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    Quote Originally Posted by ShaqAttack3234

    Really? Why?
    It was quite easily his best individual season. I think I might be looking into stats/accomplishments too much but I would still have to say that was his best season and when he was at his best. I don't think he was any different in 95-96 than he was in 99-00 other than the fact that he played on a better team.

    When do you think was his peak then?

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    Quote Originally Posted by StateOfMind12
    It was quite easily his best individual season. I think I might be looking into stats/accomplishments too much but I would still have to say that was his best season and when he was at his best. I don't think he was any different in 95-96 than he was in 99-00 other than the fact that he played on a better team.

    When do you think was his peak then?
    I don't know what season I'd call his best. Sometime between '95 and '98. I might eliminate '95 because of the 1st round upset, although he did say that he was better defensively than he was in '96 when he was voted DPOY, and that he started looking to lead the league in steals a month or so into the '96 season.

    A difference between '00 Payton and 90's Payton is that Payton's defense fell off by '00 and I don't think he deserved his all-defensive selection that year.

    In addition to the habit he already had of sometimes being too ball-dominant to work for his own shot, he also had a habit of chucking by 2000.

    He still did have a great ability to post up and score for a point guard. He was the best scoring point guard at the time rivaled by only Marbury. He was a good passer, but I wouldn't say that he was truly great at running team by elite PG standards. But the 6.5 rpg is phenomenal.

    24/7/9 with just 2.7 TO on 45 FG% with 2.2 3s made per game is a phenomenal stat line, as impressive as we've seen from a PG in recent years considering the era, but I don't think he was as good that year as his stats suggest, while in previous years, Payton had been a better player than the stats suggested, imo.

    In the 2000 Sonics/Jazz series, despite Seattle almost upsetting a superior Jazz team, I often remember thinking that a past his prime 38 year old John Stockton was the more impressive point guard on the floor.

    So for Payton's peak, I'd say any year between '96-'98. The '97 team didn't win as much, but Kemp was a distraction all year for that team. For a while I said '98, now I'm unsure, and I'd say that '96 is usually regarded as Payton's peak.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ShaqAttack3234
    Odom, Lamar:

    I'd go with '11-'12.
    A joke, I presume?

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    I wanted to compile a pretty complete list of each player's best individual season. Taking into account everything overall, including the regular season and playoffs, stats, awards, etc.

    Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem: 1976-77
    Aldridge, LaMarcus: 2011-12
    Allen, Ray: 2004-05
    Anthony, Carmelo: 2006-07
    Arenas, Gilbert: 2005-06
    Archibald, Nate: 72-73 surely
    Arizin, Paul: 51-52. Certainly his most dominant year. His best shooting year in a lower shooting % league. Best rebounding year etc
    Artest, Ron: 2003-04
    Barkley, Charles: 1990-91
    Barry, Rick: 1969-70
    Baylor, Elgin: 1961-62
    Bibby, Mike: Is he really worthy of being on this list? I'm guessing 03-04, you could go 04-05 very little real difference but the team was worse.
    Billups, Chauncey: 2005-06
    Bird, Larry: 1985-86
    Boozer, Carlos: 2006-07
    Bosh, Chris: 2009-10
    Brand, Elton: 2005-06
    Bryant, Kobe: 2005-06
    Bynum, Andrew: 2011-12
    Camby, Marcus: 2006-07
    Carter, Vince: 2000-01
    Cassell, Sam: 2003-04
    Chamberlain, Wilt: 1966-67
    Chambers, Tom: 89-90 clearly
    Cooper, Michael: 1986-87
    Cousy, Bob: 1959-60
    Cowens, Dave: 75-76 probably
    Davis, Baron: 2003-04
    Deng, Luol: 2006-07
    Diaw, Boris:
    Drexler, Clyde: 1991-92
    Dumars, Joe: 1990-91
    Duncan, Tim: 2002-03
    Durant, Kevin: 2011-12
    Ellis, Monta:
    Erving, Julius: 1979-80
    Ewing, Patrick: 1989-90
    Fisher, Derek: 2000-01
    Francis, Steve:
    Frazier, Walt: 1971-72
    Garnett, Kevin: 2003-04
    Gasol, Marc: 2011-12
    Gasol, Pau: 2009-10
    Gervin, George: 1979-80
    Ginobili, Manu: 2007-08
    Granger, Danny: 2008-09
    Griffin, Blake: 2010-11
    Hamilton, Rip: 2005-06
    Hardaway, Penny: 1995-96
    Hardaway, Tim: 1996-97
    Havlicek, John: 1973-74
    Hayes, Elvin: 1973-74
    Horford, Al: 2010-11
    Howard, Dwight: 2010-11
    Hill, Grant: 1996-97
    Iverson, Allen: 2000-01
    Ilgauskas, Zydrunas: 2002-03
    Jackson, Mark: 1988-89
    James, LeBron: 2011-12
    Jamison, Antawn: 2007-08
    Johnson, Kevin: 1989-90
    Johnson, Joe: 2005-06
    Johnson, Magic: 1986-87
    Jordan, Michael: 1990-91
    Kidd, Jason: 2002-03
    King, Bernard: 1983-84
    Malone, Karl : 1997-98
    Malone, Moses: 1982-83
    Maravich, Pete: 1976-77
    Marbury, Stephon: 2002-03
    McAdoo, Bob: 1974-75
    McGrady, Tracy: 2002-03
    McHale, Kevin: 1986-87
    Mikan, George: 1950-51
    Miller, Andre: 2001-02
    Miller, Mike:
    Miller, Reggie: 1989-90
    Ming, Yao: 2006-07
    Monroe, Earl: 1967-68
    Mourning, Alonzo: 1999-00
    Mullin, Chris: 1988-89
    Mutombo, Dikembe: 1996-97
    Nash, Steve: 2005-06
    Nene: 2008-09
    Noah, Joakim: 2010-11
    Nowitzki, Dirk: 2005-06
    Oakley, Charles: 89-90 looks like his best season statistically, but he wasn't a stats type player so would have to look closer to confirm
    Odom, Lamar: 2010-11. Instinctively thought this and the stats back it up.
    Olajuwon, Hakeem: 1994-95
    O'Neal, Jermaine: 2002-03
    O'Neal, Shaquille: 1999-00
    Parish, Robert: 1981-82
    Parker, Tony: 2008-09
    Paul, Chris: 2007-08
    Payton, Gary: 1997-98
    Pettit, Bob: Really depends what you want. His best regular season? The season he lucked out with Russell's injury but he won a title? His most dominant season (i.e. looks better than his peers, which is probably pre Wilt and Elgin)?
    Pierce, Paul: 2001-02
    Pippen, Scottie: 1993-94
    Randolph, Zach: 2010-11
    Reed, Willis: 1969-70
    Richardson, Jason:
    Richmond, Mitch: 96-97
    Robertson, Oscar: 1963-64
    Robinson, David: 1994-95
    Robinson, Nate:
    Rodman, Dennis: 1991-92
    Rondo, Rajon: 2009-10
    Rose, Derrick: 2010-11
    Rose, Jalen:
    Roy, Brandon: 2008-09
    Russell, Bill: 1964-65
    Simmons, Bobby:
    Sprewell, Latrell:
    Stockton, John: 1990-91
    Stojakovic, Peja: 2003-04
    Stoudemire, Amar'e: 2004-05
    Thomas, Isiah: 1989-90
    Thurmond, Nate:
    Turkoglu, Hedo:
    Unseld, Wes:
    Wade, Dwyane: 2008-09
    Wallace, Ben:
    Wallace, Rasheed:
    Walton, Bill: 1976-77
    Webber, Chris: 2000-01
    West, Jerry: 1969-70
    Westbrook, Russell: 2010-11
    Wilkins, Dominique: 1992-93
    Williams, Deron:
    Worthy, James:

    It's obviously not complete yet. If anyone has corrections or new players to add, post 'em. I need help finishing the list, and I want it to be pretty comprehensive. I'd like to be able to just search for a player's name and find their best season played so far, according to general consensus.
    I've had a go at the blanks, though most only those whom I considered significant players. Will edit when I have time to do the last few (if I remember).

