We are lucky to have Wemby in the NBA - I can only hope we can show him we are worthy of him continuing to showcase his talent in the United States so we get to see the evolution of such a truly special player in the most competitive basketball league on the planet.
@@vat. He's better at everything compared to lebron except at passing. Comparing rookie to rookie, wemby is a better shooter, MUCH MUCH better defender, better rebounder, more efficient so on and so forth...
You forgot something important about that Denver win. They won without 6 of it's important rotational/starters/top players/highest scorers playing so he basically solo'd a healthy nuggets team
This channel is bound to grow if it stays consistent with the uploads. Quality speaks for itself- though I'd like to see more stats included in the videos.
He looks like the player i used to make in nba computer gsmes. Tall and skinny with weird handles and a three point shot. I never imagined someone like this would ever exist on an nba court
Only reason big men don’t dominate like they used to is rule changes. Every time there’s a big shift and how the games being played it’s the rules, not the players.
5:01 correct me if I’m wrong but I thought they only started tracking blocks in the 70s. I’m sure others would feature on that list if block stats went back to 49
5:15 "Since 1949", "and 3.6 blocks". Well, the league didn't start counting blocks (officially) before the 73-74 season, notably the season after Wilt's retirement. The odds of Wilt not averaging north of 21.4 / 10.6 / 3.9 / 3.6 for any season he averaged 21.4 / 10.6 / 3.9 (which he did for five seasons) for is is nil. Only five, because most of his career he either passed above 3.9 or shot above 21.4, and only did both in five seasons. His block average, as counted by Harvey Pollack primarily during Wilt's last few seasons on bum knees, was 8.8 BPG.
5:25 Oh God, and now you're adding in 3-pointers, which weren't a thing before the 79-80 season, to make Wemby appear even more singular. I mean, if we made half-court shots count as four pointers from the 24/25 season, any player who made even one would be "unprecedented" and "unique", using your definitions.
6:00 "Youngest player in history to score 40 / 20" is only relevant because of changing age eligibility rules. Up until a Supreme Court ruling in 1971, players had to be four years removed from high school to be eligible for the draft, much less play in the NBA. Wilt's rookie season at 23, the earliest he could play, he averaged 37.6 / 27.0. 29 games in that season were 40 / 20 or better, including a 58 / 42 game. Walt Bellamy at 22, in his rookie season, had eight 40 / 20 games. Kareem at 22, in his rookie season, had one.
Average height of a center back then is about the same as today and Wilt wasn't allowed to play like Shaq, defense had all the advantage and the rims were weak so he couldn't showcase his full athletic ability by any means. Most of his best blocks come from a standstill and he wasn't allowed to block shots using backboard. Today's game he is a taller, stronger Shaq with Lebron speed and a MJ consistent fadeaway with hooks, finger rolls, up and unders, he couldn't go full strength for a dunk with guys hanging on him in the paint so he had to take 2-3 guys up with him.
