Hakeem Olajuwon's Quadruple Double

[googgull]

Not only were there more great centers in the 1990s than any other time, but the quality of play was at its peak. Especially guys like Hakeem, Robinson, and Ewing, had all around game, from shooting touch to footwork, that you don't see today. AND you had great defense - Mutombo, Olajuwon, Mourning, and Robinson were rock solid, and Shaq was a great intimidator and people forget how athletic he was in the younger days. Nobody in today's game is on that level right now.

[MrBeanage]

THE 90s had the MOST Centers!!!

Dream went against guys from Moses, Kareem, Walton, Ewing, Admiral, Mutumbo, Daugherty, and Shaq.

60s - Chamberlain, Russell, Thurmond

70s - Alcindor, Moses, Walton, Reed

80s - Jabbar, Olajuwon, Ewing, Robinson, Parish

90s - Olajuwon, Shaq, Ewing, Robinson, Mutombo

Legends like Dream, Ewing, and Admiral played in both decades!

The 90s were Jordan's, but the decade of the Center.

[reno93535]

Slow? He was a track star at Kansas. Ran the 440, 880, 100, shot put, triple jump, and won the Big-8 tournament high jump 3 consecutive years.

[MrSlik25]

@reno93535 Wilt was garbage he was just bigger than everyone...Kareem is way better...and guys like David Robinson and Hakeem would treat Wilt like a bitch down low...Imagine what Shaq would have done to Wilt??? LMAO...Destroyed him...like a rag doll...MJ is the GOAT...MAGIC is SECOND...BIRD is THIRD.

[jrrussell29]

you serious

[hailhopes]

thats why he is the greatest!

[JohnHayzII]

somebody turn the lights on!

[Jumpman1989]

80s and 90s both eras belonged to big mans, huge centers (that is one of the reason why Jordan is the goat, cause he dominated the game when centers had the most to say).

Today big mans like Howard, Biedrinis, Bynum etc are just too funny to watch, Howard is considered today as as star but back in the day he would've been lame player.

Damn, Zo, Ewing, Hakeem all those centers had range, they were complete, neither Howard nor Bynum come close to their level

[guitarsANDcars39]

@Jumpman1989 i cant believe u mentioned Bynum in the same sentence as Hakeem.

[327372]

@Jumpman1989 yea i think u r crazy for mentioning ewing howard and bynum in sme sentence as hakeem. hakeem is a legend. ewing is overrated. bynum is too injury prone and garbage to ever consider being great. and dwight has potential but no range and no post moves. hakeem was the most complete center, he did it all, and cudve done better if it wasnt for mj.

[reno93535]

@Jumpman1989 There weren't many good centers playing in the 90's, when the Bulls won those titles. And Wilt is the GOAT.

[SolidSnakeRules]

@reno93535 Really? There weren't good centers playing in the 90s? Are you out of your mind? David Robinson, Hakeem Olajuwon, Shaquille O'Neal, Dikembe Mutombo, Patrick Ewing, Alonzo Mourning, ring any bells? Even guys like Vlade Divac, Rik Smits, and Elden Campbell were leagues ahead of most of the centers you see in today's league. The 90s was the era of great centers. Wilt is the GOAT stats-wise, but there's no way to tell for sure how good he would have been in Jordan's day.

[kixmgc]

@SolidSnakeRules the 90s had better centers than now clearly the only real good center that comes to mind now is dwight

[googgull]

@kixmgc Dwight is a great athlete, but he doesn't have the overall skill that the 90s centers had on offense. Gasol actually might be the most skilled big man on offense, but he's nowhere close to Hakeem, Robinson, and young Shaq as an athlete.

Really the 90s it was the best time in history for great center play. There were so many great battles between giants, and the game isn't like that anymore. But this is a great era for shooting bigs, like Dirk, Durant, and LeBron.

[kixmgc]

@googgull yeah he doesnt but hes the best now and no way is gasol better than him lol

[googgull]

@kixmgc Oh yeah, for sure, no question he's better than Gasol. I'm just saying Gasol has more skill, he's got left and right hooks, better jumper, a few more moves. But Howard is much more athletic, much better rebounder, and his defense is miles ahead.

