Earl Monroe explains who was better than Michael Jordan .
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It’s called an opinion dipshit!
No I don't pick Jordan they changed the rules to benefit him no way I would pick him not even in top 7 or 9 maybe I might put him in the top 10 but it's a stretch.
@@MrBishop1954 Well if you like you can go on my podcast and prove why you think he should be ranked that high then.
Jordan is unmatched til this day... period.. the rest of you are simply delusional.
@@theuniversegalaxynbaI will never come back to your channel for those pop ups. No I will not. I am sick and tired of hearing it! You f****** idiot
Love Earl the Pearl…… He and Clyde were one of the greatest backcourt duos ever.
I remember when the knicks would play the lakers boy that was a bloodbath but Jerry West the logo and Gail Goodrich the hall-of-famer in my opinion were Better.
Yup, and with either Reed or McAdoo at center that was a killer threesome!
Wilt is the only man to average 50 ppg, 35 RBG for an entire season, played every minute for an entire season, scored 100 pts in a game. C'Mon Man, Wilt has 53 more records that might not ever be broken. Wilt played in an era where there was no 3 point shot. Thanks Earl.
Wilt played against guys who would be driving for UPS today.
@@GrayItaliano you dont have the talent or skill to play pro ball. Thats false
Theirs nobody I love more than George Iceman Gervin l followed Ice since he was playing for the Virginia Squires February 1973 but don't ever mention anyone in the same breath as Wilt Chamberlain
Wilt Chamberlain to this day owns 72 NBA records. Bill Russell had the better team in NBA history and was the greatest winner in the NBA with 11 NBA Championships in 13 seasons. Michael Jordan only won 6. So if the greatest player of all time is based on championships it's Bill Russell. If it's based on how many individuals records a player hold it's Wilt Chamberlain.
Bill Russell had more black teammates than Wilt so of course he has more championships.
Russell won more because he was a better teammate that would do anything to win! That's an excuse, Wilt had great teammates and a lot of them are in the hall of fame! Just think if St. Louis doesn't trade Russell he would've had better teammates in St. Louis with Pettite and Lenny Wilkens...
@@stephatkinson8606 It doesn't matter he won 11 NBA championships in 13 seasons.
@@jerrysmith8899 I agree! But people act like winning 11 titles in 13 years is some easy feat? If that's the case how come it wasn't done before him or since?
‘Nuff said.
People who never saw WILT play, don't have a CLUE as to what WILT did for the game. There is NO BIG MAN since WILT who has done the things WILT has done in this game. As an aging Vet, WILT was still in top form, as a retired LEGEND, Owners were still BEGGING WILT to come back to the NBA & play. Championships require great Teammates and Teams. That 1966-1967 Championship 76ers Team was LEGENDARY!!! That Lakers Team that WILT won with, would give teams today a hard way to go!!! WILT didn't always have the best Teams, or Teammate's however; WILT CHAMBERLAIN was ABSOLUTELY THE BEST PLAYER in his time in the NBA!!! There would be no Kareem Abdul-Jabbar without WILT CHAMBERLAIN!!!
Wilt could run a 4.6 40 yd and beat Jim Brown twice in a foot race. Wilt could bench 500 lbs. He played nearly 48 min a game for his entire career. He could hit a fadeaway jumper with regularity. He is the only center to lead the league in assists. Nearly half his competition in the 60s were HOF centers, (Reed, Bellamy, Russell, Thurmond), so he didn't play against slow white guys, by and large. He could be the greatest individual athlete and physical specimen of the century. Hands down, Wilt is the greatest.
True,
Wilt was 7'1" 220lbs.
And Our modern Day 40 lbs.
Fatter version is Shaq
@ 7'1" 260 lbs.
And if Shaq would have Worked Out with Kobe, Shaq could have BEEN 🏀🏀🏀Wilt 2.0🏀🏀🏀
@@scottflipiak614 if…Well, Shaq didn’t and that’s why Ben Wallace and Rodman could defend him. Btw, Wilt played at 275 as a rookie then was about 310 with Lakers. Shaq couldn’t play 48 minutes like Wilt and was a second slower in the 40. Try again.
@@scottflipiak614 Shaq is listed at 7-1. He admitted to being 6-11 barefoot. This was on the Howard Stern show.
We all know about the 100pt and 55 rebound games, the 48.5 minutes he played one season ( a game is 48 minutes), leading the league in assists as a center, but the most amazing stat is at his size is that he NEVER fouled out of a game and I think he played 1,046 games.Not to mention if blocked shots was a stat during his era that record would've been unreachable as well.
@@scottflipiak614 Shaq is 6'11" barefooted so stop lying about him being 7'1". Shaq himself admits to that.
Wilt for sure. That's Earl The Pearl Monroe. He was awesome himself.
Wilt COULD NOT close the Finals deal
Wilt COULD NOT close in the Playoffs as well.
Wilt SCORED 50ppg against midgit minnows 8 teams NBA.
GOAT will destroy WILT if they play 1-on-1 even at weak 6'6".
@@mkhan8527 You are scared to go on my podcast then .
@@mkhan8527 lol. In ur dreams.
@@mkhan8527 How when Wilt can just block every shot?
MJ owns a handful of records but Wilt owns chapters in the record books. Case closed!
Earl the Pearl. I loved watching him as a kid. Thanks, Earl.
Same here Earl was amazing but Elgin Baylor was my Favorite player to watch.
WOULDN' T MISS A TELEVISED,
GAME !!!...
TO SEE HIM, PLAY !!!!...
Oh!, A PLAY MAKER,
A REAL TRUE,
POINT-GAURD
ALWAYS Hi Was and will be always Been true to the game Forevermore
@@travislumpkin9857 Back in the day when it was free.
"They changed the rules to stop me ,they changed the rules to help Jordan"- Wilt Chamberlain.
I liked Bill Walton's telling better: "Michael and Wilt were at an NBA 50 for 50 event talking about who the greatest player was, and finally Wilt said, 'Remember, Michael, when you played, they changed all the rules to make it easier for you to dominate; but when I played, they changed all the rules to make it more difficult for me to dominate. End of discussion. Advantage: Chamberlain.' And Michael had nothing to say."
@@wvu05 DA END!!
Facts
They changed the rules to speed up the game. And the Jordan rules were not beneficial to Jordan. They provided a way teams exploit existing rules to make it more difficult for Jordan. To put it simply, Wilt did not have the skillset of Michael Jordan. it's like comparing apples and oranges. Wilt was a phenomenal athlete. This does not make him the best basketball player. If I started a team today and could pick any player in their prime, give me 1) Jordan 2) Magic 3) Shaq 4) Kareem 5) Wilt
@@metaviewx2091 What specific rules made it more difficult for Jordan? Since he didn't rebut Chamberlain's argument, what did he possibly miss?
Earl SAW IT as a great player first hand. Earl was a terrific player, Wilt was the GOAT. I’m old enough to corroborate Earls account and Earl PLAYED AGAINST Wilt. Enough said
Wilton's Career Records,
He averaged 23 Rebounds/Game
🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀 🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀 🏀🏀🏀
And Jordan wore #23
Wilt was an overrated loser. Kareem called him out on his propensity to quit in a famous letter he wrote. Van Breta Koff refused to use him in a championship game and made him sit the bench in a game the Lakers were losing when Wilt quit Russell had his number and so did Nate Thurmond and Kareem. Earl was also an overrated loser.
AMEN.
@@deangood6682 So, so, So True,
But Larry did EveryThing and was the most Fundemental player ever.
PLUS, Larry is Ranked No Lower than 60 in Any NBA Career Stat category.
And back in Larry's Era . . . .
They didn't even Play for Stats,
They just Played for that ""W""
@@scottflipiak614 I don't worry about today's stat hounds. I used to read Sports Illustrated back in the 1980's. And other articles outside of the Boston Globe and Boston Herald. From 1984-to-1986, many sports writers, coaches, and players considered Larry Bird the best basketball player in the game. It was close when considering other players. But I remembered the Boston Celtics led by Bird averaging 60 wins a season during the 1980's.
