Top 5 chucking seasons of all time

[navy]

Who ya got?

[pudman13]

In order to get really good answers I'd have to look up things like "who had the most points with the fewest assists," but at the moment the one season that really stands out for me is Iverson averaging 31.4 points on a .398 FG%.

[Doctor Rivers]

Wilt (http://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/psl_finder.cgi?request=1&match=single&type=totals&per_minute_base=36&per_poss_base=100&lg_id=NBA&is_playoffs=N&year_min=&year_max=&franch_id=&season_start=1&season_end=-1&age_min=0&age_max=99&height_min=0&height_max=99&shoot_hand=&birth_country_is=Y&birth_country=&birth_state=&college_id=&is_active=&debut_yr_nba_start=&debut_yr_nba_end=&debut_yr_aba_start=&debut_yr_aba_end=&is_hof=&is_as=&as_comp=gt&as_val=&award=&pos_is_g=Y&pos_is_gf=Y&pos_is_f=Y&pos_is_fg=Y&pos_is_fc=Y&pos_is_c=Y&pos_is_cf=Y&qual=&c1stat=fga&c1comp=gt&c1val=2000&c2stat=&c2comp=gt&c2val=&c3stat=&c3comp=gt&c3val=&c4stat=&c4comp=gt&c4val=&c5stat=&c5comp=gt&c6mult=1.0&c6stat=&order_by=fga#stats::none)

[Kblaze8855]

From an old topic of mine on Rick barry:

http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=306011&page=2


He scored like 38 a game in college...and came into the NBA and put up 26 and 36ppg his first two years. Shot 29 times a game. If you think thats an era thing everyone did...oscar robertson was second with 21.5. Exactly the same as Kobe in 2012. So Barry was out ahead of his peers.

Then went to the ABa and put up 34ppg....but lets put that aside for now.

Im gonna go back to his 36ppg last NBA season before leaving for a moment.

Chucking or not he led a great team...and he took 33 shots a game in the 67 playoffs.

In the finals it got out of hand...

He went 3-16...in the FIRST QUARTER of his first finals game.

Finished that game 15-43

Had 37/8/7.

Game 2 he went 10-28 and they lost by 30 as he scored 30 points.

Game 3 is where the shit hit the fan....

Since shooting a lot wasnt working Barry decided to shoot...a whole ****ing lot.

So he comes out and drops 17 in the first quarter on 17 shot attempts. finishes the game with 55 points on 22-48 shooting with 19FTA. but in an odd turn...the best FT shooter ever only went 11 of 19. He should have the playoff scoring record really. Anyway....they won. Validating his evil ways.

So next game he has what...if the legends are true...may be the most selfish game in history.

Barry in game 4 got 59 touches.

He took 43 shots.

Had 5 assists.

Several turnovers on fouls...

And supposedly only passed the ball 11 times.

On 59 touches. he passed it back to someone 11 times. 5 of those were assists to a no doubt wide open teammate demanding the ball.

Anyway he had 41 points on 43 shots.

You see how this is going. Over the next/final two games he took 75 shots. Scored 80 points.

Ignoring for a moment how destroyed he would be by modern fans for that performance....

Imagine the balls you need to come take 48 shots. Probably no less than 35-38 straight up long jumpers. If you watch the video you see hes not getting gimmes. hes wetting jumper after jumper from 15-20 feet.

The game he passed 11 of 59 touches would be a marvel to behold.

To his credit...clearly someone was ok with it. They rode him all year and pushed him t othe limit when they got there.

[swagga]

jerry stackhouse says hi. :lol

[russwest0]

jerry stackhouse says hi. :lol

:lol :lol :lol I'd add in guys like James Harden and Josh Smith as well.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Kobe this year is up there.

[outbreak]

:lol :lol :lol I'd add in guys like James Harden and Josh Smith as well.

