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liam:
Do you think that Bill Russell would've averaged a triple double for his career if they had kept block shot stats? From some accounts I've read if was pretty close to 10 a game in quite a few games. There is also not a lot of game film of Russell but it is a fact that he dominated on the defensive end. He also averaged 22.5 rebounds for his career and 15 points.

Eja117:
Absolutely not. The highest ever average for a single year was about 5.5. He'd have to average almost double that for his entire career.

They were only about 5 years removed from his career when they started keeping that stat and the high that year was about 4.85. 

Maybe he could have averaged 6 ....maybe. That would still be completely remarkable. It would mean averaging for a career more than anyone ever averaged for a year.

liam:
I'm reading an account now that says maybe he averaged 6-8 a game so maybe not triple double. They also didn't keep steal records back then.

liam:

--- Quote from: eja117 on February 15, 2018, 09:57:12 PM ---Absolutely not. The highest ever average for a single year was about 5.5. He'd have to average almost double that for his entire career.

They were only about 5 years removed from his career when they started keeping that stat and the high that year was about 4.85. 

Maybe he could have averaged 6 ....maybe. That would still be completely remarkable. It would mean averaging for a career more than anyone ever averaged for a year.

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"Sports Illustrated story by Frank Deford in which he recounts that in that game Wilt blocked 23 shots!!" Russell and Wilt where so far above everyone they played with as athletic freaks...

Eja117:

--- Quote from: liam on February 15, 2018, 09:59:38 PM ---
--- Quote from: eja117 on February 15, 2018, 09:57:12 PM ---Absolutely not. The highest ever average for a single year was about 5.5. He'd have to average almost double that for his entire career.

They were only about 5 years removed from his career when they started keeping that stat and the high that year was about 4.85. 

Maybe he could have averaged 6 ....maybe. That would still be completely remarkable. It would mean averaging for a career more than anyone ever averaged for a year.

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"Sports Illustrated story by Frank Deford in which he recounts that in that game Wilt blocked 23 shots!!" Russell and Wilt where so far above everyone they played with as athletic freaks...

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It just doesn't make sense. Wilt retired one year before the stat was kept. Only a couple years later guys like Kareem and Bill Walton were averaging 3 or 4. It's just too big a difference in too short a time. It's like saying by going back just 6 years or something Kareem could double or triple his blocks. I'm not buying it. There was less talent then but it was more concentrated.

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