Some NBA Trivia

[Full Court]

Let's see if any of you can answer this WITHOUT using the googles or Basketball Reference.

What was the highest scoring trio of of the '90-'91 season?

[1987_Lakers]

Run TMC instantly came to mind. Mullin, Richmond, & Hardaway.

[1987_Lakers]

Jerry West hired detectives to spy on which player during the early 80's for suspected drug use?

[Kblaze8855]

Run tmc has to be it But it feels so obvious I want to call it a trick question and say the nuggets who stopped playing defense and ran all year with Michael Adams and Orlando Woolridge might’ve had a third guy get them right up there as well.

[Kblaze8855]

Jerry West hired detectives to spy on which player during the early 80's for suspected drug use.

Spencer Haywood feels a likely suspect unless he was doing it as opposition research on someone else.

Be funny if it came out Jerry West took down Roy Tarpley or one of the other many 80s Coke addicts.

[1987_Lakers]

Run tmc has to be it But it feels so obvious I want to call it a trick question and say the nuggets who stopped playing defense and ran all year with Michael Adams and Orlando Woolridge might’ve had a third guy get them right up there as well.

It's not a trick question given OP's history. I don't think he is that clever.

[1987_Lakers]

Spencer Haywood feels a likely suspect unless he was doing it as opposition research on someone else.

Be funny if it came out Jerry West took down Roy Tarpley or one of the other many 80s Coke addicts.

None of these players, but it was a pretty big name. Made a few All-Stars.

[Kblaze8855]

Laker player or opposition research? So many players went down for drugs in the 80s. It’s hard to narrow down who Jerry might target.

[Kblaze8855]

I’m gonna say Bernard King when he was on the Jazz or the Warriors. I have no evidence, but I know he was in trouble around that time and I’m hoping Jerry wouldn’t try to bring down one of his own players. Bernard King final answer.

[1987_Lakers]

Laker player or opposition research? So many players went down for drugs in the 80s. It’s hard to narrow down who Jerry might target.

Lakers

[Kblaze8855]

https://i.ibb.co/xLV1RKk/IMG-9827.gif


- John + Jerry.

[1987_Lakers]

Since I don't think anyone else is gonna guess it since it's a pretty unknown story I'll just post it.

https://www.basketballnetwork.net/old-school/jerry-west-crossed-all-limits-to-get-rid-of-norm-nixon

I remember reading about it in a book when I was a teenager. It would make for a pretty cool YouTube video on the subject, it's not even on there.

[1987_Lakers]

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[Wardell Curry]

Full Court is back?

Be ashamed, Jeff. Be ashamed.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvIOOqoxHa8

[Kblaze8855]

Since I don't think anyone else is gonna guess it since it's a pretty unknown story I'll just post it.

https://www.basketballnetwork.net/old-school/jerry-west-crossed-all-limits-to-get-rid-of-norm-nixon

I remember reading about it in a book when I was a teenager. It would make for a pretty cool YouTube video on the subject, it's not even on there.

Nick was actually my next guess but I didnt want to sit here guessing till I got it right. Like I said it could’ve been dozens of people. That was just the nba back then.

[1987_Lakers]

Full Court is back?

Be ashamed, Jeff. Be ashamed.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvIOOqoxHa8

Jeff is conflicted on the subject.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=688XMcEchFQ

[Xiao Yao You]

I’m gonna say Bernard King when he was on the Jazz or the Warriors. I have no evidence, but I know he was in trouble around that time and I’m hoping Jerry wouldn’t try to bring down one of his own players. Bernard King final answer.

Sexual assault in utah not drugs

[Full Court]

Run TMC instantly came to mind. Mullin, Richmond, & Hardaway.

Correct.


Run tmc has to be it But it feels so obvious I want to call it a trick question and say the nuggets who stopped playing defense and ran all year with Michael Adams and Orlando Woolridge might’ve had a third guy get them right up there as well.

Nope, it was indeed Run TMC. Together they averaged 73 ppg that year.

[Full Court]

It's not a trick question given OP's history. I don't think he is that clever.

Clever enough to know that Lebron has more choke jobs than Tom Brady.

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[Full Court]

Next question:

Only three players have ever led the league in points per game and steals per game in the same season. Who are they?

[1987_Lakers]

Next question:

Only three players have ever led the league in points per game and steals per game in the same season. Who are they?

MJ, Iverson, & Curry.