[kixmgc]

@googgull possibly but howard can just walk over anyone really no one can really guard him efficiently aside from maybe like tyson chandler and even ben wallace

[jrrussell29]

alot of them kobe dunked on /watch?v=V9C8wX8mF80&feature=c­hannel_video_title

[zyxwut321]

@SolidSnakeRules:

Imagine the battles Wilt and a young Shaq would've had.

[GurlsCallMeDaddy]

@reno93535 Wilt 7'0'' if not taller...he played in the 50's 60's.....how many basketball players period were even 6'11'' not saying he isnt good but you cant really say he is the GOAT i mean 100 points back in the day GOOD AS HELL but no one was really in his face kuz he was so tall....plus he was slow as fuck lololol

[mcamarcus4]

no way. andris biedrins is definitely the best center of all time. jk

[thatboyhov]

the nba has transformed into a highlight league - thank god for teams like the celtics, spurs and lakers for showing what team ball is all about

[rocketballa4life]

MJ himself said if he could play with any center, it would be olajuwan

[gougou11555]

Dream > shaq...

[jayou87]

best center ever

[LethonFTW]

Karl Malone had a quadruple-double in the regular season once, but it was with 10 turnovers.

[anikikim]

dwight howard cant even handle pau gasol

[animebrawler]

dwight howard CAN compete with these guys if he practiced better moves... He needs to develop a better hook shot a some post moves. dwights terrorizing the league with blocks now so defensively he's almost there

[akronsfinest34]

PG- Magic Johnson

SG- Michael "ur airness", "chicago's finest", "air jordan" jordan

SF- Dr. j, Julius Erving

PF- Larry Bird(since Dr. J's at small forward)

C- Wilt 'The Stilt" Chamberlain

If u disagree wit dis list, i can give 2 shits. it would destroy any other team. now da reason i have Dr. J and not LeBron is because Dr. J palyed during a time when black people just got done wit segregation and shit, and he proved blacks could do shit they were never thought 2 be able 2 do. so dats y.

[beniceokay]

no Kareem or Oscar Robertson? look up those cats carefully. course I'm partial to Oscar being from Ohio

[StFuMoThErFuCkEr]

@akronsfinest34 magic, kobe, jordan, shaq(in his prime), nd bill russell

[EmperorJBO]

@akronsfinest34,Olajuwon would destroy Wilt one on one.

It won't beat my list pal.

[nextbestrockstar]

@akronsfinest34 i agree with the list. only changes.

PF- Sir Charles Barkley

C- The mother fucking Shaq Attaq

[EmperorJBO]

@nextbestrockstar,fuck shaq.Olajuwon would destroy him anyday.

[nextbestrockstar]

@EmperorJBO no, shaq is "The Diesel"

dwight is "Superman"

plus i think shaq is better then Olajuwon. i mean, he won more championships.

had MJ been playing at the time, Olajuwon would be ringless.

[EmperorJBO]

@nextbestrockstar,Dream>Shaq

Olajuwon NEVER ran to another team. He was a rocket. Shaq is what?Magic,Laker,Heat,Cav,Celt­ic?MJ should be lucky that he never faced the rockets.

Remember MJ in 93 said: were lucky the rockets aren't contending for a title.they have our #.After getting swept by them that yr.

Dream dominated great centers what about Shaq.

Ohh thats right when Shaq won, when Dream,Ewing,Admiral,Zo weren't relevant. Kobe helps a lot too.Even MJ rather have Dream than Shaq on his team.

[nextbestrockstar]

@EmperorJBO so? shaq was great everywhere he went. his loyalties have nothing to do with his talent. he was one of the greatest Centers ever. pure power, plus finesse moves. few have matched up with shaq attaq and won.

[EmperorJBO]

@nextbestrockstar,He won't be in the same class talk as: MJ,Bird,Magic,isiah ,Dream,Kobe,and Duncan: who stayed on 1 team.Dreamn has talent. Shaq has strength.Dream swept shaq. So now what?Do u remember the Rockets pulling out the broom on the Magic?When Dream offered a challenge to Shaq to play 1 on 1, Shaq didn't want to.Shaq outside the paint is useless.Dream can shoot anywhere on the floor.Dream won a ring without any HOF.Since Russell has more rings, is he better than Kareem?

