There are so many kids in here who never watched the eras about which they speak....it's entertaining. But ultimately you have to feel sorry for such misguided ignorance and empty conjecture.😳 Those of us who actually watched....we know... and of those who did and are intellectually honest, those can compare and contrast. And those who didn't...get their 3-10 minute clips and pretend like they know what these eras were about. And as far as today's NBA there are certain players with frames and skill that could've adapted. Time for a LONG run on sentence. BUT with the league being so soft, devoid of any real defense for most of the season and even playoffs, the mid range and low post games being all but extinct, where sure 2s are passed up for awful 3s attempts, where fast breaking for 3s after defending the 3 on the other end essentially cuts the court in half to 47 ft for a good portion of the game....in THAT kind of league where players need to rest and DEMAND to be paid for routinely taking un-injured breaks during the season, in THAT kind of league, criticism isn't just warranted its necessary if you actually care about the fabric of this game. And that's what sets apart the criticism of the modern NBA post 2010, because what is played today isn't really basketball at all...it's something dumbed down closer to a playground game, than an actual professional sport. Buts it's being sold as one🤦♂️🤷♂️ Someone's gotta say it. From a lifelong NBA junkie, it hurts to see how far the game has fallen....and the ratings don't lie. If it weren't for the foreign market, the NBA market would be all but dead relying on its domestic support alone. ✌️🍻
U hear you but the talent is clearly better. And the players that know how to play the game (mostly European players like Jokic and Donkic tho) are eating in this league just off fundamentals. And you probably don't wanna hear this but the WNBA is all of that and more, but people don't wanna see women play. Trust me good hooping is out there. But if u keep putting attention on the bad play you're gonna see more of it, bc it's all you're gonna talk about
@@blackwallstreet6610 With all due respect, that comment shows you're age, and is the epitome of everything I just said about not having perspective based on any real viewership of said eras. You say Doncic and Joker are eating off of fundamentals alone, as if that's the norm in the NBA? Actually that's anecdotal, and those guys are generational talents. And yes like I said, some guys would translate to other eras because of their fundamentals and builds. But that weak deodorant does not mask the stench of all that the league is missing. And I hope you're not mentioning the WNBA as if you're comparing its fundamentals and lack of athleticism to other eras of the NBA?! That would be the most ignorant and laughably misguided comment I'd ever heard, so I'm sure that can't be what you're suggesting 😅 And lastly, you say " if you keep putting attention on the bad play, that's all your going to see" As if to say the minimal amount of what is left in the NBA that is actually basketball, is enough to somehow enjoy AND NOT make an educated fan call BS on the monumental amount of SO MUCH MORE that IS MISSING is hilarious. 🍻✌️
@@NBAwasBetterInThesands you misinterpreted my entire post. First I was agreeing with you, NBA players of today don't have the basic fundamental understanding of the game like you mentioned. Playing the game inside out, etc is gone from the game. But the talent overall is better. The addition of the 3 point arc changed the game for the better. And the players with the best fundamentals are from Europe and it shows. It basically highlights the fact that the NBA is based more on individual talent than team play. And the WNBA epitomizes that, fundamental and team play over individual talent. So not sure why u wanna @ me but I agree with you and further I will say that Wilt would eat in this era. But today's NBA has changed, and honestly it's way more fun to look at then back in the day. I've seen old NBA play I have TH-cam and league pass, but this era is better based on pure talent. LeBron, KD, Doncic, etc would have HOF careers in any era, the talent speaks for itself. Just enjoy the game
Wilt was born a few decades too early. He has the perfect personality to be on tv or would have a huge following for a podcast. He's well spoken and truly entertaining.
He is fun to watch and listen to but I think eventually he would say something that would tarnish his reputation. He is real cocky and a smack talker but some one would probably say something to him that would get him off his game and make him slip. He is still old school and would keep it real and say something thst would be offensive to someone enough to have him fired. Shaq and Barkley really walk that line but I think they are just smart enough to know what they can get away with, plus, most anyone would let those two get away with more than anyone else because they razz each other just as much. I watched them play back in the day and they hated each other. Barkley was probably the only player Shaq knew he may not win a fight with, other than Matumbo Bull and Yao Ming. Barkley was probably the all time toughest player. That’s probably why he never won a championship because he was so easy to get him off his game by getting him to fight. Dude was no doubt one if the best players to never get ring. Like Dan Marino, he cared more about passing then needing a great running back to make the defense respect the ground game, all those passing yards to Mark Clayton, Mark Duper and even Fryer all ended with nothing to show for except stats in the book. Shaq was smart and knew he needed a true shooter to help him not to just win but to get a championship. Thank goodness him and Kobe couldn’t get along long enough to rack up more championships.
@@benvasilinda9729You are correct, IN A VACUUM. But, keep in mind, Wilt was a phenom the likes of MJ and LBJ. He was a multi sport superstar in HS, they had to change rules for him in college, you can be sure he would have a great team of agents, managers, etc. He would be tuned way down, he is certainly very intelligent. I also think, for all his physical gifts, the competition is tougher and there are more defensive tactics to limit all kinds of scorers today with all the coaching and film study. That means Wilt would work harder,go out less, he is a narcissist (obviously) he would do whatever it took to be the best in any era.
@@benvasilinda9729You act as if Marino was the general manager and owner of the Dolphins and decided they wouldn’t draft any backs to take some of the offensive burden off of him.
Wilt was totally built to live in the social media era. He was a real one! Imagine having him on a podcast now! Wow! Legend and doesnt get the credit he deserves!
The fame but not the money...his ego thought he could beat Ali ( a scheduled fight that never happened )...when he saw Ali beat Big George...Wilt said ..( boy was I delusional)....
Because those were weak eras for centers. People don't understand besides David Robinson, Hakeem, and Shaq Centers weren't as dominant like in the 60's. Plus the teams were diluted because of expansion of free agency.
@@christianhenry4173 Ewing, Mourning & Daugherty were right below those guys. Not to mention, underrated ones like Rik Smits, & defensive specialists like Mutombo, Divac and Bol.
@@benjaminan1183 true but some of them were not effecient scorers. The only center to be athletic similar to wilt was Hakeem and Robinson. Shaq doesn't count because he was just naturally big and he didn't work much on his skill besides body mass which is why kobe was a mean teammate to shaq for not staying in shape.
Wilt averaged 52pg & 35rb in 1962, never fouled out of a game, averaged 48.5minutes a game, led the league in assists. The NBA made 4 rule changes to prevent Wilt from dominating: widened the paint area, stop inbounding the ball from behind the backboard, could not enter the paint area until the free throw hit the rim.
Wilt Chamberlain: Led the league in scoring 8 times (his first 8 seasons) Led the league in rebounds 11 times (including highest career average) Led the league in FG% 10 times Led the league in assists 1 time 2x Champ 4x MVP INCREDIBLE!!!!
What about his 100 point game..60 years.standing ..and had the top 3 scoring highs for many years ..Kobe broke one of his records..only with many ,3 pointers.
People say that he played against farmers or something like that. If there was easy, why the fuck only one have surged putting up his numbers? He was a beast.
@@chrisrobinson8339 mmm there are many ways u can see It, for me Jordan as a basketball player overall have more ABILITY but if id choose one of both to win ill go for Russell w/o doubt. For me Russel and Jordan are goats, Chamberlain was surpased by Jordan and Also kareem but Bill has been always unmatchable, and every player that wanna compare the goats always have to Talk about jodan and russel.
Wilt could "Talk the Talk" because he could "Walk the Walk"...saw him back in the early days of the Fabulous Forum with the Lakers. Strong giant of a man.
