The myth that Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain never played against players over 6'5

[Supreme365]

It's Shaqs fault Nick Anderson is a choker?

Dude they lost in like 5 games four missed free throws in one game doesn't decide a series

 

[NYC Rebel]

Dude they lost in like 5 games four missed free throws in one game doesn't decide a series

They weren't getting swept if Anderson doesn't choke. My only point

 

[Optimus Prime]

Kareem Abdul Jabbar: 7'2" - 69-70 rookie season
Dennis Awtrey: 6'11" - 70-71 rookie season
Walt Bellamy: 6'11" - 61-62 rookie season, legit
Tom Boerwinkle: 7'0" - 68-69 - rookie season, legit
Nate Bowmen: 6'11" - 66-67 rookie season, 9 min a game
Mel Counts: 7'0" - 64-65 rookie season, legit
Walter Dukes: 7'0" - 62-63 retired
Jim Eakins: 6'11" - ABA
Ray Felix: 6'11" - 61-62 retired
Hank Finkel: 7'0" - 66-67, 12 min per game
Artis Gilmore: 7'2" - ABA until 76, never played Wilt/Russell in NBA
Swede Halbrook: 7'3" - played 2 years, retired in 62
Reggie Harding: 7'0" - 63-64 rookie season, only played 4 years
Bob Lanier: 6'11" - 70-71 rookie season
Jim McDaniels: 6'11" - 72-73 rookie season
Otto Moore: 6'11" - 68-69 rookie season
Dave Newmark: 7'0" - 68-69, played 2 seasons, 12 min
Rich Niemann: 7'0" - 68-69, 2 seasons, 3 teams, 6 min
Billy Paultz: 6'11" - ABA til 77, never played Wilt or Russell
Craig Raymond: 6'11" - 68-69, played 1 season in NBA, rest ABA, averaged 6.6 min
Elmore Smith: 7'0" - 71-72, Wilt retired in 73
Chuck Share: 6'11" - retired in 60
Ronald Taylor: 7'1" - never played in NBA, all ABA
Nate Thurmond: 6'11" 63-64 rookie season, legit
Walt Wesley: 6'11" - 66-67 rookie season, legit


Look what we have here

First I have no problem ranking Wilt/Russell top 5 all time but I was bored during my lunch break and decided to look up these names using our friends at bball reference and most of this list is bogus. There's maybe 6 legit guys on this list. Wilt played from 59-73 and Russell played from 57-69. Most of the legit guys on the list caught Russell at the back half of his career.

KAJ: 69-70 rookie year, Russell never played KAJ and Wilt played against him 17 times before he retired in 73
Bellamy: Legit, 61-62 rookie season, played at the same time ast Wilt/Russell
Boerwinkle: Legit against Wilt, but his rookie season was 68-69 same season Russell retired
Mel Counts: Legit, 64-65 rookie season
Reggie Harding: Legit, 63-64 rookie season, played only 4 years though
Nate Thurmond: Legit, 63-64 rookie season
Walt Wesley: Legit, 66-67 rookie season

The rest of the guys on the list were ABA journeymen that might have got 10 minutes a game on a good night

 

[Supreme365]

They weren't getting swept if Anderson doesn't choke. My only point

They still lose tho

 

[NYC Rebel]

They still lose tho

And that was argued by.....

 

[Supreme365]

First I have no problem ranking Wilt/Russell top 5 all time but I was bored during my lunch break and decided to look up these names using our friends at bball reference and most of this list is bogus. There's maybe 6 legit guys on this list. Wilt played from 59-73 and Russell played from 57-69. Most of the legit guys on the list caught Russell at the back half of his career.

