Artis Gilmore's Strength

[@trapezemusic]

Gilmore was and remains a very class individual who is very proud of his ABA days. Pro basketball can use many more class individuals like Artis GIlmore.

[@wmden1]

I think so too, and I am sad because I only got to see him play after his best years, when he played a short stint with The Celtics.

[@popdafourliketupacshakur6256]

To think that even Gilmore was a baby in strength to wilt chamberlain Is the scariest thought ever

[@percivalsweetwater9992]

I had the pleasure of watching Artis win ABA MVP with the Kentucky Colonels.
There's a RUclips video of the ABA/NBA All-Star game from Artis' MVP year. It's Artis vs Chamberlain. Wilt pounds away Artis' first shot attempt, then blocks his second. Next, Wilt dunks on Artis and retires to relaxon the bench.
Toward the end of the game, Wilt returns to play. Artis is hand-checking Wilt on an in-bounds play, until Wilt jabs an arm and Artis goes flying off his feet. Artis said he always thought he was strong til he played Wilt!

[@PIP...33]

LIST IS SHORT : WILT, ARTIS, KARL MALONE. ITS PURE STRENGTH POWER UNLIKE SHAQ WHO JUST MASSIVE

[@mrboo3049]

​@@PIP...33
Fact🏆

[@garrison6863]

Gilmore was underrated. IMO he is one of the top ten centers ever. A great rebounder and rim protector.

[@bobdavis3357]

I also feel that Artis held back so as to not hurt other players.

[@johnsherman4035]

My favorite Chicago Bull ever and that says a lot.

[@Charon58]

Gilmore said he was awed by Chamberlain's strength.

[@ALIBIGPP69]

Yeah so what does that prove? Artis is weak and the players in the vid are cry babies

[@trapezemusic]

This is true with everyone whoever played either with or against Chamberlain.

[@jingqi9106]

@@ALIBIGPP69 No, it means Wilt had unbelievable strength because Artis also had awesome strength, just not at Wilt's level

[@ALIBIGPP69]

@@jingqi9106 Artis was able to hold his own against Wilt so to some degree his strength was on Wilt's level but yes Wilt is stronger

[@jingqi9106]

@@ALIBIGPP69 I saw Artis play and appreciated his game and strength a lot. After Wilt retired, Artis was the strongest man in all of basketball.

[@lloydkline6946]

❤ artis gilmore & lefty hook shot & moves around the basket 🧺

[@mugpush4816]

And the brother kept that fro tight ,along with the mutton chops!

[@APOCALYPSE_X-MEN]

I am so glad that you made this video!

[@sambeezy007]

Well well well.....👍

[@CalcioEUnico]

And Wilt just ragdolled him...

[@hasanisgs667]

CalcioEUnico ikr!

[@mrmagoo491]

Unfair comparison. Artis was young and thin at that point. 6 or 7 yrs later he was 280-290. He would have held his own with Wilt strength wise. Not as quick or athletic as wilt

[@abdullahussien6683]

WILT HAD A BIG ASS AN I DO MEAN A BIG ASS LIKE A FAT A WOMAN FROM THE GHETTO ARTIS WAS REAL LEAN AND MUSCULAR MAN AND VERY STRONG WITH LOTS OF CLASS UNLIKE THAT WHORMONGER WHO BRAGGED ABOUT ALL THE THE WOMEN HE SLEPT WITH, WHAT A LOUSY PERSON HE WAS NO HERO OF MINE!

[@todwilliams1249]

Wilt could ragdoll anybody!

[@OlJackBurton]

They never played against each other. Wilt retired in 73; Artis didn't enter the NBA until 76 after the ABA folded. He played 5 years in the ABA starting in 71 where he was was the MVP as a rookie. Now if they played some exhibition games, well...

[@lazysob2328]

Gilmore was great player. Strong athletic with soft hands. I saw him play in Denver against the then Denver Rockets.

[@AirDraconian]

Maurice Lucas is feared because he dropped Artis Gilmore- very strong man the wilt of the late 70s and 80s in basketball

[@todrickwilliams9122]

Advanced DracØnian yeah,but he stole him though,artis couldve really hurt that dude if he chose too.

[@Jiltedin2007]

Didn’t Maurice Lucas get into a fight with Darryl Dawkins that he(Lucas) instigated?

[@gl6996]

But did you see how far he threw Magic out the lane? 🤤🤣😂😅 He threw Magic like he was a point guard!!! Lol

[@MIKIEEYEZ1975]

MAGIC WAS A POINT GUARD.. YOU MORON!! 😂😂😂😂😂

[@gl6996]

@@MIKIEEYEZ1975 Dude, I was being funny, pun intended. No need to call me a moron. Uncalled for. Be well.