I'm not against stats and the amount of championship rings, but sometimes quantity becomes a bit overrated. The fact that the Celtics reached the Finals five times explains enough of Larry Bird's greatness. Today's modern basketball fans don't also realize how great Julius "Dr. J" Erving was. I laugh a bit when comparisons are made on which players are better than the others. Today's fans will make comparisons wider while comparisons of greats are very small and marginal. The late 1970's & 1980's NBA era was arguably the greatest influx of talent the NBA ever had when great players from the ABA merged into the NBA with the addition of players from the Magic Johnson and Larry Bird era joining the league too after their legendary college careers.
There is no question in my mind that Wilt Chamberlain was the most DOMINANT player to ever play the game. The person who was so far and above everyone else. In terms of the most accomplished he of course is not, but on an individual basis, there is no equal. He doesn't really get the due he deserves because he doesn't have the rings.
The 1967 Sixers have the fourth best record of any team that won the finals. The 1972 Lakers are tied for second. The Top 4 teams: 1996 Bulls(72-10), 1972 Lakers(69-13), 1997 Bulls(69-13), 1967 Sixers(86-13). His two rings came from different teams and BOTH are in the Top 4.
Yeah anytime I'm having a goat discussion, I bring him up. The guy was the strongest, fastest, and most dominant player to play the game
And yet he has two rings.
@@fwsreal and lost to a one legged man who didn’t play the whole game
@@billyjohnson1977 I know it’s not a one man team but like Bill Russell said Wilt played small that game he got mad at what Bill said and didn’t talk to him for 20 years Wilt had 21points 24rebs but went 1-11 from the free throw line can’t be call the goat with that weakness he should have had 50 with no one on the court who could guard him and the lakers had 3 HOF players on there side as well
Of course Wilt is the best player ever. It's mind boggling to think some don't even have him in the top five.
Because of what happened in 1968 playoffs when he didn't demand the ball in the 4th quarter against Boston. In 1969 when he got hurt and the whole thing with Breda Kolf. 1970 when Willis got hurt. Wilt got all the blame not Jerry West. Wilt even wrote it in his book. Wilt has always gotten the blame for all his teams losses. Starting in college when his team lost in triple overtime.. "If you win people will say of course look how big he is, if you lose people will say how can a man lose at that size"?
Another point based of Wilt sports Century is that he was too nice a man. Never had to deal with racism the way Bill Russell did. Wilt could of broke peoples arms but would've been considered an evil giant back in those times. Wilt chose to play a finesse game instead of a power one. Where he shot a lot of turnaround jumpers. Bob cousy said if Wilt had 1 third of the intensity Bill Russell had he'd be more awesome than he was. Another man in sports Century said "I always felt he was in slow motion, I always thought he could do more.".. In battle of giants 1971 Kareem vs Wilt, Wilt made a speech in the huddle. Billy Cunningham said that was the only inspirational speech Wilt ever gave. Which tells me Wilt wasn't much of a vocal leader... Phil Jackson said Wilt wasn't a post Sprinter,, he'd wait for the guards to come to him on a rebound. John Havlicek say Wilt cared so much about his not fouling out record that he wouldn't go for blocks in the fourth quarter of close games...Red Aurabach said Wilt only cared about Wilt and that he was in love with his stats. ..Kareem wrote the Chumperlain letter. Jerry West had Kareem #1 even though he played with Wilt. So there is a lot of negative things.
@@ice_man81 "No one roots for Goliath".
@@ice_man81 Yo Doc: I saw the entire Van BredaKoff thing, only to later do some research and find out that Wilt took himself out and gave up and not the coach. I damned the coach forever until I read about it. Best resource was (and I was witness) Bill Russell's statement while he was an announcer on national TV and said that Wilt should have been out there unless he had a broken leg. These greatest of giants finally mended their fences. Peace.
@@michaelgreenberg106 Tommy Hawkins said differently. Wilt said hey coach Im ready and coach said were better off without him. Mel Counts was playing well. .....Don Nelson hit the shot that went up 6 feet and went in. It goes to show that it is a team game. Even Jordan needed his teammates.
Wilt lead the in points one year and assists the next year. Let that sink in for a minute. Then in 1961- 1962, he AVERAGED 50 points per game and 25 rebounds per game for the ENTIRE season. They were different players and played different positions in different eras but Chamberlain as well as Jordan are 2 of the greatest players to play basketball. I would also add in Kareem to that mix,
How would add Magic Johnson to that
Just think about that You avg 50 pts a game and 25 rebounds.That means you are everywhere.Thsn when you get off the court your avg goes up with the ladies. I personally sat at a NBA summer league game in 81. And Wilt at the age he was,picked up 2 fine young women while talking with Jerry West. That breaks the record of Charlie Sheen,Tiger Woods,Frank Sinatra and King David.
Mister Earl Monroe the Pearl Black Jesus Hakeem the dream Rick Barry and Larry Bird my faves
Position wise...
C Wilt/Kareem
Pf Duncan
Sf Lebron
Sg Jordan
Pg Magic ... p4p Wilt,Kareem,Jordan,Lebron and Magic.
@@cojack636 I agree with everything you say except the power forward position I got Karl Malone the greatest power forward to ever play
Wilt was the greatest of all time no doubt!!!!!🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀
With only 2 rings
@Dan Kivel. How? Wilt averaged 22 points in the playoffs. Wilt is the greatest statistical player ever.
Kareem might argue, but Wilt was an awesome athletic. Would be great in any era, but Jordan, with his insane vertical leap would also qualify.
Wilt’s wiener got quite a workout, by his own admission.
True. But if I'm going for a championship I want Russell on my team.
Wilt and Ruth revolutionized their sports. They were before their time and blew their games wide open. They also opened the door to more athletic future competition.
Jordan was also something else
💯
Ruth played when blacks weren't allowed in the majors. Sorry but history has proven that blacks are more athletic.
Same goes to Pelé in soccer
@@robertwhitten265 Thank you.
It's nice hearing a player from another era, like Mr. Monroe, speak on this. I don't think that anyone, who didn't see those old cats play, can honestly say who the goat is.
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Agreed. That being said, most of the former players and analysts didn't watch them play. They all played and/or watched in the 80s and up. The only person on a consistent level they bring to the shows is Dr. J. And Jordan isn't in his top 5.
there is plenty of film. Jordan wouldve averaged 60 a game.
@@GrayItalia No he wouldn't. See that's the problem....people see the older legends and only see vintage CLIPS of them. If you ask the people who was around back then, and watched those legends, game to game, night in and night out, season after season, they will tell you that those legends were just as skilled and bad ass as the Jordan's and Lebron's and Durant's and Curry's. I've been watching and playing hoops since the 60's, and I've see NUMEROUS ballers, professional and amateur, who are just as dynamite as the players of the 80's, 90's and today.
@@kandr21400 you typed a lot of words. good job. Who would've successfully guarded jordan
I agree that Chamberlain is the best player ever. If he had focused on scoring the second half of his career he could have averaged 40 points per game for his career. If blocks had been recorded in his time he would be the all time blocks leader. 23 rebounds per game for his career? Are you kidding me? If any player even gets 23 rebounds in a game today it's front page news.
Not taking anything away from Wilt's Greatness, But Larry played Injured the Majority of His Career🏀🏀🏀
Even Returned to a Game
with a Broken Cheek Bone
to get His Fellow TeamMates
that ""W""🏀🏀🏀
@@scottflipiak614 Larry Legend was the most favorite of mine as a Celtic fan, but Wilt was just so great no one really comes close, not even the incredible Larry Bird...
@@tom7471 True,
Wilt was a Fantastic Player, Yes !!!