I'm 90% certain I'm right. MJ & Iverson always had lots of steals & were known for their scoring and I vaguely remember Curry leading the league in steals in 2016 along with scoring.

[Full Court]

MJ, Iverson, & Curry.

I'm 90% certain I'm right. MJ & Iverson always had lots of steals & were known for their scoring and I vaguely remember Curry leading the league in steals in 2016 along with scoring.

Correct again.

Jordan and Iverson both did it twice, and Curry did it in '16.

You get the next question.

[SouBeachTalents]

Lmao, that was the easiest question, I figured it couldn’t have been Run TMC because it was too obvious.

[1987_Lakers]

Lmao, that was the easiest question, I figured it couldn’t have been Run TMC because it was too obvious.

full court already in midseason form.

[3ba11]

Among players that averaged 22 points or more in a Finals since 1980, what 4 players won more than one Finals with all teammates under 22 ppg?

[ShawkFactory]

Among players that averaged 22 points or more in a Finals since 1980, what 4 players won more than one Finals with all teammates under 22 ppg?

Jordan, Hakeem, Duncan, Kobe.

[Full Court]

Lmao, that was the easiest question, I figured it couldn’t have been Run TMC because it was too obvious.

Well, I could have done a question like 1987_Dudley that nobody could possibly know without googling. If you think it was too easy, why don't you give a shot at a question.

[Full Court]

Jordan, Hakeem, Duncan, Kobe.

I'm pretty sure one of them has to be Dirk in 2011.


Ah, nevermind. I missed that he said more than one finals.

Yeah, you probably got it.

[3ba11]

Jordan, Hakeem, Duncan, Kobe.


Damn Hakeem did do it...

Okay so there's 5 guys, which include my top 3 all-time (MJ, Kobe, Curry) and then the top modern bigs arguably (Duncan and Hakeem).

[SouBeachTalents]

This dude who always harps ppg is now gonna back Duncan despite scoring at Pippen levels for most of his titles. What a fakkit :lol

[Full Court]

Next question:

In the '95-'96 season, which player was top 20 in points, assists, and steals per game?

[L.Kizzle]

Gary Payton?

[Full Court]

Gary Payton?

Nope. Good guess, but Payton wasn't top 20 in points.

[AlternativeAcc.]

Next question:

In the '95-'96 season, which player was top 20 in points, assists, and steals per game?

Hardaway first dude that popped into mind

[L.Kizzle]

Hardaway first dude that popped into mind

Which one?

[AlternativeAcc.]

Which one?

Penny

[L.Kizzle]

Penny

Timmy avg more assist and points then Penny, I believe (thinking without Google)

[dankok8]

Grant Hill?

[L.Kizzle]

Grant Hill?
That was my first choice, but I wasn't sure about his steals number so I went with GP because I knew his steals and assist were high

[DJMcDonald]

OP fresh out the pen and drops the hottest thread of 2024

Axe could never.

[Im Still Ballin]

Who is the only player to have played with both Bill Russell and Larry Bird?

[90sgoat]

Let's see if any of you can answer this WITHOUT using the googles or Basketball Reference.

What was the highest scoring trio of of the '90-'91 season?

Run DMC.

Answered within 2 seconds.

[L.Kizzle]

Who is the only player to have played with both Bill Russell and Larry Bird?
Paul Silas? Just a guess. I know Hondo retired in 78 so not him.

[ILLsmak]

Clever enough to know that Lebron has more choke jobs than Tom Brady.

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I win, too!

Did seem like a trick question, esp cuz I don't know stuff that far back with any accuracy and that was all that came to mind.

Welcome back.

-Smak

[Full Court]

Penny

This is the correct answer.

[dankok8]

Who is the only player to have played with both Bill Russell and Larry Bird?

Don Chaney?

[Full Court]

Don Chaney?

Yeah, that's correct, but I didn't know it. I had to look it up on bball reference.

[Full Court]

For those of you complaining that the original question was too easy, how about this one:

Who was the top scoring trio of the '04-'05 season?

[dankok8]

Duncan, Parker and Ginobili?

[Full Court]

Duncan, Parker and Ginobili?

Good guess, but nope.

[pandiani17]

For those of you complaining that the original question was too easy, how about this one:

Who was the top scoring trio of the '04-'05 season?

Arenas, Larry Hughes and Antawn Jamison?