@@austinneveau9387 - Lol, he took an unexpected torque move, very similar to an arm wrestling trick. Shaq looks more disappointed in the poor manners. He sure wasted a lot of time trying to convince others he was the best. I don’t know who is actually the best, I just know who was the person who put the NBA on the map, doing what Lebron would sell his soul to be remembered for, instead of switching teams to find a championship…
Tbh it’s a really good shout, if you’re talking about pure point guard position then Stockton would be the best as he’s one of the best passers and stealers in the game
@@Garf2O he'd drop more if he tried and his 100 pt game could go higher I've heard some people say if he played today his 100 pts would turn into 200 which seems impossible but wilt is a freak of nature
@@RebirthRavenIX if you know the full story behind the 100 point game, it's not as impressive. Team giving up the ball for him, needless intentional fouls to get more possessions, wasn't facing the Knick's (worst team in the NBA at the time) starting Center because he was drunk, etc. Pretty sure the center he did face also fouled out. He shot 57% that game, so it's not like he was just shooting like crazy, aside from the nearly 90% from the line when he averages around 50%. He didn't put up 100 because of how well he played, just that him, his team and his coach was more focused on giving him 100 than winning the game.
People fail to realize that Wilt Chamberlain was a 7 foot LeBron James who was actually stronger and faster and jumped higher than LeBron. Will Chamberlain also led the league in assists, averaged 27 rebounds for an entire season, averaged 50 points for an entire season, and he could dribble the ball coast to coast because as a former Harlem globetrotter it is a requirement that you have the ability to handle the basketball like a point guard
Oh no why would you say that ? Don't have a consistent jumpshot or shoot the 3 well. If you want to say he can play In the paint sure but your reaching.
@@damianpresha9833 why would he need to shoots 3s when your unstoppable ? lol tell me a center that is elite at threes?? no one ever lol and if they are they're usually soft 😂 LeBron don't even really have jump shot but can bulldoze his way through smaller guys . curry can shoot but because of the soft rules and screens he gets and being stacked looks really great but put him on a average team with less help and rules back than and he's decent at best.
@@diegochavez6203 Watch more basketball Steph game gas matured over the years from drawing contact with the side swipe,up and under,leg kick and jumping into contact. Steph can get open no matter the coverage cause he's always moving and resetting. Lebron do got a jumpshot idk where you been. The reason you don't compare those guys is cause Wilt game was like Shaq game in the paint. Not extended to the 3pt line that's the point.
@@damianpresha9833 there was no three-point line in the NBA until after will Chamberlain have been retired for six years. Also Coach’s would bench players for shooting from that far away during that era. And if you do homework you will find videos of Will Chamberlain shooting for that range and then one video he made over 10 shots in a row
@@chilldoc9638 Wilt would have been great in any era. Any top player of their era would fair well in any era. He would have been dominate in the 90's and early 2000 NBA.
Gosh man, most of these commentators don't know anything about the game and are borderline disrespectful to Wilt because of their lack of knowledge. Wow.
@@olympiakos1262 500 bench press would be a world record for his era so very unlikely, outrun jim brown in what? Jim had a faster 40 obviously he ran a 4.1 and wilt a 4.6 which if true is obviously insane but not much proof for his claims
The way Wilt spoke of the 90's is the same way Shaq and Chuck speaks of today's game. In 20 years Giannis is going to be talking about how weak the game is in 2044.
Wilt was a once in a century player, the athleticism of a Greek God and also has Kareem and Magic Johnson flow, we wont see another Wilt in our life time
His 100 pt game (no 3 pt rule) will never be broken...someone would have to score 120. ..it's already 60 years old... Jordan and Garrett were built like Wilt ..but he was stronger and had more athletic ability...the right players around him and he would have been dominant in any era .
@@ronnana694 he broke his 80 pt record..he didn't have enough time to make 100 ...even if he could have it would have been using threes ...which is still not really equal to Wilts record.
He was the greatest basketball player I ever saw. They made rules to stop him. Got to spend evening talking to him in the 90’s at a mutual friends bar. Highly intelligent.
Wilt Chamberlain The Greatest basketball player to ever step on a court. Better than Bird. Better than Bill Russell. Better than Kobe Better than Kareem. Better than Jordan. Rather we talk about 1 vs 1 or 5 vs 5 there's no man that played better. Nobody rebounded better. Nobody blocked better. Nobody scored better. Nobody assisted better. 100% when Wilt passed there were 2 dozen pros that pretended to be sad but frfr were pleased ! Wilt was a walking nightmare. R.I.P. Record Book. Big Dipper
@@lambokiller99 you are delusional. Shaq is same height as Wilt and heavier. He was moving around people way smaller than him. There was no one comparable to Shaq when he played, except Kareem and he had problem with Kareem who was a finesse player. You dudes drink too many old man milkshakes
@Paul Odenfield That's exactly what I meant. Jordan's records seem totally plausible, but Wilt's records never seem to be true until you check them for yourself and realize they are indeed true. Wilt is by far the better player than Jordan.
I'm old enough to say this, nobody could hold with Wilt. I saw him play a lot, and I was at his last game. 73-74 championship game against the Nick's. Wilt was a little banged up and still dominated the middle. This is at the end of his career. Remember the Lakers beat the Nick's the year before, but the second best team was the Bucks with Kareem. And Wilt still did a good job defending Kareem "at the end of his career". Put any player you want at their prime....It's Wilt all day. I believe MJ is second and the 3rd is a very very distant 3rd. I'd put Kareem 3rd.
In their primes wilt woudnt stop shaq, shaq was fast but most importantly was a tank while wilt was a strong but more agile quick center its a mismatch against shaq
Wilts last season was 72'73 and he averaged 10pts a game in the playoffs. I'd also respectfully point out he was 36 when he retired. His last 7 years in the league had him scoring 24 or less per game which is good, but hardly greatest of all time status. In comparison, Kareem averages more of everything per 36min and he sustained his greatness far longer. That per 36 is important because Wilt played a ridiculous 48 min per game must of his career and wracked up garbage stats as a result. His style of game did not equate to winning, unlike Kareem. The real difference between the two is that Wilt dominated the segregation era of ball for most of his 30+ points a game years while half the best players in the world were in the ABA, and Kareem hit his prime near the merger.
I ❤🗽 Wilt he was always funny outspoken….entertaining…a podcast with him and Barkley would have been great.. The guys played during the 60s-80s awesome….for little money compare to today…and with force and talent…that was the time of the big men in basketball 🏀
@@supersaiyantayt There was a game where someone (a journalist, I think) was keeping the scores and Wilt had something insane like 24 Blocks in the game.
Bill Russell is sitting there with 11 rings and is not arguing that Wilt is the best ever ,..(and he has observed all the best over the years ).... Wilt was an incredible track and field and all around athlete and if you watched his athleticism in his 100 point game against the Knicks ( no 3 pt rule) a record that still stands ..he was shooting from all over the court ..he averaged 50 pts a game in one season and for many years had the three highest scoring games. Jordan had a better team around him making him look good and more videos of him...Wilt was a much better athlete but far ..but he went Hollywood (according to Russell's book) and could have been much better...even with a big ego ,..he still praises many basketball greats of today for their accomplishments...but he shouldn't be overlooked...and many pros have him in their top 5...even Jesse Owens would have been better if he competed today
I wouldn’t be surprised if LeBron, Curry, Harden, etc. complained about 2030s NBA and say things like “y’all can’t survive in our era. We had to go through Twitter roasts and superteams”.
@@TheSands83 you tripping you there was DEFINITELY stories of how physical the game was back then and they did it MF CHUCK TAYLORs. They got my respect.
What I would give to have Wilt alive today so he and Bill could have a podcast together. What a podcast that would be, talking about today's game, having on old teammates as guests, addressing comments from punks like JJ Reddick; that'd be great.
This man isn’t lying. If he played in any era he’d dominate. In todays league especially he’d be dropping nearly the same numbers he dropped back then. A freak of nature, superhuman and he did all that without any modern training, nutrition or sports science
I ran into Wilt at an exhibition game in Toronto. He almost scared the hell out of me with his size and not an ounce of fat. The greatest player of all time!
coming from a person who averaged 50 points per game and had ot have the rules changed saying micheal has done the most for basketball and says if you want to say micheals the best he deserves it is probably the biggest compliment ever
Wilt is right you can’t solely base on how great basketball player is base on how many championships they won. I also like how Wilt gave Jordan credit for making the nba popular. I’m A Lebron fan without Jordan Lebron wanted have that hype coming out high school. Jordan made people’s grandma watch him played.