But Bird was The most Fundementally Complete Player,
ever
Like Wilt NeVeR set Picks, Passed like Bird, Steal as much as Bird, broke up Passing Lanes,
OR even was a True Team Player.
So, They are BOTH The NBA G.O.A.T's playing Different Positions, Styles, in Different Era's🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀
@@tom7471 Wilt has high praise for Larry.
@@georgestamatakis697 Uhh . . . .
Basketball & all Sports are Team games, where You NEED BOTH a Good Offense & a Good Defense to Win 🏈🏀⚾️⚽️🏒
And Bill Russell played (1956-1968) just 13 Seasons,
and Won 11 Championships
As Earl Monroe noted they changed thecrules to make it harder for wilt then changed the rules again to make things easier 4 Jordan... Michael Jordan played in a watered-down league full of expansion Will Chamberlain played in a league with a lot deeper teams as Bill Russell once said John Paxson hit some huge shots for the Bulls on several occasions during big championship games but he would not have been able to do it in wilts Era because in the Chamberlain era John Paxson would have been up in the stands watching
Remember Handchecking. Let me do that when I played at 250-275 and perhaps I could have pushed the Pearl back enough to miss a shot-my fantasy-but there is something to this as handchecking allow the defender to give a big push on the shooter without looking like he is doing much more than using some finger tips to defend. Push on the spin. What say you Pearl.
Wilt played in a league with 1-2 other good teams and he was 2-11 against one of those teams in the Finals
Wilt Chamberlain was a freak of nature, he was strong, flexible, he had endurance and was explosive. His athleticism was outrageous for a man his size. And as stated in this video there's still rules of the game that were made because of Wilt, the biggest one IMO is the man to man defense or basically no zone defense because teams would put 2 or 3 guys on Wilt to defend him and he still put up an outrageous stat sheet.
Agree 100%, the GOAT. That said, Abdul-Jabbar, a friend of Wilt prior to the NBA (his mentor), said that Wilt was lifting so much weight during his final years, and was so focused on his physical strength, that he lost a bunch of flexibility, and possibly contributed to knee problems, etc, etc. That was he said. I saw a clip of Wilt at Kansas breaking a high jump record informally when he walked onto the UK track team. He was wearing his winter coat at the time, I think. Peace.
As another commentor said, Wilt could do everything but win championships. Wilt & Russell played when the league had fewer teams, the players were much shorter than Wilt & Russell, and the era was weak like this era. Therefore, inflated stats like 100 points in a game or average 55 rebounds in a season. Kind of when they changed the rules around the time Kobe scored 81 points and just recently when Harden had a triple double which included 60 points.
No wonder LeBron flourishes in this soft era of basketball where defense is not preeminent. A few weeks ago, they said Durant was the greatest scorerer of all-time when an average Celtics defense shut him down. Yet, many commentators have said Durant would have been a force when Jordan played. Yeah right!?
@@bainer3052 60's Centers vs, 90's Centers
Walt Bellamy and Nate Thurmond were around the same height as Shaq. They were both taller than Hakeem and Ewing who are both around the same height as Russell. You could add 2" to the heights of players in the 60's since they were measured barefoot. The "7 footers" you hear about is mostly marketing.
There were 9 teams until 1966. Of the 9 starting centers, 4 of them were Russell, Wilt, Bellamy and Thurmond.
The 90's had 26 to 29 teams. The major stars were Shaq, Hakeem, Ewing, Robinson, Mutonbo and Mourning. What about the rest?
Mourning is less than 6'9" tall barefoot. Hakeem and Ewing are less than 6'10" tall barefoot. Shaq is less than 7' barefoot. Mutombo is the same height as Wilt, 7'1". Robinson is around 7'
AD, KD, Duncan, D Howard, Deandre Jordan are all examples of guys less than 6'10" tall barefoot. Same height as Russell.
Embiid is less than 7'. Gobert is 7' and Pozingis is 7'1", same height as wilt but 50 to 70 pounds lighter.
There were 9 teams in 1966. Wilt, Russell, Bellamy, Thurmond, Reed, Beatty and Embry are all in the HOF.
Watch "Wilt meets Shaq and Ewing." Wilt is taller than both. Remenber, Ewing is actually taller than Hakeem.
@@oldeskoolnewsreels9927 Wilt and many of the centers you mention were clumsy offensive players. Wilt had difficulty making free throws; Wilt played with Oscar & Jerry and still lost to the Celtics.
Many of his opponents were short and non-athletic.
Wilt reminds me of LeBron in that he played with two all-stars and he has a losing record in the NBA Finals. It's hard to consider either of them as the GOAT.
@@bainer3052 You really don't know what you are talking about, do you?
Wilt's Playoff Competition(# of series out of 29)
Russell: 8 (GOAT, MVP, Top 75)
Kareem: 2 (GOAT, MVP, Top 75)
Thurmond: 3 (Top 75)
Reed: 3 (MVP, Top 75)
Beatty/Bellamy/Embry: 4 (HOF)
Others: 9(Lucas was a Top 75 player but better known as a forward, even though he played center when Reed was injured)
10/29 GOAT level(34%)
13/29 MVP level(45%)
16/29 Top 75(55%) 59% if you count Lucas
21/29 HOF(72%)
Finals Competition
2/6 GOAT level(33%)
4/6 MVP level(67%)
5/6 Top 75(83%) 100% if you count Lucas
6/6 HOF(100%)
One year, he faced Lucas and Debusschere, who were both Top 75 players, but better known as forwards.
Others: Kerr, Halbrook, Clifford Ray, Boerwinkle, Fox, Dierking
On the teams without a star center, they usually had 2 or 3 centers playing in rotation.
You'd really have to be of an older generation like myself to truly grasp this, but people generally didn't have the admiration for extremely tall people in Chamberlain's day. They were considered freaks (in the bad sense) by far more people than today. And pro ball players didn't make the crazy sums they make today. Then Jabbar came along and gave a sense of giants going up against each other that made for intrigue, and as such people with extreme height found that there was good money to be made playing pro ball, and scouts found they had more to choose from. That changed public perception.
ADD THE RED HEAD ALSO BILL WALTON WAS A BEAST
@@anthonylrobinson
It's too bad Walton couldn't stay healthy because he would've been right there with Russell, Chamberlain and Jabbar, and quite possibly, better than 2 of the 3 I mentioned, when talking about the Greatest Centers of All Time. He was the total package of both Offense and Defense. He could Score, Defend, Rebound, Pass and Block Shots. On Offense, he moved without the ball better than those other 3 and nobody was better than Walton when it came to Passing from the Post. Just ask Larry Bird. On Defense, he was an Exceptional Rebounder who could get the Outlet Pass to his Teammates like no one else. During his career, and when healthy, 90% of the time he played, he was the best player on the court.
Thank you Earl the Pearl for telling the truth. Wilt will always be the Goat and Big Dog.The only man to block Kareem famous sky hook.
I say Bill Russell
Chamberlin was incredible. Chamberlin chose Bird as his first top 5 players.
Yup, I got . . . .
C -- Wilt
PF -- Bill Russell
SF -- Larry ""Legend""
SG -- Pistol Pete
PG -- Magic
@@scottflipiak614 I have C: Wilt, PF: Duncan, SF: Bird, SG: Jordan, PG: Magic.
@@scottflipiak614 that's illegal!😎
@@roberttaylor6694 How so . . . .
I don't have to go by any Cap ??!!!
@@jimlittle5769 I do like Duncan,
But Duncan lived off of Robinson.
Just as Jordan lived off of Scottie, Rodman, etc.
Kinda like LeBron on a Team of 1st Rnd. & 2and Rndrs.
Everything that Ear Monroe is saying is absolutely correct he should know he played in a different era but hes also seen the players of Jordan Is era.
Wilt was the best NBA player hands down.💯
Monroe knows ball!
