Wilt Chamberlain Career Statisics (1959-73) Points | 30.1 Rebounds | 22.9 Assists | 4.4 Blocks | 8.8* - * According to data from 112 recorded Wilt Chamberlain games.
Chamberlain and Russell are the only players to "average" 8 blocks per contest! The thing is... blocks, steals and rebounds counting was highly inconsistent back then for multiple reasons.
Wilt chamberlain also have the highest PER in both regular season and Playoffs. But their no official Blocks, Steals or Turnovees for Wilt. So his per is calculated falsely. If we was to add just 1 block and 1 steal with 7 Turnovers to his career Playoff average when calculating PER. He instantly becomes the all time leader. Now imagine if we add his real stats 7.blocks 2 Steals and 3 Turnovers. It become out of reach. It a joke. Wilt the 🐐
@@david.tousignant20 112 games of data wilt average 8.8. Russell have 138 and he average 8.3. Hell it a full game vs the Hawks where he Blocks 18 Shots in the 1970 season. It not far fetch
I am 70 years old and grew up watching the NBA by the time I was 8 years old. I remember Wilt in Philadelphia going against Bill. I remember Jerry West joining Baylor as a rookie! I remember Kareem joining Oscar as a rookie. So, in my opinion Nobody was better defensively than Wilt! Not Bill Russel or Nate Thurman. Bill won games and championships because he could stay in the middle and concentrate on his job. He had a team that could support him with their defensive skills while providing all the points needed to win. Bill didn't need to block 10 shots a game or score 40 to win, because if he had to, he wouldn't have been able to. There is a story shared about his defense even at an age well past his prime. Wilt at 43 played in a pickup game against Magic and at the end Wilt blocked a Magic sky hook for what would have been the game winning basket. Magic claimed it was goaltending and Wilt, along with some observers said it wasn't. So, Wilt came up with an offer to settle the matter...he said "ok, we will play a match to 12 for the win and there will be no more points made on this end" talking about Magic's side of the court. True to his prediction Wilt blocked every shot from then on until his team won with 12 to 0. Nobody was better than Wilt in any part of the game other than free throws. Look at the NBA record book and it looks like Wilt's mom wrote it! Everybody knows about the 100 pt. game and 50 pt. average that year, but here is one so those aren't seen as a fluke. In the full NBA history 62 or more points has been scored by a single player 43 times...we are talking about 70 years and now, over 1200 games a year...only 43 times! Koby and Elgin Baylor did it 3 time while MJ did it twice...Wilt did it 23 times! Yea, of the 43 highest scores ever recorded he holds 23 while all the other NBA players across 70 years' worth of NBA games share the other 20 times! Chamberlain is the only player in NBA history to average at least 30 points and 20 rebounds per game (his numbers were 38+ point and 24+ rebounds per game) in a season, which he accomplished in 9 straight years. He became the first (and still only) center to lead the league in total assists with 702 in 1967-68 for an average of 8.6, which remains the single-season record for the position. He was and is the most dominant player the NBA has ever seen by far!
I'm not as old as you, I'm 45 years old and for me MJ is the greatest player who ever lived but I have to be honest. I never had the opportunity to have watched any of the greats prior to 1983-84. That's why it's not fair for me to say that MJ is the goat because I never saw the players that you have saw. Wilt Chamberlain's name needs to be mentioned when people are discussing the greatest players in NBA history. From what I saw and what I've read makes me realize that Wilt was unbelievably great. Quite possibly the greatest ever. He most definitely could have played in any era and been great doing so. Some of the guys mentioned today couldn't hold a candle to Wilt Chamberlain. I love the game of basketball and MJ is the greatest player I ever saw but I think that might be because I never got to see Wilt Chamberlain play. Only highlights
@@derek5499 it's hard to compare guys who played different positions.. you can make a strong case for Jordan.. wilt.. Kareem.. Kobe.. Oscar.. bird magic.Elgin..west. as greatest player ever..and maybe even afew other guys on this level at least...pettit.. Barkley...Rick Barry... havlicek..Dr j...etc.
I'm not arguing because you have been watching basketball longer than I have. I'm 45 years old and I started watching basketball in 1987 so I only know about the players from 1987-2023. Jordan scored 60+ four times not twice. It doesn't compare to Wilt Chamberlain because it's hard to compare anything to Wilt Chamberlain. Like I said in a previous comment, Jordan is the greatest player I ever seen. It doesn't mean he is the greatest player of all time it only means he is the greatest I ever saw and that time frame is 1987-2023. I would have loved to say I watched Wilt and Russell but that was before my time. I still saw MJ and none of these guys today are even close to Jordan. Even though I never saw Wilt I'm sure the same goes
@@mirospajic9929Look at his stats against Russell. Do you think any of your aforementioned stars will fare any better? especially considering Bill Russell is perhaps the greatest defensive player ever? Wilt's numbers would be just as impressive, if not more.
@@the_Sage71Ask Bill Russell. Wilt's numbers against Russell are legendary. Considering Russell is perhaps the greatest defensive player ever, Wilt put up nasty stats vs Russell.
Early 1960s wilt pre knee surgery would've ate through guys up, scoring 50s points & 🚫 block hook shot for forgot Rick smit he gave Patrick Ewing trouble,,laugh, laugh, wilt would've ate him.up too
Of course he is. He's the biggest, strongest, fastest, most explosive big man to ever grace the hardwood. He had the best endurance ever, the highest sergeant leap, and was said to have been faster than Jim Brown in a 100 yard dash. He's the real owner of the triple double record, seeing as how he probably damn near averaged a 30/20/10 triple double for his entire career. Bill Russell is a close second, and Hakeem is a distant, barely-registerable third.
Hakeem is probably 4'th or 5'th - Kareem lost 4 seasons of "blocks not counted" and Nate Thurmond (the "OFFICIAL" original Quad Double holder) lost MOST of his career to "not counted".
Saw Wilt sitting at the upstairs bar in a Club in Santa Monica just as cool as could be..Even sitting he was taller than 6'2" me.. Also at Venice Beach you could see him with Arnold pumping iron or playing Volleyball..
@@Papichulo-xc5nd in an interview after wilt passed bill said” he thought, AND RIGHTLY SO, that he was the greatest player that has ever lived”. Find it on youtube.
MJ was the greatest 2 guard ever, better than kobe, but when you have bill russell, rick barry, walt frazure, earl monroe and most importantly- teammate Scottie Pippen- say WNC was the best, that settles it for me. I have watched all of them, live, and Wilt was simply awe inspiring. I do wish he had played with the intensity of bill russell ALL THE TIME,because then there would have been no doubt who was the greatest.
It's great to see Wilt cramming Bill Russels shots! People forget that Wilt is *the* best- period. Scoring, rebounds, blocks, assists and minutes played.
If you watch Wilt's down-court pass to Goodrich, at 3:41, notice how it looked too far ahead of Goodrich, but Wilt had put backspin on the ball so it kicked up, almost into Goodrich's hands, as he was running. This was after blocking a, probable, game winning shot. Clutch defense. I have commented this many times; Bird is my favorite player to watch play the game, but Wilt is the greatest of all time, and was my 2nd favorite to watch, and who I tried to emulate.
There's many here commenting how Russell and Thurmond are greater defenders. Yet when these two squared up against Chamberlain (especially in the playoffs) you start to see the difference. Russell couldn't stop Wilt from scoring or rebounding higher than his postseason averages and Wilt averaged a much higher shooting percentage in his games against Thurmond. On the flip side, Wilt defensively held both Russell and Thurmond to lower scoring and shooting averages and neither of them ever outrebounded Wilt in any series.
On the other side of the coin, consider Wilt's famed 50.4 PPG season. He "only" managed around 42 against Bill in 12 matchups, and had HIS 4 LOWEST SCORING GAMES that season vs Bill (26, 28, 30, and 31) while only solidly beating his average in ONE game (62), and BARELY in one other (52 or 53, I forget which). And this is with the Celtics doing LESS double teaming vs Wilt than any other team. The "swing" was 12 points in favor of Bill defending Wilt vs the entire rest of the league that season. No, Bill couldn't STOP Wilt - but he was a mighty big roadblock, and Wilt's team LOST most of those games. Also, by Defensive Win Shares, Bill wins every season but ONE that both were in the league - Wilt won 1966-1967 (the 76ers Championship season) in one of his pair of 10+ Defensive Win Share seasons, Bill came back and won the last two DESPITE THE AGE DIFFERENCE. For perspective, Wilt is the only player not named Bill to exceed 10 DWS - but Bill AVERAGED a hair over 10 for his career, and his peak was over 16 in a season WIlt WAS in the league. I do NOT agree that Wilt was the all-time best defender - but he was 2'nd by the only objective measurement that exists, at just over 7 per season played (nobody else was much over 6, with Tim Duncan being the top of those).
@@bricefleckenstein9666 how is bill better then wilt? Lol wilt has 2000 more rebounds. If blocks would have been counted (from footage we have ) wilt would have averaged 15 a game. He stole the ball far more (they didn’t count that either). For god sakes they invented goal tending, 3 seconds in the key, and widened the lanes because wilt was so dominant on defense. They did it to help the other players. Not bill wilt! There was a time wilt was so dominant they thought he was going to destroy the game. They even wrote an article titled “can basketball survive wilt chamberlain”…. You also forgot to mention bills entire team was damn near hall of fame. You also forgot to mention every single time wilt lost in the finals it was by 1 point and usually in over time. Wilt is better in every single stat recorded except rings.
