The Battle of The Giants - Wilt Chamberlain versus Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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  • What happens when two of the most dominant 7 footers to ever grace the hardwood collide?, A titanic battle for the ages. I tried to present these highlights with respect to both legends - but due to available media, the narrative is more focused on Wilt's side of things. Both of these titans are two of the greatest of all time.
    Wilt Chamberlain:
    7-1 1/16th w/o shoes
    7-8 wingspan
    290-300+lbs when he played vs Kareem
    Wilt was between the ages of 34 and 36 at the time.
    Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:
    7-1 7/8th w/o shoes
    7-5 wingspan
    228-237lbs when he played vs Wilt
    Kareem was between the ages of 24 and 26 at the time.
    www.draftexpress.com/measurements
    I challenge anyone to find greater physical specimens playing at such an elite level in the NBA today.
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  • @GeordieHalma
    @GeordieHalma 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8271

    If Wilt Chamberlain and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar were brought up with today's nutrition, strength and conditioning, and coaching programs, they'd be freaking monsters.

    • @justincolon5628
      @justincolon5628 7 ปีที่แล้ว +358

      Geordie
      I like to think we have a SF match-up like that in today's league.
      KD vs LBJ
      Kareem vs Wilt
      alot of similarities between em.

    • @scottross727
      @scottross727 5 ปีที่แล้ว +523

      they were monsters back then in a much tougher game.

    • @btkten821
      @btkten821 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Right

    • @whodat9890
      @whodat9890 5 ปีที่แล้ว +486

      the food was alot more nutritious 50 years ago

    • @jeremiahc3204
      @jeremiahc3204 5 ปีที่แล้ว +169

      Kareem played 20 seasons and was still getting doubled lmfaoo

  • @nkelly
    @nkelly 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3923

    Kareem would be taking skyhook 3 pointers in today's NBA.

    • @ShaunPhillipsAV
      @ShaunPhillipsAV 4 ปีที่แล้ว +145

      Here's Wilt Chamberlain swishing 4 corner 3 point hook shots in a row to win a $5 bet.
      th-cam.com/video/h0IC8Nwkd1w/w-d-xo.html

    • @nkelly
      @nkelly 4 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      @@ShaunPhillipsAV Wilt made that hook shot 3 pointer look easy. Good video!

    • @bila.l
      @bila.l 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Dude Kareem has only scored one three-pointer in his life...

    • @nkelly
      @nkelly 4 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      @@bila.l True, many centers weren't taking many 3 pointers in the old game, but now the game has changed.

    • @easygoing2479
      @easygoing2479 4 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      @@bila.l Dude Kareem played most of his career before the three-point line was instituted. And he wouldn't have attempted 3s anyway, not at 7'2" and a smart team player.

  • @rbitrossome
    @rbitrossome ปีที่แล้ว +70

    Seeing Wilt block the skyhook at age 36 is pretty amazing.

    • @manumalia
      @manumalia 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Imagine what a younger Wilt would do to Kareem who was kinda soft imo.

    • @wingzero2348
      @wingzero2348 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      ​@@manumaliayeah his jump would be 10 inches higher. With faster reactions. That's scary, would illustrate how ridiculous he is. People forget he averaged 8+ blocks a game on all the games recorded 😂. If you have all the date, most like 10+ blocks on average. Kareem is cooked.

    • @manumalia
      @manumalia 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@wingzero2348 oh for sure 💯

    • @manumalia
      @manumalia 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      On a bum knee

    • @dougamundson6836
      @dougamundson6836 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Two years earlier? Kareem would have been SCHOOLED.

  • @Wallyworld30
    @Wallyworld30 ปีที่แล้ว +167

    Wilt was 35 years old in that Bucks vs Lakers series and still averaged 20 rebounds a game.

    • @shellybastion9974
      @shellybastion9974 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Yah, Wilt The Stilt..monster.

    • @mirospajic9929
      @mirospajic9929 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      Wilt was at the end of career ,in prime he would "cook " Kareem! He would block many skyhook of Kareem in mid 60's form! Wilt is nr.1, Kareem nr.2,...

    • @rodneymckinnon9075
      @rodneymckinnon9075 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Wow !!!

    • @wmden1
      @wmden1 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@mirospajic9929 I very strongly agree with "he would cook Kareem". I also agree about Wilt as #1, and won't argue about Kareem being #2.

    • @mirospajic9929
      @mirospajic9929 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @wmden1 Wilt was a " monster " in his prime! Kareem was a very " nice guy " ! I believe in Prime vs. Prime Wilt takes victory! He could do everything basicly, and endurance is unmatched by Wilt!

  • @simplysimple7628
    @simplysimple7628 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2178

    It’s like prime kobe vs over the hill MJ. Wilt was in his later years whereas kareem was primed and ready. Great athletes regardless.

    • @juniorv4247
      @juniorv4247 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Bear 7 they’re only 2 years apart lol

    • @burneraccount4576
      @burneraccount4576 4 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      Stfu I’m better then all these people

    • @marcusmvpgoat1236
      @marcusmvpgoat1236 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @Kani Fuker stfu not funny get a life

    • @MrDIZ561
      @MrDIZ561 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@burneraccount4576 lol

    • @MrDIZ561
      @MrDIZ561 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@marcusmvpgoat1236 it kinda is because I wouldn't say Jordan was over the hill unless him talking Wizard days. They matched off first in 98 (Kobe&Mike)

  • @zainnaeem7148
    @zainnaeem7148 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3032

    Whoever is responsible for putting up this video is the real MVP...
    Bless my eyes... this was awesome.

    • @lukemccann
      @lukemccann 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Lol. Agreed 🙏🏼

    • @TheAutumnWind_RN4L
      @TheAutumnWind_RN4L 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Great editing. Nice blast from the past.

    • @zainnaeem7148
      @zainnaeem7148 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @MANCHESTER UNITED okay bro... you can crawl back into the dungeon below old Trafford now..

    • @EsoTownBizz6500
      @EsoTownBizz6500 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Absolutely..

    • @ruscot9061
      @ruscot9061 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@zainnaeem7148 🤣🤣👍🏾

  • @clevelandbrowns3325
    @clevelandbrowns3325 ปีที่แล้ว +405

    Both Wilt and Kareem were once in a lifetime talents. Wilt was walking out of the league and Kareem was the new dominant player. Amazing talents.

    • @marcusjohnson7321
      @marcusjohnson7321 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Imagine if they both were on the lakers at the same time.

    • @user-oe4wr9tn2n
      @user-oe4wr9tn2n ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@marcusjohnson7321 They would lose because Wilt can not win. Wilt had Elgin Baylor and Jerry West on the same team and still lost.

    • @chonasimpson6487
      @chonasimpson6487 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@user-oe4wr9tn2n BS Wilt could win and under good coaches he won twice.

    • @user-oe4wr9tn2n
      @user-oe4wr9tn2n ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@chonasimpson6487 That is a statistically proven fact. Nothing you can say can disprove this statment. Wilt was a ballhog, and a terrible teammate, who could have been one of the greatest players ever but had too much ego to achieve it.

    • @jaobagamasbad4476
      @jaobagamasbad4476 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kareem only got dunks and hook shots in his arsenals and no perimeter game. Todays bigs are dribbling , passing the ball like guards and shooting 3s at a very good percentage yet some people keep saying that basketball back then was better than today's

  • @jacobdeluca6582
    @jacobdeluca6582 3 ปีที่แล้ว +208

    That moment when the ref stood between them and they just stared each other down......legendary moment between 2 greats

    • @mattveteska8559
      @mattveteska8559 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Chamberlain would have kicked his booty

    • @shakurleday9205
      @shakurleday9205 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I noticed how Kareem calmed the hell down once Wilt came into the picture lmao

    • @mahkaimaldonado4471
      @mahkaimaldonado4471 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@shakurleday9205 kareem was terrified 😂. came to his senses immediately

    • @danrgoodnight9345
      @danrgoodnight9345 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      at no point could Kareem physically stand up to Wilt.

    • @dougamundson6836
      @dougamundson6836 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He slugged a helpless player. How fortunate for Kareem that the official was there and knew Kareem NEEDED to be in the game. Kareem should have been kicked out. But.....NO! We can't have that. Wilt would have kicked Kareem's A$$. Watch Kareem's reaction when Wilt runs up. Har, har, har. @@shakurleday9205

  • @websterthomas2012
    @websterthomas2012 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1384

    People say Wilt wouldn't dominate in Modern NBA are fools.
    Kareem is one of the best Big Men of all time and Wilt Chamberlain was pulling in a 20/20 against him at the age 36....

    • @ocho552
      @ocho552 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Webster Thomas against Un athletic big men
      lanky guys who really couldn’t play that’s who they played against

    • @dave9497
      @dave9497 4 ปีที่แล้ว +144

      @@ocho552 since you obviously weren't alive for any of this..... Today's NBA players are posers. No way could they ever handle the rough physical punishment that Chamberlain would have dealt out. To make a statement that his competition was physically lacking.... Shows just how ignorant this generation is.

    • @ocho552
      @ocho552 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      David Tree posers? You’re funny and bitter. I grew up watching basketball in the 90’s I can appreciate all eras. To say this generation basketball players are posers makes you the ignorant one

    • @oaw972
      @oaw972 4 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      @@ocho552 ocho 55 lol you grew up in the 90's so you appreciate all eras..... lmao

    • @MeanAzz_13
      @MeanAzz_13 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@oaw972 hes still a *shoot from the outside didn't wanna get hurt on the inside* boy lol

  • @jayelbee1111
    @jayelbee1111 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1446

    Wow, you can even hear the announcer mentioned Abdul-Jabbar had 32 points, 22 rebounds while Chamberlain had 22 points, 20 rebounds. Clash Of The Titans here.