Wilt is the Scoring GOAT. He still has the #1 and #2 per game average for a season in front of Jordan. Wilt had a crappy free throw but actually had a nice mid range bank shot and hook shot. His size and strength quickness and jumping ability certainly made him a incredible offensive weapon. And, he dominated Magic Johnson as a old man in LA pick up games. And, Magic had pro players on his team.
It is interesting that Wilt said, his first nba win was the first time he had a comparable team to win.
When Wilt retired, he held 73 All-Time NBA records.
When Jordon retired, he held 9. Big difference.
In 1974, I met Earl Monroe in a Portland OR mall department store. He was playing for the Knicks and I was going to the game, that Friday night. I called him 'Pearl', shook his hand and saw that he had 0% body fat. I copied his game and had great success. Meeting him was cool as hell.
The day Wilt retired he held 127 records...Jordan 12. Few realize Russell was second with 40.
@@PoliticusRex632 I counted them. They were from the official NBA record book. You and I must count differently. Wilt4Ever
@@RogerPeet I guess you went to public school? The numbers I gave are factual and honestly not debatable.
@@PoliticusRex632 Hey crazy F, I don't care what U think.
@@RogerPeet what I think has nothing to do with it. It's a fact, that's all.
When I was a kid...this was pre Bird/Magic.. It wasn't just that Chamberlain was the greatest ever he was almost the only player anyone not a basketball fan could name. Maybe Oscar Robertson. But it was automatic.. the topic of basketball comes up.. you immediately thought of Wilt. And he had been retired for a while. But I've always thought it was silly to compare the two anyway.. they were different players in different eras doing different things when the league was in two different places.. Michael would have been a star in any era.. and so would Wilt.
Wilt Chamberlain is the most dominant player ever by a wide margin. Period.
Wilt was a wide margin.
Yet, he could not win in Post-Season and Finals.
Yet, he quit on his team in NBA finals.
sure he was SO dominant. lol.
@@mkhan8527 1967 Post Season
21.7 points/29.1 rebounds/9.0 assists
Led: PER
W/S
W/S per 48
OWS
DWS
Total Rebounds
Total Assissts
Rebounds per game
Records: Most rebounds in game
Highest rebounding average for a series
Most rebounds(5 game series)
Most rebounds(6 game series)
Most rebounds(7 game series)
Most rebounds in a half
Most consecutive triple doubles in a post season
Finals Records: Most rebounds in 6 game series
Most rebounds in a half
Others: Only player to lead a post season in both rebounds and assissts
Would have won Finals MVP, but award did not exist
Triple duoble series against the Celtics. Unofficial quadruple double with blocks(unofficial).
(21.6/32.0/10.0/10 blocks)
Of course he did. Russell was great but he had a better team. Ask Russell himself . Did you watch them play?
@Gregory Holden I saw them play Gregory. To this day it's the greatest sports rivalry I've ever seen. Both men are supremely great but I stand by my original assertion.
Apart from rule changes, idk if a lot of fans know how the NBA was regulated in the 60s and 70s. In those days, you couldn't dip your shoulder to move your defender as he had a right to his position also. Those were called offensive fouls then (which is even more amazing for Wilt as he didn't foul out in his entire career) as the league had to allow for some parity w/ the dominant bigs of that day with the smaller perimeter players.
For one reason or another, the league eventually began to allow for big men to jostle down low and bump their shoulders into the defenders' chests (maybe as a way to create more scoring in the 70s as that was considered arguably the worst decade in NBA history). This is why Wilt was talking about how he'd score 40-50 PPG if he played in the late 90s when comparing himself to Shaq.
Epically studious statement. Facts for sure... now I don't feel like I'm on an island alone!
Besides the bumping, jostling that wasn’t allowed the league actually called the game where you had to handle the ball according to the rules. You couldn’t carry over the ball and they actually called traveling. Now a days when Lebron or other players go down the lane it looks like first and 10 instead of basketball.
@@jimmulcahey9312 I've watched a ton of 90s games where the color commentators (and even Doug Collins sometimes) would joke that Jordan would travel but the refs wouldn't call it. Iverson was also criticized for palming/ carrying every game. When I started watching the NBA around the early to mid-2000s, traveling and carrying/ palming were already frequent criticisms from older fans of the game. I know Giannis palms the ball a lot and that Harden also travels a ton but I think this whole idea that players only started traveling and carrying the ball w/in the last 10 years is not true.
@@kawaiiafangirl you are right that it has been going on longer than the last ten years. It has been going on probably 40 plus years. It just gotten more blatant over the years. Back when Wilt and Jerry West played the actually called the violations.
@@jimmulcahey9312 Yeah. I think the league just becomes a bit more lenient w/ them over time but anyone who acts like it was only today's players who do it probably haven't watched enough basketball or have short term memory.
It's the same idea w/ flopping- guys like Reggie Miller was one of the few in his era and just about everyone does it today but it's not as if no one did it in the 90s. Giinobili was also a known flopper in the 2000s while Derek Fisher (on offense also), Vlade, and Rodman were well-known floppers on the defensive end by the other players of the 90s/ early 2000s.
Earl the Pearl Monroe knows basketball and can speak on it
Wilt is THE record book of the NBA.
Wilt would be the # 1 draft pick every year.
Im glad you said that.Ive always said, if MJ was so great why wasn't he picked #1 REGARDLESS of what a teams need was.NOBODY passes up great talent.You pick them, then adjust your roster.If anybody ( besides Bobby Knight) saw that type of greatness Hakeem would've been the 2nd pick in the 1984 draft.
@@missayawk wilt would not be the number one pick in the '80s and the 90s knowing what we know now about Michael Jordan. If you're going by college potential then yes wilt would be the number one pick
@@erwa5198 Why wasn't MJ #1 in 1984?
@@missayawk good question. MJ wasn't picked # 1 becuz back then the mindset was that u needed a big man to build ur franchise around. MJ should have at least been #2 based on Sam Bowie having leg injuries in college making him miss his entire junior year
@@erwa5198 Wilt or Kareem would go first. Anything else and you're just kidding yourself.
I go to Earl Monroes school it’s a high school that was recently created so this is just funny for me he come to the school sometimes😂
Everybody sees it their way . But when you get down to the bare facts and numbers and just reality , Wilt is the stuff legends or made of. No mistake ,Mike was great but Wilt is IT!!!!!
King Earl ! I grew up with you, you gave me so much joy watching you and your knicks !!!!!! all the best, love and peace !
Earl is one of my very favorite players over the 60 years I've been watching the game. I think he was one of the most creative guards to ever play the game. He was the first guard who routinely did 360s while dribbling full-speed on a fast break. He had handles. I'm amazed that more people don't talk about Earl and his contribution to the game.
In sports i dont think you can define a GOAT for the entirety of the history of a league.Different eras had to go through certain obstacles.When I was a kid growing up... Numbers and Stats defined who was great....Wilt's unreachable numbers made him without a doubt the GOAT, the same like Babe Ruth's 714( prior to Aaron) HRs, Ted Williams .403 batting average, Joe Ds 56 game hitting streak etc.Later it became about titles and rings.Ive heard enough unbelievable stories about Wilt from credible sources.I followed MJ since Day 1 because we both graduated HS in 1981 and I first became aware of him in 1980.MJ has some type of magic aura over ppl.As great as he is its just something about him.. I dont know if its the dark skin ( like me), the shaved head, the suits he used to wear, the style with which he played or just his overall look, but Im sure that has something to do with it, in addition to his great basketball accomplishments.Despite the eras generational players would've succeeded in ANY era.Players like Wilt, MJ, Kareem, Oscar, LeBron, Bird, Magic, Baylor, West, Curry and many others would have made their mark regardless because these players not only possessed talent but they also are mentally tough to endure any type of obstacle presented to them on and off the court.In short while growing up in the 70s and 80s I always had Wilt as my GOAT because of the sheer numbers, his longevity for greatness and the way he FORCED the league to change the rules because of his dominance, but in the end the GOAT to me is Kareem because EVERYWHERE he went they won.His longevity ( since he was 14 he was regarded the NEXT ONE) and his unstoppable, unduplicated sky hook which he probably used to score half of his 31,000+ points.I consider MJ the 5th greatest overall player of all time, but the 2nd greatest pro.Oscar and Lebron along with Wilt and Kareem have to get props for longevity.All 4 dominated in HS with a bullseye on their backs and more than lived up to all the expectations which is hard to do.
