is there a better final performance in sports history than this?
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Re: is there a better final performance in sports history than this?
Ted Williams hit a home run in his final at bat. He was 41 years old.
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Re: is there a better final performance in sports history than this?
Havlicekstealsit wrote:Ted Williams hit a home run in his final at bat. He was 41 years old.
37 year old kobe was in worse shape in a much more physically demanding sport and 40 year olds have hit 30+ homeruns in their final year
60 point games happen once in a career for most legends ( if theyre lucky to even get there ). its larry birds career high for god sake lol
1 off of lebrons
and before anyone knocks the shot attempts it was 44% and a few shots off of 50%
plus if he takes 1 less shot they lose
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Re: is there a better final performance in sports history than this?
elmouse03 wrote:Bill Russell
barely his teams 5th best player at the time
Re: is there a better final performance in sports history than this?
Only their best defensive player and rebounder and probably it's 2nd best assist guy at the time.Kennethgriffin wrote:elmouse03 wrote:Bill Russell
barely his teams 5th best player at the time
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Re: is there a better final performance in sports history than this?
and then theres duncan
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Russell had 6 points, 6 dimes and 21 rebounds in his final game - winning a Finals G7 on the road. Three other teammates scored 20+ points that game.
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http://www.basketball-reference.com/box ... 50LAL.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;elmouse03 wrote:Only their best defensive player and rebounder and probably it's 2nd best assist guy at the time.Kennethgriffin wrote:elmouse03 wrote:Bill Russell
barely his teams 5th best player at the time
i dont care if he played solid defense. the guy was last on his team in scoring for game 7
havlicek 26 points
jones 24 points
bryant 20 points
nelson 16 points
howell 9 points
siegfried 7 points
russell 6 points
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Re: is there a better final performance in sports history than this?
Havlicekstealsit wrote:Russell had 6 points, 6 dimes and 21 rebounds in his final game - winning a Finals G7 on the road. Three other teammates scored 20+ points that game.
solid role player
and 21 rebounds in the 60s is like 12 rebounds today
Re: is there a better final performance in sports history than this?
Well you being a Kobe fan. I understand why you only look at scoring.Kennethgriffin wrote:http://www.basketball-reference.com/box ... 50LAL.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;elmouse03 wrote:Only their best defensive player and rebounder and probably it's 2nd best assist guy at the time.Kennethgriffin wrote:
barely his teams 5th best player at the time
i dont care if he played solid defense. the guy was last on his team in scoring for game 7
havlicek 26 points
jones 24 points
bryant 20 points
nelson 16 points
howell 9 points
siegfried 7 points
russell 6 points
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Re: is there a better final performance in sports history than this?
Another one I can think of is Otto Graham, who passed & ran for 4 TDs in a NFL title game, going out a champion. He was in his mid 30s by then.
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Re: is there a better final performance in sports history than this?
elmouse03 wrote:Well you being a Kobe fan. I understand why you only look at scoring.Kennethgriffin wrote:http://www.basketball-reference.com/box ... 50LAL.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;elmouse03 wrote:
Only their best defensive player and rebounder and probably it's 2nd best assist guy at the time.
i dont care if he played solid defense. the guy was last on his team in scoring for game 7
havlicek 26 points
jones 24 points
bryant 20 points
nelson 16 points
howell 9 points
siegfried 7 points
russell 6 points
because kobe didn't win the most defensive 1st team trophies in nba history
Re: is there a better final performance in sports history than this?
Sure but you aren't talking about that.Kennethgriffin wrote:elmouse03 wrote:Well you being a Kobe fan. I understand why you only look at scoring.Kennethgriffin wrote:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/box ... 50LAL.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
i dont care if he played solid defense. the guy was last on his team in scoring for game 7
havlicek 26 points
jones 24 points
bryant 20 points
nelson 16 points
howell 9 points
siegfried 7 points
russell 6 points
because kobe didn't win the most defensive 1st team trophies in nba history
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Re: is there a better final performance in sports history than this?
Wait what? Kobe is tied for most defensive first teams with 3 other guys.
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Re: is there a better final performance in sports history than this?
Havlicekstealsit wrote:Another one I can think of is Otto Graham, who passed & ran for 4 TDs in a NFL title game, going out a champion. He was in his mid 30s by then.
50s football looked like a bunch of bumbling retards blindly running into each other lol
anyone with half a brain could dominate that shit
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Re: is there a better final performance in sports history than this?
Havlicekstealsit wrote:Wait what? Kobe is tied for most defensive first teams with 3 other guys.
#1 all time is #1 all time
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Re: is there a better final performance in sports history than this?
Graham probably did more than that, wasn't he a two way player and could kick or am I thinking of someone else?Havlicekstealsit wrote:Another one I can think of is Otto Graham, who passed & ran for 4 TDs in a NFL title game, going out a champion. He was in his mid 30s by then.
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Shit he was probly the coach and waterboy tooelmerjfudd wrote:Graham probably did more than that, wasn't he a two way player and could kick or am I thinking of someone else?Havlicekstealsit wrote:Another one I can think of is Otto Graham, who passed & ran for 4 TDs in a NFL title game, going out a champion. He was in his mid 30s by then.
It was the 50s lol
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Re: is there a better final performance in sports history than this?
He finished 7th in MVP voting that season, his lowest of his career (as voted by the players by the way) but by far the best of any Celtic and made Wilt 1-7 against him for his career in the playoffs.Kennethgriffin wrote:http://www.basketball-reference.com/box ... 50LAL.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;elmouse03 wrote:Only their best defensive player and rebounder and probably it's 2nd best assist guy at the time.Kennethgriffin wrote:
barely his teams 5th best player at the time
i dont care if he played solid defense. the guy was last on his team in scoring for game 7
havlicek 26 points
jones 24 points
bryant 20 points
nelson 16 points
howell 9 points
siegfried 7 points
russell 6 points
After he retired, the Celtics gave up ten points more per game (after having the best defensive rating in the NBA, which happened 12 of Russell's 13 seasons) and went from championship to lottery. Russell was always the best player on his team, including the two collegiate championship years at USF that wasn't even on the map before him.