made fg's are 3 pointers. If we use this as a guide to map that on Petries' game -

On both 1/20/73 and on 3/17/73, Petrie made 19 fgs:
- 19 x .354 = 6.7
- approx 7 of those 19 made fgs would have been a 3 pointer. (instead of a 2)
- 51 + 7 = 58 points


Petrie also had games of:
- 46 on 3/19/71.
-- 14 fg x 0.354 = 5.0
-- 46 + 5 = 51 points

- 43 on 3/20/74.
-- 20 fg x 0.345 = 7.1
-- 7 + 43 = 50 points


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Appears Geoff really liked the third week of March...

 

[Lanny]

There was 8 teams in the NBA back then, the great high school teams now are better. The NBA finals weren't televised. Wilt's stats are extremely misleading.

An NBA player scoring 60 now is more impressive than Wilt getting 100.

I watched Wilt square off against Russell on TV. It was too long ago to recall whether the finals were televised or not but if the regular season games got televised why wouldn't the finals be televised?
Sure teams today are better but given the talent that was out there Wilt was the best. And had he had the other players to grow up with I feel confident he would have developed into something even more amazing.
By the way, future Blazer Darrall Imhoff guarded Wilt the night he scored 100 points.

 

[illmatic99]

Look at all the players Dame is ahead of (# of 50 pt games)

 

[BBert]

Bernard King is who I've been thinking about while Dame has been on this tear. He was one of my favorite players.

 

[BBert]

I watched the game where Rick Barry scored 64 against the Blazers. His teammates were literally passing up open layups, even fast break layups, to give him the ball so he could score on us. I was just a kid and it pissed me off so much he was my most hated player LOL

 

[BrianFromWA]

It’s kind of amazing Dame doesn’t have a triple double.

This aged quickly

 

[42N8Bounce]

I posted this in the game thread, but I figured I'd put it here too since this is easier to find, and apparently this 50+ game thing is an ongoing event.



Since Dame's numbers are out of this world this season, I thought I'd put it into perspective and compare them to Steph Curry:











Keep in mind that we're looking at a single season for Dame (2019-20) and these graphs are pulling Curry's peak data from different years.

Dame's not quite to the Steph Curry level, but it sure is a damn fun comparison!

 

[AldoTrapani]

I posted this in the game thread, but I figured I'd put it here too since this is easier to find, and apparently this 50+ game thing is an ongoing event.

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Since Dame's numbers are out of world this season, I thought I'd put it into perspective and compare them to Steph Curry:

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Keep in mind that we're looking at a single season for Dame (2019-20) and these graphs are pulling Curry's peak data from different years.

Dame's not quite to the Steph Curry level, but it sure is a damn fun comparison!

I think you put Dame on Golden state instead of curry they don’t miss a beat. The question is can steph do what lillard has done in Portland?

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[Lanny]

Doubt it. I don't think he could hit the three balls.

No, he would never be a great long ball shooter. Most big men aren't.

 

[e_blazer]

No, he would never be a great long ball shooter. Most big men aren't.

Lanny, Lanny! It was said in jest. The little winking face was a hint.

But it does bring up a fair point. It’s often said by some around here that big men can’t lead a team to a title in today’s NBA. I believe that the thinking is that the 3-point shot has negated the value of dominant interior play. I wonder if that’s true, or if it’s just a case of there not being any super-talented big men in the league right now. I have a feeling that Wilt, Russell, Kareem, Walton, and Hakeem would still be pretty darned effective today. Obviously, you’d want good three point shooters surrounding them, but those guys were totally on a different talent level than the best bigs of today.

 

[Road Ratt]

Time to start calling Damian Lillard: 50 D.O.L.L.A

 

[hoopsjock]

Time to start calling Damian Lillard: 50 D.O.L.L.A

50 Dolla, make you holla!