One-hit wonders of the NBA

[Living Being]

This thread is for mentioning players who have given big performances over one "instance" and then didn't do much else. This "instance" could be a single game, series, season (or at max, a few seasons), dunk/skills/3pt contest, etc.

I would like to start with Tony Delk's 53 pt game. This guy was streaky, but this was ridiculous. He made 0 threes, too. :eek:

[dubeta]

Corey Brewer this season

[9512]

Willie Burton scored 50+ in one game during the 1996-97 season. I am not even sure if he averaged more than 9PPG that season. Then he faded back to obscurity.

Oliver Miller during his rookie season played well then from there (already hefty) regressed back to his norm but conversely he went from hefty to "DAMN!"

[blood yes]

Daniel Gibson: Game 6 2007 against the Pistons

[CavaliersFTW]

Mo Williams 44 points against Orlando Magic (I was at that game)

[SouBeachTalents]

Troy Hudson's 37 and 10 against the Lakers in '03

[no pun intended]

Brandon Jennings lmao

[Johnny Jones]

Terrence Ross 51 points

[KungFuJoe]

Corey Brewer this season

Wasn't that against Houston? I think *I* could score 20pts against the likes of Harden and Parsons.

[Rocketswin2013]

Jeremy Lin. Pick any game from Linsanity.

[Fiddlesticks]

Brandon Jennings lmao
show some respect brandon jennings is a top 10 pg in this league.

[Finger Roll]

I had high hopes for Raptors when Charlie Villanueva scored 48 as a rookie.

















at least his wife is fine

http://estaticos02.marca.com/albumes/2013/12/03/wag_nba/1386075733_extras_albumes_0.jpg

[no pun intended]

show some respect brandon jennings is a top 10 pg in this league.
I was wondering when you would stop by.

[Johnny Jones]

Brandon Jennings lmaoIs he really a one-hit wonder? I know he will never score 50+ again in his career or even 45+, but the dude is pretty solid and had close to an all-star caliber year in 11-12.

[SCdac]

Bonzi Wells in the first round against the Spurs (06)

23 ppg / 12 rpg / 1 apg / .61 FG% / 6 games

Almost earned him a fat contract that offseason, but he squandered it.

[KungFuJoe]

Jeremy Lin scoring 38 against the Lakers during Linsanity. That Asian nikka never gonna sniff 30 points again, much less 38. :roll: :roll: :roll:

[no pun intended]

Is he really a one-hit wonder? I know he will never score 50+ again in his career or even 45+, but the dude is pretty solid and had close to an all-star caliber year in 11-12.
Yeah you're right. Shooting a career 39% FG% is pretty solid.

[Thunderfan86]

Brent Barry in the 1996 dunk contest

[jayfan]

Michael Jackson's game 4 v. Grizz this year. Epic.

[Thunderfan86]

Reggie Jackson's game 4 v. Grizz this year. Epic.
Fixed

[Johnny Jones]

Yeah you're right. Shooting a career 39% FG% is pretty solid.Because FG% is the tell it all stat...

[JohnMax]

I see a common pattern. They all seem to play with a ball dominant cancer that doesn't allow young players to develop their game.

[RedBlackAttack]

In his first 10 games as a pro, DaJuan Wagoner had games of:

29 points / 5 assists
28 points / 2 assists
25 points / 10 assists
29 points / 4 assists
18 points / 7 assists
33 points / 2 assists

All of those... in his first TEN games as a 19-year-old rookie. Problem was, it wasn't long before teams began to figure out that he had no left hand. Once that memo went out, his FG% began plummeting. Then, injuries mounted.

There was a time, however, that DaJuan Wagoner looked like one of the best young guards in the NBA. It didn't last long, but it happened.

[Living Being]

In his first 10 games as a pro, DaJuan Wagoner had games of:

29 points / 5 assists
28 points / 2 assists
25 points / 10 assists
29 points / 4 assists
18 points / 7 assists
33 points / 2 assists

All of those... in his first TEN games as a 19-year-old rookie. Problem was, it wasn't long before teams began to figure out that he had no left hand. Once that memo went out, his FG% began plummeting. Then, injuries mounted.

There was a time, however, that DaJuan Wagoner looked like one of the best young guards in the NBA. It didn't last long, but it happened.
Nice mention. He did drop off the face of the earth after extreme hype.

[Living Being]

Jeremy Lin is definitely a good example of one-hit over a longer period of time. It made it that much more hopeful and disappointing at the same time.

[QuebecBaller]

Jerome James
[QUOTE]After the 2004

[jayfan]

Originally Posted by jayfan
Reggie Jackson's game 4 v. Grizz this year. Epic.


Fixed

Yep, thanks.

[Clyde]

Tony Delk

[HOoopCityJones]

Andrew Bynum

Roy Hibbert

[allball]

In his first 10 games as a pro, DaJuan Wagoner had games of:

29 points / 5 assists
28 points / 2 assists
25 points / 10 assists
29 points / 4 assists
18 points / 7 assists
33 points / 2 assists

All of those... in his first TEN games as a 19-year-old rookie. Problem was, it wasn't long before teams began to figure out that he had no left hand. Once that memo went out, his FG% began plummeting. Then, injuries mounted.

There was a time, however, that DaJuan Wagoner looked like one of the best young guards in the NBA. It didn't last long, but it happened.

had serious health issues

[Smook A.]

Jeremy Lin scoring 38 against the Lakers during Linsanity. That Asian nikka never gonna sniff 30 points again, much less 38. :roll: :roll: :roll:
He might score 30 again. He did it a couple times in the 13/14 season

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Mike James had like a 20/6 year for the raps on good %s

[RedBlackAttack]

had serious health issues
Yes, but he went from incredible prospect to potential bust before the health problems began to plague him. He was fun to watch, though. I think he had 100 points in a HS game.

[allball]

Richard Dumas - 93 playoffs

[paperstreet]

Jerome James

this was the first thought that popped into my head when i read the thread title

[S13M]

Durant

[Dbrog]

Pretty sure there was one year that Charlie Bell closed his Bucks season with some crazy triple double numbers and sessions had a game with 24 dimes.

[Fudge]

Mike James
Eddy Curry
Darius Miles
Dorell Wright

[Legends66NBA7]

Mike James had like a 20/6 year for the raps on good %s

Shot the lights out that year. His defense was shit, though, but then again... so were the rest of the Raptors that season.

OT: A friend of mine has his jersey that year too.

[Bandito]

Op in his performance of getting ****ed in the ass by a Lebron look alike and fulfilling his dirty fantasies...

[hiphopfan777]

Daniel Gibson

[GimmeThat]

Paul Pierce

[Done_And_Done]

In his first 10 games as a pro, DaJuan Wagoner had games of:

29 points / 5 assists
28 points / 2 assists
25 points / 10 assists
29 points / 4 assists
18 points / 7 assists
33 points / 2 assists

All of those... in his first TEN games as a 19-year-old rookie. Problem was, it wasn't long before teams began to figure out that he had no left hand. Once that memo went out, his FG% began plummeting. Then, injuries mounted.

There was a time, however, that DaJuan Wagoner looked like one of the best young guards in the NBA. It didn't last long, but it happened.

Good post. I had no clue he lived up to the hype for that extremely short window in time.

And that 100pt game was an impetus behind the developed hype. I recall some pro's (I believe Shaq was one of them) actually made the travel during off days to watch the kid play. Such a thing had never happened prior or since...