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[QUOTE="SWC75, post: 2594729, member: 289"]
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1967-68 NBA
Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia  3350 (41.9)         
Jerry Lucas, Cincinnati                    2575 (34.2)         
Elgin Baylor, Los Angeles               1981 (31.4)         
Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati        1976 (34.3)         
Bill Russell, Boston                           1837 (29.9)         
Zelmo Beatty, St. Louis                  1782 (27.9)
Willis Reed, New York                    1745 (29.1)
Lenny Wilkins, St. Louis                 1635 (24.8)
Walt Bellamy, New York                                1626 (29.0)
Bill Bridges, St. Louis                       1588 (23.8)

1967-68 ABA (includes turnovers- they also had a three point shot to add to their scoring totals)
Connie Hawkins, Pittsburgh        1918 (29.2)         
John Beasley, Dallas                        1564 (26.4)         
Doug Moe, New Orleans              1313 (26.4)         
Red Robbins, New Orleans          1305 (29.0)         
Mel Daniels, Indianapolis              1292 (21.1)         
Jim Hadnot, Oakland                      1227 (19.6)
Larry Jones, Denver                        1151 (17.9)
Goose Ligon, Kentucky                  1135 (19.5)
Bud Netolicky, Indianapolis         1130 (22.7)
Steve Chubin, Anaheim                                1124 (22.1)

1968-69 NBA
Wilt Chamberlain, Los Angeles   2662 (34.9)         
Jerry Lucas, Cincinnati                    2285 (35.7)         
Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati        2149 (29.8)         
Elvin Hayes, San Diego                   2149 (27.9)         
Willis Reed, New York                    2043 (31.6)         
Nate Thurmond, San Francisco  1946 (29.1)
Wes Unseld, Baltimore                  1908 (30.8)
Billy Cunningham, Philadelphia  1847 (26.5)
Elgin Baylor, Los Angeles               1842 (28.9)
Bill Russell, Boston                           1839 (26.8)

1968-69 ABA
Jimmy Jones, New Orleans          1714 (25.8)         
Mel Daniels, Indianapolis              1602 (26.2)         
Red Robbins, New Orleans          1406 (24.7)         
John Beasley, Dallas                        1365 (21.5)         
Larry Jones, Denver                        1352 (21.3)         
Skip Thoren, Miami                         1323 (24.0)
Donnie Freeman, Miami               1242 (20.7)
Louie Dampier, Kentucky             1226 (17.7)
Connie Hawkins, Minnesota       1213 (31.4)
Roger Brown, Indianapolis           1205 (21.8)
Bob Netolicky, Indianapolis         1201 (21.2)

Top Ten for 1967-69 (10 points for finishing first in net points, 9 for second, etc.)
Wilt Chamberlain                             20 points
Jerry Lucas                                          18
Oscar Robertson                              15
John Beasley                                      14
Mel Daniels                                        13
Red Robbins                                       13
Connie Hawkins                                                12
Elgin Baylor                                         10
Jimmy Jones                                      10
Larry Jones                                         10
Willis Reed                                          10

Comment: I was disappointed not to see Dave Bing,s name on the NBA lists: he was the NBA’s scoring champion in 1967-68, (although Oscar Robertson had a higher average: they used total points in those days). Dave had 1,516 NP that year, just short of the top ten. He averaged 22.7 per 48 minutes. The next hear he had 1,377 NP (21.7). Dave was a great player but it’s hard for a guard to crack the top ten unless he’s more of a guard/forward and can get those rebounds.  Jerry West is not on this list because it’s based on total net points and Jerry missed 31 games in 1967-67 and 21 in 1968-69. He totaled 1,254 NP in the first year and 1,391 NP in the second. That gave him averages of 31.4 and 27.9 per 48 minutes in those years, better than many in the NBA Top Ten. But his total NP fell short of the Top Ten in each year. Rick Barry couldn’t play in 1967-68 due to his court case and played in only played in 35 games in 1968-69 due to a knee injury. He had 964 NP in those games and averaged 34.0 per 48 minutes. Again, a great average but not enough to make the Top Ten. So Rick got zero ranking points over this two year period, even though he was one of the best players in basketball. Connie Hawkins in 1968-69 played only 47 games but his NP average was easily the best in the league. However, he had only 1,213 NP and finished 9th, giving him only 2 ranking points for that year and 12 for the period. Those are the breaks. Your value to your team when you aren’t playing is zero.

HISTORICAL TOP TEN after 1969
Wilt Chamberlain             100
Dolph Schayes                   93
Bill Russell                           86
Bob Pettit                            81
Oscar Robertson              74
George Mikan                   72
Bobby McDermott          65
Neil Johnston                    61
Leroy Edwards                  58
Benny Borgmann             57

Comment: the players of the 60’s have taken over the top of the list, (with Wilt, ironically at 100 points),  but they don’t have far to go. The next generation will have a hard time cracking the list, which still has several guys from the early days of the pro game.
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