The Curious Case of Wilt Chamberlain's Free Throws

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  • čas přidán 9. 09. 2015
  • "Wilt Chamberlain says he shot 80 percent from the foul line in high school. The stats say he was a 62 percent free throw shooter in college, 58 percent as an NBA rookie and a career-best 61 percent in 1961-62. For his pro career, he was a 51 percent free throw shooter and shot under 50 percent in six different seasons, his worst being 38 percent in 1967-68. In the NBA playoffs, he made only 46 percent. Yet he holds the NBA record for most free throws made in a game (28), which happened the night he scored 100. A Philadelphia Inquirer story of March 18, 1991, listed six reasons given by Chamberlain over the years for his poor free throw shooting: 1. Arthritic Knees. 2. Too much English on his shot. 3. Too tall, which ruins his shooting arch. 4. Lifting weights made him too strong. 5. His hands are too big. 6. It's all in his head." - Tall Tales: The Glory Years of the NBA
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  • @rickeyuscg
    @rickeyuscg Před 8 lety +2962

    When Dirk Nowitzki retires he needs to become a free throw coach for big guys. Only he knows what it takes.

    • @lilprincekilla
      @lilprincekilla Před 8 lety +76

      Next you're gonna be saying that Dirk should just teach all players how to shoot. That's a stupid ass statement. Why are people comparing Dirk's shootings to Wilts. They don't have the same game. Dirk is a pure shooter, Wilt is not. You do know that most big men are not nearly as good shooters as point guards, shooting guards, and small forwards right?

    • @hunterkirkham4108
      @hunterkirkham4108 Před 8 lety +551

      +LilPrince Killa but... Hes just sayin dirk should coach free throw..

    • @rickeyuscg
      @rickeyuscg Před 8 lety +7

      haha!

    • @lilprincekilla
      @lilprincekilla Před 8 lety +11

      Hunter Kirkham And I'm saying, that's an asinine statement.

    • @jasonsmith2967
      @jasonsmith2967 Před 5 lety +51

      Rockets had Yao take the technical free throws.

  • @AeeRO922
    @AeeRO922 Před 8 lety +4449

    dude i laughed so hard when he said the psychiatrist become a better free throw shooter than him lol

    • @clu4u
      @clu4u Před 8 lety +156

      Wilt was a great guy, self deprecating humor...

    • @pedroporto9901
      @pedroporto9901 Před 8 lety +60

      +amir naser Bill Russell did too!! LOL

    • @atomaalatonal
      @atomaalatonal Před 8 lety +49

      thats why i think he just gave no ratfuck about freethrows, except maybe it was really necessary. he was able to make so much points during game.if u look at all the vids about him. he was able to shoot from evry angle with hi accuracy, so it would be easy for him to train freethrows. im sure, he just didnt care about freethrows at the end of his career.

    • @Stevesrssrssrs
      @Stevesrssrssrs Před 7 lety +10

      I'd just like to know who was worse; Wilt or Shaq?!!

    • @dm9146
      @dm9146 Před 7 lety +1

      Stonemansteve II google it?

  • @TheBloodshower
    @TheBloodshower Před 8 lety +1649

    3:10 asking a player for an autograph between 2 free throws..... -> gets it.

    • @havoc1972
      @havoc1972 Před 6 lety +335

      TheBloodshower The fact that he ran on the court and got what he wanted and was still able to watch the game shows how different the game is

    • @EvanSchatz
      @EvanSchatz Před 6 lety +249

      I love that he ran in jokingly and Wilt is like naw get back here... classy guy from all I've heard

    • @dylanrich69
      @dylanrich69 Před 6 lety +162

      Havoc Today he would've been tackled tasted and banned from all NBA games for life

    • @havoc1972
      @havoc1972 Před 6 lety +103

      Dylan Rich Yeah seriously. But with good reason. Back in Wilts day people weren't worried about crazy people like we are today

    • @VaughnJogVlog
      @VaughnJogVlog Před 6 lety +37

      Havoc key take away: WEAR A SUIT.

  • @ssweeps
    @ssweeps Před 4 lety +651

    He had 55 rebounds in one game. They widened the foul lane because of him. He averaged 50.4 ppg for a season. Amazing.

    • @JSB-2Z-2K
      @JSB-2Z-2K Před 4 lety +50

      His first 7 seasons he averaged over 39 ppg.
      He is the all time leader at an insane 22.9 rebounds per game!!!

    • @JnH5492
      @JnH5492 Před 4 lety +16

      @@JSB-2Z-2K Jesus Christ. I've never seen these stats before and my god

    • @cone17_
      @cone17_ Před 4 lety +19

      And he averges more than 10 blocks...

    • @JSB-2Z-2K
      @JSB-2Z-2K Před 4 lety +9

      @@JnH5492 yeah man his stats are unreal! didn't have as good stats even in nba live lol

    • @jdvictor1921
      @jdvictor1921 Před 4 lety +4

      @@cone17_
      Maybe that really is the case, only we'll never know as the NBA didn't record blocks back when Wilt was in his prime.