[nextbestrockstar]

@EmperorJBO i like the way shaq plays more then i liked hakeems,

who has more points? just another card to throw in there.

[EmperorJBO]

@nextbestrockstar,Is that your only argument?LOL

Who has the most blocks & steals between Dream & Shaq? Just to throw that in.Shaq game is really obvious. Like I said: he has no jumper. His skill set is REALLY limited. His ft % is pathetic. Most of his shots are either dunks or little jump hooks. Olajuwon game is under the rim to almost 3 point territory.The Dream Shake gave Shaq nightmares.Who step up their game in the playoffs.Read the totals.Shaq finesse?LOL

[nextbestrockstar]

@EmperorJBO so? shaq still pulled in 30 points 10 rebounds.

[EmperorJBO]

@nextbestrockstar,Olajuwon had better playoff averages than Shaq and played most of career without a superstar during his younger years AND he won a championship without any hall of famers.Olajuwon swept Shaq aside.

[frusionnn]

@nextbestrockstar dude, how do you see Shaq better than Olajuwon?! I mean yes they're both the top 10 greatest players ever to play the game. but your argument is weak. what EmperorJBO said man. Olajuwon could actually SHOOT. Shaq can't. in his prime (1996-2006), he shot maybe 10-15 feet away from the basket at BEST! and only made them like 30-40% of the time most. which is weak! Shaq's main ability is dunking. that's all he's ever been known for is dunks. can't shoot FTs, 2's or 3's. just dunks

[nextbestrockstar]

@frusionnn shaqs range was bad. but why would you expect range from a center?

shaqs main strength wasnt dunks, it was one step hop moves that got him easy buckets.

doesnt matter how he gets his points anyways, just as long as he gets the points.

[frusionnn]

@nextbestrockstar that's the thing, I DON'T expect range from a center. the fact that Olajuwon DID have range for a center was just THAT much better. so that's a huge reason why he's better than Shaq in my mind (and many others). and Olajuwon only had one Hall Of Famer on this team during the two titles (Drexler in '95)

[nextbestrockstar]

@frusionnn Darko has range. but he manages to suck.

really, Kareem has the best range of any center. his skyhook was unstopable.

id rather have shaq just becuase he dominated the paint more then anyone else. and he could open up perimeter shooters. which is what he did for miami when he won his title there.

Olajuwon was more skilled. but i think shaq is the better player.

[frusionnn]

@nextbestrockstar cool. I respect your opinion.

[nextbestrockstar]

@frusionnn first time thats been said on youtube.

[frusionnn]

@nextbestrockstar most likely won't be the last time either

[emericaclay1]

@frusionnn come on guys, everybody knows eric montross is the best center of all time!

[AdreasTheGreat]

@emericaclay1 in my opinion hakeem is no3 along russell.wilt and jabbar are the best centers ever!

[monseratto]

@emericaclay1 No. LaRue Martin is. LMFAO

[jayou87]

@EmperorJBO SHAQ SAID ALAJUWON WAS BETTER

[iamjosef12345]

Haha, out of every comment here, theres some nonsensical person who will just say Kobe is the best. Which makes no sense. xD

[bballislife7987]

@iamjosef12345 thank you well put bro i wish ther were more peeps like you homie

[EmperorJBO]

Olajuwon is the most underrated center of all time.

You always hear wilt,russell,kareem,and shaq before this guy.

Trust me people,Olajuwon would destroy all these guy's I listed today.

Whats really funny/sad,there are people out there believes Shaq is better than Olajuwon!

Olajuwon is the greatest center of all time.

Most skilled too.

[Basch152]

Also, I'd say Olajuwon is at least AS GOOD as kareem. Only because he proved himself time and time again against the best centers to ever play the game, whereas kareem never got to. It's hard to say, but definitely 1 and 2 imo.