Wilt Blocked the Skyhook! More than once! In a game! IJS Wilt is The Goat!💯👊✔️
@@waamiq360 I also saw Bill Willoughby block it at its apex.Bill was 6'8" straight from HS to the pros.Englewood, NJ 1975.
When you say JOE D let us pause.
If Wilt played today - even without all the advances in coaching, sports nutrition, strength and conditioning, sports medicine, and everything else - he would absolutely be the best player in the game. With the advantages of all the improvements made to the aforementioned sports-related fields? The game would have to adapt to him, just like it had to when he was playing. Think Shaq on steroids.
That's right. Chamberlain would move Shaq around like a rag doll. Shaq was a beast but Chamberlain was from another planet.
@Gregory Holden Did you ever actually see Wilt play? A full game, not YT clips?
@Gregory Holden They actually called offensive fouls back then. That;s why he shot the fade away so much. If Wilt and Russell played by 90's rules(like Shaq was allowed) it would have been a blood bath.
@@mikeaustin4138 yes I have. February 73.
Shaq is more strong than wilt and more heavy any days,
For all you guys that say only winning matters, here's a fact for ya. The only team to actually win the championship and have a better record than Wilt's 2 championship teams was the 1996 Bulls. The 1972 Lakers are tied for second with the '97 Bulls and the 1967 Sixers are third. So, the two rings Wilt won were with different teams and they are both Top 4. Go figure.
That's a great point and in some cases quality trumps quantity!!!
Bill Russell for his career has the most championships and wins. He (with the Celtics) is/are the ultimate champions. Winning matters to me from the regular season to the finals.
@@sambeezy007 I don't take anything away from Russell and his accomplishments but when people talk about great celtics teams the 86 celtics get brought up as one of the truly best not any of the sixties teams Russell played on thou Chamberlain one only two both of his teams are constantly mentioned among the very best ever...just a little food for thought
@@mikegillins4992 oh yeah for sure. My favorite team though is the 83 76ers. I like Dr. J. And to go 12-1 in the playoffs is insane.
@@sambeezy007 yes sixers had a great run Moses famous 4,4,4 quote
Was also legendary...I pick them to beat lakers in 83 but I didn't see a sweep coming!!!
I think that Clyde Frazier was more important to the Nicks than Earl. But I loved Earl and his style. A very dynamic player!
The CLYDE was a Knick home grown product-him and Reed own the team.
Wilt vs Shaq in their primes is the matchup I'd like most to see! '80's rules! Can't be saved by the bell/i mean buzzer!
If Shaq wasn't allowed to plow into guys with his shoulder, he wouldn't have been near as successful. Wilt would've run Shaq ragged. Wilt was actually stronger, based on what he could lift vs Shaq, he was much faster, and averaged almost 48 minutes a game over his whole career.
Shaq stamina and fatigue would of been on full display but I think it would be a good match-up for the first two and a half quarters
wilt would run him into the ground. his motor was 5th gear all day & nite. he was also physically stronger then shaq (at least upper body) so shaq doesnt push him around. wilt looked slim but he had dense steel cord muscles like a boxer. look at his traps & lats. he could move shaq around and gas him.
Magnificent matchup, especially to watch them go a combined 10 for 35 from the free throw line.
Before Magic and Mike there was Earl The Pearl. Earl The Pearl was the greatest showman of his era in the NBA.
Every time I see a highlight reel of the Pearl. ..I have superfly by the great Curtis Mayfield playing in my head .He even looks like Curtis two great innovators in there chosen fields .
I was thinking the same thing 😅
There's a You Tube clip that I believe actually has that tune playing accompanied by highlight clips of "The Pearl"--(Along with James Brown's "Cold Sweat"--which is an even BETTER song to accompany Monroe's flashy, free-wheeling, shake and bake style!!)
Earl does not resemble Curtis Mayfield to me.
Different times. During WC times it was inside first. He was Phenomenal though!
If Wilt played today it would still be an inside out game. At least for his team.
Mr. Monroe was a groundbreaking athlete who successfully transitioned from a HBCU to the pros. A basketball icon who manages to stay under the radar. How is that possible? Where are the NY Knicks?
Mr.Monroe has a HS in the Bronx related to careers in basketball/ sports industry.Its called the Earl Monroe New Renaissance High School.So kids who might not be talented enough to be scholarship players, but love the game can still have an impact on the game, have a great career and make a good living.
HE WAS EARL ( THE PEARL )
MONROE !, PERIOD !.
the ORIGINAL black jesus!!! the pearl, during his bullets days, was literally unbelievable. on my 6th grade basketball team back when he was still with baltimore, doing the pearl spin move was a pre-requisite for respect. :-)
Did you know that Earl Monroe was a member of the first and only HBCU basketball team (Winston Salem State,) that won the NCAA Championship, with an all black starting five? And guess what? They were all members of Groove Phi Groove S.F.I. Earl Monroe was named player of the year (1967.) Top 75 for certain. Living history...ask somebody.
Media... Has done a number.... Most young people have no clue how good Wilt or Kareem was..
Mr. Monroe is articulate to the point of eloquence and extremely informative. i'd like to see him sit down with Mr. Russell to discuss the game.
I remember watching Earl “the Pearl” with the Baltimore Bullets back in 1968, including watching s game when Wes Unseld was a rookie going up against Wilt.
Those were the days my friend, I had just graduated junior high school in 1971 when my Milwaukee Bucks beat the Bullets four straight for the championship.
@@leebowens2631 I missed that - I was in Viet-Nam the entire year.
I actually believe the best competition and best basketball was 60s 70s !
My dad took me to an NBA double header at the Civic Center in the early 1970's. I'll never forget, "The Pearl" .
earlthepearl was completely unstoppable
The Boston Celtics were dominant with a better 6 man roster of high quality players, to the typical 4 top players, of Wilt's losing teams. When Wilt was on a 6 man+ roster, his team prevailed, with dominance over the entire league for those 2 seasons.
Agreed!
@@tom7471 ty
Right idea, wrong number. Russell. Cousy. Sharman. Heinsohn. Sam Jones. KC Jones. Frank Ramsey. 7 high quality players. Plus great coach/GM.
@@tom7471 ty vm.
@@edhorton2766 &, when Ransey, Sharman & Cousy left, they were replaced by, Sanders, Howell & Havlicek, hence 11 rings in 13 yrs.
As time goes on, the guys playing will always be viewed as great by the fans who are watching them. But the numbers alone show Wilt Chamberlain to be the GOAT, and head and shoulders above them all, past and present. And in all fairness, after Wilt you would have to consider Earl (the GOAT) Manigault, who many people have never even heard of.
One of the all-time great nicknames The Pearl Earl The Pearl Monroe it sound like jazz it come with a guitar solo from Ernie Isley
The question "Who's number 1?" is only valid to start bar fights. Otherwise it's the most asinine sports question ever.
Earl “The Pearl” Monroe backs me up on Wilt. I’m going to save this video to show to naysayers.
4/29/22, 3:52 PM
Wilt is the GOAT. Anyone with any basketball knowledge knows this.
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Only documented once - but it was during his Freshman year in College during a practice and witnessed by no less than Tex Winter (NCAA Rules Committee chairman at the time, NOT just an opposing coach).
Wilt HAS said - and been backed up by teammates - that he dunked from the free throw line "a few times" during practices.
