NBA Stat Central #8: The Number Zero
This week’s NBA Stat Central has been inspired by the number zero. Zilch. Nada. None. Goose egg. Bupkus. We’re going to take a look at the number zero and those who are most prolific at acquiring them.
NBA Stat Central is one of our weekly columns here at HoopsHabit, where every Friday we take a deeper look the the statistics from the past and present.
Most Minutes Played Without An Assist In A Season
2012-13: Bernard James, 171 minutes
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Generated 12/7/2012.
All-Time (1995-96) : Yinka Dare, 626 minutes
| Totals | Shooting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rk | Player | Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | WS |
| 2 | Yinka Dare | 1995-96 | 23 | NJN | NBA | 58 | 23 | 626 | 63 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 62 | 56 | 125 | 181 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 72 | 117 | 164 | .438 | .613 | -0.5 |
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Generated 12/7/2012.
The All-Time feat here is amazing. 626 minutes of action, 58 games and 23 of those were starts. Yet, he couldn’t find it in him to collect ONE assist. Ballhog!
Most Minutes Played Without A Rebound In A Season
2012-13: Kendall Marshall, 34 minutes
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Generated 12/7/2012.
All-Time (2005-06): Reece Gaines, 54 minutes
| Totals | Shooting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rk | Player | Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | WS |
| 1 | Reece Gaines | 2005-06 | 25 | MIL | NBA | 12 | 0 | 54 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | .500 | .000 | .250 | 0.0 |
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Generated 12/7/2012.
This one surprised us. We fully expected to see some slug with over 100 minutes, but there aren’t any. I guess just by being on the court, you’re going to get a rebound fly your way at some point.
Most Minutes Played Without Scoring A Point In A Season
2012-13: DeSagana Diop, 70 minutes
| Totals | Shooting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rk | Player | Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | WS |
| 2 | DeSagana Diop | 2012-13 | 31 | CHA | NBA | 8 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .000 | -0.1 |
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Generated 12/7/2012.
All-Time (2006-07): Will Conroy, 52 minutes
| Totals | Shooting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rk | Player | Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | WS |
| 1 | Will Conroy | 2006-07 | 24 | TOT | NBA | 7 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .000 | .000 | -0.1 |
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Generated 12/7/2012.
Diop could set the All-Time mark if he continues to avoid scoring like the plague. We can’t be too hard on him though, he does make $7.3 million dollars this year. Wait, yeah we can. ZERO points for $7.3 million???
Most Games Played In A Career With Zero Points, Zero Rebounds and Zero Assists (Since 1985-86)
| Rk | Player | Pos | From | To | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jud Buechler | F | 1991 | 2002 | 117 |
| 2 | Ryan Bowen | F | 2000 | 2009 | 89 |
| 3 | Brian Scalabrine | F | 2002 | 2012 | 88 |
| 4 | Greg Dreiling | C | 1987 | 1997 | 78 |
| 5 | Mario West | G | 2008 | 2010 | 75 |
| 6 | Steve Kerr | G | 1989 | 2003 | 73 |
| 7 | Mark Madsen | F | 2001 | 2009 | 73 |
| 8 | Greg Foster | F | 1991 | 2003 | 71 |
| 9 | Steve Novak | F | 2007 | 2012 | 70 |
| 10 | Matt Bullard | F | 1991 | 2002 | 69 |
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Generated 12/7/2012.
Ah, it’s a special list of crowd favorites who appear in blowouts to secure a few minutes and not many statistics. However, there are a couple of surprises on here. Steve Kerr and Steve Novak are surprises to us.
Teams Who Had Zero Steals And Zero Blocks In A Game (Since 1985-86)
| Team | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rk | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | PTS | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | |
| 1 | 2004-03-18 | MIN | @ | SAS | L 86-106 | 240 | 31 | 71 | .437 | 2 | 9 | .222 | 22 | 26 | .846 | 86 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 29 |
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Generated 12/7/2012.
This one completely shocked us. Of all the games that have been played in the last 27 years and all of the horrible teams that have come through the league, it’s the 2003-04 Minnesota Timberwolves who accomplished this feat. They would go on to the Western Conference Finals in this season.
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