The Complete Compilation of Wilt Chamberlain's Greatest Stories Told By NBA Players & Legends
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I love these, some of my favorite NBA content ever. I know they must take a lot of time b ut we appreciate it.
Thanks bro!
@@NickSmithNBA Very welcome. I hope you continue this series with all teh greats.
Speak for yourself bro
@@Plague_Doc22 I’m just messing with ya, his NBA videos are some off for sure.
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To these young kids imagine a much stronger, bigger, faster, taller Giannis and that's Wilt Chamberlain.
That’s actually a good comparison for today. Well done.
I agree. Good one
Agreed. But I'd bet Gianni's gets a consistent jumpshot in the next few years I can't wait to see that shit 😳
@@ice9578 If he hasn't yet he won't. If he did he might start settling for that only. Then he'll lose what makes him great getting to the paint.
I mean yes but it's not fair to Giannis, Wilt was just something else. I'm trying to think of pure athletic ability who you could put in the same class. Herschel Walker, Jenner, the two great OTs Munioz and Thomas, maybe Bo, Mario or Big Z from strongman but that's about it.
He was a great natural athlete with no supplements or steroids. 7 foot , runs like a track star, jumps like a Olympic athlete. No special cooks and Drs .no first class traveling .
Exactly. People are saying Alcindor, James and Jordan, are goats... And we all know, the later two were on peds. Jordan has liver damage from them, and Lebron...well he is 115kg monster that can play a 50 pt game while at the age of 37... You get the idea. Its millions of dollars worth of peds that 95' onward NBA players put in themselves. Just imagine if Wilt was a modern era guy. And if he used peds, which would probably be likely, considering he has an extremely competative personality. He would be 140+ kg heavy, unstopable wall of muscles, that would make Shaq look like a child lost in the playground. He would have the same numbers now as he had then, I have no doubt in my mind.
To imagine him with todays technology looking after his body is literally INSANE
Well he used to train with Arnold…..I’m not saying he did, but there is the possibility.
Probably a cleaner environment and fewer chemicals too. We're way past the ideal living conditions for human life at this point.
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The best individual player ever. Incomparable.
Most athletically gifted.
Born to play basketball.
Agreed!
Born to play any sport
He’s amazing alright!
(But I’ll still take Larry)
@@irishgrlsry but u tripping wilt is literally 7,1 and faster then Larry
Wilt was so far above his competition for the majority of his career. Bill Russell and Alcindor provided some resistance, yet many rules were changed because of Wilt. Greatest big man ever
Resistance? Bill Russell was the one with the ring at the end of the year.
@@michaelwebb1071
So was KC Jones and Satch Sanders. They better too?
@@TheBatugan77 Good one.
@@michaelwebb1071 on an individual level, Russell himself has admitted this. Many of Wilts records were set playing against Russell, Wilt was a solo great, Russell was crazy dominant but more of a team player.
@@michaelwebb1071 Russell had all of those rings because he was on great teams, he was a major part of those teams, but Wilt was the better player.
Without reservation!!!!
Wilt Chamberlain..
GOAT
In any ERA.....
I'm old and I had the pleasure of watching the amazing Wilt Chamberlain. Wilt was over 7'2" with shoes on and he was wide and unbelievably strong. I have great respect for centers like Bill Russell and Kareem who you could make an argument for being the greatest center of all-time but Wilt is easily the most dominant player I've ever seen and it's not even close. No player in history has ever averaged 30 ppg and 20 rpg in a season, except Wilt. Wilt averaged 30 and 20 for his CAREER.
@Myke Mynah The first time I saw Wilt back in the 60s (seems like another world!) I couldn't believe how huge he was. Sure, he was tall at over 7'2" but the width of Wilt was also something I'd never seen before. As I was staring at Wilt for the first time, he suddenly moved and I realized there was another player standing behind him that I never saw. 😮
@Myke Mynah Bigger than life!
Back then the average height of nba is like 6'2. Centers were 6'6-6'8, only a few taller than that. It's not hard to outrebound them
@@icyboy771z Wrong. The average height was almost the exact same height it is today. Nice try
@Myke Mynah Yeah and Dave Cowens, Bob Lanier, Kareem, the greatest centers ever.
