Is this THE greatest "individual regular season" ever...?

[thedangerouskitchen]

87-88 Jordan (the year some posters on this board claim he was carried by rookie Scottie Pippen - )

35.0 / 5.5 / 5.9 / 3.2 / 1.6 / 54% / 84%

Led league:
Minutes/g
Points/g
Steal/g
Minutes
FG Made
FG Attempts
FT Made
2PT FG Made
2PT FG Attempts
Steals
Points
PER
OWS
WS
WS48
OBPM
DBPM
BPM
VORP

NOTE: All that YET he didn't lead the league in Usage% (for the, "he was a ball hog" crowd)... also led the league in FT Made but "not" Attempts (for the, "he got all the calls" crowd.)

Awards/Accomplishments:
- All Star game MVP
- League MVP
- Sporting News MVP
- DPOY
- 1st Team NBA
- 1st Team Defense
- Slam Dunk Champion
- DPOY and Scoring title in same season (only player to do so)
- MVP, DPOY and Scoring title in same season (only player to do so)
- At least 200 Steals / 100 Blocks (only player ever to do so twice)
- 1.6 Blocks best-ever in NBA history for a Guard
- 18 games with 40 or more Points
- 4 games with 50 or more Points
- 59 Points on staggering 78% shooting (against the #2 ranked Defense of the Bad Boys)
- 32 Points on 78% shooting and TEN (10) Steals in just 27 minutes against the Nets

In terms of 2-way dominance combined with raw stats, made-up stats, categories leading the league, awards and accomplishments I can't think of another player who comes even close... except for maybe a different MJ season.

So is this THE single-greatest "individual" NBA season ever?

[kobeunderbite]

Couldn't have been because it was a talent starved era, so the numbers are all asterisked.

[thedangerouskitchen]

Couldn't have been because it was a talent starved era, so the numbers are all asterisked.

[Shill Jackson]

OP listed minutes twice

[zombiesonics]

Wouldn’t be a top 5 player in today’s league.

[rileymartin]

That wasnt even the best in 87-88....

[elmerjfudd]

That’s the norm for a top 5 season today

[thedangerouskitchen]

OP listed minutes twice

One is for Minutes per game the other Total Minutes played, as they are not the same.

[thedangerouskitchen]

That’s the norm for a top 5 season today

As has been noted numerous time, I haven't watched an NBA in 4+ years, so perhaps I'm behind the times here... that said, go ahead and list all the players in the past 5 years who averaged 35/6/6 on 54%/84%, with 3.2 Steals and 1.6 Blocks per game.

Thanks in advance.

[thedangerouskitchen]

That wasnt even the best in 87-88....

Who was better?

[thedangerouskitchen]

Wouldn’t be a top 5 player in today’s league.

Please go ahead an list the 5 players today who you think are better than prime MJ.

I'll wait, and be ready for big laughs.

[Bush4Ever.]

His 1989-1991 seasons are considered better by most analytics people (although you need to dive into the higher end analytics...not BR material), and yes Jordan's peak is considered the best peak ever (his best five-year prime is also the best five-year prime ever as well).

Pippen coming over in 1988 really sent not only his winning but also his individual game into the stratosphere.

Pippen not only taught Jordan how to win, but also how to put up the highest level of individual statistics, since Jordan did better on both fronts post-Pippen than pre-Pippen, and dropped majorly after Pippen left on both fronts.

[Havlicekstealsit]

29.9ppg
9.3rpg
6.1apg
50/40/90 shooting
All league first team

Wasn't too bad either.

[rileymartin]

29.9ppg
9.3rpg
6.1apg
50/40/90 shooting
All league first team

Wasn't too bad either.

Bingo

[Bush4Ever.]

You could easily make an argument Joker had a better season last year than Jordan 1988.

25/12/10 on TS+ of 121 (!!), plus taking a relatively modest (for title teams) team to a ring.

30/14/10 on turbo-efficiency in the playoffs
Average game score of 28 in the Finals.

Wild.

[Uncontroversial]

there's like 7 guys having better statistical seasons this year

[AlaskaHawks]

Just because you live near Chicago and lost your virginity that year does not make Jordan the goat.

Not at all the best season ever.

[thedangerouskitchen]

29.9ppg
9.3rpg
6.1apg
50/40/90 shooting
All league first team

Wasn't too bad either.

Bingo

That's the same guy who called MJ "God" in just his 2nd year in the league, after Mike dropped 44/6/6/51% on the legendary GOAT-level Celtics with five (5) HOFERS... and pretty much made them look like a HS Varsity team.

I love Larry Legend, but Jordan firmly established himself as the best player in the league after that series... by the end of the 87-87 season he was the unquestioned best in the game.

Fact.

Grab some bench, old man.

[thedangerouskitchen]

His 1989-1991 seasons are considered better by most analytics people (although you need to dive into the higher end analytics...not BR material), and yes Jordan's peak is considered the best peak ever (his best five-year prime is also the best five-year prime ever as well).

Best 7 years, not 5 (ie; 1887 - 93).

Also, from my OP:

"In terms of 2-way dominance combined with raw stats, made-up stats, categories leading the league, awards and accomplishments I can't think of another player who comes even close... except for maybe a different MJ season."

So yeah, you could argue Jordan circa 89, 90, or 91 as better regular season "statistical" seasons than 88 MJ. You'll get no argument from me, that's for sure.

[thedangerouskitchen]

there's like 7 guys having better statistical seasons this year

From my OP:

"In terms of 2-way dominance combined with raw stats, made-up stats, categories leading the league, awards and accomplishments I can't think of another player who comes even close..."