Nba was down when Jordan left, they manufactured lebron to be who he is. Lj is good but he was pushed down our throats to make us think he was the next bog thing. Lj as you know him doesnt exist if that didnt happen.
@@queefersutherland8495 no actually mike was the manufactured one.remember his flashy jordan commercials ? or mcdonald's and gatorade ones ? they created this perfect image and they wanted us to believe he was more than a basketball player,almost some kind of superhero.This way they made billions of dollars. so it was all about the money.
@@queefersutherland8495 LeBron was the next big thing because he 'manufactured' 31ppg at 21 years old, which I'm pretty sure nobody had done before, or has since.
Wilt it's the second best player ever existed, the ones saying Shaq could win him just dont know how strong fast and the greatness of Chamberlain, he was just eclipsed by the { GOAT BILL RUSSEL } 🐐 RIP.
Wilt chamber was 6 years older than my grandpa was born in 1942 but Wilts soul was definitely born in the 50’s smh he passed away way too soon 1999 at 63 he was supposed to see 83 in 2019
@@TheSands83 Wilt would average 90-100ppg, no one could stop him, no challenging center or player at that, except maybe Lebron. Also rules favor him as well, oh and more technology, more money, etc. UNSTOPPABLE. GOAT.
Syed Shamrez Rehan Shah Kazmi lebron?😂😂 lebron can’t guard anyone anymore n ha never been an elite defender for long stretches of his career.. he was a elite defender for 2 years of 18..while in Miami ... 2011 -12 n got torched by Jason terry.. lebron is the most overrated defender of all time
Braiden Friday I think he would, with modern training, he’d be a monster in today’s league. Anybody who doesn’t think he’d be dominant in the current era is lying to themselves.
@@illmatic826 it's honestly crazy. I like Wilt and all, but any video of him has the entire comment section almost unanimous saying that he's the goat and crap. Like, he was good, but he would not dominate the NBA in his 50's
@@KaseyC. He only has 2 rings and he had to join Jerry West and the Lakers to get them, he was a selfish player that was difficult to coach and will often quit on his teams.
@@illmatic826 I wouldn't say he was selfish, at least not in his play. To this day, he's been the only Center to lead the NBA in total assists, and was only, like, 1.6 assists away from averaging a triple double at one point in his career. I also wouldn't say he was difficult to coach. Earlier in his career, his coach wanted him always being the number 1 and only option, so he averaged 50 ppg. Later in his career, his coach wanted him passing more, so he did what I said earlier. Number of rings is also kinda a mute point. Doesn't matter how good you personally are as a player if the rest of your team is trash. I mean, MJ was couldn't win a single playoff game before Scottie.
@@KaseyC. Jordan did win a playoff game before Scottie came, but you’re talking about Jordan in his first 3 seasons in the league. LeBron didn’t even make the playoffs his first 2 seasons. And Jordan was losing with Scottie also, Scottie was drafted in 1987 and they didn’t win until 1991, Scottie was considered a soft weakling before 1991.
I saw another interview wiith Bill Russell regarding Wilt Chamberlain. The interviewer asked him did he know who held the record for most rebounds in a game.. Russell answered yes. Wilt Chamberlain, 55, and I saw every single one of them. That is how classy Russell was and how dominant Chamberlain was. Russell was a monster on the boards.
One thing is forgotten in these GOAT debates. It's all stats here, stats there, but for the fan - the spectator, the aspect of how the point was achieved is also very important. I have a lot of respect for Wilt, but even if he or someone else puts up, say, a thousand points a game, I'll still be more excited to see what Jordan does. His game is eye-pleasing. Always waiting to see what he's gonna do next. Jordan is just poetry in motion. And that's a factor that is forgotten, and instead is always mentioned in statistics, rules, team achievements, level of teammates or opponents, etc... But MJ made basketball famous all over the world not by the number of points, not by the number of titles, but by his determination, not giving up until the last second, and first and foremost by the moves he made. Jordan's game is just so much fun to watch. It's not just a ball flying into the hoop or a simple dunk. No. No way. He´s great stats on him are just a bonus. It's the beautiful basketball and the athleticism he showed. In slow motion, the viewer's chin often drops in amazement and admiration at what Jordan has done. Wilt and the others in the GOAT debate deserve a lot of respect, and feel free to call one or the other of them the GOAT. But it doesn't change the fact that Jordan was and is a completely different level. When I watch him play I'm watching a work of art. Of course, this is my subjective feeling. But it's also true that millions and millions of other fans around the world have that feeling, and many of them, like me, play basketball primarily because of the motivation through Jordan's play. And that's why more than half of those polled will answer that Jordan is the best. With all due respect to the other players.
There are so many stories on the supernatural strength Wilt was gifted with . Stories that go as far back to the early 1950's when Wilt was just a teenager at Overbrook High School . Stories from the early 50's that literally describe a skinny 220 pound 17 year old Wilt lifting up the back of a car with his bare hands to change a flat tire , carrying 6 cases each filled with multiple 16 pound shot put stones with astonishing ease . Wilt was one of the strongest human beings that ever existed . No else in NBA history is even remotely comparable to his strength
20-30 years ago wilt was looked at as the goat before Jordan. Nobody was talking too much about bill Russel. The fact that Jordan won 6 and people started using that as the reason jordan was the goat is the reason people started putting bill Russel in the convo. It amazes me how easily history is rewritten
History wasn’t re-written, it was just updated! Wilt vs Bill is like the Peyton vs Brady debate in the ‘00s. Wilt was the regular season mvp while Bill was winning SB’s. Peyton was the regular season mvp while Brady was winning Finals. Brady only got the nod ahead of Peyton once he tied Cool Joe for SB wins
There’s more freedom for dribbling, you’re allowed a gather step, and initiating contact is no longer an offensive foul. It’s not far fetched to say Wilt could score more. Maybe his touch isn’t as good as other bigs and he doesn’t have as much basketball knowledge since the game has changed over 60 years, but he’s always been phenomenal athlete.
He wouldn't score more because of the style of play,and mainly,the pace. The league's pace was at an all time high in the 60s,which generated more possessions than the 80s and mainly the 90s. Teams were averaging 110-119ppg without a single 3 pointer. Now,would Wilt dominate? If Ewing was considered to be one of the best players in the league,and rightfully so, I doubt Wilt wouldn't be dominant.
Wilt in high school and playing for the Globe Trotters could handle the ball. Basically, coaches took half of his game away from him. I don't see him as a point center like Jokic, but there was a lot more to his game than just dunks and finger rolls. I hardly even remember his fall away, but that was his primary weapon in his early years.
@@davidschmidt1793 Wilt would be better coached and trained. He could get 30 and 20, with about 4 or 5 blocks. That’s pretty dominant. I doubt the 70 as u r right about the more possessions.
Evidence that I'm right about this comes in the videos being made currently, in which young black guys and those during that era watch highlight films of Larry Bird's career. I was surprised myself that nearly all of them say that they had no idea that Bird was as good as he was. They all say they thought he could shoot and that shooting was his claim to fame. On the contrary, Bird excelled in all categories. The truth is that Larry Bird was arguably the best overall, the most well-rounded player in history. Some might disagree, but many of the greats have said this themselves. He averaged 10 rebounds a game, more than some centers in the league. He also averaged 6 assists per game, almost 2 steals per game and shot 50% from the field. He averaged 90% from the free throw line and was among the best team generals on the court. In crunch time when a last second shot decided a game, most agree that Bird was the best ever in that regard as well. He was as fundamentally sound as it gets. Kareem Abdul Jabbar was asked which player stood out to him, if he was to name the best player. He mentioned Larry Bird without hesitation, saying that Bird wore out the Lakers. Lebron James speaks very highly of Bird, calling him the best at his position in history. I've heard numerous great players include Bird in their all-time 5 best players. Sentiment re: the best at the center position is divided among Wilt, Jabbar, Shaq and others say Olajuwon. At power forward some like Tim Duncan, others say Elgin Baylor or Karl Malone. There was Elvin Hayes, Dirk Nowitzki and Charles Barkley, and so on. Point guard sentiment is divided between Magic Johnson, John Stockton, Isaih Thomas, Jayson Kidd, Steve Nash and others. At the #2 guard Position most choose Michael Jordan or Kobe Bryant, but others are right up there such as Jerry West, Oscar Robertson, George Gervin and some others. When it comes to small forward the names most often mentioned are Larry Bird, Julius Erving, Lebron James, Kevin Durant and Scottie Pippen. The truth is, it's insane trying to pick the 5 best ever, but in terms of team play and blending/complimenting each other, my team would consist of Wilt at center, Tim Duncan at Power forward, Larry Bird at small forward, John Stockton at the point and Kobe Bryant at the #2 guard spot. I left behind some of the other greatest names likes Magic, Michael, Jabbar, Durant and Karl Malone to create balanced competition for my team.