KAJ: 69-70 rookie year, Russell never played KAJ and Wilt only played against him 6 times before he retired in 73
Bellamy: Legit, 61-62 rookie season, played at the same time ast Wilt/Russell
Boerwinkle: Legit against Wilt, but his rookie season was 68-69 same season Russell retired
Mel Counts: Legit, 64-65 rookie season
Reggie Harding: Legit, 63-64 rookie season, played only 4 years though
Nate Thurmond: Legit, 63-64 rookie season
Walt Wesley: Legit, 66-67 rookie season

The rest of the guys on the list were ABA journeymen that might have got 10 minutes a game on a good night

Wilt played against Kareem 17 times and ops list is missing hof players like Willis reed, elvin Hayes and Wes unseld

 

[Rekkapryde]

Kareem Abdul Jabbar: 7'2"
Dennis Awtrey: 6'11"
Walt Bellamy: 6'11"
Tom Boerwinkle: 7'0"
Nate Bowmen: 6'11"
Mel Counts: 7'0"
Walter Dukes: 7'0"
Jim Eakins: 6'11"
Ray Felix: 6'11"
Hank Finkel: 7'0"
Artis Gilmore: 7'2"
Swede Halbrook: 7'3"
Reggie Harding: 7'0"
Bob Lanier: 6'11"
Jim McDaniels: 6'11"
Otto Moore: 6'11"
Dave Newmark: 7'0"
Rich Niemann: 7'0"
Billy Paultz: 6'11"
Craig Raymond: 6'11"
Elmore Smith: 7'0"
Chuck Share: 6'11"
Ronald Taylor: 7'1"
Nate Thurmond: 6'11"
Walt Wesley: 6'11"


Look what we have here

only clowns say that shyt. why you paying them any attention

 

[Remote]

Yeah, have like ONE guy per team who is remotely close to your height, who likely lacks athleticism or skill or both, and then brag that there are tall guys around.

Rosters were looking like this and shyt:

All you can do is play your schedule.

 

[Optimus Prime]

Wilt played against Kareem 17 times and ops list is missing hof players like Willis reed, elvin Hayes and Wes unseld

didn't scroll down this list enough on the Wilt vs Kareem head to head, i'll update my post

 

[The Fire]

Brah each NBA team has at the very least 3 guys that are 6'11

 

[Max.]

Them cacs was 6'1 and steel mill workers in the offseason

 

[Pure Water]

So they didn't play against short competition, they just played against garbage competition.

Spoiler

 

[Hacksaw Jim Thuggin]

Dude they lost in like 5 games four missed free throws in one game doesn't decide a series

breh...one game...especially a loss like that can change the entire momentum of a series....

think one game doesnt matter? last years western conf finals....and then the finals....

one game does matter....at times

 

[getmoney310cpt]

Yeah, have like ONE guy per team who is remotely close to your height, who likely lacks athleticism or skill or both, and then brag that there are tall guys around.

Rosters were looking like this and shyt:

thats not a small team those cac like 6'5, 6'6 the one to his right look 6'8 since he was a footer.....

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

First I have no problem ranking Wilt/Russell top 5 all time but I was bored during my lunch break and decided to look up these names using our friends at bball reference and most of this list is bogus. There's maybe 6 legit guys on this list. Wilt played from 59-73 and Russell played from 57-69. Most of the legit guys on the list caught Russell at the back half of his career.

KAJ: 69-70 rookie year, Russell never played KAJ and Wilt played against him 17 times before he retired in 73
Bellamy: Legit, 61-62 rookie season, played at the same time ast Wilt/Russell
Boerwinkle: Legit against Wilt, but his rookie season was 68-69 same season Russell retired
Mel Counts: Legit, 64-65 rookie season
Reggie Harding: Legit, 63-64 rookie season, played only 4 years though
Nate Thurmond: Legit, 63-64 rookie season
Walt Wesley: Legit, 66-67 rookie season

The rest of the guys on the list were ABA journeymen that might have got 10 minutes a game on a good night

Steven Adams 7'0"
Enes Kanter 6'11"
Kevin Durant 6'11"
Serge Ibaka 6'10"
Nick Collison 6'10"
Nazr Mohammed 6'10"
Mitch McGary 6'10"
Steve Novak 6'10"

You listed literally all the tall guys you could find in the entire NBA for over Wilt's entire decade plus career. I just listed the tall guys on ONE team during just ONE season in a 30-team NBA. And, honestly, take out Kareem and there's more skill and athleticism in my ONE TEAM ONE SEASON list than in your entire freaking decade-long all-NBA list.

I hope everybody that dapped the OP reads these posts.