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I ran across this. There have only been four documented quadruple doubles in NBA history: Nate Thurmond
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Since the NBA began recording steals and blocked shots 32 years ago, only four players have accomplished the feat of accumulating double figures in four separate stat categories:
Nate Thurmond, October 18, 1974, Chicago Bulls vs. Atlanta Hawks:
22 points, 14 rebounds, 13 assists, and 12 blocks Alvin Robertson, February 18, 1986, San Antonio Spurs vs. Phoenix Suns:
20 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists, 10 steals Hakeem Olajuwon, March 29, 1990, Houston Rockets vs. Milwaukee Bucks:
18 points, 16 rebounds, 11 blocks, 10 assists David Robinson, February 17, 1994, San Antonio vs. Detroit Pistons:
34 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, 10 blocks
I used to have a nodding acquaintance with Dwayne Casey, a great guy, when he was assistant coach for the Seattle Supersonics. I tried to impress him by suggesting that the Sonics should pick up Alvin Robertson. Casey had already thought of it, and informed me that Alvin Robertson was currently in jail and thus not an answer for the Sonics' needs. LOL.
Even so I feel vindicated 20 years later to learn that Alvin was one of only 4 players to have recorded a quadruple double.
I ran across this. There have only been four documented quadruple doubles in NBA history: Nate Thurmond
I used to have a nodding acquaintance with Dwayne Casey, a great guy, when he was assistant coach for the Seattle Supersonics. I tried to impress him by suggesting that the Sonics should pick up Alvin Robertson. Casey had already thought of it, and informed me that Alvin Robertson was currently in jail and thus not an answer for the Sonics' needs. LOL.
Even so I feel vindicated 20 years later to learn that Alvin was one of only 4 players to have recorded a quadruple double.
Good post!
Larry Bird came one steal away from doing it in 1985 vs. the Jazz......and sat out the 4th quarter of the game.
When asked by his coach if he wanted to try for the quad, Bird said nah...I've already done enough damage.
Drexler almost did it twice and Olajuwon almost did it a second time as well.
Nice. I wonder if statisticians should go watch old tape (if it's available that is) and complete/reevaluate box scores. Wilt 5 bpg, russell 8 bpg??? I bet they'd find at least a handful of quadruple doubles, maybe more. Maybe even a quintuple double??
Nice. I wonder if statisticians should go watch old tape (if it's available that is) and complete/reevaluate box scores. Wilt 5 bpg, russell 8 bpg??? I bet they'd find at least a handful of quadruple doubles, maybe more. Maybe even a quintuple double??
I'm sure they would too.
Especially back during the no-defense era where the increased number of possessions made a normal game like a 2OT game of today.
1) It's the finals, not some scrub back-2-back game against some crappy team not trying hard.
2) It was a close-out game.
2) The Spurs during most of Duncans career have run a lower-tempo game and as such it's harder to get the possessions etc. to produce quads etc.
Duncan's numbers sometimes wouldn't be eye-popping until you looked at the overall game. When the score is 125-115 and a guy has 30-10 that's one thing.
When the score is 88-77 and Duncan has 21-20-10-8 that's amazing.
Nice. I wonder if statisticians should go watch old tape (if it's available that is) and complete/reevaluate box scores. Wilt 5 bpg, russell 8 bpg??? I bet they'd find at least a handful of quadruple doubles, maybe more. Maybe even a quintuple double??
Probably true. If you look at Wilt Chamberlain's stats, the entries for blocks and steals are all blank. IIRC the NBA started tracking blocks and steals the year after he retired, which was 1973. Wilt was an excellent passer, so it seems likely that he would have done it. He averaged 8.6 assists per game in 1967. Oscar Robertson averaged a triple-double over a season, so he would be another candidate.
"Kobe has an outside chance of doing it, but I'm going to have to go with LeBron. He's going to have to do it with steals, though, because it's very difficult for a 6-8 guy to come up with 10 blocks."
Indeed it is, but consider this: Since the NBA started keeping track, a player has recorded at least 10 blocks in a game 132 times. In the same span, a player has recorded 10 steals in a game only 19 times, and four of those were by Alvin Robertson, the only player to reach the quad with steals. As a rookie, James blocked a career-best five shots on March 16, 2004. In his second pro season, he established a career high with seven steals on Dec. 13, 2004.
This shows why 3 of 4 quadruple doubles were by centers. I'm thinking Joakim Noah could have a chance. He, like Wilt, is a good passer, and has scored triple doubles via assists, rebounds & points. And he once recorded 11 blocks in a game. Philadelphia 76ers vs. Chicago Bulls - Recap - February 28, 2013 - ESPN
tim duncan was 2 blocks off vs the nets to clinch the title in 03.
21/20/10/8
edit. not sure why but i missed your previous post
Probably couldn't see it over the glare of it's awesome Tim Duncaness.
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