    • @alfredodistefanolaulhe2212
      @alfredodistefanolaulhe2212 4 ปีที่แล้ว +139

      Yeah but that game in particular was the first game the Lakers lost after something like 32 consecutive games winning streak. In other games Kareem had worse numbers and Wilt even better. In fact, in that season the Lakers won the championship and bet the Bucks in WCF and Kareem only averaged a 45 % FG attempts. Also Wilt blocked him 11 times in 2 consecutive games.

    • @444cx.-
      @444cx.- 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Alfredo Di Stéfano Laulhé they were both great big man .

    • @edlazaro7044
      @edlazaro7044 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      @@alfredodistefanolaulhe2212 also, during that time, Wilt was asked to anchor the DEFENSE, not so much on offense as he changes his playing style, per coach advise to win championship in L.A..

    • @alfredodistefanolaulhe2212
      @alfredodistefanolaulhe2212 4 ปีที่แล้ว +80

      @@edlazaro7044 It was in 1970 when Wilt got injured for the first time in his career and after that he never scored again 60+ points in a game, before that he still could do that (in 1969 he scored 68 points against the Suns and 63 against the Bulls). After 1970 he never did it again. So Kareem never faced a prime Wilt. I think prime Wilt would have crushed Kareem.

    • @alfredodistefanolaulhe2212
      @alfredodistefanolaulhe2212 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @Wane Gates Yeah I know, that was before Wilt got injured that season. After the injury Wilt was never the same again, and still dominated the league in 1972.

  • @adammwalch
    @adammwalch 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    Kareem is a personal hero. His talent is only matched by his outstanding character and intelligence...but Wilt is the best basketball player of all time

    • @TratUsYT
      @TratUsYT ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Very good point. He’s a tremendous human and one of my sports heroes as well.

    • @geert574
      @geert574 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      'intelligence' 😆

    • @StephenBoesch
      @StephenBoesch 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@geert574 yessir. I have Wilt as the GOAT but kareem is a highly intelligent guy and top 4 all time

    • @rodneymckinnon9075
      @rodneymckinnon9075 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      100% correct !

    • @manumalia
      @manumalia 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      My Mount Rushmore is Wilt, Kareem, Jordan and Lebron. Wilt on top for sure.

  • @nypana1202
    @nypana1202 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I wasn’t around these times, but this video got me respecting the old heads even more. This was very entertaining. I see Wilt didn’t really have that bounce late in his career , but was still getting some nice dunks in. Wow!! Kareem had some nice posterizing dunks!

  • @karlj11
    @karlj11 4 ปีที่แล้ว +959

    wilt chamberlain: like
    kareem abdul jabbar: like

    • @XxSILVRSURFERxX
      @XxSILVRSURFERxX 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Wilt in his prime jabar would get tired and get subbed out or not be able to run with wilt

    • @carladahlberg
      @carladahlberg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Comment: bill russell like: wilt chamberlain

    • @carladahlberg
      @carladahlberg 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I did both

    • @shahrukh877
      @shahrukh877 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@carladahlberg I LIKE what you did there

    • @99sharpshootingplaymaker66
      @99sharpshootingplaymaker66 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@shahrukh877 no

  • @c-aelpirt7816
    @c-aelpirt7816 4 ปีที่แล้ว +687

    If you put their facial hair together it makes a full beard lmaooo

    • @battyboifided6629
      @battyboifided6629 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      They complete each other

    • @TheQANinja
      @TheQANinja 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Underrated comment 😂😂😂

    • @danielgabriel5539
      @danielgabriel5539 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lmao 🤣🤣

    • @pax3363
      @pax3363 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      bruh lol

    • @una_vez_mas
      @una_vez_mas 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Why does this comment not have 5k+ likes😂😂😂

  • @brett_norris
    @brett_norris ปีที่แล้ว +48

    I've never actually watched either of these legends play for real, but I wanted to check it out after LeBron just passed Kareem's scoring record. Seeing the way these two played back in the day, I have no doubt they would dominate today as well. Pick whoever you will as your all time best, but we can all agree it would be FUN to watch the greatest of all eras match up in their prime.

    • @dougamundson6836
      @dougamundson6836 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Cripes, do I agree with you.

  • @theleadfamilyfoodpatioandf1669
    @theleadfamilyfoodpatioandf1669 3 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    I love watching old film like this where centers were actually all-around b ball players. It is amazing seeing a guy like Wilt and Kareem actually moving with, passing, and scoring the ball as offensive juggernauts yet still playing great defense. Even though the eras are quite different it is still so fun to watch

    • @boxenrider7981
      @boxenrider7981 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Joking, and to a lesser extent guys like sabonis are doing it now

    • @atlien1988
      @atlien1988 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@boxenrider7981 they're not particularly great defenders though.
      They're playing great basketball though & it's a breath of fresh air after watching the Center position practically evaporate for a decade. Now it appears the bigs have adjusted to the modern NBA because international players were better suited to play this type of game.

    • @LiftedGamingLoL
      @LiftedGamingLoL ปีที่แล้ว

      Today's dominant centers are leagues more well rounded than the old school centers. Yes, they passed, and yes they scored(a centers job in the past) but compared to big men like jokic and Durant now, the old centers are not even in the same league. The game has evolved so much. Big men need to shoot now. Big men need to be as much of a shooting threat as guards now. Training programs are insane.
      Back then, a successful center did one job really well. Nowadays, a successful centers do everything except dribble really well.

    • @emmanueledano5194
      @emmanueledano5194 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@LiftedGamingLoL lmao skill wise the centers today dont even come close mate look it up again..and to think that jokic is the best center today man he played really well though but he's not even close yet to shaq..hakeem..wilt..russel..jabbar

    • @emmanueledano5194
      @emmanueledano5194 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@LiftedGamingLoL did one job? Defense ..post up moves...the only difference between the big men in this era is the shooting and passing😂what are you on bruh

  • @KydenBufect
    @KydenBufect 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1988

    Wilt blocked Kareem's skyhook??!! More than once??!! Never heard of or seen that before! Wow!

    • @bestshootingbigingrimey6501
      @bestshootingbigingrimey6501 4 ปีที่แล้ว +114

      Looked like the second was goaltending, but yeah it's crazy.

    • @SeductionUnleashed
      @SeductionUnleashed 4 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      Manute bol has as well

    • @LaPotraBellaca
      @LaPotraBellaca 4 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      I think only 3 people blocked it

    • @snap_fit8686
      @snap_fit8686 4 ปีที่แล้ว +104

      Kareem is also blocking wilt you know.. its like kareem was sent by God to be wilt cryptonite

    • @yusufu9
      @yusufu9 4 ปีที่แล้ว +184

      Wilt blocked the Sky Hook of the great Kareem quite a few times. Here are the records from a few games:
      11/20/70: Wilt 28 pts, 23 rebs, 10 blocks (6 on Kareem)
      04/09/71: Wilt 22 pts, 20 rebs, 8 blocks (3 on Kareem)
      04/18/71: Wilt 23 pts, 12 rebs, 6 blocks (5 on Kareem)
      04/14/72: Wilt 7 pts, 14 rebs, 10 blocks (6 on Kareem)
      04/18/72: Wilt 12 pts, 26 rebs (4 blks on Kareem)
      04/22/72: Wilt 20 pts, 24 rebs, 9 blocks (3 on Kareem)
      Sky Hook was unstoppable, ... just not against Wilt ..!

  • @megaman7163
    @megaman7163 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2083

    Kareem is the only person that makes Wilt look slightly human

    • @africanlogic757
      @africanlogic757 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      No

    • @shawn17g
      @shawn17g 4 ปีที่แล้ว +240

      But kareem was in his prime and wilt not

    • @ThunderPants13
      @ThunderPants13 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Yes

    • @kelvinkloud
      @kelvinkloud 4 ปีที่แล้ว +211

      wilt was playing on 40 year old legs... his knees were like joe namath's by this point... a young prime chamberlain wouldve destroyed jabbar. And I say that in complete knowledge how good kareem was.

    • @smokeyjoe795
      @smokeyjoe795 4 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      @@kelvinkloud destroyed? You can make a cass he would beaten him but it's a toss up really. Who were the Centers Wilt destroyed that were anywhere near Kareem's level?
      I agree that Chamberlain is more powerful and a better rebounder (slightly)
      defense about even. Kareem was more agile with better timing blocking shots, Wilt was stronger inside.
      Offensively? Kareem slightly. Neither guy is gonna stop the other but that Skyhook was the surest two pts in the history of basketball. Also free throws. Wilt was the worst foul shooter who ever played. They would embarrass him today. You couldn't that with Jabbar.

  • @chrisa8863
    @chrisa8863 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Born way too late to watch these legends. I wish I could back in time to watch one of these games live, just for a day.

  • @DrewKime
    @DrewKime ปีที่แล้ว +21

    That speech ... "He's better than me, but _they_ aren't better than _you_ ." Talk about knowing what they needed to hear.

    • @dougamundson6836
      @dougamundson6836 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Dang! Well spoken by you!

  • @kyzerjyzer1730
    @kyzerjyzer1730 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2651

    Wilt was well past his prime when these guys played, which is a shame.

    • @fbm22
      @fbm22 7 ปีที่แล้ว +297

      Very true, shame we couldn't have had Kareem, Russell and Wilt all in their prime all at once.

    • @Mr.56Goldtop
      @Mr.56Goldtop 7 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      +Fede B Wouldn't that have been something!

    • @Amick44
      @Amick44 7 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      Yeah, he was. And he still did pretty damn well.

    • @ericbeast8325
      @ericbeast8325 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      seattwa that's true your right🤔🤔🤔

    • @ericbeast8325
      @ericbeast8325 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Kyzer Jyzer but who is better overall🤔🤔🤔🤔

  • @a-rod279
    @a-rod279 4 ปีที่แล้ว +477

    Wilt block the sky hook more in 3 years than the rest player in nba in 17 years
    SUPERMAN

    • @About36Greekss
      @About36Greekss 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Alian Rodríguez in his mid 30s

    • @darthridic123
      @darthridic123 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      He’s literally like MJ on the Wizards but he’s able to contend and push who many consider a top 3 player of all time. Wilt vs MJ is laughable.

