There are so many kids in here who never watched the eras about which they speak....it's entertaining. But ultimately you have to feel sorry for such misguided ignorance and empty conjecture.😳 Those of us who actually watched....we know... and of those who did and are intellectually honest, those can compare and contrast. And those who didn't...get their 3-10 minute clips and pretend like they know what these eras were about. And as far as today's NBA there are certain players with frames and skill that could've adapted. Time for a LONG run on sentence. BUT with the league being so soft, devoid of any real defense for most of the season and even playoffs, the mid range and low post games being all but extinct, where sure 2s are passed up for awful 3s attempts, where fast breaking for 3s after defending the 3 on the other end essentially cuts the court in half to 47 ft for a good portion of the game....in THAT kind of league where players need to rest and DEMAND to be paid for routinely taking un-injured breaks during the season, in THAT kind of league, criticism isn't just warranted its necessary if you actually care about the fabric of this game. And that's what sets apart the criticism of the modern NBA post 2010, because what is played today isn't really basketball at all...it's something dumbed down closer to a playground game, than an actual professional sport. Buts it's being sold as one🤦♂️🤷♂️ Someone's gotta say it. From a lifelong NBA junkie, it hurts to see how far the game has fallen....and the ratings don't lie. If it weren't for the foreign market, the NBA market would be all but dead relying on its domestic support alone. ✌️🍻
U hear you but the talent is clearly better. And the players that know how to play the game (mostly European players like Jokic and Donkic tho) are eating in this league just off fundamentals. And you probably don't wanna hear this but the WNBA is all of that and more, but people don't wanna see women play. Trust me good hooping is out there. But if u keep putting attention on the bad play you're gonna see more of it, bc it's all you're gonna talk about
@@blackwallstreet6610 With all due respect, that comment shows you're age, and is the epitome of everything I just said about not having perspective based on any real viewership of said eras. You say Doncic and Joker are eating off of fundamentals alone, as if that's the norm in the NBA? Actually that's anecdotal, and those guys are generational talents. And yes like I said, some guys would translate to other eras because of their fundamentals and builds. But that weak deodorant does not mask the stench of all that the league is missing. And I hope you're not mentioning the WNBA as if you're comparing its fundamentals and lack of athleticism to other eras of the NBA?! That would be the most ignorant and laughably misguided comment I'd ever heard, so I'm sure that can't be what you're suggesting 😅 And lastly, you say " if you keep putting attention on the bad play, that's all your going to see" As if to say the minimal amount of what is left in the NBA that is actually basketball, is enough to somehow enjoy AND NOT make an educated fan call BS on the monumental amount of SO MUCH MORE that IS MISSING is hilarious. 🍻✌️
@@NBAwasBetterInThesands you misinterpreted my entire post. First I was agreeing with you, NBA players of today don't have the basic fundamental understanding of the game like you mentioned. Playing the game inside out, etc is gone from the game. But the talent overall is better. The addition of the 3 point arc changed the game for the better. And the players with the best fundamentals are from Europe and it shows. It basically highlights the fact that the NBA is based more on individual talent than team play. And the WNBA epitomizes that, fundamental and team play over individual talent. So not sure why u wanna @ me but I agree with you and further I will say that Wilt would eat in this era. But today's NBA has changed, and honestly it's way more fun to look at then back in the day. I've seen old NBA play I have RU-vid and league pass, but this era is better based on pure talent. LeBron, KD, Doncic, etc would have HOF careers in any era, the talent speaks for itself. Just enjoy the game
Wilt was born a few decades too early. He has the perfect personality to be on tv or would have a huge following for a podcast. He's well spoken and truly entertaining.