@@JasonPicard-w4o In the playoffs, BILL averaged higher on rebounds per game - but it was close, just like in the regular season. I count that as a tossup, it was so close either way - and don't forget there WERE a couple of seasons that BILL had the "rebounds per game" win over Wilt. Wilt would NOT have averaged 15 blocks a game - perhaps 10, and the only "semi-official" figures we have puts Wilt at 8.8 vs Bill at 8.2 But Bill blocks were almost always TURNOVERS, frequently igniting fast breaks - Wilt blocks were LIKELY to be spectacular swats out of bounds AND THE OTHER TEAM GOT THE BALL BACK. Goal tending was a reaction to GEORGE MIKAN on the defensive end. Wilt and Bill were probably responsible for the OFFENSIVE goal tending rule. George also caused the key to go from 6' to 12', WIlt caused it to go from 12' to 16'. 3 seconds LONG predated Bill, much less Wilt, as an offensive foul. On the defensive end, it's a RECENT change, adopted at the same time as the change to the zone defense rule. I'll also point out that through most of the 1960s, ALMOST EVERY TEAM had a lot of HOF level players and tons of "near HOF" ones. TALENT CONCENTRATION due to the small number of teams, 'til the expansions started diluting it. Wilt is NOT "better in every single stat but rings" - generally better on offensive stats, about the same to worse on defensive ones ESPECIALLY DEFENSIVE WIN SHARES (though he is #2 on DWS per game played). Wilt lost by more than 1 point in the Finals - but I grant that his Finals series did seem to all go down to the last game when he lost. But that's a TEAM function more than any individual player function
Wilt Chamberlain's offensive play was dominate in nba history, (the record books show that!) arguably Bill Russell defensive was exceptional but let's be accurate Wilt had less time to do defence than Bill but he still equalled him at least in that regard, so clearly Wilt was on another level in regard to being a force in basketball, he's generally considered early on in his career as his teams best offensive and defensive force and the untiring Goliath of basketball and his stats throughout his career prove it!
Opposing NBA centers in the '60s had some big problems when facing Wilt. Wilt was the fastest center in the league, no center could jump as high as Wilt, Wilt was the strongest player in the NBA, and while Wilt wasn't the tallest center in the league, he was 7'2" with shoes on and he was long. Adding to that list, Wilt was also very intelligent and had a very high basketball IQ so it was hard to outsmart him. When you factor in that Wilt was also highly skilled on both sides of the ball, there wasn't much the great Hall of Fame centers of the '60s like Russell, Thurmond, Bellamy, and Reed could do. To this day, Wilt is the most dominant center to ever play the game of basketball.
How athletic was Chamberlain ? Let me show you : 40 Yard Dash (hand timed) 4.6 Wilt Chamberlain (barefoot) 4.6 LeBron James 5.8 Shaquille O'Neal (note - in his 30's, @ 340lbs) 100 Yard Dash (slightly shorter than a 100m) 10.00 Wilt Chamberlain 10.00 Elvin Hayes claimed he used to run it at this speed in High School 10.89 George McGinnis 220 yard dash (slightly longer than 200m) 20.9 Wilt Chamberlain 23.7 Bill Russell 440 yard dash (slightly longer than 400m) 48.9 Wilt Chamberlain 49.6 Bill Russell 49.7 Joe Caldwell note - all three of these guys were competitive Track and Field athletes 880 yard/half mile race (slightly longer than 800m) 1:58.3 Wilt Chamberlain 2:14.9 Dave Bing But, the best jumper was by far Bill Russell. He won jump balls against Wilt Chamberlain, was able to jump over a defender during a game and he held the 7th best jump during one year : High Jumping during official NCAA competitions (before the Fosbury Flop) : Wilt Chamberlain : 6'6.75 Bill Russell : 6'9.25 That's dominance for both.
Wilt was probably a tick behind Russell and Nate Thurmond as a defender, but the Big Dipper was unquestionably the greatest 7 foot defensive player in NBA history. A prime example of Chamberlain's defensive prowess was the job he did against the 25 year old Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in games 3-6 of the 1972 Western Conference Finals. The 35 year old Chamberlain blocked 33 shots in the last 4 games of the series and he held the league MVP to a FG% of .414.
@user-it9ck7ez1w Wilt's career lasted 14 years, yet only about 3 percent of his games exist on film and videotape. Most of the footage is when Chamberlain was past his prime, yet he was voted as the NBA's 1st team defensive center in his last 2 years in the league. In the limited footage of Wilt in his prime, it is clear that he was a freakish athlete who would sometimes catch shots in mid-air. During his historic 1961-1962 season, he averaged 50.4 points a game AND he was the league's 2nd best defensive center behind Bill Russell.
You're either a troll or a dumb person. Wilt defended Kareem better than anyone else and held him to the lowest FG% by anyone. 46%. Nate Thurmond held Kareem to 47%
@@kingofnewyork7765 the celtics game plan was to put a player in front of Wilt Chamberlain even if he had the ball or not, or use intimidation a elbow here or there, the celtics were not above this form of play and the referees turned their heads away with the consent of the nba leadership! To Bill Russell’s credit he never engaged in this form of basketball intimidation and he would stand-up to Wilt understanding that Wilt Chamberlain played the game and hurting people was the last thing on his mind no matter what the provocation, Wilt had to be massively provoked to retaliate and the one time he did, he shocked himself by knocking a 7 foot enforcer on the Boston Celtics completely cold, even Bill Russell stayed out of it, understanding that a elbow to wilts already damaged jaw from the same player was way to far?
@@allistermcginlay6476 Against Wilt, he would tell his teammates, ‘Look, guys, this is our path to victory. I’ll guard Wilt. Wilt will have a huge game. You guys guard your guys, don’t let them do anything, and Wilt’s huge game by himself will not be enough to beat us as a team,’” Walton said. “And, you know, that’s a huge sacrifice. And Bill Russell never had a physical advantage against Wilt. Never. That advantage that Wilt had, the size and the strength, you know, Wilt was phenomenal. Phenomenal. And Bill Russell played his best against Wilt. “Wilt was this incredible force of everything, a spiritual force of nature like few others. And here was an undersized Bill Russell. It was just so awe-inspiring for me because I was a little guy relatively. And Bill Russell, he found a way to win.”
@@hakeemolajuwon4352 The goat would have his PPG drop if the coach and team ask him to pass and play defense more, letting others score to improve the chance of winning. Yes, piggybacking off Hal Greer and Jerry West... Wilt's playoff numbers for those two championships: * 1967: 21 pts, 29 trb, 9 ast * 1972: 14 pts, 21 trb, 3 ast Yes, Greer had 27 pts for the 1967 run, but 29 rebounds and 9 assists is ridiculous. Yes, West had 23 pts and 9 ast for the 1972 run, but the Finals MVP did exist then, and it was awarded to Wilt. The 1967 playoff run included defeating the Celtics with Russell, keeping him at 11 pts and 23 rbd, while Wilt had 21-32-10. A 20-30-10 triple double for the series against the Celtics! The 1972 playoff run included defeating the Bucks with season MVP Kareem. Yes, Kareem got 33 pts 17 rbd, right at his regular season numbers, but the Lakers won the series, 4-2, which seems unlikely without Wilt's defense.
@@UnconventionalReasoning Basketball has developed much since Chamberlain's era. In Wilt's era, teams were taking 100-110 shots per game and shooting around 40% from the field. From the mid 70s onwards, teams shot between 80-90 shots and shot 45-50% - meaning there are FAR less opportunities for pts and rebs
@@UnconventionalReasoning In all playoff meetings between Russell and Chamberlain, Wilt's scoring went down each time Wilt = 37.6 ppg in 1959/60 season Wilt = 30.5 ppg vs Russell in 1960 EDF (- 7.1 ppg) Wilt = 50.4 ppg in 1961/62 season Wilt = 33.6 ppg vs Russell in 1962 EDF (- 16.8 ppg) Wilt = 36.9 ppg in 1963/64 season Wilt = 29.2 ppg vs Russell in 1964 Finals (- 7.7 ppg) Wilt = 34.7 ppg in 1964/65 season Wilt = 30.1 ppg vs Russell in 1965 EDF (- 4.6 ppg) Wilt = 33.5 ppg in 1965/66 season Wilt = 28.0 ppg vs Russell in 1966 EDF (- 5.5 ppg) Wilt = 24.1 ppg in 1966/67 season Wilt = 21.6 ppg vs Russell in 1967 EDF (- 2.5 ppg the only time he beat Russell) Wilt = 24.3 ppg in 1967/68 season Wilt = 22.1 ppg vs Russell in 1968 EDF (- 2.2 ppg) Wilt = 20.5 ppg in 1968/69 season Wilt = 11.7 ppg vs Russell in 1969 Finals (- 8.8 ppg) And this is without factoring in that Wilt did a lot of stat-padding in blowout situations, documented evidence from the 1962 EDF further supports Wilt's stat-padding tendencies. Wilt's numbers would look even lower if he didn't pad his stats.
To watch Wilt Chamberlain block several of Jabbars shots in one game is unbelievable. Nobody else could block Jabbars shots. If they kept statistical records like they do today, Wilt will be on top of almost every one of them. As for being the GOAT, it's unfair to have only one GOAT since there are 6 positions, and every position is played differently. We should take into account each position and identify the GOAT for each position. My personal picks are; PG Pete Maravich SG Michael Jordan SF Larry Bird PF Tim Duncan C Wilt Chamberlain Edit: I just watched a documentary on Wilt Chamberlain. I didn't know he holds 90 basketball records. He was a track athlete as well.
In answer to that question, Of course. He would be in the running if he had never scored a point, but, also, he was a scoring machine, in his first 6 years. Nobody else even close, except Russell, defensively.