[Basch152]

Look at shaq, he's the same way. He has dominated because of his size and strength. Now imagine if he was 7'8, and the rules were changed to the way they were in wilts time. He wouldn't just average 50 points in a season, he would do it for his career. Easily.(btw, is ay imagine if he was 7'8 because that would give him an accurate size advantage to what wilt had back when he played)

[MrDyl7]

@Basch152 4) Wilt made 28/32 free throw in his 100 point game, that's pretty damn impressive for a guy who is the second worst free throw shooter in NBA History. So it wasn't just his dominating in the paint that got him the 100 points. 5) Without Wilt, the rules of basketball would be different, that's what it means to be a great player.

[Basch152]

@MrDyl7 The rules would be no different without wilt. They simply wouldn't have been changed until kareem came into the league. He only came first, that's the only difference. Also, who cares how many free throws he made in his 100 point game? That just makes it look worse.

[MrDyl7]

@Basch152 6) I never said he was the best player ever, Oscar Robertson was the greatest player ever. kareem Abdul-Jabbar was the best centre ever (BECAUSE HE WAS REVOLUTIONARY) and Magic Johnson and John Stockton are tied for the best point guards. IMO tho.

[Basch152]

Isiah thomas is just as good as magic and stockton. He just gets overlooked because when Detroit went into the "bad boy era", he didn't need to dominate like he did in his first few years. But look at Isiah's first 5 season, he DESTROYED, 5 of the best seasons ever played by any PG.

[EmperorJBO]

@MrDyl7,Jordan is the greatest player of all time.

[MrDyl7]

@EmperorJBO It's arguable. I don't remember Michael Jordan ever averaging a triple double in his first 400 games in the NBA, 30.3 ppg 10.4 apg and 10.6 rpg I think is what the Big-O avg'd in his first 400 games. You can't just base it on the fact that Jordan was the most clutch of all time, because that's a given.

[EmperorJBO]

@MrDyl7,true.But uh,how many rings does the Big O have?

NO ONE DOMINATED THE GAME THE WAY MJ DID!

Jordan made his teamates better.He made Pippen.

Triple doubles don't mean anything if you can't win.

Look at Lebron is a great stat leader but thats it.

You can take the stat leader or the winner with great stats too?

It's arguable who is greatest player of all time.

But Magic,Bird,& Kobe already told you who the GOAT is,same with me.

[MrDyl7]

@EmperorJBO You can't say that no one dominated then game like MJ did, I do recall Bill Russell winning 11 championships. I also recall the Lakers in the 80's getting a 33 game winning streak, mostly because of the duo of Kareem and Magic. Big-O was one of only two players to lead the league in assists and points in the same season.

[EmperorJBO]

@MrDyl7,I wouldn't even count Russell,most overrated center of all time besides Shaq.Look at how many hall of famers Russell had.I end that argument.Jordan had less to work with.Another guy I would take off that 50 greatest players list is Parish.I would replace him with Alex English.

[MrDyl7]

@EmperorJBO your probably the stupidest, most knowledgeable person I have ever had the misfortune of conversing with. Please, do yourself a favor and watch a different sport because obviously this sport is too hard for you to understand. The last thing I have to say to you, is FOCUS.

[EmperorJBO]

@MrDyl7,sorry if everything goes above your head.I wasn't going to argue with you.Its your opinion vs mine.Personally,I think MJ is the greatest and you think the Big O is the greatest.But I just want to make it clear on how I felt about that 50 greatest list.I feel that Parish shouldn't be on there.I feel that Shaq and Russell are overrated.I think Alex should be on that list & not Parish.I guess you can't take the fact that Jordan did more with career incomparison to Oscar.You should on bball.

[EmperorJBO]

@MrDyl7,to correct my english on my last comment. You should watch a different sport because this sport seems to go over your head.

Everyone makes a huge deal about him averaging a triple double.Big whoop.Thats the real reason why he got into the hall of fame.Since you want to be an ass about things,okay smart guy,changing subjects now,lets see if your brain capacity can keep up, if I had to create a dream team I'll take Jordan over Oscar.