He is fun to watch and listen to but I think eventually he would say something that would tarnish his reputation. He is real cocky and a smack talker but some one would probably say something to him that would get him off his game and make him slip. He is still old school and would keep it real and say something thst would be offensive to someone enough to have him fired. Shaq and Barkley really walk that line but I think they are just smart enough to know what they can get away with, plus, most anyone would let those two get away with more than anyone else because they razz each other just as much. I watched them play back in the day and they hated each other. Barkley was probably the only player Shaq knew he may not win a fight with, other than Matumbo Bull and Yao Ming. Barkley was probably the all time toughest player. That’s probably why he never won a championship because he was so easy to get him off his game by getting him to fight. Dude was no doubt one if the best players to never get ring. Like Dan Marino, he cared more about passing then needing a great running back to make the defense respect the ground game, all those passing yards to Mark Clayton, Mark Duper and even Fryer all ended with nothing to show for except stats in the book. Shaq was smart and knew he needed a true shooter to help him not to just win but to get a championship. Thank goodness him and Kobe couldn’t get along long enough to rack up more championships.
@@benvasilinda9729You are correct, IN A VACUUM. But, keep in mind, Wilt was a phenom the likes of MJ and LBJ. He was a multi sport superstar in HS, they had to change rules for him in college, you can be sure he would have a great team of agents, managers, etc. He would be tuned way down, he is certainly very intelligent. I also think, for all his physical gifts, the competition is tougher and there are more defensive tactics to limit all kinds of scorers today with all the coaching and film study. That means Wilt would work harder,go out less, he is a narcissist (obviously) he would do whatever it took to be the best in any era.
@@benvasilinda9729You act as if Marino was the general manager and owner of the Dolphins and decided they wouldn’t draft any backs to take some of the offensive burden off of him.
Wilt was totally built to live in the social media era. He was a real one! Imagine having him on a podcast now! Wow! Legend and doesnt get the credit he deserves!
The fame but not the money...his ego thought he could beat Ali ( a scheduled fight that never happened )...when he saw Ali beat Big George...Wilt said ..( boy was I delusional)....
Because those were weak eras for centers. People don't understand besides David Robinson, Hakeem, and Shaq Centers weren't as dominant like in the 60's. Plus the teams were diluted because of expansion of free agency.
@@christianhenry4173 Ewing, Mourning & Daugherty were right below those guys. Not to mention, underrated ones like Rik Smits, & defensive specialists like Mutombo, Divac and Bol.
@@benjaminan1183 true but some of them were not effecient scorers. The only center to be athletic similar to wilt was Hakeem and Robinson. Shaq doesn't count because he was just naturally big and he didn't work much on his skill besides body mass which is why kobe was a mean teammate to shaq for not staying in shape.
@@chrisrobinson8339 mmm there are many ways u can see It, for me Jordan as a basketball player overall have more ABILITY but if id choose one of both to win ill go for Russell w/o doubt. For me Russel and Jordan are goats, Chamberlain was surpased by Jordan and Also kareem but Bill has been always unmatchable, and every player that wanna compare the goats always have to Talk about jodan and russel.
Wilt averaged 52pg & 35rb in 1962, never fouled out of a game, averaged 48.5minutes a game, led the league in assists. The NBA made 4 rule changes to prevent Wilt from dominating: widened the paint area, stop inbounding the ball from behind the backboard, could not enter the paint area until the free throw hit the rim.
@@austinneveau9387 - Lol, he took an unexpected torque move, very similar to an arm wrestling trick. Shaq looks more disappointed in the poor manners. He sure wasted a lot of time trying to convince others he was the best. I don’t know who is actually the best, I just know who was the person who put the NBA on the map, doing what Lebron would sell his soul to be remembered for, instead of switching teams to find a championship…
People fail to realize that Wilt Chamberlain was a 7 foot LeBron James who was actually stronger and faster and jumped higher than LeBron. Will Chamberlain also led the league in assists, averaged 27 rebounds for an entire season, averaged 50 points for an entire season, and he could dribble the ball coast to coast because as a former Harlem globetrotter it is a requirement that you have the ability to handle the basketball like a point guard
Oh no why would you say that ? Don't have a consistent jumpshot or shoot the 3 well. If you want to say he can play In the paint sure but your reaching.
