"Off the charts", in theory, can mean exceptionally poor too. This from another NBA story (Uncharted Territory, November 14, 2007, NJ.com):
There is a very popular phrase... that goes like this: "He's off the charts." The phrase is being used on RJ (Richard Jefferson) a lot lately – by the coach, by the captain, and mostly by the media who kill every spare minute mimicking the coach and the captain.
But now RJ has a question about it:
"What charts are they talking about?" Jefferson demanded to know. "Because you know, I can be off the charts the wrong way. As in, 'He's so awful, he's off the charts.' I wish I knew where that chart was. Who has it? And who charts it?"
...
"Show me those charts if you ever see them," he pleaded. "I must see if they're good charts or bad charts, because I want to find out how you get back on them."
Speaking of off-the-charts numbers, I'll toss up a few just for kicks. Wilt Chamberlain (1936-99), arguably the most dominant basketball player to have ever run up and down the court, once scored 100 points in a game. In another game, he grabbed 55 rebounds.
To put those numbers in perspective, the most points scored in a game by Yao Ming, who plays the same center position as Wilt, is 41. Yao's most rebounds in a game is 22.
Yao, 27, will have many good years ahead of him but statistically speaking, he'll never reach Wilt's heights because Wilt, if Yao lovers don't mind, is literally off the charts.
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