NBA record for Lillard?

[Shooter]

Has any player of Lillard's height (6'3) ever recorded 18 rebounds in a single game? I can't recall it ever happening before. Anyone else know?

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Has any player of Lillard's height (6'3) ever recorded 18 rebounds in a single game? I can't recall it ever happening before. Anyone else know?

Sly posted that Fat Lever did it back in 1990. Apparently he actually did it 7 times.

Edit: Wow--Lever was an incredible rebounder. Averaged 8.9 rpg over a 4 year span.

 

[Shooter]

Hmm. The ESPN guys were saying last night that Lillard can't really be 6'3, so he may in fact be the shortest player in NBA history to ever get 18 rebounds.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Hmm. The ESPN guys were saying last night that Lillard can't really be 6'3, so he may in fact be the shortest player in NBA history to ever get 18 rebounds.

Could be. At the combine, he measured 6'1.75" barefoot, 6'2.75" in shoes. Have no idea what Lever's barefoot height is. Better bring him in and have them stand back to back.

 

[Boise Blazer]

Fat Lever is one of the most underrated players in the history of the league as far as talent goes:

This guy averaged 19/9/8 in his 4-year peak with run'n'gun Nuggets... 2,5 steals also! Nuggets all-time leader in steals, 46 career triple-doubles, 6th all-time! In 1985 regular season game vs Pacers, Lever had 8 steals in one quarter (NBA record)!

His most amazing triple-doubles:

19/18/16 in his 6th playoff game in Nuggets uniform (1985 vs Utah)...

36/12/10 vs Portland in 1986...

31/16/12/6 steals vs Michael Jordan in 1988...

20/20/12/6 steals vs Cavs in 1988... (20 pts and 20 rebounds! for a 6'3'' PG!)

22/21/7 vs Hakeem and the Rockets in 1988 (21 rebounds vs Hakeem!)

25/19/13 vs Dallas in 1988... (again, 19 rebounds!)

15/13/23 vs Warriors in 1989...

29/20/7 vs Warriors in 1990 (29 points, 20 rebounds!)

20/22/11 vs Spurs in 1990 (another 20-20 game for PG!)

Lever led the Nuggets in rebounds three out of the six years he was there!

 

[blue32]

Could be. At the combine, he measured 6'1.75" barefoot, 6'2.75" in shoes. Have no idea what Lever's barefoot height is. Better bring him in and have them stand back to back.

Dude has massive hops for being 6'1-6'2. Sheeeeet

 

[Boise Blazer]

He almost had a 20/20/20 game - as a guard. (22/21/17)

As Mags says B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

http://bkref.com/tiny/mN8BE

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Dude has massive hops for being 6'1-6'2. Sheeeeet

Max vert listed of 39.5, puts his max reach at 11'3". Only about a foot higher than mine...

 

[julius]

Hmm. The ESPN guys were saying last night that Lillard can't really be 6'3, so he may in fact be the shortest player in NBA history to ever get 18 rebounds.

The ESPN guys are also idiots, but either way, the 18 rebounds was incredibly impressive.

 

[handiman]

Fat Lever was damn good, but there were a lot of stats to go around in those 158 point games.

 

[riverman]

Wheels said Jason Kidd had 19 in a game, I think it was 2007 but could be mistaken and Dame is a bit smaller than Kidd but not that much

 

[lawai'a]

d'antonni is chumming for the nugget's coaching job. could be a few of these scores in the mile high's rareified air under his system.

Fat Lever was damn good, but there were a lot of stats to go around in those 158 point games.

 

[riverman]

d'antonni is chumming for the nugget's coaching job. could be a few of these scores in the mile high's rareified air under his system.

D'antoni is going to make Will Barton a star if he coaches the Nuggets

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Wheels said Jason Kidd had 19 in a game, I think it was 2007 but could be mistaken and Dame is a bit smaller than Kidd but not that much

The first link in my first post in this thread lists all 18+ rebound games for guards. Kidd's 19 rebound game (which also had 11 points and 10 assists) is in there.

 

[lawai'a]

D'antoni is going to make Will Barton a star if he coaches the Nuggets

now that he can hit a 3 pointer consistently I see the possibilities. if they commit to conditioning and the shoot before 7 seconds rule it could happen. Lawson fits too. they used to run teams out of the arena in Denver, taking advantage of the home court.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Lillard is the smallest power forward in NBA history.

 

[handiman]

Lillard is the smallest power forward in NBA history.

But only by like 3" vs. Barkley.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

But only by like 3" vs. Barkley.

3" and 100lbs.

 

[Natebishop3]

3" and 100lbs.

Isn't Barkley like 6'4?

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Isn't Barkley like 6'4?

6'4.5" barefoot, IIRC. Dame's 6'1.75" barefoot.