What are some of the greatest 1 year performances of all time?

[BullsDynasty]

One that comes to mind.

Michael Jordan 1988
35ppg 6apg 5rpg
Defensive Player of the Year
MVP

Wilt Chamberlain 1962
50ppg 25rpg 2.4apg << GOD DAMN!!!

[HarlemHeat37]

Shaq in 2000..

Led the NBA in scoring, 14 RPG, 4 APG, 3 BPG, led the NBA in PER, led the NBA in WS, led the NBA in offensive and defensive rating, MVP, NBA title, Finals MVP, 31 PPG and 15 RPG in the playoffs..

[21_Blessings]

Shaq in 2000..

Led the NBA in scoring, 14 RPG, 4 APG, 3 BPG, led the NBA in PER, led the NBA in WS, led the NBA in offensive and defensive rating, MVP, NBA title, Finals MVP, 31 PPG and 15 RPG in the playoffs..

Yet he was the second option in crunch time. :lmao :lmao

[21_Blessings]

Hakeem MVP, DPOY, Finals MVP + bukkake on The Admiral combo > every year of Shaq/Duncan's career

[midnightpulp]

Hakeem MVP, DPOY, Finals MVP + bukkake on The Admiral combo > every year of Shaq/Kobe/Duncan's career

Fixed it for you, faggot.

[SomeCallMeTim]

Yet he was the second option in crunch time. :lmao :lmao

Nope.

[cobbler]

Oscar Robertson 1961-62:

30.8 points, 12.5 rebounds, and 11.4 assists per game-an average of a triple-double for an entire season.

[MiamiHeat]

One that comes to mind.

Michael Jordan 1988
35ppg 6apg 5rpg
Defensive Player of the Year
MVP


you forgot

Led the NBA in steals
Led the NBA in points -->Scoring title
All-Star Game MVP
Slam Dunk Champion
3.2 steals per game
1.6 blocks per game

[SomeCallMeTim]

you forgot

Led the NBA in steals
Led the NBA in points -->Scoring title
All-Star Game MVP
Slam Dunk Champion
3.2 steals per game
1.6 blocks per game

It's easy to forget how good and versatile a defender Jordan was in his prime... that stat is amazing for a wing defender.

[eisfeld]

Oscar Robertson 1961-62:

30.8 points, 12.5 rebounds, and 11.4 assists per game-an average of a triple-double for an entire season.

nice find :tu

[Giuseppe]

Off the snide a little: Bob McAdoo (for the Buffalo Braves) in 1974: 34.5 ppg, 14 rpg, 52% from the field.

[Chieflion]

LeBron James (2008-2009)

Led league in PER, 4th all-time in PER.
Team won 66 games.
MVP award.

28.4 points, 7.6 rebounds, 7.2 assists, 1.7 steals, 1.1 blocks a game while playing 37.7 minutes. Shot 48.9% from the field. TS% at 59.1%.

[Darrin]

Ben Wallace in 2002-03:

6.9 ppg, 15.4 rpg, 1.6 apg, 1.4 spg, and 3.2 bpg.

Big Ben put up career numbers as he became the rebounder that he and Rick Carlisle talked about and Ben Wallace worked on. He had a triple-double in November against the Heat, he averaged 17.1 rebounds in the Conference Finals, and finished 9th in Most Valuable Player voting. Just an amazing year for the defensive force of this generation.

[JamStone]

Dennis Rodman, 1991-92.

9.8 ppg, 18.7 rpg, 6.4 orpg, 53.9% FG, 31.7% 3pt (32-for-101)

Probably his most impressive all-around year. The 18+ rebounds a game obviously impressive for that era of NBA basketball with Dennis being 6'7 and around 210 lbs. Perhaps even more impressive, the 6+ offensive rebounds a game. It's pretty ridiculous if you think about it.

He actually was also given opportunities to score that season. And if you notice, I posted his three point shooting for that season. Dennis had already started exhibiting emotional issues by then. Chuck Daly was coaching his last season in Detroit (probably knew it too). In many ways, it was Chuck's way of giving Dennis both some motivation and escape from his demons. The three point shot. It would be the most he would take in a season, and considering how he was viewed as not only a poor offensive player but a really bad shooter, 32% aint really that bad. Story was that Chuck Daly allowed him to take three point shots but on conditions. I can't remember exactly. It was something like for every charge he took, he could take a three pointer. Or something like if he took a shot and missed, he had to pay Daly $1,000. Something along those lines.

The 18 rebounds a game stands out obviously, considering Rodman's height and size and the fact he was doing it in an era of NBA basketball where the centers and power forwards were getting bigger. Rodman had the build of a natural small forward. He'd be on the smaller end of small forwards today even. His second jump might be the quickest in the history of the league. Unbelievably quick second jump.

[Medvedenko]

Dennis Rodman, 1991-92.

9.8 ppg, 18.7 rpg, 6.4 orpg, 53.9% FG, 31.7% 3pt (32-for-101)

Probably his most impressive all-around year. The 18+ rebounds a game obviously impressive for that era of NBA basketball with Dennis being 6'7 and around 210 lbs. Perhaps even more impressive, the 6+ offensive rebounds a game. It's pretty ridiculous if you think about it.

He actually was also given opportunities to score that season. And if you notice, I posted his three point shooting for that season. Dennis had already started exhibiting emotional issues by then. Chuck Daly was coaching his last season in Detroit (probably knew it too). In many ways, it was Chuck's way of giving Dennis both some motivation and escape from his demons. The three point shot. It would be the most he would take in a season, and considering how he was viewed as not only a poor offensive player but a really bad shooter, 32% aint really that bad. Story was that Chuck Daly allowed him to take three point shots but on conditions. I can't remember exactly. It was something like for every charge he took, he could take a three pointer. Or something like if he took a shot and missed, he had to pay Daly $1,000. Something along those lines.

The 18 rebounds a game stands out obviously, considering Rodman's height and size and the fact he was doing it in an era of NBA basketball where the centers and power forwards were getting bigger. Rodman had the build of a natural small forward. He'd be on the smaller end of small forwards today even. His second jump might be the quickest in the history of the league. Unbelievably quick second jump.

[Booharv]

Yet he was the second option in crunch time.

This is actually correct because of Shaq's awful free throw shooting, but Kobe was the second option for the first 46 minutes and Shaq was so dominant that tons of playoff games were out of reach by crunchtime and the ones that were close were only close because Shaq kept them that way with his dominant play.

[JamStone]

Oscar Robertson 1961-62:

30.8 points, 12.5 rebounds, and 11.4 assists per game-an average of a triple-double for an entire season.

Little known fact...

1961-62 was the only season Oscar averaged a triple double for an entire season, but if you add all of his stats up in his first five seasons in the league and divide by the number of games in those five seasons, Oscar averaged a triple double for that five season stretch.

Averaged a triple double his first five seasons in the NBA. Wow.