Lakers Trivia Question of the Day

Wow.

Wilt Chamberlein.
Shaquille O'Neil
Kareem Abdul Jabaar

Ummm... did you say six? Umm...

Cedric Ceballos
Kurt Rambis
Vlade Divac

I know... I know I should be ashamed of myself. At least I got half of them right.

"Since the 1973-74 season, only six Lakers have led the team in blocked shots. Name them."

Actually, there have been 31 Lakers who have the led team in blocked shots since then

Sorry if it wasn't clear. I was looking for single season block leaders (as opposed to individual games). In that category, according to my info, only six different Lakers have led the team since '73-74.

BK

Wilt (x2)
Shaq (x2)
Kareem (x2)
yup there's the six...

Elmore Smith
Kareem
Vlade
Elden Campbell
Shaq Fu
Chris Mihm

Just guessing, didn't look anything up. I'm thinking there's gotta be someone in the late 80s when Kareem was getting old (rambis? ac green? mychael thompson? worthy??), which would displace Vlade on this list. But who knows.

BK
I think you want the Laker that lead the league not the team leader, right .
In that case Joe is still right there are 31 players who led the Lakers (or the 'team' as you put it) in total blocks/blocks per game...
But we get it, league leading Lakers.
I'm sticking with my answer

No, Scott. Since '73-74, only 6 different Lakers have led the TEAM in blocked shots. In other words, the majority of these cats did it a few times. But that's what he's looking for. Strictly led the team, not the league.

AK

Kareem
Wilt
Shaq
Elden Campbell
Chris Mihm
Vlade?

OK OK I get it ...

And for league leading Lakers, you're off by two of your three. Shaq, for example has never led the league in either total blocks or blocks per game.

(Sorry, not trying to pick on you, I just didn't see that AK had already corrected you, and I actually looked the other part up. I'm not gonna waste research...)

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Thanks BK/AK I get it now...
Elmore
Kareem
Shaq
Mihm
Vlade
Elden

Damned if I know I didn't even understand the damn question... I thought it was a Wonderlic question or something (yes I am having a Vince Young moment).
After Kareem and before Elden or Vlade it gets pretty fuzzy, but then again I am only 23 so I was like 4-6 years old at the time, so it should be fuzzy.

--Scott

Scott & Joe,

I think what BK is saying that although there are 31 seasons to cover, there's been only 6 players that at the end of the season have the most blocks for the Lakers. For example, when Shaq was on the team, he probably easily led the team for all the years he was here. When Wilt was here, he was probably the team leader every year he played here. With the Lakers history of talented big men, it's not too hard to envision only needing 6 players to cover 31 seasons worth of games, but pretty impressive. My question would be who did it last season, because that's going to be one of the six and probably a first-timer. Mihm? Kobe maybe?

Unfortunately I'm not a trivia buff and have only been following the team for 6 years, so I've got no clue who the others would be besides the obvious.

I didn't realize that Vlade started the year after Kareem retired, wow.

I'm just guessing but here we go...

Mihm
Kareem
Chamberlain
Horry
Shaq
Elden Campbell

And if I'm wrong don't laugh at Horry, his arms are crazy long

Guessing, but:

E. Smith
K. Abdul-Jabbar
E. Campbell
V. Divac
S. O'Neal
C. Mihm

This blog post is hilarious! It should be called the Kamenetzky Riddle of the Day.

Okay how about:

Wilt Chamberlein.
Shaquille O'Neil
Kareem Abdul Jabaar
Elden Campbell
Chris Mihm
Vlade Divac

how about:
shaq
kobe
kareem
wilt
e. jones
mihm
kwame

who cares!! this is the most stupid question I have ever heard.

prooof that most of you are idiot?

you don't understand this simple trivia question.

TrueLakerFan, did you mean Eddie Jones - if so, there's NO way he led the team in blocked shots ever.

http://www.lakerstats.com/

lets see how can find the answer the fastest.

mike

For the Wiltie lovers out there. . . . I'm a big Wilt fan too and he did block a lot of shots. BUT . . .

Wilt left the Lakers after the 72-73 season, so he can't possibly be one of the answers for the period starting in 73-74 (he was the player-coach for the ABA's San Diego Conquistadors that year, although the courts bought the Lakers' arguments so Wilt couldn't actually play for S.D. . . . doesn't everyone know this?).

Also, the NBA only started keeping blocked shots stats after the _______ (?1973?) season, so we'll never know how many Wilt blocked for most (all?) of his seasons anyway.

Yes "TrueLakerFan" most of us are "idiot" and you have the "prooof". Your ability to speak (or type) english might suggest the same of you .... IDIOT.
I know you were typing to fast, right?
Your answer also suggests you are the idiot, Wilt was playing on the San Diego ABA team in '73, Eddie Jones?, and Kwame can't lead the team for a season if hasn't even finished one yet.
But then again we're the idiots

--Scott

elmore smith in 73-74

Kareem in 75-76

that's 2 for me.

mike

valde divac

thats 3 for me.

elden campbel

thats 4 for me

mike

BK/AK
Has anyone got it right yet?
Elmore 70's
Cap late 70's - 80's
Vlade late 80's - 90's
Elden mixed in with Valde 90's
Shaq late 90's - 2004
Mihm 2004-2005 season

--Scott

shaq

thats five for me

and Mihm last year.

that 6. What do I win?

mike

elmore smith
kareem
Divac
Campbell
Shaq
Mihm

mike

what do I win?

dirty d got it. damn he beat me.

mike

wow, don ford beat us all.

mike

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I say it was

shaq
kareem
magic
kurt
vlade
wilt