@@damianpresha9833 why would he need to shoots 3s when your unstoppable ? lol tell me a center that is elite at threes?? no one ever lol and if they are they're usually soft 😂 LeBron don't even really have jump shot but can bulldoze his way through smaller guys . curry can shoot but because of the soft rules and screens he gets and being stacked looks really great but put him on a average team with less help and rules back than and he's decent at best.
@@diegochavez6203 Watch more basketball Steph game gas matured over the years from drawing contact with the side swipe,up and under,leg kick and jumping into contact. Steph can get open no matter the coverage cause he's always moving and resetting. Lebron do got a jumpshot idk where you been. The reason you don't compare those guys is cause Wilt game was like Shaq game in the paint. Not extended to the 3pt line that's the point.
@@damianpresha9833 there was no three-point line in the NBA until after will Chamberlain have been retired for six years. Also Coach’s would bench players for shooting from that far away during that era. And if you do homework you will find videos of Will Chamberlain shooting for that range and then one video he made over 10 shots in a row
Wilt Chamberlain: Led the league in scoring 8 times (his first 8 seasons) Led the league in rebounds 11 times (including highest career average) Led the league in FG% 10 times Led the league in assists 1 time 2x Champ 4x MVP INCREDIBLE!!!!
What about his 100 point game..60 years.standing ..and had the top 3 scoring highs for many years ..Kobe broke one of his records..only with many ,3 pointers.
People say that he played against farmers or something like that. If there was easy, why the fuck only one have surged putting up his numbers? He was a beast.
Wilt could "Talk the Talk" because he could "Walk the Walk"...saw him back in the early days of the Fabulous Forum with the Lakers. Strong giant of a man.
@@Garf2O he'd drop more if he tried and his 100 pt game could go higher I've heard some people say if he played today his 100 pts would turn into 200 which seems impossible but wilt is a freak of nature
@@RebirthRavenIX if you know the full story behind the 100 point game, it's not as impressive. Team giving up the ball for him, needless intentional fouls to get more possessions, wasn't facing the Knick's (worst team in the NBA at the time) starting Center because he was drunk, etc. Pretty sure the center he did face also fouled out. He shot 57% that game, so it's not like he was just shooting like crazy, aside from the nearly 90% from the line when he averages around 50%. He didn't put up 100 because of how well he played, just that him, his team and his coach was more focused on giving him 100 than winning the game.
@@chilldoc9638 Wilt would have been great in any era. Any top player of their era would fair well in any era. He would have been dominate in the 90's and early 2000 NBA.
Wilt was a once in a century player, the athleticism of a Greek God and also has Kareem and Magic Johnson flow, we wont see another Wilt in our life time
His 100 pt game (no 3 pt rule) will never be broken...someone would have to score 120. ..it's already 60 years old... Jordan and Garrett were built like Wilt ..but he was stronger and had more athletic ability...the right players around him and he would have been dominant in any era .
@@ronnana694 he broke his 80 pt record..he didn't have enough time to make 100 ...even if he could have it would have been using threes ...which is still not really equal to Wilts record.
@@olympiakos1262 500 bench press would be a world record for his era so very unlikely, outrun jim brown in what? Jim had a faster 40 obviously he ran a 4.1 and wilt a 4.6 which if true is obviously insane but not much proof for his claims
Tbh it’s a really good shout, if you’re talking about pure point guard position then Stockton would be the best as he’s one of the best passers and stealers in the game
@Paul Odenfield That's exactly what I meant. Jordan's records seem totally plausible, but Wilt's records never seem to be true until you check them for yourself and realize they are indeed true. Wilt is by far the better player than Jordan.
Gosh man, most of these commentators don't know anything about the game and are borderline disrespectful to Wilt because of their lack of knowledge. Wow.
I'm old enough to say this, nobody could hold with Wilt. I saw him play a lot, and I was at his last game. 73-74 championship game against the Nick's. Wilt was a little banged up and still dominated the middle. This is at the end of his career. Remember the Lakers beat the Nick's the year before, but the second best team was the Bucks with Kareem. And Wilt still did a good job defending Kareem "at the end of his career". Put any player you want at their prime....It's Wilt all day. I believe MJ is second and the 3rd is a very very distant 3rd. I'd put Kareem 3rd.