i respect the fact he went out and grabbed 20-30 rebounds per game that gives a team a whole lot of extra tries to score imagine him and jordan on the same team it would be insane way better then shaq and kobe
Wilt Chamberlain in his career has led the NBA in scoring, rebounding, assists, blks, fg% and his 76ers team had the best record in NBA history before being broken by the Bulls decades later. The most points, rebounds,blks,fgs and free throws made in a game and in a season. And if no one can guard you and you can shut down anyone along with being the best athlete how is Wilt Chamberlain not the single most dominant player alltime and not at the very least in everybody's top 5 all time. And no he didn't dominate small, slow unathletic white guys. He dominated other hall of fame centers and power forwards.
@@TheFly212 kareem was better than any of those guys and he got handled by wilt when wilt was an old man 🤣 there were plenty of good dominant centers before 1990 too I know recency bias is strong but try to imagine that the nba was competitive before you started watching too
It would have been nice to have Wilt in this era to talk to or have a podcast. It would be like Club Shay Shay but Club Wilt. Heda filled that podcast up! Heda owned it!
Much respect to wilt .I’m gonna say this . Michael Jordan is the greatest. He made the nba what it is ... but Michael was different. He was Competitive and hated to lose.
There are so many kids in here who never watched the eras about which they speak....it's entertaining. But ultimately you have to feel sorry for such misguided ignorance and empty conjecture.😳 Those of us who actually watched....we know... and of those who did and are intellectually honest, those can compare and contrast. And those who didn't...get their 3-10 minute clips and pretend like they know what these eras were about. And as far as today's NBA there are certain players with frames and skill that could've adapted. Time for a LONG run on sentence. BUT with the league being so soft, devoid of any real defense for most of the season and even playoffs, the mid range and low post games being all but extinct, where sure 2s are passed up for awful 3s attempts, where fast breaking for 3s after defending the 3 on the other end essentially cuts the court in half to 47 ft for a good portion of the game....in THAT kind of league where players need to rest and DEMAND to be paid for routinely taking un-injured breaks during the season, in THAT kind of league, criticism isn't just warranted its necessary if you actually care about the fabric of this game. And that's what sets apart the criticism of the modern NBA post 2010, because what is played today isn't really basketball at all...it's something dumbed down closer to a playground game, than an actual professional sport. Buts it's being sold as one🤦♂️🤷♂️ Someone's gotta say it. From a lifelong NBA junkie, it hurts to see how far the game has fallen....and the ratings don't lie. If it weren't for the foreign market, the NBA market would be all but dead relying on its domestic support alone. ✌️🍻
Pays to have perspective.
The NBA is boring now . Every game is like watching a 2 hour 3 point contest
U hear you but the talent is clearly better. And the players that know how to play the game (mostly European players like Jokic and Donkic tho) are eating in this league just off fundamentals. And you probably don't wanna hear this but the WNBA is all of that and more, but people don't wanna see women play.
Trust me good hooping is out there. But if u keep putting attention on the bad play you're gonna see more of it, bc it's all you're gonna talk about
@@blackwallstreet6610 With all due respect, that comment shows you're age, and is the epitome of everything I just said about not having perspective based on any real viewership of said eras. You say Doncic and Joker are eating off of fundamentals alone, as if that's the norm in the NBA? Actually that's anecdotal, and those guys are generational talents. And yes like I said, some guys would translate to other eras because of their fundamentals and builds. But that weak deodorant does not mask the stench of all that the league is missing. And I hope you're not mentioning the WNBA as if you're comparing its fundamentals and lack of athleticism to other eras of the NBA?! That would be the most ignorant and laughably misguided comment I'd ever heard, so I'm sure that can't be what you're suggesting 😅 And lastly, you say " if you keep putting attention on the bad play, that's all your going to see" As if to say the minimal amount of what is left in the NBA that is actually basketball, is enough to somehow enjoy AND NOT make an educated fan call BS on the monumental amount of SO MUCH MORE that IS MISSING is hilarious. 🍻✌️
@@NBAwasBetterInThesands you misinterpreted my entire post. First I was agreeing with you, NBA players of today don't have the basic fundamental understanding of the game like you mentioned. Playing the game inside out, etc is gone from the game. But the talent overall is better. The addition of the 3 point arc changed the game for the better. And the players with the best fundamentals are from Europe and it shows. It basically highlights the fact that the NBA is based more on individual talent than team play. And the WNBA epitomizes that, fundamental and team play over individual talent. So not sure why u wanna @ me but I agree with you and further I will say that Wilt would eat in this era. But today's NBA has changed, and honestly it's way more fun to look at then back in the day. I've seen old NBA play I have TH-cam and league pass, but this era is better based on pure talent. LeBron, KD, Doncic, etc would have HOF careers in any era, the talent speaks for itself. Just enjoy the game
Wilt was born a few decades too early. He has the perfect personality to be on tv or would have a huge following for a podcast. He's well spoken and truly entertaining.
Agree 1000%
10000%
He is fun to watch and listen to but I think eventually he would say something that would tarnish his reputation. He is real cocky and a smack talker but some one would probably say something to him that would get him off his game and make him slip. He is still old school and would keep it real and say something thst would be offensive to someone enough to have him fired. Shaq and Barkley really walk that line but I think they are just smart enough to know what they can get away with, plus, most anyone would let those two get away with more than anyone else because they razz each other just as much. I watched them play back in the day and they hated each other. Barkley was probably the only player Shaq knew he may not win a fight with, other than Matumbo Bull and Yao Ming. Barkley was probably the all time toughest player. That’s probably why he never won a championship because he was so easy to get him off his game by getting him to fight. Dude was no doubt one if the best players to never get ring. Like Dan Marino, he cared more about passing then needing a great running back to make the defense respect the ground game, all those passing yards to Mark Clayton, Mark Duper and even Fryer all ended with nothing to show for except stats in the book. Shaq was smart and knew he needed a true shooter to help him not to just win but to get a championship. Thank goodness him and Kobe couldn’t get along long enough to rack up more championships.
@@benvasilinda9729You are correct, IN A VACUUM. But, keep in mind, Wilt was a phenom the likes of MJ and LBJ. He was a multi sport superstar in HS, they had to change rules for him in college, you can be sure he would have a great team of agents, managers, etc. He would be tuned way down, he is certainly very intelligent. I also think, for all his physical gifts, the competition is tougher and there are more defensive tactics to limit all kinds of scorers today with all the coaching and film study. That means Wilt would work harder,go out less, he is a narcissist (obviously) he would do whatever it took to be the best in any era.
@@benvasilinda9729You act as if Marino was the general manager and owner of the Dolphins and decided they wouldn’t draft any backs to take some of the offensive burden off of him.
Wilt was totally built to live in the social media era. He was a real one! Imagine having him on a podcast now! Wow! Legend and doesnt get the credit he deserves!
hes the thing everyones pretending they are
The fame but not the money...his ego thought he could beat Ali ( a scheduled fight that never happened )...when he saw Ali beat Big George...Wilt said ..( boy was I delusional)....
Wilt had the personality. The charisma. Everything. All around player and person. Rest easy Dipper.
He sounded like he was full of himself and most people can see through it lol
@@jerbsherb4391 it isn’t being full of yourself if what you’re saying is true.
