+Brandon Reed In his later days, Wilt didn't do it as much, so it's justifiable, but that's why people developed the nonsensical idea that he had no skill and just lumbered around the basket, because he took a bunch of knee injuries in his 30's so when the NBA started getting national TV coverage people saw a guy anchored in the paint
Actually his block shot high was 26! On March 18, 1968, Chamberlain had 24 in the game where he set the official NBA record for highest scoring Triple-Double. Blocks & steals weren't "official stats" until 1974, but news accounts confirm that it was actually a Quintuple-Double. Wilt had 53 Points, 32 Rebounds,14 Assists, 24 Blocks, 11 steals !!!
way underated he should own EVERY blocking record he got ripped off they asked him to block and not score if blocks where recorded in his 50 point season he would have almost AVERAGED a 50 point quadruple double there are ZERO players that could do that in any era and especially not against Russel , jabar , Willis , Thurman
True, even if not in his prime, age 43 he blocks ALL SHOTS by Magic, JWorthy, BKing, ACGreen, BScott. Best story on NBA ball told by JOG Coach Larry Brown on RUclips
by a mile hes basically shaq that moves like iverson dosent get tired and can high jump 6'8 he would destroy lebron and mj one on one 48 min no breaks wearing garbage 60's converse heavy like bricks and tire ruber on bottom
Yeah, Wilt was 43, he retired at 34 but could ball with the Lakers at UCLA pickup games. Magic chose the teams, Wilt and 4 UCLA freshmen vs Magic, Worthy, Green, Scott, and Bernard King. Wilt got mad after Magic called goal tending and said, “There will be no baskets made at this end.” UCLA Coach Larry Brown tells this story in person on RUclips.
Wilt is a classic example of how the media can shape how someone is remembered. Wilt never played the media's game, so they punished him by dogging out his legacy. How many times have you guys heard Wilt described as just a big, brute, dunker, who was a bully and could never show up in big games by some media hack?
I don't think it's about him not playing the media's game and more about how the media wanted to make sure that more recent stars were remembered as the NBA became more profitable. Marketing modern stars means that they can market a modern style of play. Had they marketed Wilt, people would tune in and see a completely different game than what Wilt was playing.
@@pearlywhites3025 Exactly. In the early 60s, basketball was a small time sport in terms of money. A lot of games weren't filmed or the film was not preserved. Now, Jordan, Harden, James, these guys are international celebrities. The NBA wants the focus to be on these guys being the greatest, because they're bringing in the money. Greatest of All Time, Greatest Scorer, etc, etc, these are marketing terms to the NBA. They want them attached to modern players whose jerseys they are selling, whose game resembles our current style the most, and whose games they have lots of good tape of.
As you can see in these highlights, Wilt continued to shoot the fadeaway jumper late in his career. The clips of him shooting the fadeaway against Kareem were taken during the 1971 Western Conference Finals. In that series, the 34 year old Chamberlain averaged 22.0 points, 18.8 rebounds, and was given a standing ovation from the Bucks fans as he left the floor with 1.54 left in the final game of the series.
@@rickymack9339that's why he was chosen to play with the Harlem Globetrotters, he could pass, dribble, and shoot phenomenal hook shots from half court
wahhmann123 go look up a picture or an old Wilt next to young Shaq. Towered him....also there’s a video where Wilt bout dislocated Shaq’s shoulder with a handshake
alexei popov It was more later on that he was an exercise freak when he quit the NBA. He still did in his playing days but not as much. Also, players back then had cramped cabisn on planes, harder schedule for travelling, medical recovery equipment was not as good. You didn't get paid if you were injured. Just the food and nutrition and medicine alone let alone the recovery methods they have to day. There would be a big difference to the body.
I just spent a few minutes looking at this and do you realize that with every highlight he had 1 to 3 defenders in his face and he was still banking shots! That's unreal!
Wilt been doing fadeaway jumpers before MJ and Kobe, made the most difficult layups, had almost an 8ft wingspan (which is scary for a human being), been doing skyhooks before Kareem came into the league, was super fast on the fastbreak - Wilt was way ahead of his time…… it’s freaking crazy how many inventions he did on the court that paved the way for the greatest superstars that we know today. Wilt could have played all positions in his time if he wanted to. This clip shows that Wilt was the most athletic center and most dominant player in the NBA. Wow, and I thought it was Shaq the whole time. Changed my mind now. R.I.P. Wilt the Stilt
Wilt was a once in a lifetime phenomenon. He was the most dominant player of all time. One of his most amazing stats was that he almost never needed to rest, he averaged 48 minutes per game.
@@rickymack9339 It’s even crazier when you consider that most of Wilt’s career was played at a faster pace than today. He was running up and down the court about 20 more times than a player would today, and still played the whole game!
I am currently reading the somewhat obscure first book by Bill Russell "Go Up for Glory" and found the following relevant seeing as this video was just released. The first time Russell starts talking about Wilt in the book and dives in their head-to-had battles, he almost instantly remarks: "Chamberlain's physical power is awesome. Most certainly he can jump higher from a crouch than any man in the league. He is a good shooter as well and shoots as finely as any pivotman in professional basketball, using that fallaway jumper."
At 43 if you made him angry, he would not spare you. The skyhook block thing happened because kareem had angered him so he didn't take kindly to that and blocked his shot. The nba was lucky wilt spared them from exposing it
And at 24(his 51 point season) if you made him even irritable or you made him take a game personally, he would probably drop 70 on yo head while blocking every shot u take
the way people discredit the accomplishments of past athletes is astonishing. Its not just basketball either. If Wilt chamberlain, michael Jordan, muhammad ali, wayne gretzky all grew up in this day and age with their sport, they would still be at the top of the game. Those are once in several decades types of athletes.
@@mg659er I disagree with Federer, assuming you're talking tennis. Great player, dont get me wrong, but not the GOAT. Serena Williams or Martina Navratilova are better players, imo. Just machines
@@Rhilton27 he ran into the Celtics who won 11 out of 13 years. If you are just a talking about the playoff and that is it, then Bill Russell is the greatest player ever. He has the same amount of rings as MJ and Kobe together! The record books show that Wilt is the GOAT as he still holds 72 NBA records to this day!
@@Rhilton27 the celtics with their 12 HOFers showed up. Thats like nowaday Lebron verse a team that has steph, lillard, kawhi, KD, Giannis, Jokic, Harden, Westbrook, PG13, Luka, AD, and Jimmie Butler. It was just not fair.
There's one thing that I've learned from researching stats, videos, and my experiences.... Kobe and Lebron are great. But Wilt and Jordan, ladies and gentlemen... are what we call Outliers - no one at their position has come close to what they were able to do, and they dominated their league. Man, Wilt's size with a fadeaway are you kidding me? It's laughable whenever someone questions either of those guys and their abilities to kick the crap out of today's players, who get free lanes to the basket and feather-touch fouls.
Dude, this is not a competition about personal dirve and how people can superate his limitations, but a competition on who didn't have those limitations and ladies and gentleman, Wilt was the lest limitated player and he didn't need to overcome himself, that's why he was called Goliath.
***** You know, its ok to just say "I don't like Wilt Chamberlain" right? That's clear as day. Just cuz you don't like him doesn't mean you have to try and dig for baseless arguments trying to diminish his greatness
***** , Nate Thurmond knows about Wilt. He's lying because you don't like the truth, u can't handle the truth because it would mean that your argument is bullshit.lol
To anyone who questions whether Wilt was the GOAT, one question: Can you name one player who even neutralized him? Even Russ allowed Wilt to score 29.9 PPG, pull down 28.2 RPG and dish out 3.8 APG and that's against the guy considered the best defensive player ever. The only thing that limited Wilt was his own desire to win at all costs. Russ had that and so did guys like West, Bird, Magic and Jordan. If Wilt had that same thirst for success, he might've killed someone inadvertently because he was THAT strong.
I'm amazed Wilt is never mentioned as anybody but a dunking machine. As a teenager, I listened at night to my favorite NBA team, the Baltimore Bullets. My radio was a $5.00 hand built crystal radio set. The Bullets would of course play Wilt's team - the San Francisco Warriors. Wilt's primary shot was a fadeaway from about 12 to 14 feet from the left side of the court. He was just about automatic. That was his go to shot. Where the story came from that he just dunked is beyond me. Wilt is The GOAT in my opinion.
