What's Up With the Recent Scoring Explosion?

[DonDadda59]

Terrence Ross? Really? Dude averages 9 PPG on the season and he goes off for 51? :biggums:

Is it 2006 all over again? Stern give his final orders to refs to let wing players go wild?

[LAZERUSS]

Obviously it's a weak defensive era.

[dannywpt]

Durant GOAT inspirational scorer

[CelticBaller]

Durant inspired them

[GOATbe]

Durant GOAT inspirational scorer
:bowdown: He reminds me of young Kobe.

[lpublic_enemyl]

Terrence Ross? Really? Dude averages 9 PPG on the season and he goes off for 51? :biggums:

Is it 2006 all over again? Stern give his final orders to refs to let wing players go wild?
if u watched the game u would know he was playing out of his mind

[215Philly]

Durant GOAT inspirational scorer
Durantbe is such a loving god :bowdown:

[DonDadda59]

Obviously it's a weak defensive era.

This was already known. But seems like since the new year it's gotten out of control. Scrubs with 7 PPG career averages are going for 50+ and franchise records?

That's 2 franchise scoring records tied or broken in back to back nights. The second being TERRENCE ROSS.

Something's up :lol

[HOoopCityJones]

This run and gun era of basketball where players have the green light to throw up threes to their hearts consent is the reason.

[DonDadda59]

if u watched the game u would know he was playing out of his mind

But this comes a night after Melo goes for 62 and other guys have monster scoring nights. Durant has been going nuts the past few weeks. Not like it's an isolated occurrence.

Plus, I can't stress this enough... it's TERRENCE ROSS.

[Angel Face]

Inspired by KD. It happens when the best player in the league is a scoring specialist. Unlike the previous season 2012 - 2013, they're bored because the best player back then is a passing specialist.

Scoring > Passing in terms of entertainment and inspiration.

[CelticBaller]

This was already known. But seems like since the new year it's gotten out of control. Scrubs with 7 PPG career averages are going for 50+ and franchise records?

That's 2 franchise scoring records tied or broken in back to back nights. The second being TERRENCE ROSS.

Something's up :lol
Oh boy you called ross a scrub smh

[HOoopCityJones]

Also gives credit to what Kobe said earlier this week.

The league is weaker and it's making guys who usually wouldn't come close to this type of production go off.

[absalom]

This week from what I remember

KD 54
Ross 51
Aldrige 44
Derozan 40
Green 39
Gay 41

Even Mirza exploded with 34 :rockon:

forgot about Melo with 62 yesterday

[LAZERUSS]

My god, what would players like Oscar, West, McAdoo, Archibald, Barry, Dr. J, Kareem, and Wilt be doing in this era?

[HylianNightmare]

inspired by derozan

[zoom17]

My god, what would players like Oscar, West, McAdoo, Archibald, Barry, Dr. J, Kareem, and Wilt be doing in this era?

Dominating on a nightly basis.

[MP.Trey]

To the people who said this season has been boring:

http://gifrific.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Are-You-Not-Entertained-Gladiator.gif

[b1imtf]

My god, what would players like Oscar, West, McAdoo, Archibald, Barry, Dr. J, Kareem, and Wilt be doing in this era?
Washing cars.

[DuMa]

Dog days of January. everyone's mailing in their defense until after the AS break.

case in point.... the Pacers down 20 in Denver at the half.

[CelticBaller]

My god, what would players like Oscar, West, McAdoo, Archibald, Barry, Dr. J, Kareem, and Wilt be doing in this era?
deliver the mail

[navy]

My god, what would players like Oscar, West, McAdoo, Archibald, Barry, Dr. J, Kareem, and Wilt be doing in this era?

D-League

[Raymone]

My god, what would players like Oscar, West, McAdoo, Archibald, Barry, Dr. J, Kareem, and Wilt be doing in this era?

You mean other than getting manhandled at each position by athletic freaks like Westbrook, Wade, LeBron, Griffin and Dwight?

[zoom17]

You mean other than getting manhandled at each position by athletic freaks like Westbrook, Wade, LeBron, Griffin and Dwight?

:facepalm disrespecting some of the greats

[JebronLames]

This week from what I remember

KD 54
Ross 51
Aldrige 44
Derozan 40
Green 39
Gay 41

Even Mirza exploded with 34 :rockon:

forgot about Melo with 62 yesterday
Marcus Thornton 42

[secund2nun]

Oh boy you called ross a scrub smh

He is a scrub.

[La Frescobaldi]

they need to get rid of that STUPID defensive line around the basket. Teams literally can't play defense it's breaking the rules.

[juju151111]

But this comes a night after Melo goes for 62 and other guys have monster scoring nights. Durant has been going nuts the past few weeks. Not like it's an isolated occurrence.

Plus, I can't stress this enough... it's TERRENCE ROSS.
Go back in history I'm sure you would see scrubs going off once in a while. This is nothing like 06 the league/refs is way more chilled then 06 and allow more contact.

[Legends66NBA7]

Terrence Ross is mostly known as a defensive specialist and spot up 3 point shooter. He's locked up guys like Paul George (twice) and Kevin Durant this season.

But his potential in scoring has always been there. He had the hot hand tonight and the Raptors lost their leading scorer a couple minutes into the 3rd after his ankle swelled up again. Off course, I didn't think he would this hot from the field, but here's hoping we can see more dominance in the future.

Scrub ? :facepalm

[JebronLames]

PEDs.

[moe94]

Washing cars.
:roll:

[LAZERUSS]

Washing cars.

Quite likely...but that would keep them very busy.

One day it would be their Ferrari, the next would be their Bentley, then their Rolls, then their Lambo, then their Jaguar, and finally, their Malibu...