He is the most dominant player. His records will always be remembered.
He was simply the best athlete to ever live, in human history
It's either him or Bo, you can't go wrong with either one.
@@TA152H01 the guy that smashed the baseball bat on his head right? He seems strong, but i think wilt was just on another level to anyone. They confirmed at least a 40 inch vert, and that means a 13 feet jumoing reach at the very least. Amazing
You don’t know Bo.
@@TA152H01 don't make me laugh please, 218 cm he could have been an Olympian in 20 different disciplines, and probably he would have been the greatest in each one
Just simply amazing
Wilt is so epic he would dominate any era
Only Wilt can claim that 45 points, 20 rebound was a "off night"? In a season. Wilt is the best player in nba history.
Wilt had the best stats. but he wasn't the best player.
@@RatedRex1 are you serious? He average 50 a season and 31points/25 rebound for a career, what do you mean he wasn't a good player?
@@blackbuster2885 Where did I say he wasn't a good player?
@@RatedRex1 why wasn't he
@@melvynsngltn27 Because the best players don't shrink in crunch time. Wilt's free-throw shooting and unwillingness to handle the ball in the fourth quarter killed his teams. Also, Wilt's regular-season scoring average was 30 points per game. Wilt's playoff average took a big dip to 22 points per game. That's the biggest dip in NBA history.
I know people often use the words freak of nature, this man is the closest thing.
For real
There others too, but Wilt was insanely dominant. There’s a reason why people sometimes call him a myth.
@@NickSmithNBA do you have a Dwyane wade stories coming? Its crazy that his prime was shortened by that unnecessary knee surgery he had in college...surgeons dont even do that surgery anymore for pro athletes or prospects. Dude worked hard to maintain that knee since his rookie year and he never injured that knee in the nba, but that surgery shortened his prime. A shame people talk about how his style of play shortened his career when it didnt. Also how can be people call wade so past his prime after lebron left when wade led the whole nba in clutch points in the playoffs in 2016 and took his team to game 7 with both bosh and whiteside injured.
@@TheKos2Kos his style of play did affect his injuries, as he played so much more aggressively, even in the regular season than 99.9% of NBA players. Only Havlicek, Westbrook, MJ and a few others can compare.
Zion is in that unique class also
The GOAT. Look at all these greats speaking about Wilt as if he's a god.
deff im sry crass or no ur right like a greek or norse god..dominated comp...sexed 1000 women..and even was a movie star..deff god..mj was like persius or hecules...demi god..
@@emoneyg33 no mj for sure was Zeus if anything
Calling Wilt a god is a understatement. Wilt Is the best player ever. Mj is the greatest.
He was
Well dominance speaks for itself i wonder if he would have played a few more years he was still in his prime when he retired
Born and raised in New Jersey, my dad took us to a number of Harlem Globetrotter games the year they had this great "point guard" - what was his name, oh yeah, Wilt. I "followed" him into the NBA; and have been a "rabid" NBA-ABA fan ever since.
Many years later I "met" him in San Diego at a pro basketball game; I walked up the stairs and he was sitting in the stands, almost as tall as me.
But my favorite story about him was one almost nobody EVER talks about. Back then we read about it in the papers. When he was at Kansas U., the racism in the South (and across the US) was horrific. Wilt PERSONALLY "integrated" that State and the entire region by going to segregated establishments and sitting (sometimes with black teammates; but frequently alone) in the "whites only" section. This was nothing less than risking his life.
The (large number of) people who CLAIM he was selfish don't know anything at all about him.
How old are you
@@bdeezy1794 I've lived in 3 (chronological) half-centuries. LATE ADD: For those for whom this was not clear enough - I was born in the late 1940s - thus why I said the 3 (chronological) half-centuries thingy.
Honestly when you think about it Wilt couldn’t play the game with the same physicality as Shaq because of the time he played in. Imagine a 7ft black man in these times beating up on white players on the court...they probably would’ve lynched my man
@@kadoemarley5897 Amen Bro
@@teddy1234599 Respect, dude. We need to hear more man shit from fellas your age.