[@darrylhayes3662]

Very underrated and unappreciated yet a very outstanding 🏀player. 🤗

[@billyjohnson1977]

Tell Hubie to explain that to Shaq fans. Wilt and Artis both make Shaq look like a school girl. No way could Shaq move these men around like Robinson or Ewing. These are men he would not have run over, more likely, if they played under the same officiating Shaq did they would have moved him around and run him over.

[@Jiltedin2007]

Artis Gilmore was a monster, exactly! A big enough “Monster” to scare the shit out of Lakers Fans(Like myself) seeing how he would destroy the Lakers with or without Kareem Abdul Jabbar.

[@shawnhill3482]

Wilt was stronger faster and more talented!

[@zhawn4894]

Agree but they are both Monsters and Strong!

[@mrboo3049]

Agree
but BOTH are STRONG and MONSTERS of a player

[@takfr3620]

Wilt was not human.

[@klavzerblut]

Hehehe:D So there were 3:) Wilt, Artis and Shaq:D

[@1jokicfan594]

Karl Malone? Dwight?

[@michealpowell1299]

There is another....He was a 7'3", 300 lb. Larry Bird. Huge, Powerful, Athletic and Skilled.
And somehow forgotten???
Arvydas Sabonis!
Even well past his prime, and on two bad knees, he was as good as any big man in an era of all time greats.

[@edbea2]

Micheal Powell 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@protectedsouls415]

Artis was all class, but he could whoop ya azz if push really came to shove.

[@jamesvickers2026]

I saw Artis grab 40 rebounds against Dr J an the NY Nets in an ABA game when he played for the Kentucky Colonels ar Nassau Colosseum in NY

[@kenneth7826]

James Vickers....good morning James..very small world...I was at that game too..you remember how Wendell Ladner got Artis angry..after that ARTIS started grabbing rebounds like Wilt..smile...it was a Friday night...we saw many great players in the old ABA.......wonderful league...long live the legend of the ABA..peace..wear your mask

[@KendallKent]

@@kenneth7826 he really grabbed 40rebounds!!!

[@kenneth7826]

@@KendallKent evening brother Kendall..he did grab 40 rebounds......the late Wendell Lander fouled the big guy..was the foul dirty?.. yes..smile....ARTIS was not pleased..he became a monster on the boards....the nets lost....the game was on a Friday night....yes my brother I go way back....smile..did we have afros back in the day?... yes...did we look good?. Yes.....do I still look good..smile..yes!..PEACE..wear your mask..

[@KendallKent]

@@kenneth7826 I rock an Afro myself and I go way back lol.

[@kenneth7826]

@@KendallKent AMEN...got to go bed..the wife said turn off the light.peace

[@pmr352]

Thank vos he was the gentle giant. What he does with magic is scary.

[@JomoDaMusicMan]

Artis Gilmore is never mentioned in top 50, but they will mention Bob Pettit and George Mikan, who only scored 10,000 pts and 4,000 career rebs and he played in a weak NBA, with less than one black on ea team, but their fans don't want u to forget them. Bellamy, Thurmond and Gilmore all scored over 20,000 pts and all over 13,000 rebs

[@zhawn4894]

Agree Bro

[@daveconleyportfolio5192]

If you're going to limit yourself to 50 players all-time, Pettit and Mikan belong more than Gilmore. There are only so many spots, and their significance in the game's history and development is greater than Gilmore's (especially given the same point you make against Mikan, that Gilmore didn't see a lot of great centers in the ABA). And P.S., Nate Thurmond never got within a mile of 20,000 points.

[@JomoDaMusicMan]

Simply because Mikan played in a NBA when it was a white boy social club and he still on scored only 10,000 pts and had 4,000 career rebs, meaning he didn't have the modern black center to compete against, his career was over before early 1950's, while the A Train scored over 20,000 pts with more than 15,000 reb, against th elikes of Kareem & Big E, which makes common sense. U know and I know Mikan nor Pettit could ball with the A Train

[@JomoDaMusicMan]

@@daveconleyportfolio5192 r u insane, Gilmore just played his 1st yrs in the ABA, but the next 10 yrs in NBA, playing against the Big E, Wes Unseld, Kareem, Bill Walton and best centers of 1980's that most of u called the best of the NBA competition, including against Moses Malone, so cut your nonsense, also Nate the Great didn't score 20,000 pts but neither did Bill Russell, and he scored same about of pts as Russell with 15,000 rebs, Mikan stats are small in comparison to the A Train, and even in ABA, the competition was much better than the NBA, that Mikan played in, get some knowledge about the real NBA & ABA, The ABA HAD DOZENS OF STARS WHO WENT ON AND BECAME STARS IN NBA

[@JomoDaMusicMan]

@@7ABBA7 FOOL! U FELLAS JUST CAN'T STAND THE TRUTH, IF IT BIT U IN A

[@guyherring6235]

Artis Gilmore was the strongest NBA player of his time!!!

[@MIKIEEYEZ1975]

NOT JUST “ OF HIS TIME” HE’S THE STRONGEST, MOST DOMINANT, BEST ATHLETE IN NBA HISTORY...., PERIOD!! NO ONE COMES CLOSE.... PERIOD!!!!