[MrDyl7]

@EmperorJBO my dream team would be Gary Payton at PG, Oscar Robertson at SG, Larry Bird at SF, Dennis Rodman at PF, and Hakeem Olajuwan at C. BTW look up a man by the name of Maurice Stokes, just goes to show you that you don't have to be over seven feet tall to grab major boards.

[EmperorJBO]

@MrDyl7,My dream team would be:

Magic Johnson @ PG

Michael Jordan @ SG

Larry BIrd @ SF

Karl Malone/Barkley @ PF

Hakeem Olajuwon @ C

[MrDyl7]

@EmperorJBO Wilt scored 100 points in a game and grabbed 55 in another. MJ is definitely in the top 5 but I wouldn't rank any of them in an order because all of them were better than the other player at something. That's why the top 50 players of all time isn't a ranking list. Because everybody had their specialty, and it's also near impossible to rank players from different eras.

[EmperorJBO]

@MrDyl7,Wilt wouldn't score 100 points and grab 55 repounds on how the game is played today,ESPECIALLY if he was playing in the 80-90's era.Lets not go there about his competition.Most short guys that were 6 foot 1.Going back on Jordan dominated all those hall of famers.Look at how many hall of famers didn't get a ring because of Jordan.Jordan is #1.

[EmperorJBO]

@MrDyl7,whoever said clutch?I'm talking about everything they did!

Jordan did WAY more than Oscar did!That is an obvious fact.

[danny270]

@EmperorJBO 10 championships mean anything to you?

[EmperorJBO]

@danny270,He won 9 as a player and 2 as a coach. Phil Jackson has more rings than him now. So yeah I could really careless now. Cleary Russell had the best team for over a decade. why u think we talk more about Jordan,Bird,Magic,Olajuwon,Kob­e,Isiah Thomas,and Duncan?Their rings were much harder to get.Skill wise Russell was a great defensive player but sucked offensively.He was one sided.

[danny270]

@EmperorJBO I honestly can't believe that you're sayin Bill Russell sucked offensively. Bill may not have been the biggest beast on offense, but he still averaged over 15 ppg for his career.

[EmperorJBO]

@danny270,I can't believe you would EVEN think Bill is a great offensive player.He sucked.Look at his field goal pecentage.For a center thats pathetic.Think about this, put him the 80-90's lets see how great he would be.Exactly.He wouldn't EVEN be a center.He wouldn't be an offensive threat.He would have a hard time.Let him try to guard someone with the capabilities of a Dream or Kareem.

[dmac012]

@danny270 12

[Basch152]

And I do know what I'm talking about. You just go by what espn has spoonfed you. Wilt is NOT the best player ever. Espn just says he did because they look at his stats and cream themselves. Not taking any consideration into account how weak the competition was. If he played today he would be an average center. He never showed anything no other center could do. He just showed he was tall. That's it.

[Basch152]

I'm sorry, but no. I'm tired of people saying wilt is the best player of all time.

He has done NOTHING to prove this, but play inferior players.

I like how it was said by jalen rose "averaging 50 points a game for a season only shows that the competition is weak."

There's a reason the closest to a 50ppg average was MJ at 37, because the competition is fucking high now. No one will ever average 50 points a game, because the competition has to be incredibly weak for you to be able to do that.

[MrDyl7]

@Basch152 but isn't that exactly what makes him great? He was the basically the first of his kind, dominating the paint and the game. It's because of the fact that he played "inferior players" is what makes him great, because he was revolutionary. It wasn't because the competition was weak, it was the fact that he was so good during his time that nobody could stop him. Don't deny dude, Wilt the Stilit is one of the greatest ever.

[Basch152]

@MrDyl7 If shaq played then, he would have done the same thing.

If olajuwon played then, he would have done the same thing.

What makes wilt better? You're basically saying wilt is better because he came first. Ok, that's bullshit, just straight up, bullshit. Wilt has never done anything to prove he's better than any other current center, other than the fact that 90% of the time early in his career, he was guarded by people 6'10 or shorter.

[MrDyl7]

@Basch152 i don't recall typing in the comment box about Wilt Chamberlain being better than Shaq or Olajwon, you have the exact same argument for everything you say. Accept the fact that Wilt Chamberalin revolutionized the way basketball is played today, until then you are not a basketabll fan and therefore anything you say from here on is an invalid comment because you don't know don't know what you're talking about.

