Tag: history
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What are some examples of stats padding in NBA history?
I’d consider stat padders guys who put up a lot of points or rebounds or assists but ultimately don’t really help their team to win i.e they cannot make the playoffs or get past the first round in their primes as the main player. Here’s some examples: -Some might call Wilt Chamberlain a stat padder. […]
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What should Lebron James achieved to be reckognized as greater basketball player than Kareem Abdul Jabbar by Kareem’s GOAT proponents (that said breaking NBA all time point record is not enough)?
You know, I just got into a debate with someone on social media about this. I posted that Lebron has generated an equivalent of 60k+ points being #1 all time in scoring and #4 all time in assists. And he says Kareem is better (ofc he didn’t give any reasons why, but I don’t expect […]
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Who are some of the most influential basketball players in history?
George Mikan my vote for the most influential player of all time. Why? because there are several very important rule changes he caused: widening the lane, adoption of the shot clock, goaltending and many others and also he was the one who introduced the 3PT line to the ABA as the ABA’s first commissioner. The […]