Rookie Brendan Haywood - 14 mpg, 5 PPG 5 RPGĮxcept that the average DRTG that was trending downwards post 02 (104.5 in 02, 103.9 in 03, 102.9 in 04) did skyrocket by a massive 3.2 points in 05 to a 106.1 and continued trending upwards until peaking at a ridiculous 108.3 in 09. Rookie Kwame Brown - 14 mpg, 4.5 PPG 3.5 RPG The Wizards went from having won 19 games the year before to a potential Playoff contender that was derailed by injuries with their offseason additions being:ģ8,5 year old Michael Jordan - ended up only playing 60 games and starting 53 due to injury Had Jordan and Hamilton both stayed healthy I honestly believe the Wizards might've won 48-50 games and made some noise in the playoffs on the back of a fucking 39 year old. Those are some crazy, crazy numbers for a dude who at this point was a month or two away from being 39 years old. What I found most interesting though is that as the season progressed and MJ played himself into shape and shook off the 3 year retirement rust - he was playing better and better.įor his last 20 games pre-injury he averaged :Īnd for his last 10 games pre-injury he averaged a blistering : 790 FT% in 36.8 MPGĪnd his last 14 (post-injury) games, he averaged:ġ5.7 PPG 3.8 RPG 4.8 APG. However, for his first 46 (pre-injury) games, he averaged:Ģ5.1 PPG 6.2 RPG 5.3 APG. Now, out of curiosity I decided to take a look at MJ's game logs for the season, specifically pre and post-injury and as the season advanced, and what I found out was quite interesting.įor the whole 2001-02 season, Jordan averaged :Ģ2.9 PPG 5.7 RPG 5.2 APG. 314 winning %) for the remainder of the season and would finish with a 37-45 record and MJ would only end up playing a total of 60 games. 565 with Jordan) Wizards would go 1-9 in their next 10 games and 11-24 (a. Immediately after the injury the 26-21 (.553 winning %. Unfortunately the 38 year old Jordan was battling a chronic knee injury 1 2 3 that was aggravated in a collision with Etan Thomas in his 46th game which effectively ended his season - though he tried to play through it for several games. The Wizards had won their last 13 games that had both MJ and Hamilton on the court. Immediately following Hamilton's return on January 31st, the 21-21 Wizards would go on a 5 game winning streak - things were looking up. Unfortunately, 8 games into the streak Rip Hamilton - the Wizards 2nd best player at this point - would suffer a groin injury and would miss about 5 weeks and the Wizards would end up going 8-9 without him. On september 25th 2001, at the age of 38 and 7 months, the GOAT announced his second comeback as a member of the Washington Wizards - just a few months after he broke a couple ribs during a pickup game in Chicago.Īfter winning just 19 games the previous season, the Wizards were off to a lousy start, being 5-12 and going on a terrible 8 game losing streak before hitting their stride and winning 9 in a row. MJ's Wizards tenure is seen by many as somewhat of a blemish on his unparalleled legacy. You taking the over or under?Ĥ Just in: The NBA Board of Governors has approved two new gameplay changes for the 2023-24 season, per sources: - In-game penalty for flops resulting in technical foul free throw - A second coach’s challenge awarded if first challenge is successful Will the Clippers offer either full max value, or hedge on something shorter? I asked people around the NBA what they would do.Ģ The Lakers are projected to win 46.5 games next season. New Post Game Thread Nikola Jokic dominates the 2023 NBA Finals and earns Finals MVP, averaging 30.2/14/7.2 for the series and the Denver Nuggets are NBA Champions! Top Team Subreddit Postsġ Starting today, Kawhi Leonard is eligible for a contract extension.
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