[@trapezemusic]

@@MIKIEEYEZ1975 I am an Artis fan. Stronger than Wilt? That might be a stretch. Let's say its a toss up

[@takfr3620]

@@MIKIEEYEZ1975 No way. He was strong but Maurice Lucas ko Artis with one punch and Wilt Champerlain rangdoled him like nothing.

[@alsimmonshellspawn6021]

​@@MIKIEEYEZ1975wilt chamberlain was much stronger

[@Amick44]

Good post. I have memories of Artis repeatedly slamming on Kareem and Kareem trying to duck out of the way.

[@todrickwilliams9122]

Mick A yep,i remember that too.

[@abdullahussien6683]

AND KAREEM KEPT DUNKING ON FAT ASS ALBERT AKA WILT THE STILT!

[@pointsur67]

@@abdullahussien6683 You are WRONG there. Wilt REPEATEDLY blocked Kareem's shot, one of the only players to do so. You obviously were not alive then. I was.

[@marcconnelly9576]

I wish Gilmore played with the Spurs during the merger instead of Chicago bulls . He needed James Silas and Gervin gervin

[@bobdavis3357]

Wilt was incredibly strong. His strength and athletic ability were second to NONE in the pivot. Gilmore is second, after Wilt. Save that Shaq was more dominant and had incredible core strength. As great as Gilmore was, he did not have great manual dexterity. Nor did he go after the rebounds with the tenacity of Wilt and the GREAT Bill Russell. Gilmore did not work to develop his offensive arsenal like Kareem, Wilt and Jordan(AND Kobe, RIP). but this big man was one of the great centers of ALL time. Hats off to a legend!

[@alsimmonshellspawn6021]

Shaq had weak core even one of his trainers said it

[@creoleDJ]

Glad to see him get in the HOF

[@srj34]

225-pound linebacker? Times sure have changed.

[@marcconnelly9576]

He was second strongest player behind Wilt. Was Gilmore stronger than Shaq

[@medium6543]

Gilmore dunked over chamberlain once it was a beautiful sight

[@alsimmonshellspawn6021]

Wilt still dominate him

[@cavalleriroad]

A train was no joke!

[@therumbleinthejunglee]

he was strong doubt he was stronger then wilt tho

[@abdullahussien6683]

WILT HAD A BIG FAT WOMENS ASS!

[@michealpowell1299]

abdulla hussien
According to Wilt's autobiography he had over a hundred thousand women's asses... Which one were you referring to? Your mother's perhaps? Should we be calling you Junior? Or "The Little Dipper" maybe?...

[@pointsur67]

No. Wilt was stronger...

[@thicchaystacc7117]

@@michealpowell1299 damn you destroyed him

[@anonymike8280]

@@pointsur67 Unknown, but here's one story I heard. A former player who was 6'7" said that once a bunch of players got tangled up under the basket after a missed shot, and he ended up hanging off of Gilmore's arm. He described it as being like a little kid hanging on his daddy's arm. He said Gilmore's arm didn't even move. The guy was slim, but still at 6'7" and or over 200 pounds.

[@psalmerperena4120]

I would go as far as to say he is stronger than Ben Wallace and even Shaq. Only Wilt was stronger which even Artis himself admitted.

[@choward5430]

The NBA pundits today have no clue.

[@problyzuited9828]

NICE

[@jadams6419]

Artis Gilmore looks intimidating asf😂😂

[@rickteasley2237]

I remember Sidney wicks owning him in the NCAA championship game on 1970... blocking his shots in a UCLA blow-out

[@krisharkleroad8]

That was his junior year. He improved by about 30% his senior year. Holds the NCAA record for career rebounding average. Blocked 10.3 shots his senior year! Goes to ABA and is ROY and MVP.

[@oteliogarcia1562]

Larry Bird's facial expression not changing one bit

[@cudjojamel]

Lol I met his son

[@injesusoutreach]

Jesus loves you

[@LazlosPlane]

Love Artis, but, compared to Wilt, Artis was a little girl.

[@jamesvickers2026]

Now you are given Wilt to much credit saying Artis was a girl compared to him...i bet you never either play an not lookn a film either

[@dravendfr]

LazlosPlane Wilt is my favorite, but no. Artis was not a, “little girl” compared to Wilt. Give them both later career builds and I believe you would see the first time either was really challenged in strength.

[@yoshatabi]

You're fucking stupid

[@ALIBIGPP69]

You're probably a big Wilt fan

[@LazlosPlane]

@@ALIBIGPP69 you all need to calm down. i didn't call YOU a little girl, although from the kind of responses I'm not sure. Wilt, if he wanted,would have dominated Gilmore. Hey, I love Gilmore too, very under-rated player, but in terms of strength and skills are you kidding me? you can't be serious. Now ladies, un-ruffle your panties and relax.