Are you a Wilt "believer" or not?

[RyanRogers013]

Basically the stories and feats of Wilt are hard to believe. People even doubt the 100 point game's validity due to there not being any real footage of the event. People here about his feats in the weight room combined with his track and field background and it doesn't make sense. The stories we've heard make him seem like he is from another planet.

So basically I'm asking do you BELIEVE that Wilt was as freaky as they say or do you think the Wilt "myth" has gotten out of hand over the years?

Personally I've been obsessed with Wilt and have him in my personal top 4 players of all time along with LeBron, MJ and Kareem. I think he has a real argument for being the GOAT and I am certain he would be a force in today's league, which is somehow a debate people have.

Whether you believe in Wilt or not, these stories are amazing to think and speculate about.

How can a man with this build be one of the strongest men Arnold Schwarzenegger ever worked out with?? And that was year's past his prime.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwHP04TWOps
Wilt blocked the sky hook for fucks sake. Again, this is out of prime Wilt.

And Idk why but this clip always cracks me up

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bU43dTuMuig

Shaq goes in for the handshake and Wilt straight pulls him in with one tug. Shaq also looks like he winces a bit, old man Wilt may have put the squeeze on. 60 year old Wilt looks like he could beat the brakes off Orlando Shaq if it came down to a fight at center court that night.

So again, it's all fascinating to think about whether you think Wilt lives up to the legend or not. But what say you 5109? Was Wilt really all he was cracked up to be or is he just a glorified Dwight Howard playing in an era of cans?

edit: Another vid to show his athleticism

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCRIB6ZBSA4

I'm down a Wilt wormhole and the sad thing is I've seen most of these vids before already but I can't help myself dude is basketball porn

 

[Pup313]

I am a Wilt believer. I personally consider him to be the greatest basketball player of all-time. Super fast and super strong. Great offense, great blocker, great rebounder. Unlike modern stars like Jordan and Lebron, rules were made to make the game harder for him. In his own words, nobody roots for Goliath.

Still, I don't think he's a perfect player. Bad free throw percentage, stat padding, and maybe not bringing the best out of his teammates.

But yeah, I believe he would be the clear MVP in today's league.

 

[Anghellic11]

he better than kobe

 

[RyanRogers013]

I am a Wilt believer. I personally consider him to be the greatest basketball player of all-time. Super fast and super strong. Great offense, great blocker, great rebounder. Unlike modern stars like Jordan and Lebron, rules were made to make the game harder for him. In his own words, nobody roots for Goliath.

Still, I don't think he's a perfect player. Bad free throw percentage, stat padding, and maybe not bringing the best out of his teammates.

But yeah, I believe he would be the clear MVP in today's league.

If he had shot underhand FTs his entire career he would have shot a lot better from the line but alas..

By using the granny shot, Chamberlain sank a career-best 61% of free-throws that season, and even made 28 of 32free throws in one game. But the next season, he stopped, and his free-throw record dropped accordingly. According to Malcolm Gladwell, he later admitted that he "felt like a sissy" when shooting underhand.

 

[MVP_21Cubs]

Wilt would still be a great player in today's NBA. Though I think if he played today most people would agree that prime Shaq > prime Wilt.

 

[RyanRogers013]

Wilt would still be a great player in today's NBA. Though I think if he played today most people would agree that prime Shaq > prime Wilt.

Shaq's biggest strength was his strength. Wilt was stronger. Try again.

 

[KILLER_BOB11694]

I'm a believer.

 

[Bronamo]

Lol Wilt consistently lost to a guy who has Kevin Durant's frame playing center. Miss me with that bullshit.

 

[RyanRogers013]

Lol Wilt consistently lost to a guy who has Kevin Durant's frame playing center. Miss me with that bullshit.

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http://articles.latimes.com/1986-08-27/sports/sp-14309_1_hank-stram

Wilt would have been a HOF TE if he wanted to be. He's already the only athlete in the HOF of 2 different sports

dude ran a 4.4 and is the strongest guy Arnold has ever worked out with. GOAT athletic specimen. Also led the league in assists one season

Most endurance of any player ever as well. Went an entire season without sitting out. Never fouled out of a single game.

GOAT

 

[UpNorth707]

That handshake was on skinny Shaq

 

[RyanRogers013]

That handshake was on skinny Shaq

Old man Wilt though. "skinny" Shaq was still a backboard shattering beast even if he wasn't Superman Shaq yet

Wilt lost 4 game 7s to Russell by a combined 9 points. Brutal.

 

[djfelon84]

Lol Wilt consistently lost to a guy who has Kevin Durant's frame playing center. Miss me with that bullshit.

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http://articles.latimes.com/1986-08-27/sports/sp-14309_1_hank-stram

Wilt would have been a HOF TE if he wanted to be. He's already the only athlete in the HOF of 2 different sports

dude ran a 4.4 and is the strongest guy Arnold has ever worked out with. GOAT athletic specimen. Also led the league in assists one season

Most endurance of any player ever as well. Went an entire season without sitting out. Never fouled out of a single game.

GOAT

. Pretty sure kirk Gibson made the hall of fame in football and baseball

 

[Bronamo]

Lol Wilt consistently lost to a guy who has Kevin Durant's frame playing center. Miss me with that bullshit.

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http://articles.latimes.com/1986-08-27/sports/sp-14309_1_hank-stram

Wilt would have been a HOF TE if he wanted to be. He's already the only athlete in the HOF of 2 different sports

dude ran a 4.4 and is the strongest guy Arnold has ever worked out with. GOAT athletic specimen. Also led the league in assists one season

Most endurance of any player ever as well. Went an entire season without sitting out. Never fouled out of a single game.

GOAT

That's all fine and dandy but he still went 1-7 in the playoffs against a guy who probably couldn't max bench 185lbs in his lifetime.

 

[RyanRogers013]

Lol Wilt consistently lost to a guy who has Kevin Durant's frame playing center. Miss me with that bullshit.

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http://articles.latimes.com/1986-08-27/sports/sp-14309_1_hank-stram

Wilt would have been a HOF TE if he wanted to be. He's already the only athlete in the HOF of 2 different sports

dude ran a 4.4 and is the strongest guy Arnold has ever worked out with. GOAT athletic specimen. Also led the league in assists one season

Most endurance of any player ever as well. Went an entire season without sitting out. Never fouled out of a single game.

GOAT

That's all fine and dandy but he still went 1-7 in the playoffs against a guy who probably couldn't max bench 185lbs in his lifetime.

If it were a 1 on 1 sport Wilt would be undefeated. Who gives a fuck that he couldn't beat a team with literally 8 HOF players

plus as mentioned above he lost FOUR game 7s by a combined NINE points. Luck plays a factor when the margin is that close.

Lol Wilt consistently lost to a guy who has Kevin Durant's frame playing center. Miss me with that bullshit.

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http://articles.latimes.com/1986-08-27/sports/sp-14309_1_hank-stram

Wilt would have been a HOF TE if he wanted to be. He's already the only athlete in the HOF of 2 different sports

dude ran a 4.4 and is the strongest guy Arnold has ever worked out with. GOAT athletic specimen. Also led the league in assists one season

Most endurance of any player ever as well. Went an entire season without sitting out. Never fouled out of a single game.

GOAT

. Pretty sure kirk Gibson made the hall of fame in football and baseball

Sorry, meant professional sports. Wilt is viewed by many as the most dominant beach volleyball player of all time and he didn't even start playing until his late 30s.

 

[Bronamo]

plus as mentioned above he lost FOUR game 7s by a combined NINE points. Luck plays a factor when the margin is that close.

Eh, I still believe in his greatness but Russell >>>>>>>>>

 

[RyanRogers013]

plus as mentioned above he lost FOUR game 7s by a combined NINE points. Luck plays a factor when the margin is that close.

Eh, I still believe in his greatness but Russell >>>>>>>>>

Just complete and utter nonsense. If Wilt plays his career with Boston and Russell is a 76er/Warrior Wilt wins all the fucking rings.

 

[OmarSwag]

But could he beat this years Warriors?

 

[pgtl_10]

The only part I care about is whether he banged 20,000 chicks.

 

[doctor_who225]

Basically the stories and feats of Wilt are hard to believe. People even doubt the 100 point game's validity due to there not being any real footage of the event. People here about his feats in the weight room combined with his track and field background and it doesn't make sense. The stories we've heard make him seem like he is from another planet.

So basically I'm asking do you BELIEVE that Wilt was as freaky as they say or do you think the Wilt "myth" has gotten out of hand over the years?

Personally I've been obsessed with Wilt and have him in my personal top 4 players of all time along with LeBron, MJ and Kareem. I think he has a real argument for being the GOAT and I am certain he would be a force in today's league, which is somehow a debate people have.