Bro 8.8 blocks in his 112 games Harvey Pollock Recorded. Man I’m telling you if blocks were recorded wilt would have around 5,000-6,000 career blocks and he would have most blocks in a season and all time and in a regular season average. Foobas sports I will subscribe to you you respect wilt unlike 10 years old in this generation. Respect you you man
Unfortunately, blocks were an official NBA stat until the 1973-74 season, one year after Chamberlain retired. Luckily there is data for blocked shots in 112 games Wilt has played in, and they show something pretty remarkable. In those 112 games, Wilt has averaged 8.8 blocks per game.
Similar numbers recorded by the same guy (a retired NBA statistics man) in a similar number of games for Bill Russell showed 8.2 blocks per game. No question those two are the REAL "all time blocked shots leaders", the only question is who was #1 (probably Wilt) and who was #2. But Bill's blocks tended to be turnovers, Wilts usually were NOT, making Bill's blocks more effective on average (Wilt got better about that with the Lakers).
Kareem was in his prime as Wilt was 10+ yrs older but like an old lion, he fought against the odds and was not embarrassed. Can anyone imagine what it might have been if Wilt was 10+ yrs the younger man? It wouldn't have been close. Too much of everything on the floor, especially sheer brute force, for Kareem to survive.
Bill Russell says: you couldn't run the same thing twice VS Wilt. His buddy said Wilt had a computer mind. Wilt knew his opponents so well he regularly swatted the ball at the shooter's release point. Pinpoint Accuracy.
Wilt is still the career rebounding champion. Also, as seen in this video, he blocked perimeter jump shots, along with multitudes of in the paint shots. I don't remember him ever going for a fake in real time games, or any of these highlights. He waited until the shot was released to jump for the block. I look at it like this; Wilt, with more gained possessions, from rebounding, and blocked shots, probably knocked 20, or more points, which they would normally have scored when not playing against him, from the opposing team's total score. Then you had his scoring, in his scoring days. Boston's great team had to go to the line hard to beat his teams by 3 or 4 points.
Wilt's shots often were NOT "gained possessions" as a large percentage of them were swatted out of bounds. Bill WAS better at that aspect of shot blocking, and often turned his blocks into the start of Boston's famed Fast Break.
There is more to defense than blocked shot totals. WHERE THOSE BLOCKS GO also matters. Bill usually blocked to teammates or to himself, Wilt commonly blocked 50 feet down the floor and the same team got the ball back. Rebounding - tossup, slight advantage to Wilt in most regular seasons both played, slight advantage to Bill in the playoffs when both made the playoffs. Neither was much of a steals man - too big and obvious. Both were outstanding rim protectors. But by the one definitive measure, Defensive Win Shares, it's not all that close - Wilt had 2 seasons over 10, Bill AVERAGED over 10 for his entire career with several 12+ and at least one 16+ season. Keep in mind that Bill's "4.8" in his rookie season was also only in 48 or so games, DUE TO THE OLYMPICS keeping him out of the NBA 'til November (Australia Summer Olympics were held in THEIR Summer, which is Winter in NBA territory). On the other hand, while Wilt averaged a little over 7 DFW in HIS career, NOBODY ELSE managed significantly over 6 (Tim Duncan is 3'd alltime on DFW per season played).
One thing to keep in mind about Wilt. He might be "only" #5 on Defensive Win Shares - but 3 of those players that have more played several more years (Duncan, Kareem, Hakeem all managed 18 seasons). Wilt had more like 14 - and lost most of one of those to his knee issue. On Defensive Win Shares per season, he's #2 all time - to Bill Russell. VERY underrated as a defensive player, as his OFFENCE was off the charts.
Both of those were Kareem's JUMP hooks - not the actual sky hook. STILL very impressive - but note that the Lakers got the ball back BOTH TIMES, once almost straight to Kareem, second because Wilt swatted it way out of bounds.
Wilt Chamberlain is the GOAT because he has the second best efficiency in a season in the history of the NBA without his block counted. And the one who has the best efficiency is not Michael Jordan, but Nikola Jokic. Wilt Chamberlain is just a tiny bit behind Nikola, but had they counted his blocks, which were probably the highest in the history of NBA, he would have the best efficiency of a season by very far! But also if you remove any other players blocks as well, Wilt is then nr 1. Wilt had 26 shot blocks in one of his games.
Heck, just make Wilt two or three years younger than he was in the match-up, so he hadn't yet messed up his knees as he did in '69. A post-Warriors Wilt on working knees...that's the GOAT, bar none.
Lovelette and Minneapolis' Jim Krebs, who have faced both, agree that Wilt is the better on offense. On defense, Krebs says, "I think Russell has better timing. He's not afraid to commit himself because he can recover and still block anything you put up."
Elmore Smith has blocked the most shots in a game, with 17 blocks versus the Trail Blazers on October 28, 1973. VS. "Wilt chamberlain blocked 26 shots against the Pistons" before blocks were recorded! That's absolutely MIND-BLOCKING!
Wilt especially late in his career looked like a giant Dennis Rodman. He wasn’t scoring 40 points game he was rebounding and blocking 8-10 shots a game. Also about 4-5 goal tends he was sending everything near him back.
My Dad told me about Wilt coming to play against the Syracuse Nats. He destroyed them. Dad counted 23 blocked shots in his stats. Then the Nats were history.
Hey foobas. I have a request for you. I read Bill's 11 rules to sucess book and he says he lands faster in with flexed legs when got fooled by a shotfake. Can you show me an example of this?
Hey Folks. One reason why both Wilt Chamberlain & Kareem are rarely considered in the GOAT conversation are based off of two reasons. First, most boxing "experts" on the alphabet soup networks have NEVER seen Wilt play. Second, personal reasons. Many journalist simple didn't care for Wilt and especially Kareem. I was able to watch Wilt play and truth be told, many of his stats doesn't even seem real even when he was playing. Finally, here's my top 3 of all time regarding the NBA: Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, and Kareem. I watched all three play to include Jerry West.
Shqiptar Morina “The Celtics also ran the pick-and-roll over and over again, freeing up Sam Jones and John Havlicek for open jumpers as Wilt again showed himself reluctant to leave the paint and cover the shooters who had been freed by Embrys picks. Alex Hannum screamed from the sidelines for Wilt to switch, but to no avail as Jones, Havlicek, and point guard Larry Siegfried combined for 61 points”.-the rivalry John Taylor.
“The Celtics also ran the pick-and-roll over and over again, freeing up Sam Jones and John Havlicek for open jumpers as Wilt again showed himself reluctant to leave the paint and cover the shooters who had been freed by Embrys picks. Alex Hannum screamed from the sidelines for Wilt to switch, but to no avail as Jones, Havlicek, and point guard Larry Siegfried combined for 61 points”.-the rivalry John Taylor.
Russell was a great defensive player, but so was Wilt. While I believe Wilt blocked more shots, does not make him a better defender than Russell. Both would feast on anyone today entering the paint.
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@@robertkline8458 Per Kareem, Wilt only got the sky hook "once or twice, then I made adjustments". Wilt DID get Kareem's jump hook a few times, and other Kareem shots quite a few times.
Also: 1972 ABA/NBA All-Star Game: In the first half, Wilt spikes an Artis Gilmore hook shot out of bounds, then rejects a Julius Erving dunk at the rim....
@@nozack5612 “The Celtics also ran the pick-and-roll over and over again, freeing up Sam Jones and John Havlicek for open jumpers as Wilt again showed himself reluctant to leave the paint and cover the shooters who had been freed by Embrys picks. Alex Hannum screamed from the sidelines for Wilt to switch, but to no avail as Jones, Havlicek, and point guard Larry Siegfried combined for 61 points”.-the rivalry John Taylor.
With all respect due I would like to see the starting lineup where Will Chamberlain blocked 25 of their shots. I'm just saying they're not what they are today. That being said Will Chamberlain is absolutely a goat
Kareem was a good shot blocker - but not up to Bill, debatable vs Nate, and not up to Wilt. Wilt probably had more blocks than Bill - but Bill made a lot more EFFECTIVE blocks vs Wilt often swatting them spectacularly out of bounds and the OTHER team getting the ball back (Wilt DID get better at that over time, especially with the Lakers under Sharman - but he never got over the "spectacular" preference entirely).
No more so than those that had their shots blocked by #6. And there are at least a couple of people that have mentioned missing easy layups because they were wondering where Bill was at the time.
agree with wilt on the shot blocking, his timing, vertical, and reach were unreal, most of those blocks are well off the shooting hand, wilt knew he could reach it, time it, and did, phenomenal athleticism. most blocks are attempted off the shooting hand, resulting in contact and a foul, wilt let you shoot then slapped it out of the air. and he never fouled out of a game, which is another staggering statistic, he once averaged more minutes than a full game, meaning he played every minute including all overtimes.
@@jesuschrististhelord9937 “The Celtics also ran the pick-and-roll over and over again, freeing up Sam Jones and John Havlicek for open jumpers as Wilt again showed himself reluctant to leave the paint and cover the shooters who had been freed by Embrys picks. Alex Hannum screamed from the sidelines for Wilt to switch, but to no avail as Jones, Havlicek, and point guard Larry Siegfried combined for 61 points”.-the rivalry John Taylor.
Some of these blocks are at least 14 feet high! Wilt was able to reach the apex of the ball, with his athleticism and strength. There is no hesitation when we talk about the God of Basketball!
Wilt chasedowns 0:34 ehhh maybe 0:50 that’s it. If anyone else can point out some chasedowns from behind I missed in this video please let me know , I watched it 3 times straight and that was all I could find.
@@Papichulo-xc5nd There's tape of Wilt scoring and then getting back down court and blocking Russell's fast break layup, beating him down court and already in position.. Is that a chase down block or just plain domination? He didn't have to do chase down blocks if he's back before the other guy gets there. lmao
Wilt was the GOAT shot-blocker & rebounder, but Russell was a better all-around defender because he also defended guys outside the Low Post. And when Russell blocked shots, he kept caught them and passed to teammates or tapped them to teammates so the Celtics scored more. Those are reasons why Russell topped Wilt in Defensive Win Shares nearly all seasons they shared. When I was a kid, I saw both men play on TV.
