Big O: An all-around talent like the league has never seen

March 15, 2012

From NBA.com

He was never trickier than Magic or lighter than Air. He didn't come with a factory-installed nickname that rolled poetically off the tongue like Earl the Pearl, Chet the Jet or Hakeem the Dream.

Oscar Robertson.

"No nonsense," says Hall of Famer Billy Cunnigham.

No peers, says the record book, at least not when it comes to the widely celebrated triple-double.

LeBron James currently has 29 triple-doubles in his career. Michael Jordan had 28.

In 1961-62 Robertson had 41 in the span of 79 games to become the only player in NBA history to average a triple-double -- 30.8 points, 12.5 rebounds, 11.4 assists -- for a full season.

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