    • @alessiofe
      @alessiofe 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@darthridic123 There is an old saying in basketball: you can teach everything except the height. Jordan is the only non supertall freak of nature in the goat argument and that's already a massive statement.

    • @lloydkline6946
      @lloydkline6946 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Old and knee surgery knees wilt knock the air out the skyhook

    • @pweter351
      @pweter351 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dribbled the more time in the keyway than most do for the length of the court

  • @tdl8472
    @tdl8472 3 ปีที่แล้ว +518

    We all know wilt in his prime would’ve been able to block him way more

    • @casualfandestroyer2503
      @casualfandestroyer2503 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Game 3 25 points 16 rebounds 9 assist 9 blocks
      Game 4 11 points 22 rebounds 6 assist and 15 blocks
      Game 5 22 points 25 rebounds 5 assist 10 blocks
      Game 6 12 points 19 rebounds 6 assist 12 blocks
      Series average 17.3 PPG 21.8 RPG 5.7 APG 10 BPG yes Russell averaged a triple double for the ENTIRE 1968 finals series GOAT go watch those finals games

    • @spider-mansolos8252
      @spider-mansolos8252 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@casualfandestroyer2503 not the blocks 😭

    • @coachwane
      @coachwane 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@casualfandestroyer2503 Wilt Chamberlain 1967 Playoffs Run as the PG
      22 points 29 Boards 11 blocks 9ass
      On 58% not to mention averaging
      22-32-10A-10B on Bill Russell 56%
      Kick rocks bum

    • @casualfandestroyer2503
      @casualfandestroyer2503 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@coachwane In the 1967 Finals
      Wilt's 15.0 ppg in the 4 wins
      Wilt = 23.0 ppg in the 2 losses
      Conclusion: Wilt's teams can ONLY win if he does not take over the scoring load. Wilt's 7 years of scoring titles only cost his teams.

    • @20fadhilRevolution
      @20fadhilRevolution 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @@casualfandestroyer2503 This is an incredibly dumb take. Wilt's teammates in Warriors were mostly inconsistent shooters at best, so of course he had to do most of the scoring just to have a chance. In Sixers and Lakers it was different since he had good enough teams, but in Warriors the only way for Wilt to win was to score a lot. His own teammates there had admitted that Wilt literally dragged his team to 1962 ECF 7th game against Celtics. Hell if his second scorer Arizin shot at just above 30% shooting in 1962 ECF he'd have one more Finals trip and became the first one to defeat healthy Russell's Celtics.

  • @choward5430
    @choward5430 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    There were two Wilt Chamberlain's. The first one was from 1959-1967, The second Wilt was from 1967-1973. I'd love to see Abdul-Jabbar vs Wilt #1,

    • @chonasimpson6487
      @chonasimpson6487 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      It would not have been very nice for Kareem.

    • @ignoblesavage5559
      @ignoblesavage5559 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Wilt was much more aggressive offensively, we know that. KAJ would've struggled to keep up.

    • @fernmann7
      @fernmann7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Wilt became more of a passer with the Lakers

    • @sekainiheiwa3650
      @sekainiheiwa3650 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Kareem left the chat

    • @leonardwilliams8565
      @leonardwilliams8565 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No player should decrease that much in 8 years So that's a mute point.

  • @nomibe2911
    @nomibe2911 8 ปีที่แล้ว +703

    People forget Wilt was a great passer.

    • @shigsho
      @shigsho 8 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      He sure was. Wilt would destroy today's weak pivot play NBA.

    • @mikegillins4992
      @mikegillins4992 7 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      alot of people forget that he is the only center to ever lead the league in assist!!!

    • @thespy7795
      @thespy7795 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      He Led the league in assists one year!

    • @steveswangler6373
      @steveswangler6373 7 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      he also averaged over 50 points a game for an entire season, averaged more than 48 minutes a game for a season one year, set the single game rebounding record against Bill Russell who was supposed to be a defensive wizard. Wilt Chamberlain was simply the greatest basketball player of all time, hands down. with his size and athletic ability, there is no doubt he would have dominated any era he played in. no doubt.

    • @mikegillins4992
      @mikegillins4992 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Steve Swangler i agree and fifty-five rebounds in one game in insane and even more ridiculous when you consider bill russell on the court at the same time!!!!

  • @brianhill2171
    @brianhill2171 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1152

    Don't forget, the Lakers were the twilight of Wilt's career, meanwhile he was playing the prime MVP version of Kareem

    • @HeyCoRT
      @HeyCoRT 6 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Brian Hill this is the most important part

    • @kingwillie206
      @kingwillie206 6 ปีที่แล้ว +108

      Brian Hill - Kareem's second year as a pro is hardly prime.

    • @MrSPIDEY21
      @MrSPIDEY21 6 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Brian Hill wilt was still wilt...he stopped scoring to play more of a team oriented game to win

    • @majormarketing6552
      @majormarketing6552 6 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Wilts second year was unbelievable. So no excuse about it not being prime

    • @kingwillie206
      @kingwillie206 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Major Marketing - Wilt's second year against who? Don't worry, I'll wait......

  • @ArthurShedsJackson
    @ArthurShedsJackson ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Two giants who were so athletic. 2 legends.

  • @TheBatugan77
    @TheBatugan77 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    In 1962, in Hershey PA, Wilt pulled off a decimal double. He scored 10 points, 10 times, in one game.

  • @dddiop
    @dddiop 5 ปีที่แล้ว +130

    I like how it took Wilt until his mid 30s to find a player he needed help defending. Everyone else didn't even require thinking hard or game planning about because he would just shut them down, no questions asked.

    • @maarontaylor7698
      @maarontaylor7698 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      For average great professional mortals, it was scary in there between those two big giants

    • @TheH3dgie
      @TheH3dgie 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Bob George ONLY 24-20

    • @FuShengAlex
      @FuShengAlex 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      That just goes to show you the inferiority of HOF Cs Wilt faced for most of his career offensively vs later eras overall until Kareem joined the NBA

    • @armandodelossantos736
      @armandodelossantos736 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's CUZ he was playing bums and was still getting bounced out the playoffs

  • @jimbishop8667
    @jimbishop8667 4 ปีที่แล้ว +163

    When you think of players who can stand flat footed and reach nearly 11 feet.... then they jump 2 feet and release a jump hook at 13 feet in the air going up to 14..... and an opposing player swats it out of there....... Holy crap man that's some amazing athleticism!

    • @goboy55
      @goboy55 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I am so glad I read your comment. You must be somebody who played. Maybe, like me, you had the chance to look at the bottom of another player's All-Stars while your hand was over the rim already ;) Relativity, a rare gift. Bravo.

    • @jimbishop8667
      @jimbishop8667 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@goboy55 Nah, High school is as far as I went.... but I have a good imagination! lol

    • @tigeryumyums9407
      @tigeryumyums9407 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      jim bishop Are you saying Kareem here had a standing reach of 11 feet? That’s completely untrue.
      His standing reach was 9 foot 6 inches. And no when he was performing the skyhook it did not add another 3 feet to his overall height. He leaped off the ground yes, but not overly high.
      He had a high reach to begin with but it certainly wasn’t being released at 14 feet. That would be around the top of the backboard his skyhook was being released. It was most likely being released somewhere around 10 and a half feet, maybe 11 feet.
      Wilt is arguably the greatest physical specimen the nba has ever seen. Possibly even in all of sport. But to block a 14 foot high shot.. that is 14 feet before the release... come on..

    • @jimbishop8667
      @jimbishop8667 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@tigeryumyums9407 So what do you do for fun.... tell little old ladies that statistically they're going to die this year or the next? Make sure little kids are aware there is no santa claus? Jez man sometimes you gotta just let go and have some fun imagining what could be! No I sure didn't dig through thousands of pages of stats and check with the local college to extrapolate the physics of the arc of possible trajectory based on known data...... My Bad!

    • @tigeryumyums9407
      @tigeryumyums9407 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      jim bishop Well my day is usually structured as follows: wake up and head off to the closest nursing home. Do my rounds informing as many elderly as I can that statistically they will be dead in the 3-5 years. After some good fun laughing at them as they contemplate death, I drive over to the children’s hospital. Obviously I zone in on the kids in Palliative Care. Tell them stories involving their low chance of survival and comfort their parents by telling them “Don’t worry, you can always make another!”
      That usually eats up most of my day. Afterwards I head home where I dine on shards of glass and a vial of children’s tears I carefully extracted from the children’s hospital...
      I informed you about an outlandish claim you made backed by nothing. No cursing, no caps spam, no name calling - nothing.
      So maybe stop making such harsh judgements on the character of another person over the internet. Cheers!

  • @rickorangereactsvlog2531
    @rickorangereactsvlog2531 3 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    This is history, amazing! Perfect arc sky hook, even the giant Wilt can't even bare reach... What a classic battle.

    • @chonasimpson6487
      @chonasimpson6487 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      When wilt got mad he reached many of them.

    • @aarondigby9859
      @aarondigby9859 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@chonasimpson6487 Wilt dominated Jabbar,where was Jabbar when Wilt was in LA and won 33 games in a row, Jabbar was quiet as a church mouse in Milwaukee. Jabbar didn't want none of that smoke.

    • @aarondigby9859
      @aarondigby9859 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@chonasimpson6487 Wilt Chamberlain blocked Jabbar's sky hook twice on the same play. Jabbar did not want Wilt's smoke.

    • @generalkayoss7347
      @generalkayoss7347 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Actually Wilt blocked the sky hook many times. There's footage right here on TH-cam.