Whether you believe in Wilt or not, these stories are amazing to think and speculate about.

How can a man with this build be one of the strongest men Arnold Schwarzenegger ever worked out with?? And that was year's past his prime.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwHP04TWOps
Wilt blocked the sky hook for fucks sake. Again, this is out of prime Wilt.

And Idk why but this clip always cracks me up

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bU43dTuMuig

Shaq goes in for the handshake and Wilt straight pulls him in with one tug. Shaq also looks like he winces a bit, old man Wilt may have put the squeeze on. 60 year old Wilt looks like he could beat the brakes off Orlando Shaq if it came down to a fight at center court that night.

So again, it's all fascinating to think about whether you think Wilt lives up to the legend or not. But what say you 5109? Was Wilt really all he was cracked up to be or is he just a glorified Dwight Howard playing in an era of cans?

edit: Another vid to show his athleticism

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCRIB6ZBSA4

I'm down a Wilt wormhole and the sad thing is I've seen most of these vids before already but I can't help myself dude is basketball porn

Yes op I'm a believer. But I don't think he was lifting Arnold in his Philly days??

He's also a beast on 2k. I got my first quadruple double with him.

 

[MVP_21Cubs]

Wilt would still be a great player in today's NBA. Though I think if he played today most people would agree that prime Shaq > prime Wilt.

Shaq's biggest strength was his strength. Wilt was stronger. Try again.

Even if that could be proven, I don't think that makes Wilt better anyway. Shaq was insanely athletic as well and could actually handle the ball, pass, and was insane in the post. Maybe Wilt could have been that too but I don't see it.

 

[RyanRogers013]

But could he beat this years Warriors?

In 2k he's on a team with the Warriors and Run TMC on the bench

best all time team by far

 

[DaaaaaBears]

I'm sure a lot of basketball big men would be dominant volleyball players.

 

[RyanRogers013]

Basically the stories and feats of Wilt are hard to believe. People even doubt the 100 point game's validity due to there not being any real footage of the event. People here about his feats in the weight room combined with his track and field background and it doesn't make sense. The stories we've heard make him seem like he is from another planet.

So basically I'm asking do you BELIEVE that Wilt was as freaky as they say or do you think the Wilt "myth" has gotten out of hand over the years?

Personally I've been obsessed with Wilt and have him in my personal top 4 players of all time along with LeBron, MJ and Kareem. I think he has a real argument for being the GOAT and I am certain he would be a force in today's league, which is somehow a debate people have.

Whether you believe in Wilt or not, these stories are amazing to think and speculate about.

How can a man with this build be one of the strongest men Arnold Schwarzenegger ever worked out with?? And that was year's past his prime.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwHP04TWOps
Wilt blocked the sky hook for fucks sake. Again, this is out of prime Wilt.

And Idk why but this clip always cracks me up

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bU43dTuMuig

Shaq goes in for the handshake and Wilt straight pulls him in with one tug. Shaq also looks like he winces a bit, old man Wilt may have put the squeeze on. 60 year old Wilt looks like he could beat the brakes off Orlando Shaq if it came down to a fight at center court that night.

So again, it's all fascinating to think about whether you think Wilt lives up to the legend or not. But what say you 5109? Was Wilt really all he was cracked up to be or is he just a glorified Dwight Howard playing in an era of cans?

edit: Another vid to show his athleticism

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCRIB6ZBSA4

I'm down a Wilt wormhole and the sad thing is I've seen most of these vids before already but I can't help myself dude is basketball porn

Yes op I'm a believer. But I don't think he was lifting Arnold in his Philly days??

He's also a beast on 2k. I got my first quadruple double with him.

True point, he was probably objectively bigger and stronger after his basketball days but he was still the strongest basketball player to ever lace em up even as a skinny dude in the early 60s. He dunked a ball so hard it broke a mother fuckers toe on the way down through the hoop.

 

[RyanRogers013]

I'm sure a lot of basketball big men would be dominant volleyball players.

I'm sure a lot of them would be too, but probably not viewed as the GOAT like Wilt was.

Bottom line to me is that I don't think Wilt's strength/agility/speed/length is matched in human history. He's the freakiest athlete to ever walk the planet.

 

[hk027]

He was a freak. Prob more than LeBron. If someone like him was in today's NBA with the training and facility's they had now, he'd prob be even better than he was. Wouldnt be fair tbh.