@@DastardlyDer he made up the bench press and vertical, he is def full of himself lmao
He was imo the 2pac of basketball
@@upfront2375 Jordan the Biggie then
I just find it very insightful Wilt was all time great but he talks about the NBA of the 80’s and 90’s how those players talk about the NBA today
Because those were weak eras for centers. People don't understand besides David Robinson, Hakeem, and Shaq Centers weren't as dominant like in the 60's. Plus the teams were diluted because of expansion of free agency.
@@christianhenry4173 Ewing, Mourning & Daugherty were right below those guys. Not to mention, underrated ones like Rik Smits, & defensive specialists like Mutombo, Divac and Bol.
@@benjaminan1183 true but some of them were not effecient scorers. The only center to be athletic similar to wilt was Hakeem and Robinson. Shaq doesn't count because he was just naturally big and he didn't work much on his skill besides body mass which is why kobe was a mean teammate to shaq for not staying in shape.
@@christianhenry4173 delusional take. The centers of the late 80’s and 90’s destroy the ones from the 60’s. Far more talented era and evolved game.
@@Loganbub yes and no you put the centers in the 80's from the 60's they'll be just as better your argument is stupid by Generation Comparisons.
Wilt averaged 50 ppg and 27 rebounds and led the league in assists for a season
Wilt averaged 52pg & 35rb in 1962, never fouled out of a game, averaged 48.5minutes a game, led the league in assists. The NBA made 4 rule changes to prevent Wilt from dominating: widened the paint area, stop inbounding the ball from behind the backboard, could not enter the paint area until the free throw hit the rim.
A great example of a man speaking with a great level of intelligence, bless you Wilt.
What level did you expect?
You can tell bill really loved wilt. As well as wilt loved him
i thought they didn’t like each other
@@cowabungusdingus16 You might be thinking of Wilt and Kareem.
Wilt Chamberlain:
Led the league in scoring 8 times (his first 8 seasons)
Led the league in rebounds 11 times (including highest career average)
Led the league in FG% 10 times
Led the league in assists 1 time
2x Champ
4x MVP
INCREDIBLE!!!!
And probably led the league in blocks 5 times or more
What about his 100 point game..60 years.standing ..and had the top 3 scoring highs for many years ..Kobe broke one of his records..only with many ,3 pointers.
7 time scoring champion not 8
People say that he played against farmers or something like that.
If there was easy, why the fuck only one have surged putting up his numbers?
He was a beast.
🗣️CORRECTION . 7 TIME SCORING CHAMP 🪙 . N🚫T 8 .>🎤 🏀🗑️🤾⛹️
I love Bill Russell’s laugh, and anytime him and Wilt are together that man would crack up laughing. 😂
Russel the goat 🐐
And the only one that didn't called himself the goat, that's w it's to be a real goat
@@ricardolaverde2608 he's not better than Jordan.
@@chrisrobinson8339 mmm there are many ways u can see It, for me Jordan as a basketball player overall have more ABILITY but if id choose one of both to win ill go for Russell w/o doubt.
For me Russel and Jordan are goats,
Chamberlain was surpased by Jordan and Also kareem but Bill has been always unmatchable, and every player that wanna compare the goats always have to Talk about jodan and russel.
@@chrisrobinson8339 Nike Incorporated is the Pimp. Jordan is the prostitute. And You are the John.
sounds like will smith when he laughs
No one was a bigger fan of Wilt Chamberlain than Wilt Chamberlain.
That’s true for 100% of elite sports players. Some at hide it better than others but you cant get to the top without self confidence and an ego.
Not 100% of the players.
Duncan is the perfect example.
There’s many more.
Bad take.
Wait.... his sport takes are actually kinda good. He makes some good points
Wilt could "Talk the Talk" because he could "Walk the Walk"...saw him back in the early days of the Fabulous Forum with the Lakers. Strong giant of a man.
So much personality, he would’ve made so much money today
Yeah he basically had the iq if a business man trash talk of chael sonnen and the skills to play any sport
A great wit. I enjoyed that.
Wilt talk about himself like how Lavar talk about lonzo
ZLWEL dude he doesn’t even show off
Wilt Chamberlain 🤔
I love Bill Russell’s laugh 😂😂😂
The definition of infectious
Wilt was so well spoken. Really admired him. Was so surprised when he died.
The way he shook Shaq’s hand...Shaq looks intimidated lol
Looked like he dislocated his shoulder
O'Neal has always been all talk. Just a little kid in a huge body. Mentally, he never made it into adulthood.
Shaq looked shook.
@Jason Salazar he wasn't expecting a grown man to shake hands like a grown man?
@@austinneveau9387 - Lol, he took an unexpected torque move, very similar to an arm wrestling trick. Shaq looks more disappointed in the poor manners. He sure wasted a lot of time trying to convince others he was the best. I don’t know who is actually the best, I just know who was the person who put the NBA on the map, doing what Lebron would sell his soul to be remembered for, instead of switching teams to find a championship…
Would of never guessed him saying he thinks Stockton was the best player in his position . Quite the compliment to him
Tbh it’s a really good shout, if you’re talking about pure point guard position then Stockton would be the best as he’s one of the best passers and stealers in the game
There are no NBA players with Wilt's charisma and personality...we still miss him....
The only player who could actually say he can average 50-60 a game and you know he's being serious and can actually do it
Not in todays NBA.
@@iamsuperboggs yeah hed average like 70-80 cause most the teams are hot garbage with no chance of winning a championship anyway
@@Garf2O he'd drop more if he tried and his 100 pt game could go higher I've heard some people say if he played today his 100 pts would turn into 200 which seems impossible but wilt is a freak of nature
I mistook you saying "50-60" as 50 ppg and 60 rebounds for a moment.
@@RebirthRavenIX if you know the full story behind the 100 point game, it's not as impressive. Team giving up the ball for him, needless intentional fouls to get more possessions, wasn't facing the Knick's (worst team in the NBA at the time) starting Center because he was drunk, etc. Pretty sure the center he did face also fouled out. He shot 57% that game, so it's not like he was just shooting like crazy, aside from the nearly 90% from the line when he averages around 50%. He didn't put up 100 because of how well he played, just that him, his team and his coach was more focused on giving him 100 than winning the game.
People fail to realize that Wilt Chamberlain was a 7 foot LeBron James who was actually stronger and faster and jumped higher than LeBron.
Will Chamberlain also led the league in assists, averaged 27 rebounds for an entire season, averaged 50 points for an entire season, and he could dribble the ball coast to coast because as a former Harlem globetrotter it is a requirement that you have the ability to handle the basketball like a point guard
Agreed.....Wilt is the best athlete the NBA ever saw. He's basically Paul Bunyan.
Oh no why would you say that ? Don't have a consistent jumpshot or shoot the 3 well. If you want to say he can play In the paint sure but your reaching.
@@damianpresha9833 why would he need to shoots 3s when your unstoppable ? lol tell me a center that is elite at threes?? no one ever lol and if they are they're usually soft 😂 LeBron don't even really have jump shot but can bulldoze his way through smaller guys . curry can shoot but because of the soft rules and screens he gets and being stacked looks really great but put him on a average team with less help and rules back than and he's decent at best.
@@diegochavez6203 Watch more basketball Steph game gas matured over the years from drawing contact with the side swipe,up and under,leg kick and jumping into contact. Steph can get open no matter the coverage cause he's always moving and resetting. Lebron do got a jumpshot idk where you been. The reason you don't compare those guys is cause Wilt game was like Shaq game in the paint. Not extended to the 3pt line that's the point.
@@damianpresha9833 there was no three-point line in the NBA until after will Chamberlain have been retired for six years. Also Coach’s would bench players for shooting from that far away during that era. And if you do homework you will find videos of Will Chamberlain shooting for that range and then one video he made over 10 shots in a row
A legendary player Wilt was. If we could bring a player back from the past and put him in today's NBA. Wilt has got to be at the top of that list.
No, wilt would be bad in today's nba
@@chilldoc9638 You could say dominant. Seeing how his best competition at the center position was in the 80's and 90's. Definitely not today.
@@chilldoc9638 Wilt would have been great in any era. Any top player of their era would fair well in any era. He would have been dominate in the 90's and early 2000 NBA.