  • @mahdivrahat3712
    @mahdivrahat3712 Před 8 lety +1147

    3:11 did this guy just walk on the filed asking for an autograph so casually ? BOSS

    • @kaspafischer
      @kaspafischer Před 8 lety +109

      +Mahdi Rahat THAT won't happen in today's NBA that's for sure! LOL!

    • @Kid82fy
      @Kid82fy Před 8 lety +153

      That signature would be millions now

    • @TODSQUIRRELGAMING
      @TODSQUIRRELGAMING Před 7 lety +42

      respect to that guy.

    • @baronvg
      @baronvg Před 7 lety +60

      Lmao! Right in between his two free throws!

    • @shameikocurtis9948
      @shameikocurtis9948 Před 6 lety +4

      Mahdi V Rahat that's still to clost, he's hooking three-pointers.

  • @gregheffley2
    @gregheffley2 Před 8 lety +3273

    why didnt he shoot hook free throw shots then?

    • @8packgrandma
      @8packgrandma Před 8 lety +19

      +greg heffley ikr

    • @channelmar15
      @channelmar15 Před 8 lety +70

      +greg heffley cuz he hates free throws.

    • @expeditiousgrim
      @expeditiousgrim Před 8 lety +264

      +greg heffley Because he didn't want to draw even more attention to his one great failing in Basketball

    • @Westside19th
      @Westside19th Před 8 lety +31

      U cant free throws dat way...against tha rules

    • @gregheffley2
      @gregheffley2 Před 8 lety +12

      how?

  • @joeschmo5699
    @joeschmo5699 Před 8 lety +742

    "After about 3 months the psychiatrist was a better free--throw shooter than I was."

  • @RaulsTacos
    @RaulsTacos Před 8 lety +1553

    This video is great, proves how strong and great Wilt was.

    • @ludwigragadio
      @ludwigragadio Před 8 lety +18

      So strong he could dominate all sports

    • @RaulsTacos
      @RaulsTacos Před 8 lety +18

      ***** Because they are bigger guys, they usually lack form in free throws and Wilt struggled with that, also due to his strength. Wilt was asked to do those things, they even asked him to try his fadeaway shot from the line to see if it helped, Wilt honestly didn't care that much about free throws, but he made em when they counted.

    • @RaulsTacos
      @RaulsTacos Před 8 lety +10

      *****​ Well shaq didn't miss out as much as Wilt, I'll tell you that. Teams used to foul Wilt on purpose too, if they weren't triple teaming him in the paint hanging off his arms lmao.

    • @sahulianhooligan7046
      @sahulianhooligan7046 Před 8 lety +13

      +Wilt Chamberlain Yao Ming was good at free throws tho.

    • @JamesAllenJr
      @JamesAllenJr Před 8 lety +6

      +GanjaFarmer don't forget Kareem!

  • @ultrakool
    @ultrakool Před 8 lety +2098

    laid more women than he made foul shots

    • @capBdom
      @capBdom Před 8 lety +13

      +ultrakool bruh that's ultra kool

    • @rahilarora3792
      @rahilarora3792 Před 5 lety +1

      ultrakool Lmao

    • @Heavywall70
      @Heavywall70 Před 5 lety +35

      Id be cool with that stat

    • @taiphoenix7544
      @taiphoenix7544 Před 5 lety +5

      HEAVYWALL 70 y do poeple say that he had a lot of sex lol it’s hilariousI just don’t know why this is a thing

    • @YugShende
      @YugShende Před 5 lety +52

      @@taiphoenix7544 Wilt (in one of his books) wrote that he slept with 20,000 women. He never backed out of that statement as far as we know.

  • @ParagliderCollapse
    @ParagliderCollapse Před 8 lety +858

    Naismith invented free throws to keep big men humble.

    • @vengeancecreed217
      @vengeancecreed217 Před 8 lety +11

      becuase of him im watchinng and playing this sport

    • @BernardBrunu1
      @BernardBrunu1 Před 4 lety +8

      Now things are changing cuz big men have improved in ft shooting. Joel Embid, A.D, KAT,Sabonis, Cousins,kd are all good ft shooters. Thats cuz players of the current training and technology available. If wilt grew up in today's era he would be a great shooter.

    • @Joshua_23
      @Joshua_23 Před 4 lety

      @@BernardBrunu1 I can imagine him shooting rainbow shots haha

    • @qualityduck164
      @qualityduck164 Před 3 lety +1

      ParagliderCollapse ikr

    • @georgejones2863
      @georgejones2863 Před 3 lety

      Wilt could not hit free throws because of an eye issue. If he played now it would have been discovered and corrected. When in the flow of the game his eyes would have been at different distances from the rim with 2 different depth of fields and his brain would adjust. Willie Mays always was at an angle in center so he would have 2 different depth of fields and he was a legendary fielder because of it.

  • @chrisp9159
    @chrisp9159 Před 6 lety +587

    0:36 wtf was that rebound? He puched the ball😂

    • @DeAngelo77
      @DeAngelo77 Před 4 lety +4

      Lmao

    • @Frankincensedjb123
      @Frankincensedjb123 Před 4 lety +25

      Tried to tip it in at first

    • @JSB-2Z-2K
      @JSB-2Z-2K Před 4 lety +13

      damn Wilt was a monster toying with everyone else! No wonder he is the all time leader in rebounds at a ridiculous and unbeatable 22.9 rpg !!