In their primes wilt woudnt stop shaq, shaq was fast but most importantly was a tank while wilt was a strong but more agile quick center its a mismatch against shaq
Wilts last season was 72'73 and he averaged 10pts a game in the playoffs. I'd also respectfully point out he was 36 when he retired. His last 7 years in the league had him scoring 24 or less per game which is good, but hardly greatest of all time status. In comparison, Kareem averages more of everything per 36min and he sustained his greatness far longer. That per 36 is important because Wilt played a ridiculous 48 min per game must of his career and wracked up garbage stats as a result. His style of game did not equate to winning, unlike Kareem. The real difference between the two is that Wilt dominated the segregation era of ball for most of his 30+ points a game years while half the best players in the world were in the ABA, and Kareem hit his prime near the merger.
@@lambokiller9970 you are delusional. Shaq is same height as Wilt and heavier. He was moving around people way smaller than him. There was no one comparable to Shaq when he played, except Kareem and he had problem with Kareem who was a finesse player. You dudes drink too many old man milkshakes
Wilt Chamberlain The Greatest basketball player to ever step on a court. Better than Bird. Better than Bill Russell. Better than Kobe Better than Kareem. Better than Jordan. Rather we talk about 1 vs 1 or 5 vs 5 there's no man that played better. Nobody rebounded better. Nobody blocked better. Nobody scored better. Nobody assisted better. 100% when Wilt passed there were 2 dozen pros that pretended to be sad but frfr were pleased ! Wilt was a walking nightmare. R.I.P. Record Book. Big Dipper
He was the greatest basketball player I ever saw. They made rules to stop him. Got to spend evening talking to him in the 90’s at a mutual friends bar. Highly intelligent.
@@supersaiyantayt There was a game where someone (a journalist, I think) was keeping the scores and Wilt had something insane like 24 Blocks in the game.
The way Wilt spoke of the 90's is the same way Shaq and Chuck speaks of today's game. In 20 years Giannis is going to be talking about how weak the game is in 2044.
I wouldn’t be surprised if LeBron, Curry, Harden, etc. complained about 2030s NBA and say things like “y’all can’t survive in our era. We had to go through Twitter roasts and superteams”.
@@TheSands83 you tripping you there was DEFINITELY stories of how physical the game was back then and they did it MF CHUCK TAYLORs. They got my respect.
I'm with Wilt on D. Robinson as well. I was a huge D. Robinson fan, having met him when he was in the Navy. I routed for the Spurs when he was there. Physical talent and basketball ability off the charts. In some personal metrics judging players relative to their peers, his top season is right up there with Michael and Lebron. What I didn't see from Robinson was heart. That's where Duncan came in and almost immediately David let him take over the team, and the Spurs started winning championships.
I ❤🗽 Wilt he was always funny outspoken….entertaining…a podcast with him and Barkley would have been great.. The guys played during the 60s-80s awesome….for little money compare to today…and with force and talent…that was the time of the big men in basketball 🏀
All these players are freaking great.i love all of y'all.yall made the game better from all y'all great moves and acolades.ty wilt, Russell,Mike,everybody who made this game great we'll never forget.im almost 50 and I still play like y'all.
I saw another interview wiith Bill Russell regarding Wilt Chamberlain. The interviewer asked him did he know who held the record for most rebounds in a game.. Russell answered yes. Wilt Chamberlain, 55, and I saw every single one of them. That is how classy Russell was and how dominant Chamberlain was. Russell was a monster on the boards.
What I would give to have Wilt alive today so he and Bill could have a podcast together. What a podcast that would be, talking about today's game, having on old teammates as guests, addressing comments from punks like JJ Reddick; that'd be great.