    • @Black_Diamond31
      @Black_Diamond31 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@generalkayoss7347 only blocked it 4 times

  • @Mr.56Goldtop
    @Mr.56Goldtop ปีที่แล้ว +7

    With a younger Wilt, Kareem would have had a bigger problem. All of those sky hooks that Wilt missed by a fingernail, Kareem would have been eating. This is at the end of Wilt's career and after averaging 46 minutes per game for his CAREER, he was a bit worn out. But look at how great he still was!

  • @dinkajzezovicc2030
    @dinkajzezovicc2030 4 ปีที่แล้ว +440

    This era's basketball was like art

    • @sherribaggett2622
      @sherribaggett2622 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I feel like nowadays basketball is just dunks and traveling, nothing else. Aka its crap.

    • @conesinker_4209
      @conesinker_4209 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @Kamron Anderson shooting a 3 takes a lot more skill then being tall and jumping

    • @conesinker_4209
      @conesinker_4209 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Kamron Anderson fair point but still how does a 3 point line make the game worse?

    • @Iambriangregory
      @Iambriangregory 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @slip satch you're right about the hugging taking a foul shot is a great accomplishment? Hahaha

    • @Iambriangregory
      @Iambriangregory 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@conesinker_4209 you have a point but you neglected to realize that there's an in between game too have you forgotten about that? it takes skill to maneuver through a court through traffic to find open space to make a mid-range shot or to get to the basket so your point has to be readjusted and analyzed because it's not entirely accurate not to put you in a box of absolutism but think the the totality of the game out before you comment

  • @ronnieharper879
    @ronnieharper879 3 ปีที่แล้ว +418

    This series took place during the western conference semifinals. I remember it because I was a sophomore in high school and had a 50 cent bet that the Lakers would win the series. Each night it went back and forth. The seventh game won by the Lakers. It was like watching Ali vs Frazier's Thrilla in Manilla. It was a war.

    • @kaidenconroy5117
      @kaidenconroy5117 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Legendary stuff man

    • @Asiansensei932
      @Asiansensei932 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Western semi...?

    • @MichaelMitchell-eo6cb
      @MichaelMitchell-eo6cb 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Great series but most people don’t remember the Celtics won the NBA title that year with a 6’9 Dave Cowan’s at center. Won game 7 by fifteen!

    • @ronnycincodemayo8890
      @ronnycincodemayo8890 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@noname-ue7lb dumbest comment

    • @loreast2129
      @loreast2129 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Damn im 17 na man boutta be a senior man

  • @gregbye331
    @gregbye331 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    The '71-72 Lakers and Bucks were both superb teams. Both had great benches, as well. Two of the greatest teams of all time. Only one could be champion in 1972.

    • @IamnotfromUSA
      @IamnotfromUSA 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      there where celtics also still there

    • @dciccantelli
      @dciccantelli ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@IamnotfromUSA Not during this era. After Russell retired following the 68-69 season, Boston spent a few years rebuilding. Their next title came in '74.

    • @victorwiley3739
      @victorwiley3739 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      milwaukee had mcglocklin on the bench; not much more. Lakers had a very deep bench with ellis and flynn robinson and riley and erickson. No contest

  • @christopherfoerstel9116
    @christopherfoerstel9116 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    If you've never seen it... look up Wilt skyhooking like 3-4 corner threes in a row, absolutely INSANE!

    • @armandodelossantos736
      @armandodelossantos736 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Only people that have never hooped think that's insane. I'm a foot and a half shorter than Wilt and can finger roll threes all day long with a blunt in my other hand

    • @ak740_
      @ak740_ ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @@armandodelossantos736 then the weed wore off and you realized you ain’t shit and imagined the whole thing lol. Anyways, finger rolling threes and hook shot 3s are two completely different things. Hook shots are more difficult

    • @MENFUSSMIKE
      @MENFUSSMIKE ปีที่แล้ว

      @@armandodelossantos736 living in your imagination

    • @armandodelossantos736
      @armandodelossantos736 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MENFUSSMIKE you're living in fairytale land

  • @emmanuelmoses7249
    @emmanuelmoses7249 8 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    Wilt did a pretty good job at 34/35 years old guarding Kareem..Imagine a younger Wilt, Gotta give wilt the edge over Kareem after seeing this

    • @vernonleewarren280
      @vernonleewarren280 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yes sir

    • @vernonleewarren280
      @vernonleewarren280 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      of course

    • @TVBFAN11224
      @TVBFAN11224 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Persian Rugs Declining Wilt was still beast , like at the power and effort Wilt put into his plays. Young Kareem look frighted by the Wilt dunk at 7:41 - 7:44 and moved away , so he won't get posterized. But still old declining Wilt still dunked on Kareem a couple times.

    • @vernonleewarren280
      @vernonleewarren280 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      bob burger yes sir

    • @porkfrog2785
      @porkfrog2785 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      KareeM won most of their battles but at 10 yEars younger in NBA YEARS...

  • @The_IcemaN_723
    @The_IcemaN_723 10 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Wilt Chamberlain would dominate today's NBA. He was a force out there: size, strength, touch around the goal, blocks, rebounds, passing. He had it all.

    • @rustywoods4691
      @rustywoods4691 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The_IcemaN I agree. In Wilt’s prime, they changed the rules to keep him from dominating helping today’s softer players.

    • @rustylugnut755
      @rustylugnut755 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @humanman1 modern training and diet has a lot to do with that. Imagine Wilt with the same regimen of weight lifting and diet. He would have added another dose of mass and strength to his already natural advantages. Modern kids also have improved training at a younger age as we see more big men who can handle the ball and shoot from outside. Comparing eras can be full of pitfalls. All you can try to do is compare the natural talents. As far as diet in the 60s? Wilt would drink a gallon of milk during the game. That was his idea of hydration.

  • @tallpaul1563
    @tallpaul1563 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    The good old days of physical basketball and dominant big men!

    • @TratUsYT
      @TratUsYT ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes they allowed players to play the game. Today it’s much softer

  • @MarkPhilips81
    @MarkPhilips81 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Wilt is basiclly how an Avenger looks like in real life

  • @kevinsullwold2388
    @kevinsullwold2388 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1639

    Wilt was basically the same size as Shaq but far more athletic. Incredible.

    • @Bubba___
      @Bubba___ 7 ปีที่แล้ว +256

      And a lot stronger

    • @slipnorris5882
      @slipnorris5882 7 ปีที่แล้ว +222

      I recall Wilt saying that they didn't allow the shoulder into the chest power move to create space in his time playing, unlike Shaq who would abuse that move. Wilt is the greatest physical specimen ever in basketball, he had freakishly huge hands and his vertical was off the charts. Kareem is the greatest center imo, because of the most unstoppable shot ever, his IQ was just as high as his talent and he was one of the most talented players to ever play the game.

    • @Bubba___
      @Bubba___ 7 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      SLIP NORRIS agreed, but I still have Wilt #1 slightly before Kareem.

    • @welcometotwannation804
      @welcometotwannation804 7 ปีที่แล้ว +115

      boy yall smoking that crack they maze in the 70s shaq would dominate both of these great centers. im sorry but wilt was the same size in height but he didn't have the same type of mass as shaq and his footwork was horrible. you see how much a young skinny kareem gave him problems no imagine a young shaq.

    • @omarsanchez5257
      @omarsanchez5257 7 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Youre right. again; 0 put back dunks in the entire video by these 2monsters says a loooot about how good and fast prime shaq was!!!

  • @prodakita
    @prodakita 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1346

    wilt benched 465 at 59 years old im just going to leave that here

    • @prodakita
      @prodakita 3 ปีที่แล้ว +140

      @@Belikon. your test lowers and test effects your ability to retain muscular density .. you need muscle to move weight.. wilts just a freak

    • @qistan
      @qistan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      i read an article that in 86, new jersey nets tried to sign wilt

    • @Jp31645
      @Jp31645 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Qistan Aushaf what if they did

    • @FrioticOfficial
      @FrioticOfficial 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      6LUEforeva so if lebron hits 90 hes strength is still the same u dumb fck?

    • @imhot7345
      @imhot7345 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Friotic Mods he probably meant like it won’t disappear as fast as your durability and speed

  • @philiptucci2458
    @philiptucci2458 2 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    Wilt and Kareem were both great players, two of my all time favorites, but Wilt was the greatest player of all time and the greatest enforcer of all time

    • @TheJpep2424
      @TheJpep2424 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He ha llimited skills. Couldnt shoot. He bulled people by being bigger and stronger. When he played someone his own size like Kareem with skill he got dominated.

    • @Masivemaster
      @Masivemaster 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@TheJpep2424 that sounds like shaq vs hakeem

    • @giancarlogarcia3770
      @giancarlogarcia3770 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@TheJpep2424 wilt was old that time imagine young wilt👀👀👀👀

    • @chonasimpson6487
      @chonasimpson6487 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheJpep2424 Wilt never bulled anyone he played with class and was never dominated he was the dominator period even though he was 11 years older than Kareem and just coming off two knee surguries he still shut young Kareem down. In Wilts prime Kareem would not have stood a chance. Wilt would have beat him so bad Kareem would have retired from basketball.

    • @sisigs4820
      @sisigs4820 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@TheJpep2424 you know nothing about Wilt Chamberlain if you think he was just a big brute. Your describing Shaq not Wilt.

  • @danielz8183
    @danielz8183 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Very few matchups I would pay to see and this is one of those, classic Wilt vs Kareem is the best one in sports history! It’s awesome to see these two giants go at it

  • @barbaraalva2830
    @barbaraalva2830 4 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    Just glad we actually have these videos, they are historic sports videos

  • @chriscuster2009
    @chriscuster2009 4 ปีที่แล้ว +434

    This was as inspiring a Chamberlain video as ever I've seen. The great and very proud Wilt the Stilt continues to attest that he was the best center in the league, but that Russell always had the far better team. Later, humbly, Wilt admits he is no longer the best center; the young lion Jabbar has proven himself as the best in the league. Yet, even after admitting he was only 2nd best, Chamberlain went to work on his defense, figuring out how best to guard Jabbar, how best to shoot against Jabbar, and how to snuff his intimidating Kareem's intimidating sky hook. Wilt Chamberlain's resilience was amazing!

