The "Have Your Random NBA Question Answered" Thread

[Houndy]

What would happen if the Wolves kept Brandon Roy?

[Andrew]

As explained before, those kind of questions belong in their own thread because there's no definitive answer; it's a subject open to debate. This thread is for questions that have a definitive answer rather than being a point of discussion.

[Houndy]

Oh okay, sorry Andrew

[Houndy]

What's the longest NBA game ever played?

[Axel The Great]

Six Overtimes

[john26]

A player has a 1 yr left in contract and player option next year. If he gets waived now, does the team have to pay for the player option next year?

[Andrew]

Depends on what's stipulated in the contract. From Larry Coon's FAQ:

All contracts with player options contain a clause that indicates whether the player receives his salary for the option year in the event he is waived prior to invoking his option.

[Cartar]

Is there a stat anywhere, where you can check out how many of your offensive rebounds came from your own missed shot?

[benji]

Keep track yourself?

[rise]

Has any NBA team with a losing record ever made it to the NBA Finals? Conference finals?

[benji]

1957 St. Louis Hawks (34-38, NBA Finals)
1959 Minneapolis Lakers (33-39, NBA Finals)
1981 Houston Rockets (40-42, NBA Finals)

1951 Syracuse Nationals (32-34, East Finals)
1956 Syracuse Nationals (35-37, East Finals)
1956 St. Louis Hawks (33-39, West Finals)
1957 Minneapolis Lakers (34-38, West Finals)
1958 Detroit Pistons (33-39, West Finals)
1959 Syracuse Nationals (35-37, East Finals)
1960 Minneapolis Lakers (25-50, West Finals)
1961 Syracuse Nationals (38-41, East Finals)
1961 Los Angeles Lakers (36-43, West Finals)
1962 Detroit Pistons (37-43, West Finals)
1965 Baltimore Bullets (37-43, West Finals)
1966 St. Louis Hawks (36-44, West Finals)
1967 St. Louis Hawks (39-42, West Finals)
1981 Kansas City Kings (40-42, West Finals)
1987 Seattle SuperSonics (39-43, West Finals)

[rise]

1957 St. Louis Hawks (34-38, NBA Finals)
1959 Minneapolis Lakers (33-39, NBA Finals)
1981 Houston Rockets (40-42, NBA Finals)

Did any of these teams win championships?

[benji]

No.

[Kenny]

Pretty standard question, but I was wondering what the quarter lengths were for:

-NBA Summer League
-NBA D-League

Do both play for 12 minutes or are they shortened? I'm starting a My Player in NBA 2K11 and I want the quarters to be accurate.

[Andrew]

The D-League uses the same rules as the NBA, aside from FIBA goaltending rules they're trying out this season. Players foul out after committing ten fouls in Summer League play, I believe the rest of the rules are the same for the most part.

[benji]

They're just ten minute quarters in the Summer League, unless that changed this year.

[Axel The Great]

When people say right wing/block/corner (on the court), from what perspective is it? A defender's (back to the basket), or facing the basket?

[buzzy]

It's from the point of view of the offense, facing the basket.

[Axel The Great]

Ok, thanks.

[deihatein]

Is it legal to have a players-only meeting?

[Cartar]

Is it legal to have a players-only meeting?

Why not, at least 2 teams have done it already this season.

[Andrew]

Of course it's allowed. Why wouldn't it be?

[Abctest123]

This might be a bit too specific of a question, but I'll ask anyway. Someone showed me this link of a boxscore of an old Spurs-Raptors game back in the 2001-2002 season where both teams shot abysmally which made me think does anyone know the record for the game with the worst combined FG% (so like combining both teams field goals made and field goal attempts, they shot the worst combined percentage ever in one single game)? If that is a bit too specific, how about the worst FG% ever shot by a team in one game?

[Axel The Great]

November 6, 1954

Milwaukee (.229) vs. Minneapolis (.263)

Found it here. Look under field goal percentage.

[Abctest123]

November 6, 1954

Milwaukee (.229) vs. Minneapolis (.263)

Found it here. Look under field goal percentage.

Wow that was quick. Thanks for that. Damn, that's horrifically bad .