Wilt Chamberlain | Pre-NBA Highlights | 4K | Harlem Globetrotters / Kansas / Overbrook 

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There are nba greats and then there are nba Gods, wilt was an nba God. There will never be another wilt

@@BLANKS1NATRA NEVER !! LOOK ALL THOSE FADEAWAYS FROM FREE THROWS

@@BLANKS1NATRA AT 3:11 FREEZE IT HIS STEP WAS NOT HUMAN. LOOK AT BOTH FEET

@@PIP...33 If Wilt had 3-4 guys hanging off of him , He makes it..alone at the FT line.. not so much , lol.

Amen.

Wilt was bigger than Basketball. The NBA wasn't ready for a superstar like Wilt yet. Same with Kareem. NBA didn't get their act together until 1980 when they finally started airing all the regular season games. In Wilt's prime they didn't even Broadcast all the NBA Finals games. Could you imagine today if they only showed 3 games of a best of 7 Finals series on TV? If I lived back then I'd have to physically go to each game if I wanted to see the games. Magic and Bird w/ ESPN Ushered in the modern NBA. Wilt was born to early for his own good.

It's so sad to hear people talk down on him like he was some freak playing nobodies. The competition back then was much higher than it is today. I'm not sure why people can't see it.

Coach seemed like a very good man.

He was a very humble man because I contacted with him by e-mail and he sent me a DVD with footage of Wilt in high school, he was very nice with me altough he didn't know who I was. This was a few years ago.

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@@alfredodistefanolaulhe2212 damn dude that’s awesome hope that dvd sti works

Cecil Mosenson 1929-2020 . He wrote a book called " It all began with Wilt" back in 2008. I believe it's an autobiography and I think he also details his experience coaching Wilt when he was just a teenager at Overbrook High School in West Philadelphia in the early 1950's

He could do 15 points in a minuet that’s insane

When the NBA widens the Paint to stop your Greatness because of Wilt Chamberlain. That says it all!

Michael Jordan played during the touch foul era.

Stop lying 😂 u probably wasn't even born or barley living yet when he was playing.

@@halftime814 I saw Wilt Chamberlain play in 1967. I was in the 1st Grade.

all the more remarkable when you consider Wilt cleared the bar the "old fashioned" way!

If lebron could do it he would.

LeBron wasn't as athletic as wilt

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I got Jordan as the GOAT

Greatest Trotter ever!

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Yea, Wilt was a finesse player.

You are Enigmatic but you are wise grasshopper. Wilt was the greatest athlete of the 20th century.

The tempo today is not as high as the 60s and 70s. Wilt was playing in a faster tempo time and playing the most minutes in NBA history why being double and tripled team and being elbowed and punched every night.

Michael Jordan was not better than Wilt Chamberlain or Bill Russell! PERIOD!!!!!

I have to laugh when I hear people say that Shaq was the most dominant big man ever. The fact is that Wilt was a legitamate 7'1" who could do it all while Shaq was and is 6'10" at the very most - an overly hyped, self promoting legend in his own mind. The NBA has gotten like the fake wrestlers with all the phony heights, players adding 2 to 3 inches to their heights is common. Shaq had NO finesse, could not score unless he offensive fouled, bashed into players and dunked. He basically assaulted other players and should have been thrown out of half the games he played. He was a mediocre rebounder and hardly ever blocked a shot. Yoa Ming made Shaq look powerless and pathetic. Wilt Chamberlain was a great athlete. Shaq was extremely limited and was basically a human battering ram that the refs let get away with murder. If I was a ref, he would have fouled out every game before halftime.