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    Thanks for all the input. Updated the list.

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    Personally, I always that Kobe was better in 2002-03 and 2007-08 than he was in 2005-06. Sure he scored more in 2006, but he was a better all around player in the other 2 season. If forced to pick I would go with 2007-08 because he kept up the absurd level of play through the playoffs.

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    For Kobe...

    2005/06
    [LIST][*]Season: 35.4/5.3/4.5/1.8/0.4 on 45.0%/34.7%/85.0% (4 Double-Doubles)[*]Playoffs: 27.9/6.3/5.1 on 49.7%/40.0%/77.1% (1 Double-Double)[*]Scoring Champion, 4th place in MVP voting[*]81 point game against Toronto, 62 point game against Dallas[*]Lakers finished 45-37, disappointing post-season[/LIST]

    2007/08
    [LIST][*]Season: 28.3/6.3/5.4/1.8/0.5 on 45.9%/36.1%/84.0% (20 Double-Doubles)[*]Playoffs: 30.1/5.7/5.6 on 47.9%/30.2%/80.9% (4 Double-Doubles)[*]Won the MVP[*]1st seed West finish with a 57-25 record[*]Made it to the finals[/LIST]

    I'd say 05/06 was his best statistical season, but 07/08 was his best all-around season. Kobe was a scoring machine in 05/06, but his performances in the 2008 post-season push that year ahead for me.

    I vote for 2007/08 for Kobe.

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    Nice list, but adding stats would make it sexier.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Alan Ogg
    Nice list, but adding stats would make it sexier.
    On it!

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    Quote Originally Posted by DFish
    A joke, I presume?
    No, it was actually a mistake on my part. I meant to say '10-'11.

    I wish I had thought of it as a joke, though, because it's a good one. Lamar's season with Dallas was an insult to basketball.

    Quote Originally Posted by caliman
    Personally, I always that Kobe was better in 2002-03 and 2007-08 than he was in 2005-06. Sure he scored more in 2006, but he was a better all around player in the other 2 season. If forced to pick I would go with 2007-08 because he kept up the absurd level of play through the playoffs.
    '08 was his best from an all around standpoint, but I don't really consider '03 more of an all around season than '06.

    He was in more of an all around role for the first half of the season, but this wasn't the successful period of the season for the Lakers, they were just 19-23, which was partially due to their 3-9 start without Shaq.

    But the Lakers really got going after that when Phil stopped running the offense through Shaq and gave Kobe freedom essentially making him the 1st option and leading to the 13 straight 35+ games including 9 straight 40+. After that, the Lakers finished 31-9. And his numbers over the last 40 games were 33 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 4.6 apg, 3.3 TO, 2.2 spg, 45.7 FG%, 56.7 TS%

    Similar to his full season numbers for '06 overall, which were 35.4 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 4.5 apg, 3.1 TO, 1.8 spg, 45 FG%, 55.9 TS%.

    The difference was he the 1st option for the entire '06 season, while they went back to Shaq as the focal point in March '03, which is why there's the disparity of 24.8 FGA in the last 40 games of the '03 season vs 27.2 FGA for the entire '06 season.

    '03 was the season where we really saw most of the full prime Kobe skill set with the extended range beyond 25 feet, the footwork, the fakes and the streak scoring ability.

    That's when his range extended making him a legitimate 3 point shooter. It was the first season he made a three per game at 1.5 per game and 38.3%. But during the last 40 games, he was making 1.9 threes per game and shooting 40.5%. More similar in volume to the '06 season when he was making 2.3 per game at 34.7%.

    Kobe's rebounding, especially in the early part of the '03 season was really impressive, though, It was probably due to bulking up significantly in the offseason.

    Kobe's team success with the whole season in mind was obviously more impressive relative to his roster in '06 than '03.

    When Lamar Odom finally started playing consistently in the second half, the Lakers went 19-11, a 52 win pace, before that, they were at 26-26, which is very impressive considering Odom was his only teammate who was a legitimate NBA starter. And they were still actually at .500 through 68 games, but finished 11-3.

    That shows what Kobe could do that year with even 1 teammate playing at a borderline all-star level.

