Will The Triple Doubles Ever Stop

A Triple-Double is the accumulation of a double-digit number total in three of the five categories in a game. The most simple and easiest way to achieve a triple-double is through points, rebounds, and assists. Oscar Robertson leads the all-time NBA list with 181 and is the only player ever to average a triple-double for a season. He was a beast when it came to stuffing the stat sheet. During his 14-year NBA career with the Cincinnati Royals and the Milwaukee Bucks, Robertson became the top-scoring guard of all time, amassing 26,710 points. Among all players, only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar  Karl Malone, Wilt-Chamberlin, Michael Jordan, Moses Malone, Elvin Hayes, and Hakeem Olajuwon have scored more.

Everyone knows trying to get a triple double is a very hard task. People like Oscar can make it look simple with numbers they put up night in and night out but it truly is very challenging. This crazy feat occurs roughly 35 times a season or 1 in every 36 games which is not a lot. Oscar Robinson is not the only one who puts up crazy triple double numbers. People all around the league have been throwing up triple doubles this year. The top 3 people as you could expect are Russell Westbrook who has an astonishing 38 triple doubles. Next up is James Harden with 20 and then we have Lebron James with 10. Those are the only players to have had more than ten triple doubles this season but that doesn’t mean there are not other people to consider getting these stats. This season Nikola Jokic has 5, Draymond Green has 4, Elfrid Payton has 4 and Julius Randle has 3. Throughout the league this year alone there has been 102 recorded triple doubles. Here is a list of everyone who has achieved getting a triple double this season.

It is clear that Russel Westbrook is the clear standout when it comes to recording triple doubles. 18 more than James harden who is some that is capable to come out and get one any night just like Westbrook. Last night Russell Westbrook did something unbelievable. Westbrook scored 57 points and added 13 rebounds and 11 assists in the Oklahoma City Thunders win again the Orlando Magic. They were down late but of course Russell came through down the stretch to send it to over time. That triple double of his topped James Harden and Wilt Chamberlin, who each scored 53 points in a triple-double. There are only 8 games left for the Thunder this season and he only needs 3 more to pass Oscar Robinson’s record of 41. Keep an eye out because he can do it.

NBA Playoff Preview

Its getting to the time of the season where everyone is looking forward to the playoffs. Coaches are feeling it. Players are feeling it. We are even feeling it. We all want our teams to secure a spot in the playoffs, particularly a higher seed. Its not an easy task to make the playoffs know matter what team it is, but everyone wants to make it. That’s the goal, right? There are a few teams we know will be in the playoffs like the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors. On the other hand, there are still a lot of teams that are still on the bubble of making one of the 8 spots in each conference. In this weeks post I will be talking a little preview of what we might expect to see in this years post season. Starting off with the eastern conference the number one seed is the Cleveland Cavaliers and there pictured to be playing the eighth seed the Detroit Pistons. Who knows how long the Pistons will remain at the eighth seed though. Cleveland should stay number one but they are not to far ahead. Next, we have the surprising two seed the Boston Celtics who as of now will be seeing the Milwaukee Bucks who are the seventh seed right now. In the regular season the Celtics lead the series 1-0. They play again March 29th. The third seed the Washington Wizards are most likely to be playing the Indiana Pacers at the 6th seed. The Wizards are dominating the regular season series three games to one. Finally, in the last spot of the eastern conference its the fourth seed Toronto Raptors against the Atlanta Hawks. This would be a nice match up to seed first round. On the other side we have the Western conference, also known as the wild wild west. We all know the Golden state Warriors will end up being the one seed and will be playing the eighth seed who as of know is the Denver nuggets. Next, we have the third seed, the Houston rockets who i hope end up facing the Thunder in the first round. Then we have the second see the Spurs who will probably end up playing Memphis Grizzlies. The Grizzlies are always pretty tough when it comes playoff time. Finally we have the Utah Jazz playing the fifth seed the LA Clippers. We will see if any of these projections change as we get closer to the end of the season.