    • @ronbonora7872
      @ronbonora7872 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @Bob George he only holds 72 records. I would say Wilt did well and is the GOAT!

    • @ronbonora7872
      @ronbonora7872 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Bob George I agree sir!

    • @ryancowley1719
      @ryancowley1719 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I agree most inspirational vid i seen ever exept flight

    • @huntzzio
      @huntzzio 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I do think Wilt was better. Kareem super good doe

    • @skyblueprophet
      @skyblueprophet 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The big word in this piece. Resilience. Nobody in life...(or death!) has ever had more resilience than Wilt Chamberlain. His name continues to stand the test of time and so too his legacy.

  • @guygonzalez7039
    @guygonzalez7039 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    5000 yrs from now Wilt's records will still be intact!! 50 yrs later, still holds total rebounding record. What Wilt did, can never be again!! 30pts per game, 22 boards per game, averaged 46 minutes per game for his career!! The Goat?? Not even close!! Wilt was the best ever!!!

    • @chonasimpson6487
      @chonasimpson6487 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Just imagine if Wilt played for 512 more games like Kareem did his career scoring would be 10,240 more at 20 points a game average he would have 42,000 points and the career scoring record 4000 more than Kareem.That is a conservative number based on games played Wilt is number one and that is even when you factor in he was told to focus on defense and stop scoring so much for the last 6 years of his career.Come on people Wilt is the goat its easy the proof is in front of our faces.

    • @rodneymckinnon9075
      @rodneymckinnon9075 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Now you learning !!!

  • @icon2535
    @icon2535 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    Kareem need his own 30 for 30.There was a reason he developed that sky hook.He was playing against Wilt .

    • @andrewmays8990
      @andrewmays8990 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ron Matthews Yeah Wilt definitely needs one to.

    • @thomaschippie9057
      @thomaschippie9057 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Nor really. He had to develop the sky hook when in college the NCAA banned the dunk.

    • @bedtime1363
      @bedtime1363 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@thomaschippie9057 he was already best friend with wilt when he was in highschool and wilt came to newyork during offseason.

    • @blaydeesy2005
      @blaydeesy2005 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@thomaschippie9057 yeah talk about the most ridiculous rule ever put in place. Between that and prohibition lol.

    • @ianchisolmi747
      @ianchisolmi747 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@thomaschippie9057 He probably mastered it b/c pf the rule but you can see that he had the shot in his repertoire in his HS highlights.

  • @TheAssasin2525
    @TheAssasin2525 8 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    I saw Lew Alcindor/Kareem Abdul Jabbar when he first came into the NBA. Fact is, Most of New York City already knew of him-from his days at Power Memorial High School. The battles with him and Chamberlain were memorable. One thing people have to understand though... Wilt Chamberlain was well into his thirties by the time Kareem entered the league. Just imagine what types of battles they would have had were both the same age!

  • @BrandonChung
    @BrandonChung 4 ปีที่แล้ว +879

    Wilt as an old man got the best of a young Kareem. Imagine if young Wilt versed young Kareem. Wow!

    • @toddstevens13
      @toddstevens13 3 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      or even better young Wilt vs old Kareem.

    • @whiterice3566
      @whiterice3566 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      @@toddstevens13 YES kareem aged very well, that would be a great matchup

    • @bryandungee1029
      @bryandungee1029 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Thats why Kareem use to feel the need to talk shit about Wilt...

    • @detroitcity27
      @detroitcity27 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I dint c it

    • @frederickrapp5396
      @frederickrapp5396 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      I wouldn’t say that Wilt “got the best of a young Kareem.” But he more than held his own. Wilt was only the 4th scoring option on the Lakers, while Kareem was the man on offense for the Bucks. And on defense, Kareem was nowhere near the shot blocker and rebounder that Wilt was. He was a better free throw shooter though.

  • @georgearmour5259
    @georgearmour5259 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Chamberlain was eleven years older with a bad knee.Wilt blocked the sky hook as an old man scored twenty with twenty rebounds

    • @liamsmith2340
      @liamsmith2340 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      stop lying butthurt fanpussys😏

  • @thechannelitrollwith1645
    @thechannelitrollwith1645 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    I feel like young Wilt would be able to go head on with Kareem and snatch a lot more of those out of the air. He was such a freak athlete that he was still doing well against a young Kareem is crazy.

  • @mytowntrill5441
    @mytowntrill5441 10 ปีที่แล้ว +551

    Stop!!!!! Everyone needs to get off the Gas and Dope. Nobody would stop Chamberlain in his prime.Nobody would stop Jabbar in his prime.Nobody would stop Olajuwon in his prime. And nobody would stop Shaq in his prime. That's why their called ALL-TIME GREATS. Chamberlain/7'2-300lbs was a tall and long super athlete(Track n Field,Volleyball) with unorthodox offensive moves.Jabbar/7'2-240lbs was a tall and long,well coached,athletic,always in shape, scoring machine with a very difficult offensive attack(Sky-Hook)to slow down.Olajuwon/6'10-260lbs was a supremely quick athlete with the most offensive moves and by far the best footwork(Soccer),and the quickest and strongest hands. Shaq was a HUGE powerful athlete with a appetite for destruction, dunking,hurting the opponent and the rim. All athletic FREAKS with different measurements and skill sets. And ALL GREATS!! No one would stop the other.

    • @ito2590
      @ito2590 10 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      disagree. in prime russ and wilt would stop anybody. i believe wilt and russ could also block the skyhook when wilt could jump higher when he was young

    • @mytowntrill5441
      @mytowntrill5441 10 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      itamar avidan
      Olajuwon avg. 32.5 ppg vs Shaq in Finals. Olajuwon avg. 35.5 vs Robinson in WCF. Olajuwon avg. 28 vs Ewing in Finals. Olajuwon avg 31 vs Kareem in WCF. Olajuwon avg. 25 vs "The Greatest Frontcourt" in just his 4th year touching a ball . So with these facts on display my knowledge says NOBODY in the History of basketball would stop Hakeem Olajuwon.

    • @DynamicUnreal
      @DynamicUnreal 10 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      itamar avidan It's almost impossible to block the sky hook (consistently), you would have to go through Jabbar's body to do that and that's just not possible on a consistent basis without being called for a foul.

    • @mr.e347
      @mr.e347 10 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      No one? Willis Reed did TWICE. Bill Russell did several times even at his final year as player and as coach. How come a so unstopable player who played with greats as West and Baylor has only 2 rings?

    • @ito2590
      @ito2590 10 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Bruno Entringer cause basketball is a team effort and not individual sport. and with the lakers wilt played different. and 69 just because of that stupid coach he didn't brought him back. should have 3 rings

  • @troyredcloud4806
    @troyredcloud4806 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It was a blessing to shake this mans hand with his rings on and for him to watch my team play was all out man. A memory that I will always remember

  • @sliferxxxx
    @sliferxxxx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I'm going to be blunt had Wilt wanted to, he could've very easily ended his career averaging 35 to 40 ppg. And don't forget that the league came up with a plethora of rules to curtail his insane scoring etc. Also, had blocks and steals been counted in Wilt's time, there is no doubt in my mind that the man might've achieved the impossible: a quintuple double. What a beast!!!

    • @davidhazera9851
      @davidhazera9851 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/1WsCtyLGg1w/w-d-xo.html

    • @armandodelossantos736
      @armandodelossantos736 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Let's also not forget that Wilt played in a league with 8 teams of straight up bums and still would get swept by 38 win teams

    • @chonasimpson6487
      @chonasimpson6487 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@armandodelossantos736 Educate yourself please.

    • @armandodelossantos736
      @armandodelossantos736 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@chonasimpson6487 you don't even know who was on Wilt's teams! You watched some TH-cam highlights and now you think you know hoops! Typical phony wannabe hooper

    • @ignoblesavage5559
      @ignoblesavage5559 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@armandodelossantos736 wow. In all my 45 yrs of actually STUDYING all the literature I could find on basketball history & I've never found anything like this claim. Congrats on doing what I failed to.
      Tell us all about all those hall of fame players back then who were just garbage, no skills, glorified plumbers??? I need educating, sir.

  • @MichaelSimmons.
    @MichaelSimmons. 10 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    Everyone has their opinion, and that's fine. But as far as I'm concerned, Wilt is the greatest player of all time. No one ever totally dominated the game like he did in his prime.

    • @About36Greekss
      @About36Greekss 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sudhir Kakar so bill Russell is the greatest ever then . Great logic thanks

    • @About36Greekss
      @About36Greekss 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sudhir Kakar whatever you say Sudhir . What a name

  • @danpierce8862
    @danpierce8862 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I consider Wilt to be the greatest raw talent in regards to being a basketball player. Arguably the most gifted and had the highest ceiling of all legends. He could have contributed so much more to the game.

    • @wingzero2348
      @wingzero2348 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Like how? He kept loosing game 7s to a stat studded and awesome boston team.

  • @kandr21400
    @kandr21400 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    As a kid, I remember watching these battles. That was a time when they were pretty much the only two 7 footers, so everybody tuned in when these Lakers-Bucks games were televised.

    • @jpsned
      @jpsned 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      On ABC with Keith Jackson and Bill Russell! 👍

    • @glenray335
      @glenray335 ปีที่แล้ว

      Barefoot measurements back then. And they stuck with rookie weights. Look for an old Bill Russell standing by a Shawn Kemp when he played with Celtics. They are same height. Russell should have lost 2 inches by then. Everyone had at least one guy who would be a 7 footer by today's standards, except maybe Seattle. I thi k they had Pete Cross and Don Smith who were 6-9 so only6-10 1/2 or eleven today. Even the guards were bigger than listed. Jerry West was not a 175 lb guy, more like 195 or 200. I don't know when they started counting shoes on heights. After the merger maybe.