    From an all around standpoint, his '08 season was pretty amazing to watch. He was more motivated defensively than he had been in years and probably played his best defense since the 3peat, but it was also the best I've seen him in terms of playmaking, making his teammates better and game management. His teammates were really thriving off his approach that year and most of the role players had career seasons. He'd set them up early and take over late like clockwork. He also seemed to regain some athleticism after dropping 20 pounds, and was still very athletic at just 29 years old. His skills had really evolved though so he was near his peak scoring ability, and averaged 32 ppg through the first 3 rounds of the playoffs on 51% shooting.

    The second best I've seen him as far as all around basketball was probably the 2001 playoffs when his playmaking, rebounding, defense and athleticism were near their peak, and he was attacking the basket as aggressively as I've ever seen him. His skills weren't as well rounded as later, but he was already probably the best perimeter scorer.

    Quote Originally Posted by The Real JW
    For Kobe...

    2005/06
    [LIST][*]Season: 35.4/5.3/4.5/1.8/0.4 on 45.0%/34.7%/85.0% (4 Double-Doubles)[*]Playoffs: 27.9/6.3/5.1 on 49.7%/40.0%/77.1% (1 Double-Double)[*]Scoring Champion, 4th place in MVP voting[*]81 point game against Toronto, 62 point game against Dallas[*]Lakers finished 45-37, disappointing post-season[/LIST]

    2007/08
    [LIST][*]Season: 28.3/6.3/5.4/1.8/0.5 on 45.9%/36.1%/84.0% (20 Double-Doubles)[*]Playoffs: 30.1/5.7/5.6 on 47.9%/30.2%/80.9% (4 Double-Doubles)[*]Won the MVP[*]1st seed West finish with a 57-25 record[*]Made it to the finals[/LIST]

    I'd say 05/06 was his best statistical season, but 07/08 was his best all-around season. Kobe was a scoring machine in 05/06, but his performances in the 2008 post-season push that year ahead for me.

    I vote for 2007/08 for Kobe.
    Yeah, that's pretty much my opinion as well, except I'm still undecided on which is better. '08 was the right style for a team with championship aspirations, but he didn't have a championship team in '06 and he was told to carry his team by Phil until the younger players got used to the triangle, which takes a while. And he did it as well as you could hope for.

    Kobe felt each season was his best at that time.

    Quote Originally Posted by Kobe Bryant
    "It's the best season I've had,''
    - 4/16/06 Sampson Independent

    Bryant has said this was his best regular season and his most enjoyable
    http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baske...74955469_x.htm

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    How about Thurmond, Unseld, Worthy?

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    Are you guys sure about '95 for Hakeem and not '94?

    He was MVP, FMVP, DPOY, All-NBA 1st and All-Defensive 1st in 1994. In 1985, he was only All-NBA 3rd and no MVP, DPOY or All-Defensive team.

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    Are you guys sure about '95 for Hakeem and not '94?

    He was MVP, FMVP, DPOY, All-NBA 1st and All-Defensive 1st in 1994. In 1985, he was only All-NBA 3rd and no MVP, DPOY or All-Defensive team.
    He had a better post-season in 1995 but a better overall season in 1994. Plus, he was a better rebounder and defender in 94 as well.

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    Yeah, I think I'll go with 1993-94 for Olajuwon.

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    I'm impressed by your effort and accuracy for this thread. One of my favorite threads in quite a while.

    Quote Originally Posted by REACTION
    How about Thurmond
    I'd go with '67 Definitely in terms of accolades and success since he finished 2nd in MVP voting behindonly peak Wilt and in front of Russell, then he led the Warriors to the finals, took the 68-13 Sixers to 6, and gave them a real scare, I remember that 1 or 2 of their losses came down to the final minutes, and they had a chance to steal game 1. He also limited Wilt far more than Russell did in that postseason after Wilt had dominated the Celtics.

    The Warriors only went 6-10 that year without Thurmond despite having the league's leading scorer Rick Barry.

    On November 14th, Thurmond had 20 points, 30 rebounds and 15 blocks in a win over Detroit.

