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An NBA one I stumbled across today that kinda blew my mind:

Adrian Dantley has 7 career 3 point FG.

It was a different era for what was expected out of swingmen, I guess.

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Boston Garden had about 16,000 seats...

...and only about 2,000 of them were between the baskets.

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In 2000 Marhsall Faulk set the record for most TDs in a season. In 2003 Priest Holmes broke it. In 2005 Shaun Alexander broke it. In 2006 Ladanian Tomlinson broke it.

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Start awarding MVPs to undeserving players.

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Peyton Manning lost 2MVPs as a result of those records

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No active NBA player is in the top 15 of career rebounds per game

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players used to be really really really bad shooters, and teams used to shoot non-stop

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It was fairly common for the 4th best rebounder on the team to average over 10 a game.

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It was fairly common for the 4th best rebounder on the team to average over 10 a game.

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OK, now you're just making [censored] up. Maybe I'm just drawing a blank, but what team has ever had 4 guys average 10+ boards per game?

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I just remember that the year Oscar averaged a triple double he had like the 7th best rebounding rate on his team.


My point was that rebounding numbers back then were ridiculous.

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In 2000 Marhsall Faulk set the record for most TDs in a season. In 2003 Priest Holmes broke it. In 2005 Shaun Alexander broke it. In 2006 Ladanian Tomlinson broke it.

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Start awarding MVPs to undeserving players.

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qft

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Peyton Manning lost 2MVPs as a result of those records

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No active NBA player is in the top 15 of career rebounds per game

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players used to be really really really bad shooters, and teams used to shoot non-stop

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not really

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It was fairly common for the 4th best rebounder on the team to average over 10 a game.

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I can't find 1 team that has 4 10+ rebounders in the 60s, please give an example team.

Philadelphia Warriors, 1967:

Nate Thurmond-21.3 RPG
Rick Barry-9.2 RPG
Fred Hatzel-8.3 RPG
Tom Meschery 7.6 RPG

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NCAA Tournament
Since the tournament expanded to 64 teams, there has never been a year where all four #1 seeds have made the Final Four.

NFL
Despite having one of the most heralded defenses in NFL history, the 2000 Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens finished only six total yards allowed (which is what the NFL uses to measure defensive rankings) ahead of their divisonal rival the Tennessee Titans.

The Ravens allowed 4,145 total yards (259.1 YPG) to the Titans (259.4). The Ravens also bested the Titans in total points allowed by just 26 (191-165, a difference of 1.6 PPG).

NBA
The Celtics new "Big Three" in Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen have played a total of 34 seasons in the NBA. The three combined have zero NBA Finals appearances and only three Conference Finals appearances (one each).

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FWIW my statement was completely wrong.

I still stand by my point that rebound numbers were crazy back then, which they were.

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NCAA Tournament
Since the tournament expanded to 64 teams, there has never been a year where all four #1 seeds have made the Final Four.

NFL
Despite having one of the most heralded defenses in NFL history, the 2000 Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens finished only six total yards allowed (which is what the NFL uses to measure defensive rankings) ahead of their divisonal rival the Tennessee Titans.

The Ravens allowed 4,145 total yards (259.1 YPG) to the Titans (259.4). The Ravens also bested the Titans in total points allowed by just 26 (191-165, a difference of 1.6 PPG).

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"Just" 26 points better is a silly statement imo since the 2000 Titans had a great defense. That'd be like complaining that Jordan averaged "just" a few more points per game than Allen Iverson.

If your point was that the 2000 Titans defense was underrated due to being overshadowed by the Ravens, then I just misunderstood you and I agree completely. However if you're knocking the Ravens in any way then I completley disagree.