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Seeing Gilbert Arenas move on from the Wizards had me thinking - there aren't any me-first scorers in the NBA anymore. Is there anyone left that would "consistently" drop 50 and 60 point games in the NBA?
I'm not saying one 55+ game isn't possible. Kobe, Lebron, and a bunch of others still have that capability, and I wouldn't be too surprised if it happened. Guys like Amare, Jennings, Rudy Gay are always looking to score and one can come from them.
But the NBA seems to have moved on from the era where superstars seem to be gunning for those huge point totals every night. Kobe's not doing it anymore, there's no Iverson or T-Mac in their primes, and Lebron is in a situation where he isn't looking to do it.
The newest breed of young stars aren't so self-centered either. Durant is a big scorer but he has MUCH more of a team mentality than Kobe or T-Mac had a few years ago. Howard, Rose, and D-Will all don't have that mentality.
The players either don't have the mentality to post huge numbers every night (Kobe, Lebron) or don't have the ability (Amare, Jennings).
I think the era of seeing a player like Iverson or Kobe come up with 60+ points every other week is over. Lebron might drop 55 next week but it would be much more of an exception than it would've been two or three years ago.
I'm not saying one 55+ game isn't possible. Kobe, Lebron, and a bunch of others still have that capability, and I wouldn't be too surprised if it happened. Guys like Amare, Jennings, Rudy Gay are always looking to score and one can come from them.
But the NBA seems to have moved on from the era where superstars seem to be gunning for those huge point totals every night. Kobe's not doing it anymore, there's no Iverson or T-Mac in their primes, and Lebron is in a situation where he isn't looking to do it.
The newest breed of young stars aren't so self-centered either. Durant is a big scorer but he has MUCH more of a team mentality than Kobe or T-Mac had a few years ago. Howard, Rose, and D-Will all don't have that mentality.
The players either don't have the mentality to post huge numbers every night (Kobe, Lebron) or don't have the ability (Amare, Jennings).
I think the era of seeing a player like Iverson or Kobe come up with 60+ points every other week is over. Lebron might drop 55 next week but it would be much more of an exception than it would've been two or three years ago.