 

[Bronamo]

"The strength of Wilt."

The guy was playing with janitors and substitute teachers, not saying he was weak but he was prob as strong as Dwight Howard or something. Still very strong but cmon bro, people exhaggerated these stories.

Ohhhh he picked up KC Jones off his feet? Who cares? He lifted a 600lb dolly! Cmon fuck outta here lmao it's not like he lifted it overhead with one hand and set it down like he was the Incredible Hulk.

He was a great player, top 10 all-time but stop with the mythology lmao if Steph was around back then they would say he once made a shot from the other side of Golden Gate bridge to the Oracle.

 

[BullsFan232000]

100% yes the dude is a freak of nature and would easily dominate in todays league too. It's hard to believe the strength stories but when you have so many different people talk about it you have to start thinking it was real

 

[mikecrci]

Isn't he the guy who bragged about banging over 10,000 women?

I don't know anything about the basketball, but he's full of shit.

 

[Bronamo]

Isn't he the guy who bragged about banging over 10,000 women?

I don't know anything about the basketball, but he's full of shit.

I believe he banged 10,000 women over some of the other stupid stories.

 

[giveupthegoods]

Nah. Timmy was better.

Essentially the first Westbrook according to some

 

[bdiddy5115]

I personally put him at #3 all time, because he whoops everyone else in the "dominance relative to era" category in the GOAT criteria. Not to mention it's hard to deny his physical tools/gifts with respect to this era, much less his own.

There are plenty of other reasons why I rank him over Russell, Kareem and other bigs, but I'm drinking and I have to find a way to turn in an assignment in the next hour.

 

[swrowe]

He's obviously an all time great. But he was a choker in the finals. Imagine if Lebron James average 12 ppg in an NBA finals, and not just that one of his teammates averaged 38 ppg in that finals series. And they lose that series. Lebron would have been crucified. People would say how can Lebron still lose when one of his teammates put up 38 points per night. That's what happened with Wilt in 1969. He averaged only 12 ppg in that finals and his teammate Jerry West averaged 38 ppg in that series. And then the next year he got outplayed by Willis Reed in the finals.

 

[KuShEd_OuT860]

My biggest doubt wbout Wilt is the amount of women he claims to of smashed

 

[bdiddy5115]

Guys, what if Wilt Chamberlain is the single greatest reason for NBA's jump in talent during the 80s/90s/00s? With his DNA impregnating hundreds, if not thousands of women across the country (1950s-80s), the possibility is definitely there

 

[simms2bavaro]

Yeah I'm all in on Wilt. Of course some of the stories have probably been greatly exaggerated (he dunked his free throws before they outlawed it? Yeah, I'm gonna need proof for that one..) and there's some merit to the arguments about his competition, but it's crazy to downplay a guy averaging 50 PPG for an entire season when no one else, in any era, has ever averaged 40. Or that same guy pretty much deciding "I want to lead the league in assists" six years later, then doing just that. There's been other NBA players who were half a foot taller and 60 lbs. heavier than the league average center, but Wilt's the only one who truly played like a man amongst boys.

Lol Wilt consistently lost to a guy who has Kevin Durant's frame playing center. Miss me with that bullshit.

This drives me nuts. Has anyone actually checked out Wilt and Russell's H2H stats? Wilt ate him alive; the narrative that Russell "neutralized" him couldn't be more false. Wilt didn't consistently lose to "a guy", he lost to a team that cycled through 10 different Hall of Famers over the course of that era.

He's obviously an all time great. But he was a choker in the finals. Imagine if Lebron James average 12 ppg in an NBA finals, and not just that one of his teammates averaged 38 ppg in that finals series. And they lose that series. Lebron would have been crucified. People would say how can Lebron still lose when one of his teammates put up 38 points per night. That's what happened with Wilt in 1969. He averaged only 12 ppg in that finals and his teammate Jerry West averaged 38 ppg in that series. And then the next year he got outplayed by Willis Reed in the finals.

Chamberlain tore his patellar tendon five months prior to the 1970 Finals. I can't imagine he ever recovered to be the same player he was, much less that shortly afterwards, much less in 1970. From what I can tell about the '69 season, he and his coach hated each other and he didn't have the best relationship with his teammates either. And in an offense that featured West and Elgin Baylor, Chamberlain was the clear-cut distant 3rd option. And he posted better numbers than Russell H2H in that Finals, too.