He never had the chance to do it during a varsity game in college (rule got changed before he could) and he didn't choose to do so before the NBA changed the rule at that level.
I agree with earl the Pearl Monroe and I’ve always said wilts the best
Wilt dominated for longer than MJ not even close!
With only 2 rings tho
@@kingsleyjackson8287 Wilt had to many white teammates. Russell had more black teammates. Which equals more rings.
Not at winning…
Earl! We met a few times and I lent you Bill Bradley's book "Life on The Run". I'm still waiting...... :) LOL Actually I mailed it to your home approx 2004ish and you emailed me that you received it - totally cool. I've kept that email as a prized souvenir. You were so nice to my ten year old son when we met again at a 3 on 3 hoops tournament in NYC where you were the Master of Ceremonies. You were at court 1, but you walked all the way to court 4 or 5 just to chat with him while I was playing. Thank you for so many great memories on and off the court!
Jordan is the GOAT!! Most well rounded player ever!!! And no one makes it look like Jordan.
Hey would you like to go on my podcast to show your facts ?
Look at the record books who name is at the top enough said wilt no question by a long way no other came close at all
They changed the rules for Kareem as well to make it harder for him. They changed the rules for Jordan to make it easier for him.
You must not have seen those beat downs from the Detroit Pistons
Oh yes. Palming, carrying, cradling, suspending the basketball in your hand became acceptable in Jordan's era - actions which had been violations (walking, traveling, carrying the basketball, in cross-overs and in dribbling in general) in basketball at all levels until this new Era.
Basketball fundamentally changed with the advent and acceptance of relaxed, formerly prohibited dribbling practices. Players could now carry the basketball as they made a crossover or spin move or just in dribbling to set up their shot - James Harden is one of the most extreme exploiters of the modern relaxation of dribbling rules - he actually often literally moves his dribbling hand from under the ball, to over the ball, again and again.
The people who have the most educated opinion are the people who are actually old enough to have seen all the eras.From1960 until 2022.Everybody else is just guessing.
Thank you
One of the Greatest talking about two of the Greatest just spectacular.
Mr. Earl "The Pearl" Monroe.
As far as I'm concerned Earvin "Magic" Johnson "Borrowed" The "No Look" Pass (among other things) from The Pearl.
I watched him play for The NY Knicks as a youngster growing up in NYC. He was Magic before "Magic". Facts.
Earl was also called "Black Jesus"-one NBA player said that for him the scariest thing was being back on D and having Earl coming at him-Earl himself said he did not know what he was going to do when he left the ground in some of his amazing moves-loved it when the Knicks traded for him (was a Knicks fan back then)-traded Mike Riordan, Dave Stallworth and cash for him-Stallworth (RIP), who had a heart attack in his 2nd season but returned to play, was instrumental in guarding Wilt in the 1970 NBA finals after Willis Reed was injured in Game 5
@@jerrygoldfarb7739 The "Pearl", "Black Jesus", you name it, he was Intuitive, Spontaneous, Ecclectic, and Artistic in whatever Creative Mix he applied to The Game of Basketball.
In our "Street Games" we ALL tried to emulate "The Pearl."
He and "Pistol" Pete Maravich were the BallCourt "Magicians" of my Day.
I guess you had to grow up in the 60s and early 70s to really appreciate how dominate Wilt was and because there was a limited number of teams all of the talent was consolidated. You couldn't take a night off and Wilt was averaging numbers that even today are untouchable.
Wilt is to basketball as Simone is to gymnastics.
Would you say he was dominant?
@@jeffreyolson2139 He was so dominant that teams realized that they had to start looking for black basketball players who could match Wilt's athleticism. Remember this was back in the late 50s, early 60s.
@@damilitantone he was also a globe trotter. They were doing things that nba player's couldn't do
I saw Wilt play yes I grew up during the 60's born in 54 and he was dominant but didn't win Russell did Kareem did on EVERY level the most accomplished Basketball Player Ever is Kareem then Russell Wilt Magic Bird and the Dr was the main reason for the merger Earl Monroe knows what he is talking about
Most of the media, and fans attach greatness to championships. Champions as well as regular players in each era cannot honestly say that they were a better and more dominant player than Wilt or MJ, period. Not Kareem, not Magic, Bird, Russell, West, Baylor, no one. Oh, and Horry has 7 championship rings and should already be in the HOF simply because no one man wins it by himself. It’s predicated on team ball…I’ve always said that if there was to be or is to be a greatest NBA player, that’s Wilt with anyone else a long distance second…
Well having 7 rings doesn't necessarily make you a hall of famer. You could have been a regular role player who was just lucky enough to be apart of those championship teams and you still won't get in. You could say that Horry played a role on those championship teams cause he was known for knocking down big shots when it mattered most. But I don't think he has accumulated enough stats necessary for a hall of fame nod. You got guys who are in there that has no business being in there.
Wilt was a great player…. Skill wise, but his dominance was geared more on his stature. A giant amongst most, if not all. MJ’s was a continually evolving SKILL! You don’t have to practice to be the tallest!
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No one tops The Pearl in style and entertainment. There is no player I enjoyed watching play more than Earl Monroe.
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The Pearl, The Pistol, The Doctor. The 3 players I enjoyed watching the most. Since the Knicks games were on TV the most in my parts of the woods, The Pearl and his double pumps in the lane entertained me the most.
@@beachhunting69 Loved watching The Pearl with the Baltimore Bullets. He had way more freedom there than with the Knicks. Yeah, I can visualize him double pump faking in the paint for a money 10 footer.
@@beachhunting69 BTW, who was the "Piston"?
@@jeffreyprokopowicz9842 Sorry my man...The Pistol. Pete Maravich. Fat fingered it. I corrected it.
@@beachhunting69 Oh of course. Gotta agree with your picks but I would add Larry Bird in there myself. Luka Doncic is pretty entertaining too.
Wilt is such an enigma. Can make a case for him and against him. If he played in todays rules he'd be like Giannis on steroids.
He would embarrass almost every center playing today. Giannis would do his best but Wilt was freakishly strong.
their is no case against the true goat,jordan a manufactured goat,was nothing during celts lakers and badboy eras
@@paulginsberg6942 yes he would, but then again he could be like Rudy Gobert running around with his head cut off chasing all the 3 point shots. Wilt didn't like guarding outside the paint.
I used to deliver his grocery to his house around the corner from A&P on Broadway and 67-68 street
The greatest player Wilt had a rivalry with the greatest team Celtics.
I'd take MJ with the accomplishment but regards dominance, Wilt all day. Dude was holding back his entire career and in time where he let loose a little somone got hurt. Imagine getting your foot injured because Wilt slammed the ball at the rim so hard and the ball hit your foot?
You want to go on my podcast and show your facts then ?
jordan manufactured goat,was nothing during celts lakers badboy era wilt goat and goat basketball athlete
@@sal4856 hilarious. You're comparing a sophomore MJ with a poor team against one of if not the greatest Celtics team and a championship Detroit team? Lol
@@theuniversegalaxynbayou're a TH-camr, this space is your oyster. Should I link interviews about Wilt then? Or the fact that he was on a chronic tooth problem while playing for many years? Phil Jackson and Bill Russell can attest to how Wilt held back.. Oh it's Red Kerr's foot that was injured when it was hit by the ball after a Wilt dunk.. First-hand account from an interview and not hearsay..
@@lamefart when your the supposed goat it dosent matter lol, jordan a manufactured goat,6 yrs before he won anything lol what kind of a goat is that lol
Earl the goat
Direct quote from Wilt: "In a way, I like it better when we lose. It's over and I can look forward to the next game. If we win, it builds up the tension and I start worrying about the next game." That sounds more like LeBron than Michael.
Center-Wilt
PF-Duncan
Forward-LeBron
PG-Magic
S.G.-Jordan
6th- Bird
Curry is not a top 20 player all time.
