In the 2000-2001 season, the Milwaukee Bucks rode their "Big 3" of Ray Allen, Sam Cassell, and Glenn "Big Dog" Robinson to a 52-30 record and made it to the Eastern Conference Finals where they lost to the Iverson led Sixers in a 7 game series. The Lakers were in the process of steam-rolling the competition to the tune of 15-1 in those playoffs, and the East was seriously depleted. Outside the "Big 3," the Bucks didn't start anyone more than 45 games, and some of those not so big fourth and fifth men included Mark Pope (45 starts), Jason Caffey (33 starts), Scott Williams (31 starts), and Tim Thomas (16 starts).
In 2002-2003, Big Dog was traded to the Atlanta Hawks, where he put up decent numbers before idling into retirement through Philadelphia and San Antonio. Robinson played 11 seasons and retired at the tender age of 32. Washington Wizard Antawn Jamison is entering his 12th season he's been 33 since June. For one year in Dallas, Jamison looked like he might go from 20 point scorer to journey man in much a similar fashion to that of Robinson.
While George Karl was right, and scoring 20 points per game is no small task, 20 ppg doesn't always a top 50 player make. Sure, most of the players who score 20 ppg are all-stars and league leaders in terms of quality play. Some, however, seem to put up their 20 points a night in a virtual black hole. With that in mind, we take a look back at the top 20 ppg scorers of the decade who just didn't look right alongside the likes of Iverson, Kobe, Shaq, LeBron, and Wade. Al Harrington and Co, we salute you for pushing us towards more advanced stats that disprove your effectiveness.
With Apologies to Antawn Jamison...