The reason Wilt has never been in the GOAT convo is because of the era. If he wanted to, for sure he could score 40, maybe that 50 would have been 60-70. As per the records, if he wanted to he could shatter every records. He's that amazing. No other player was like him, maybe even now, his athleticism is ridiculous
Wilt is the one true goat, he may not have the best accolades, but in terms of sheer ability, he was on a different planet.
He would dominate the game today ,without a doubt. I've seen him play and I have no doubt. He still is the best I ever saw.
Wilt was by far the most dominant basketball player that ever lived
If you score 100 pts and lose everytime that plays in the hands of your opponents. Thats a losing strategy. If you score 100 pts in a game and your losing coach calls a timeout. Your supposed to change something.
@@MrOunce3 The Warriors won that game 169-147.
@@gandydancer9710 Thats not the point. I wasnt talking about any specific game. 100 was just a random number.
@@MrOunce3 100 is not a "random number". And whatever point you thought you were making was lost through general incoherence. Try again.
@@gandydancer9710 Your right. I dont just plan on talking to stupid people. If you dont understand my point its because I thought you were a semi intelligent adult. My bad tho. ✌ ✌ ✌
Thanks again for this great video!!!!!
I saw Wilt play in Cole Field House at the University of Maryland in 1973 - his last year in the league. Lakers against the Washington Bullets w/Wes Unseld. What I remember most about the game was in warmups Wilt was hitting long 3-point shots (before the 3-pointer existed) one after the other. Nothing he couldn't do.
If Wilt played today he would definitely have a jumpshot.That turnaround jumper he had when he was younger was sweet.
He scored more points on fadeaways than layups/dunks in his career
Wilt hit that turnaround jump shot off the glass 32 times in a row before he missed one during one stretch. He was the first basketball phenom.
LOVE! LOVE!! LOVE!!! These Wilt Chamberlin stories. I am 50 years old and my dad (72 y.o.) would talk Wilt Chamberlin epics tales!!
@Wilt Chamberlain is the GOAT Just to set the record straight a little: Wilt had talented teammates. Chet Walker, Lucius Jackson, Paul Arizin, Billy Cunningham, Gail Goodrich, Jerry West, Elgin Baylor, even underappreciated very skilled and athletic players like Happy Hairston.
When Wilt played for the Warriors he played with a pretty talented Paul Arizin who was still a productive star but past his prime. That was about it, there were some other decent players but next to no depth on the bench and an anemic offense overall, he was putting up 50+ fg% on a metric ton of fg attempts when playing for the Warriors in order to stimulate an anemic offense.
When he went to the Sixers he had Chet Walker, Billy Cunningham and Lucius Jackson. He also got to play with Alex Hannum the only HOF level coaching talent he ever experienced.
Then he went to the Lakers and had Elgin Baylor, Jerry West, Gail Goodrich and Happy Hairston. By this time Wilt was older and experienced an injury that normally ended a player's career at the time (torn patella), which he recovered from and even returned to play in the postseason the same year.
Bill Russell on the other hand had so much talent with him that there were some years the Celtics had not only 7-8 HOFers but 3 of the top 10 players in the league on one team. John Havlicek was and is one of the greatest forwards to every play basketball, he was a tremendous rebounder even as good as Bob Pettit some years, very skilled player on offense, a tenacious defender with just as much hustle as you could see in great Rodman clips, and his cardio was almost on Wilt's level. Havlicek was recorded having a resting heart rate of 60 bpm, the kind of cardiovascular excellence you'd expect from dominant olympic marathon runner.
Wilt had good teams, in some years he had great teams. There were two years he had a historic level of a team, one year with the Sixers and another with the Lakers. Russell captained 7 of the top 30 defenses in nba history. Their defense was so good that with an offensive rating that was around league average they won 8 straight championships, and Russell enjoyed not only the presence of great shooters and passers and all around players, but he enjoyed the presence of one of the best rebounding forwards in nba history. Wilt had good help. Russell had epic help on a historic level.
@@lukecash3500 ...You forgot to mention Hal Greer.
@@brucescott4261 I know. I didn't mention Meschery or Gola either. We could go into a lot of detail about those teams and their players.
@@lukecash3500 ...I don't go for that "GOAT" nonsense, Luke, because that's exactly what it is...NONSENSE! There are countless casual observers on the internet, Luke! Wilton Norman Chamberlain is one of greatest. The latter is number two on my all-time greatest center list. William Felton Russell is number one. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is number three, Moses Malone, is number four and Hakeem Olajuwon is number five. My list is extremely long.
