Best single game statline by a "scrub"

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Best single game statline by a "scrub" 

Post#1 » by TMU » Tue Apr 15, 2008 3:21 am

Ramon Sessions scored 20 and dished for 24 assists. What do you think was the best "scrub" moment in the NBA?

p.s.: Note that I have the word scrub in quotations.
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Post#2 » by dockingsched » Tue Apr 15, 2008 3:25 am

30 points, 12-16 fg, 19 rebounds

kwame vs. kings. 2004.
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Post#3 » by Harry Palmer » Tue Apr 15, 2008 3:28 am

50 point game scorers include the likes of Tony Delk, Willie Burton, Tracy Murray, and Dana Barros.
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Post#4 » by RapsVC15 » Tue Apr 15, 2008 3:29 am

Tony Delk

53 pts, 6 rebounds, 20-27 shooting vs. the Kings in '01.
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Post#5 » by TMU » Tue Apr 15, 2008 3:44 am

Harry Palmer wrote:50 point game scorers include the likes of Tony Delk, Willie Burton, Tracy Murray, and Dana Barros.


Hehe... it's easy to list those who have scored 50 points. I am not sure how many assists each of them had, but Sessions did have 24 assists which is responsible for at least 48 points.

20 + 48 = 68 points... :o
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Post#6 » by Joseph17 » Tue Apr 15, 2008 3:47 am

TJ11 wrote:Tony Delk

53 pts, 6 rebounds, 20-27 shooting vs. the Kings in '01.

That's the first thing that came to my mind.
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Post#7 » by pillwenney » Tue Apr 15, 2008 4:13 am

joeyyowee wrote:-= original quote snipped =-


That's the first thing that came to my mind.


Same here.
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Post#8 » by Schad » Tue Apr 15, 2008 4:14 am

Lorenzen Wright: 33 points and 26 rebounds in 2001.

Bo Outlaw: 25 points, 13 rebounds, 10 assists, 5 blocks in 1998.

Rumeal Robinson: 22 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists in 1993. He averaged 4/1/2 on the year.

And though he probably doesn't qualify as a scrub...

Benoit Benjamin: 34 points, 23 rebounds, 8 blocks in 1989.
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Post#9 » by Tim Lehrbach » Tue Apr 15, 2008 4:22 am

Schadenfreude wrote:Lorenzen Wright: 33 points and 26 rebounds in 2001


WTF... that did NOT happen, no way.

Haha, wow. Lorenzen Wright.

But my vote goes to Tracy Murray. IIRC he scored most of those 50 in one half, too.
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Post#10 » by Schad » Tue Apr 15, 2008 4:44 am

Tim Lehrbach wrote:-= original quote snipped =-



WTF... that did NOT happen, no way.

Haha, wow. Lorenzen Wright.

But my vote goes to Tracy Murray. IIRC he scored most of those 50 in one half, too.


http://www.basketball-reference.com/box ... 40MEM.html

Almost forgot Ike Austin's 33/22, and Sherman Douglas' 27 points, 22 assists, and 8 rebounds. That's probably the closest comparator.
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Post#11 » by BROWN » Tue Apr 15, 2008 5:13 am

Tony Delk comes to mind.
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Post#12 » by High 5 » Tue Apr 15, 2008 5:37 am

20 of 27 is sick. I knew Delk scored 50+, but I thought it would be like 20 of 40 or something.
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Post#13 » by BirdIsDaKing » Tue Apr 15, 2008 6:34 am

**** you guys, tony delk was sick in college, quit the bashing
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Post#14 » by Tim Lehrbach » Tue Apr 15, 2008 6:40 am

Schadenfreude wrote:-= original quote snipped =-



http://www.basketball-reference.com/box ... 40MEM.html

Almost forgot Ike Austin's 33/22, and Sherman Douglas' 27 points, 22 assists, and 8 rebounds. That's probably the closest comparator.


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Too soon to add Darius Miles' showing on April 19, 2005 vs. Denver?

47 points
12 rebounds
5 blocks
4 steals

Just kidding. Darius never made believers out of his hordes of detractors, but he was no scrub.
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Post#15 » by Turisas » Tue Apr 15, 2008 10:20 am

LaBradford Smith: 37 points on Jordan.
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Post#16 » by Luv those Knicks » Tue Apr 15, 2008 3:03 pm

Not really up with some of the others, but because it was this season:

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Nate Robinson 45/6/6
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Post#17 » by The_Believer » Tue Apr 15, 2008 6:36 pm

idk if Dampier is a scrub, but his 12/12 season comes to mind. Also, Delk and Murray come to mind as the worst 50 pt scorers.
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Post#18 » by wetsthebed » Tue Apr 15, 2008 6:43 pm

Acie Earl (career averages of 5.1/2.7) dropped 40/12 on the Celtics in 1996.
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Post#19 » by Ballings7 » Tue Apr 15, 2008 8:38 pm

I don't think there are "scrubs" when you've been/were in the league for numerous years for a reason. Role-players are just a different level of player, they have ability to an extent, and is why they stayed/stay in the NBA for as long as they did.

Over time I've noticed, at times people think "scrubs" are players who have limited offensive ability or aren't star players at all. But outside of offense, where they're average/average at best, are better than they are offensively in other areas of the game, and are consistent contributors there.

Depends on who it is if they're a scrub or not to me.

Specifically, I'd rather have an ordinary-decent defensive/hustle player who knows his limitations on offense, does the intangible things, brings energy, brings toughness, moves the ball, etc. Rather than an average/fair/respectable scorer, who sucks the majority of everywhere else.
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Post#20 » by wiff » Wed Apr 16, 2008 1:24 am

I'm not sure which "scrub" gets the prize but I'm guessing they put up the stats against the Sonics.

I swear last year almost every other game some scrub would have a career night against us.

Some guy whos averages 4 pts would go off for 26pts. Seemed like it happend nightly almost.

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