[Full Court]

Arenas, Larry Hughes and Antawn Jamison?

Another great guess, but not correct. I believe Washington had the top scoring trio the following season in '06 (but with Arenas, Jamison, and Caron Butler, not Hughes). Not in '05 though.

[pandiani17]

Steve Nash, Joe Johnson and Amare Stoudemire?

[Full Court]

Steve Nash, Joe Johnson and Amare Stoudemire?

You've got the right team, and you've got two of the players correct, but Nash isn't one of them.

It's Stoudemire, Johnson, and _____________.

[ralph_i_el]

You've got the right team, and you've got two of the players correct, but Nash isn't one of them.

It's Stoudemire, Johnson, and _____________.

Leandro Barbosa?

Edit: I was wrong, answer was obvious too

[dankok8]

Stoudemire, Johnson and Marion

[Full Court]

Stoudemire, Johnson and Marion

Bingo!


Here's the next question. What's the highest scoring trio of all time (three point era anyway)? These three guys averaged 76.7 per game.

[L.Kizzle]

Bingo!


Here's the next question. What's the highest scoring trio of all time (three point era anyway)? These three guys averaged 76.7 per game.

I'm sure its Steph, KD and Klay.
But for some reason I feel likes that won't be the answer. I'm goin with English, Kiki and Issel from the mod 80s Nuggets.

[dankok8]

Bingo!

Here's the next question. What's the highest scoring trio of all time (three point era anyway)? These three guys averaged 76.7 per game.

This is hard. I'll say Shaq, Kobe and Fox maybe in 2001.

[Full Court]

I'm sure its Steph, KD and Klay.
But for some reason I feel likes that won't be the answer. I'm goin with English, Kiki and Issel from the mod 80s Nuggets.

Wow, you are correct. It was indeed those three guys from the '83 Nuggets. They beat out Steph and Co. by a point.

I thought that one might be too hard for anyone to get. Good job.

[Full Court]

This may be another easy one for some of you, but which player has the most technical fouls of all time?

[dankok8]

Sheed I think

[Full Court]

Sheed I think

Close. He's top three. But it's not him.

[Charlie Sheen]

This may be another easy one for some of you, but which player has the most technical fouls of all time?
Mailman

I know this one because I might be the only person who admits to be a fan of this guy :lol

Total dirtbag as a person but I worked to get as close as i could to that automatic 18ft shot as a kid because I did not have the athleticism to score in very many other ways.

[Full Court]

Mailman

I know this one because I might be the only person who admits to be a fan of this guy :lol

Total dirtbag as a person but I worked to get as close as i could to that automatic 18ft shot as a kid because I did not have the athleticism to score in very many other ways.

Yep, you got it. He beat out Charles Barkley by just a handful of techs.

[Charlie Sheen]

Who was the last qualifying player to average > 40mpg?

[Full Court]

Who was the last qualifying player to average > 40mpg?

Just guessing here......Kobe?

[Charlie Sheen]

Just guessing here......Kobe?

Not Kobe. It surprised me when I found out he never led the league in mpg. Good guess.

[90sgoat]

Who was the last qualifying player to average > 40mpg?

Kevin Garnett?

[AlternativeAcc.]

Who was the last qualifying player to average > 40mpg?

Iverson

2nd guess: Luol Deng

[DJMcDonald]

Who was the last qualifying player to average > 40mpg?

ANDRE IGUODALA would be my guess.

[ralph_i_el]

Who was the last qualifying player to average > 40mpg?

Monta Ellis?

[Full Court]

Which player (someone who currently plays) and multiple-time all star averaged 3.4 ppg in his freshman year in college?

[Charlie Sheen]

Monta Ellis?

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Deng missed by a fraction. Iverson and Iggy were a couple years before the 40mpg player went extinct. KG and Kobe were too far back. Great guesses all around :cheers:

[warriorfan]

I think if you did guards that have scored 20 ppg with 52+% FG the only two that would be on the list is

Michael Jordan
Monta Ellis

[iamgine]

Who here can spell Mutombo's full name without looking it up? :lol

[ralph_i_el]

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Deng missed by a fraction. Iverson and Iggy were a couple years before the 40mpg player went extinct. KG and Kobe were too far back. Great guesses all around :cheers:

I used to watch Warriors games with my grandpa, who is so old that he walked to Bill Russell's high school games as a kid. He was anti-3 point line, and was very mad when they traded Monta instead of Steph :lol

[Full Court]

Which player (someone who currently plays) and multiple-time all star averaged 3.4 ppg in his freshman year in college?

