How historic is Washington Wizards’ 1-8 record when Beal scores 40+?
By Keith Cork
6. Jerry Stackhouse 2000-01
Jerry Stackhouse was a professional scorer as soon as he entered the league in 1995. But it was the 2000-01 season that would see him have his highest scoring season, averaging 29.8 points per game for the Detroit Pistons in his age 26 season.
Stack managed eight games that season with 40+ points and his team, which featured Ben Wallace and Corliss Williamson, only managed to secure wins in three of those games. They would limp to a 33-49 record and would not qualify for the playoffs.
This was the first season where Pistons legend Joe Dumars took over the reigns as the general manager. He would go on to build the 2004 NBA championship roster, which Stack was not a part of as he was with our very own Washington Wizards.
And before you criticize the guy, he also averaged 5.1 assists in the 2000-01 season, the most in his career, so he was definitely sharing the rock.
Stackhouse managed to put up a 57-point effort against the Chicago Bulls towards the end of the season and his team won, but they dropped two of his 46-point efforts earlier in the season.
Jerry Stackhouse was a two-time NBA All-star, but never won an NBA championship. He played for eight different teams in his career. Stackhouse currently coaches the Vanderbilt Commodores.
Number of games with 40+: 8
Record: 3-5 (.375)