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Which of these is the best rookie performance ever?

Magic Johnson	33%	[ 9 ]
Adrian Peterson	19%	[ 5 ]
Kerry Wood	11%	[ 3 ]
Gale Sayers	15%	[ 4 ]
John Lackey	0%	[ 0 ]
Ken Dryden	0%	[ 0 ]
Wilt Chamberlain	11%	[ 3 ]
Fred Lynn	4%	[ 1 ]
Don Murdoch	4%	[ 1 ]
Jason Jennings	4%	[ 1 ]

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1. Magic Johnson, Lakers, 1980. Replacing an injured Kareem Abdul-Jabbar at center, Magic scores 42 points, grabs 15 rebounds and dishes out seven assists as L.A. beats Philly in Game 6 to win the NBA title.

2. Adrian Peterson, Vikings, 2007. Sets NFL record with 296 rushing yards in one game.

3. Kerry Wood, Cubs, 1998. Ties MLB record with 20 strikeouts, allowing only an infield single in 2-0 win over Houston.

4. Gale Sayers, Bears, 1965. In a December game against the 49ers, scores six touchdowns on 336 total yards -- 113 rushing, 89 receiving and 134 on punt returns.

5. John Lackey, Angels, 2002. Pitching on three days' rest, becomes first rookie to start and win Game 7 of the World Series in 93 years as Angels beat Giants 4-1.

6. Ken Dryden, Canadiens, 1971. Dryden had played just six NHL games before the playoffs, but leads Montreal to the Stanley Cup, including 3-2 win over Chicago in Game 7.

7. Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia Warriors, 1960. On Jan. 25 against the Knicks, scores rookie record 58 points and grabs 42 rebounds.

8. Fred Lynn, Red Sox, 1975. On his way to the AL MVP award, hits three home runs and drives in 10 runs in a June win.

9. Don Murdoch, New York Rangers, 1976: In fourth NHL game, scores five goals in the Rangers' 10-4 win at Minnesota.

10. Jason Jennings, Rockies, 2001. In first big league game, pitches a five-hit shutout and goes 3-for-5 with a home run (only pitcher since 1900 with a shutout and home run in his first game).

It was real close between Wood, Sayers, and AP imo.

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Which thread does this belong in? I'm confused.

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Kid Cairo wrote:

Which thread does this belong in? I'm confused.

I wasnt sure either.

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Magic Johnson.

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My Cubby Chubby wouldn't allow me to pick any body other than Wood. That game was unreal. 298 yards rushing is impressive, but when you think about, there is no limit to the number of yardage a back can gain, while there are a finite number of Ks that can be recorded.

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I went with Wilt. What I wonder is how much poonani he got that year, too?

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mcgwire's 40some HRs as a rookie is pretty impressive. and he was just a lil guy back then, so he may have been clean at that point

devin hester last year

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Good question FF, i think the section fits, its general disscussion talk. Although the Wood game was awesome, Jennings, did go 3 for 5 with a dong in his 1st game. That's impressive but there ars some good ones out there.

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Uga4Prez wrote:

I went with Wilt. What I wonder is how much poonani he got that year, too?

Yeah but it was the 1960's so they all had bad hairdo's.

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Kid Cairo wrote:

Uga4Prez wrote:

I went with Wilt. What I wonder is how much poonani he got that year, too?

Yeah but it was the 1960's so they all had bad hairdo's.

Touch 'em all, Kid!

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Pretty cool list dare I ask how much time you spent gathering those stats,

I went with Magic because

1) it wasn't his normal position and
2) it directly correlated to a Title

why was he "replacing" Kareem, didn't he start the point from day 1?

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Mitch Cumstein wrote:

Im pretty sure Kareem was hurt. I wish I could take credit for the list, basically just stole it from ESPN. And Frank is right, they snubbed Hester. I dont know if he has the best, but hes definitely in the team picture.

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magic, great production playing a position that wasn't his own, on the nba's biggest stage.

a side note: dr. j. only made $500,000+ that year :shock:

current nba stars should get on their knees and thank god for MJ, Bird, and Magic

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Mopery wrote:

magic, great production playing a position that wasn't his own, on the nba's biggest stage.

a side note: dr. j. only made $500,000+ that year :shock:

current nba stars should get on their knees and thank god for MJ, Bird, and Magic

I think John Amaechi did...

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Firing on all cylinders.

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Mitch Cumstein wrote:

He just jumped center. He still ran the offense in that game.

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I voted other

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater
His first year on this board was historic, and unlike the other "pussies" on that list, there is no "offseason" here.

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Noisewater's rookie year was nothing close to the rookie year Happy Jason's having.

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12 months baby! 12 months a year we do this shit.

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Magic's is the best because it involved the Finals.

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spmack wrote:

Magic's is the best because it involved the Finals.

Lackey's won game 7 of the WS..

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Mustang Rob wrote:

I voted other

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater
His first year on this board was historic, and unlike the other "pussies" on that list, there is no "offseason" here.

I would argue that Dr Ken has been on holiday lately....

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Kid Cairo wrote:

Noisewater's rookie year was nothing close to the rookie year Happy Jason's having.

Did I miss something? I like HHJ, but let's not get crazy here.

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FavreFan wrote:

spmack wrote:

Magic's is the best because it involved the Finals.

Lackey's won game 7 of the WS..

That's why Johnson has 7 votes and Lackey has 0. Not sayin, but sayin...

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spmack wrote:

FavreFan wrote:

spmack wrote:

Magic's is the best because it involved the Finals.

Lackey's won game 7 of the WS..

That's why Johnson has 7 votes and Lackey has 0. Not sayin, but sayin...

Johnson's was definitely ahead of Lackeys, I only pointed it out because a few people have mentioned Magic's because it won a ring, but thats obviously not the only criteria since Lackey did too. Either way you cant really go wrong with any of these performances.

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FavreFan wrote:

I only pointed it out because a few people have mentioned Magic's because it won a ring, but thats obviously not the only criteria since Lackey did too. Either way you cant really go wrong with any of these performances.

But one could argue that Magic's performance contributed more to the Lakers winning the title than Lackey's, which the voters apparently have.

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Lackey threw 5 innings in that game. He was good, but it wasn't an epic performance by any stretch of the imagination.

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I definitely agree. 4.38 ERA for the series too. Magic's performance was definitely better, my only point was there was more too it then winning a ring. That was one of the all time great performances in NBA history, rookie or not.

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Nas wrote:

Uga4Prez wrote:

I went with Wilt. What I wonder is how much poonani he got that year, too?

I did too. No one will ever put up those numbers in a game and he did it on a regular basis.

Me too.

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