Well, I think part of the reason that the league don't dig so much on old stats is because they are trying to keep the league interesting and dynamic.
You have all kinds of useless stats, like being the 3rd player in the league history with 35 points 12 ast and above 7 rebounds while playing with a red headband.
Sure, it's great, but not quite a big deal or impactful in any way.
Wemby will have a 50 point game.