@@biyrdie No, he played in a weak era
@@ktapreswreckd921v9 Centers today and in the 2000s are just more skilled
Gosh man, most of these commentators don't know anything about the game and are borderline disrespectful to Wilt because of their lack of knowledge. Wow.
The best of all time. No disrespect of the other players, Wilt is the GOAT !!!!
Jordan would run rings around this big mouth.Wilt is full of shit.
@@abcdef-lv1qg Jordan is on another level.And Le Bron also superior to Wilt.
@@abcdef-lv1qg Just curious how old are you?Did you see him play?
@@abcdef-lv1qg Ok you are 18 that explains it.Jordan and Le Bron face much more skilled modern day players.
@@abcdef-lv1qg He would in any era i agree but i just dont see him as good as Jordan or Le Bron .
Wilt was the GOAT. PERIOD.
delusional lol
How so? He had a 40 inch vertical,could outrun jim brown and had and i repeat FREAKISH strength.
@@olympiakos1262 500 bench press would be a world record for his era so very unlikely, outrun jim brown in what? Jim had a faster 40 obviously he ran a 4.1 and wilt a 4.6 which if true is obviously insane but not much proof for his claims
@@2252mario The proof is there, if you look for it you will find it, again that's if you actually look for it.
bro only got 2 rings when there was only 12 teams n ur rlly out here saying hes the goat?😂😂
The way Wilt spoke of the 90's is the same way Shaq and Chuck speaks of today's game. In 20 years Giannis is going to be talking about how weak the game is in 2044.
"He is quicker than me but I am faster than him" -Wilt Chamberlain
Fast could mean he run faster but Jordan is quicker with the hands.
I think he meant faster in terms of thinking on the fly etc
I’d say faster = top speed (Wilt had a sub 11s 100m) and quicker = acceleration (if you blinked Michael was gone)
@@mikecarroll8659 this
I love that Wilt said he's in awe of Michael Jordan
Wilt was a once in a century player, the athleticism of a Greek God and also has Kareem and Magic Johnson flow, we wont see another Wilt in our life time
One day
His 100 pt game (no 3 pt rule) will never be broken...someone would have to score 120. ..it's already 60 years old... Jordan and Garrett were built like Wilt ..but he was stronger and had more athletic ability...the right players around him and he would have been dominant in any era .
@@mslice09 Kobe almost broke it but they didn’t let him play longer
@@ronnana694 he broke his 80 pt record..he didn't have enough time to make 100 ...even if he could have it would have been using threes ...which is still not really equal to Wilts record.
@@mslice09 100 is 100 but yeah if he ran out of time
He was the greatest basketball player I ever saw. They made rules to stop him. Got to spend evening talking to him in the 90’s at a mutual friends bar. Highly intelligent.
Wilt Chamberlain The Greatest basketball player to ever step on a court. Better than Bird. Better than Bill Russell. Better than Kobe Better than Kareem. Better than Jordan. Rather we talk about 1 vs 1 or 5 vs 5 there's no man that played better. Nobody rebounded better. Nobody blocked better. Nobody scored better. Nobody assisted better. 100% when Wilt passed there were 2 dozen pros that pretended to be sad but frfr were pleased ! Wilt was a walking nightmare. R.I.P. Record Book. Big Dipper
Nobody got more coaches fired, made more excuses, blamed their teammates more, bricked more free throws, came up small in big games than Wilt.
Is that right ? I wanna know more
Imagine Draymond tryna guard Wilt in the post 😂😂😂
Wilt would lift the guy up even if Draymond grabbed the ball
LMAO
Imagine Wilt trying to guard Shaq instead of those undersized heavy leg guys
@@jeo3212 wilt would move shaq around like he's nothing
@@lambokiller99 you are delusional. Shaq is same height as Wilt and heavier.
He was moving around people way smaller than him. There was no one comparable to Shaq when he played, except Kareem and he had problem with Kareem who was a finesse player.
You dudes drink too many old man milkshakes
Wilt's records are so amazing, when you first read them you don't believe they are accurate.
Thtat's how good Wilt was.
He has his own record book that will never be touched
@Paul Odenfield and that was against Bill Russell!
@Paul Odenfield That's exactly what I meant. Jordan's records seem totally plausible, but Wilt's records never seem to be true until you check them for yourself and realize they are indeed true. Wilt is by far the better player than Jordan.
@@Michael-fw5ef the level of competition not even close...Wilt was great but 55 rebounds shows that the comp was much weaker
@@WorkhardPlayhard651 He competed against Bill Russell, one of the best centers ever to play.
Wilt saying he would score 65-70 today, shouldn’t suprise nobody!
After Muhammad Ali, Wilt Chamberlain is the best storyteller in sports history.
The best at exaggeration of his prowess I agree
Wilts Skills and Persona is larger than life
I'm old enough to say this, nobody could hold with Wilt. I saw him play a lot, and I was at his last game. 73-74 championship game against the Nick's. Wilt was a little banged up and still dominated the middle. This is at the end of his career. Remember the Lakers beat the Nick's the year before, but the second best team was the Bucks with Kareem. And Wilt still did a good job defending Kareem "at the end of his career".
Put any player you want at their prime....It's Wilt all day.
I believe MJ is second and the 3rd is a very very distant 3rd. I'd put Kareem 3rd.
In their primes wilt woudnt stop shaq, shaq was fast but most importantly was a tank while wilt was a strong but more agile quick center its a mismatch against shaq
I sawWilt block 2 of Kareems famous sky hooks. I think he was the only man to do it
@@Comet_373 wilt was faster then Shaq he was just a tank a brute that’s all
Where do you rank Lebron
Wilts last season was 72'73 and he averaged 10pts a game in the playoffs.
I'd also respectfully point out he was 36 when he retired. His last 7 years in the league had him scoring 24 or less per game which is good, but hardly greatest of all time status.
In comparison, Kareem averages more of everything per 36min and he sustained his greatness far longer.
That per 36 is important because Wilt played a ridiculous 48 min per game must of his career and wracked up garbage stats as a result. His style of game did not equate to winning, unlike Kareem.
The real difference between the two is that Wilt dominated the segregation era of ball for most of his 30+ points a game years while half the best players in the world were in the ABA, and Kareem hit his prime near the merger.
He is just as smart as he is talented!
I ❤🗽 Wilt he was always funny outspoken….entertaining…a podcast with him and Barkley would have been great..
The guys played during the 60s-80s awesome….for little money compare to today…and with force and talent…that was the time of the big men in basketball 🏀
Wilts take on the game in the 2000’s and 2010’s would’ve been fun.
For sure
I bet he would have loved kobe
He would've verbally dismantled the game of today
All men should aspire to have the level of confidence that Wilt chamberlain exudes
Wilt is the number one center of all time without question!!
Only center in NBA history to lead the league in assists and scoring and rebounds!!
Number one player of all time.
@@mikedineen7857 potentially..
those were the ones they documented.... he had blocks too prob/....
@@supersaiyantayt There was a game where someone (a journalist, I think) was keeping the scores and Wilt had something insane like 24 Blocks in the game.
@@pappy374 riiiiiiiiiiighgt what i tell people....
WILT SPOKE WITH THE MOST SENSE. He was truly one of the best.
Bill Russell is sitting there with 11 rings and is not arguing that Wilt is the best ever ,..(and he has observed all the best over the years ).... Wilt was an incredible track and field and all around athlete and if you watched his athleticism in his 100 point game against the Knicks ( no 3 pt rule) a record that still stands ..he was shooting from all over the court ..he averaged 50 pts a game in one season and for many years had the three highest scoring games. Jordan had a better team around him making him look good and more videos of him...Wilt was a much better athlete but far ..but he went Hollywood (according to Russell's book) and could have been much better...even with a big ego ,..he still praises many basketball greats of today for their accomplishments...but he shouldn't be overlooked...and many pros have him in their top 5...even Jesse Owens would have been better if he competed today
"Psychiatrist was a better free-throw shooter than I was" 😂😂😂
For anyone who doubts Wilt's greatness, he scored 100 points a game and 50 points per game BEFORE the shot clock was introduced! Game Over! 💯💯👑👑🏀🏀
The shot clock already exist since 1954
Wilt and Bill would have killed in today games.
the realest OG ever
Amazing how 90s and 00s players are saying the exact same thing about rule changes, fouls, etc. in today's era.