 

[swrowe]

Yeah I'm all in on Wilt. Of course some of the stories have probably been greatly exaggerated (he dunked his free throws before they outlawed it? Yeah, I'm gonna need proof for that one..) and there's some merit to the arguments about his competition, but it's crazy to downplay a guy averaging 50 PPG for an entire season when no one else, in any era, has ever averaged 40. Or that same guy pretty much deciding "I want to lead the league in assists" six years later, then doing just that. There's been other NBA players who were half a foot taller and 60 lbs. heavier than the league average center, but Wilt's the only one who truly played like a man amongst boys.

Lol Wilt consistently lost to a guy who has Kevin Durant's frame playing center. Miss me with that bullshit.

This drives me nuts. Has anyone actually checked out Wilt and Russell's H2H stats? Wilt ate him alive; the narrative that Russell "neutralized" him couldn't be more false. Wilt didn't consistently lose to "a guy", he lost to a team that cycled through 10 different Hall of Famers over the course of that era.

He's obviously an all time great. But he was a choker in the finals. Imagine if Lebron James average 12 ppg in an NBA finals, and not just that one of his teammates averaged 38 ppg in that finals series. And they lose that series. Lebron would have been crucified. People would say how can Lebron still lose when one of his teammates put up 38 points per night. That's what happened with Wilt in 1969. He averaged only 12 ppg in that finals and his teammate Jerry West averaged 38 ppg in that series. And then the next year he got outplayed by Willis Reed in the finals.

Chamberlain tore his patellar tendon five months prior to the 1970 Finals. I can't imagine he ever recovered to be the same player he was, much less that shortly afterwards, much less in 1970. From what I can tell about the '69 season, he and his coach hated each other and he didn't have the best relationship with his teammates either. And in an offense that featured West and Elgin Baylor, Chamberlain was the clear-cut distant 3rd option. And he posted better numbers than Russell H2H in that Finals, too.

Let's look a bit deeper at the 1970 finals. Willis Reed gets injured and doesn't play in game 6. That just so happens to be the only monster game Wilt has in that series. Willis Reed comes back in game 7. Guess what? In that game Wilt was like 1 of 6 from the field when he was guarded by Willis Reed. This isn't a coincidence. Willis Reed was definitely in his head that series. As for your argument about 1969. "...he and his coach hated each other... didn't have the beset relationship with him teammates either." Would we allow Lebron, Kobe or any other all time great those kind of excuses?

 

[simms2bavaro]

Reed outplayed Wilt, no excuses. And he may very well be a choker in the Finals; I won't pretend I looked up his stats in other series. But it's unfair to cite two out of his six appearances as the proof or, in particular, those two appearances as the reason you're not a "believer" as defined in this thread. Consider that Chamberlain was consistently outplayed by Reed the rest of his career, which certainly wasn't the case prior to the knee injury. It's more fact than excuse that Chamberlain was never the same after that injury, and it makes sense that he wouldn't have been given that he was already into his 30's and, again, this was 1970. It's probably impressive enough that he resumed his career at all. This matters because the thread topic, presumably, is referring to prime Wilt, not the Lakers version that wasn't even making All-NBA teams anymore.

It's also more fact than excuse that Chamberlain was the distant third option in LA by design. The 68-69 regular season FGA's/game bear this out - 21.5 for West, 19.0 for Baylor, 13.6 for Wilt. His 12 PPG in the Finals is directly tied in to his teammate's 38; West averaged 30 shots that series. Even in games where Wilt was converting his shots, West and Baylor got theirs first and he got the leftovers, and I don't suspect that that was his call. And regardless, I'd still take Wilt's 12 PPG on 50% shooting along with 25 RPG beats Russell's 4 PPG on 40% shooting with 21 RPG. Think we'd be calling Russell a choker if Boston lost that game?

 

[RyanRogers013]

Part of the legend of Wilt is he was a gentle giant who knew how dominant he was and he rarely went all out, especially later in his career. Those close to him say he didn't want to injure his opponents. He would see a guy with his hand in the cylinder and lay it in rather than dunking because he knew he would shatter the dude's wrist if he smashed on him. Legend has it in his Lakers days he would randomly go out and dominate when people said he couldn't anymore. He basically took a back seat on those Lakers teams because he chose to and he focused on defense/rebounding/passing more than being a dominant scorer. Hell there are multiple NBA players who played in later eras that say 45 year old Wilt was the best player they ever played against and that was at those UCLA pick up games far past Wilt's prime and even playing career.