Bill Russell Centre position was defence and scoring when needed, whilst Wilts Chamberlain's position was to be the scorer and if and when he had the opportunity be the defence. Wilt had half the defensive time of most centres/players and still managed to be the defensive force on his team while scoring heavily that in itself shows that Wilt was the equal of any centre in his era and probably with less time better than Bill or Nate!
i think wilt was the best player in the NBA bar none. Michael Jordan became no one because of the times. Yes michael was a good player but he wasnt the same as wilt.
No doubt he was be the best player in the league right now with what an offensive player can get away with, plus the 3 point line opening everything up. He would be the most athletic big man in the league, plus he would have the advantage of modern nutrition, modern shoes training and equipment.
The best defensive NBA center is Bill Russell : he is still leading the league in DWS; Wilt Chamberlain is 5th... despite blocks and steals not being recorded !
True. BUT, The only player with a higher WS/game ratio in the regular season AND playoffs than Wilt is Russell. Russell 133.64/ 963 = 13.9% Duncan 106.34/1392 = 7.6% Kareem 94.49/1560 = 6.1% Hakeem 94.47/1238 = 7.6% Wilt 93.92/1045 = 9.0% In the playoffs, Wilt is fourth but has a 9.9% WS/game ratio. Still second best.
@@oldeskoolnewsreels9927 we’re talking about defensive win shares and no one is close to Russell.. keep in mind Wilts teams allowed the most points in the league
Personally Wilt is one of the greatest defensive big men but isn't the greatest defensive big man or player. He could block shots at remendous heights, get back on defence quite quickly with his speed and his timing to avoid goal tends was actually impressive. However, I think Bill Russell was a significantly better defensive player for many reasons. Wilt would swat balls out of bounds so the opponent still has the ball but Russell would tap the ball over to a teammate so they get the ball. This is what started the fast breaks as well as the rebounds. Wilt was bouncing round on significant offensive focus at times during the 62 season. I dont remember how many shots he took but it was around 40 a game. That required incredible amount of stamina whilst leaving stamina for the defensive end. Which he would sometimes lack in and not attempt rebounds or go up for shots. Russell had the stamina for defence as he shot very few shots and all of his focus was swatting the ball and starting the fast break. A very tiny nit pick would also be how high chamberlain would swat balls, jumping straight up in the air instead of leaping at the opponent. Although it creates some of the best blocks iv'e ever seen, it can sometimes be called for goal tending and would be a wasted block. His lateral quickness wasn't great either and could find it difficult to stay with opponents at the post. Idk really this is just my opinion but Russell has most things a defensive big should have and to me is better then wilt on the defensive end. but wilt is certainly one of the best big man defenders and you could defo build a case for him. Just a side note, Wilt in the 112 games tracked got 8.8blks a game, idk how many games russell had tracked but I know he had the exact same number with 8,8blk a game.
Untouchable breakdowns The Celtics also ran the pick-and-roll over and over again, freeing up Sam Jones and John Havlicek for open jumpers as Wilt again showed himself reluctant to leave the paint and cover the shooters who had been freed by Embrys picks. Alex Hannum screamed from the sidelines for Wilt to switch, but to no avail as Jones, Havlicek, and point guard Larry Siegfried combined for 61 points”.-the rivalry John Taylor
Lovelette and Minneapolis' Jim Krebs, who have faced both, agree that Wilt is the better on offense. On defense, Krebs says, "I think Russell has better timing. He's not afraid to commit himself because he can recover and still block anything you put up."
@@kingofnewyork7765 Russell’s often credited with, I wouldn’t say creating but more popularising it. Idk what you’d call it but wilt wasn’t always a chase down blocker. Most of my criticism is early in his career on the warriors however if we are talking 76ers or lakers then there’s a bigger case for chamberlain there.
I'd say Wilt would have had 6000-7000 blocks easy had stats been kept possibly up to 8000. I'd put Bill Russell around 5000-5500 and Kareem, if his first four years stats had been kept would be around 4500-5000. Olajuwon who had 3830 would only be fourth instead of first. The only other two players who'd be over 4000 I can think of would be David Robinson if he had not been in the Navy two years and avoided injury would have been around 4500 and Shaq if he hadn't lost interest in blocked shots after his rookie year would be maybe 4000.
Wilt Chamberlain Career Statisics (1959-73)
Points | 30.1
Rebounds | 22.9
Assists | 4.4
Blocks | 8.8*
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* According to data from 112 recorded Wilt Chamberlain games.
Next make a compilation video of Russell beating Wilt down court in transition for easy layups!
Foobas sports no chasedowns?
Chamberlain and Russell are the only players to "average" 8 blocks per contest!
The thing is... blocks, steals and rebounds counting was highly inconsistent back then for multiple reasons.
Wilt chamberlain also have the highest PER in both regular season and Playoffs.
But their no official Blocks, Steals or Turnovees for Wilt. So his per is calculated falsely.
If we was to add just 1 block and 1 steal with 7 Turnovers to his career Playoff average when calculating PER. He instantly becomes the all time leader. Now imagine if we add his real stats
7.blocks 2 Steals and 3 Turnovers. It become out of reach. It a joke.
Wilt the 🐐
@@david.tousignant20 112 games of data wilt average 8.8. Russell have 138 and he average 8.3. Hell it a full game vs the Hawks where he Blocks 18 Shots in the 1970 season. It not far fetch
He's the greatest basketball player ever and the best athlete of all time
Damn
I think best athlete is likely but I would give Jim Thorpe a shot at that title too
You'll never hear me argue.
@@Marta_Lledo_Video_Channel Girl, what do you know about JimThorpe?!!!
I am 70 years old and grew up watching the NBA by the time I was 8 years old. I remember Wilt in Philadelphia going against Bill. I remember Jerry West joining Baylor as a rookie! I remember Kareem joining Oscar as a rookie. So, in my opinion Nobody was better defensively than Wilt! Not Bill Russel or Nate Thurman. Bill won games and championships because he could stay in the middle and concentrate on his job. He had a team that could support him with their defensive skills while providing all the points needed to win. Bill didn't need to block 10 shots a game or score 40 to win, because if he had to, he wouldn't have been able to. There is a story shared about his defense even at an age well past his prime. Wilt at 43 played in a pickup game against Magic and at the end Wilt blocked a Magic sky hook for what would have been the game winning basket. Magic claimed it was goaltending and Wilt, along with some observers said it wasn't. So, Wilt came up with an offer to settle the matter...he said "ok, we will play a match to 12 for the win and there will be no more points made on this end" talking about Magic's side of the court. True to his prediction Wilt blocked every shot from then on until his team won with 12 to 0. Nobody was better than Wilt in any part of the game other than free throws. Look at the NBA record book and it looks like Wilt's mom wrote it! Everybody knows about the 100 pt. game and 50 pt. average that year, but here is one so those aren't seen as a fluke. In the full NBA history 62 or more points has been scored by a single player 43 times...we are talking about 70 years and now, over 1200 games a year...only 43 times! Koby and Elgin Baylor did it 3 time while MJ did it twice...Wilt did it 23 times! Yea, of the 43 highest scores ever recorded he holds 23 while all the other NBA players across 70 years' worth of NBA games share the other 20 times! Chamberlain is the only player in NBA history to average at least 30 points and 20 rebounds per game (his numbers were 38+ point and 24+ rebounds per game) in a season, which he accomplished in 9 straight years. He became the first (and still only) center to lead the league in total assists with 702 in 1967-68 for an average of 8.6, which remains the single-season record for the position. He was and is the most dominant player the NBA has ever seen by far!
I'm not as old as you, I'm 45 years old and for me MJ is the greatest player who ever lived but I have to be honest. I never had the opportunity to have watched any of the greats prior to 1983-84. That's why it's not fair for me to say that MJ is the goat because I never saw the players that you have saw. Wilt Chamberlain's name needs to be mentioned when people are discussing the greatest players in NBA history. From what I saw and what I've read makes me realize that Wilt was unbelievably great. Quite possibly the greatest ever. He most definitely could have played in any era and been great doing so. Some of the guys mentioned today couldn't hold a candle to Wilt Chamberlain. I love the game of basketball and MJ is the greatest player I ever saw but I think that might be because I never got to see Wilt Chamberlain play. Only highlights
@@derek5499 it's hard to compare guys who played different positions.. you can make a strong case for Jordan.. wilt.. Kareem.. Kobe.. Oscar.. bird magic.Elgin..west. as greatest player ever..and maybe even afew other guys on this level at least...pettit.. Barkley...Rick Barry... havlicek..Dr j...etc.
@@manny4552 I agree. Well said
And let's not forget Wilt grabbed 55 rebounds in ONE game and that was against BILL RUSSELL!
I'm not arguing because you have been watching basketball longer than I have. I'm 45 years old and I started watching basketball in 1987 so I only know about the players from 1987-2023. Jordan scored 60+ four times not twice. It doesn't compare to Wilt Chamberlain because it's hard to compare anything to Wilt Chamberlain. Like I said in a previous comment, Jordan is the greatest player I ever seen. It doesn't mean he is the greatest player of all time it only means he is the greatest I ever saw and that time frame is 1987-2023. I would have loved to say I watched Wilt and Russell but that was before my time. I still saw MJ and none of these guys today are even close to Jordan. Even though I never saw Wilt I'm sure the same goes
Easily the greatest athlete of ALL TIME
Ye no question
You put Wilt in ANY ERA, and he will dominate like he did in his prime. He was just that bad ass.
