What players in history could make 50% on 40 FGA?

[Marchesk]

If given the green light for a season. Just wondering.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Which era? 60s? Pretty much any all star today.

[Droid101]

"Green light" means nothing. You have to have extreme stamina and the ability to make really tough shots constantly if you're going to put up 40 shots per game, every game. Not every player can do that, not even close. In fact, I'd say probably nobody in history could. Wilt came the closest with 39.5 shots per game.

[Marchesk]

Which era? 60s? Pretty much any all star today.

So let's take, I don't know, Harden, at a higher pace with more shot jacking, and bigs clogging the lane. He shoots 50% in the 60s?

Elgin took 33 FGA that season when he played. His FG% was 42.8%.

Pretty sure Baylor > James.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Harden would dominate the 60s. The league is just way better now. No comparing the talent levels.

[Marchesk]

Harden would dominate the 60s. The league is just way better now. No comparing the talent levels.

No 3pt line doe. Would he still get the same calls throwing himself into Russell and Thurmond?

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Harden would be a rich man's Jerry West basically. It would be man vs boys. This is an era in which players couldn't even dribble with their off hand properly.

[Droid101]

No 3pt line doe. Would he still get the same calls throwing himself into Russell and Thurmond?
Are you seriously responding to this LeBron troll? Every single post he makes is an agenda to prop up LeBron.

In this case, he's saying Harden would dominate in the 60s in order to imply that LeBron would ultra-mega-dominate the 60s, and in turn implying LeBron is the best player of all time.

[Demitri98]

No guard could do it. Taking 40 FGA per game forces you into some tough shots, and it's highly unlikely that you make 50% of those shots. Big men I think could do it: Wilt, Kareem, Shaq, Hakeem, maybe Moses Malone.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Not a LeBron agenda. A fact agenda. Even Kobe would dominate the 60s. Simply a weak era.

[Nash]

Are you seriously responding to this LeBron troll? Every single post he makes is an agenda to prop up LeBron.

In this case, he's saying Harden would dominate in the 60s in order to imply that LeBron would ultra-mega-dominate the 60s, and in turn implying LeBron is the best player of all time.
always so angry

[Mass Debator]

No one. I'm sure if you're scoring 50% on 20 FGA, you'd be getting doubles and other defensive schemes trying to stop you already.

30 FGA maybe...but no way anyone can go at least 20/40 in the modern era.

[Marchesk]

Are you seriously responding to this LeBron troll? Every single post he makes is an agenda to prop up LeBron.

Did someone else take over his account?

[Droid101]

Did someone else take over his account?
It does look that way starting a few months ago. Used to be an average, thoughtful poster.

Gone full troll mode for a while no, for some reason.

[chazzy]

It does look that way starting a few months ago. Used to be an average, thoughtful poster.

Gone full troll mode for a while no, for some reason.
Took the Jameer route. Being a lebron stan is the hip thing Raptor fans do nowadays

[ralph_i_el]

I don't think anyone could do that

[3ball]

I don't think anyone could do that
wilt did it.

[Marchesk]

So we have Wilt. But who else if put in that situation? Realistic candidates would be Kareem, Chuck, Shaq, MJ, Bran, Dantley, Durant, Dr J, Bird and probably a couple others (like McAdoo). Question is whether they would have the stamina to do it night in and night out. Wilt played all but 8 minutes that season.

[Mr. Jabbar]

Kobe would dominate the 60s. Simply

your first step in the right direction :applause:

[Charlie Sheen]

Shaq's biggest problem would be getting to 40 FGA. That's a lot of shots. Then you gotta factor in the ones taken away from fouls that weren't and1's. Plus Shaq just never came across like the Jordans and Birds who were driven to be the absolute best. He wasn't lazy but he didn't have that killer instinct on the court every night either.

[IncarceratedBob]

How many ppg did wilt have shooting over 50% on 40 shots

[GrapeApe]

Not remotely possible in the modern game.

[Droid101]

How many ppg did wilt have shooting over 50% on 40 shots
Technically Wilt never even did it. He was 20/39.5 field goals on the season. That was his 50 ppg season.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

You might as well give it to Wilt. He would have had to go 3/41 to do it. he'd probably be able to do that. But then again this is the biggest choke artist in the history of the sport so who knows.

[FKAri]

Did you just say FOR A SEASON?!?!?!?!?!?!

[kennethgriffin]

kobes done it


28 for 46, 81 points


as for a season average.. its nearly impossible

high percentage shots come from patience and protecting your fg%, only taking shots when your wide open or single coverage... then you wouldnt get 40 attempts

[StephHamann]

kobes done it


28 for 46, 81 points




:lebronamazed:

[3ball]

So we have Wilt. But who else if put in that situation? Realistic candidates would be Kareem, Chuck, Shaq, MJ, Bran, Dantley, Durant, Dr J, Bird and probably a couple others (like McAdoo). Question is whether they would have the stamina to do it night in and night out. Wilt played all but 8 minutes that season.
only wilt could do it

[KobesFinger]

I think Kareem could do it too. His highest FGA for a season is 25 but he shot 57% that season. He could run up and down court for easy points and then he obviously has the sky-hook which doesn't look like it takes much energy for him

[bdreason]

Wilt or Kareem.

[jaybee682]

Michael Jordan
Larry Bird
Kareem
Prime Dirk
Probably Charles Barkley

[Marchesk]

Did you just say FOR A SEASON?!?!?!?!?!?!

Yeah, because Wilt essentially did it, raising the question of who else in history would have been able to do it if put in a similar situation.

As a comparison, Elgin Baylor had 33 FGA that same season for about 43%.

[Psileas]

Wilt and Kareem are the ones that come to mind. Shaq wouldn't probably be able to take 40 decent FGA regardless of whether he'd be given the green light. Hakeem and Jordan might be able to get to 40 FGA, but not maintain 50% FG. Of course, chucking guards like Kobe or Harden are completely out of the question. The only case when Harden broke the 50% limit (and this, barely) was in the World Championship, on less than 9 FGA's, against players who would be considered stiffs compared to him athletically.