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I'd probably switch Robertson and Elliott. Although Elliott is no doubt the most underrated defender in Spurs history. During his prime, no one outside of San Antonio realized how good he was on D.
Can't agree with Rodman over Duncan. Rodman wouldn't defend his man outside of the paint.
I'd probably switch Robertson and Elliott. Although Elliott is no doubt the most underrated defender in Spurs history. During his prime, no one outside of San Antonio realized how good he was on D.
Wow! Didn't know that. That would've been something to have had 3 Spurs accomplish such an improbably statistical feat.
You've obviously missed the greatness of Alvin Robertson.
Sure would have...and Duncan was 2 blocks short of one in game 6 of the 2003 NBA finals.
IIRC he had 20 points, 20 rebounds, 10 assists and 8 blocks. So really they've almost had 4 of them.
I think the only other person that's come close since Drob did it was Chris Paul earlier this year and he had 8 steals.
I think Alvin's is the most impressive of them all though...it's tough to pull off a quad with steals, that's why he's the only one that's done it. He's also the only one to have a triple double with steals.
People forget what a great defender Sean was- even when he was ill that season.
I'd say Alvin Robertson & Sean Elliott
The only Spur to do it. I remember Drexler getting 25 points, 10 rebounds, 10 steals and 9 assists in the season opener one year when he was with the Rockets.
Seriously? I thought there were only 3 10+ steal games in NBA history...Larry Kenon, Kendall Gill, and Alvin Robertson. I'll have to check it out.
Edit: LOL I just checked it out...Kendall Gill had a triple double the night he tied Kenon's record...so Alvin Robertson definitely wasn't the only one to do it even if Drexler didn't...I don't remember that game by Drexler though and that's a pretty impressive game. I don't even see 9 steals that much other than Paul doing it recently...I know Dirk did it a few years ago but other than that I can't think of it happening at all other than Gill.
I found Drexler's line on BR.
MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
42 8 21 .381 2 5 .400 7 10 .700 4 6 10 9 10 0 7 2 25
He had 7 turnovers, so he was close to the quintuple.
Last edited by Obstructed_View; 03-08-2009 at 05:05 AM.
that's a pretty good game by Drexler. I guess there might have been a few more 10 steal games than I thought. I wonder if there are any others...I mean that mark of 11 has stood for a loooooong time so you wouldn't think there would be many.
Yeah, that's funny that someone hasn't gone off for one of those flukey Scott Skiles - Rony Seikally type nights in the steal department.
Iverson got 10 steals in a playoff game in '99, and it looks like KJ did it once as well. I suck at researching basketball stats.
Players with 10 steals in a game:
Rank Player STL Date
1. Kendall Gill 11 1999-04-03
2. Brandon Roy 10 2009-01-24
Michael Finley 10 2001-01-23
Mookie Blaylock 10 1998-04-14
Clyde Drexler 10 1996-11-01
Kevin Johnson 10 1993-12-09
Alvin Robertson 10 1990-11-19
Alvin Robertson 10 1989-01-11
Darrell Walker 10 1988-12-01
Michael Jordan 10 1988-01-29
Ron Harper 10 1987-03-10
Alvin Robertson 10 1986-11-22
Damn...Alvin Robertson had 3 of them all by himself. Finley pulled it off...jeez.
Brandon Roy did it this year...in fact he did it about a month and a half ago.
You'd think they'd make a bigger deal about it when it happens so people would know these sorts of things.
Way more players have done it than I thought...
Last edited by whottt; 03-08-2009 at 05:23 AM.
Hmmm...that list sucks because Larry Kenon, the record holder for 33 years and counting, isn't on it.
Edit: And I just looked and that list only goes back to 1986...so it's possible many more players have pulled it off.
I'm still gonna say it''s tougher to pull off a quad double or a tripl double with steals than it is with blocks though and Robertson's is stll the most impressive to me.
Last edited by whottt; 03-08-2009 at 05:26 AM.
Evidentally I suck at it too...
People talking about how cool it would be to have 3 Spurs on the list are forgetting that it could have been 4 if New Jersey was dumb enough to keep driving the lane.
Game 6 2003 Finals
Tim Duncan 21 pts 20 reb 10 ast 8 blks
That is arguably one of the greatest (and most underrated) performances in Finals history.
No one talks about how dominant Duncan was in the game, or series for that matter.
Has been mentioned:
Non-sense for one series yes he got him, But that does'nt mean he owns him. Their head to head records strongly favor Drob. And let's not forget hakeem owned everyone that year and the rockets beat like 3 60 win teams on the way to the championship.Career wise maybe, but that one season was enough to forever cement that thought.
Consider the stakes (WCF), motivation (Hakeem saying during the MVP ceremony that Robinson was holding HIS trophy), and the nature of the beat down, and what you get is one of the greatest offensive displays by a Spurs opponent EVER.
It hurts to say it, but on the strength of that one playoff series, Hakeem will forever own Robinson head to head.
Of course, in the ring department, they're even as can be.
You mean Bowen gets more credit than he actually deserves. Bowen would have been a nobody without Duncan anchoring the paint all those years.
Most of you won't remember Larry Kenon, but he was a of a defender and a stealing machine. He had to defend against the likes of Dr. J.
don't mean to take away from Bowen or DROB, but Kennon often gets overlooked.
It would easily be David Robinson. People don't realize how good Robinson was not only on the ball, but in team defense. He once averaged 4.5 blocks a game, that is more than 6 TEAMS did that year. He was also the only player to rank in top 5 in 3 categories in the same season in steals, rebounds and blocks.
He defended Shaq as the primary defender, and limited him to 22.5 ppg for a whole series during Shaq's prime. That was nothing short of incredible.
Even for the Rockets series so often mentioned. Robinson had to defend Hakeem, and still cover Rodman leaving Horry for rebounds the whole series. Hakeem averaged 35 ppg , which was an incredible performance, but people don't realize that Hakeem hung 33ppg on constant Shaq and Ho Grant double teams the next series. Hakeem was just on fire and couldn't miss.
Finally, I have always thought that Robertson was a little overrated on defense. He was quick and strong, and can guard anyone on the perimeter, but he doesn't do it all the time. He gambles sometimes, and didn't have the discipline that Bowen or Elliott did.
My top:
Robinson
Bowen
Duncan
Eliott
Speaking of quadruple-doubles, it's only a matter of time before Chris Paul gets one. He's already getting triple-doubles and with the way he steals the ball, the quad will come sooner or later.
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