^^

[AlternativeAcc.]

^^

Westbrick

[Full Court]

Westbrick

Correct.

[Full Court]

This would be an easy one to look up, but let's see if any of you can answer it without doing so.

Which NBA team has the worst lifetime winning %?

[DJMcDonald]

This would be an easy one to look up, but let's see if any of you can answer it without doing so.

Which NBA team has the worst lifetime winning %?

The bobcats/hornets?

[Full Court]

The bobcats/hornets?

Nope. That probably would have been my first guess too, but suprisingly, it's not them.

[dankok8]

Timberwolves?

[Im Still Ballin]

I think if you did guards that have scored 20 ppg with 52+% FG the only two that would be on the list is

Michael Jordan
Monta Ellis

Monta's 2007-08 season was a pretty crazy offensive season for an undersized SG.

20.2 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 3.9 apg, 1.5 spg, and 2.1 topg on 53.1% FG (116 FG+), 54.5% 2PT (112 2PT+), and 58.0% TS (107 TS+). He shot 44.3% on 6.38 mid-range shots from 10+ feet per game. Shot 65.9% FG on 6.99 restricted-area shots per game. Pretty impressive slashing, cutting, and pull-up/spot-up shooting. Great on and off-ball.

Almost Iverson-like as a scorer.


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

[Full Court]

Timberwolves?

You got it. Timberwolves have the worst winning percentage of any team. At the rate they're going though, they'll be out of the bottom in the next season or two.

[warriorfan]

Monta's 2007-08 season was a pretty crazy offensive season for an undersized SG.

20.2 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 3.9 apg, 1.5 spg, and 2.1 topg on 53.1% FG (116 FG+), 54.5% 2PT (112 2PT+), and 58.0% TS (107 TS+). He shot 44.3% on 6.38 mid-range shots from 10+ feet per game. Shot 65.9% FG on 6.99 restricted-area shots per game. Pretty impressive slashing, cutting, and pull-up/spot-up shooting. Great on and off-ball.

Almost Iverson-like as a scorer.


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

Definitely. He was very Iverson.

But I think ultimately him being a 6th man of the year off the bench scoring pop is his ideal role. Tbh he seems like he’s almost too good for that, but just with him being the undersized combo guard with a poor wingspan….I think that is where he killed it. That role he had that year was perfect for him. The later criticisms he faced when he was asked to play 40+ minutes a game with a shitty team were a bit unfair, that was just not his role. I would say a similar analogy with trevor ariza when he went to houston and they tried to make him “that guy”, it just wasn’t cut out for him.


He has a nice ass game though. Mississippi bullet. Quick as anyone and had a nice mid range J too. He could ball. I can’t remember where I heard it but supposedly in high school he played tennis and never lost a match. I’m not sure how strong tennis is down in mississippi but that’s still pretty dope :lol

[dankok8]

BUMP

Who are the four players in history who won championships with three different teams?

[DJMcDonald]

Horry, LeBron, Danny Green and I have no idea who else

[SouBeachTalents]

Horry, LeBron, Danny Green and I have no idea who else
Those 3 are so easy, but the last one is legitimately impossible. I frankly will not believe anybody guessed it right without looking it up first :lol

[dankok8]

Yea even I don't know the fourth one and I asked the question!

[dankok8]

Thought it was Clyde Lovellette with Lakers/Hawks/Celtics but he only joined the Hawks after their 1958 title. I have a feeling it's an old school player.

[Full Court]

Those 3 are so easy, but the last one is legitimately impossible. I frankly will not believe anybody guessed it right without looking it up first :lol

Do you know who it is?

[Full Court]

Horry, LeBron, Danny Green and I have no idea who else

Don't think anyone's going to get this one. The fourth one is John Salley. Won rings with the Pistons, Bulls, and Lakers. And yes, I had to look it up.

[DJMcDonald]

Don't think anyone's going to get this one. The fourth one is John Salley. Won rings with the Pistons, Bulls, and Lakers. And yes, I had to look it up.

Yea after I looked it up I still didn't believe it

[Full Court]

Yea after I looked it up I still didn't believe it

I forgot that Salley was on the Lakers championship team.

[dankok8]

Oh damn John Salley! It was very possible to get that one...