More impressive feat: Triple double double or quintuple double?

[TheGreatBlaze]

20/20/20 vs 10/10/10/10/10

Sorry the title should say quintuple double

[Faptastrophe]

Triple double should be renamed to Oscar Robertson double.

Of course the quadruple double is more impressive. It requires the player to be completely dominant on both ends without being selfish.


This isn't quadruple double. Edit your post.

10/10/10/10/10

This is called double triple double.

20/20/20

[TheGreatBlaze]

Triple double should be renamed to Oscar Robertson double.

Of course the quadruple double is more impressive. It requires the player to be completely dominant on both ends without being selfish.


This isn't quadruple double. Edit your post.


This is called double triple double.

Whoops you're right /:

[Rake2204]

Well, if it really is 20/20/20 vs. 10/10/10/10/10, I think I'd go with the latter. 10 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, 10 blocks, 10 steals? That'd be pretty filthy. However, if that was a mere syntax error and it's truly supposed to be 10/10/10/10, I suppose that makes things a little more interesting. We've heard and seen folks go for 20 and 20 on frequent occasions so on one hand, it seems like, "So it's just one more stat on top of the ones he's already picked up." However, stacking 20 assists on top of 20 points and 20 rebounds would be otherworldly.

Also, deciding which stat were more impressive (20/20/20 vs. 10/10/10/10) might depend upon which statistics were represented. What if we were looking at 20 points, 20 blocks, and 20 steals? Or say, 112 points, 10 rebounds, 39 blocks and 28 dunks?

[RoundMoundOfReb]

quintuple double>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>double triple double>>quadruple double

[chains5000]

Triple double double's almost impossible.
How many 20/20/10 games have there ever been?

[BlackWhiteGreen]

I think 20/20/20. Assuming it's points/assists/rebounds, you've contributed to at least 60 points for your team (and up to 80). Adding 10 steals to 10/10/10 is impressive, but most likely the other team was being too careless with the ball and the player was fortunate to be in the right place to steal it. 10 blocks would be more impressive, especially given the player is likely a guard to rack up 10 assists. I still think 20/20/20... And there's only one player currently in the NBA who'd get close to that.

[Psileas]

20/20/20 vs 10/10/10/10/10 is practically like comparing a 10/10/10 TD to a 10 steals-10 blocks DD.

10 steals-10 blocks is obviously more impressive and rare than 10 rebounds and 10 assists and it doesn't seem like 10 points make the difference.
However, the latter combo offers you 30-40 points and 10 possessions, while the first offers you 10-20 possessions, so we're comparing 30-40 points to 0-10 possessions, which almost always will favor the first.

So, 5x10 is more impressive than 3x20, but 3x20 will offer more points. Though there are some intangible factors going for blocks and steals which can't be measured here.

I just hope 20/20/20 is points/rebounds/assists. Not in the mood to go further.

[Owl]

Depends on the context and the actual line. Is the quint guy only scoring 10 points? Is the 20/20/20 a Robertson, Magic, Rondo type pts/as/reb (not that they did it though Robertson could quite plausibly have done so) or a Chamberlain, Russell, Jabbar, Olajuwon, Robinson, O'Neal, Howard, Bradley, Mutombo 20/20/20 pts/reb/blk (again not actually achieved but again 60s players might have done it).

The quint would probably require a Josh Smith, Marion, Kirilenko, Camby, Nance, Olajuwon, Robinson type. The main thing is getting the two defensive categories, but even if you get those the chance of those guys getting double figure assists in the same game are slim.

Olajuwon might have been closest in the modern era but he was closer with steals (7) than assists (6) http://www.basketball-reference.com/...=&order_by=ast

[Overdrive]

I say both quad and quintruple double are more impressive than a double triple double at the moment, for the whole history of the NBA I think a quintruple beat the double triple double, which beats the quad double.

Why? Historycally speaking I think only Wilt had a double triple double, so it's a rare feat. 4 Players had a quad double, some got very close or missed it because of the statkeeper(Drexler, Shaq came close in '01 Finals).
A quintruple double is almost impossible in a regulation game. You'd need a passing big man for that who could also steal the ball at a high clip(Hakeem, who got the most 5by5s recorded).

I think there's a player in the league who is able to put up a double triple double in Rondo, that's why I think at the moment a quad double would be more impressive, because I see no one putting up a quad double.

[Owl]

Triple double double's almost impossible.
How many 20/20/10 games have there ever been?

I know Shawn Bradley has one.

Here's the basketball-reference searches for modern era 20/20/10s

P/R/B http://www.basketball-reference.com/...=&order_by=pts
P/A/S None
P/R/A http://www.basketball-reference.com/...=&order_by=pts
P/A/R http://www.basketball-reference.com/...=&order_by=pts

[pegasus]

Krilenko had 5/5/5/5/5 two games in a row back in 06 or 07. And they weren't all 5's; some of them were in double digits (points and rebounds, IIRC).

[swi7ch]

Quintuple double > *

[steve]

The only thing we know is that the 20/20/20 has actually been accomplished.

[riseagainst]

20/20/20 vs 10/10/10/10/10

Sorry the title should say quintuple double

10 blocks and 10 steals is freaking amazing.