NBA Season 2025-26

[slamtheking]

60 wins for the Detroit Pistons

The Bad Boy Pistons with Zeke only won 60+ games once. They had 63 wins in 1989 and 59 wins in 1990. Their two best records.

The Wallace Bros & Chauncey and Rip had a 64 win season in 2006. The best record in franchise history. Also had a 59 win season in 2008.

Those 4 years are the only seasons in Detroit Pistons franchise history (78 years) that they have won more than 55 games. Only 4 times in team history. Only twice in franchise history have they won more than 60 games.

This team just achieved the 3rd best record in franchise history. Heck of an achievement.

The 2 Zeke teams won the title. The 2 Chauncey teams lost in the ECF (after winning a title in 2004 and finishing runner up in 2005). This team needs a title to be put alongside them ... but still, what an achievement by this Detroit Pistons group.

but not before the C's hang #19 (through #22 at least)

[Moranis]

Luka scored the most total points and had the second most total points/rebounds/assists combined (Jokic).  He played the 37th most minutes.

Luka had more minutes, more points, more rebounds, more assists, and more steals than SGA, yet SGA is going to win MVP and be on the 1st team, while Luka is ineligible. 

What a stupid rule. 

[Vermont Green]

Luka scored the most total points and had the second most total points/rebounds/assists combined (Jokic).  He played the 37th most minutes.

Luka had more minutes, more points, more rebounds, more assists, and more steals than SGA, yet SGA is going to win MVP and be on the 1st team, while Luka is ineligible. 

What a stupid rule.

Interesting.  I have always questioned why the NBA is focused on per game stats vs. total stats.  In baseball, it is a mix, some stats are just naturally going to be averages (such as FG%) but in baseball, it is who hit the most HR or had the most RBI.  Why not look at who had the most points and rebounds in the NBA?  Or consider both.  To me, the scoring title at least should be based on most points, not highest average points.

In this case though, I am fine with SGA winning MVP.  You could argue for Luka or Jokic or Wemby or even Cade.  There are arguments for any of them.  But I don't like the rule either.  Just let voters decide considering all factors, including games played and minutes

[Who]

Luka scored the most total points and had the second most total points/rebounds/assists combined (Jokic).  He played the 37th most minutes.

Luka had more minutes, more points, more rebounds, more assists, and more steals than SGA, yet SGA is going to win MVP and be on the 1st team, while Luka is ineligible. 

What a stupid rule.

Interesting.  I have always questioned why the NBA is focused on per game stats vs. total stats.  In baseball, it is a mix, some stats are just naturally going to be averages (such as FG%) but in baseball, it is who hit the most HR or had the most RBI.  Why not look at who had the most points and rebounds in the NBA?  Or consider both.  To me, the scoring title at least should be based on most points, not highest average points.

In this case though, I am fine with SGA winning MVP.  You could argue for Luka or Jokic or Wemby or even Cade.  There are arguments for any of them.  But I don't like the rule either.  Just let voters decide considering all factors, including games played and minutes

I always think of Kevin Garnett leading the league in most points scored in 2004. He was #1 with 1987 points and Peja was #2 with 1964. They both averaged 24.2ppg but Peja only played 81 games while KG played the full 82 games.

T-Mac got the scoring title with 28.0ppg but he played only 67 games so finished more than a hundred points behind KG with 1878.

Interestingly, Paul Pierce was 4th with 1836 points and 5th in points per game at 22.9ppg.

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Another one I think of is Wilt Chamberlain leading the league in assists. In 1968. He led the league with 702 assists. Lenny Wilkens was 2nd with 679 assists and Oscar Robertson was 3rd with 633 assists.

Oscar was #1 in assists per game though with 9.7 to Wilt's 8.6 assists per game [Lenny 8.3apg]. However, Oscar played only 65 games that season so Wilt beat him on total assists.