 

[RyanRogers013]

Wilt at 50 "If I wanted to be playing professional basketball I probably could"

he wasn't bullshitting either.

 

[BuffRustpeck]

"The strength of Wilt."

The guy was playing with janitors and substitute teachers, not saying he was weak but he was prob as strong as Dwight Howard or something. Still very strong but cmon bro, people exhaggerated these stories.

Ohhhh he picked up KC Jones off his feet? Who cares? He lifted a 600lb dolly! Cmon fuck outta here lmao it's not like he lifted it overhead with one hand and set it down like he was the Incredible Hulk.

He was a great player, top 10 all-time but stop with the mythology lmao if Steph was around back then they would say he once made a shot from the other side of Golden Gate bridge to the Oracle.

Typical bronamo nonsense. You are so terrible.


I’ve posted this many times but an old Wilt played a young Kareem very well for about 35 total games. Wilt would translate to any era.

And lol at people like that calzone guy that thinks WIlt wouldn’t be an all star in this era.

 

[RyanRogers013]

"The strength of Wilt."

The guy was playing with janitors and substitute teachers, not saying he was weak but he was prob as strong as Dwight Howard or something. Still very strong but cmon bro, people exhaggerated these stories.

Ohhhh he picked up KC Jones off his feet? Who cares? He lifted a 600lb dolly! Cmon fuck outta here lmao it's not like he lifted it overhead with one hand and set it down like he was the Incredible Hulk.

He was a great player, top 10 all-time but stop with the mythology lmao if Steph was around back then they would say he once made a shot from the other side of Golden Gate bridge to the Oracle.

Typical bronamo nonsense. You are so terrible.


I’ve posted this many times but an old Wilt played a young Kareem very well for about 35 total games. Wilt would translate to any era.

And lol at people like that calzone guy that thinks WIlt wouldn’t be an all star in this era.

lmfao I missed this specific quip: but he was prob as strong as Dwight Howard or something


cringe so hard

[URL='http://www.ign.com/boards/members/aview2akill.2102190/']@aview2akill[/URL] let me reiterate I wasn't joking about having him removed from the Saints. I don't want to be associated with this man moving forward.

 

[Bronamo]

Stop he doesn't mean it [URL='http://www.ign.com/boards/members/aview2akill.2102190/']@aview2akill[/URL]

 

[-Faizon-]

I believe he was an athletic freak that would be comparable to the athletic freaks of today's game. I don't believe his skill level was near that of the centers of the 80's and 90's to present.

Do I believe you could teleport DeAndre Jordan to the 60's and he would similarly dominate? Yes. Maybe not passing as well, but dunking on more bums.

Do I believe if Wilt Chamberlain's embryo was put in a chamber and born in 1995, he would absolutely be a freak show of an athlete today who could be the league's best player? Yes.

But 60's Wilt isn't much of a player in today's game, and that's just evolution of basketball, that's not on Wilt.

 

[RyanRogers013]

Do I believe you could teleport DeAndre Jordan to the 60's and he would similarly dominate? Yes. Maybe not passing as well, but dunking on more bums.

Puke. Take a goddamn lap

 

[BuffRustpeck]

lol the calzone guy showed up with the terrible takes. He just had to.

 

[Tuneman7]

I believe in Wilt's overall skill and athleticism. I really think if he played in the modern NBA maybe he doesn't have the out of this world stats but he would definitely be an all-star caliber elite player. Especially if he access to the sports medicine/science and wealth of NBA knowledge that would be available to him today.

Just in case anyone's interested a great documentary on him:

That sports century series had great documentaries on MJ, Bird, Magic, Jerry West and so forth as well.

 

[RyanRogers013]

Wilt wins MVPs in this era I'm pretty certain of that.

 

[ajack7]

I believe in Wilt.
Also believe in the 10K chicks smashed. Apparently he was super shy as a youngster? Not hard to believe that when he got some modicum of fame, he felt he had to make up for "lost time."

 

[-Faizon-]

Wilt wins MVPs in this era I'm pretty certain of that.

Eye test. No. Players played defense without touching each other in the 60's.

If you want to harvest his embryo for present then we're having a different conversation.

 

[Endangered_Stranger]

the truth is somewhere in between the craziest stories and total cynicism. He was an amazing athlete, and I'll bet something like him dunking free throws is actually true.