    • @liamaldiii9608
      @liamaldiii9608 Před 4 lety +1

      Lmao😂

    • @Belikon.
      @Belikon. Před 4 lety +2

      Ain’t that a rule in today’s nba no punching or kicking the ball

  • @billhjelholt9484
    @billhjelholt9484 Před 3 lety +60

    Heinshohn is absolutely correct. Big strong guys should lock their knees and ankles, keep their back straight, and shoot only with their elbow, wrist and fingers. Little guys should not be allowed to talk to big guys about FT shooting. They basically take a jump shot from the stripe, but don't quite leave the ground. Its honestly way more motion than they need, but because the have should good jumpers, taking a scaled down jumper makes sense for them. If someone had told Wilt to take a fadeaway for this FTs, he probably would have shot 70%.

    • @kuvasz5252
      @kuvasz5252 Před 2 lety +4

      Hal Greer used a jump shot for his free throws

    • @LG215x
      @LG215x Před 7 měsíci +1

      Bro it’s crazy you say this because Alex Hannum, wilts coach, who was a great pioneer of the game look him up, but anyway he told wilt that he should just take a fadeaway jumper at the line.. but wilt thought he would cause so much attention to himself and his failures at the line that he never tried it..

  • @TheAzmountaineer
    @TheAzmountaineer Před 3 lety +47

    The man holds 72 NBA records - 72! And in several categories he is so far above the runner up that it's ridiculous. As he told MJ - "They changed the rules to make it easier for you. They changed the rules to make it more difficult for me." Yet some of the (no doubt younger) commenters say he shouldn't even be considered as the GOAT. Luckily ignorance can be easily cured.
    I will say it is too bad the top players of different generations will never meet each other on the court during their prime years. That would be something.

    • @googoo-gjoob
      @googoo-gjoob Před rokem

      some top players of multiple generations DID get the chance to meet for NBA75
      czcams.com/video/NqHLUJ7cZkA/video.html

  • @cann1941
    @cann1941 Před 4 lety +277

    How are some of these clips better quality than some early 2000’s clips

    • @asskicknchickn
      @asskicknchickn Před 4 lety +19

      5 months late...but it's because the master tapes were used.

    • @benpiekarz
      @benpiekarz Před 4 lety

      @@asskicknchickn what are those?

    • @Lapp802
      @Lapp802 Před 4 lety

      asskicknchickn what?

    • @kingjacko302
      @kingjacko302 Před 4 lety +12

      early 2000s were mostly recorded digitally while these are all on film.

    • @Joshua_23
      @Joshua_23 Před 4 lety +5

      there is footage of the 2000s, however most of the terrible quality films are from people who recorded the TV screen

  • @TMthe33rd
    @TMthe33rd Před 3 lety +14

    What i love about Wilt is his charisma
    The way he talks is just sophisticated and cultured

  • @ddenuci
    @ddenuci Před 8 lety +159

    Wilt's bad free throw shooting makes his 100 point game even more remarkable. In the 1961-62 season, Wilt ave 61.8% from the free throw line. In that season, when he had his 100 point game, he hit 28 of 32 free throws, which is 87.5%. Using probability theory, the odds of him being able to hit 28 out of 32 free throws given his 61.8% average is .09%. That's roughly 1 in 1000.

    • @AbbeyNO
      @AbbeyNO Před 8 lety +3

      +ddenuci Sure, but the 100 point game was a joke. They were fouling the opposing team the whole game to slow down the pace and allow Wilt to score as many points as possible.

    • @ddenuci
      @ddenuci Před 8 lety +42

      +AbbeyNO Except ... the Knicks were fouling Wilt's teammates for the sole purpose of sending the teammate to the free throw line, and thus keeping the ball out of Wilt's hands. So those two things offset.

    • @AbbeyNO
      @AbbeyNO Před 8 lety +3

      ddenuci Sure, but people are depicting the game like Wilt was having the game of his life and couldn't miss a shot, when the whole game was a farse. The Warriors fouling to help Wilt reach 100, and the opposing team, as you said, fouling to prevent it. Especially in the fourth quarter.
      I mean 100 points is unbelievable, but it could never happen in today's game. And had it happened, the game would've been ridiculed.

    • @AbbeyNO
      @AbbeyNO Před 8 lety +2

      ***** Yeah, I think Kobe's game was better. The "you go try it" argrument is such a classic pointless argument. I'm not a hater, I think Wilt is one of the best of all time. I just don't think his 100 point game was as great as everyone make it out to be.

    • @charlescooks9360
      @charlescooks9360 Před 8 lety +6

      +AbbeyNO Another way of looking at it is the 100 point game was just to show the world just how much of a joke, games would be if Wilt was a 80% or better free throw shooter. It would be silly.

  • @user-em7rt4uf3z
    @user-em7rt4uf3z Před 4 lety +137

    Meanwhile, he shoots 28-32 freethrows in his 100 point game.

    • @47eoghan47
      @47eoghan47 Před 4 lety +1

      get me to 10,000 subs Rae you saying his 100 point game was fake?

