Trivia: Baddest of the Bad
Playing Poorly for the Long Haul
There's a big difference between a good big man and a bad one.
Last season Andrea Bargnani played terribly. It was the 10th worst performance of the turnover era (1978-present). The 9th spot on the list also goes to Bargnani for his 2008 performance. One or two bad seasons is nothing special. What is truly difficult is to make a career of it. Let’s just take a brief glimpse at some of Bargnani’s career accomplishments.
- 11095 Minutes Played -0.077 WP48 -17.8 Wins Produced
- 15.1 Points per Game with a 0.539 TS%
- 4.9 Rebounds per Game
It turns out Bargnani’s ability to play poorly and stay in the league is rare. That brings me to today’s trivia question.
Since 1978 only 8 players have managed to “earn” -15.0 Wins Produced or fewer and play 10,000 minutes or more. Can you name them?
As always I’ve started you off with one. Looking forward to your replies.
-Dre
Congrats to Alex, Ben, Charles, James and Jason for solving this one super fast. Highlight the answers below if you want.
- Clifford Robinson -34.4 Wins Produced in 42558 minutes played
- Jeff Turner -26.7 Wins Produced in 11244 minutes played
- James Edwards -25 Wins Produced in 28356 minutes played
- Maurice Taylor -22.6 Wins Produced in 13323 minutes played
- Kevin Duckworth -21.8 Wins Produced in 17462 minutes played
- Jason Collins -18.5 Wins Produced in 14108 minutes played
- Andrea Bargnani -17.8 Wins Produced in 11095 minutes played
- Antoine Carr -15.9 Wins Produced in 19780 minutes played