    Thurmond also had a 23 point, 37 rebound game in a 130-07 win over the Lakers on December 20th despite Rick Barry not playing. Pretty impressive to beat the West/Baylor Lakers like that.

    An example of Thurmond's defensive dominance was on February 2nd when he blocked 8 of Wilt's shots, and finished with 16 points and 23 rebounds while holding Wilt to 16 points in a 137-120 win vs Philly.

    In game 1 vs the Lakers in the playoffs, he had 14 points and 20 rebounds, but he followed it up with a more dominant game 2 when he had 22 points, 25 rebounds and 10 blocks with a cast on his hand. They ended up sweeping the Lakers, though Rick Barry seemed to be the star of game 3 with 37 points.

    Thurmond seemed to be a key player in all of the wins vs the Hawks in the Western Division Finals, but game 5 stands out when Thurmond had 23 points and 27 rebounds in a 123-102 blowout and he had 21 rebounds in game 6 to help send the Warriors to the finals.

    Worthy?
    If you're not bothered by the Suns series, I'd go for '90. But you can also go with '89 or '88 if you want better playoff runs.

    Quote Originally Posted by REACTION
    Are you guys sure about '95 for Hakeem and not '94?

    He was MVP, FMVP, DPOY, All-NBA 1st and All-Defensive 1st in 1994. In 1985, he was only All-NBA 3rd and no MVP, DPOY or All-Defensive team.
    As I said before, '94 was probably his most complete year. His best offensive ball and playoff run was '95, but I don't think he was a better player than '94 or '93 for that matter.

    '93 is underrated because he didn't win a title, but he really was as good as ever.

    It was the first year Rudy T implemented his 4 out/1 in system with everything going through Hakeem, either Dream scoring in the post, or drawing the double to find his teammates, most of whom became spot up shooters in the new offense, except Otis Thorpe who still wasn't in the paint as often for spacing purposes.

    Because of the new system, the Rockets started out just 14-16, but finished an amazing 41-11 for a 55-27 record. Hakeem ended up averaging 26.1 ppg, 13 rpg, 3.5 apg, 3.2 TO, 4.2 bpg and 1.8 spg on 53% shooting. Hakeem led the league in blocks, finished 4th in scoring and rebounding and 13th in FG% and steals.

    In addition to Houston finishing with the 6th best offense with everything going through Hakeem, he anchored a top 3 defense.

    After leading the Rockets past the Clippers in the 1st round, Hakeem faced a Sonics team that was the most stacked, and arguably the most talented team in the league., They had Shawn Kemp, Derrick McKey, Sam Perkins, Gary Payton, Ricky Pierce, Nate McMillan, Eddie Johnson and Michael Cage. And as was their trademark, they led the league in forced turnovers giving them a top 2 defense overall, which also helped them to a top 4 offense overall. They led the league in point differential as well.

    He took that Seattle team to overtime in game 7, and they were prevented from winning by bad calls that went against them. hakeem had an excellent all around performance with 23 points, 17 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 blocks and 2 steals.

    Webber, Chris: 2000-01 (27.1/11.1/4.2/1.3/1.7 on 48.1% / 7.1% / 70.3%)
    The best I've seen Webber play without question was 2000. He seemed more explosive, aggressive and athletic than 2001, while being as skilled as he ever was.

    Webber also dominated the Lakers power forwards in the 2000 series which was a reason why the Kings took LA the maximum 5 games.

    Webber struggled far more in the '01 playoffs. Even in the series the Kings won in '01 vs Phoenix, Webber shot just 35% from the floor and 62% from the line ending up with 15 more total FGA than points scored, while Peja held a 3 ppg scoring lead over Webber.

    He also didn't play nearly as well vs the Lakers compared to the previous season. Although this did have a lot to do with the Lakers solving one of their big weaknesses from the previous season, which was defense at the PF position by acquiring Horace Grant.

    So this doesn't necessarily prove Webber was better in 2000 than 2001, but I will always maintain that 2000 is the best I've seen Webber play.

    here's a quote from Phil Jackson about Webber in 2000.