    • @drewmays7094
      @drewmays7094 Před 4 lety +15

      get me to 10,000 subs he was on fire that game he basically couldn’t miss. That was basically his hottest of hot nights

    • @burneraccount4576
      @burneraccount4576 Před 4 lety +8

      Well I guess u wilt sexuals think he’s better then curry at shooting

    • @omnipepper3665
      @omnipepper3665 Před 3 lety +15

      @@burneraccount4576 you literally have your name as Micheal jordan lmao

    • @burneraccount4576
      @burneraccount4576 Před 3 lety +4

      Omni Pepper lmao

  • @choward5430
    @choward5430 Před 8 lety +265

    20 out of 25 from half court says Heinsohn? wow! The stories about Wilt always amaze me. But I should know first hand because when I was 12-13, I went up to Wilt immediately after a game. Now back then, you could walk onto the court the moment the horn sounded. So there I was as Wilt, soaking wet, walked towards me. lol. He gently shoved me out of the way. But seriously, when he walked toward me, I was shocked at his size!

    • @squashua7222
      @squashua7222 Před 4 lety +44

      Holy god how old are you

    • @dramamine755
      @dramamine755 Před 4 lety +11

      @@squashua7222 respect your elders bro

    • @giannis5868
      @giannis5868 Před 4 lety +38

      @@dramamine755 How is that disrespect? They were just wondering how old they were because obviously they have to be at least at 50.

    • @Lapp802
      @Lapp802 Před 4 lety

      How old are you

    • @nicholasschroeder3678
      @nicholasschroeder3678 Před 3 lety

      I saw him at the beach once. Yeah, he was ginormous

  • @chrismooney9275
    @chrismooney9275 Před 7 lety +32

    He actually used to dunk his free throws in high school, and for most of college.
    And no, you did not misread that - it was technically legal to take a standing jump, and try and dunk the ball for a free throw in the 1950s, and his vertical was so insane that he often could do it. Bumping his average up massively.
    The NCAA banned it around the time he was getting ready to join the pros, so many people believe he just didn't practice throwing it that much because he was trying to dunk it!

  • @38ddkelly
    @38ddkelly Před 8 lety +5

    The Bill Russell laugh at the end is too awesome.

  • @KryptoChronicutelite
    @KryptoChronicutelite Před 8 lety +172

    Love seeing Wilt and Bill together like at the end.

  • @zyxwut321
    @zyxwut321 Před 8 lety +51

    I remember reading in his autobiography that Wilt often thought that it was initially a knee injury early in his career that started the downward trend. You'll notice that the early films show him bending his knees to shoot free throws. His later throws were all different variations of arm movement.

    • @gkprivate433
      @gkprivate433 Před 3 lety +2

      yes, he did not do what Nash the modern percentage free throw leader does Use all the body, all the big muscles. Similar to golfers putting, you don't want wristy movements. You want big muscle groups moving smoothly together. Wilt's flicking of the ball when he shot free throws looked terrible. He had so much arm strength he couldn't smooth things.

    • @mumblezz__5890
      @mumblezz__5890 Před 2 lety +2

      @@gkprivate433 when you’re a center using everything messes up motion

  • @imnotthefatheergaming3667
    @imnotthefatheergaming3667 Před 6 lety +169

    I wanna slap everybody who says wilt was overrated

    • @deviljho4260
      @deviljho4260 Před 4 lety +17

      ImNotTheFatheerGaming wilt wasn’t overrated imo he’s the best player to set foot on the court but a lot of facts about him are false.

    • @seltonk5136
      @seltonk5136 Před 4 lety +3

      He was eaten alive by bill Russell 11 rings to 1. He’s also a unprofessional nimrod who cost his team 1,000 free throws a year and was a complete liability at the end of games because he thought it was “uncool” to shoot underhand. Fuck him. End of story.

    • @thedued6609
      @thedued6609 Před 4 lety +20

      Selton K 7 footer, 48 inch vert, 55 boards in a game, averaged 50 points in a season, they had to change rules and make rules to stop him being a dominant force, and you are saying he's overrated? Fuck up

    • @codename_smth5405
      @codename_smth5405 Před 4 lety +10

      @@seltonk5136 You're the type of guy to say Anthony Bennett wasn't a bust lmao

    • @no4785
      @no4785 Před 4 lety +12

      @@codename_smth5405 nah he's the type of dude to take kyrie over mj

  • @fazexxxtentacion3731
    @fazexxxtentacion3731 Před 8 lety +83

    Bill Russell's laugh is amazing.

  • @DEEDUBZ
    @DEEDUBZ Před 8 lety +181

    Genetic freak! So good, the NBA commission was scratching their heads, coming up with rules to change and make it a fair game because of him. Damn!

    • @superparodylogan522
      @superparodylogan522 Před 4 lety +1

      DEE DUBZ that’s not nice to call him a genetic freak

    • @dramamine755
      @dramamine755 Před 4 lety +26

      @@superparodylogan522 Shut the fuck up he was praising him. Wilt was a spectacle of athleticism and skill.