  • @BLu-dx1hl
    @BLu-dx1hl 9 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    So pitty Wilt was 35 when Jabbar entered NBA. Can't see two of best centers of NBA History fight on their both best time.

    • @davidhe2800
      @davidhe2800 9 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Luckily Wilt at 35 can still play like superstar, olajuwon at 35 declined way faster

    • @mr.freddie
      @mr.freddie 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      DAVID HE that was because of olajuwons heart problem

    • @sultanomran641
      @sultanomran641 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Beichen Lu just like kobe and jordan OR Kobe and lebron its always like that , one in his prime and one nearly retired

    • @nickreilly5256
      @nickreilly5256 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      2008 Kobe vs lbj

    • @mr.freddie
      @mr.freddie 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      magic and bird

  • @hopman1499
    @hopman1499 6 ปีที่แล้ว +395

    Wilt Chamberlain would still dominate in today's game !

    • @senorbit2868
      @senorbit2868 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Yeah just like Giannis, I don't get he played in a weak era crap, man was tall and athletic

    • @joemartin1253
      @joemartin1253 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      He would obliterate the today's NBA.

    • @MB-jz3uu
      @MB-jz3uu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Joe Martin He can't shoot. If you want to be an elite big man in today's NBA you need to be able to shoot. You act today's players are just terrible in the post. It's not that. It's that post play is just so inferior to the 3pt shooting. There's no need for it. It takes to long to set up and takes time away from the have would have been better spent shooting a 3

    • @joemartin1253
      @joemartin1253 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@MB-jz3uu Inferior play, the object of basketball is to get the easiest shot possible, the 3 point shot is a low percentage shot that goes to show how much basketball you know today's NBA is played by cream puffs my friend with pussyfied rules LMAO!

    • @MB-jz3uu
      @MB-jz3uu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Joe Martin no the objective is to win. If you shoot 30% from 3 and 40% inside it's better to just hit 3s. You'll get more points out of ur shots. It's just simple analytics. Say you 10 shots. If u shoot 30% that's 9 points. No say you shoot inside the arc with post ups and mids at 40% that's 8 points. U see what I'm saying. Players today are shooting much better than 30% too. Some players are hitting 40% percent and for a player to match that production with 2 pointers they'd have to be shooting 60% inside the arc which is unheard of unless ur a player who strictly dunks like DeAndre Jordan.

  • @wmden1
    @wmden1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I did not see this game, but I believe part of what happened is this: Kareem played the first half of his life, offensively and defensively, it looks like here. I don't remember seeing him play this hard, ever, at both ends of the court. At the same time, Wilt was working hard, and doing okay, but not great. I don't think Kareem had enough gas left in the tank, or intensity, for the second half. Wilt, with that famous stamina, a little inspiration, determination, and his team mates, came alive the second half, at well into his 30s. Kareem, sucker punching Hairston, pissed him off highly, too, which was, pretty much, IT.

    • @c99kfm
      @c99kfm 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      "Don't piss off Wilt if you want to make baskets." - Magic, after a certain pick-up game.

  • @Fernando-fr5cu
    @Fernando-fr5cu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Those are the two best centers of all time....man...what a treat must have been to see this two play each other live.

  • @cyrusrpggamez9999
    @cyrusrpggamez9999 4 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    0:15 chamberlains face is like: Finally... a challenge for once

    • @hugedisappointment309
      @hugedisappointment309 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Ninjja what about Bill Russell, Nate Thurmond, Swede Halbrook, and Mel Counts

    • @hugedisappointment309
      @hugedisappointment309 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Jack Azz Halbrook was 7’3”

    • @dwightlove3704
      @dwightlove3704 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ninja JABBAR was like bring it on old man!!!!!!!!

    • @chonasimpson6487
      @chonasimpson6487 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dwightlove3704 Then after his face said i want my mommy lol.

    • @dwightlove3704
      @dwightlove3704 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@chonasimpson6487 You crazy as hell Jabbar wanted ALL THE SMOKE!!!!!!!

  • @CraZzy3n3rGy
    @CraZzy3n3rGy 10 ปีที่แล้ว +333

    time when there were no floppers....

    • @iwillelude9751
      @iwillelude9751 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Time when centers were a factor in the game. The NBA is a piece shit nowadays. I cannot stand the gameplay in the NBA nowadays. Everybody shooting 3's and no one is playing down low.

    • @vintagemxer9165
      @vintagemxer9165 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Refs called everything. No contact. 5:36 offensive foul on KAJ?

    • @chroniacttto2096
      @chroniacttto2096 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@vintagemxer9165 offense foul he diped his should into wilt

    • @badger5930
      @badger5930 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not completely true. Frank Ramsey if I remember had a few sly tricks, some form of flopping being one of them.

    • @chroniacttto2096
      @chroniacttto2096 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@badger5930 every era of nba had floppers, simple

  • @theena
    @theena 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    It's been said before but it needs saying again. Kareem's skyhook is a work of art.

    • @dougamundson6836
      @dougamundson6836 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Agreed. But, Wilt at his prime would have blocks LOTS of them. What would Kareem have done?

  • @md65000
    @md65000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    Imagine how good Shaq could have been if he had real basketball skills--that was Wilt Chamberlain.

    • @pawinrutwan7705
      @pawinrutwan7705 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Sorry but shaq was a highly skilled big man. Bro was the Jordan of centers. He had tremendous physical gifts and great fundamentals with them. He had a left shoulder jump hook, right shoulder turnaround/fade, great face up moves, and his unstoppable dropstep moves. If you can find clips of his first game against Yao you’ll see him play someone that makes him reach deep into his bag. Only thing that sucked ass about Shaq was shooting.

    • @LiftedGamingLoL
      @LiftedGamingLoL ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@pawinrutwan7705 this. Shaq was one of the most dominant big men to EVER play the game. Sure, he wasn't as athletic as wilt...because he didn't have to be. But I feel like because of his public relevance people forget how dominant he was through his career. Yao was the first player to ever give Shaq a run for his money. And Yao was an absolute monster.

    • @sir_sack
      @sir_sack 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@LiftedGamingLoL the thing is that Wilt was just as powerful as Shaq but would foul out every game if he played like Shaq

    • @pawinrutwan7705
      @pawinrutwan7705 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@sir_sack true, that’s why I hate comparing wilt to Shaq. The rules for post ups were different back then (Wilt still dominated that era) and their games are completely different as a result. Most of big man power moves aren’t allowed back then so we’ll never be able to tell how dominant wilt would be with modern basketball rules.

    • @sir_sack
      @sir_sack 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@pawinrutwan7705 yeah I agree. Just so hard to compare eras

  • @Konphetty
    @Konphetty 9 ปีที่แล้ว +160

    So weird seeing Kareem being booed in LA

    • @mastergta23
      @mastergta23 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Konphetty He wasn't on their home court lol

    • @montelsprinkle8751
      @montelsprinkle8751 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      But then they loved him in ‘75 or ‘76 when he joined LA

    • @muhammadsukron6423
      @muhammadsukron6423 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Hezekiah Hopewell i totally agree with u sir. And i have a good feeling that this abdul-jabar guy will break a record someday in with lakers

  • @kylemccloskey2424
    @kylemccloskey2424 5 ปีที่แล้ว +164

    You can tell with the timing that prime Wilt would have swatted every shot he put up. Both scary talents

    • @lloydkline6946
      @lloydkline6946 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Young wilt would knock the air out of the jabbar skyhook , put a hole in jabbar skyhook shot

    • @blackpeoplespeaks
      @blackpeoplespeaks 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Facts my brother

    • @Frankincensedjb123
      @Frankincensedjb123 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wilt would have swatted everyone of his own shots? That I'd like to see

    • @ChiefKyzan
      @ChiefKyzan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Jabbar is x10 better wtf.

    • @ChiefKyzan
      @ChiefKyzan 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      lloyd kline Jabbar x10 better wtf

  • @robrtfit3939
    @robrtfit3939 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Imagine watching this 2 legends in the same court

  • @dylanh1580
    @dylanh1580 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is why humility is the most important aspect of sports. Wilt realized he was no longer the best center and played with his team instead of against Kareem

  • @TheDCGuitar13
    @TheDCGuitar13 4 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    That reverse dunk in kareems mug was savage. Wilt was a bad bad man.

    • @waynejohanson1083
      @waynejohanson1083 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Enjoyed seeing that.

    • @wmden1
      @wmden1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@waynejohanson1083 Me too. And he did the same to Bill Russel, earlier on, more times than a person could count. Of course Russel blocked a few of them too.

    • @lukecash3500
      @lukecash3500 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah you can find lots of impressive looking dunks out there but there's really something pleasing in a different way when you watch Wilt do that.

  • @TheDCGuitar13
    @TheDCGuitar13 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    You gotta respect how both of them weren’t scared to get dunked on. In one game, they gave you a years worth of posters in today’s nba on each other. Respect.

    • @erminmax
      @erminmax 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      This. Its part of the game if you play defence, it shows that you are challenging the shots at the rim.

  • @noway905
    @noway905 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I remember watching these two guys going at it on TV as a kid.

    • @gefedesi2296
      @gefedesi2296 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      damn you have seen everyone what an experience

  • @greg2797
    @greg2797 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I just noticed one of the reasons that sky hook was so hard to guard. Not only is Kareem tall and releases it from the very height of his wingspan, but he leans in towards the rim with his body to shield the ball and reach even higher on top of that. This makes it difficult for the defenders to block not only because it's height but they can't jump through Kareem's body or it will be a foul so they have to jump straight up vertically to have a chance at getting to the ball. I never noticed how he leans in with his body, so smart. Also I laugh at how people say LA Shaq was the most dominant center ever. For sure the most physically dominant using his weight but if we are talking about production, efficiency and stats then I feel like people haven't looked into young Milwaukee Bucks Kareem. His numbers are insane and better than LA Shaq's. I feel like most people only think about the old out of prime Kareem in LA

    • @adityadarmasaputra4104
      @adityadarmasaputra4104 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      In all reason wilt always better than Kareem , he's play style like Giant Michael jordan

    • @ericjordan6059
      @ericjordan6059 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wilt was able to block the sky hook a few times. Reason being is he was able to do so when Kareem tried it closer to the basket so less arc was applied. Kareem figured it out, moved out further from the basket, and put more arc to the shot.

