The defensive players probably had a hard time seeing the ball with all of their cigarette smoke and ash getting in their eyes.
POLL: Who had the best season (statistically speaking) in any sport ever?
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Ruth's season is excluded ... dude wasn't even playing against the best athletes in his sport.
Hockey and soccer suck and no one cares about them, so those seasons are excluded too.
Wilt set all-time highs (other than some of his own season averages) in 2 major statistical categories, and no one else has ever come close to either ...
50.4 PPG ... the next closest EVER (other than Wilt himself) is Jordan in 86/87 at 37.1. More than 13 points higher than the next highest season!
25.7 RPG ... Wilt himself beat this number twice, and Russell once went for 24.7 in a season ... and there was a proliferation of players averaging a large number of rebounds per game back in his day, but in "modern" times, the next closest is Rodman at 18.3 in 91/92.
That's my vote.
Hockey and soccer suck and no one cares about them, so those seasons are excluded too.
Wilt set all-time highs (other than some of his own season averages) in 2 major statistical categories, and no one else has ever come close to either ...
50.4 PPG ... the next closest EVER (other than Wilt himself) is Jordan in 86/87 at 37.1. More than 13 points higher than the next highest season!
25.7 RPG ... Wilt himself beat this number twice, and Russell once went for 24.7 in a season ... and there was a proliferation of players averaging a large number of rebounds per game back in his day, but in "modern" times, the next closest is Rodman at 18.3 in 91/92.
That's my vote.
So ... wait ... according to your esoteric definition, if someone can impede your progress in a competition, is that a sport .. or not a sport?
This tread (sorry, it's from the other board before it was the other board) got into a similar discussion of what constitutes a "sport"
Any game that a 6 year old and an 80 year old can play competently is not a sport.
Any game you can play with a drink in one hand and a cigarette in the other is not a sport.
Any game in which another person carries your gear while you ride is not a sport.
Golf is a game, like horseshoes, shuffleboard and checkers.
Given Jim's difficulties posting a link, maybe @Connorpozlee would consider that a sport
Impede, or physically impede? In events where there are rounds of competition, one person's score/time could keep you from progressing. They don't physically impede you, but their better time/score does (skiing, swimming, etc.).
Ron Guidry went 25-3 1978.Please feel free to submit a 'write in' (and if you do, list said accomplishments)....
1. Wilt Chamberlain - 1961-1962 - 50.4 PPG, 25.7 RBG
2. Wayne Gretzky - 1985-1986 - 52 Goals, 163 Assists, 215 Points
3. Babe Ruth - 1921 - .378 BA, .846 SLG, 59 HR, 171 RBI
4. Oscar Robertson - 1961-1962 - 30.8 PPG, 12.5 RPG, 11.4 APG
5. Tom Brady - 2007-2008 - 4,806 Yards, 50 TDs, 8 INT
6. Ted Williams - 1941 - .406 BA, 37 HR, 120 RBI
7. LaDanian Tomlinson - 2006-2007 - 1,815 Rushing Yards, 508 Receiving Yards, 31 TDs
8. Steffi Graf - 1988 - 75-2 Record, 4 GS Victories, Olympic Gold Medal
9. Pele - 1961 - 55 Goals, 8 Hat Tricks, Responsible for 48% of Team Scores
10. Tiger Woods - 2000 - 9 PGA Tour Wins, 3 Major Wins
any pitchers better than that?
In 1959 Elroy Face posted an 18–1 record, including 17 victories in a row to begin the year after ending 1958 with five in a row; he did not surrender a run in the entire month from June 11 to July 12.
Impeding yourself does not make it a sport, but it is a competition. On that note, Bob using himself like a gymnastics apparatus also doesn’t constitute a sport.
Fidel Castro batted a lifetime 1.000 in Cuban baseball, which tells you everything you need to know about Cuban baseball (and Cuba).Please feel free to submit a 'write in' (and if you do, list said accomplishments)....
1. Wilt Chamberlain - 1961-1962 - 50.4 PPG, 25.7 RBG
2. Wayne Gretzky - 1985-1986 - 52 Goals, 163 Assists, 215 Points
3. Babe Ruth - 1921 - .378 BA, .846 SLG, 59 HR, 171 RBI
4. Oscar Robertson - 1961-1962 - 30.8 PPG, 12.5 RPG, 11.4 APG
5. Tom Brady - 2007-2008 - 4,806 Yards, 50 TDs, 8 INT
6. Ted Williams - 1941 - .406 BA, 37 HR, 120 RBI
7. LaDanian Tomlinson - 2006-2007 - 1,815 Rushing Yards, 508 Receiving Yards, 31 TDs
8. Steffi Graf - 1988 - 75-2 Record, 4 GS Victories, Olympic Gold Medal
9. Pele - 1961 - 55 Goals, 8 Hat Tricks, Responsible for 48% of Team Scores
10. Tiger Woods - 2000 - 9 PGA Tour Wins, 3 Major Wins
It’s funny as hell, but from a quick peek at it I would say no. Looks like it’s a team of guys working together to milk a wild cow, is that right? Now, if there were other teams out there at the same time impeding other teams from getting to the cow I’d say yes.
Didn’t Kim Jong-Il once shoot something like a 45 with 5 holes in one in a round of golf?
Maybe The Peaky Blinders were in the stands too.The defensive players probably had a hard time seeing the ball with all of their cigarette smoke and ash getting in their eyes.
Babe Ruth with Wilt a close second. This doesn’t take into affect the women that Wilt may have bedded during that year.
Come on now. That's clearly excessive.Maybe The Peaky Blinders were in the stands too.
Possibly the result of doing 10,000+++ push-ups.Wilt supposedly bench pressed 450+ pounds well into his 50's.
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