    • @chainbreaker2425
      @chainbreaker2425 Před 4 lety +4

      SuperParodyLogan get your fat ass out of here

  • @Frankincensedjb123
    @Frankincensedjb123 Před 3 lety +9

    "I went to a psychiatrist for about a month. After I came out of it for a whole month, my psychiatrist was a better free throw shooter than me." The GOAT

  • @Holy_hand-grenade
    @Holy_hand-grenade Před 8 lety +9

    Wilt seems like he was a great guy... kinda person who could tell story after story and have everybody loving him after 10 minutes in the room with him.

  • @PR-BEACHBOY
    @PR-BEACHBOY Před 2 lety +8

    Wilt had such a great sense of humor and Bill Russell loved him! They were great friends and were able to repair their friendship after a long estrangement.
    Sadly Wilt died fairly young for the physical specimen he was! He was a great athlete and an even better human being!!

  • @eroskaw5423
    @eroskaw5423 Před 5 lety +20

    This brings back memories of my childhood watching wilt the stilt. People to this day criticize me but for me, he was the best basket ball player of all time. Sure, Bill Russel was great. So was jerry west and Lou Alcindor. But wilt was a giant amongst men

  • @angrymobsters1599
    @angrymobsters1599 Před 4 lety +14

    1:09 Wilt tries to mess up Jerry from shooting lol

  • @weiqi8956
    @weiqi8956 Před 8 lety +139

    More poor free throw shooters should consult with Rick Barry, even today. Also, the way Tom Heinsohn described how Wilt should have shot free throws in the pros was similar to how Wilt shot free throws at Kansas. But, of course, Wilt holds the record for most free throws made in a game.

    • @dan16000
      @dan16000 Před 8 lety +4

      +Wei Qi Cause he got fouled a lot.

    • @ProudRow
      @ProudRow Před 8 lety +6

      +Wei Qi They had to foul him alot because he was a shitty free throw shooter. Like probs would've had more than 100 in his game if he didn't get fouled so much.

    • @tw69hands2
      @tw69hands2 Před 8 lety +4

      +Wei Qi: Barry likes to say that he could 'help' people with their free throws, but I don't see many people consulting him. Barry does excellent demonstrations, but that doesn't mean he teaches well.
      The best free throw coach that I've seen is Ted St. Martin, the world record holder for the most consecutive free throws made by an individual according to the Guinness Book of World Records. He lives in Jacksonville, FL. He teaches kids his technique, and those kids whom St. Martin has coached shoot free throws really well.

    • @clu4u
      @clu4u Před 8 lety +12

      Dan-O, Wilt was 28-32 ft and 36-64 fg for 100 points

    • @Stevesrssrssrs
      @Stevesrssrssrs Před 7 lety +19

      He also got 55 rebounds that game!!!

  • @CameronBFunny
    @CameronBFunny Před 5 lety +32

    "Wilt Chamberlain is the greatest player of all time."

    • @lloydkline6946
      @lloydkline6946 Před 4 lety +4

      My hero too, unstoppable in the pant area wheeling towards the basket

    • @killerqueen2550
      @killerqueen2550 Před 3 lety +6

      Tom Heinsohn was right. He was too strong. He needs to do free throws from half court. It's because the force he makes was so strong it creates a strong wind that pushes it away from the rim.

    • @kd0485
      @kd0485 Před 3 lety +3

      @Mr Emoji if outsmarted means had a really good team and wilt was playing with nobodys then yeah your right

    • @globalcomputer3267
      @globalcomputer3267 Před 3 lety

      @@kd0485 if he had the players like bill he will be 🐏🐏🐏

    • @globalcomputer3267
      @globalcomputer3267 Před 3 lety

      Off all time

  • @T.Ramby11
    @T.Ramby11 Před 3 lety +8

    Bill Russell was also a poor free throw shooter, but it just doesn’t get talked about as much. Russell finished his career at .561 for his FT% to Wilt’s .511. And Wilt went to the line a lot more than Russell, because he was fouled more than most players and because he had to play more offense than Russell.
    Shaq shot .527, Dwight Howard shot .565, and DeAndre Jordan is at .474. Even the better outside shooting centers rarely shoot above .725 at the line. It’s just a difficult shot for the stronger guys in the league. I think it’s a combination of too much strength and psychological yips... I see that someone mentioned Dirk Nowitzki in the comments as being a good free throw shooter for someone of his size, but Dirk never had the strength of the some of the stronger NBA centers.

    • @chesterwilberforce9832
      @chesterwilberforce9832 Před 2 lety

      I think it's simply because they grew up never practicing free throws. If you're 7 feet tall, your greatest gift to the game is not your free throw shooting. the big European players know this, having grown up practicing all shot making as well as dribbling and passing, and other things we don't teach big men here.

  • @SUUNisK0
    @SUUNisK0 Před 8 lety +542

    Wilt: I just made three of them
    Other guy: I don't care! This is the one I'll bet for 5 dollars
    *Wilt swishes hook shot*
    Wilt: yea!
    Other guy: goddamn

  • @acouzticguitarr2288
    @acouzticguitarr2288 Před 4 lety +7

    In the late 60’s on a Sunday afternoon (probably ABC game) I saw KC Jones tie up Wilt for a jump. The jump ball took place from the Celtics foul line and Wilt calmly tapped the ball in off of the jump.The Boston crowd was stunned, the PA man announced “basket by Chamberlain”, and Wilt matter of factly jogged back on defense. Never seen anything like it since!