Play Russell @ PF!
@@steveyork6340 Nah, he’s overrated. Good on defense and the boards but limited offensively. I’ve got Wilt for defense and the Boards. Maybe I’d replace Duncan with Moses Malone or Giannis but not Russell.
@@steveyork6340 Russell was a great defender and rebounder. He was limited offensively. Wilt is great on defense/rebounding/blocked shots and he could score.
If anything, I’d replace Duncan with someone like Bird, Durant or Giannis.
@@Charon58 Curry could be replaced by someone like Durant, Bird, Kobe or Giannis.
MJ the best. Wilt the tallest in his era.
Hey would you like to go on my podcast then ?
@@theuniversegalaxynba , That reply was random. People can have different opinions on earth.
@@slshusker All I did was ask you if you want to go on a podcast why are you getting so defensive then ?
Incorrect and unbelievable on lack of esearch. Swede Holbrook was the tallest at 7'3. Smh
"I think he [Wilt} only won one or something like that," commented the guy who's not qualified to comment on basketball.
He's not a basketball guy and he didn't give an opinion. He was only asking questions.
I've seen other interviews with this guy. He's the very definition of a casual.
He won two championships one with the 76ers and one with the Lakers
I enjoyed watching the Pearl play in his days
That story that Wilt and JORDAN debated this is apocryphal!! Simply not True!! JORDAN is on record that he would NEVER compare himself to players from the previous era because he NEVER played against them!!! Interviewer should not repeat gossip. False and misleading question!
If Wilt played today, he would average 50 points per game EVERY YEAR!
Yes most 7 footers now days don't play in the paint they want to shoot 3's and play point guard.
Sigh... No. No he wouldn't. Stop it.
@@robjames4160 It' s obvious you never saw Wilt play
@@josephdavis3686 and they don't play defense either
@@jeromestracks108 You have virtually no information to go on, so an assessment like that is what's called "an assumption", and while it may to the untrained, ignorant eye appear as "obvious", only someone to whom facts don't matter would dare use it to proselytize someone for whom they do.
HEAD TO HEAD FINALS SERIES AVERAGES(WILT)
pts/rbs/assists/FG%/FT%/TS% Pts/RBS/TS%(simplified)
1964: Wilt 29.2/27.6/2.4/.527/.415/50.93 29/28/51%
Russell 11.2/25.2/5.8/.386/.480/41.18 11/25/41%
1967: Wilt 17.7/28.5/6.8/.560/.316/49.68 18/29/50% MVP didn't exist
Thurmond 14.2/26.7/3.3/.343/.548/37.73 14/27/38% (would have won)
1969: Wilt 11.7/25.0/3.0/.500/.364/47.10 12/25/47%
Russell 9.10/21.1/5.1/.397/.583/43.50 09/21/44%
1970: Wilt 23.3/24.1/4.0/.625/.343/57.61 23/24/58%
Reed 23.0/10.5/2.8/.484/.588/50.38 23/11/50%
1972: Wilt 19.4/23.2/2.6/.600/.543/60.22 19/23/60% Finals MVP
Lucas 20.80/9.80/6.2.500/.800/52.74 21/10/53%
1973: Wilt 11.6/18.6/3.8/.523/.368/49.39 12/19/49%
Reed 16.4/9.20/2.6/.493/.889/51.93 16/09/52%
Iam amazed that a 7-1 250 pound center at time when he was in college perform at the level he did in track and field like he did
THE PEARL!
Bird and Magic are just as good as Jordan.
I am tired of this Jordan is better than everyone. Not true.
Bird and Magic were incredible players.
You might like the second page the link is in the description section then .
My favorite era was with the Larry Bird Celtics vs the Showtime Lakers. Other teams/players were interesting but MJ brought in a huge change alright, but it was not necessarily an improvement. Players got more interested in highlight reels than championships--they wanted fame but got it by offcourt crime, tattoos, books, (Dennis Rodman) Thirty years ago many players were heroic, but now many players might be in prison if not for the NBA.
Very well stated and so true.
Yep.. You're a Moron. Who TF can PRE JUDGE Hundreds of People and say they'd be in Prison if not for Basketball? People like YOU make it easy to walk away from Sports. Ask Me how I know
Lakers and Celtics were two stacked teams they supposed to win.... what else was other teams to do if losing but exercise your talents individually within the team concept. MJ used his athleticism to dominate other teams and players as he should. Larry and Magic weren't athletic so they played under the basket. Talents play to their strengths and MJ dominated his era with his as others did the same. I think MJ era had more talent at every position and there were team who played through bigs and guards not just bigs like Wilts era.
@@1300mikehoward Rookie Larry Bird joined a Celtic team that had only won 29 games the year before (not stacked at all) and being the only major
addition to that team led them to 61 wins in his rookie year. That turnaround was actually a record that stood for about 30 years. Jordan had two
years in which his team never even made the playoffs. That would have been unheard of for a Larry Bird team because he contributed in so many
different facets of the game. Jordan is 6th on the all time list for MISSED field goals. Led the league 8 years in MISSED field goals.
@@steverenom.299 at the end of the day it’s about championships
When speaking of who's the greatest everything is relative,the rules of the game,team parity, subjective officiating and
players physicality from era to era!
Larry hale right on !!!
Thank you. Wilt is the GOAT and the greatest athlete in the last 100 years. Maybe ever.
Wilt chamberlin is the greatest player to ever walk on wood they hadda change rules to stop him from dominating 50 point average one season 27 rebounds another season his stats are insurmountable wilt is followed by kareem then russell 11 rings 8 in a row after those three no one else matters
You can leave Kareem and his 11 rebounds a game out of this. Just stick with Wilt and Bill.
Thank you, Earl!
Pearl you great, love you and Walt.
I've had the great fortune of watching all the greats; Wilt, Russell, West, Robertson, Jabbar, Magic, Bird, and Jordan.
Without a doubt in my mind, Jordan is the greatest that I've ever seen. Offensively, defensively, athletically. At 7'1 in the 50s and 60s, Wilt should have been able to put up extraordinary numbers like he did. Jordan at 6'6 should not have been able to dominate like he did. I don't count championships, because that's more of a team accomplishment. If you put Wilt in the 80's and Jordan in the 50's, Jordan's number would be insane where Wilt might be a top 5 big man.
How old are you?
@@No-wc6hw He's lying.
@@alexfarias5156 You know him?
Buh buh buh BS.
He is making this up unless he is in his late sixties or early seventies. He is probably just a young punk. If he watched Wilt in the day dominate he wouldn't be saying this nonsense
Oh c'mon Jordan did everything from a swing man's position!! Please look at all the individual and team accomplishments MJ had not to mention the his talent level on both ends of the floor his competitive nature was the fiercest!! Wilt got eaten alive by Russell!!! Get outta here. Nobody in that era gives Jordan the respect he deserves
Hey would you like to go on my podcast then ?
The Celtics TEAM beat Wilt's TEAM but check the stats and who got eaten alive.
YEAR: POINTS/REBOUNDS/ASSISTS/TS% COMMENTS TP* MPG pts/rbs/ts%(rounded)
1960: Wilt 30.5 / 27.5 / 2.0/ 51.35 (30/20) 60.0 45.5 31/28/51%
Russ 20.7 / 27.0 / 2.8/ 45.18 (20/20) 50.5 42.8 21/27/43%
1962: Wilt 33.6 / 26.9 / 2.9/ 51.05 (30/20) 63.4 48.0 34/27/51%
Russ 22.0 / 24.4 / 4.3/ 47.60 (20/20) 50.7 47.7 22/24/48%
1964: Wilt 29.2 / 27.6 /2.4/ 50.93 (20/20) 59.2 45.8 FINALS 29/28/51%
Russ 11.2 / 25.2 / 5.0/ 41.18 41.4 42.8 11/25/41%
1965: Wilt 30.1 / 31.4 / 3.3/ 57.52 (30/30) 64.8 48.7 30/31/58%
Russ 14.1 / 25.3 / 6.7/ 45.86 46.1 48.6 14/25/46%
1966: Wilt 28.0 / 30.2 / 3.0/ 50.03 (20/30) 61.2 48.4 28/30/50%
Russ 14.0 / 26.2 / 5.6/ 47.04 45.8 47.8 14/26/47%
1967: Wilt 21.6 / 32.0 / 10.0/ 56.39 63.6 47.8 22/32/56%
Russ 11.4 / 23.4 / 6.0 / 43.63 40.8 45.6 11/23/44%
Wilt had a Triple Double Series averaging 30 rebounds. He also had 10 blocks per game, unofficially.
