The Most Statistically Dominant Seasons Of The Last 5 years

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Originally Posted by FromWayDowntown

I agree that the T'Wolves weren't at full strength when they played the Lakers in 2004. But I have never bought the idea that Garnett hasn't had supporting casts around him to make the T'Wolves records better during the last few years.

For years and years and years, I heard/read opinions about how the Spurs role players aren't as good or as athletic as the T'Wolves players. In playoff matchups in 1999 and 2001, T'Wolves fans and media tell me that they had better points (Brandon, for example) and better wings (you name it, I've read it). That KG makes all of those guys better than they already are. In 2001, I had T'Wolves fans telling me that there was "no way" that the Spurs could win that series, because outside of Duncan, the Spurs "didn't have anything." In 2004, I had T'Wolves fans telling me that they had a better "team" -- better players -- than the defending champion Spurs.

Now, several years later, I'm told that none of those things were true? Come on. Don't try to pimp your own guy by throwing his teammates under the bus like that.

Statistically, there is very little difference between Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett. But that truth is demonstrative of the fact that statistics don't very frequently reflect quality.

As Bill Simmons wrote recently -- it is very, very difficult to imagine the possibility that a team that puts Tim Duncan most nights would not, at the very least, qualify for the playoffs.

Simmons wrote that in discussing KG . . . .

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You know its bad when your forced to use a humor writer to support your ideas. "like the great Dave Barry said......."

:lol

But seriously. Mention names all you want. Then when your done think about the reason i've hated Flip Saunders for YEARS before. Defense. How many "great" teamates has KG had that played defense well? Great? Point the finger all you want at Terrell (nicknamed Terrible by Bucks fans bc of his defense), wally and change but you and I both know, idiots know names, great NBA minds know the players.

Sure, Bruce has been getting his attention lately but in the big picture he's still a no name compared to guys like Wally or Brandon were. Its laughable to think that Bowen isn't 10 times more important then Wally.

Replace Bruce with Wally on those championship teams. You don't win a ring.

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Every year people say that Iverson will begin to let his age get the best of him, but in 2004-2005, Iverson proved that was not so. Iverson is only the second player to ever average over 30 points-per-game and 8 or more assists per game. The other player is Michael Jordan.

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Not even close. Who checks these guys stats?

1960-1961 Oscar Robertson 30.5 PPG 9.7 APG
1961-1962 Robertson 30.8/11.4
1963-1964 Robertson 31.4/11.4
1964-1965 Robertson 30.4/11.5
1965-1966 Robertson 31.3/11.1
1966-1967 Robertson 30.5/10.7
1972-1973 Nate Archibald 34/11.4

:lol :owned