  • @kdwaynec
    @kdwaynec Před rokem +2

    Caught Wilt at the tail end of his career. One of my favorites! I remember the 33 game win streak, and watching the loss to Alcindor/Jabbar live on a Sunday. Wilt wasn't the huge offensive machine like his earlier days; he averaged 12.5 points during the streak. He was concentrating more on rebounding and defense by then.

  • @dr.christopherdiaz4473
    @dr.christopherdiaz4473 Před 5 lety +5

    Just like kids today dont understand how good Jordan, Magic and Bird were...I feel like I can appreciate Wilt since I didnt get to see him play.

    • @Frozo-nt2ky
      @Frozo-nt2ky Před 2 lety +1

      Pretty sure most people know how good all those people were, especially Jordan. But people underestimate wilt

  • @ericsnyder5427
    @ericsnyder5427 Před 3 lety +5

    Im even more amazed that The Stilt never fouled out of a game! To me that's incredible.

  • @Jueen_
    @Jueen_ Před 7 lety +13

    I remember when I got him on my team and shot free throws with him, I threw me off so bad i thought my controller was messed up

  • @rodrigodias9925
    @rodrigodias9925 Před 5 lety +16

    I don't watch basketball and don't know why this video was suggested to me, but now I wanna know more about Wilt Chamberlain.

  • @watchmanonthewall14
    @watchmanonthewall14 Před 6 lety +5

    I remember him sinking 2 free throws in a playoff game against the Hawks with one second on the clock to win the game. Final score was 117-115. I think that was in 1968.

  • @chrismooney9275
    @chrismooney9275 Před 7 lety +5

    And that's correct - the NCAA/NBA had to ban Wilt doing standing dunks (from the free throw line) because he could basically do it with about 75% accuracy.
    That's why the rule is throwin only now

  • @UselessVoidBobo
    @UselessVoidBobo Před 7 lety +13

    I love Bill Russell's laugh.

  • @GoldinDr
    @GoldinDr Před 8 lety +81

    "The psychiatrist was a better free-throw shooter than I was." Brilliant!

  • @ChatBot1337
    @ChatBot1337 Před 3 lety +4

    Wow. Someone finally said it. I grew up very, very tall and thru 7th grade or so, basketball was me fighting over and over to make a layup with 8 hands beating the hell out of me. Starting in about 8th grade, fouls and finesse became a little more prevalent and I didnt have to shoot under the basket with three guys hanging from my arms. Relearning how to play under the rim was a huge challenge for a few years when I didnt have to power thru flailing limbs just trying to pull me down because there was nothing else to do.

  • @zeetty
    @zeetty Před 2 lety +3

    In 1965 the Celtics played a game against Philadelphia in the Rhode Island Auditorium in Providence, which they would do every season. I was twelve and lived near there. My friend John and I rode our bicycles to the game and "snuck" in, or thought we did. The place was half-full at best at game time (the NBA wasn't a big time attraction then) and we entered through the big garage doors they'd open for "air conditioning" on the side of the old building during events. We moved down to a place under the basket. In those days they used guide wires to stabilize the backboards. On one play, we grabbed them and shook the basket just enough to cause Wilt to miss a free throw ("he probably woulda missed anyway", John joked later). Wilt complained to the officials to let him reshoot, and as we started to run away he walked directly over to us with an angry face. The man was the largest, scariest human being I'd ever seen! I don't know if they gave him another shot or not as we ran away into the bowels of the stadium before we could be caught.

  • @Jayyy_918
    @Jayyy_918 Před 2 lety +2

    1:33
    The face of anybody looking at wilts record

  • @jacobkasyanyuk1912
    @jacobkasyanyuk1912 Před 7 lety +106

    Wilt honestly could've got more points with the three point line

    • @kendyjapri7869
      @kendyjapri7869 Před 4 lety

      Jacob X can u explain?

    • @differentkid1313
      @differentkid1313 Před 4 lety +27

      Kendy Japri dude he went 20 for 25 from half court shooting free throws because he’s super strong and his arms are so long. So if he shot farther away he might have been better at shooting.

    • @matthewbartke4424
      @matthewbartke4424 Před 3 lety

      @@differentkid1313 Unlikely. If that was the case, he should have just took half court shots because that is 80% shooting.

    • @differentkid1313
      @differentkid1313 Před 3 lety +1

      @@matthewbartke4424 well it’s a fact. You can look up the video of him doing it. The reason he couldn’t is because it’s a free throw and he needs time to setup. If he picked up the ball and got set he would get trapped and half to chuck up a pass or shot. Also defense back then was much more physical than it is now, so he would never have the opportunity in the first place

    • @matthewbartke4424
      @matthewbartke4424 Před 3 lety

      @@differentkid1313 There are videos with the claim, but I don't see one with him actually doing it.

  • @ryry6319
    @ryry6319 Před 3 lety +6

    Watching this made me realize he hit legit every freethrow that was for game or something... now I know he ain’t miss a lot on purpose😭 I’d love to see that freethrow dunk tho lmao

  • @HAL9000s3
    @HAL9000s3 Před 4 lety +3

    Thanks for this, because it shows who Wilt Chamberlain was off the court. An intelligent, brave and funny man. If it wasn't for that ghost writer that advertised 10,000...

  • @thegoodthebadandtheugly579

    Man, I wish I could watch Chamberlain play with / vs Shaq, Kobe, MJ, Vincanity, LeBron, Wade, Garnett... it’s so difficult to appreciate how good he was.. 🤔

  • @j.pederzane9692
    @j.pederzane9692 Před 8 lety +4

    Thank you so much for the Archive. It is Wilt-worthy!

    • @fredf9524
      @fredf9524 Před 3 lety

      Wilt seemed like a happy man, someone who I would think that sponsors would have wanted him to be advertising their products!

  • @dalenewton9697
    @dalenewton9697 Před 3 lety +3

    Turn up the background music. THere were a couple parts where we could understand what people were saying.

  • @chillbill4447
    @chillbill4447 Před 7 lety +37

    1:32 I made the same face he did

  • @iamrangers8351
    @iamrangers8351 Před 8 lety +2

    just keep posting Wilt Chamberlain vids. They are by far your best imo

  • @Handle35667
    @Handle35667 Před 5 lety +2

    Hahaha, I loved Wilt’s story at the end.
    Thank you for making this video, I had no idea this channel existed. Subscribed.

  • @hatborojerry
    @hatborojerry Před 4 lety +5

    Remember they changed the rule so he could not run to the foul line and dunk the ball.They made many rule changes to stop the greatest of all time.I was living in Philly when he was in highschool.(he was Also playing semi pro under a assumed name).They have records from the semi pro league to prove it.besides the point,he was GOAT.

  • @swaggysteven1848
    @swaggysteven1848 Před 3 lety +3

    so you mean to tell me that the guy who is widely known as a terrible free throw shooter went 29/32 in his 100 point game? something is definitely off.

  • @smiley3012
    @smiley3012 Před 3 lety +1

    Man these old guys had class. They were the real heros of sports.

  • @QuotesThruK
    @QuotesThruK Před 5 lety

    Hey man, thanks so much for putting up these videos. Very interesting!

  • @tylerjordan2814
    @tylerjordan2814 Před 8 lety +8

    listen to Bill Russell's laugh at the end 😂😂😂

  • @PatrickPierceBateman
    @PatrickPierceBateman Před 4 lety +9

    He had Bill Russell cracking up at the end there.

  • @Freestylssz
    @Freestylssz Před 8 lety +2

    love your channel man! keep up the great work!

  • @KSmall109CAB
    @KSmall109CAB Před 6 lety +2

    NIce to see baseball great Tom Seaver at the end of the video. What Chamberlain did with the fade away and finger roll Seaver did with the fastball and curve. Watching either of them in their prime was like watching history.

  • @frederickkruse4815
    @frederickkruse4815 Před 8 lety +4

    This is great, especially Heinsohn's thoughts near the beginning and Wilt' psychiatrist story at the end (punctuated with the great Russell laugh). Thanks for posting.

  • @JCT1926
    @JCT1926 Před 7 lety +25

    Man Wilt was the best ever and all those stories you hear about Wilt's power and athleticism were not apocryphal, not at all. For example, one time (and this is absolutely undeniably historical FACT) Wilt actually palmed the ball with his dick, and then jumped and threw down a tomahawk jam on Bill Russell with his dick. Man Wilt was a superman.

  • @vancepomerening4794
    @vancepomerening4794 Před 4 lety +1

    R.I.P Wilt. I saw a 1973 playoff game in Oakland, Lakers vs. Warriors. Lakers won by something like 30 points. Towards the end of the game a fan dumped a beer on Wilt's head when he was on the bench. Wilt turned around and lifted the fan of his feet. Staff quickly intervened and Wilt put the fan down.

  • @moonblink
    @moonblink Před 8 lety +1

    I totally agree: It gets in your head when people tell you ALL the different ways to shoot a free throw.

  • @bugs8484
    @bugs8484 Před 8 lety +4

    Gotta love that Russell laugh at the end.

  • @0521Steven
    @0521Steven Před 8 lety +151

    its about time for a russell video

  • @walkingw3348
    @walkingw3348 Před 8 lety +2

    he needed to put a ton of work into it, but his strength and height definitely had a big factor. it's like trying to shoot one one of those mini basketball hoops

  • @Mark-sj3xb
    @Mark-sj3xb Před 5 měsíci

    I always loved seeing the interaction between Bill and Wilt in interviews. And Bill’s cackle is infectious

  • @YannisPapadopoulos
    @YannisPapadopoulos Před 3 lety +3

    I just cracked up.
    Long story short: I first saw this style of free-throws from my father. He was clueless about playing in general, but he was getting the free throws in that style. I kind of adopted it and even though I don't generally shoot like that, when I try it even 3s go in!
    Of course my friends had never seen that so when I was showing it to them , I was like 'yeah that's my papa's style'.
    Apparently, chances are, he picked that style up from WILT!
    Still cracking up, can't believe a legend like this shot underhand free throws!
    Epic.