1968: Wilt 22.1 / 25.1 / 6.7/ 48.60 (20/20) 53.9 47.9 22/25/49%
Russ 13.7 / 23.9 / 4.1/ 47.87 41.7 46.0 14/24/48%
1969: Wilt 11.7 / 25.0 / 3.0/ 47.10 39.7 47.3 FINALS 12/25/47%
Russ 9.1 / 21.1 / 5.1/ 43.50 35.3 48.0 09/21/44%
* TP = Total Production = PTS + RB +AS
When Wilt played you could count 7 footers on one hand, during the Jordan era every team had dam near had two. Bill Russell was the only competition for Wilt the Stilt during his heyday.
@@josephdavis3686 You Michael Jordan fans are the worst NBA fans then .
I think what needs to be factored in is the overall level of the competition of the era. Athletes have become more skilled, and highly skilled athletes have become bigger AND more prevalent. Granted, athletes of the past were more dedicated and harder working, but dominating the game is harder today than in Wilt's time. Speaking of dedication and hard work, notice how many of the greatest players in the NBA today were born and mostly raised outside of the USA?????
They were the same size in the 60's as now. Most guys listed as 7 foot aren't even 7'. Shaq isn't even a legit 7 footer. They are not more skilled today. The rules have been relaxed to the point of absurdity. Palming, carrying, traveling is rampant. More players are coming from other countries for marketing reasons, in order to expand the brand. 100 guys made the league back then. Now you have 4 to 500 hundred "NBA-level" players. There are 30 starting centers in the league. Of the best, who's gonna stop Wilt? Gobert, Embiid, Jokic? lol How about the other 27 guys. Wilt would sh^t all over the centers playing today. It would be an absolute joke.
The Greatest of All Time is always subjective. People tend to gravitate to the player that they watched as a kid. For me Kareem was the best, he was the most dominant player of the 70s and early 80s when I grew up, for the Generation X it is Michael Jordan and for the Millennials it is LeBron James. But one thing is certain, all 3 were great players, and Wilt Chamberlain was a great player too. Who knows, some kid who is 12 years old watching Steph Curry is going to probably say that Steph Curry is the best player. The debate is going to go on from generation to generation.
I've done the math. If Wilt took as many shots per game as Jordan he (Wilt) would have retired averaging 42 ppg. Hell, if
Bill Russell did he would have retired averaging 23 ppg. Jordan led the league 8 times in MISSED field goals and is 6th
on the all time list for MISSED field goals.
How many more shots did wilt need to take to beat the Celtics in the finals?
Even Jordan has commented about how many shots he took. Wilt one through three hook shots in a row from the end of the court, where the baseline met the side line. ''By the way he was giving an interview at the time. Swish, 30 foot hooks, 3 in a row. Teammate Happy Hairston almost lost his sight as his eyeballs nearly bulged out of his head, just witnessing what just took place. What is often lost when considering the BIG GUY is that he came into the NBA after some time with the Harlem Globetrotters, and he learned some of their gimmicks. Peace.
@@jacobwatson3781 He could never have taken enough shots to beat a Bill Russell Celtic team in any finals or
otherwise. Lol. That, sir, is why Bill Russell is the GOAT. Smartest player (Russell) to ever play the game. Wilt
may be the greatest ATHLETE of all time but there is more to basketball than just scoring. Wilt did rebound
as well but getting teammates involved is on a whole 'nother level.
@@michaelgreenberg106 Love the Happy Hairston reference! Haven't heard that name in so long. Wilt had that famous fall away bank shot to
go along with his also famous finger roll. Yeah, he had left college ball at Kansas early and joined the Globetrotters. I assume he couldn't be
drafted into the NBA until his college class graduated. I admit I'm not too fond of this modern game where everyone travels and palms the ball
and fundamentals go out the window. I've seen layups passed up and kicked back out for three point attempts. The Celtics just lost a playoff
game yesterday in which they made only ten 2 point field goals!!!! The lowest total in NBA history. It's enough to make Happy Hairston sad!!! lol
@@steverenom.299 Years Best Celtics Players played on Celtics
Russell: 13/13 years with Celtics 11 rings
Cousy: 13/13 *** MVP(1) AS(13) All-NBA(12) HOF 6 rings
Havkicek: 16/16 AS(13) All.NBA(11) HOF 8 rings
Sam Jones: 12/12 AS(5) All-NBA(3) HOF 10 rings
Sharman: 10/11 AS(8) All-NBA(7) HOF 4 rings
Heinsohn: 9/9 AS(6) All-NBA(4) HOF 8 rings
Howell:4/12 AS(6) All-NBA(1) HOF 2 rings
KC Jones:9/9 HOF 8 rings
Ramsey:9/9 HOF 7 rings
*** Cousy came out of retirement like 7 years after he retired for a few games with Cincy
So, 2 MVP's, 6 All NBA players and 5 Top 75 players all played their whole careers together.
Howell was the only one who didn't play his whole career witht them.
Add the best coach and GM ever, and what do you have? A dynasty.`
Chamberlain was the best basketball athlete ever and it's not really even close. Jordan was the best basketball player however, as he brought the rest of his team up. If basketball were an individual sport, Wilt would be A #1, but it's a team sport. The championships don't happen on accident.
Hey would you like to go on my podcast to show your facts then ?
jordan had the jordan rules ,people forget he was a manufactured star
Brought the rest of his team up? Wow that's so not true. You kids kill me.
Before Jordan got a good team he won zero championships.lebron did more with less than Jordan ever did and I am a Jordan fan but u have to keep it real.
I saw this article and thought a previous post of mine had some merit here. The subject was slightly different, but the message is the same. "People's love or hate for certain players, for whatever reason, clouds their common sense. Every star player in any team sport cannot do it alone. That goes for the top NBA stars as well. Bill Russell only scored 16 points per game for his career. Who did the scoring? Chamberlain with hall of famers, including Gerry West, only won 2 championships. An aging Kareem managed 6 championships, but 5 with the greatest point guard ever (Magic), James Worthy, Michael Cooper and others. Kobe had Shaq his first 3. Shaq was probably the main reason they won those 3. However, his last 2 were mainly due to himself. Bird was great but had 4 hall of famers with him. Lebron had to recruit other good players and leave teams to win all of his. Jordan carried his team for his first years playing and finally won 3 in a row with only 1 other hall of famer. His last 3 had himself, Pippen, Rodman, Kukoc and Parish. Kukoc did not have great stats, Rodman was only there for D and rebounds, and Parish was there in name only. Jordan did it with less help!!!!!! In the 2 years Jordan left, the Bulls had their worst 2 victory years of the 8, including a 47 win season. Other than the 2 seasons when Jordan was away, Pippen never scored above 18 points without Jordan. Even during those 2 years when Jordan was away and Pippen was the go-to guy, his high was 22 points. Jordan made Pippen. It's time to shut it down haters, given the choice, you would be a losing fool to build around anybody else but the clear cut goat. BTW I don't really like Jordan."
So hey would you like to go on my podcast then ?
@@theuniversegalaxynba yup
@@grosskopf2779 Oh ok
coolest who ever laced em up