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Why does Iverson have the 2nd highest playoff ppg?
Jordan's #1 at 33.45 ppg and Iverson's 2nd at 29.73 ppg. Here's the top 20 below:
1. Michael Jordan* 33.45
2. Allen Iverson* 29.73
3. Jerry West* 29.13
4. Kevin Durant 29.09
5. LeBron James 28.81
6. Anthony Davis 28.79
7. Donovan Mitchell 27.35
8. Rick Barry* 27.33
9. Elgin Baylor* 27.04
10. Stephen Curry 26.50
11. George Gervin* 26.46
12. Hakeem Olajuwon* 25.90
13. Kobe Bryant* 25.64
14. Bob Pettit* 25.45
15. Dominique Wilkins* 25.41
16. Dirk Nowitzki 25.26
17. Connie Hawkins* 25.00
18. Russell Westbrook 24.83
19. Damian Lillard 24.78
20. Nikola Jokić 24.73
AI's playoff ppg is a full 4+ points higher than Kobe's.
Playoff ppg seems to be a really important metric. Something whose importance cannot be understated when it comes to evaluating a scorer. Maybe even the stat that separates those who could score a lot anytime, and at will even against playoff-level defense versus a guy who gets it going in the flow of regular season games but can't do so at will. Even a scorer as great as Harden cannot elevate his scoring average, but AI could.
To me, AI's 2nd ranking in playoff ppg is an accurate estimate of his true ability to score. In the games that really mattered the most, Allen Iverson scored more playoff points per game than anyone not named Michael Jordan. I don't think that's said enough. I don't think AI himself even says it enough. If I were in his shoes, I'd be screaming from the rooftop about this stat and that it's not LBJ that's 2nd to MJ but me.
Why isn't this fact known more? Why isn't it widely seen as definitive proof that AI was the 2nd best scorer behind MJ in the modern era, and superior to LBJ, KD and others whose averages will only decline from here on out.
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Re: Why does Iverson have the 2nd highest playoff ppg?
Because Iverson averaged 26.5 shots a game in the playoffs for his entire career on 40 percent shooting which means his 29.73 points per game in the playoffs is not that impressive as it looks.
As there are many players that are below him on the list such as Wilt and Lebron that could have averaged the same amount of points as he did if they were taking 26 shots per game in the playoffs as AI did for his career.
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Re: Why does Iverson have the 2nd highest playoff ppg?
26.5 FGA a game is Iverson's playoff average
20.7 is Lebron
20.7 is Durant
22.6 is West
19.1 is Davis
17.1 is Wilt
23.4 is Rick barry's
23.6 is Baylor's
Curry's is 19.4
Kobe is 20.5
It's clear if most of those players were averaging the same FGA as AI that they would have posted better scoring averages in the playoffs to AI's 29.73.
Last edited by coastalmarker99; 02-21-2021 at 06:03 AM.
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Re: Why does Iverson have the 2nd highest playoff ppg?
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The Special One
Re: Why does Iverson have the 2nd highest playoff ppg?
Originally Posted by coastalmarker99
Because Iverson averaged 26.5 shots a game in the playoffs for his entire career on 40 percent shooting which means his 29.73 points per game in the playoffs is not that impressive as it looks.
As there are many players that are below him on the list such as Wilt and Lebron that could have averaged the same amount of points as he did if they were taking 26 shots per game in the playoffs as AI did for his career.
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Decent college freshman
Re: Why does Iverson have the 2nd highest playoff ppg?
Because he chucked a ton of shots.
AI's playoff TS% is an abysmal .489.
In 4 of Iverson's 8 playoff seasons he shot 38% or worse.
Knowing that, AI's ppg actually looks like it would've hurt his team rather than help it because it would've taken him too many shots to get to that average on that poor percentage.
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NBA Superstar
Re: Why does Iverson have the 2nd highest playoff ppg?
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The Magic are a trash
Re: Why does Iverson have the 2nd highest playoff ppg?
allot of his help wasn't as good as lestackthedeck. needed to score more
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NBA Legend and Hall of Famer
Re: Why does Iverson have the 2nd highest playoff ppg?
Because he chucked the most shots.
Allen Iverson is probably the most overrated basketball player of all time. Chucks shots at a terrible efficiency, horrible intangibles ~ a ghetto brat, and is too small to play any type of defense. He just looked cool, and his image made people money... he was actually a negative basketball player.
The "most important part" of being a scorer is rate. You could put me in an NBA game, let me chuck 90 half court shots and make 10 of them, and I would average 30 PPG. And it wouldn't mean jack shit.
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Doomguy
Re: Why does Iverson have the 2nd highest playoff ppg?
Why is LeBron only at 5? I hate the whole Lebron vs MJ spiel, but gotta call a spade a spade.
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I go HAM
Re: Why does Iverson have the 2nd highest playoff ppg?
People who didn't make the Finals often, did not have a longer career, and stat padded in 1st round losses have higher ppg
See: Jordan and Iverson
That's why literally no one takes ppg seriously You know it's a joke when Allen Iverson is #2
Formula for high PPG:
-Many 1st round losses (stat padding)
-Short career
-6 or fewer Finals (not elite level of 7 or more)
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Doomguy
Re: Why does Iverson have the 2nd highest playoff ppg?
Originally Posted by TheCorporation
People who didn't make the Finals often, did not have a longer career, and stat padded in 1st round losses have higher ppg
See: Jordan Iverson
That's why literally no one takes ppg seriously You know it's a joke when Allen Iverson is #2
Formula for high PPG:
-Many 1st round losses (stat padding)
-Short career
-6 or fewer Finals (not elite level of 7 or more)
Give me Iverson over LeBron any day.
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Embiid > Jokic
Re: Why does Iverson have the 2nd highest playoff ppg?
I honestly feel bad for OP he couldn’t figure out this extremely obv conclusion on his own
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I go HAM
Re: Why does Iverson have the 2nd highest playoff ppg?
Originally Posted by SouBeachTalents
I honestly feel bad for OP he couldn’t figure out this extremely obv conclusion on his own
+1
I can only assume some posters are very, VERY new to basketball and they're just beginners learning the game
OP = clear beginner
I hope he continues to learn more and educate himself over the years
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