Wilt wasn't just a huge, hugely strong man who was devastating near the basket. No. He was a fantastic athlete, with the coordination and body control of an Olympic gymnast. He could blast through the opposition with his dunks, AND score from a bit afar with that beautiful fadeaway jumper. Not to mention his equally subtle finger roll --
I saw Wilt play a very few times as a kid....he was more than amazing! But, he didn't win and he despised the press.....so he was almost blackballed! It still carries today! He was AMAZING! Had he not joined the Lakers where they didn't need him to score....he would have easily had 40,000 points! I remember a game in 1973 (I think) the Lakers were coming to Phoenix and the Suns were pretty good then as they Had Connie Hawkins, Dick VanArsdale and some other young talented players. The press was VISCOUS to Wilt....saying he was washed up....and couldn't score anymore....and survived on just his size. The Suns and Hawkins were going to DESTROY the Lakers! Wilt scored 63 that night! When interviewed after the game....the reported asked his....why the big offensive explosion....his response...."Don't ever piss off the big fella! Lastly, Jerry West.....who played against Wilt and WITH Wilt....once said....Wilt was the best player to ever play.....and is isn't close....and Jerry happens to be the best Talent Executive in basketball EVER! I Trust Jerry West....Hall Of Fame....Legend and the Logo....if he says Wilt was the best...and what I saw with my own eyes....that is enough. WILT = GOAT!
a little perspective: Wilt played against 11 Hall of Fame centers.The centers he played against hold many NBA records, the only ones he does not hold. If you discount MJs 3-pt points, i think Wilt edges him in top scorer career? This era he would average 40, 24,6,2,and 9 blocks.
When Wilt shot the jumper, they said it left him out of position to rebound. When Wilt took ot to the hole, they said all he could do is dunk. Like he said, nobody roots for Goliath.
***** , he would average about 3 steals per game, he would only average 20ppg if he took a lesser role offensively, but if he did average 20ppg he would shoot probably 60% from the field, Wilt would average around 4 or 5 blocks easily
***** Not everyone can do a finger roll with precision. The weakness of the defense is debatable. And when he shot the fadeaway...Money. Don't forget how Wilt establishes inside position and the hooks. Plus, Wilt never fouled out of a game in his 14 seasons (from '59-'60 season to '72-'73 season.) Check out this article: www.nba.com/2012/history/features/03/26/season-of-giants-wilt-fouling-out/index.html
It's hard to stop a shorter guy shooting a fade away, can you imagine Wilt doing it? That ball must be nearly 10 feet in the air fading away. Incredible.
Take all your legit GOAT candidates in their primes. Put them into 2 teams to come up with a good match. Now let them do their thing... and let them shine. Let them dominate each other. Some will try to dominate in scoring (inside or outside), or rebounding, or assisting, or defending... but let Wilt and Jordan be on opposite teams. Hands down in the midst of all 10... Wilt. Just Wilt.
last year the way i remember Wilt is a dominant center that played for the lakers. He was bad at free throws, couldn't shoot, and just dunked on people. I knew he was a great rebounder and defender and a guarenteed top 10 player. Throughout this year and the last I came across videos, blogs, and research that were cold, hard facts. This man is a 7'1 center, weighing as much as 310 pounds, as fast as a guard, great shooter, dunks from free throw line, 50 inch vertical in his prime, and sooo many more accomplishments. I truly believe he is the greatest basketball player to ever live. I think Jordan is way too hyped by the media and have these kids growing up just hearing jordan is the goat and they never question it. I was one of those kids. I wish I could have seen Wilt, Russell, Baylor, Oscar robertson, Kareem, and many more play in their prime.
You have a player who led the league in scoring, rebounding and blocked shots AT THE SAME TIME. Scored way more when he wanted to than Kareem with twice as many rebounds on average. Blocked the skyhook multiple times. There is nothing to discuss there unless you are not too bright, ignorant or have an agenda. Reading those lies about Wilt to diminish him is quite embarrassing. Thanks for the video!
Mj said you he was better wilt said "son they changed the rules to make it easier for you to score, when I played they changed every rule to stop me from scoring" Wilt The Greatest player to easily be forgotten.
Nah jareem called him wilt chumperlame And Jerru west said he disapears in the clutch and most of all look at his avg in the 1969 finals. Meltdown performance lmao not the goat.
@@NeoV0236 lmao o said easiest Great to be Forgotten never said he was the Goat n by the Way in this era or Jordans or any1s Wilt would shit on any player thats facts to big to strong to fast
I wish you'd emphasize that it's Julius Erving talking in the beginning, Dan. Surely there are tons of new fans that don't fully grasp the gravitas of what is being , and by *whom*, most importantly.
Anyone who says that Wilt wouldn't be able to dominate in today's NBA either doesn't know a thing about Wilt or is just straight up ignorant. Dude was bigger, stronger and faster than anyone else. His size and athleticism alone would be enough to dominate. Take into account his skillset and the post moves he had, you just gotta ask yourself, how in the world do you guard a guy like that? There are just so many ways he could score. He could catch lobs, he could grab rebounds and get easy putbacks, he could use his fadeaway and other post moves, or he could just play bully ball in the paint. He's like a mix of Shaq, AD, Gobert. I can't remember a big man who had an awesome fadeaway and overall post game. But yeah, he would easily dominate
If we had the amount of quality video and camera angles back then that we do today, there'd be no questioning Wilt's greatness. It's only because there's so little footage that there's even a debate.
Quan Henry it didnt came that time either but he would adjust how he play now so back then there was the gameplan its strange how game has been camed a lot different...
He scored 62 points on Bill Russell a top 3 defender of all time, maybe the absolute best. And you think Deandre Jordan could stop him? Anthony Davis? Who?
Imagine him in a league in wich Nicola Jokic can be considered top 3, not to take anything away from him, but this monster, who moved like he was a guard, such speed, agility, power, endurance, when he goes for a rebound he reminds me Ben Wallace in how fast and explosive he was, no doubt in my mind this guy will destroy today's NBA, its incredible how underrated he is!
To the Supreme Grandmaster of basketball who showed true wizardry on the court. Hats off to the greatest center in the history of basketball. Wilt the Stilt Chamberlain.
Yeah, Wilt did score 62 against Bill Russell, BUT Bills team won that game. What is most amazing is Wilt NEVER fouled out of a single game his entire career, that's a record in itself.
To the people saying Wilt wont get as much points in todays game because of less possessions consider this. An NBA quarter is 12 min. A player only has to make 5 shots a quarter to get a MINIMUM of 40 points. Now lets look at Wilt's offensive repertoire. Dipper dunk, over shoulder finger role, fadeaway. At 7'1 about 280-310 with a 42+ inch vert and a 10.9 100 meter dash (college)...i think he can make 5 shots per quarter. Today's NBA would probably ban him for being an unfair advantage lol
...no I'm right by saying 5 shots per quarter since each shot is worth 2 points in the NBA. 20 shots=40 points. If he made 40 shots per game he would average 80 points per game. Not saying Wilt can't with what he brings to the table but 40 shots to one player is not a good game plan scheme wise.
That first guy talking is so right omg it's like the media wants us to think basketball started in the early 90s . I wish espn , sportscenter , NBA channel would show this stuff about wilt that most "basketball fans" don't even know exist . He was the greatest player ever easily
the reason that they don't want to show game footage from before 92 is because they have marketed Jordan as the greatest of all time and make shitloads of money off of that idea but when people see the film from before than then they know the real story about guys like Wilt,Russel,Dr.J,Magic,Bird,ect ect
+whatthehellimbored calm down with all your conspiracy theories lol, the only player that was truly close to jordan's greatness was Kareem abdul jabar, Russell was a born winner and magic, bird are top 10 players of all time, but only kareem has the rings, individual honors, and numbers to truly match jordan. Wilt and shaq where the most dominant bigmen in there time, but wilt lost to russell to many times, even when he had some pretty good teams
Nostalgic Bliss Get real jordan couldn't even compete in the 80s he had to wait for all the legends to get old before he could win, Tell me what great teams did he beat to win those rings?....old men and bums
whatthehellimbored I'm not a Jordan fanboy and definitely think with the expansion in the 90s those bulls got some weak competitions from time to time, but Sonics, jazz, and Phoenix where good and talented teams the bulls beat in the finals. Magic and bird played on ridiculous stacked teams in the 80s though, so I don't know what u expected Mike to do, he was already the best individual player, buy his team wasn't good enough, still Scottie improved and Phil Jackson came around
+whatthehellimbored you may have something there. it's crazy that there is little to no dr. j, earl the pearl, elgin baylor, wilt, kareem, nate thurmond, bob pettit, bob cousy ever shown... it's nuts... those guys were great & very entertaining... imagine if baseball was the same way, nobody would ever know who mantle, mays, dimaggio, ruth & cobb were...
+Nostalgic Bliss wilt dominated Russell half the time they played but wilt wasn't a team player until his last years of the nba. Plus Russell team was much better
It really is like Dirk and Timmy both took HALF of this man's shot and won MVPs and titles. Imagine he gets to the Dirk position and then banks it, as if getting a hand on the ball wasn't hard enough to defend, he goes glass every time it doesn't just go all net. Like ancient KD.
People trying to minimize what he would do today are clueless. If he was allowed to travel like everyone does now (including the two-footed hop that Shaw started), he would score anytime he wanted. Likewise, with his strength, if he was allowed bulldoze people like Shaw did, he would dunk the ball anytime he wanted. With today's rules he would be more dominant now than then.
Great montage. It is true, for the most part this fade-away bank shot disappeared from Wilt's arsenal in the later years. It could be he decided the fade away took him out of position for rebounds, as it certainly did for Patrick Ewing later on. While I don't want to feed the myth that Wilt's opposing centers were markedly smaller than today's players, one could argue the forwards and guards swarming around Wilt in the 60s were significantly smaller than in his latter career, possibly making this shot more difficult to execute.
Wilt had the touch, you can see it here, the strength, the speed (track star), the agility, the guts, the desire and the knowledge of how to play the game. Wilt would destroy any of these guys like Shaq, Howard, Olajuwon etc. They are garbage compared to Wilt. They played in a watered down NBA.
@@ElectricCoolson And still some are pumping him for the Hall! The Hall! Hell, with some recent inductees (Haywood, Wilkes) he could get in. Hope not, though.
This is a more dominante shot and the most in history. More than thr sky hook. He only scored focused for 6 seasons...then he passed and defended better than anyone ever eveb russell. Chamberlain the goat. The big dipper
Duncan Beats Shaq , there teams are 2-4, Wilt lost to all time great teams, The 2 Celtics teams he lost to are considered two of the greatest teams ever, the 2 Knicks teams he lost to are considered two of the greatest teams ever. He lost to all-time great teams.
My comment was meant in jest although it's interesting how the game is now being dominated by guards and perimeter players, in general. We're seeing a lack of dominant big men as compared to the "old days" so a player as dominant as Wilt would have a clear advantage in todays game. In addition, Wilt in his prime was a very mobile athlete so he could play any style which would still make him a great player in todays game. We're talking about the strongest player in the history of the game that could jump out of the gym, run like a deer, dominate the paint, and pretty much score at will unless triple teamed.
In his career, he led the league in minutes played 8 times and he never fouled out of a game. He even had a season where he averaged over 48 minutes per game.
I had the Fortune of watching Mr. Chamberlain play throughout his Lakers Career while I was a youngster. By then he was past his prime unbeknowingst to me but it didnt matter. To me he was Larger than Life and Always carried himself with a Genuine Personna. He Commanded Respect and got it. I remember an "Urban Legend" floating around during Jr High days about an encounter he had years earlier in the 1960s with a "Notorius" NFL Defensive Tackle named Eugene "Big Daddy" Lipscomb. Basically The "Mean Joe" Greene of the early 1960s but more Ornery off the field as well. The "Story" goes Mr. Chamberlain and Mr. Lipscomb "bumped" into each other at one of those "Celebrity" Parties and Mr. Lipscomb staying True To Form said something about Basketball Players being "Soft". Wilt "The Stilt" promptly Lifted "Big Daddy"(Off The Ground) to Eye Level and Reminded Him that his Choice Of Words could be taken Personally. Something to the EFFect of: "Don't EFF with ME". Placed him down Gently Brushed Off His Shoulders and Resumed Partying. Sounds About Right to me considering Stories that were circulating about his Strength Coming from Teammates, Rivals, and people who knew him like Arnold Schwartzeneggar. Arnold (No Small Item Himself) Said Wilt basically Scared The ISH outta him in The Weight Room while working together on a "Conan" Movie. High Praise coming from a Premier Bodybuilder of his Day. I will never forget watching Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals (Growing up in NYC a Knicks Fan) watching Captain Willis Reed hobble onto the Court and score the first two Baskets to Inspire his Team to a Win against The Wilt Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor, Jerry West Led Los Angeles Lakers to Win The NBA Championship. The Good Ol' Days "In The Paint"
really opened my eyes on how skilled and ahead of his time was. He paved the way for big men I thought he just dunked and layed it up but Wilt was something else
I know a lot of you are disparaging Wilt's skill because he played against "6 foot centers". Wilt Chamberlain was 7'1" so against centers who were 6'10 or 6'9, the difference in height is only 3-4 inches. Remember anybody over 6'6" was either a center or a forward. Magic Johnson was the first player over 6'6" who played like a guard. You keep forgetting guys like Sam Bowie, Ralph Sampson also played in the NBA even for a short while. And having height doesn't necessarily translate into success; Gheorge Murasan and Manute Bol come to mind. Give credit where it's due; the most dominant player in the history of the NBA and arguable the Greatest of All Time-Wilton Norman Chamberlain.
Angelo Darden Wilt played against plenty of 7fters, including Kareem, and great players who were near 7ft in their bare feet like the great Walt Bellamy at over 6'-11", also greats like Nate Thurmond, Bob Lanier, same height as Bellamy...and all very big, strong, athletic hall of famers who would murder the league right now. And there's a lot more. Wilt dominated them all.
The NBA's always had its own "tiered system" so if Shaq was being guarded by Rodman (especially playing alongside Jordan) they wouldn't let him get away with his pushing as when being guarded by Olajuwon, Robinson or Mutombo. Same with Chamberlain, he had to be extra careful not to be the bully in the eyes of the referee and since rules were more strict back then to prevent anyone dominating on pure physicallity, he had to shoot from distance and even when he reaches to do a finger roll he's being careful his movement doesn't hit the defender.
It’s like he played with half of his power and athleticism like a big brother does to the lil brother just to let them feel good about them selves he did at times show it 100 points lead the league in assists as a center shit like that
For years I didn't understand - for years I didn't want to understand...He literally changed the free-throw rule, he altered the basket height, they forced him to play in college bc they were worried he would be too good (and the league was racist at that time): whatever he did he was amazing. I want people to understand this. 30pts, 24 rbs, 5 asts, 11 blckd shts. His first ten seasons Wilt had 12 blocks per game average - and yet they only counted the last 112 games of his carrer lol - He averaged a Triple Double in his career in 30pts,24rbs, 11blcks. He averaged a Triple Double For His Career. This is a man who lifted. 6' 1" Schwarzenneger with one arm...Think about that. He lifted 8x strongest man in the world up with one arm. 15.9ft w arms. He holds over 90 NBA records (Jordan doesn't have. a dbl dbl for his career) Undefeated finals teams r an illusion. Barkley took 20m for his family to tank game 6 against Bulls. Russell lost 2 finals. He benched 1k pounds. I wish they had. filmed more of his games, and that he had been on a bigger market team from the start.He was stronger than Schwarzennegar, and Russel says in this video he was better than him. Russel played on the greatest sports team of all time so that's a separate conversation. I'm sad he's gone and can't believe they didn't do a better job of filming all of his games. He beat Magic one on one in a best of twelve when Magic was team captain and then proceeded to not allow a shot for the rest of the game. Ur talking about a human being that can bench press 1k pounds. A high jump, long jump champion and shot put champion. Any sport he played he was amazing. -'course he had gone to a bigger market team they'd have praised him from beginning. Final thoughts:just bc ur shoes sell doesn't make u great. Idols let u down 100% bc they are manufactured Ideals. U want real Gods look to people who lead by ex. Look to athletes that lived as people (isn't it interesting how the league doesn't want a black star ... until they decide to change their mind...?)
That shot at 5:16 is freaky. It’s like watching a glitch in the matrix. I just can’t comprehend how Wilt was doing KD mid range pull ups before we landed on the freaking moon
Maybe the greatest athlete whoever lived. Secretariat is the other. The media is just plain dirty, no matter if it's politics, sports, or anything else. They purposefully diminished Wilt. M.J. isn't even close in most stats. Wilt is 🐐.
Wilt was an incredible athlete first and foremost, and secondly he was tall, but his height never limited his athletecism... The combination was a singularity.
I cannot name one other center in the history of the NBA that has made as many fadeaways as Wilt … not Shaq, Hakeem, Kareem, Jokic, Howard, Ewing , Cousins, Embiid, Yao, Mourning, Sabonis, & Dirk maybe Garnett may be the only Power Forwards that have more fadeaways than him
Tom Heinsohn said that Wilt was as good as he was at the fadeaway because it took away his strenght. He had so much of it that it was a hindrance to his accuracy. Tom thought that WIlt was too strong to shoot "normally", hence his terrible FT %. At the line, he had to shoot from too close for his power.
I be doing that and whenever I bank it and never misses, like I've actually never missed a bank fadeaway ever since I started doing that, now I'm doing it in games and my mid range is being considered elite now
How is the skyhook deemed more unstoppable than wilts fallaway jumper. Since no one can blocks wilts shot but wilt has blocked kareems skyhook, old wilt might i add.
For the young is here, if you see him using the backboard a lot, those shots are called bankshots. In those days, the BANKSHOT was a staple of basketball.
For a bad FT shooter, Wilt possessed an amazing near accurate fadeaway / bank shot, simply unbelievable even by today's standards. Wilt's kind of underrated in some ways (even with 2 rings), because of the Finals losses he suffered against the 60's Celtics and 70's Knickerbockers. Individually he's almost unmatched, great scorer, superb rebounding, uncanny passing (only center in NBA history to lead league in assists), solid defender (Like Russell, lots of unrecorded block shots and steals), simply all around amazing athleticism. There's no doubt Wilt would dominate today's NBA even if he doesn't average 50 points and 25 rebounds. A 1961-62 Wilt Chamberlain would garner stats of 30-35 points, 15-20 rebounds, 4-5 assists, 2 steals, and 4 blocks in today's NBA.
Wilt would've been a good free throw shooter if he just stuck with the same shot. He used the same fadeaway form his whole career (hs, college, nba) but his free throw form changed every season. his teams wanted him to try and get good at free throws ASAP instead of developing one form over a few years
You know, some pretty good 3 pt shooters have been very mediocre (at best) at the foul line. Dan Majerle, Scottie Pippen, Bruce Bowen, to name a few. Bowen was lousy in fact.
And 2K had the nerve to give him a 60 for his post fadeaway rating..
+Brandon Reed In his later days, Wilt didn't do it as much, so it's justifiable, but that's why people developed the nonsensical idea that he had no skill and just lumbered around the basket, because he took a bunch of knee injuries in his 30's so when the NBA started getting national TV coverage people saw a guy anchored in the paint
***** Exactly. He could still jump but he didn't have much lateral quickness left from the knee injuries
+TheBDHShow ,true, but thats because his coach Sharman just wanted him to clog the middle. But yeah you're right, people never saw Wilt in his prime
+Tunes Exactly
When he was young it should be a 99.
2k doesn't even know that he had this shot haha good stuff
Dom2K I wonder how they think he scored 100 points
qno1337 lol I hope that was sarcasm
When I first got 2k13 I immediately used the Lakers. I wanted to use chamberlains fadeaway and then I saw his fadeaway rating.
Konphetty lmao word that pissed me off
john doe You find yourself a 4'7 center and you tell him to go do something else with his life.
hasn't played in 40 years and has 90 records on the books". There's nothing left to say after that
He is the goat
Preach
He had like 24 blocks in a game once, has anyone gotten remotely close to that?
Actually his block shot high was 26! On March 18, 1968, Chamberlain had 24 in the game where he set the official NBA record for highest scoring Triple-Double. Blocks & steals weren't "official stats" until 1974, but news accounts confirm that it was actually a Quintuple-Double. Wilt had 53 Points, 32 Rebounds,14 Assists, 24 Blocks, 11 steals !!!
+ShaunPhillipsAV Is he the GREATEST or what?
I hate when people say he is overrated. Wilt is VERY underappreciated!!!
The GOAT
way underated he should own EVERY blocking record he got ripped off they asked him to block and not score if blocks where recorded in his 50 point season he would have almost AVERAGED a 50 point quadruple double there are ZERO players that could do that in any era and especially not against Russel , jabar , Willis , Thurman
That's right-Wilt had it all fantastic body-brain-desire etc.
He is somewhere between 8-10 all time I think. On of the greats without a question.
@Wilfri Castillo Only 2 titles in that weak ass league? Russell is top 5, not Wilt.
WILT IN HIS PRIME IS THE GREATEST BASKETBALL PLAYER TO HAVE EVER WALKED THE FACE OF THE EARTH
True, even if not in his prime, age 43 he blocks ALL SHOTS by Magic, JWorthy, BKing, ACGreen, BScott. Best story on NBA ball told by JOG Coach Larry Brown on RUclips
by a mile hes basically shaq that moves like iverson dosent get tired and can high jump 6'8 he would destroy lebron and mj one on one 48 min no breaks wearing garbage 60's converse heavy like bricks and tire ruber on bottom
@@charleslu7044 Magic? Magic came 5 or 6 years after Wilt's retirement.
Yeah, Wilt was 43, he retired at 34 but could ball with the Lakers at UCLA pickup games. Magic chose the teams, Wilt and 4 UCLA freshmen vs Magic, Worthy, Green, Scott, and Bernard King. Wilt got mad after Magic called goal tending and said, “There will be no baskets made at this end.” UCLA Coach Larry Brown tells this story in person on RUclips.
Unstoppable in the low post
Wilt is a classic example of how the media can shape how someone is remembered. Wilt never played the media's game, so they punished him by dogging out his legacy. How many times have you guys heard Wilt described as just a big, brute, dunker, who was a bully and could never show up in big games by some media hack?
***** The media only discredits themselves to knowledgeable basketball fans when they lie.
***** You'll never Shaq do this. NEVER. Not in his game at all. Slam, bam, wham. Not Wilt.
I don't think it's about him not playing the media's game and more about how the media wanted to make sure that more recent stars were remembered as the NBA became more profitable. Marketing modern stars means that they can market a modern style of play. Had they marketed Wilt, people would tune in and see a completely different game than what Wilt was playing.
@@pearlywhites3025 Exactly. In the early 60s, basketball was a small time sport in terms of money. A lot of games weren't filmed or the film was not preserved. Now, Jordan, Harden, James, these guys are international celebrities. The NBA wants the focus to be on these guys being the greatest, because they're bringing in the money. Greatest of All Time, Greatest Scorer, etc, etc, these are marketing terms to the NBA. They want them attached to modern players whose jerseys they are selling, whose game resembles our current style the most, and whose games they have lots of good tape of.
Labelling someone a great or greatest boosts ratings and fan gear sells
As you can see in these highlights, Wilt continued to shoot the fadeaway jumper late in his career. The clips of him shooting the fadeaway against Kareem were taken during the 1971 Western Conference Finals. In that series, the 34 year old Chamberlain averaged 22.0 points, 18.8 rebounds, and was given a standing ovation from the Bucks fans as he left the floor with 1.54 left in the final game of the series.
One of Phillies coaches said WILT 21 of 25 halfcourt shots at one practice
@@rickymack9339that's why he was chosen to play with the Harlem Globetrotters, he could pass, dribble, and shoot phenomenal hook shots from half court
pretty sure that wilt is the most dominant player in the history of basketball
wahhmann123 go look up a picture or an old Wilt next to young Shaq. Towered him....also there’s a video where Wilt bout dislocated Shaq’s shoulder with a handshake
Young Savage not dislocate, but, yeah he manhandled him.
@@youngsavage9134 Orlando Shaq was a slim guy. I doubt he can handle LA Shaq. We'll never see it tho
Bilal Ali even if it was LA Shaq I think Wilt would be stronger if not equal
@@Mckylan then reality set in. Coming from an obvious L-Bron fan , u have 0 credibility
Imagine if he had today's technology. Shoes,weights,training
Monster!!!
+Hill Red + Medical Recovery Equipment, therapy etc.
+Hill Red he was pretty serious about his fitness at the time its why he had an edge over people. so even today it would be minimal improvements
alexei popov It was more later on that he was an exercise freak when he quit the NBA. He still did in his playing days but not as much.
Also, players back then had cramped cabisn on planes, harder schedule for travelling, medical recovery equipment was not as good. You didn't get paid if you were injured.
Just the food and nutrition and medicine alone let alone the recovery methods they have to day. There would be a big difference to the body.
+Mac Tonight Moonman ??? He's been dead for 16 years... But yes he was great at 34-36 when on the lakers.
+Hill Red
And today's lousy opponents!
I just spent a few minutes looking at this and do you realize that with every highlight he had 1 to 3 defenders in his face and he was still banking shots! That's unreal!
Wilt been doing fadeaway jumpers before MJ and Kobe, made the most difficult layups, had almost an 8ft wingspan (which is scary for a human being), been doing skyhooks before Kareem came into the league, was super fast on the fastbreak - Wilt was way ahead of his time…… it’s freaking crazy how many inventions he did on the court that paved the way for the greatest superstars that we know today. Wilt could have played all positions in his time if he wanted to. This clip shows that Wilt was the most athletic center and most dominant player in the NBA. Wow, and I thought it was Shaq the whole time. Changed my mind now. R.I.P. Wilt the Stilt
Call him "The Big Dipper". He was not a fan of being called "The Stilt"!
Wilt was a once in a lifetime phenomenon. He was the most dominant player of all time. One of his most amazing stats was that he almost never needed to rest, he averaged 48 minutes per game.
That's the one they can't say was because of the era...he was just a phenom. Most people don't know the league stopped him from dunking his foul shot.
@@rickymack9339 It’s even crazier when you consider that most of Wilt’s career was played at a faster pace than today. He was running up and down the court about 20 more times than a player would today, and still played the whole game!
45.6 for his career and that's still amazing
We all know it now
He was so good that no matter what he did it would never be enough- Bill Walton
NOT Jordan, NOT Lebron, NOT Bryant,...It is CHAMBERLAIN, the GOAT!
❤️wilt too
Whose voice was that on the last part of the video?
These players don’t look 5’10-6’8 to me… look like he went up against some trees too
I am currently reading the somewhat obscure first book by Bill Russell "Go Up for Glory" and found the following relevant seeing as this video was just released.
The first time Russell starts talking about Wilt in the book and dives in their head-to-had battles, he almost instantly remarks: "Chamberlain's physical power is awesome. Most certainly he can jump higher from a crouch than any man in the league. He is a good shooter as well and shoots as finely as any pivotman in professional basketball, using that fallaway jumper."
interesting
***** I've read that (book) too. Bill wrote another book, I believe in the 80 or 90's titled "Second wind."'
Mick A
Oh yeah, Second Wind is awesome. Definitely the most essential book by Russell.
LamarMatic thank you
And if he wanted to he could have clean hard bocked russles dunks injured him and taken most of his rings
Wilt with the headband, mini fro, and goatee looks like a badass.
Trashcan He was 35 then lol, getting 20 plus points a night
At 43 if you made him angry, he would not spare you. The skyhook block thing happened because kareem had angered him so he didn't take kindly to that and blocked his shot. The nba was lucky wilt spared them from exposing it
And at 24(his 51 point season) if you made him even irritable or you made him take a game personally, he would probably drop 70 on yo head while blocking every shot u take
55 rebounds in a game against Bill Russell.
That one dribble pull up from the free-throw line at 5:16 is so ahead of it's time for a 7 footer.
Greatest Center Of All Time.
That's Kevin Durant's dribble pull-up mid-range jump shot on steroids
great player of all time not only center. the nba record books prove it. Wilt still holds 72 records to this day!
the way people discredit the accomplishments of past athletes is astonishing. Its not just basketball either. If Wilt chamberlain, michael Jordan, muhammad ali, wayne gretzky all grew up in this day and age with their sport, they would still be at the top of the game. Those are once in several decades types of athletes.
+AFGalwayz ABSOLUTELY!
I would put Gordon Howe in there. Even Gretzky give his the hockey GOAT accolades!
Nicklaus
Federer
@@ronbonora7872 good call.
@@mg659er I disagree with Federer, assuming you're talking tennis. Great player, dont get me wrong, but not the GOAT. Serena Williams or Martina Navratilova are better players, imo. Just machines
give me wilt against any big man and i'll win every time. i love jordan, but wilt comes first in any dream team pick.
what happened to him in the playoffs??????
Ryan Hilton bill russel’s superteam
@@Rhilton27 he ran into the Celtics who won 11 out of 13 years. If you are just a talking about the playoff and that is it, then Bill Russell is the greatest player ever. He has the same amount of rings as MJ and Kobe together! The record books show that Wilt is the GOAT as he still holds 72 NBA records to this day!
@@Rhilton27 the celtics with their 12 HOFers showed up. Thats like nowaday Lebron verse a team that has steph, lillard, kawhi, KD, Giannis, Jokic, Harden, Westbrook, PG13, Luka, AD, and Jimmie Butler. It was just not fair.
@@Monster-tl2oi Wilt played with many Hall of Famers as well. However, not so many until after about five or six years in the league.
That last statement pretty much sums it up. "Here's a guy who hasn't played for over 40 years and still has 90 some records on the books"
"Wilt was just tall he just layed it in or dunked" the ignorance of most NBA fans is horrifying :(
Ewan Duncan It sure is. Stupid, ignorance.
+Ewan Duncan If it happened before 1980, it didn't really happen
He had a nice ass mid range game.
+Sarken just because it wasn't a 3pt line in his time otherwise he would be great.
@Pappy TronSome of the best players were white and he played against lots of blacks
There's one thing that I've learned from researching stats, videos, and my experiences.... Kobe and Lebron are great. But Wilt and Jordan, ladies and gentlemen... are what we call Outliers - no one at their position has come close to what they were able to do, and they dominated their league. Man, Wilt's size with a fadeaway are you kidding me? It's laughable whenever someone questions either of those guys and their abilities to kick the crap out of today's players, who get free lanes to the basket and feather-touch fouls.
So youve been reading some Malcom G's huh? Me too. Wilt is the best player ever
And Jordan wouldn't be known if he played in Wilt's era. None of those dunks would've happened
Dude, this is not a competition about personal dirve and how people can superate his limitations, but a competition on who didn't have those limitations and ladies and gentleman, Wilt was the lest limitated player and he didn't need to overcome himself, that's why he was called Goliath.
@@treecosmos386 why would none of those dunks happened
@@zeflr122 They wouldn't have worked on Wilt
1967 and 63' Wilt NEEDS to be on 2k! An absolute NECESSITY! Overall at the very least a 99
***** , 99, Wilt is underrated
***** You know, its ok to just say "I don't like Wilt Chamberlain" right? That's clear as day. Just cuz you don't like him doesn't mean you have to try and dig for baseless arguments trying to diminish his greatness
***** , Nate Thurmond knows about Wilt. He's lying because you don't like the truth, u can't handle the truth because it would mean that your argument is bullshit.lol
***** You should change your picture. Kobe would think you're an idiot with the shit you talk about Wilt.
***** So you are a Kobe fan boy even if he thinks you're a dumbass? Cool. Have fun.
G.O.A.T enough said
nah
Yes
not goat but the one above all
Jabbar
Goat for sure
GOAT. It's really not close. At all. In fact I would say that he is perhaps the most dominant all time player in any sport.
You Sir...know your sports
To anyone who questions whether Wilt was the GOAT, one question: Can you name one player who even neutralized him? Even Russ allowed Wilt to score 29.9 PPG, pull down 28.2 RPG and dish out 3.8 APG and that's against the guy considered the best defensive player ever.
The only thing that limited Wilt was his own desire to win at all costs. Russ had that and so did guys like West, Bird, Magic and Jordan. If Wilt had that same thirst for success, he might've killed someone inadvertently because he was THAT strong.
I'm amazed Wilt is never mentioned as anybody but a dunking machine. As a teenager, I listened at night to my favorite NBA team, the Baltimore Bullets. My radio was a $5.00 hand built crystal radio set. The Bullets would of course play Wilt's team - the San Francisco Warriors. Wilt's primary shot was a fadeaway from about 12 to 14 feet from the left side of the court. He was just about automatic. That was his go to shot. Where the story came from that he just dunked is beyond me. Wilt is The GOAT in my opinion.
Wilt wasn't just a huge, hugely strong man who was devastating near the basket.
No. He was a fantastic athlete, with the coordination and body control of an Olympic gymnast.
He could blast through the opposition with his dunks, AND score from a bit afar with that beautiful fadeaway jumper. Not to mention his equally subtle finger roll --
Wilt chamberlain is hands down the best player to ever play in basketball and there will be no one else as good as he was
wilt is the greatest athlete to play in the nba, but not the best all time, that goes to mj
We all know it now
Well if you think the best basketball player is the one who has a problem with free throws..... (a relatively basic skill)
@@23Dataminer well if you think the best player is someone who has a problem with rebounding & stamina……..(Kareem!)
@@morrisparrish76 I didn't even think of something like that.
I saw Wilt play a very few times as a kid....he was more than amazing! But, he didn't win and he despised the press.....so he was almost blackballed! It still carries today! He was AMAZING! Had he not joined the Lakers where they didn't need him to score....he would have easily had 40,000 points! I remember a game in 1973 (I think) the Lakers were coming to Phoenix and the Suns were pretty good then as they Had Connie Hawkins, Dick VanArsdale and some other young talented players. The press was VISCOUS to Wilt....saying he was washed up....and couldn't score anymore....and survived on just his size. The Suns and Hawkins were going to DESTROY the Lakers! Wilt scored 63 that night! When interviewed after the game....the reported asked his....why the big offensive explosion....his response...."Don't ever piss off the big fella! Lastly, Jerry West.....who played against Wilt and WITH Wilt....once said....Wilt was the best player to ever play.....and is isn't close....and Jerry happens to be the best Talent Executive in basketball EVER! I Trust Jerry West....Hall Of Fame....Legend and the Logo....if he says Wilt was the best...and what I saw with my own eyes....that is enough. WILT = GOAT!
a little perspective: Wilt played against 11 Hall of Fame centers.The centers he played against hold many NBA records, the only ones he does not hold. If you discount MJs 3-pt points, i think Wilt edges him in top scorer career? This era he would average 40, 24,6,2,and 9 blocks.
they asked him to block and not score his last 6 years if he said f that he would have easily over 40000 points
Howard Beck Great comment. Also, if he were in his prime, playing today, I believe your estimates are pretty close.
I was already a Wilt fan, but watching this video made me a even bigger fan.
❤️ wilt too, legendary college & NBA basketball pioneer career
When Wilt shot the jumper, they said it left him out of position to rebound. When Wilt took ot to the hole, they said all he could do is dunk. Like he said, nobody roots for Goliath.
Some of those makes look eerily similar to Duncan's turnaround shot. It's really uncanny. Another great post by Dantheman!
Wilt is UnderAppreciated. Ppl need to take time to watch these vids. Dude had a nice jump shot and great fadeaway from different ranges and angles
If Wilt Chamberlain played in this day and age... MINIMUM :
30.0 PPG
5.0 AST
15.0 RBS
1.5 STLS
4.4 BLKS
FG% 55
HE WOULD OWN THIS ENTIRE LEAGUE lol...
***** , he would average about 3 steals per game, he would only average 20ppg if he took a lesser role offensively, but if he did average 20ppg he would shoot probably 60% from the field, Wilt would average around 4 or 5 blocks easily
***** If Dwight Howard can average 20+ points a game, Wilt could surely go for 30+ points a game in today's game.
***** That's debatable. Wilt had the Philly shuffle, the smooth fadeaway, the finger roll and a hook.
***** Not everyone can do a finger roll with precision. The weakness of the defense is debatable. And when he shot the fadeaway...Money. Don't forget how Wilt establishes inside position and the hooks. Plus, Wilt never fouled out of a game in his 14 seasons (from '59-'60 season to '72-'73 season.)
Check out this article:
www.nba.com/2012/history/features/03/26/season-of-giants-wilt-fouling-out/index.html
***** The way the ball rolls off your finger tips and, with the flick of the wrist, flips up in the air...The rotation...It's a thing of beauty.
It's hard to stop a shorter guy shooting a fade away, can you imagine Wilt doing it? That ball must be nearly 10 feet in the air fading away. Incredible.
Take all your legit GOAT candidates in their primes. Put them into 2 teams to come up with a good match. Now let them do their thing... and let them shine. Let them dominate each other. Some will try to dominate in scoring (inside or outside), or rebounding, or assisting, or defending... but let Wilt and Jordan be on opposite teams. Hands down in the midst of all 10... Wilt. Just Wilt.
last year the way i remember Wilt is a dominant center that played for the lakers. He was bad at free throws, couldn't shoot, and just dunked on people. I knew he was a great rebounder and defender and a guarenteed top 10 player. Throughout this year and the last I came across videos, blogs, and research that were cold, hard facts. This man is a 7'1 center, weighing as much as 310 pounds, as fast as a guard, great shooter, dunks from free throw line, 50 inch vertical in his prime, and sooo many more accomplishments. I truly believe he is the greatest basketball player to ever live. I think Jordan is way too hyped by the media and have these kids growing up just hearing jordan is the goat and they never question it. I was one of those kids. I wish I could have seen Wilt, Russell, Baylor, Oscar robertson, Kareem, and many more play in their prime.
He could shoot, it just wasn't his role anymore so most of his points came from putbacks or after an offensive rebound
You have a player who led the league in scoring, rebounding and blocked shots AT THE SAME TIME. Scored way more when he wanted to than Kareem with twice as many rebounds on average. Blocked the skyhook multiple times. There is nothing to discuss there unless you are not too bright, ignorant or have an agenda. Reading those lies about Wilt to diminish him is quite embarrassing. Thanks for the video!
This man was the most unstoppable force the NBA has ever seen. Period.
We all know it now
I can simply watch Wilt Chamberlain clips all day long
Just unbelievable how good he is
The best basketball player I've ever seen
Love watching wilt play basketball, unstoppable in the low post area of the basket 🧺
The D on Wilt looks solid too. Good double teams, smothering coverage by his man. It did nothing.
Great video! This needed to be made for all those ignoramuses out there who say all Wilt did was dunk the ball. Wilt is simply the greatest ever.
nah hes top 5 but mj did more for the game and kareem was more consistent
I don't know anyone who says that. Just free throws.
@@jerrysmooth24 nah the record books prove Wilt is the GOAT, he still holds 72 NBA records to this day!
@@ronbonora7872 Context>Stats
Mj said you he was better wilt said "son they changed the rules to make it easier for you to score, when I played they changed every rule to stop me from scoring" Wilt The Greatest player to easily be forgotten.
Nah jareem called him wilt chumperlame
And Jerru west said he disapears in the clutch and most of all look at his avg in the 1969 finals. Meltdown performance lmao not the goat.
@@NeoV0236 lmao o said easiest Great to be Forgotten never said he was the Goat n by the Way in this era or Jordans or any1s Wilt would shit on any player thats facts to big to strong to fast
@@Tv-or8yg then why didnt he shit in the playoffs? Lmao 23ppg avg in the playoffs he is great but ur overrating him
I like how he called him son. Wilt was almost kobes grandfather too and kobe looked up to Michael so everything lines up that way lol
Raised the rim...
Widened the lane...
3 seconds
Stopped him from dunking his foul shot.
I love it when they use the backboard which is highly skilled shooting.
I wish you'd emphasize that it's Julius Erving talking in the beginning, Dan. Surely there are tons of new fans that don't fully grasp the gravitas of what is being , and by *whom*, most importantly.
Still the best of all time.
+Theo Skater ,Only thing Kareem did better was shoot free throws.
+Tunes You got that right. And whine to the refs.
Kareem and wilt are after Michael
Theo Skater Why?
Theo Skater Its my own opinion but if you don't like it then you leave
Classic backboard bank shots.
Anyone who says that Wilt wouldn't be able to dominate in today's NBA either doesn't know a thing about Wilt or is just straight up ignorant. Dude was bigger, stronger and faster than anyone else. His size and athleticism alone would be enough to dominate. Take into account his skillset and the post moves he had, you just gotta ask yourself, how in the world do you guard a guy like that? There are just so many ways he could score. He could catch lobs, he could grab rebounds and get easy putbacks, he could use his fadeaway and other post moves, or he could just play bully ball in the paint. He's like a mix of Shaq, AD, Gobert. I can't remember a big man who had an awesome fadeaway and overall post game. But yeah, he would easily dominate
Bulls eye.... only snarky lazy millennials don’t know this... an old crippled wilt manhandled a prime Kareem.
If we had the amount of quality video and camera angles back then that we do today, there'd be no questioning Wilt's greatness. It's only because there's so little footage that there's even a debate.
I just wish wilt could be able to play in today's NBA it would be fascinating to see how he does
"Hulk Smash"
He could definitely play but those looks wouldn't come so easy.
Quan Henry it didnt came that time either but he would adjust how he play now so back then there was the gameplan its strange how game has been camed a lot different...
idk where you guys get this, there are alot of undersized centers in todays game
He scored 62 points on Bill Russell a top 3 defender of all time, maybe the absolute best. And you think Deandre Jordan could stop him? Anthony Davis? Who?
Imagine him in a league in wich Nicola Jokic can be considered top 3, not to take anything away from him, but this monster, who moved like he was a guard, such speed, agility, power, endurance, when he goes for a rebound he reminds me Ben Wallace in how fast and explosive he was, no doubt in my mind this guy will destroy today's NBA, its incredible how underrated he is!
To the Supreme Grandmaster of basketball who showed true wizardry on the court. Hats off to the greatest center in the history of basketball. Wilt the Stilt Chamberlain.
Quentin Williams are u a Freemason?
Quentin Williams wizardry talk gave it away 😆
Yeah, Wilt did score 62 against Bill Russell, BUT Bills team won that game.
What is most amazing is Wilt NEVER fouled out of a single game his entire career, that's a record in itself.
To the people saying Wilt wont get as much points in todays game because of less possessions consider this. An NBA quarter is 12 min. A player only has to make 5 shots a quarter to get a MINIMUM of 40 points. Now lets look at Wilt's offensive repertoire. Dipper dunk, over shoulder finger role, fadeaway. At 7'1 about 280-310 with a 42+ inch vert and a 10.9 100 meter dash (college)...i think he can make 5 shots per quarter. Today's NBA would probably ban him for being an unfair advantage lol
...no I'm right by saying 5 shots per quarter since each shot is worth 2 points in the NBA. 20 shots=40 points. If he made 40 shots per game he would average 80 points per game. Not saying Wilt can't with what he brings to the table but 40 shots to one player is not a good game plan scheme wise.
Wilt always used the backboard for these fadeaway shots! What a great player & he played the whole game for he never came out for a rest!
Tony Trotta
One coach said he hit 20 out 25 half court shots
That first guy talking is so right omg it's like the media wants us to think basketball started in the early 90s . I wish espn , sportscenter , NBA channel would show this stuff about wilt that most "basketball fans" don't even know exist . He was the greatest player ever easily
About36GREEKS - that first guy talkin sounds a lot like Julius Dr J Erving.
the reason that they don't want to show game footage from before 92 is because they have marketed Jordan as the greatest of all time and make shitloads of money off of that idea but when people see the film from before than then they know the real story about guys like Wilt,Russel,Dr.J,Magic,Bird,ect ect
+whatthehellimbored calm down with all your conspiracy theories lol, the only player that was truly close to jordan's greatness was Kareem abdul jabar, Russell was a born winner and magic, bird are top 10 players of all time, but only kareem has the rings, individual honors, and numbers to truly match jordan. Wilt and shaq where the most dominant bigmen in there time, but wilt lost to russell to many times, even when he had some pretty good teams
Nostalgic Bliss Get real jordan couldn't even compete in the 80s he had to wait for all the legends to get old before he could win, Tell me what great teams did he beat to win those rings?....old men and bums
whatthehellimbored I'm not a Jordan fanboy and definitely think with the expansion in the 90s those bulls got some weak competitions from time to time, but Sonics, jazz, and Phoenix where good and talented teams the bulls beat in the finals. Magic and bird played on ridiculous stacked teams in the 80s though, so I don't know what u expected Mike to do, he was already the best individual player, buy his team wasn't good enough, still Scottie improved and Phil Jackson came around
+whatthehellimbored you may have something there. it's crazy that there is little to no dr. j, earl the pearl, elgin baylor, wilt, kareem, nate thurmond, bob pettit, bob cousy ever shown... it's nuts... those guys were great & very entertaining... imagine if baseball was the same way, nobody would ever know who mantle, mays, dimaggio, ruth & cobb were...
+Nostalgic Bliss wilt dominated Russell half the time they played but wilt wasn't a team player until his last years of the nba. Plus Russell team was much better
It really is like Dirk and Timmy both took HALF of this man's shot and won MVPs and titles. Imagine he gets to the Dirk position and then banks it, as if getting a hand on the ball wasn't hard enough to defend, he goes glass every time it doesn't just go all net. Like ancient KD.
Wilt was more consistent than KD and far stronger and faster
People trying to minimize what he would do today are clueless.
If he was allowed to travel like everyone does now (including the two-footed hop that Shaw started), he would score anytime he wanted.
Likewise, with his strength, if he was allowed bulldoze people like Shaw did, he would dunk the ball anytime he wanted.
With today's rules he would be more dominant now than then.
Wilt had the greatest fadeaway jumper ever and along with Kareems skyhook is the most unstoppable shot ever. 🐐
Skyhook was awesome ...yet WILT - in advanced years blocked 3 in succession
@@rickymack9339 jabber skyhook shot
Great montage. It is true, for the most part this fade-away bank shot disappeared from Wilt's arsenal in the later years. It could be he decided the fade away took him out of position for rebounds, as it certainly did for Patrick Ewing later on. While I don't want to feed the myth that Wilt's opposing centers were markedly smaller than today's players, one could argue the forwards and guards swarming around Wilt in the 60s were significantly smaller than in his latter career, possibly making this shot more difficult to execute.
Wilt had the touch, you can see it here, the strength, the speed (track star), the agility, the guts, the desire and the knowledge of how to play the game. Wilt would destroy any of these guys like Shaq, Howard, Olajuwon etc. They are garbage compared to Wilt. They played in a watered down NBA.
Larry Blong Why even mention Howard with Olajuwon or Shaq.....wilt was better, yes, but all three are better than that clown
@@ElectricCoolson And still some are pumping him for the Hall! The Hall! Hell, with some recent inductees (Haywood, Wilkes) he could get in. Hope not, though.
young Wilt would crush Dream and D12 like a bug, quiet as kept.
I couldn't of said it better
All the youngsters need to see this. Hate how they say people couldn’t play in today’s era.
This is a more dominante shot and the most in history. More than thr sky hook. He only scored focused for 6 seasons...then he passed and defended better than anyone ever eveb russell. Chamberlain the goat. The big dipper
Wilt is unbelievable
I would love to see Wilt against this years Warriors "small ball" lineup. Wilt might have broken his own single game scoring record of 100 points. lol
How many foul shots would Wilt take? I bet he will not make 28 FT!
***** If you have a sensible retort, or want to start a discussion fine. I want discussions on my channel. Not trolling and name calling.
+Prince Cyrill
Both are the only 4x MVPs with losing Finals records
And both are 2-4 in the Finals
Duncan Beats Shaq , there teams are 2-4, Wilt lost to all time great teams, The 2 Celtics teams he lost to are considered two of the greatest teams ever, the 2 Knicks teams he lost to are considered two of the greatest teams ever. He lost to all-time great teams.
My comment was meant in jest although it's interesting how the game is now being dominated by guards and perimeter players, in general. We're seeing a lack of dominant big men as compared to the "old days" so a player as dominant as Wilt would have a clear advantage in todays game. In addition, Wilt in his prime was a very mobile athlete so he could play any style which would still make him a great player in todays game. We're talking about the strongest player in the history of the game that could jump out of the gym, run like a deer, dominate the paint, and pretty much score at will unless triple teamed.
In his career, he led the league in minutes played 8 times and he never fouled out of a game. He even had a season where he averaged over 48 minutes per game.
He was ejected once
@@rickymack9339 But never fouled out.
Phil Jackson said in an interview that Shaq did not quite have Wilt's athleticism or endurance. Not really s criticism- no one else does either.
I had the Fortune of watching Mr. Chamberlain play throughout his Lakers Career while I was a youngster.
By then he was past his prime unbeknowingst to me but it didnt matter. To me he was Larger than Life and Always carried himself with a Genuine Personna. He Commanded Respect and got it.
I remember an "Urban Legend"
floating around during Jr High days about an encounter he had years earlier in the 1960s with a "Notorius" NFL Defensive Tackle named Eugene "Big Daddy" Lipscomb. Basically The "Mean Joe" Greene of the early 1960s but more Ornery off the field as well. The "Story" goes Mr. Chamberlain and Mr. Lipscomb "bumped" into each other at one of those "Celebrity" Parties and Mr. Lipscomb staying True To Form said something about Basketball Players being "Soft".
Wilt "The Stilt" promptly Lifted "Big Daddy"(Off The Ground) to Eye Level and Reminded Him that his Choice Of Words could be taken Personally. Something to the EFFect of: "Don't EFF with ME".
Placed him down Gently Brushed Off His Shoulders and Resumed Partying. Sounds About Right to me considering Stories that were circulating about his Strength Coming from Teammates, Rivals, and people who knew him like Arnold Schwartzeneggar.
Arnold (No Small Item Himself)
Said Wilt basically Scared The ISH outta him in The Weight Room while working together on a "Conan" Movie.
High Praise coming from a Premier Bodybuilder of his Day.
I will never forget watching Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals
(Growing up in NYC a Knicks Fan) watching Captain Willis Reed hobble onto the Court and score the first two Baskets to Inspire his Team to a Win against The Wilt Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor, Jerry West Led Los Angeles Lakers to Win The NBA Championship.
The Good Ol' Days "In The Paint"
really opened my eyes on how skilled and ahead of his time was. He paved the way for big men I thought he just dunked and layed it up but Wilt was something else
Only ICE MAN had a better finger roll
He didn't want to just be a big brute and dominate you physically, he wanted to show that he had touch and skill not just strength.
There’s no way an objective person can watch this video and not think “ Wilt would’ve eaten Shaq alive.”
I know a lot of you are disparaging Wilt's skill because he played against "6 foot centers". Wilt Chamberlain was 7'1" so against centers who were 6'10 or 6'9, the difference in height is only 3-4 inches. Remember anybody over 6'6" was either a center or a forward. Magic Johnson was the first player over 6'6" who played like a guard.
You keep forgetting guys like Sam Bowie, Ralph Sampson also played in the NBA even for a short while. And having height doesn't necessarily translate into success; Gheorge Murasan and Manute Bol come to mind. Give credit where it's due; the most dominant player in the history of the NBA and arguable the Greatest of All Time-Wilton Norman Chamberlain.
Angelo Darden Wilt played against plenty of 7fters, including Kareem, and great players who were near 7ft in their bare feet like the great Walt Bellamy at over 6'-11", also greats like Nate Thurmond, Bob Lanier, same height as Bellamy...and all very big, strong, athletic hall of famers who would murder the league right now. And there's a lot more. Wilt dominated them all.
The NBA's always had its own "tiered system" so if Shaq was being guarded by Rodman (especially playing alongside Jordan) they wouldn't let him get away with his pushing as when being guarded by Olajuwon, Robinson or Mutombo. Same with Chamberlain, he had to be extra careful not to be the bully in the eyes of the referee and since rules were more strict back then to prevent anyone dominating on pure physicallity, he had to shoot from distance and even when he reaches to do a finger roll he's being careful his movement doesn't hit the defender.
It’s like he played with half of his power and athleticism like a big brother does to the lil brother just to let them feel good about them selves he did at times show it 100 points lead the league in assists as a center shit like that
Because in the 60s you can’t back down people in the post. If he played nowadays it would be so much easier to score when he can just play bully ball
its so sad how forgotten parts of his game are becoming
Dont forget Wilt led the league in Assists one season. (Maybe more, one for sure) thats so good it's funny
This guy retired before I before I was even born.. it would have been nice to be around to watch him play live
He would dominate today, without a doubt. Not only was Wilt the GOAT in BB, he was probably the greatest ATHLETE who ever lived.
Nice editing and timing with Dirk and Wilt
For years I didn't understand - for years I didn't want to understand...He literally changed the free-throw rule, he altered the basket height, they forced him to play in college bc they were worried he would be too good (and the league was racist at that time): whatever he did he was amazing. I want people to understand this. 30pts, 24 rbs, 5 asts, 11 blckd shts. His first ten seasons Wilt had 12 blocks per game average - and yet they only counted the last 112 games of his carrer lol - He averaged a Triple Double in his career in 30pts,24rbs, 11blcks. He averaged a Triple Double For His Career. This is a man who lifted. 6' 1" Schwarzenneger with one arm...Think about that. He lifted 8x strongest man in the world up with one arm. 15.9ft w arms. He holds over 90 NBA records (Jordan doesn't have. a dbl dbl for his career) Undefeated finals teams r an illusion. Barkley took 20m for his family to tank game 6 against Bulls. Russell lost 2 finals.
He benched 1k pounds. I wish they had. filmed more of his games, and that he had been on a bigger market team from the start.He was stronger than Schwarzennegar, and Russel says in this video he was better than him. Russel played on the greatest sports team of all time so that's a separate conversation. I'm sad he's gone and can't believe they didn't do a better job of filming all of his games. He beat Magic one on one in a best of twelve when Magic was team captain and then proceeded to not allow a shot for the rest of the game.
Ur talking about a human being that can bench press 1k pounds. A high jump, long jump champion and shot put champion. Any sport he played he was amazing. -'course he had gone to a bigger market team they'd have praised him from beginning. Final thoughts:just bc ur shoes sell doesn't make u great. Idols let u down 100% bc they are manufactured Ideals. U want real Gods look to people who lead by ex. Look to athletes that lived as people (isn't it interesting how the league doesn't want a black star ... until they decide to change their mind...?)
That shot at 5:16 is freaky. It’s like watching a glitch in the matrix. I just can’t comprehend how Wilt was doing KD mid range pull ups before we landed on the freaking moon
Maybe the greatest athlete whoever lived. Secretariat is the other. The media is just plain dirty, no matter if it's politics, sports, or anything else. They purposefully diminished Wilt. M.J. isn't even close in most stats. Wilt is 🐐.
Wilt was an incredible athlete first and foremost, and secondly he was tall, but his height never limited his athletecism...
The combination was a singularity.
ToddAndelin he’s the most disrespected athlete of all time
ToddAndelin And by far the strongest player who ever played in the NBA to this day...not even close.
I cannot name one other center in the history of the NBA that has made as many fadeaways as Wilt … not Shaq, Hakeem, Kareem, Jokic, Howard, Ewing , Cousins, Embiid, Yao, Mourning, Sabonis, & Dirk maybe Garnett may be the only Power Forwards that have more fadeaways than him
Beautiful to watch, reminds me of Kevin Garnett when he got lethal with his own fade-away
Damn! I thought he only dunks! What a beast
+Derrick Rose That's what many would have you believe. Wilt wasn't Shaq. Much more diversified.
HE was sooo strong and the fadeaway created a lot of space and took away some of his strenght to it was unstoppable
Upravo tako. Najveci atleta ikada i najbolji kosarkas koji je igrao u istoriji sporta.
Fuck man i wish people in todays nba would do more post moves
Tom Heinsohn said that Wilt was as good as he was at the fadeaway because it took away his strenght. He had so much of it that it was a hindrance to his accuracy. Tom thought that WIlt was too strong to shoot "normally", hence his terrible FT %. At the line, he had to shoot from too close for his power.
In an alternate universe we yell “Chamberlain!” when we shoot fadeaways
I be doing that and whenever I bank it and never misses, like I've actually never missed a bank fadeaway ever since I started doing that, now I'm doing it in games and my mid range is being considered elite now
@@Poloskii sheeesh that’s awesome
From the follow thru actions you can tell he was strong.
He was able to retract his forearm after he release the ball.
How is the skyhook deemed more unstoppable than wilts fallaway jumper. Since no one can blocks wilts shot but wilt has blocked kareems skyhook, old wilt might i add.
The media hated him
Could argue that Wilt Chamberlain was the founder of the fade away jump shot and the finger roll.
And 2k still has the nerve to give him a 55 post fade
Wow 55 ?! Fucking idiots
For the young is here, if you see him using the backboard a lot, those shots are called bankshots. In those days, the BANKSHOT was a staple of basketball.
For a bad FT shooter, Wilt possessed an amazing near accurate fadeaway / bank shot, simply unbelievable even by today's standards. Wilt's kind of underrated in some ways (even with 2 rings), because of the Finals losses he suffered against the 60's Celtics and 70's Knickerbockers. Individually he's almost unmatched, great scorer, superb rebounding, uncanny passing (only center in NBA history to lead league in assists), solid defender (Like Russell, lots of unrecorded block shots and steals), simply all around amazing athleticism. There's no doubt Wilt would dominate today's NBA even if he doesn't average 50 points and 25 rebounds. A 1961-62 Wilt Chamberlain would garner stats of 30-35 points, 15-20 rebounds, 4-5 assists, 2 steals, and 4 blocks in today's NBA.
Wilt would've been a good free throw shooter if he just stuck with the same shot. He used the same fadeaway form his whole career (hs, college, nba) but his free throw form changed every season. his teams wanted him to try and get good at free throws ASAP instead of developing one form over a few years
You know, some pretty good 3 pt shooters have been very mediocre (at best) at the foul line. Dan Majerle, Scottie Pippen, Bruce Bowen, to name a few. Bowen was lousy in fact.
He'd average more points for sure
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