At the beginning of the season, I wondered if Boston Celtics center Kendrick Perkins, now surrounded by improved talent, might topple Wilt Chamberlain's single season field-goal percentage mark. You will remember that during the 1972-73 campaign, Chamberlain shot an astounding .727 from the field.
Seventy-eight games into the current season, the answer appears to be no. But Kendrick may still break another field-goal accuracy mark.
In Larry Bird's inaugural season, Cedric "Cornbread" Maxwell shot .609 from the field. Corbread's shooting prowess represented not only a personal best, but the best ever for a Celtic. This year, the 23-year-old Perkins is shooting .623 from the floor, or 90 points better than his personal best.
Both Perkins and Maxwell, then, clearly benefited from the arrival of deft-passing superstars in Beantown.
Asked if he took exception to the fact that he would be replaced in the Celtics record books by someone who rarely shoots from more than 2-feet out, "not at all," Maxwell responded. "Neither did I."
Seventy-eight games into the current season, the answer appears to be no. But Kendrick may still break another field-goal accuracy mark.
In Larry Bird's inaugural season, Cedric "Cornbread" Maxwell shot .609 from the field. Corbread's shooting prowess represented not only a personal best, but the best ever for a Celtic. This year, the 23-year-old Perkins is shooting .623 from the floor, or 90 points better than his personal best.
Both Perkins and Maxwell, then, clearly benefited from the arrival of deft-passing superstars in Beantown.
Asked if he took exception to the fact that he would be replaced in the Celtics record books by someone who rarely shoots from more than 2-feet out, "not at all," Maxwell responded. "Neither did I."
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