    • @davidrajaruzicka5546
      @davidrajaruzicka5546 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@adityadarmasaputra4104 I don't think Wilt is the greatest because as an individual player, I think you must factor in how he impacts his team and does he make the team better. Wilt and LeBron type players will dominate individual stats, but in terms of overall career goals that go beyond themselves, they fall short more often than not. That is why both have losing records in the NBA Finals. Kareem could be dominant and take over games similar to these two, but Kareem, especially as he got older, knew when to let others help him out and had extremely solid fundamental basketball skills.

    • @dougamundson6836
      @dougamundson6836 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Shaq does not COMPARE to Kareem. And Kareem does not compare to Wilt. What does that tell you about my opinion?

    • @dougamundson6836
      @dougamundson6836 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Kareem a better teammate than Wilt. Har, har, har. Wilt led the league in LOTS of team numbers. Blocks, rebounds, ASSISTS. Just 'cause a guy does not have a good team around him, does NOT mean he is not a good team player. @@davidrajaruzicka5546

  • @leodurocher5454
    @leodurocher5454 7 ปีที่แล้ว +149

    Wilt at 35 outplayed a young kareem in 72 playoffs....imagine what a 25 year old wilt would've done to kareem

    • @ShaunPhillipsAV
      @ShaunPhillipsAV 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @Sudhir Kakar He might have had a better team but he also outplayed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in the playoffs when it mattered. Wilt played all 48 minutes in the series clincher and ran the much-younger Jabbar into the ground with exhaustion unable to keep up with the old man Chamberlain. It's a fact. It was in all the papers and National magazines.
      Chamberlain was so good against the much younger Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in the 1972 playoffs, that the opposing Milwaukee Bucks fans gave Chamberlain a standing ovation for the job he did.

    • @Kedbuka
      @Kedbuka 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@ShaunPhillipsAV Both men played 48 mins and Abdul-Jabbar had 37 pts, 25 rebs, and 8 asts vs Chamberlain who had 20, 24 and 2. KAJ dominated but Chamberlain had Jerry West on his team along with Goodrich, Happy Hairston and McMillan. Pretty easy to look up their stats, dude. Get your head outta your ass.

    • @tsdpixel5860
      @tsdpixel5860 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      here comes the stats😂😂. Lmao.

    • @makaveli4633
      @makaveli4633 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      PerkysKallin GOMD LOL Wilt has been said to be the strongest Basketball player in existence while benching 500lbs like it was nothing

    • @DaGr8Depression
      @DaGr8Depression 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      TheRussian Spy idgaf what was said the videos show he wouldn’t be dominant in this era

  • @WiltChamberlainArchive
    @WiltChamberlainArchive  8 ปีที่แล้ว +357

    Just passed one million views - THANK YOU EVERYONE for the support!

    • @mastamenace9401
      @mastamenace9401 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Great channel

    • @rahgato1736
      @rahgato1736 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      So who u think was better wilt or Kareem

    • @zuhairzuberi9592
      @zuhairzuberi9592 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Rana Junaid well back in Wilts prime he did everything. he could score,rebound,pass he was also very fast and strong. Wilt like Kareem had an unstoppable shot it was his fade away if you don't believe me search it up

    • @3243_
      @3243_ 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Wilt Chamberlain Archive You're welcome, and THANK YOU for posting this rare film and video footage.

    • @dwightlove3704
      @dwightlove3704 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jabbar was no joke!!!!!!

  • @aycockeric85
    @aycockeric85 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    This was an amazing video. Two of the GOATS. Doesn't have to be just one. This also shows how unselfish Wilt was in his later years with the ball. He gets a selfish rep for his early years, but it's like a combination of Iverson and Shaq. You scored so much because you carried your team, and because you could dominate in the paint. Without the first and still to this day deepest Super team roster of his era's Boston Celtics, he would have more titles. And he outright got cheated out of a couple more MVPs, because players had sole voting power back then and many did not like him!

    • @mikegillins4992
      @mikegillins4992 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Should of definitely got MVP in 62

  • @jimothan5702
    @jimothan5702 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Kareem's skyhook is a work of art. Beautiful watching the way he pulls it off

    • @MichaelMitchell-eo6cb
      @MichaelMitchell-eo6cb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That shot is the reason I have to say Kareem was better than Wilt. As great as Wilt was you just can’t leap high enough to block that shot.

    • @dynjarren8355
      @dynjarren8355 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The Skyhook was a beautiful shot. Just the way he would flip it in and it would sail over everyone. Everyone knew they couldn’t block it except Wilt the Stilt who actually blocked a few of them. He was the only one who could do it. After Wilt retired, Jabbar was unstoppable. He ended up with 30,000 plus points. The all time scoring leader after playing for twenty years.

    • @Sinreher
      @Sinreher 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MichaelMitchell-eo6cb Yet Chamberlain once blocked it 3 times in a row.

    • @mikegardner5319
      @mikegardner5319 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MichaelMitchell-eo6cb he blocks it in this very video back to back and they talk about it...

    • @MichaelMitchell-eo6cb
      @MichaelMitchell-eo6cb 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes Wilt did block the skyhook a handful of times but hundreds of times he didn’t! Guessing it was goaltending really when he did. Love Wilt he just didn’t have a go to shot. Kareem frustrates him and blocked Wilt dozens of times. No comparison athletically Wilt was a great athlete. Wilt even says for the first time ever I feel like I need help guarding this guy. Kareem.

  • @themadvada7718
    @themadvada7718 4 ปีที่แล้ว +407

    5:50- look how jabbar was being aggressive then stopped when wilt came

    • @souljahx3987
      @souljahx3987 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      TheMadVada he got some get right

    • @ChrisWolfe31
      @ChrisWolfe31 4 ปีที่แล้ว +145

      Wilt could bench up to 500+ pounds, stronger than Shaq! I don't blame young Kareen at all lol

    • @mamba4l560
      @mamba4l560 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      @@ChrisWolfe31 it's been said he could bench 600 pounds

    • @brachio1000
      @brachio1000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      I recall Jabbar's often acting like a tough guy until Chamberlain came near. Or when Awtrey did. Jabbar was scared shitless of a journeyman center named Dennis Awtrey.

    • @firasmassadeh5131
      @firasmassadeh5131 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      You do realise that the first five minutes were dominated by Jabbar and Wilt was involved in the matches as well

  • @kanu_2021
    @kanu_2021 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome video. I hadnt seen all these highlights before.

  • @jorgealfonso9019
    @jorgealfonso9019 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Best retro basketball video here on you tube two of the best centers to ever play the game...👍🏻

  • @00Mindi00
    @00Mindi00 10 ปีที่แล้ว +405

    Don't tell me Shaq comes remotely close to either one of these great players. This video has some of the most ferocious big man battles I've ever seen and I've been watching NBA since around 1990. A prime Kareem was LETHAL, those dunks on Wilt were VICIOUS! And those two fisters over Kareem by Wilt were beautiful to watch. Wilt could extend like no one before him. You can see the ball IQ of these two great men is TOTALLY unmatched by ANY centre since they played! NO centre comes close to these legends! If they played Shaq, Hakeem, or Robinson in their primes no one could challenge Kareem and Wilt except for Kareem or Wilt!

    • @BigKing17
      @BigKing17 9 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Shaquille was bigger stronger and more skilled. Kareem would still beat him with that hook. But I feel shaq would be better than Wilt

    • @carolinaguy313
      @carolinaguy313 9 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      BigKing17
      Wilt was better than Shaq at basically every facet of the game. Shaq was not on Wilts level.

    • @BigKing17
      @BigKing17 9 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Wilt scored more points and was dominate because there was no one remotely his size.

    • @carolinaguy313
      @carolinaguy313 9 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      BigKing17
      There was no one Wilts size in any era. he was arguably stronger than Shaq, had the speed of a small forward, jumped higher than anyone. No matter who he faced he would have advantages over anyone. I mean just look at the numbers he put up against Kareem in his final years when he was out of his prime. Shaq couldn't even handle Hakeem.

    • @carolinaguy313
      @carolinaguy313 9 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      shaqpopcorn34 Shaq scored his points under the rim, Wilt scored his points under the rim and outside the paint because he had a 10-12 jump shot, on top of that he attempted about 4,000 more shots than Shaq so obviously Shaq's percentage would be higher. Wilt was still the better scorer, and had a peak percentage of 72% while Shaq never got above 60%, something Wilt did 3 times. Wilt was the better rebounder, passer, shot blocker and overall defender. And at his peak career was the more dominant individual while having among 3 of the highest per stats of all-time.
      You bring up Thurmond, he didn't face prime Wilt. Even later stages Wilt scored numerous 30+ point games on Thurmond, Wilt had 24 40 point against Russell, 2 60 point games on Bellamy, 2 50 point games against Reed, Old Wilt held a young dominant Kareem to a career 46% in their 28 head to head match ups. Wilt has dominanted everyone in his era head to head including the hall of fame centers. Feats that Shaq has never come close to.
      You bring up Thurmond outscoring Wilt, even though again Wilt stopped being the scorer he was and more of a team player but you fail to mention those offensive percentages. What about When Old Wilt held prime Thurmond to 36% in 6 games in the 72 season, Wilt was above 50%. Or the 37% he held Thurmond to in the Conference finals in 73. Or the 59% he shot against Cowens in 73. Again your mentions to the head to heads are silly considering Cowens and Thurmond faced Defensive Wilt, not the Offensive Wilt, just look at his scoring attempts in those match ups. He still limited those guys defensively to the likes that Shaq has never displayed against a HOF big, just ask Hakeem.