[Basch152]

@MrDyl7 When DID anyone say chamberlain is taller than shaq or olajuwon? He didn't revolutionalize ANYTHING. He just played like ALL big men played, he was just bigger than everyone else at that time, making it impossible for other in that time to defend him. That's all there is to it, end of story.

[MrDyl7]

@Basch152 1) I live in Canada so I don't watch ESPN, I watch TSN 2) I think it's absolutely hilarious how much you don't know what your talking 3) Do you even know what the word revolutionize means? It means to cause a radical effect in change, Wilt Chamberlain changed rules dude. The lane was widened, they changed rules on free throws and on inbound plays because he'd always alley-oop himself.

[Basch152]

@MrDyl7 Look at my reply, I said "wilt played like every other big man did", so that he DIDN'T revolutionalize. Apparenty you have a tough time comprehending.

Wilt didn't "revolutionalize" anything. He only showed that if tall enough, a player could do WHATEVER HE WANTS. So they were forced to change the rules so that that couldn't happen. If he didn't do it, Kareem would have done it a decade later. He did nothing special but show a weakness in the rules.

[Basch152]

Secondly, why would wilt dominate him? What has he shown that makes you think that? His scoring over people guarding him that were often under 6'10 clearly would show he could dominate howard.

[DemonspawnKell]

He had 18 points, 16 rebounds 11 blocks and 10 assists against the Bucks on 3/29/90, The Dream is the best center of al time, in my humble opinion

[jayou87]

@DemonspawnKell YES

[NBAfan1993]

i met hakeem when i was a kid wen he used to play for the raptors

[comicbookfan19]

when did hakee play for the raptors.

[MyPersonalVendetta]

At the end of his career.

[jason96732]

even shaq cant handle this guy watch shaq in his first nba finlas he got owned by olajuwon..

[HapiSouljaBoy]

What's QD anyway? can anyone tell me? Thanks.

[wanyiren]

thats when a player registers double figures in 4 of the 5 categories :POINTS, REBOUNDS, ASSISTS,STEALS, BLOCKS.

based on Hakeem as a center i would think he had point, rebound, assist, and blocks at double figures. u know 10+ in those categories.

[mariomarcano]

Of course Hakeem got 10+ blocks...

[benedicttubio]

Quadruple Double..you get 10 or more in four categories of basketball statistics...like if you score 10 points, get 10 rebs & make 10 assists = thats a triple-double..

[goudz23]

10+ pts, 10+ rbs, 10+ asts, and 10+blocks or 10+steals..

basicly be in double figures for 4 of the 6 main stats.. u could get 10blocks and 10steals but most players with QD get one of the 2

[MyPersonalVendetta]

Only three players have ever gotten a QD in NBA history. Hakeem Olajuwon, David Robinson and Oscar Robertson.

[goudz23]

@MyPersonalVendetta uhm oscar robertson nvr got one.. blocks and steals werent stats when he played...nate thurmond and alvin robertson are the other 2 besides hakeem and robinson... larry bird was 1 steal away from getting a qd..

[MyPersonalVendetta]

I know, my mistake.

[theZodiacDigital]

six main stats?

pts, assts, rebs, blks, stls and... minutes?

[reile567]

dwight couldn't handle this dude..

[MyPersonalVendetta]

There's no way in hell Dwight Howard could compete with Olajuwon.

[rocketballa4life]

ikr? all of dwight's points are from misses and alleyoops

[Cemal7791]

@MyPersonalVendetta Absolutely correct.

[jfrd28]

@MyPersonalVendetta I agree. 'Keem would kill that bozo.

[nextbestrockstar]

@MyPersonalVendetta i could see dwight getting his double double, cuz he his a career average double double.

i can see him pulling off 10+ blocks a game, cuz hes done that.

maybe since he says hes gonna kick the ball out more he could somehow pull off 100 assists. that would be;

20 some points maybe more

14 boards

10 blocks

10 assists

its within the realm of possibility.