Which season of his would you consider chucking? He's averaged 5+ assists each year in houston hasn't he and played off the bench in OKC and didn't take too many shots. Plus his carried the scoring load on a rockets team that's won more than they've lost. Sure he flops and it's not much fun to watch him but your post is stupid.

Larry Hughes had some horrible chucking years didn't he? I seem to recall him having a few season of around 15-25pts on 38% shooting or some such.

[RoseCity07]

Westbrook's all-time chucking record pace was put to an end with that hand injury. The world will never know just how much Chuckbrook would chuck if a Chuckbrook could chuck good.

[SugarHill]

Westbrook's all-time chucking record pace was put to an end with that hand injury. The world will never know just how much Chuckbrook would chuck if a Chuckbrook could chuck good.
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[Da_Realist]

From an old topic of mine on Rick barry:

http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=306011&page=2

LOL at Rick Barry. Wow :oldlol:

[pudman13]

Stackhouse's most obvious year is 2000-2001, where he averaged 29.8 points on a .402 FG%. He had years where his FG% was even worse, but in this year he shot more than 24 field goals a game.

Hughes did have several years under .400 but never took more than 17 shots a game in any of them.

Another guy who just took awful shots all the time was Antoine Walker, who had a lifetime 3-point % of only .325 but still had seasons where he averaged 7-8 attempts per game. He actually made two consecutive all-star games in years where his overall FG% was under .400. He was a good passer and rebounder, but as a shooter he was really an unpleasant player to watch.

Adam Morrison's rookie year was also a sad spectacle, but he only took 12 shots a game to achieve his .376 FG%.

It's hard to put old-time players in context, but Bob Cousy did have years where he was in the .350s and scored almost 20 points per game. Then again, he led the league in assists each of those years, so it's hard to call him a "chucker." Havlicek is another Celtic who had some low FG% years, but there's something about the way those Celtics played, and the massive number of offensive rebounds they got that makes it almost make sense. He once claimed that he had his shot blocked more than anyone in NBA history, and he was proud of it--he felt it wasn't a bad thing because almost every time his team retained possession anyway, and I think he has a point there.

Of course, it's always worth looking through this below list carefully. Too bad the site doesn't list full stats for each of them to make it easier.

I've never heard of the guy until I saw this list, but that Bob Verga guy is a pretty good candidate. I'm also amused to see John Brisker on the list, though he scored almost 30 points a game that season.