Wilt in the 90s would be awesome ! He would be "fighting" with: Ewing, Hakeem, Robinson , Shaq, Mutombo Mourning,...
That is delusional
@@mirospajic9929Look at his stats against Russell. Do you think any of your aforementioned stars will fare any better? especially considering Bill Russell is perhaps the greatest defensive player ever? Wilt's numbers would be just as impressive, if not more.
@@the_Sage71Ask Bill Russell. Wilt's numbers against Russell are legendary. Considering Russell is perhaps the greatest defensive player ever, Wilt put up nasty stats vs Russell.
Early 1960s wilt pre knee surgery would've ate through guys up, scoring 50s points & 🚫 block hook shot for forgot Rick smit he gave Patrick Ewing trouble,,laugh, laugh, wilt would've ate him.up too
Wilt is the GOAT in defense and offense. No doubt!!!!
Of course he is. He's the biggest, strongest, fastest, most explosive big man to ever grace the hardwood. He had the best endurance ever, the highest sergeant leap, and was said to have been faster than Jim Brown in a 100 yard dash. He's the real owner of the triple double record, seeing as how he probably damn near averaged a 30/20/10 triple double for his entire career. Bill Russell is a close second, and Hakeem is a distant, barely-registerable third.
Someone who gets it
And, most incredible of all, while doing all that (and playing complete games [48:00]), he NEVER fouled out. Not once in his entire career.
Hakeem is probably 4'th or 5'th - Kareem lost 4 seasons of "blocks not counted" and Nate Thurmond (the "OFFICIAL" original Quad Double holder) lost MOST of his career to "not counted".
Saw Wilt sitting at the upstairs bar in a Club in Santa Monica just as cool as could be..Even sitting he was taller than 6'2" me..
Also at Venice Beach you could see him with Arnold pumping iron or playing Volleyball..
Watched him in high school in the 60s in san francisco. Super strong, fast and athletic. Greatest player that has ever lived. Bill Russell agreed.
Donna luke when did Bill Russell say that? He said “WILT THOUGHT HE WAS AND HE HAD THE RIGHT TO BELEIVE SO THAT HE WAS THE GREATEST EVER”
@@Papichulo-xc5nd Documentary of 100 points.
@@Papichulo-xc5nd in an interview after wilt passed bill said” he thought, AND RIGHTLY SO, that he was the greatest player that has ever lived”. Find it on youtube.
He was amazing for sure, watch "Jordan's historic Bulls mixtape" and "rare voyager", lmk what you think
MJ was the greatest 2 guard ever, better than kobe, but when you have bill russell, rick barry, walt frazure, earl monroe and most importantly- teammate Scottie Pippen- say WNC was the best, that settles it for me. I have watched all of them, live, and Wilt was simply awe inspiring. I do wish he had played with the intensity of bill russell ALL THE TIME,because then there would have been no doubt who was the greatest.
Wilt is the most intimidating, strongest NBA player ever. Period
No question there will be no other player like Wilt.
The true GOAT.
It's great to see Wilt cramming Bill Russels shots! People forget that Wilt is *the* best- period. Scoring, rebounds, blocks, assists and minutes played.
It's also great to see Bill block Wilt - at least once (in a YT video) ON A DUNK ATTEMPT.
@@bricefleckenstein9666 I respected Bill. My dad's fave player. Wilt was mine. I suffered a lot when the Celtics won -FOREVER!
not only was he the best defensive player he was the true goat. no one has ever or will ever dominate the nba the way the big dipper did rip wilt.
If you watch Wilt's down-court pass to Goodrich, at 3:41, notice how it looked too far ahead of Goodrich, but Wilt had put backspin on the ball so it kicked up, almost into Goodrich's hands, as he was running. This was after blocking a, probable, game winning shot. Clutch defense. I have commented this many times; Bird is my favorite player to watch play the game, but Wilt is the greatest of all time, and was my 2nd favorite to watch, and who I tried to emulate.
There's many here commenting how Russell and Thurmond are greater defenders. Yet when these two squared up against Chamberlain (especially in the playoffs) you start to see the difference. Russell couldn't stop Wilt from scoring or rebounding higher than his postseason averages and Wilt averaged a much higher shooting percentage in his games against Thurmond. On the flip side, Wilt defensively held both Russell and Thurmond to lower scoring and shooting averages and neither of them ever outrebounded Wilt in any series.
@shadow81inwilt had the better team? Lmmfao what planet you on?
Vanbreden koff ruined that series for the lakers
On the other side of the coin, consider Wilt's famed 50.4 PPG season.
He "only" managed around 42 against Bill in 12 matchups, and had HIS 4 LOWEST SCORING GAMES that season vs Bill (26, 28, 30, and 31) while only solidly beating his average in ONE game (62), and BARELY in one other (52 or 53, I forget which).
And this is with the Celtics doing LESS double teaming vs Wilt than any other team.
The "swing" was 12 points in favor of Bill defending Wilt vs the entire rest of the league that season.
No, Bill couldn't STOP Wilt - but he was a mighty big roadblock, and Wilt's team LOST most of those games.
Also, by Defensive Win Shares, Bill wins every season but ONE that both were in the league - Wilt won 1966-1967 (the 76ers Championship season) in one of his pair of 10+ Defensive Win Share seasons, Bill came back and won the last two DESPITE THE AGE DIFFERENCE.
For perspective, Wilt is the only player not named Bill to exceed 10 DWS - but Bill AVERAGED a hair over 10 for his career, and his peak was over 16 in a season WIlt WAS in the league.
I do NOT agree that Wilt was the all-time best defender - but he was 2'nd by the only objective measurement that exists, at just over 7 per season played (nobody else was much over 6, with Tim Duncan being the top of those).
@@bricefleckenstein9666 how is bill better then wilt? Lol wilt has 2000 more rebounds. If blocks would have been counted (from footage we have ) wilt would have averaged 15 a game. He stole the ball far more (they didn’t count that either). For god sakes they invented goal tending, 3 seconds in the key, and widened the lanes because wilt was so dominant on defense. They did it to help the other players. Not bill wilt! There was a time wilt was so dominant they thought he was going to destroy the game. They even wrote an article titled “can basketball survive wilt chamberlain”…. You also forgot to mention bills entire team was damn near hall of fame. You also forgot to mention every single time wilt lost in the finals it was by 1 point and usually in over time. Wilt is better in every single stat recorded except rings.
@@JasonPicard-w4o In the playoffs, BILL averaged higher on rebounds per game - but it was close, just like in the regular season.
I count that as a tossup, it was so close either way - and don't forget there WERE a couple of seasons that BILL had the "rebounds per game" win over Wilt.
Wilt would NOT have averaged 15 blocks a game - perhaps 10, and the only "semi-official" figures we have puts Wilt at 8.8 vs Bill at 8.2
But Bill blocks were almost always TURNOVERS, frequently igniting fast breaks - Wilt blocks were LIKELY to be spectacular swats out of bounds AND THE OTHER TEAM GOT THE BALL BACK.
Goal tending was a reaction to GEORGE MIKAN on the defensive end. Wilt and Bill were probably responsible for the OFFENSIVE goal tending rule.
George also caused the key to go from 6' to 12', WIlt caused it to go from 12' to 16'.
3 seconds LONG predated Bill, much less Wilt, as an offensive foul. On the defensive end, it's a RECENT change, adopted at the same time as the change to the zone defense rule.
I'll also point out that through most of the 1960s, ALMOST EVERY TEAM had a lot of HOF level players and tons of "near HOF" ones.
TALENT CONCENTRATION due to the small number of teams, 'til the expansions started diluting it.
Wilt is NOT "better in every single stat but rings" - generally better on offensive stats, about the same to worse on defensive ones ESPECIALLY DEFENSIVE WIN SHARES (though he is #2 on DWS per game played).
Wilt lost by more than 1 point in the Finals - but I grant that his Finals series did seem to all go down to the last game when he lost.
But that's a TEAM function more than any individual player function
Wilt Chamberlain's offensive play was dominate in nba history, (the record books show that!) arguably Bill Russell defensive was exceptional but let's be accurate Wilt had less time to do defence than Bill but he still equalled him at least in that regard, so clearly Wilt was on another level in regard to being a force in basketball, he's generally considered early on in his career as his teams best offensive and defensive force and the untiring Goliath of basketball and his stats throughout his career prove it!
Opposing NBA centers in the '60s had some big problems when facing Wilt. Wilt was the fastest center in the league, no center could jump as high as Wilt, Wilt was the strongest player in the NBA, and while Wilt wasn't the tallest center in the league, he was 7'2" with shoes on and he was long. Adding to that list, Wilt was also very intelligent and had a very high basketball IQ so it was hard to outsmart him. When you factor in that Wilt was also highly skilled on both sides of the ball, there wasn't much the great Hall of Fame centers of the '60s like Russell, Thurmond, Bellamy, and Reed could do. To this day, Wilt is the most dominant center to ever play the game of basketball.
most dominate and it’s not even a debate
he was 7ft 3 with shoes on
@@JohnnyRodgers3 with chuck taylor he means
How athletic was Chamberlain ?
Let me show you :
40 Yard Dash (hand timed)
4.6 Wilt Chamberlain (barefoot)
4.6 LeBron James
5.8 Shaquille O'Neal (note - in his 30's, @ 340lbs)
100 Yard Dash (slightly shorter than a 100m)
10.00 Wilt Chamberlain
10.00 Elvin Hayes claimed he used to run it at this speed in High School
10.89 George McGinnis
220 yard dash (slightly longer than 200m)
20.9 Wilt Chamberlain
23.7 Bill Russell
440 yard dash (slightly longer than 400m)
48.9 Wilt Chamberlain
49.6 Bill Russell
49.7 Joe Caldwell
note - all three of these guys were competitive Track and Field athletes
880 yard/half mile race (slightly longer than 800m)
1:58.3 Wilt Chamberlain
2:14.9 Dave Bing
But, the best jumper was by far Bill Russell. He won jump balls against Wilt Chamberlain, was able to jump over a defender during a game and he held the 7th best jump during one year :
High Jumping during official NCAA competitions (before the Fosbury Flop) :
Wilt Chamberlain : 6'6.75
Bill Russell : 6'9.25
That's dominance for both.