Yep. Wilt actually averaged 30 and over 20 for his CAREER

That’s Mr. Wilton Chamberlain :)

I don't think Wilt had a higher vertical than Jordan but I sincerely believe he could snatch a quarter off the top of the backboard in his youth . I saw a picture of a young Wilt in college pinning the ball at the very top of the backboard on a block . It looks like he could of reached ABOVE the backboard , the clips of him high jumping are crazy as well. There is also a clip of him on a standing vertical catching a shot at the top of the backboard in college which is CRAZY . I think Wilt's vertical in his athletic prime was 44-46 inches . There is a news article dating back to 1959 where it states Wilt had a max reach of 13'3 with a standing reach of 9'6 while flat footed . Which translates to a 45 inch vertical . The article may be a bit off , meaning that Wilt's vertical was roughly that , but who knows . I want to say finally that Wilt had crazy hang time for sure but didn't display it because of how tall he was . He stood 7'1 and a 1/16th barefoot with a 7'8 wingspan and a 9'6 standing reach without shoes. He was a center playing with his back to the basket , he didn't need to call on every drop of athleticism he had within him to dunk the ball , shoot fadeaways and dominate the post .

Bull shit. Giannis would take his lunch

@@camerondrain8166 IKR, Giannis is much better but Wilt was a man amongst boys until later in his career. When Wilt faced Kareem and Dr. J his numbers came back to earth because finally NBA had other world class athletes.

@@Wallyworld30 Bill Russell was a world class athlete and Wilt played him 143 times

@@Wallyworld30 his stats deflated because of the fact he had multiple injuries. Wilt at 24 years old vs Kareem would’ve been an upset.

It's so unfortunate blocks and steals were not recorded.

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@@pointchamberlain4782 Agreed! Fantastic work by both of them! Keep bringing that love for Wilt!

One of the many great aspects of Wilt is that he's one of the greatest passing centers of all-time and actually led the NBA in assists one year when his coach asked to pass more and shoot less.

When I first saw Wilt play in the '60s I couldn't believe how big he was. When I first saw him there was a player behind Wilt that I didn't realize was there until Wilt moved!

@@jingqi9106 he was even taller and longer and much more athletic than guys like Shaq. Talk about a freak of nature. Imagine Wilt playing today...MY GOD

@@ryublueblanka So true, a player with the size and the extreme athletic ability of Wilt just don't come along very often in history.

Average size center in 1965 was 6'10.1 - 2020 6'10.5. When people say that stupid nonsense they are just being lazy.

There were 25 guys 6 10 or taller Wilt played against. Fact

Thank you! You're absolutely right.

Too bad the music is just too much way too much

@@jerrytwolanes4659 no i think its perfect.

Yes, many Jordan fans have no idea. No idea.

I saw Wilt in 1967. Totally Awesome!

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I was about to add that clip to the video too. Wali Jones said he was 13 when he saw Wilt lift 350 pounds. That would have made Wilt 19.

Arnold Schwarzenegger has some stories about wilt lifting too.

@@luckybarnes7576 True but that was way after this time when Wilt was in his late 40's in the 1980's. Have you seen pictures of Wilt on the set of Conan The Destroyer ? That man was RIPPED , he was 327 at that time . And people call him skinny

Basketball played the right way! Before the nba became a 3 point contest

So you were at the game Wilt dunked from the free throw line?

@@FoobasSports No, I didn't see him dunk from the free throw line, but he would not have been in a real game in Hoch. It may have been a practice or pick up game before the season started.

@@davestorer8596 people say dunk “from the free-throw line”, and then later they specify and say “he took a running start from a few feet behind the free-throw line”. I don’t see ANYONE-ever-literally dunk from INSIDE the free-throw circle. Still incredible obviously. Only Wilt could do anything like that, that’s for sure.

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I agree. Wilt is the GOAT!

Bull shit

Just give him modern surgery for his knees. He lost all mobility in LA due to painful knees.

Nobody says Wilt would suck today. He'd be an All Star. But he damn sure wouldn't score 100 Points in a game. He would score 28ppg roundabout with 14 rebounds per. Basically Giannis.

@@Wallyworld30 he’d probably have mad blocks too

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Russell averaged 15 pts for his career and never played with less than 4 HOF's and as many as 7. Wilt dominated Russell. The Celts dominated Wilt. With comparable talent Wilty won 2 titles and both teams won more games than any of Russells Celtic teams and both can be arguerd to be the best teams ever. Russell two best seasons were 60 wins,Wilt two best were 68 and 69. Not even close with equal talent.

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For sure wilt the 🐐

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Klay over Kobe? Chris Paul over Isiah Thomas(Pistons)?Reggie Miller over Kawhi,Iverson,Drexler? Garnet over Barkley or Mailman? I will stop there.

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@@FoobasSports awesome 😎🫵🏽

Yeah absolutely.

Yes the 60's were. Today, with 26 teams, talent is spread much thinner. Russell, for example, was just as fast (or faster) and just as good a leaper. Wilt wasn't even close to the MVP when he scored 50 per game.

@@DrJohnnyJ No they weren't.

@@DrJohnnyJ And there are 30 teams today not 26...casual right out of the gates lol

You’re so right Mark Had Wilt played anytime in the last 30 years, he’d be all everyone would talk about-even to this day. Think MJ phenomena on steroids.

I don't see any reason why Wilt would stop using finger rolls. Back then, finger roll shot from the post wasn't common at all. Centers worked on their hook shots and fundamental footwork. Wilt didn't have a great hook, so he found his own unique signature move. A move that worked in different eras and still would work.

@@70sfan Yeah, what I really meant was not that he would stop using it, but that he would not get constricted by the kind of tricks he then used. Although, to be honest, finger rolls would lose much of its efficiency in today´s game.

@@purpleman1974 I agree that his post repertoire could be even more developed. That said, I don't see why finger roll would lose its value today. Especially in a hands of someone as gifted as Wilt.

@@70sfan Well, it is a very risky move that involves trying to score with the arm with which you´d usually create space for the shot you´d perform with the other arm. That said, if someone could pull this off today, it would obviously be Wilt...

@@purpleman1974 Yeah, it is a risky move but if you have giant hands and you are immovable inside like Wilt, it just works for you.

he did fool. he owns the most records in the NBA stats book. Get an education before making suck stupid comments!

If your talking about in today's game he would probably be even better who's going to check this dude nobody

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Laughing are you joking. What planet did you come from. Curry would not stand a chance.

Absolutely.

it’s cause he is

The average center in 1965 was 6'10.1 and in 2020 it was 6'10.5. That shoots the size theory down. Today there are 30 teams back then there was 14 so the league is definitely watered down today. Also the rules forced guys to pat the ball while dribbling unlike today how the players turn the ball over. No crossovers if you have to pat the ball. Also they changed the rims to breakaway rims in about 1982 which changed the rims from tight rims to flexable rims that gave the players the shooters roll. Your presumptions about size and talent are just lazy .Also the players of today would average less today than they would have in the late 80's and early 90's. That was a defensive era. So was it harder to play in the late 80's and 90's than today? Numbers may be different but that doesnt make the game harder. I guess how you explain it MJ would score 40 a game today if he averageged 30 for a career in a defensive era. How would they have kept Wilt from scoring 75 a game if they had the spacing back then like they do today with the 3 pt line. Nobody has ever been double and triple teamed like Wilt was to this day.Wilt dominated so much because he did everything. Unguardable in the post and on the boards, ran the floor better than anyone, best passer ever for a big man, best shot blocker ever. Wilt would dominate just as easy if he played against the stiffs that guys pad their stats against today. Between the Lopez twins,Collins twins and 3 Plumlee boys the last 20 years of center play in the NBA was a joke. Could you i9magine Brook Lopez trying to stop Wilt. 40 and 20 every night. No doubt.

@@ram0666 Don't get me wrong. I still think that Wilt was the best player that ever lived. The stories about his strength and leaping ability really tickle my imagination, especially since there is almost no footage of him playing in his early days, and even in his older days, he was the only player EVER to block Karim's skyhook. The only player to play every minute of every game in a season and average 50 point and 25 rebounds on 50% accuracy in that season. I think he would've dominated Shaq.

@@ram0666 never mind lopez.. Lebron could have played center against him at 6 ft 8 because remember lebron could guard positions 1-5 lol

@@johnnythekid4601 Your right.haha. I love when the media say stupid things like that. He could guard the five but never does but he could. haha

Not really you need to know the game

Ars you joking wilt rookie year took a last place team to the nba finals it took jordan 7 years to get into the finals. Wilt would outplay jordan I seen wilt play as well as jordan. Jordan has no chance to a faster smarter stronger player.