I wouldn’t be surprised if LeBron, Curry, Harden, etc. complained about 2030s NBA and say things like “y’all can’t survive in our era. We had to go through Twitter roasts and superteams”.
But wilts era was really soft u couldn’t b physical like 90s n 80s n early 2000s just watch it they didn’t allow much physicality just like today..
Yup
@@TheSands83 you tripping you there was DEFINITELY stories of how physical the game was back then and they did it MF CHUCK TAYLORs. They got my respect.
@@Terror832 oh yes trust me it's coming🤣
What I would give to have Wilt alive today so he and Bill could have a podcast together. What a podcast that would be, talking about today's game, having on old teammates as guests, addressing comments from punks like JJ Reddick; that'd be great.
Sweet.
That really would have been great.
What I would give to see Wilt and Bill play today on the same team. We would be seeing some of the only undefeated seasons to exist.
The laugh of Bill Russell is so infectious, he wasn't laughing at him, only at the truth!
I think he likes MJ very much he gave him many compliments
Wilt was the Babe Ruth of basketball. You start with him, then carry on.
This man isn’t lying. If he played in any era he’d dominate. In todays league especially he’d be dropping nearly the same numbers he dropped back then. A freak of nature, superhuman and he did all that without any modern training, nutrition or sports science
Bill Russell’s laughs making me cry
Wilt just pulled David Robinson's file and stamped it with facts.
Wilt changed his game from scorer to team player, what most people saw in 70s was team player
He learned that from Bill
Wilt wasn't wrong. He stood up for himself.
He stood tall.
Even in todays game wilt would dominate and have an offense run through him. He was a freak of an athlete.
One of the top 3 athletes of the 20th century - Wilt Chamberlin, Jim Brown, Jackie Robinson.
Jesse owens
I love Wilt Chamberlain such a great personality
I ran into Wilt at an exhibition game in Toronto. He almost scared the hell out of me with his size and not an ounce of fat. The greatest player of all time!
coming from a person who averaged 50 points per game and had ot have the rules changed saying micheal has done the most for basketball and says if you want to say micheals the best he deserves it is probably the biggest compliment ever
I think Wilt is the goat. I also think he's hilarious and Russell's laugh always makes me laugh with him.
Wilt is right you can’t solely base on how great basketball player is base on how many championships they won. I also like how Wilt gave Jordan credit for making the nba popular. I’m A Lebron fan without Jordan Lebron wanted have that hype coming out high school. Jordan made people’s grandma watch him played.
Nba was down when Jordan left, they manufactured lebron to be who he is. Lj is good but he was pushed down our throats to make us think he was the next bog thing. Lj as you know him doesnt exist if that didnt happen.
@@queefersutherland8495 no actually mike was the manufactured one.remember his flashy jordan commercials ? or mcdonald's and gatorade ones ? they created this perfect image and they wanted us to believe he was more than a basketball player,almost some kind of superhero.This way they made billions of dollars. so it was all about the money.
It doesn’t matter who it is, if the league picks a face ,then Of course they’re going to market the hell out of them.
@@pikatura_23 Jordan was great that’s why.
@@queefersutherland8495 LeBron was the next big thing because he 'manufactured' 31ppg at 21 years old, which I'm pretty sure nobody had done before, or has since.
Wilt it's the second best player ever existed, the ones saying Shaq could win him just dont know how strong fast and the greatness of Chamberlain, he was just eclipsed by
the { GOAT BILL RUSSEL } 🐐 RIP.
I enjoy this video! Wilt's basketball knowledge and comments are so genuine and original .
IDK about how he would do in the physically progressive 80-90s , but Chamberlain would DOMINATE in today's NBA FACTS
Lol 90s and 80s was less physical than the 60s
Bill russell got that old man cackle
You're right, only he has a trademark on it.
Wilt chamber was 6 years older than my grandpa was born in 1942 but Wilts soul was definitely born in the 50’s smh he passed away way too soon 1999 at 63 he was supposed to see 83 in 2019
He was 7’2 with a 50 inch vertical.
I’m 6’9, and I can say that would a scary site for even me🤦🏾♂️
Am I the only one who believes that Wilt could average 50 a game today?
My grandma could avg 10 in today's nba
@@TheSands83 Wilt would average 90-100ppg, no one could stop him, no challenging center or player at that, except maybe Lebron. Also rules favor him as well, oh and more technology, more money, etc. UNSTOPPABLE. GOAT.
Syed Shamrez Rehan Shah Kazmi lebron?😂😂 lebron can’t guard anyone anymore n ha never been an elite defender for long stretches of his career.. he was a elite defender for 2 years of 18..while in Miami ... 2011 -12 n got torched by Jason terry.. lebron is the most overrated defender of all time
Syed Shamrez Rehan Shah Kazmi a great 90-100? Get fucking real
Braiden Friday I think he would, with modern training, he’d be a monster in today’s league. Anybody who doesn’t think he’d be dominant in the current era is lying to themselves.
When Wilt was in his 50s he could have led the league in blocks, rebounds, points, anything
Wow wilt fans are delusional lmaoooooooo
@@illmatic826 it's honestly crazy. I like Wilt and all, but any video of him has the entire comment section almost unanimous saying that he's the goat and crap. Like, he was good, but he would not dominate the NBA in his 50's
@@KaseyC. He only has 2 rings and he had to join Jerry West and the Lakers to get them, he was a selfish player that was difficult to coach and will often quit on his teams.
@@illmatic826 I wouldn't say he was selfish, at least not in his play. To this day, he's been the only Center to lead the NBA in total assists, and was only, like, 1.6 assists away from averaging a triple double at one point in his career.
I also wouldn't say he was difficult to coach. Earlier in his career, his coach wanted him always being the number 1 and only option, so he averaged 50 ppg. Later in his career, his coach wanted him passing more, so he did what I said earlier.
Number of rings is also kinda a mute point. Doesn't matter how good you personally are as a player if the rest of your team is trash. I mean, MJ was couldn't win a single playoff game before Scottie.
@@KaseyC. Jordan did win a playoff game before Scottie came, but you’re talking about Jordan in his first 3 seasons in the league. LeBron didn’t even make the playoffs his first 2 seasons. And Jordan was losing with Scottie also, Scottie was drafted in 1987 and they didn’t win until 1991, Scottie was considered a soft weakling before 1991.
Wilt Chamberlain is my all time favorite player and I don't think anyone could beat or compare with him in his prime.
I saw another interview wiith Bill Russell regarding Wilt Chamberlain. The interviewer asked him did he know who held the record for most rebounds in a game.. Russell answered yes. Wilt Chamberlain, 55, and I saw every single one of them. That is how classy Russell was and how dominant Chamberlain was. Russell was a monster on the boards.
I like how Bill Russell laughs
One thing is forgotten in these GOAT debates. It's all stats here, stats there, but for the fan - the spectator, the aspect of how the point was achieved is also very important. I have a lot of respect for Wilt, but even if he or someone else puts up, say, a thousand points a game, I'll still be more excited to see what Jordan does. His game is eye-pleasing. Always waiting to see what he's gonna do next. Jordan is just poetry in motion. And that's a factor that is forgotten, and instead is always mentioned in statistics, rules, team achievements, level of teammates or opponents, etc... But MJ made basketball famous all over the world not by the number of points, not by the number of titles, but by his determination, not giving up until the last second, and first and foremost by the moves he made. Jordan's game is just so much fun to watch. It's not just a ball flying into the hoop or a simple dunk. No. No way. He´s great stats on him are just a bonus. It's the beautiful basketball and the athleticism he showed. In slow motion, the viewer's chin often drops in amazement and admiration at what Jordan has done. Wilt and the others in the GOAT debate deserve a lot of respect, and feel free to call one or the other of them the GOAT. But it doesn't change the fact that Jordan was and is a completely different level. When I watch him play I'm watching a work of art. Of course, this is my subjective feeling. But it's also true that millions and millions of other fans around the world have that feeling, and many of them, like me, play basketball primarily because of the motivation through Jordan's play. And that's why more than half of those polled will answer that Jordan is the best. With all due respect to the other players.