Most Field Goal Attempts, Season

1. Wilt Chamberlain* 3159 1961-62 PHW
2. Wilt Chamberlain* 2770 1962-63 SFW
3. Wilt Chamberlain* 2457 1960-61 PHW
4. Wilt Chamberlain* 2311 1959-60 PHW
5. Charlie Scott 2305 1971-72 TOT
6. Wilt Chamberlain* 2298 1963-64 SFW
7. Michael Jordan* 2279 1986-87 CHI
8. Elgin Baylor* 2273 1962-63 LAL
9. Rick Barry* 2240 1966-67 SFW
10. Rick Barry* 2217 1974-75 GSW
11. Elvin Hayes* 2215 1970-71 SDR
12. Kobe Bryant 2173 2005-06 LAL
13. Elgin Baylor* 2166 1960-61 LAL
14. Bob McAdoo* 2138 1974-75 BUF
15. Tiny Archibald* 2106 1972-73 KCO
16. Wilt Chamberlain* 2083 1964-65 TOT
17. Elvin Hayes* 2082 1968-69 SDR
18. Jack Twyman* 2063 1959-60 CIN
19. Pete Maravich* 2047 1976-77 NOJ
20. Elvin Hayes* 2020 1969-70 SDR
21. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 2019 1971-72 MIL
22. Michael Jordan* 2003 1992-93 CHI
23. Dan Issel* 2001 1971-72 KEN
24. Ralph Simpson 2000 1971-72 DNR
25. Michael Jordan* 1998 1987-88 CHI
Spencer Haywood 1998 1969-70 DNR
27. Wilt Chamberlain* 1990 1965-66 PHI
28. George Gervin* 1987 1981-82 SAS
29. Bob Verga 1984 1969-70 CAR
30. John Havlicek* 1982 1970-71 BOS
31. John Brisker 1972 1970-71 PTC
32. Rick Barry* 1969 1971-72 NYA
33. Michael Jordan* 1964 1989-90 CHI
34. John Havlicek* 1957 1971-72 BOS
Dominique Wilkins* 1957 1987-88 ATL
36. Charlie Scott 1947 1970-71 VIR
37. Allen Iverson 1940 2002-03 PHI
George Gervin* 1940 1979-80 SAS
39. George McGinnis 1934 1974-75 INA
Dan Issel* 1934 1970-71 KEN
41. Bob Pettit* 1928 1961-62 STL
42. Jerry Stackhouse 1927 2000-01 DET
43. Kobe Bryant 1924 2002-03 LAL
44. Alex English* 1920 1986-87 DEN
45. Bob McAdoo* 1918 1975-76 BUF
Elvin Hayes* 1918 1971-72 HOU
47. Elgin Baylor* 1903 1964-65 LAL
48. Richie Guerin* 1897 1961-62 NYK
Dominique Wilkins* 1897 1985-86 ATL
50. Dave Bing* 1893 1967-68 DET
Michael Jordan* 1893 1997-98 CHI
52. Michael Jordan* 1892 1996-97 CHI
53. Dominique Wilkins* 1891 1984-85 ATL
54. Alex English* 1888 1985-86 DEN
55. Alex English* 1881 1988-89 DEN
56. Walt Bellamy* 1875 1961-62 CHP
57. Julius Erving* 1873 1975-76 NYA
58. Spencer Haywood 1868 1972-73 SEA
59. Louie Dampier 1864 1969-70 KEN
60. Alex English* 1857 1982-83 DEN
61. Bob Love 1854 1971-72 CHI
62. Michael Jordan* 1850 1995-96 CHI
63. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1843 1970-71 MIL
64. Michael Jordan* 1837 1990-91 CHI
Earl Monroe* 1837 1968-69 BAL
Sidney Wicks 1837 1971-72 POR
67. Julius Erving* 1826 1971-72 VIR
68. LeBron James 1823 2005-06 CLE
69. Moses Malone* 1822 1981-82 HOU
Allen Iverson 1822 2005-06 PHI
71. Michael Jordan* 1818 1991-92 CHI
Sam Jones* 1818 1964-65 BOS
Allen Iverson 1818 2004-05 PHI
74. Allen Iverson 1813 2000-01 PHI
Tracy McGrady 1813 2002-03 ORL
76. Alex English* 1812 1984-85 DEN
Antawn Jamison 1812 2000-01 GSW
78. Oscar Robertson* 1810 1961-62 CIN
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1810 1969-70 MIL
80. Charlie Scott 1809 1972-73 PHO
81. Julius Erving* 1806 1974-75 NYA
82. Julius Erving* 1804 1972-73 VIR
83. Geoff Petrie 1801 1972-73 POR
84. Willie Naulls 1798 1961-62 NYK
85. Michael Jordan* 1795 1988-89 CHI
Jerry West* 1795 1961-62 LAL
87. Bob Love 1794 1972-73 CHI
88. Mike Mitchell 1791 1980-81 CLE
Pete Maravich* 1791 1973-74 ATL
90. Jo Jo White 1788 1971-72 BOS
Pete Maravich* 1788 1972-73 ATL
92. Dominique Wilkins* 1787 1986-87 ATL
93. Julius Erving* 1785 1973-74 NYA
94. Elgin Baylor* 1781 1959-60 MNL
95. Purvis Short 1780 1984-85 GSW
96. Elgin Baylor* 1778 1963-64 LAL
97. Ron Boone 1776 1974-75 UTS
98. Gail Goodrich* 1773 1973-74 LAL
99. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 1772 1972-73 MIL
100. Geoff Petrie 1770 1970-71 POR