[ripthekik]

And then you have guys that say in interviews they would score 60 easily if their teammate let them:rolleyes:

[no pun intended]

This week from what I remember

KD 54
Ross 51
Aldrige 44
Derozan 40
Green 39
Gay 41

Even Mirza exploded with 34 :rockon:

forgot about Melo with 62 yesterday
don't forget

Terrence Jones 36 points
Gordon Hayward 37 points
Evan Turner 34 points

all career highs posted this month

[Magic 32]

PEDs.

and we know who inspired them.

The most steroidal-looking player since Karl Malone.

http://www.lightlybraisedturnip.com/storage/sports/lebron-peds-future-circle.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=136654104896 6

[Rodmantheman]

and we know who inspired them.

The most steroidal-looking player since Karl Malone.

http://www.lightlybraisedturnip.com/storage/sports/lebron-peds-future-circle.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=136654104896 6

http://usatthebiglead.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/118588686.jpg

[J Shuttlesworth]

:bowdown: He reminds me of young Kobe.
Like a better version of young Kobe.. hell even better than prime Kobe

[GoranDragon]

Like a better version of young Kobe.. hell even better than prime Kobe
:applause:

[Rodmantheman]

Like a better version of young Kobe.. hell even better than prime Kobe

I am not a kobe fan but you're going a little to far.

[ImKobe]

Refs have nothing to do with this, there have just been some players who are hot right now, like Gilbert,Iverson,Melo,Kobe and Lebron in 06. This is not comparable to that era in terms of volume scoring.

I do hope this keeps up, this league needs more scoring at times.

[Magic 32]

http://usatthebiglead.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/118588686.jpg

http://timekeepingscore.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/kevin-durant-horizontal.jpg%3Fw%3D480%26h%3D320%26crop%3D1

[VIP2000]

This was already known. But seems like since the new year it's gotten out of control. Scrubs with 7 PPG career averages are going for 50+ and franchise records?

That's 2 franchise scoring records tied or broken in back to back nights. The second being TERRENCE ROSS.

Something's up :lol

Tony Delk, Voshon Lenard and Tracy effin' Murray have all scored 50 points in a game once. Was it a weak defensive era back then as well?

[DonDadda59]

Tony Delk, Voshon Lenard and Tracy effin' Murray have all scored 50 points in a game once. Was it a weak defensive era back then as well?

You just named 3 guys from like 2 decades. You can list like 10 guys (and some here have) from the past 3 days :lol

Wonder which random role player will go off tomorrow. Can't wait.

[Poetry]

Voshon Lenard

I don't remember him scoring 50.

[absalom]

http://ifoundzion.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/michaels-secret-stuff.png

Who's next?

[r0drig0lac]

http://ifoundzion.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/michaels-secret-stuff.png

Who's next?
:applause:

[Jon_Koncak]

Supposedly this is an era of sophisticated defenses and team play.And here you have ultra scrub Terence Ross scoring 51 freakin points against an elite NBA team :roll: what a great era

[moe94]

http://ifoundzion.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/michaels-secret-stuff.png

Who's next?
:rockon:

[iDunk]

My god, what would players like Oscar, West, McAdoo, Archibald, Barry, Dr. J, Kareem, and Wilt be doing in this era?
Oscar: 18/8/10
West: 15/4/7
McAdoo: 14/11
Archibald: 13/2/7
Barry: 19/5/5
Dr. J: 24/5/5
Kareem: 23/12
Wilt: 18/14

[moe94]

Kareem: 23/12
Wilt: 18/14

The disparity between their rebounding is vast. If Kareem is doing 12, Wilt is doing 20, at least.

[VIP2000]

You just named 3 guys from like 2 decades. You can list like 10 guys (and some here have) from the past 3 days :lol

Wonder which random role player will go off tomorrow. Can't wait.

Well, I did more research and there's tons of random players that have scored 50+ points. Phil Chenier, Freeman Williams, Vernon Maxwell, Chris Jackson, Nick Anderson, Willie Burton, Charles Smith, Dana Barros.

A guy like Tony Delk never averaged more than 12ppg in a season. At least Terrence Ross might average more than that in the future, since he's a 2nd year former lottery pick who literally plays the same position as the Raptors' best player, and only recently became a starter. It's not like Kendrick friggin' Perkins is putting up 50.

[VIP2000]

Supposedly this is an era of sophisticated defenses and team play.And here you have ultra scrub Terence Ross scoring 51 freakin points against an elite NBA team :roll: what a great era

So what? Guys like Tracy Murray, Willie Burton, and Tony Delk have scored 50 points.

Terrence Ross is a 2nd year, former lottery pick who only recently became a starter. He just happened to have a great game.

[buddha]

I blame our weak liberal, pc society on the weak defenses. our society doesn't breed enough tough, weathered men. that's why you see a bunch of weak defenses in the NBA and NFL, not enough real men anymore, all of bunch of entitled whiny little girls.

[LAZERUSS]

Oscar: 18/8/10
West: 15/4/7
McAdoo: 14/11
Archibald: 13/2/7
Barry: 19/5/5
Dr. J: 24/5/5
Kareem: 23/12
Wilt: 18/14

Hmmm, so players like MJ, Hakeem, and Shaq would be at best, somewhere around 10-20 pp scorers then today. Who would have ever thought this era of basketball players were light years better than those that played a few years ago? Yep, makes perfect sense now...

[b1imtf]

Quite likely...but that would keep them very busy.

One day it would be their Ferrari, the next would be their Bentley, then their Rolls, then their Lambo, then their Jaguar, and finally, their Malibu...
Maybe if they stole the cars.

[knicksman]

because once alpha durant leads, Everyone follows..that aura. Even lebron wanted to tho he failed:oldlol: