Was curious to see who has racked up the most counting stats in a single regular season all time. So the prompt on StatMuse was “most points + rebounds + assists + steals + blocks in a single NBA season”
Who that you see listed here surprises you most?
Who did you expect to see here that isn’t?
The Set Up:
In terrible form under their current management, a last ditch effort to stave off relegation is made before their final match in the Bundesliga. St. Pauli sack Alexander Blessin and poach Timo Schultz from 1st place in 3. Liga VFL Osnabrück, who is a former player and former manager for the club.
With 1 match left in the league season, and three teams tied for the final three positions in the league, only one team can climb out to obtain the relegation playoff spot. With two of the teams playing one another (Wolfsburg and St. Pauli), some help will be needed from Mainz against Heidenheim in order to achieve the desired result. Larger may be the issue of fitness, as nearly half of the St. Pauli squad is unavailable for the final match due to injury. How will Timo Schultz’s St. Pauli fair in this battle? The images show the story.
Image 1: Live Table before final matchday.
Image 2+3: A look at the available squad and those out with injury.
Image 4: The halftime report of the final match vs Wolfsburg.
Image 5: CB Eric Smith makes a vital goal line save from a header on a corner chance in the second half.
Image 6: Up 1-0 in the 84th minute, St. Pauli get a live update on the Mainz vs Heidenheim match, Mainz have taken a 4-0 lead.
Image 7: Final match report, St. Pauli win narrowly.
Image 8+9: Final matchday results and final league table confirm a Heidenheim loss to Mainz, signifying a relegation playoff with a 2. Bundesliga foe.
Image 10: St. Pauli to host SC Paderborn for the first leg of a playoff final.
To be continued…