@@david.tousignant20 6ft11 for bill Russell
Simply amazing! Incredible force of energy!!!! Thank you 🙏
Wilt was probably a tick behind Russell and Nate Thurmond as a defender, but the Big Dipper was unquestionably the greatest 7 foot defensive player in NBA history. A prime example of Chamberlain's defensive prowess was the job he did against the 25 year old Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in games 3-6 of the 1972 Western Conference Finals. The 35 year old Chamberlain blocked 33 shots in the last 4 games of the series and he held the league MVP to a FG% of .414.
@user-it9ck7ez1w Wilt's career lasted 14 years, yet only about 3 percent of his games exist on film and videotape. Most of the footage is when Chamberlain was past his prime, yet he was voted as the NBA's 1st team defensive center in his last 2 years in the league. In the limited footage of Wilt in his prime, it is clear that he was a freakish athlete who would sometimes catch shots in mid-air. During his historic 1961-1962 season, he averaged 50.4 points a game AND he was the league's 2nd best defensive center behind Bill Russell.
@@pjtheory we have Russell’s chasedown blocks and less film of Russell just admit it wasn’t a strength for Wilt lmao
You're either a troll or a dumb person.
Wilt defended Kareem better than anyone else and held him to the lowest FG% by anyone.
46%.
Nate Thurmond held Kareem to 47%
@@kingofnewyork7765 the celtics game plan was to put a player in front of Wilt Chamberlain even if he had the ball or not, or use intimidation a elbow here or there, the celtics were not above this form of play and the referees turned their heads away with the consent of the nba leadership!
To Bill Russell’s credit he never engaged in this form of basketball intimidation and he would stand-up to Wilt understanding that Wilt Chamberlain played the game and hurting people was the last thing on his mind no matter what the provocation, Wilt had to be massively provoked to retaliate and the one time he did, he shocked himself by knocking a 7 foot enforcer on the Boston Celtics completely cold, even Bill Russell stayed out of it, understanding that a elbow to wilts already damaged jaw from the same player was way to far?
@@allistermcginlay6476 Against Wilt, he would tell his teammates, ‘Look, guys, this is our path to victory. I’ll guard Wilt. Wilt will have a huge game. You guys guard your guys, don’t let them do anything, and Wilt’s huge game by himself will not be enough to beat us as a team,’” Walton said. “And, you know, that’s a huge sacrifice. And Bill Russell never had a physical advantage against Wilt. Never. That advantage that Wilt had, the size and the strength, you know, Wilt was phenomenal. Phenomenal. And Bill Russell played his best against Wilt.
“Wilt was this incredible force of everything, a spiritual force of nature like few others. And here was an undersized Bill Russell. It was just so awe-inspiring for me because I was a little guy relatively. And Bill Russell, he found a way to win.”
Best player, period.
YES WILT WILL AWAYS BE THE GOAT
wilt the goat can’t change my mind
Yeah the Goat wouldn't have his PPG drop significantly in the playoffs and the Goat doesn't piggyback off of Hal Greer and Jerry West like Wilt either
Absolutely true they’ll never be another one like him
@@hakeemolajuwon4352 The goat would have his PPG drop if the coach and team ask him to pass and play defense more, letting others score to improve the chance of winning.
Yes, piggybacking off Hal Greer and Jerry West...
Wilt's playoff numbers for those two championships:
* 1967: 21 pts, 29 trb, 9 ast
* 1972: 14 pts, 21 trb, 3 ast
Yes, Greer had 27 pts for the 1967 run, but 29 rebounds and 9 assists is ridiculous.
Yes, West had 23 pts and 9 ast for the 1972 run, but the Finals MVP did exist then, and it was awarded to Wilt.
The 1967 playoff run included defeating the Celtics with Russell, keeping him at 11 pts and 23 rbd, while Wilt had 21-32-10. A 20-30-10 triple double for the series against the Celtics!
The 1972 playoff run included defeating the Bucks with season MVP Kareem. Yes, Kareem got 33 pts 17 rbd, right at his regular season numbers, but the Lakers won the series, 4-2, which seems unlikely without Wilt's defense.
@@UnconventionalReasoning Basketball has developed much since Chamberlain's era. In Wilt's era, teams were taking 100-110 shots per game and shooting around 40% from the field. From the mid 70s onwards, teams shot between 80-90 shots and shot 45-50% - meaning there are FAR less opportunities for pts and rebs
@@UnconventionalReasoning In all playoff meetings between Russell and Chamberlain, Wilt's scoring went down each time
Wilt = 37.6 ppg in 1959/60 season
Wilt = 30.5 ppg vs Russell in 1960 EDF
(- 7.1 ppg)
Wilt = 50.4 ppg in 1961/62 season
Wilt = 33.6 ppg vs Russell in 1962 EDF
(- 16.8 ppg)
Wilt = 36.9 ppg in 1963/64 season
Wilt = 29.2 ppg vs Russell in 1964 Finals
(- 7.7 ppg)
Wilt = 34.7 ppg in 1964/65 season
Wilt = 30.1 ppg vs Russell in 1965 EDF
(- 4.6 ppg)
Wilt = 33.5 ppg in 1965/66 season
Wilt = 28.0 ppg vs Russell in 1966 EDF
(- 5.5 ppg)
Wilt = 24.1 ppg in 1966/67 season
Wilt = 21.6 ppg vs Russell in 1967 EDF
(- 2.5 ppg the only time he beat Russell)
Wilt = 24.3 ppg in 1967/68 season
Wilt = 22.1 ppg vs Russell in 1968 EDF
(- 2.2 ppg)
Wilt = 20.5 ppg in 1968/69 season
Wilt = 11.7 ppg vs Russell in 1969 Finals
(- 8.8 ppg)
And this is without factoring in that Wilt did a lot of stat-padding in blowout situations, documented evidence from the 1962 EDF further supports Wilt's stat-padding tendencies. Wilt's numbers would look even lower if he didn't pad his stats.
To watch Wilt Chamberlain block several of Jabbars shots in one game is unbelievable. Nobody else could block Jabbars shots. If they kept statistical records like they do today, Wilt will be on top of almost every one of them. As for being the GOAT, it's unfair to have only one GOAT since there are 6 positions, and every position is played differently. We should take into account each position and identify the GOAT for each position. My personal picks are;
PG Pete Maravich
SG Michael Jordan
SF Larry Bird
PF Tim Duncan
C Wilt Chamberlain
Edit: I just watched a documentary on Wilt Chamberlain. I didn't know he holds 90 basketball records. He was a track athlete as well.
Actually, quite a few folks blocked Kareem over the years, but only a select few ever managed to get the Sky Hook.
In answer to that question, Of course. He would be in the running if he had never scored a point, but, also, he was a scoring machine, in his first 6 years. Nobody else even close, except Russell, defensively.
Wilt is the goat period. The NBA stats proves it!
Bro 8.8 blocks in his 112 games Harvey Pollock Recorded. Man I’m telling you if blocks were recorded wilt would have around 5,000-6,000 career blocks and he would have most blocks in a season and all time and in a regular season average. Foobas sports I will subscribe to you you respect wilt unlike 10 years old in this generation. Respect you you man
Much appreciated 🙏🙏🙏
"George Marcus" could have come straight out of HS and be one of the dominant NBA players
He is the number one GOAT 🐐 himself.
Of all times of All TIMES of ALL Times 🕣⏳
Wilt the stilt Chamberlain
The 🐐
Unfortunately, blocks were an official NBA stat until the 1973-74 season, one year after Chamberlain retired. Luckily there is data for blocked shots in 112 games Wilt has played in, and they show something pretty remarkable. In those 112 games, Wilt has averaged 8.8 blocks per game.
Similar numbers recorded by the same guy (a retired NBA statistics man) in a similar number of games for Bill Russell showed 8.2 blocks per game.
No question those two are the REAL "all time blocked shots leaders", the only question is who was #1 (probably Wilt) and who was #2.
But Bill's blocks tended to be turnovers, Wilts usually were NOT, making Bill's blocks more effective on average (Wilt got better about that with the Lakers).
Kareem was in his prime as Wilt was 10+ yrs older but like an old lion, he fought against the odds and was not embarrassed.
Can anyone imagine what it might have been if Wilt was 10+ yrs the younger man? It wouldn't have been close.
Too much of everything on the floor, especially sheer brute force, for Kareem to survive.
GOAT 2way player
Bill Russell says: you couldn't run the same thing twice VS Wilt.
His buddy said Wilt had a computer mind.
Wilt knew his opponents so well he regularly swatted the ball at the shooter's release point. Pinpoint Accuracy.
Nobody could defend like Wilt....NOBODY!
Wilt block kareem abdul jabber skyhook few times
@@robertkline8458 wilt was blocking every shot you could rarely score on him
Yes he is and he is the best offensive player in history also
Wilt is still the career rebounding champion. Also, as seen in this video, he blocked perimeter jump shots, along with multitudes of in the paint shots. I don't remember him ever going for a fake in real time games, or any of these highlights. He waited until the shot was released to jump for the block. I look at it like this; Wilt, with more gained possessions, from rebounding, and blocked shots, probably knocked 20, or more points, which they would normally have scored when not playing against him, from the opposing team's total score. Then you had his scoring, in his scoring days. Boston's great team had to go to the line hard to beat his teams by 3 or 4 points.