I ran into Wilt at an exhibition game in Toronto. He almost scared the hell out of me with his size and not an ounce of fat. The greatest player of all time!
Wilt is right you can’t solely base on how great basketball player is base on how many championships they won. I also like how Wilt gave Jordan credit for making the nba popular. I’m A Lebron fan without Jordan Lebron wanted have that hype coming out high school. Jordan made people’s grandma watch him played.
Nba was down when Jordan left, they manufactured lebron to be who he is. Lj is good but he was pushed down our throats to make us think he was the next bog thing. Lj as you know him doesnt exist if that didnt happen.
@@queefersutherland8495 no actually mike was the manufactured one.remember his flashy jordan commercials ? or mcdonald's and gatorade ones ? they created this perfect image and they wanted us to believe he was more than a basketball player,almost some kind of superhero.This way they made billions of dollars. so it was all about the money.
@@queefersutherland8495 LeBron was the next big thing because he 'manufactured' 31ppg at 21 years old, which I'm pretty sure nobody had done before, or has since.
It would have been nice to have Wilt in this era to talk to or have a podcast. It would be like Club Shay Shay but Club Wilt. Heda filled that podcast up! Heda owned it!
This man isn’t lying. If he played in any era he’d dominate. In todays league especially he’d be dropping nearly the same numbers he dropped back then. A freak of nature, superhuman and he did all that without any modern training, nutrition or sports science
There’s more freedom for dribbling, you’re allowed a gather step, and initiating contact is no longer an offensive foul. It’s not far fetched to say Wilt could score more. Maybe his touch isn’t as good as other bigs and he doesn’t have as much basketball knowledge since the game has changed over 60 years, but he’s always been phenomenal athlete.
He wouldn't score more because of the style of play,and mainly,the pace. The league's pace was at an all time high in the 60s,which generated more possessions than the 80s and mainly the 90s. Teams were averaging 110-119ppg without a single 3 pointer. Now,would Wilt dominate? If Ewing was considered to be one of the best players in the league,and rightfully so, I doubt Wilt wouldn't be dominant.
Wilt in high school and playing for the Globe Trotters could handle the ball. Basically, coaches took half of his game away from him. I don't see him as a point center like Jokic, but there was a lot more to his game than just dunks and finger rolls. I hardly even remember his fall away, but that was his primary weapon in his early years.
@@davidschmidt1793 Wilt would be better coached and trained. He could get 30 and 20, with about 4 or 5 blocks. That’s pretty dominant. I doubt the 70 as u r right about the more possessions.
One thing is forgotten in these GOAT debates. It's all stats here, stats there, but for the fan - the spectator, the aspect of how the point was achieved is also very important. I have a lot of respect for Wilt, but even if he or someone else puts up, say, a thousand points a game, I'll still be more excited to see what Jordan does. His game is eye-pleasing. Always waiting to see what he's gonna do next. Jordan is just poetry in motion. And that's a factor that is forgotten, and instead is always mentioned in statistics, rules, team achievements, level of teammates or opponents, etc... But MJ made basketball famous all over the world not by the number of points, not by the number of titles, but by his determination, not giving up until the last second, and first and foremost by the moves he made. Jordan's game is just so much fun to watch. It's not just a ball flying into the hoop or a simple dunk. No. No way. He´s great stats on him are just a bonus. It's the beautiful basketball and the athleticism he showed. In slow motion, the viewer's chin often drops in amazement and admiration at what Jordan has done. Wilt and the others in the GOAT debate deserve a lot of respect, and feel free to call one or the other of them the GOAT. But it doesn't change the fact that Jordan was and is a completely different level. When I watch him play I'm watching a work of art. Of course, this is my subjective feeling. But it's also true that millions and millions of other fans around the world have that feeling, and many of them, like me, play basketball primarily because of the motivation through Jordan's play. And that's why more than half of those polled will answer that Jordan is the best. With all due respect to the other players.
