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Most Unbreakable Record
On Sportscenter tonight, I saw a preview for something on the "Most Unbreakable Record" in sports. In my opinion, there are definitely a few that are definitely very worthy of consideration, but my vote has to go to Wilt's 100 point game. Dimaggio's hit streak is a very close second, but what makes Wilt's so difficult to break is I'm not sure if, with how athletic players are now, there could be another person who is so much more physically gifted than everyone else around them. Wilt was near if not over 7 feet when very few if any other players were over 6'10" (and most of those were, I'm sure, much less athletic). Most teams don't score 100 points a night nowadays, so unless they give the ball to the same player almost every team down the floor, it isn't even feasible for one player to score 100 points. In addition, most of the teams that can score readily operate a run-and-gun type offense (i.e., the Suns), and these teams score lots of points because they press the ball up the floor. With this type of gameplan, it doesn't make sense to give the ball to one player every time, because the whole point is to get up a good shot quickly rather than make sure it gets to the star player every time. Since Wilt's game, I think the next closest was Jordan with around 80, so the second most points is still a full 20 (or at least 15) off from the record.
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I think Cy Young's 500 wins has to be up there. After Randy, a lot of people think no one will even make it to 300 again. 100 points is almost untouchable because it, as you said, was set in a different era. I don't need to remind you guys how different pitching was at the turn of last century. The reason 500 wins seems -more- unbreakable is that it takes a lifetime in the sport to do it, where as Wilt's record could hypothetically be broken in just one night. Greg Maddux is great and had been regularly putting up 15-win seasons his whole career. If he wins 15 games a season every year from now on, it'll take him through the 2018 season to reach 500 (and he'll still be shy of Cy's 511). That's ridiculous. Wilt's 100 and Joe's streak are sometimes discussed (Kobe, Rollins) but Cy Young's record is a joke. No one will break it.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Cy's -- even though I don't think it should be counted, deadball and such. But yeah, no one will sniff 400, let alone 500.
ReplyDeleteI do think if there is a sea change in the NBA (like the in the 70s when Oscar Robertson averaged a triple double and Rick Barry averaged like 30/8/6) someone could possibly score 100 again. It would have to take ruthless motherfuckers (coach, player) who don't care about "sportsmanship" but it's possible. When Kobe scored 81 he sat for six minutes. If he kept up his pace (almost 2 points/min.) he could have pushed 100.
Again, crazy circumstances, but it's a series of flukes. 500 is freak longevity + consistency + talent.