[MyPersonalVendetta]

@nextbestrockstar: Naw, Howard's career high in blocks in a game is 10 and his career high in assists is 7. He isn't going to get 10 in points, rebounds, assists and blocks in one game. I don't see it happening.

[nextbestrockstar]

@MyPersonalVendetta YOU dont see it happening, but i do.

its not impossible for superman to accomplish

[liweiwu007]

he had some nearly misses too, so did his teammate clyde drexler

[turcorox911]

he actually had 2 of them in his career

one of which is wrongly credited in the record books as being one short. They've reviewed the game over many times and all agree that he got it, yet since the NBA is so stubborn on it's ruling, he never "officially" got it.

[dyerseve9]

Hakeem is my favorite player! Duncan almost had a QD in the finals against the nets...would've been awesome

[Spurs4C]

ur right Tim Duncan almost got a Quadruple Double at the finals against the nets in game 6.... he just needed two more blocks..

[GClocalBOOGA]

LeBron will be the next to get one

[TheEphixx]

I think it will be Chris Paul. though LeBron and Dwyane have a good shot at it as well

[fallhaib]

if anyone can get it then its chris paul or dwade , lebron cannot get 10 steals or 10 blocks .

chris paul came close this year , he got 8 steals and 8 rebounds and 10+ assists and points ...

[mariomarcano]

In fact, if anyone can get it, it`d ONLY be Chris Paul... Dwyane Wade ISN`T a candidate either... we all know that he can`t get 10 blocks, and if we talk about steals, his career high is 7... maybe he could get 10 steals, but putting every statistic together in the same game for him, it`d be impossible...

[Kenz133]

chris paul was 3 steels shy of a quadtruple double

[babarnaikjr]

what is a quadtruple double is

[Kenz133]

i meant quaddruple

[mariomarcano]

Fucking retarded! you don`t even know what a quadruple double is... you don`t even know how to write it! Use common sense idiot!

No one has to read the definition to know what it is!

[fallhaib]

ya i saw that game ! he is unbelievable !!!

[TranswarpXL]

They estimate that Wilt Chamberlain had about a dozen quadruple doubles, only problem is they didn't record blocks as a stat when he played. Unofficially they kept track of his blocks in 1969 and he averaged 6.8 per game.

[CB4toJO]

how is Wilt that good? i heard he was an undrafted player too

[TheEphixx]

because he played in an era that had a few excellent players, but not as many good ones as they had in the 80's, 90's or now. He is undoubtely one of the best players ever, but he just was a man amond a lot of boys with a few teenagers trying to stop him.

[fallhaib]

it was 9 teams and one of those teams was the boston celtics which one 11 championships in 13 years , and he had a 55 rebound game against them

[MyPersonalVendetta]

Actually, it was due to the fact he was one of maybe three 7+ foot players and he was very athletic. There were a lot of good players back then, but very few were as athletic as they are today, if any. Back then, nobody saw a 7 footer who could run around like a point gaurd.

[quiksilverboy31]

I wonder that also.

I mean Jesus Christ, 100 points?

Plus, the I think what was it like 22 RPG?

Most rebounds in one game also.

Maybe it was because of the era but man, it's unbelievable.

[mariomarcano]

Buddy, the truth is that it was 22.9 RPG, not 22 as you said! It`s unbelievable!

[fallhaib]

he had a 27 RPG season , and a 50 PPG season ... a 0.727 FG% season ... and a philli announcer swears he had a 36 block game but it was not recorded as an official record because the NBA did not record blocks or steals before the 70's , he also had a 55 reb game against a bill russell celtics ...

[fallhaib]

he had 55 rebounds against the boston celtics , which is extremely unbelievable ... no one had a 50+ reb game and i dont think anyone would come close to that record . and btw he avg 50+ point a season and 27+ rebounds in a single season !!! when was the last time someone has 27 rebounds ???? thats how dominate he was .

[mariomarcano]

Fallhaib, as a matter of fact, Bill Russell had a 51 rebound-game, which is second to Chamberlain`s 55 rebound-game... yes, these are the only two performances in NBA history in which a player has exceeded the 50-rebound-barrier... yet, it was achieved twice, and by different players (Chamberlain, Russell)... don`t scream that Chamberlain is the only one who has broken the 50-rebound-barrier when it isn`t like that...