20-30 years ago wilt was looked at as the goat before Jordan. Nobody was talking too much about bill Russel. The fact that Jordan won 6 and people started using that as the reason jordan was the goat is the reason people started putting bill Russel in the convo. It amazes me how easily history is rewritten
History wasn’t re-written, it was just updated! Wilt vs Bill is like the Peyton vs Brady debate in the ‘00s. Wilt was the regular season mvp while Bill was winning SB’s. Peyton was the regular season mvp while Brady was winning Finals. Brady only got the nod ahead of Peyton once he tied Cool Joe for SB wins
wilt chamberlain is a smart man he has got all the basketball phenomenon figure out and i give him a a in any interview that he has done and i also give him a a of being the number one goat of all times and so far no one has even come close to moving him out of being the number one goat 🐐 it's like this to me if wilt chamberlain is not the goat🐐 there is no goat
@@TheSands83 Wilt would average 90-100ppg, no one could stop him, no challenging center or player at that, except maybe Lebron. Also rules favor him as well, oh and more technology, more money, etc. UNSTOPPABLE. GOAT.
Syed Shamrez Rehan Shah Kazmi lebron?😂😂 lebron can’t guard anyone anymore n ha never been an elite defender for long stretches of his career.. he was a elite defender for 2 years of 18..while in Miami ... 2011 -12 n got torched by Jason terry.. lebron is the most overrated defender of all time
Braiden Friday I think he would, with modern training, he’d be a monster in today’s league. Anybody who doesn’t think he’d be dominant in the current era is lying to themselves.
@@illmatic826 it's honestly crazy. I like Wilt and all, but any video of him has the entire comment section almost unanimous saying that he's the goat and crap. Like, he was good, but he would not dominate the NBA in his 50's
@@KaseyC. He only has 2 rings and he had to join Jerry West and the Lakers to get them, he was a selfish player that was difficult to coach and will often quit on his teams.
@@illmatic826 I wouldn't say he was selfish, at least not in his play. To this day, he's been the only Center to lead the NBA in total assists, and was only, like, 1.6 assists away from averaging a triple double at one point in his career. I also wouldn't say he was difficult to coach. Earlier in his career, his coach wanted him always being the number 1 and only option, so he averaged 50 ppg. Later in his career, his coach wanted him passing more, so he did what I said earlier. Number of rings is also kinda a mute point. Doesn't matter how good you personally are as a player if the rest of your team is trash. I mean, MJ was couldn't win a single playoff game before Scottie.
@@KaseyC. Jordan did win a playoff game before Scottie came, but you’re talking about Jordan in his first 3 seasons in the league. LeBron didn’t even make the playoffs his first 2 seasons. And Jordan was losing with Scottie also, Scottie was drafted in 1987 and they didn’t win until 1991, Scottie was considered a soft weakling before 1991.
Much respect to wilt .I’m gonna say this . Michael Jordan is the greatest. He made the nba what it is ... but Michael was different. He was Competitive and hated to lose.
Basketball used to be much more limited. There are physical limits to the rules as well as to the legality of each move. It used to be a whole gentlemen's game, limits on physicality offense but allow for physical defense. And then comes the 80s and 90s where physical offense is also allowed. And then it went to the 2010s where physical offense is still allowed but physical defense got eliminated. So by mathematics, the guy who dominated earlier in the game shockingly is supposed to be better than the later guys, because the rules keep benefiting more towards offensive player.
Wilt it's the second best player ever existed, the ones saying Shaq could win him just dont know how strong fast and the greatness of Chamberlain, he was just eclipsed by the { GOAT BILL RUSSEL } 🐐 RIP.
There are so many stories on the supernatural strength Wilt was gifted with . Stories that go as far back to the early 1950's when Wilt was just a teenager at Overbrook High School . Stories from the early 50's that literally describe a skinny 220 pound 17 year old Wilt lifting up the back of a car with his bare hands to change a flat tire , carrying 6 cases each filled with multiple 16 pound shot put stones with astonishing ease . Wilt was one of the strongest human beings that ever existed . No else in NBA history is even remotely comparable to his strength
