There have only been 4 players who have ever recorded a
quadruple double (Double digits in 4 categories). Hall Of Famers David Robinson, Nate
Thurmond, Hakeem Olajuwon (twice) all recorded quadruple doubles in points, rebounds, assists and blocks. The 4th member of that esteemed list is Alvin Robertson. Unlike the other three, Robertson was a guard, and recorded his quadruple double in points, rebounds, assists and steals. He did not make the Basketball Hall Of Fame and his achievements have been forgotten by most NBA fans.
Alvin Robertson was drafted by the San Antonio Spurs with the
7th pick in 1984 and would go on to play 10 seasons in the NBA, 5
with the Spurs, 3 with the Milwaukee Bucks, and 1 each with the Detroit Pistons
and the Toronto Raptors. In only his 2nd season in the league, he
recorded 301 steals (3.7 per game), a record that still stands to this day. He
would lead the league in steals two more times in his career and retired with
an average of 2.7 steals per game, an NBA record. Excluding his rookie season,
Robertson never finished outside the top 5 in steals per game, showcasing his ability to consistently record steals.
However, Robertson wasn’t just a one-trick pony. He averaged
14 points, 5.2 rebounds and 5 assists per game for his career, making 4
All-Star games. He also made 6 All-Defensive teams, 1 All-NBA team and won the
Defensive Player Of the Year Award and the Most Improved Player in 1986.
On the 18th of February 1986, Alvin Robertson
played himself into the history books. He recorded 20 points, 11 rebounds, 10
steals and 10 assists, becoming the only guard to record a quadruple double,
ensuring that his name will always have a place in NBA lore.
In the 1989-90 season, the Portland Trail Blazers bought out Dražen Petrović’s contract with Real Madrid and convinced him to join the NBA. This would mark the start of a trailblazing career that was tragically cut short. Dražen Petrović was born in Šibenik, Croatia on the 22 nd of October, 1964. At the age of 15, he was already in the first team of his hometown club, and by the age of 18, Petrović had blossomed into a star for Šibenik. After serving in the military for a year, he moved to Cibona in 1984, where he would play till 1988. At Cibona, Petrović shined. He once scored 112 points in a Yugoslavian League game ( 40/60 FG, 10/20 3Pts, 22/22 FT), which is possibly the most efficient performance in any European league ever. He averaged 37.7 points in the Yugoslavian first division and 33.8 points in European competitions in his 4 years at Cibona, cementing his status as a European star. In 1988, at the age of 23, he moved to Real Madrid, where he stayed ...
I absolutely love how you celebrate the less-celebrated greats!! Keep them coming, brother.
ReplyDelete