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And Wilt would dominate all of them down low so what's the point.
The myth that Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain never played against players over 6'5
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And Wilt would dominate all of them down low so what's the point.
"Wilt played 160 postseason games, 49 against Bill Russell, 17 against Willis Reed, 17 against Nate Thurmond, 11 against Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and five against Jerry Lucas.
99 of Wilt’s 160 career playoff games was against a Hall of Fame center and Top 50 Player of All Time.
people here think that if westbrook born in that era is the same westbrook in this era. this is not DBZ.
no euro steps, no crossovers, no modern supplement or science etc back then
99 of Wilt’s 160 career playoff games was against a Hall of Fame center and Top 50 Player of All Time.
people here think that if westbrook born in that era is the same westbrook in this era. this is not DBZ.
no euro steps, no crossovers, no modern supplement or science etc back then
Not including the way the game is played. Some aspects would be harder going back in time. Such as rebounding for guards. Less outside shots means less rebounds for guards. Also the game was played inside first then out.
Willis Reed even mentioned the lane being made wider hurt post players and stopped them from getting more rebounds. The lane being 16 foot wide instead of 12 foot wide makes it harder for big men to score and rebound.
Finally ain't no 2 steps plus garther move....that is a travel back in the day and means less explosive plays.
Edit - lets also not forget during wilts day guys only got 1 step. That was loosened to 2 steps with Dr. J and 70s basketball then finally now guys get 3 steps with one of the steps being a gather.
Having 3 steps really helps these kats.
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1961-1962 - 9 teams (12 man roster times 9 teams, 108 total players)
1967-1968 - 12 teams (12 man roster times 12 teams, 144 total players)
1968-1969 - 14 teams (12 man roster times 12 teams, 168 total players)
20 all stars out of 144 and 168 players. Seems like small number was all stars compared to the entire players in the league. Looks like you can't do the math
What are you talking about?
A much higher percentage of the league were All-Stars in the 60s than today. That's an undeniable fact.
Homeboy Runny-Ray
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great thread
Russell & chamberlain are goats in any era.
Russell & chamberlain are goats in any era.
Bigblackted4
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And still wouldn't have won a championship he would have been better Oscar RobertsonWestbrook would have avg 60, 20 and 20 if he played back then
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Would depend on what team he was on obviously
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So u think Wilt is avg 40-50 and 30 rpg in this era?
So u think Wilt is avg 40-50 and 30 rpg in this era?
Who's gonna stop him in the paint, Draymond Green?
TUA TAGOVAILOA
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Do u know what a double team isWho's gonna stop him in the paint, Draymond Green?
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And he was a bad FT shooter for most of his career so he would just get hacked a lot
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This was the damn team that won 10 championships in a row
Russell is 6'9'' and he is the tallest player on the team by a few inches
Who's gonna stop him in the paint, Draymond Green?
Willis Reed was 6'9" and wasn't especially athletic or skilled on defense compared to big men today.
Wilt played 17 career playoff games against Reed. He went 7-10 in those games, averaging 19ppg and shooting 34% from the line.
Nate Thurmond was 6'11" and wasn't a great leaper.
Wilt played 17 career playoff games against Nate. He went 12-5, but only averaged 12.5ppg and shot 37% from the line.
Jerry Lucas was a 6'8" White dude with no real athleticism who once said, "I had no special desire to be an NBA player" .
Wilt played 18 career playoff games against Lucas. He went 11-7, averaging 21ppg and shooting 46% from the line.
There are PLENTY of things any decent modern NBA team could do to contain Wilt.
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Let's just ignore that outside Kareem, those guys are 6'9", 6'9", 6'11", and 6'8" and Wilt sucked against all of them. No one says, "Wilt is Top-5 ever because he repeatedly got washed in the playoffs by Russell and Reed, never held Kareem under 34ppg and literally got tripled-up by him for a series, couldn't score at all against Thurmond (18ppg, 12ppg, and 7ppg in their three series), and got outscored in the Finals by Lucas."
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