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NBA Trivia Thread

OK, I was thinking about this one, and Citizen Mikey's Clippers thread got me to post it.

David West averaged 3.8 points as a rookie, and made the All Star team in this his fifth season.

How many players can you name who have averaged fewer than 5 points per game as a rookie and eventually been selected as an All Star? 

I have two.

I have two more who averaged between 5 and 6.

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Thought of another one

I have three now.

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by ClipperSteve on May 16, 2008 1:03 PM PDT   0 recs

I had to cheat

7 active players accomplished this feat, including West.

by John R on May 16, 2008 1:58 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

SEVEN!

I’m surprised. OK, I thought of another one, so including West I now have 5 of them, but I haven’t cheated yet. 2 more.

The Clippers! The (second) Best NBA Team in LA!

by ClipperSteve on May 16, 2008 2:32 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Eh...

Steve Nash
Michael Redd
Ben Wallace
Jermaine O’neal
Theo Ratliff
Ra$hard Lewi$
Jamaal Magloire

Do I win something? :(

by Redmosa on May 17, 2008 1:31 AM PDT   0 recs

Sure...

You win a Clippers cap! Show up at the next ClipsNation viewing party to claim your prize.

You actually came up with 8 counting West… There are a couple of trends.

One – Eastern Conference centers. That really skews this kind of thing. I mean, they sort of require the voters to pick two of those, and they tend to be really, really bad.

Two – HS straight to the NBA. This you might expect. In fact, it’s mildly surprising that there are only two, but Kobe averaged 7.6 as a rook, TMac 7, so the trend of 18 year olds going from little used to all stars is well-established.

That leaves Nash, Redd and West as the real stories here. They were all ‘older’ rookies (Redd 21, Nash 22, West 23) who had played at least 3 years of college ball, who needed a chance and some hard work to become All Stars.

Well played sir.

The Clippers! The (second) Best NBA Team in LA!

by ClipperSteve on May 17, 2008 8:05 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

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