  • @Nsamity
    @Nsamity Před 5 lety +14

    3:10 autograph mid-game lol

  • @camnorwood157
    @camnorwood157 Před rokem

    That was really well put together. Thank you that kicked a$$. Was hoping to see him dunk from the free but I guess theres no video.

  • @ilovebrandnewcarpets
    @ilovebrandnewcarpets Před 8 lety +1

    Great insight, Tommy!

  • @APOCALYPSE_X-MEN
    @APOCALYPSE_X-MEN Před 8 lety +5

    Excellent video!

  • @ultimis101
    @ultimis101 Před 4 lety +4

    When your only a finisher and defender

  • @stoplyinn
    @stoplyinn Před 8 lety

    Thank you for this video, you have a great channel.

  • @krobin7h
    @krobin7h Před 3 lety +1

    Yet in his 100-point game he made 28 of 32 (88%). Was like if he had enough motivation he could do basically anything. In his first two seasons he averaged 37.6 and 38.4 ppg. But the team had mediocre talent. In the off-season the coach made the off-hand comment to the press "Wilt is going to have to score 50 per game for us to win the championship." So he averaged 50.4. Incredible. Even what he did in his rookie year (37.6) is still the record ppg in the NBA.

  • @petergrifindor
    @petergrifindor Před 5 lety +6

    The last joke is hilarious!!!! more so with Bill laugh as background.

  • @charlesnanas2890
    @charlesnanas2890 Před 5 lety +37

    1:19 20 out of 25 at half court...wow

    • @santiagoferrari1973
      @santiagoferrari1973 Před 4 lety +1

      He holds the record of more points in a game and probably no one will ever beat him

    • @SomalianDuke
      @SomalianDuke Před 4 lety +5

      I mean that alone is crazy. Would amount to 60 points with the Three point Line alone.

  • @chazchaz4262
    @chazchaz4262 Před 2 lety +1

    As a teen I saw Wilt at Boston Garden about 10 -12 times. After 3 0r 4 pregame warm-ups I started keeping track. He consistently hit 75 to 80% of his shots from 30 to 35 feet. Hardley bent his knees, most all his motion was in his elbow only.
    his upper arm was kept parallel to ground. Try that from 35 feet!

  • @ConcernedResident_GiantStack

    Awesome vid! Thanks man!

  • @MrTrininick098
    @MrTrininick098 Před 8 lety +7

    I practiced with a 6lb ball for a yr plus, anytime during that time I shot regulation ball it would go over the fence 10 ft in the park, so I have a lot of respect for Wilt to be able shoot jump shots and finger roll the ball. It's very hard to have touch if your tricep muscles are super strong, exactly why most body builders can't shoot.

  • @jerusalinpinon1985
    @jerusalinpinon1985 Před 7 lety +4

    l like d way Russel laughs..so hilarious to hear..

  • @bjdickman27
    @bjdickman27 Před 3 lety

    This Channel will go down in sports history.

  • @drakesanger3009
    @drakesanger3009 Před 8 lety +1

    A promedium of 51% of free throw shooting effectivity during his entire pro career. Back in the day, he would have been a perfect victim of a "Hack-a-Wilt" sort of strategy.

  • @swalterstennis
    @swalterstennis Před 4 lety +4

    3:13!!!?? Wilt signed the freaking autograph for the man. . Between his 1st and 2nd free throws!?!!!?

  • @ChrisDaRunt
    @ChrisDaRunt Před 7 lety +12

    was it me or did he just have a jumpman dunk

  • @pab4435
    @pab4435 Před 5 lety +1

    How did you get all this footage man? Great effort in the least I’d say! Well done

  • @theoudplayerAK
    @theoudplayerAK Před 8 lety +3

    this is fantastic - very interesting - thanks!

  • @timothyreff6750
    @timothyreff6750 Před 5 lety +4

    He had to wear pads on his hands because he was constantly getting hit so hard. Unbelievable physical specimen.

  • @chadstokes826
    @chadstokes826 Před 4 lety +32

    1:33 .. the look u give your girl when she let's out a monster fart

    • @mena94x3
      @mena94x3 Před 4 lety

      Chad Stokes - Why? Out of jealousy?

  • @Twobarpsi
    @Twobarpsi Před 5 lety +4

    20 of 25 from half court! Damn!

  • @david.tousignant20
    @david.tousignant20 Před 8 lety +1

    You did a great job. Keep it up!

  • @sashoradoulov3504
    @sashoradoulov3504 Před 5 lety +5

    His underhand throw looks like me shooting the ball when I was nine.

  • @-nelson-514
    @-nelson-514 Před 5 lety +3

    I do that free throw with both hands sometimes. Its really easy to make shots like that

  • @landonmosur9935
    @landonmosur9935 Před rokem +1

    I really wish I could’ve seen Wilt’s greatness, lucky to watch Kobe, Lebron, Durant, Garnett etc. I wish I could’ve seen the game start. History of basketball before 1992 will always be important

  • @denesealayon8182
    @denesealayon8182 Před 4 lety +2

    I always love Kareem, Wilt, and Bill. They're the three Center Gods 💪💪💪