[fallhaib]

ohh yaya my bad , its just soooo unbelievable to get 30+ imagine 50 !!!! bill russell is the first to average 20+ for a season too .

[mariomarcano]

I haven`t seen any player getting 30+ rebounds in a game, and I`ve watched the NBA since 2003... the highest amount of rebounds that a player has gotten while I watched the game is 27, and I don`t remember who it was exactly... but it was, you know a great PF... Kevin Garnett or Tim Duncan I think...

[SunMan6A6]

wilt chamberlain 55 rebounds

[MyPersonalVendetta]

Dennis Rodman, Charles Barkley, and I believe Moses Malone all grabbed 30+ rebounds in one game. I specifically remember when Charles Barkley grabbed 34.

[mariomarcano]

Gwao... they´re all rebound masters...

[gingersfly1]

dont forget wilt chamberlands 50 rebounds in a game....

[MyPersonalVendetta]

Actually, he grabbed 55 in one game. And Bill Russell had a game where he reached the 50 rebound mark. No one will ever reach 50 in one game again. There is no one active today that will reach even 40 in one game. MAYBE 30, but I highly doubt it.

[Basch152]

@MyPersonalVendetta

russel and chamberlain didn't get so many rebounds because they were so good, they got so many rebounds because the competition was so bad.

[MyPersonalVendetta]

@Basch152...It was a little of both. But to say the competition was bad, isn't giving enough credit to the great players of yesteryear. They had plenty of talent, just not as athletic as the players today. Don't confuse athletisism with talent. And Wilt Chamberlain was more athletic than most of the players today. No one will ever play every minute of every game (including overtime periods) for the entire season like Wilt did.

[Basch152]

@MyPersonalVendetta When you don't have to work for your points and boards it makes playing large amount of minutes easy.

Look at some chamberlain highlights, he scores easily every time - it's not because he's so great.

[MyPersonalVendetta]

@Basch152...Oh, so you're one of those who think players like Kobe and Lebron could match up easily against players like Magic and Larry Bird. Being more athletic doesn't make you more talented. I would love to see Wilt Chamberlain in his prime match up against someone like Dwight Howard in his prime. Wilt would wreck shop.

[Basch152]

@MyPersonalVendetta Did I say that? Don't put words in my mouth.

Wilt had a height advantage, in a time when the rules were different, that allowed tall players to dominate

Do lebron have height advantages on larry bird and magic? No.

Wilt dominating dwight? Ok, let me point out several things wrong with this.

Firstly, the centers of this era BLOW. Dwight is by far the best center right now, and he wouldn't rank in my top 10 all time.

[MyPersonalVendetta]

@Basch152...Okay, I'm going to stop arguing about this, because it's fucking pointless. Good day to you.

[Basch152]

@MyPersonalVendetta I would quit arguing if I was wrong as well.

[joncuesta95]

so did rodman(34)

[MyPersonalVendetta]

Lol! And Tim Duncan just had a 27 rebount night the other day. I think 30 can be done again, but not 40.

[mariomarcano]

In fact, Bill Russell was the only one who could rivalize with Wilt Chamberlain in the paint... at the end Chamberlain used to win the statistical battle, but the team of Russell was the one which used to win the game.

[mariomarcano]

Your comments seem to be very accurate, but please, make sure something before telling it to other people...

[fallhaib]

ya and they say he had a 36 block game :S

[PoletBally]

Hakeem has two quadruple doubles, but only one of them is official. The other one, they gave him 9 assists on the box score, but then after they reviewed the game and discovered that he really had 10 assists, but they didn't want to go back and change the stats because they were already in the records at that point. What a stupid rule.

[fallhaib]

it happened the other way around , in his career stats they have that game as 10 assists but the NBA considers it as a 9 assist game, the same thing happened to lebron james in NY this year (his last rebound came after the buzzer) .

[BiGGuY32]

That's cool, but it's not the only quad-double. Nate Thurmond, Alvin Robertson, and David Robinson each have one. Hakeem has two of them, lol.