51 points on 28 true shots has never been done before. Link inside

[tmacattack33]

http://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/pgl_finder.cgi?request=1&player_id=&match=game&year_min=&year_max=&age_min=0&age_max=99&team_id=&opp_id=&is_playoffs=N&round_id=&game_num_type=&game_num_min=&game_num_max=&game_month=&game_day=&game_location=&game_result=&is_starter=&is_active=&is_hof=&pos_is_g=Y&pos_is_gf=Y&pos_is_f=Y&pos_is_fg=Y&pos_is_fc=Y&pos_is_c=Y&pos_is_cf=Y&c1stat=pts&c1comp=gt&c1val=51&c2stat=fga&c2comp=lt&c2val=27&c3stat=&c3comp=lt&c3val=0&c4stat=&c4comp=gt&c4val=&order_by=pts

Above is a list of all games with 51 points scored on less than 28 field goals.

As you can see (click on FTA to sort by that column), most of these games had players taking at least 10 free throws.

In no game here does anyone even take less than 30 true shots.

The closest, besides last night's 28, was also Stephen Curry, three weeks ago, with 29 true shots. :oldlol:

Last night, Curry only took 28 true shots (actually 27, because his 1 FT obviously musta been on an And-1 or a technical foul).

I'm sorry, but he's playing better than MJ ever did.

[tmacattack33]

You can also click AST (assist) at the top to sort by assists, and see that in most of these games these dudes were getting 2 or 3 assists. Curry had 8 assists last night. :oldlol:

His passing and vision is very good. Not elite, but very good.

[Marchesk]

I'm sorry, but he's playing better than MJ ever did.

Jordan averaged 33.4 in 179 playoff games with 6.4 rebounds, 5.7 assists, 2.1 steals and 0.9 blocks.

Not sure how Curry is doing better than that.

[sd3035]

:rant :rant

http://mrwgifs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Michael-Scott-Closes-The-Door-Awkwardly-On-The-Office.gif

[Nick Young]

Jordan averaged 33.4 in 179 playoff games with 6.4 rebounds, 5.7 assists, 2.1 steals and 0.9 blocks.

Not sure how Curry is doing better than that.
How many minutes per game was MJ playing, breh?


Sorry, but Curry is more unguardable than MJ ever was.

Curry can finish in the paint and he can finish from 50 feet a way at an efficient rate. MJ just has no comparison.

MJ is the better two-way player but in terms of pure offense, Curry is a tier above him.

[KungFuJoe]

You can also click AST (assist) at the top to sort by assists, and see that in most of these games these dudes were getting 2 or 3 assists. Curry had 8 assists last night. :oldlol:

His passing and vision is very good. Not elite, but very good.

His passing and vision is definitely elite.

[SexSymbol]

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[tpols]

http://mrwgifs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Michael-Scott-Closes-The-Door-Awkwardly-On-The-Office.gif

:lol

[Mr. Jabbar]

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:roll: :roll:

[hateraid]

How many minutes per game was MJ playing, breh?


Sorry, but Curry is more unguardable than MJ ever was.

Curry can finish in the paint and he can finish from 50 feet a way at an efficient rate. MJ just has no comparison.

MJ is the better two-way player but in terms of pure offense, Curry is a tier above him.

Also offense is filtered through Jordan. He gets the initial touch in the triangle which doesn't require a play maker. He gets most of those stats purely by dominating the ball. If Curry had the minutes and played in a system like Larry Brown had in Philly then Curry's stats woild definitely inflate as well.

[Stout]

:banana:

[BlazerRed]

Jordan averaged 33.4 in 179 playoff games with 6.4 rebounds, 5.7 assists, 2.1 steals and 0.9 blocks.

Not sure how Curry is doing better than that.
Don't forget the elite defense. A two way player with similar stats will always >

[Stout]

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[SugarHill]

http://mrwgifs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Michael-Scott-Closes-The-Door-Awkwardly-On-The-Office.gif
:oldlol:

[Kawhi]

I see Chris Jackson also on the list. He was Steph before Steph, but playing in the wrong era.

[OldSchoolBBall]

How many minutes per game was MJ playing, breh?


Sorry, but Curry is more unguardable than MJ ever was.

Curry can finish in the paint and he can finish from 50 feet a way at an efficient rate. MJ just has no comparison.

MJ is the better two-way player but in terms of pure offense, Curry is a tier above him.

Curry can only get into the paint and finish at the rate he does in today's game - he wouldn't be able to 25-30 years ago.

[Dro]

How many minutes per game was MJ playing, breh?


Sorry, but Curry is more unguardable than MJ ever was.

Curry can finish in the paint and he can finish from 50 feet a way at an efficient rate. MJ just has no comparison.

MJ is the better two-way player but in terms of pure offense, Curry is a tier above him.
rofl, Curry is a better finisher than MJ now? I've heard it all. My how we are prisoner's of the moment...The dude is pretty unguardable in TODAY'S league but he's not even a better finisher than D Wade, let alone MJ. Lets see Curry finish among 7 footers consistently like MJ did, then we can talk.

[Dro]

Also offense is filtered through Jordan. He gets the initial touch in the triangle which doesn't require a play maker. He gets most of those stats purely by dominating the ball. If Curry had the minutes and played in a system like Larry Brown had in Philly then Curry's stats woild definitely inflate as well.
So Curry is catching the ball in the high post now and hitting fadeaways, pump fakes and spin moves like MJ and even Kobe did the triangle? Are dudes MJ haters, Curry lovers, or both?

