Kevin McHale was jokingly referred to by his teammates as ‘The Black Hole’ because once you gave the ball to him in the post, you were never going to see it again. None of them were too upset about it, however, since McHale was one of the most efficient post scorers in NBA history.

My question is this: who are some players whose ‘black hole’ playstyle was a bad thing? Which guys were infamous for never giving the ball up, even when they really should have?

  • TransitionOk1679BEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Some players notorious for their black hole playstyle, where they rarely passed the ball and it often hurt their teams, include Carmelo Anthony and Antoine Walker. Their tendency to dominate the ball without efficient scoring or playmaking sometimes led to inefficient offenses and frustrated teammates.

  • OnCloud9_77BEnglish
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    3 months ago

    THJ and in a similar fashion MPJ, even tho he’s not that bad, it’s just his contract that makes it worse

  • yeezuslivedBEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Zaza Pachulia. His stretch with the hawks was fun, but he averaged under 1ast a game with good minutes. If he made any nice shot it was a guarantee he was calling for it, thinking he was A.I., and losing the ball on the next possession.

  • VydasPDXBEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Travis Outlaw is a sleeper for the worst black hole in nba history

  • ketoburn26BEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Eric Piatkowski was a 14 year vet who averaged 0.6 assists his entire career and earned the nickname “Black Pie Hole”.

  • Worried_Amphibian_54BEnglish
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    3 months ago

    At the end of his career things changed a bit, but I always got a laugh when I heard “JR Smith and the no pass offense”.

    Moses Malone though. Averaged 1.3 assists for his career on 34 minutes (1.4 per 36 minute rate). He NEVER averaged more than 1.8 assists. The HOFers who averaged less assists than him:

    Joe Fulks 1.2 per game (though played in the 40’s with questionable stat-keeping and did average 2.3 per 36 minutes).

    Alonzo Mourning 1.1 per game who did average 1.3 per 36 minutes… but wasn’t near the offensive player Moses was.

    Dikembe Mutombo 1.0 per game averaged 1.2 per 36 minutes… but again, was even less of an offensive player (He was very early on when they thought they could develop him into one. He averaged 1.8 then)

    All three of those players had years where they averaged 2 assists or more in a season. I believe Moses is the only Naismith HOFer who made the HOF based on his NBA/ABA play who never averaged 2 assists in a season.