    Quote Originally Posted by Phil Jackson
    Chris Webber is an exceptional power forward, who on the basis of his season-long consistency, I'd rank as being one of the top three players in the league.
    Just my 2 cents, I understand that '01 looks like his best on paper.

    Bogut, Andrew:
    Bogut's best season was easily 2010. He played like one of the best big men in the league that year, as well as one of the top defensive players, and probably a top 20 player in the entire league.

    He's rarely been healthy outside of that year, which is a shame based on how much potential he's shown. The league would be a lot more interesting if we could see a healthy Andrew Bogut in addition to Howard and Bynum.

    Barry, Rick: 1969-70 (27.7/7.0/3.4/-/- on 49.9% / 20.5% / 86.4%)
    Wasn't he in the ABA that year? I'd definitely go with either 1975 when he led the Warriors to a championship over the favored Bullets, in fact, he swept them, iirc. Or 1967 when he helped lead the Warriors to the finals, while averaging almost 36 points per game, which nobody in the league approached that season, and he led the league in scoring by a huge margin(though scoring titles were given out by total points back then).

    Chandler, Tyson:
    I'd go with this past season with the Knicks when I can without question from watching almost every game that he was our most consistent player and helped transform the team to a good defensive team, while averaging 11/10 on a league-best 68% shooting while being voted DPOY. You could also make a case for '11 when he won a title as one of the Mavs 3 most important players, or even one of his first 2 years with the Hornets.

    Diaw, Boris:
    Without question '06 when he was voted the most improved player in the league and showed a lot of potential in both the regular season and playoffs.

    Davis, Baron: 2003-04 (22.9/4.3/7.5/2.4/0.4 on 39.5% / 32.1% / 67.3%)
    I'd probably go with '07 especially because of his playoff run.

    Francis, Steve:
    Definitely between '01 and '03, I'd probably side with '03.

    Malone, Moses: 1982-83 (24.5/15.3/1.3/1.1/2.0 on 50.1% / 0.0% / 76.1%)
    This one is tough because he led an all-time great team and had the monster playoff run, while in '82, he had the playoff disappointment, getting outplayed by Jack Sikma in the elimination game of the 1st round mini-series, but he did some incredible things in '82.

    Here's a thread I made about Malone's '82 season. http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=272312

    Rose, Jalen:
    2000? He was voted the most improved player, and his 21 ppg playoff run helped the Pacers get to the finals. He was also their leading scorer in the regular season on a 56 win team. If not, then maybe '01 when he stepped up his scoring, and also handled the ball more because of the departure of Mark Jackson. '03 was one of his most impressive individually with a career high 22 ppg, 4 rpg and 5 apg on 41% shooting.

    Personally, I'd go with 2000.

    Sprewell, Latrell:
    As someone who was a big fan of Spree when he was a Knick, I'd love to pick a Knicks season, but I'd have to go with '94 when he was selected to the all-nba 1st team.

    Turkoglu, Hedo:
    Without question 2008 when he was voted most improved.

    Wallace, Ben:
    Maybe '03 when he became the 4th player along with Kareem, Walton and Hakeem to lead the league in rebounds and blocks in the same season(Dwight has since done it twice), Big Ben also averaged over 15 rebounds, and was getting some MVP talk that season.

    If not, maybe '04 when he was the best player on a championship team, and he anchored a defense that imo, was maybe the best ever after the Rasheed trade.

    Wallace, Rasheed:
    Best regular season was '01, but his team underachieved greatly, after starting the season 30-11, they went 20-21 the rest of the way, unacceptable for a team many considered to have the most depth and talent in the league.

    I did really like Sheed's game in '00 and '01, he was very athletic back then, such a versatile defensive player, and he focused on going to work in the post with his unstoppable turnaround jumper, while sometimes shooting mid-range shots. He did shoot 3s more in '02, but not an excessive amount and he shot a very impressive 36%, so I don't have a problem. It was his second most impressive statistical season behind '01, and he didn't quite implode like '01 in the playoffs, so that's a good candidate.

    FWIW, he did nearly win a title as the best player in '00, but that Blazer team won because they were the most stacked and talented in the league, and the favorites entering the season. Sheed was a part of it, but didn't carry them by any stretch.

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