[Dro]

Oh, but OP's initial post, that is absolutely amazing what Curry did/is doing. However, how does that make Curry a better finisher or potentially better in the triangle? Where's the facts? Where's even the rationale? Its just omg, player A is amazing right now, he's the goat, period. 3 months ago, people were still saying Lebron was better than Steph, lol..

[LARRY BROWN]

that's besacuse there no teams playing defense right now.....

if the 96 bulls were around they press double team him and whole him to
25 points

:coleman:

[PHILA]

I'm sorry, but he's playing better than MJ ever did.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaAwAAXF0po

[LARRY BROWN]

20 years ago he would get blind sided by hard pics and slamed to the ground or close line we went to the hole!:coleman:

[branslowski]

20 years ago he would get blind sided by hard pics and slamed to the ground or close line we went to the hole!:coleman:

Stfu, I hate u 90's over dramatic ******gers...No one can stop Curry but Curry...You see the shots he hits? Then u talk about close line, Jesus Christ, thats a foul, you then send a 90+% ft shooter to the line....Talkin bout 96` where Mitch Richmond could be a top 10 scorer...Good player but not even on Currys level.

[Hey Yo]

http://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/pgl_finder.cgi?request=1&player_id=&match=game&year_min=&year_max=&age_min=0&age_max=99&team_id=&opp_id=&is_playoffs=N&round_id=&game_num_type=&game_num_min=&game_num_max=&game_month=&game_day=&game_location=&game_result=&is_starter=&is_active=&is_hof=&pos_is_g=Y&pos_is_gf=Y&pos_is_f=Y&pos_is_fg=Y&pos_is_fc=Y&pos_is_c=Y&pos_is_cf=Y&c1stat=pts&c1comp=gt&c1val=51&c2stat=fga&c2comp=lt&c2val=27&c3stat=&c3comp=lt&c3val=0&c4stat=&c4comp=gt&c4val=&order_by=pts

Above is a list of all games with 51 points scored on less than 28 field goals.

As you can see (click on FTA to sort by that column), most of these games had players taking at least 10 free throws.

In no game here does anyone even take less than 30 true shots.

The closest, besides last night's 28, was also Stephen Curry, three weeks ago, with 29 true shots. :oldlol:

Last night, Curry only took 28 true shots (actually 27, because his 1 FT obviously musta been on an And-1 or a technical foul).

I'm sorry, but he's playing better than MJ ever did.
Tony Delk, 53pts on 27FGA...ZERO 3PT shots made

Dana Barros, 50pts on 26FGA....

http://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/pgl_finder.cgi?request=1&player_id=&match=game&year_min=1984&year_max=2016&age_min=0&age_max=99&team_id=&opp_id=&is_playoffs=N&round_id=&game_num_type=&game_num_min=&game_num_max=&game_month=&game_day=&game_location=&game_result=&is_starter=&is_active=&is_hof=&pos_is_g=Y&c1stat=pts&c1comp=gt&c1val=50&c2stat=fg_pct&c2comp=gt&c2val=0.700&c3stat=&c3comp=gt&c3val=&c4stat=&c4comp=gt&c4val=&order_by=date_game

[SyRyanYang]

If he played 20 years ago he'd be stabbed to death on court and he wouldn't even be alive to shoot the freethrows!

[LAZERUSS]

People forget just how efficient the 6-5 POST PLAYING Adrian Dantley was...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NC66dzlkWtg

And how about this 57 point game...

http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198212040UTA.html

[tpols]

People forget just how efficient the 6-5 POST PLAYING Adrian Dantley was...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NC66dzlkWtg

And how about this 57 point game...

http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/198212040UTA.html

why are you comparing a blackhole to the greatest off ball player of all time ?

[Lakersfamftw]

How many minutes per game was MJ playing, breh?


Sorry, but Curry is more unguardable than MJ ever was.

Curry can finish in the paint and he can finish from 50 feet a way at an efficient rate. MJ just has no comparison.

MJ is the better two-way player but in terms of pure offense, Curry is a tier above him.
Yeah people talk about MJ like he was a God lol. He didn't have Kobe's range. He never even got 70 in a single game ever because he wasn't capable of it nevermind 80 points like Kobe.

Curry has his 3 point shooting
Kobe has his super all around offensive prowess
Wilt and Shaq had the inside.

While MJ was great overall, I never felt that he was the absolute best in any specific area.

[LakersForlife]

waiting for delusional mj fans reponse

[La Frescobaldi]

Curry can only get into the paint and finish at the rate he does in today's game - he wouldn't be able to 25-30 years ago.

not sure if that even matters. nobody has ever had to stop 25+ footers like this guy makes just routinely. he destroys defenses by forcing them out way further than has ever been seen in history.

getting to the rim has always been the whole point of it... but with curry i dunno man. we have literally never seen this before. all that stuff we been watching for 50 years is flat obsolete with this guy.
for a fact.

[SpaceJammeR]

if curry played as much d as mj did, at the level mj did, curry won't be as efficient and as good. being a two way player is tiring, and takes away from your offensive game and vice versa. that is what separates two way players from one way players. if you play basketball you know how difficult it is to play both defense and offense at a high level throughout a game. curry doesn't play d, and is usually hidden on defense. it doesn't take away that he is unstoppable force on offense. It's just he wouldn't be the same if he was a good defensive player. which he is not.

[G-train]

I will reserve judgement until he can do it for more than a couple seasons.

[Ai2death]

I'll go with the dude that remembers to catch the bus to the playoffs

[Round Mound]

Sir Charles had a 56 point game with three defensive rotations on him with oldschool rules on 31 shots. And yes, in the play-offs.