Wilt's shots often were NOT "gained possessions" as a large percentage of them were swatted out of bounds.
Bill WAS better at that aspect of shot blocking, and often turned his blocks into the start of Boston's famed Fast Break.
Wilt Chamberlain goat above all nobody near
They always would mention that Bill Russell is the greatest defender but Wilt blocked more shots enough said!!! 🔥
There is more to defense than blocked shot totals.
WHERE THOSE BLOCKS GO also matters.
Bill usually blocked to teammates or to himself, Wilt commonly blocked 50 feet down the floor and the same team got the ball back.
Rebounding - tossup, slight advantage to Wilt in most regular seasons both played, slight advantage to Bill in the playoffs when both made the playoffs.
Neither was much of a steals man - too big and obvious.
Both were outstanding rim protectors.
But by the one definitive measure, Defensive Win Shares, it's not all that close - Wilt had 2 seasons over 10, Bill AVERAGED over 10 for his entire career with several 12+ and at least one 16+ season.
Keep in mind that Bill's "4.8" in his rookie season was also only in 48 or so games, DUE TO THE OLYMPICS keeping him out of the NBA 'til November (Australia Summer Olympics were held in THEIR Summer, which is Winter in NBA territory).
On the other hand, while Wilt averaged a little over 7 DFW in HIS career, NOBODY ELSE managed significantly over 6 (Tim Duncan is 3'd alltime on DFW per season played).
These players of today... Need to smile and be grateful they never had to play against him
One thing to keep in mind about Wilt.
He might be "only" #5 on Defensive Win Shares - but 3 of those players that have more played several more years (Duncan, Kareem, Hakeem all managed 18 seasons).
Wilt had more like 14 - and lost most of one of those to his knee issue.
On Defensive Win Shares per season, he's #2 all time - to Bill Russell.
VERY underrated as a defensive player, as his OFFENCE was off the charts.
Wilt wasn’t the GOAT on defense he was the GOAT period. Anyone saying otherwise never saw him play.
I ❤ the clip where Wilt blocks Kareem's right-hand skyhook and then a left-hand skyhook back to back.
Both of those were Kareem's JUMP hooks - not the actual sky hook.
STILL very impressive - but note that the Lakers got the ball back BOTH TIMES, once almost straight to Kareem, second because Wilt swatted it way out of bounds.
Quintuple double...think about that a minute. End of discussion. # One of a kind. There will never be anyone like him. 300lb. Monster.
that block at :51 is insane
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And none of that "get that shit outta here" showboating crap just pure class and respect from guys making double the average household income.
The Golden Age.
Offense...Defense doesn't matter, it's Wilt.
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Wilt Chamberlain is the GOAT because he has the second best efficiency in a season in the history of the NBA without his block counted. And the one who has the best efficiency is not Michael Jordan, but Nikola Jokic. Wilt Chamberlain is just a tiny bit behind Nikola, but had they counted his blocks, which were probably the highest in the history of NBA, he would have the best efficiency of a season by very far! But also if you remove any other players blocks as well, Wilt is then nr 1. Wilt had 26 shot blocks in one of his games.
Heck, just make Wilt two or three years younger than he was in the match-up, so he hadn't yet messed up his knees as he did in '69. A post-Warriors Wilt on working knees...that's the GOAT, bar none.
Lovelette and Minneapolis' Jim Krebs, who have faced both, agree that Wilt is the better on offense. On defense, Krebs says, "I think Russell has better timing. He's not afraid to commit himself because he can recover and still block anything you put up."
Wilt average 28.7 points 28.5rebounds against Bill Russell.
Elmore Smith has blocked the most shots in a game, with 17 blocks versus the Trail Blazers on October 28, 1973.
VS.
"Wilt chamberlain blocked 26 shots against the Pistons" before blocks were recorded!
That's absolutely MIND-BLOCKING!
Blocks were not counter 'til the 1973-1974 season.
Which is why Nate Thurmond has the first OFFICIAL Quad Double - including 13 blocks.
Yep that time again ⏲️
'72 Lakers wasprobably the greatest team ever. They won 33in a row, which will probably never be done again. And i was a Bull's fan. Just saying.
Damn right...Ang, hes the best offensive player ever...
Wilt especially late in his career looked like a giant Dennis Rodman. He wasn’t scoring 40 points game he was rebounding and blocking 8-10 shots a game. Also about 4-5 goal tends he was sending everything near him back.
Nice job.
Thank you 👍
My Dad told me about Wilt coming to play against the Syracuse Nats. He destroyed them. Dad counted 23 blocked shots in his stats. Then the Nats were history.
"He played a game against the Detroit Pistons. He blocked....twenty......... six shots. Dude.....
Yeah sure many them was goaltends. Troll
@@nonamewillbegiven1217No they were not !!! You sound like Magic when he lost to Wilt 12 to 0 in a pick up game at 42 years of age
@@Alexander-nb1rz they sure were
Hey foobas. I have a request for you. I read Bill's 11 rules to sucess book and he says he lands faster in with flexed legs when got fooled by a shotfake. Can you show me an example of this?
I dont see anyone doing this today😂😂
Hey Folks. One reason why both Wilt Chamberlain & Kareem are rarely considered in the GOAT conversation are based off of two reasons. First, most boxing "experts" on the alphabet soup networks have NEVER seen Wilt play. Second, personal reasons. Many journalist simple didn't care for Wilt and especially Kareem. I was able to watch Wilt play and truth be told, many of his stats doesn't even seem real even when he was playing. Finally, here's my top 3 of all time regarding the NBA: Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, and Kareem. I watched all three play to include Jerry West.
There is no explaining possible why people are questioning him
Never mind the fact that he was a compulsive liar and a narcissist
Shqiptar Morina “The Celtics also ran the pick-and-roll over and over again, freeing up Sam Jones and John Havlicek for open jumpers as Wilt again showed himself reluctant to leave the paint and cover the shooters who had been freed by Embrys picks. Alex Hannum screamed from the sidelines for Wilt to switch, but to no avail as Jones, Havlicek, and point guard Larry Siegfried combined for 61 points”.-the rivalry John Taylor.
“The Celtics also ran the pick-and-roll over and over again, freeing up Sam Jones and John Havlicek for open jumpers as Wilt again showed himself reluctant to leave the paint and cover the shooters who had been freed by Embrys picks. Alex Hannum screamed from the sidelines for Wilt to switch, but to no avail as Jones, Havlicek, and point guard Larry Siegfried combined for 61 points”.-the rivalry John Taylor.
Is that excerpt from the 68 season?
Russell was a great defensive player, but so was Wilt. While I believe Wilt blocked more shots, does not make him a better defender than Russell. Both would feast on anyone today entering the paint.
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He never fouled out of a game he whole career.
The only wich stopped the Sky Hook of Jabbar .
No there’s a whole compilation of people blocking Kareem’s skyhook
@@kingofnewyork7765 🧢 No one blocked more or straight up like Wilt.
@Mr. President just TH-cam “Kareem sky hook blocked compilation “ literally Hakeem and a few others got it and with him shooting it right handed
Wilt put kareem jabber skyhook in repair shop
@@robertkline8458 Per Kareem, Wilt only got the sky hook "once or twice, then I made adjustments".
Wilt DID get Kareem's jump hook a few times, and other Kareem shots quite a few times.
Also: 1972 ABA/NBA All-Star Game: In the first half, Wilt spikes an Artis Gilmore hook shot out of bounds, then rejects a Julius Erving dunk at the rim....
He rejected Doc TWICE at the rim in that game, both near the end of the 4th quarter.
Bro, Michael Jordan and anyone would be destroyed by Wilt, imagine if they counted his block shots. Bye bye, this video opened my eyes.
Greatest shoot blocker of all time and not even close
wow fantastic quality ! its like digitally remastered video.Where are you getting these clips?
Wilt was the perfect center for a zone defense. He didn't like coming out of the paint. Russell could pick up a guard outside. Wilt couldn't.
Apparently you didn't watch the video nor hear the comments of fellow players.
@@nozack5612 wilt was famous for not coming out 😂
@@nozack5612 “The Celtics also ran the pick-and-roll over and over again, freeing up Sam Jones and John Havlicek for open jumpers as Wilt again showed himself reluctant to leave the paint and cover the shooters who had been freed by Embrys picks. Alex Hannum screamed from the sidelines for Wilt to switch, but to no avail as Jones, Havlicek, and point guard Larry Siegfried combined for 61 points”.-the rivalry John Taylor.
goat
With all respect due I would like to see the starting lineup where Will Chamberlain blocked 25 of their shots. I'm just saying they're not what they are today. That being said Will Chamberlain is absolutely a goat
Two Games
One was vs Detroit Bob Lanier and Dave Bing
The other coming against Connie Hawkins Suns
It's crazy to think that Wilt never played all out physically. Never fouled out. Never used his full strength.
Wilt was and remains the greatest shot blocker in the history of basketball.... I would say Kareem in his youth was the next best
Kareem was a good shot blocker - but not up to Bill, debatable vs Nate, and not up to Wilt.
Wilt probably had more blocks than Bill - but Bill made a lot more EFFECTIVE blocks vs Wilt often swatting them spectacularly out of bounds and the OTHER team getting the ball back (Wilt DID get better at that over time, especially with the Lakers under Sharman - but he never got over the "spectacular" preference entirely).
Do you think any of those guys who had their shots swatted away ever drove in again without looking around for #13?
No more so than those that had their shots blocked by #6.
And there are at least a couple of people that have mentioned missing easy layups because they were wondering where Bill was at the time.
Nice video. Russell for me is the best by far.