  • @kentucy9999
    @kentucy9999 8 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Wilt was my favorite player. Loved him. I used to lie in my bed at night in Maine and listen to WCAU out of Philadelphia on my 6 transistor radio. WCAU broadcast the Philadelphia games. Loved Wilt...........RIP Wilt Chamberlain...............Either of these guys would ABSOLUTELY DOMINATE today. ABSOLUTELY DOMINATE. Who'd contain them?

    • @spirit1366
      @spirit1366 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      kentucy9999. MINE TOO MY IDOL

    • @Braglemaster123
      @Braglemaster123 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ly in my bed “ Not Lie In your bed

    • @liberty4allplease
      @liberty4allplease 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Really? I grew up in Maine and watched Russell vs Wilt so many times, or listened to Johnny Most call the play by play. My brother rooted for Wilt too. Why I don't know, but he met Wilt at a beach shop in Waikiki years later. My favorites were Russell and Sam Jones. I even talked the principal into bringing Sam to our high school varsity banquet.

    • @roalik4270
      @roalik4270 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Braglemaster123 That's very helpful.

    • @lloydkline3265
      @lloydkline3265 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Love wilt too got his books too, love those 1960s basketball books about the NBA ,baseball

  • @billaltier4735
    @billaltier4735 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wilt is the only basketball player I have watched where I said: It's not fair"

  • @dennismontgomery4114
    @dennismontgomery4114 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for posting the video. I’m not going to discuss who was the best or analyze their game, but I will say those were some grown ass men battling! Thanks again.

  • @charlesbromberick4247
    @charlesbromberick4247 4 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    The finger roll vs. the sky hook - two of the three greatest ever.

    • @Poloskii
      @Poloskii 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Wilt chamberlains fingerrolls was definitely his most effective move tbh

    • @bricefleckenstein9666
      @bricefleckenstein9666 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Poloskii Except against Bill, who blocked it a few times.

    • @Poloskii
      @Poloskii 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@bricefleckenstein9666 yeah, Bill was the second best defender in history watchu mean, also his rebounding was on par with wilts so that information isn't much surprising to me considering how much of a beast Russell was
      In his prime he could probably lock down Michael Jordan although I'm not very sure about that

    • @bricefleckenstein9666
      @bricefleckenstein9666 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Poloskii Second best defender?
      That's a rare opinion - most of us rank Bill as #1.
      He also OUTREBOUNDED Wilt when it counted - in the playoffs - but it was close.
      One of my favorite basketball posters is Bill blocking a Wilt finger roll - and Wilt just looking at Bill as if to say "yeah, you got me THIS time, let's see what happens next time".
      BTW - you ever see the video of Bill blocking a Wilt DUNK attempt? *THAT* is impressive.

    • @Poloskii
      @Poloskii 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bricefleckenstein9666 yeah Russells defence is really impressive and is overall better than wilt since its more clutch but when wilt is effective, he is definitely the better defender since he unofficially average 10 blocks and 4 steals a game for his whole career(normal season) compared to Bill Russells 7.4 blocks and 1.7 steals a game

  • @markperez3540
    @markperez3540 7 ปีที่แล้ว +186

    i'd love to see wilt and kareem faceoff in their primes. these were an older wilt vs a young kareem

    • @thestach7729
      @thestach7729 7 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      There's always 2k

    • @bobbymarsh1
      @bobbymarsh1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      nothing changed in KAJ game he only led the league in scoring 2x he nvr really led in any major category whereas Wilt dominated

    • @kennybenson2403
      @kennybenson2403 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Mark Perez I hate when people say past his prime he was kicking ass. Just cause he didn’t score 70 or 100

    • @kennybenson2403
      @kennybenson2403 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      He was getting like 30 rebounds a game

    • @fatherandsons2386
      @fatherandsons2386 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kennybenson2403 exactly ❗❗❗

  • @damilitantone
    @damilitantone 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Some you out the talking about Wilt and Kareem were not even born when they played each other. If you can imagine actually being around to watch them play each other, it is something that you would never forget. I was a Lew Alcindor guy back then, but I always liked Wilt. These videos just give you a taste of yesterday.

  • @ikigai47
    @ikigai47 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Amazing footage. Man, as scary as a young Kareem was both offensively and defensively (weird seeing him explosive and quick), he had no real moves in the post. Just went straight to the skyhook in a telegraphed fashion since it was so tough for anyone to block. Wilt was a far more complete offensive force down low. Both were monsters on defense but Wilt was a defensive monster for longer in his career whereas Kareem slowed down big time as he got older (old Wilt had a lot of hustle. Old Kareem didn't)

    • @aarondigby9859
      @aarondigby9859 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It took Jabbar twenty years to break records Wilt set in 13 years. Wilt was a way more dominant force than Jabbar. I've seen Moses Malone just dominate and push Jabbar all off the block in a sweep of the Lakers in the finals. Moses won MVP of that championship series.

    • @aarondigby9859
      @aarondigby9859 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Chamberlain had quick hands for a big man, look how he keeps stripping the ball from Jabbar.

    • @rbitrossome
      @rbitrossome ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Bill Russell said that Wilt was the smartest player he ever played against.

    • @ja8ames
      @ja8ames ปีที่แล้ว

      I get what you're saying, but the skyhook was a pretty real move in the post.

    • @ikigai47
      @ikigai47 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ja8ames True true. I'll call him a one trick post pony then. I don't blame it, it clearly worked for him. I just think Wilt was the better all around center

  • @cyber6sapien
    @cyber6sapien 9 ปีที่แล้ว +584

    Kareem would have gotten that shot blocked many many times by a young Wilt.

    • @narlynar8602
      @narlynar8602 9 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      ***** Verticals reduce when u get older dude. Because of wear and tear on bodies.

    • @narlynar8602
      @narlynar8602 9 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      ***** Dude. U cannot defy nature and physics. Verticals change because a you keep practicing and playing, your bones and your body just doesn't perform as high as it can. Thats just basic science. Its why when michael jordan played at 40 years old, he could barely drop 15-20 points per game.

    • @narlynar8602
      @narlynar8602 9 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      U can just wait till ur 40 and jump and see. It doesn't take an asian to know that. Even professionals no that there bodies perform worse when ur older. :):):)

    • @narlynar8602
      @narlynar8602 9 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Ur using ur eyes and not facts. U hav to face reality sometimes dude. Ur just really lost with ur heart.

    • @sundeep18
      @sundeep18 9 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      ***** I don't reply to much...but you really are an idiot. And what are you anyways? jewish?? just going by your name...

  • @iess2006
    @iess2006 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    When Wilt died the game lost a giant person, not just a giant player. RIP GOAT

    • @franciscopalma1164
      @franciscopalma1164 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's nice but we all know him for being a basketball player. RIP

    • @robertkline8458
      @robertkline8458 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@franciscopalma1164 great great checker player, card player vollyball player,, good chess player, workout with arnold schzenegger weights

  • @jimmyconway6080
    @jimmyconway6080 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is amazing watching these behemoths operate on the block. Beautiful

  • @melissafreeman957
    @melissafreeman957 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The SKILLSET between those two Legends, was shocking! Going head to head, CLASSIC!)

  • @XPXhumble
    @XPXhumble 4 ปีที่แล้ว +99

    I wish Wilt was still in his prime when Kareem was that would of been a battle for the ages

    • @MichaelMitchell-eo6cb
      @MichaelMitchell-eo6cb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I couldn’t agree more! Wilt was 10 or 12 years older.

    • @rickymack9339
      @rickymack9339 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Still was

    • @chonasimpson6487
      @chonasimpson6487 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I do but at the same time i do not. I would not like to see Kareem humiliated from a major beat down.

  • @StreetGrandTour
    @StreetGrandTour 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I'm not old enough to have watched these guys play live, but man thank you for this video! Amazing athletes!! My dad would talk about these guys all day long.. I'm just in awe..

    • @jlolson53
      @jlolson53 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I watched it live. The most epic showdown I remember from decades of watching the NBA. Wilt had too much stamina for Kareem. That's how it would've gone most nights. Kareem would get in his shots -- then Wilt would take over.

  • @mikekillagreen9432
    @mikekillagreen9432 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome video. Great editing!

  • @evifnoskcaj
    @evifnoskcaj ปีที่แล้ว

    Such a good video. So much to love about this! ❤

  • @estevan007
    @estevan007 10 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Man looking at these 2 play I thinking shaq was nothing and lazy

    • @8erabtheslab
      @8erabtheslab 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Estevan Martinez If Shaq was the size of a regular person, he wouldn’t make the euroleague.

  • @jubfat
    @jubfat 8 ปีที่แล้ว +123

    damn wish there was footage of prime wilt. what a force. and here i thought he wasn't that good because he played in the 50's 60's but he was really giving a young kareem everything he could handle. and what a slick passer he is. smh the big man today can't even compare in the slightest.

    • @ShaunPhillipsAV
      @ShaunPhillipsAV 8 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      +lotta zay - Wilt led the NBA in assists one year just to prove he could do it.

    • @54545flipperdipper
      @54545flipperdipper 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Not to mention 100 point game

    • @kylenorheim8574
      @kylenorheim8574 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +Matt Cobalt or the only 20 20 20 game ever. (that's 20 points, 20 rebounds, and 20 assists in one game) that will never be matched

    • @Amick44
      @Amick44 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Eddie LM For sure. Yet, there are plenty of fine guards and forwards. But few centers.

    • @shigsho
      @shigsho 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Younger Wilt way faster than Shaq ever was.

  • @wardellholder8203
    @wardellholder8203 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was a outstanding tape!!!