You dreaming and dreams aren't true !
@@rodneymckinnon9075 A mirror is better for self-talk than a TH-cam discussion.
Bill Russell's laugh is infectious... RIP Legend ❤️
Wilt would have dominated in any era. Can you imagine if Wilt was in the same era with Shaq, Yao Ming, Tim Duncan, David Robinson and Hakeem?
No body will ever understand how strong wilt was.
There are so many stories on the supernatural strength Wilt was gifted with . Stories that go as far back to the early 1950's when Wilt was just a teenager at Overbrook High School . Stories from the early 50's that literally describe a skinny 220 pound 17 year old Wilt lifting up the back of a car with his bare hands to change a flat tire , carrying 6 cases each filled with multiple 16 pound shot put stones with astonishing ease . Wilt was one of the strongest human beings that ever existed . No else in NBA history is even remotely comparable to his strength
@@imatroll7095 I heard he lifted 4 200 pound doors while it took 3 men to lift the doors
@@jrfirefiher Was there an elevator ?
20-30 years ago wilt was looked at as the goat before Jordan. Nobody was talking too much about bill Russel. The fact that Jordan won 6 and people started using that as the reason jordan was the goat is the reason people started putting bill Russel in the convo. It amazes me how easily history is rewritten
Yessir. Every generation got some new shit to say.
History wasn’t re-written, it was just updated! Wilt vs Bill is like the Peyton vs Brady debate in the ‘00s. Wilt was the regular season mvp while Bill was winning SB’s. Peyton was the regular season mvp while Brady was winning Finals. Brady only got the nod ahead of Peyton once he tied Cool Joe for SB wins
Nah. Bill Russell was seen as the goat before Jordan.
@@No-wc6hwno he wasn't it was Kareem then bird and magic yall just flat out lie dr j was considered better
@@jfry7145 Stop lying. Bill Russell was seen as the undisputed goat before Michael Jordan, and i have proof.
I LOVE how In half the clips it’s a joint Russell-Chamberlain interview. Love to see those two having fun together.
The greatest !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
everything Wilt says is true.
but even if it wasn't true, you'd still believe him.
yo Iverson... wilt mentioned YOU!! damn
Shaq needs to hear that middle interview about championships.
Shaq got man handle😂🤣
Shaq would bully him
@@chilldoc9638 shaq couldnt even bully barkley and hakeem
@@Garf2O Barkley? Lmao
@@chilldoc9638 what’s funny? Barkley led the league in rebounds almost every year while only being 6’6…. he was a straight BEAST
There’s more freedom for dribbling, you’re allowed a gather step, and initiating contact is no longer an offensive foul. It’s not far fetched to say Wilt could score more. Maybe his touch isn’t as good as other bigs and he doesn’t have as much basketball knowledge since the game has changed over 60 years, but he’s always been phenomenal athlete.
He wouldn't score more because of the style of play,and mainly,the pace. The league's pace was at an all time high in the 60s,which generated more possessions than the 80s and mainly the 90s. Teams were averaging 110-119ppg without a single 3 pointer. Now,would Wilt dominate? If Ewing was considered to be one of the best players in the league,and rightfully so, I doubt Wilt wouldn't be dominant.
Wilt in high school and playing for the Globe Trotters could handle the ball. Basically, coaches took half of his game away from him. I don't see him as a point center like Jokic, but there was a lot more to his game than just dunks and finger rolls. I hardly even remember his fall away, but that was his primary weapon in his early years.
@@davidschmidt1793 Wilt would be better coached and trained. He could get 30 and 20, with about 4 or 5 blocks. That’s pretty dominant. I doubt the 70 as u r right about the more possessions.
Evidence that I'm right about this comes in the videos being made currently, in which young black guys and those during that era watch highlight films of Larry Bird's career. I was surprised myself that nearly all of them say that they had no idea that Bird was as good as he was. They all say they thought he could shoot and that shooting was his claim to fame. On the contrary, Bird excelled in all categories. The truth is that Larry Bird was arguably the best overall, the most well-rounded player in history.
Some might disagree, but many of the greats have said this themselves. He averaged 10 rebounds a game, more than some centers in the league. He also averaged 6 assists per game, almost 2 steals per game and shot 50% from the field. He averaged 90% from the free throw line and was among the best team generals on the court. In crunch time when a last second shot decided a game, most agree that Bird was the best ever in that regard as well. He was as fundamentally sound as it gets.
Kareem Abdul Jabbar was asked which player stood out to him, if he was to name the best player. He mentioned Larry Bird without hesitation, saying that Bird wore out the Lakers. Lebron James speaks very highly of Bird, calling him the best at his position in history. I've heard numerous great players include Bird in their all-time 5 best players. Sentiment re: the best at the center position is divided among Wilt, Jabbar, Shaq and others say Olajuwon. At power forward some like Tim Duncan, others say Elgin Baylor or Karl Malone. There was Elvin Hayes, Dirk Nowitzki and Charles Barkley, and so on. Point guard sentiment is divided between Magic Johnson, John Stockton, Isaih Thomas, Jayson Kidd, Steve Nash and others. At the #2 guard Position most choose Michael Jordan or Kobe Bryant, but others are right up there such as Jerry West, Oscar Robertson, George Gervin and some others. When it comes to small forward the names most often mentioned are Larry Bird, Julius Erving, Lebron James, Kevin Durant and Scottie Pippen.
The truth is, it's insane trying to pick the 5 best ever, but in terms of team play and blending/complimenting each other, my team would consist of Wilt at center, Tim Duncan at Power forward, Larry Bird at small forward, John Stockton at the point and Kobe Bryant at the #2 guard spot. I left behind some of the other greatest names likes Magic, Michael, Jabbar, Durant and Karl Malone to create balanced competition for my team.
i respect the fact he went out and grabbed 20-30 rebounds per game that gives a team a whole lot of extra tries to score imagine him and jordan on the same team it would be insane way better then shaq and kobe
Wilt Chamberlain in his career has led the NBA in scoring, rebounding, assists, blks, fg% and his 76ers team had the best record in NBA history before being broken by the Bulls decades later. The most points, rebounds,blks,fgs and free throws made in a game and in a season. And if no one can guard you and you can shut down anyone along with being the best athlete how is Wilt Chamberlain not the single most dominant player alltime and not at the very least in everybody's top 5 all time. And no he didn't dominate small, slow unathletic white guys. He dominated other hall of fame centers and power forwards.
the '76s 67 record was beaten by wilts '72 lakers by 1 game tho
@@kris9145 I stand corrected. 👍
@@cojack636 that same '72 lakers team still hold the record for consecutive wins with 33 🤙🏼
He dominated Shaq.... He dominated Malone, Barkley, Duncan, Hawkeem??? I didn't know that.
@@TheFly212 kareem was better than any of those guys and he got handled by wilt when wilt was an old man 🤣 there were plenty of good dominant centers before 1990 too I know recency bias is strong but try to imagine that the nba was competitive before you started watching too
Wilt spoke so eloquently
Wilt, have some of the most interesting NBA insights I've ever heard. 🤔🤨 The man was a force to be reckoned with; in his era! 🙏🏾👍🏾
It would have been nice to have Wilt in this era to talk to or have a podcast. It would be like Club Shay Shay but Club Wilt. Heda filled that podcast up! Heda owned it!
Much respect to wilt .I’m gonna say this . Michael Jordan is the greatest. He made the nba what it is ... but Michael was different. He was Competitive and hated to lose.
And you say this because you saw wilt play how many times?
@@yoolito25 I never saw him play . But why does that matter . Jordan is still and will be the greatest
@@carlosrome87 matters because to compare, you need to do just that, not blindly pick the one you like lol
Bird and Magic and MJ.
We all exaggerate a little bit, but in this case, I am going the other way....Just GOLD....
A Giant of a Man
Wilt is the man.
I don't understand y they disrespect him so much 💁