Top 10 NBA Coaches of All Time

Every teams goal in sports should be too be the best and win a championship. To do this you need an all-around team. The coach of the team is one of the most important aspects of that mix. Without the coach your team will not know what there doing out there on the court. You can put the all the best players on the same team, but without a coach out there giving commands and running things. It will most likely never end in a championship. So today I come at you with non only the best coaches around right now but the top ten coaches of all time! To start of the list, we have Billy Cunningham. Billy was the coach of the 76ers and ended his career with a record of 454-196. On top of this brilliant record he never had a losing season in his career. At number nine we have Red Holzman, best know for coaching the Knicks. Red is the most successful coach in New York’s history winning two NBA championships. Larry brown takes the eighth spot. Larry’s teams made the playoffs 18 of 27 seasons. His best coaching season came in 2003 when the Detroit Pistons won the NBA Championship. he also coached Indiana, Philadelphia, and Detroit and was successful with all. At number seven is Jack Ramsey. Jacks teams made the playoffs 17 out of his 21 season career. He was a great coach but on the other hand his coaching career came to a sad end when he resigned in Indiana following a 0-7 start in the 1988-89 season. Chuck daily takes the sixth spot since he had to coach the “bad boys” of the NBA. Even know they were the bad boys they were tremendous as was Chuck. Daily’s best coaching seasons came in 1988-89 and 1989-90 when the Detroit Pistons won back to back NBA championships. At number five we have Jerry Sloan who coached the Chicago Bulls and Utah Jazz. Despite his great coaching he was of the only coaches to be on this list who did not win a championship. At four we have the widely known Pat Riley. Pats record was 1,210-694 in  his career. He led both the Lakers and Heat to NBA championships and brought the Knicks to the finals in 1994. Number three is the great Greg Popovich. He is still in the league today and is still coaching as strong as ever. He currently is coaching the spurs and to this date their record is 998-461 with the Spurs. The Spurs have made the playoffs 18 times out of 19 seasons with Popovich as the coach. He also won Coach of the Year in the 13-14 season.

Red Auerbach is an old school coach who took the second spot on the list. He is know for his success with the Boston Celtics. His teams made the playoffs every single season. He won an incredible nine NBA championships with the Boston Celtics. Finally, ending the list with number one is Phil Jackson. Phils teams, the Lakers and the Bulls, made the playoffs every single season with him, every single season as the head coach. He has won the most championships ever by a coach with 11, 11!

Injuries Around The League

Every team in the NBA deals with injuries throughout the long regular season and in some cases the playoffs. Just this year there has been a tremendous amount of injuries all throughout the season and we just passed the all-star break. Just last night the Warriors played a tight game with the Washington Wizards and ended up losing. Not only did they loose the game but they lost there newest and one of there most valuable players in Kevin Durant. He just joined the team this season in order to try and win a Championship with the already elite warriors. In last nights game Kevin Durant went out with a knee injury (sprained MCL) that puts him out indefinitely. They are going to reevaluate him in four weeks and they hope he can be back on the court a few games before the playoffs begin. They might need that extra time to start jelling again since they only started playing together this season.

Kevin Durant is not the only star that is out with in injury at the moment. On February 8 Cleveland Cavaliers forward/center Kevin left went out also with a knee injury. His return as of know is day-to-day. On top of that, the Cavaliers shooting guard JR smith went out with a thumb injury on December 20th. His set day to return is sometime in mid march. With these two premier players out for a significant amount of time, the Cavaliers went out and picked up Kyle Korver to get some extra help. Today Andrew Bogut and Deron Williams are set to make there debut with the Cavaliers against the second place Celtics. Some other notable injuries come form the Minnesota Timber-wolves. As of today they have four players sidelined including Lance Stevenson, Zach LaVine, Adrien Payne, and Nikola Pekovic. All four of them are out for a significant amount out time accept for Lance Stevenson. He was set to return sometime in late February. For the Philadelphia 76ers it seems they are always dealing with injuries. There top prospect besides Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons, Is out this whole season as the acute Jones fracture of the fifth metatarsal in his right foot has not fully healed. Not only is Simmons hurt but Joel Embiid Just recently went out for the season as well with a knee injury. It seems Embiid can never stop getting injured but the few times we see him healthy he is very dominate. Hopefully all of these player can over come there injuries and get back to playing to there full potential.