Very few NBA players have reached the fifty-point mark in the past 20
years, and virtually all of them are Hall of Fame players (e.g., Michael Jordan,
Charles Barclay; Magic Johnson)(and Magic and Barclay just made 50 a very few times).
I don't even know if several future assured HOF players have made fifty (Dirk Nowitzki; Amare Stoudamire; Steve Nash; Paul Pierce; Kevin Garnett; Tim Duncan; Manu Ginobili, and on and on and on).
Tiger and numerous others have shot in the range of 62 or 63 once, twice or a few
times, including a few excellent amateurs. That course is not unusually difficult,
and while Tiger is an all-time-great golfers, even he would not consider it a major
lifetime achievement.
I will note that Deron's 57 and Kobe's mentioned 51 were made against defensively
woeful teams, as a counterpoint. Although Kobe could do it
against a decent defensive team as well.
Garry - 12 years ago
Deron Williams is a cancer !!
Gerrit Kuiken - 12 years ago
Tiger Woods accomplished his feat of shooting a closing 62 on a golf course made even more difficult by windy conditions – requiring numerous different skill shots under the most severe of conditions. His long time competitor, Ernie Els said that Tiger didn’t hit a bad shot all day. Tiger’s score attests to that.
Deron Williams had the same basket ball hoop under the same circumstances all day long – given, those defender’s guarding him added some difficulty to his task, but, basically – all Williams had to do was repeatedly shoot a basketball through an unchanging hoop – always the same, never changing. And no wind conditions to make it even more difficult.
Tiger had a different challenge requiring a different shot skill/consideration 62 times and if he missed, he still had to put the ball in the hole with even another (new) challenge. No comparison – Tiger’s task was infinitely more difficult!
joe - 12 years ago
The winners Williams and Rory.
asa1940 - 12 years ago
Tiger Woods - are you kidding me? On Sunday, Lee Westwood had 7 under par (1 eagle and 5 birdies) compared to Tiger's 8 under par (2 eagles and 4 birdies) on the same course. Tiger's performance on Sunday did not put much distance between himself and his fellow competitors. On the other hand, I think a franchise record for Deron Williams easily make his performance more impressive than Tiger's.
Very few NBA players have reached the fifty-point mark in the past 20
years, and virtually all of them are Hall of Fame players (e.g., Michael Jordan,
Charles Barclay; Magic Johnson)(and Magic and Barclay just made 50 a very few times).
I don't even know if several future assured HOF players have made fifty (Dirk Nowitzki; Amare Stoudamire; Steve Nash; Paul Pierce; Kevin Garnett; Tim Duncan; Manu Ginobili, and on and on and on).
Tiger and numerous others have shot in the range of 62 or 63 once, twice or a few
times, including a few excellent amateurs. That course is not unusually difficult,
and while Tiger is an all-time-great golfers, even he would not consider it a major
lifetime achievement.
I will note that Deron's 57 and Kobe's mentioned 51 were made against defensively
woeful teams, as a counterpoint. Although Kobe could do it
against a decent defensive team as well.
Deron Williams is a cancer !!
Tiger Woods accomplished his feat of shooting a closing 62 on a golf course made even more difficult by windy conditions – requiring numerous different skill shots under the most severe of conditions. His long time competitor, Ernie Els said that Tiger didn’t hit a bad shot all day. Tiger’s score attests to that.
Deron Williams had the same basket ball hoop under the same circumstances all day long – given, those defender’s guarding him added some difficulty to his task, but, basically – all Williams had to do was repeatedly shoot a basketball through an unchanging hoop – always the same, never changing. And no wind conditions to make it even more difficult.
Tiger had a different challenge requiring a different shot skill/consideration 62 times and if he missed, he still had to put the ball in the hole with even another (new) challenge. No comparison – Tiger’s task was infinitely more difficult!
The winners Williams and Rory.
Tiger Woods - are you kidding me? On Sunday, Lee Westwood had 7 under par (1 eagle and 5 birdies) compared to Tiger's 8 under par (2 eagles and 4 birdies) on the same course. Tiger's performance on Sunday did not put much distance between himself and his fellow competitors. On the other hand, I think a franchise record for Deron Williams easily make his performance more impressive than Tiger's.