1.russell
2.wilt
3.thurmond
4.hakeem
5. david robinson
in terms of defense
@@JohnnyRodgers3 Perfect top 5 🔥
@@JohnnyRodgers3 hell no. Thurmond was a beast. But nothing suggest he was anywhere near as impactful as Duncan or Kevin Garnett.
By far is very disrespectful to the other all time greats. Ben Wallace, Wilt when focused. HAKEEM, kG, Giannis. Rodman.
@@TheIcemanthomas Nate Thurmond did w better job defensively on prime Kareem then hakeem did on old kareem
Watch him run the floor… What 7-footer has done that on a regular basis?
Yep.
ALL comparisons in Professional Basketball are made to Wilt Chamberlain. So you tell me who the G.O.A.T. is.
Its Jordan gramps
agree with wilt on the shot blocking, his timing, vertical, and reach were unreal, most of those blocks are well off the shooting hand, wilt knew he could reach it, time it, and did, phenomenal athleticism. most blocks are attempted off the shooting hand, resulting in contact and a foul, wilt let you shoot then slapped it out of the air. and he never fouled out of a game, which is another staggering statistic, he once averaged more minutes than a full game, meaning he played every minute including all overtimes.
Averaged 48.5 one season - missed something like 6 minutes that entire season due to a technical foul ejection.
he could do what nate the great and bill russel could do. but could they do everything wilt did? no
This video isn’t about everything. It’s about defense.
AND LETS NOT FORGET THAT NATE THE GREAT WAS WILTS PROTEGE WITH THE WARRIORS
@@problyzuited9828 where did you look into that for 80 to 90 possessions?
@@jesuschrististhelord9937 “The Celtics also ran the pick-and-roll over and over again, freeing up Sam Jones and John Havlicek for open jumpers as Wilt again showed himself reluctant to leave the paint and cover the shooters who had been freed by Embrys picks. Alex Hannum screamed from the sidelines for Wilt to switch, but to no avail as Jones, Havlicek, and point guard Larry Siegfried combined for 61 points”.-the rivalry John Taylor.
@@kingofnewyork7765shut up dude you’re like a bot
Some of these blocks are at least 14 feet high! Wilt was able to reach the apex of the ball, with his athleticism and strength.
There is no hesitation when we talk about the God of Basketball!
Thats higher than the rim the rim is 12 feet think about it
@@MrBig-qi2yt The rim is 10 feet.
The top of a NBA rectangular backboard is 13' 6" as I recall.
WILT AT WORSE AND I MEEN VERY WORSE IS AT NUMBER 5 TOP DEFENSIVE PLAYERS IN NBA HISTORY!
It goes Olajuwon, David Robinson, Garnett, Jordan, Rodman, Russell, Pippen, then Wilt
@Hakeem Olajuwon LOL THATS RIDICULOUS SIR......TERRIBLE.....LOUSY!
1.RUSSELL 2.HAKEEM 3.WILT 4.PIPPEN 5.GARY PAYTON 6.RODMAN 7.ROBINSON 8.FRAZIER
9.DUNCAN 10.JORDAN 11.THURMOND 12.MOURNING
@@hakeemolajuwon4352 You are a 'compulsive liar and a narcissist'. Seems to be an acceptable argument.
@@Solanegore Olajuwon #1 in blocks and #9 in steals nobody comes close
Wilt chasedowns 0:34 ehhh maybe 0:50 that’s it. If anyone else can point out some chasedowns from behind I missed in this video please let me know , I watched it 3 times straight and that was all I could find.
Where do you have Wilt chamberlain on the rankings?
@@BoosterGoldEarth6 2-3
@@Papichulo-xc5nd all time? Defense ? Specify
@@BoosterGoldEarth6 I’m still waiting for those 7 time stamps btw.
@@Papichulo-xc5nd There's tape of Wilt scoring and then getting back down court and blocking Russell's fast break layup, beating him down court and already in position.. Is that a chase down block or just plain domination? He didn't have to do chase down blocks if he's back before the other guy gets there. lmao
He block the skyhook of abdul 😮
There are about a half dozen players with video proof of having blocked the Sky Hook at least once.
Wilt was the GOAT shot-blocker & rebounder, but Russell was a better all-around defender because he also defended guys outside the Low Post. And when Russell blocked shots, he kept caught them and passed to teammates or tapped them to teammates so the Celtics scored more. Those are reasons why Russell topped Wilt in Defensive Win Shares nearly all seasons they shared. When I was a kid, I saw both men play on TV.
Nate Thurmond was a better defender outside the low post. He would stop guards from penstrating
Bill Russell Centre position was defence and scoring when needed, whilst Wilts Chamberlain's position was to be the scorer and if and when he had the opportunity be the defence.
Wilt had half the defensive time of most centres/players and still managed to be the defensive force on his team while scoring heavily that in itself shows that Wilt was the equal of any centre in his era and probably with less time better than Bill or Nate!
A strong argument can be made for Chamberlain as the GOAT. The only difference between Chamberlain, Russell, Jabbar, and Jordan is rings.
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i think wilt was the best player in the NBA bar none. Michael Jordan became no one because of the times. Yes michael was a good player but he wasnt the same as wilt.
No doubt he was be the best player in the league right now with what an offensive player can get away with, plus the 3 point line opening everything up. He would be the most athletic big man in the league, plus he would have the advantage of modern nutrition, modern shoes training and equipment.
The best defensive NBA center is Bill Russell : he is still leading the league in DWS; Wilt Chamberlain is 5th... despite blocks and steals not being recorded !
True. BUT, The only player with a higher WS/game ratio in the regular season AND playoffs than Wilt is Russell.
Russell 133.64/ 963 = 13.9%
Duncan 106.34/1392 = 7.6%
Kareem 94.49/1560 = 6.1%
Hakeem 94.47/1238 = 7.6%
Wilt 93.92/1045 = 9.0%
In the playoffs, Wilt is fourth but has a 9.9% WS/game ratio. Still second best.
@@oldeskoolnewsreels9927 we’re talking about defensive win shares and no one is close to Russell.. keep in mind Wilts teams allowed the most points in the league
@@Papichulo-xc5nd Those are DWS. Bill is tops but Wilt is second as far as DWS per game goes. Regular season AND playoffs.
Also, Lebron and Jordan are the only players to have a WS/game ratio over 20% in the playoffs. Wilt is third at 19.66%.
@@oldeskoolnewsreels9927 he’s 5th all time not 2nd in DWS
It was basically volleyball for him
WILT
MJ
KOBE
- Kobe(my guy) himself said that and i agree with Kobe, Wilt is the SCARIEST
Wilt easily handles Kareem
Personally Wilt is one of the greatest defensive big men but isn't the greatest defensive big man or player. He could block shots at remendous heights, get back on defence quite quickly with his speed and his timing to avoid goal tends was actually impressive. However, I think Bill Russell was a significantly better defensive player for many reasons. Wilt would swat balls out of bounds so the opponent still has the ball but Russell would tap the ball over to a teammate so they get the ball. This is what started the fast breaks as well as the rebounds. Wilt was bouncing round on significant offensive focus at times during the 62 season. I dont remember how many shots he took but it was around 40 a game. That required incredible amount of stamina whilst leaving stamina for the defensive end. Which he would sometimes lack in and not attempt rebounds or go up for shots. Russell had the stamina for defence as he shot very few shots and all of his focus was swatting the ball and starting the fast break. A very tiny nit pick would also be how high chamberlain would swat balls, jumping straight up in the air instead of leaping at the opponent. Although it creates some of the best blocks iv'e ever seen, it can sometimes be called for goal tending and would be a wasted block. His lateral quickness wasn't great either and could find it difficult to stay with opponents at the post. Idk really this is just my opinion but Russell has most things a defensive big should have and to me is better then wilt on the defensive end. but wilt is certainly one of the best big man defenders and you could defo build a case for him. Just a side note, Wilt in the 112 games tracked got 8.8blks a game, idk how many games russell had tracked but I know he had the exact same number with 8,8blk a game.
Untouchable breakdowns where are the chasedown blocks?
Untouchable breakdowns The Celtics also ran the pick-and-roll over and over again, freeing up Sam Jones and John Havlicek for open jumpers as Wilt again showed himself reluctant to leave the paint and cover the shooters who had been freed by Embrys picks. Alex Hannum screamed from the sidelines for Wilt to switch, but to no avail as Jones, Havlicek, and point guard Larry Siegfried combined for 61 points”.-the rivalry John Taylor
Lovelette and Minneapolis' Jim Krebs, who have faced both, agree that Wilt is the better on offense. On defense, Krebs says, "I think Russell has better timing. He's not afraid to commit himself because he can recover and still block anything you put up."
@@kingofnewyork7765 Russell’s often credited with, I wouldn’t say creating but more popularising it. Idk what you’d call it but wilt wasn’t always a chase down blocker. Most of my criticism is early in his career on the warriors however if we are talking 76ers or lakers then there’s a bigger case for chamberlain there.
@@kingofnewyork7765 their plenty of chase down Blocks by Wilt.
He's the greatest defensive player ever except for one guy... You guessed it bill russell
I'd say Wilt would have had 6000-7000 blocks easy had stats been kept possibly up to 8000. I'd put Bill Russell around 5000-5500 and Kareem, if his first four years stats had been kept would be around 4500-5000. Olajuwon who had 3830 would only be fourth instead of first. The only other two players who'd be over 4000 I can think of would be David Robinson if he had not been in the Navy two years and avoided injury would have been around 4500 and Shaq if he hadn't lost interest in blocked shots after his rookie year would be maybe 4000.
Nate Thurmond is the real #4, and maybe even #3. Definitely ahead of Hakeem.
Amazing but at least 20% of those were goal tending