@@brucescott4261 Exactly Bruce thank you. I don't think there's such a thing as a goat and while it's fun to rank players people disparage awesome players way too much and spread too much ignorance in those discussions.
They learn enough to be opinionated and that's about it. If you really love the game you can watch full game film of playoff games from every year, this year or a game in the 50s it doesn't matter, and if you're educated about the history and the people and their accomplishments, the rules and their playing conditions and how every year even up to now they are developing the game of basketball, you'll be excited practically on the edge of your seat watching the film.
Basketball is basically our family religion, my grandfather has been an NCAA and NBA scout for 50 years, so I grew up going to games for free, am very blessed. Been to the Clippers, Lakers, Kings, and Jazz home court and seen every team in the nba that way since 96. Ranking is fun and all but when you really love the game you just discuss all the players and want to dispel ignorance about them no matter who it is.
I'm guessing you're probably the same way and it's silly, they call us "old heads" but all we're doing is defending the players they marginalize and spread false information about. They do that to older players more so that's who we end up defending more. Doesn't mean we don't know just as much about younger players if not more than them, obviously.
I love what J Rose said, “he should have his own record book...” “He could put up video game numbers!” That’s just awesome.
Yes, Wilt was all about stats. Russell was all about winning. your choice.
Can you name another player on Wilt’s teams when he wasn’t with the Lakers?
@@socalbum1971 wilt had the tragedy of not having much help, first off, he only had nate thurmond for 1-2 years and not too much help, if only he was with the lakers earlier
@@lordemed1 Bill's team was stacked
He beat bill in ECF 1967 and got the ring
I love this video..thank you! Wilt Norman Chamberlain IS the GOAT of ALL TIME!!!
Greatest of all time all time?
Wilt chamberlain, was the greatest
Player! Without question. Wilt, was
A giant. A true giant, as a player, and
As a person. Always helping: down
And out players, and poor people.
I just wanna say.... This video was put together perfectly. Everything just ran into the next segment. It was said, then shown. AND , ofc, you have the GOAT of all time as your subject matter...EVERYONES happy , lol. Seriously...VERY well done !
Forget ball. Most gifted athlete in human history
"Nobody roots for Goliath" --- Wilton Norman Chamberlain
We have all heard about Wilts’ 100 pts vs the Knicks but once time against Boston & Bill Russell he had 73 pts & 55 rebounds in a game.
wilt scored 73 against the Knicks not Boston. he had 34 points the night he had 55 Rebounds.
The KEY here is each of his games is: Wilt did it all with no 3 point shot, as it was not in existence!
When people compare Kobe, Jordan or any other of these recent high scorers we must take into consideration that they all have the advantage of the 3 point play and NONE ever hit 100 in a game and NONE can come closer to as many 30, 40, 50, 60, 70 point games as Wilt.
And All These modern players had 20+ year careers. Wilt played approximately 13.5 Years then retired to play pro volleyball.
The GOAT’s name is Wilton Norman Chamberlain!!
Furthermore, if Wilt were leaving the Kansas Jayhawks for the NBA today, he would break the bank!!!
He’d be the first player to earn so much money that ONCE AGAIN, they’d have to change the rules to try and stop him!
Wilt had more 50 point games in one season than Jordan had in his entire career!
@@PR-BEACHBOY correct. and MJ made 591 three pointers. if all of them wre worth point less each he scored an average of 29.5 ppg. less than wilt did. of course. wilt just stopped taking shots after his frist 6-7 seasons anyway.
Give us another Wilt video that
was phenomenal I simply loved
this video on Wilt! He has always
been my favorite player!!!!! I
saw him play one game with
the Harlem Globe Trotters
before he was in NBA and
saw an NBA game with Wilt
there will never be an NBA
player as good as
WILT CHAMBERLIN we
love this guy!
Wilt was far and above the greatest player of all time who else could name someone who has 72 records in the same game 72 NBA records it's not even close he is number one way above everyone else
Am sorry Michael but 💯 points in a game damn
If u use the thought process chess uses to decide the best player, then wilt is definitely the goat (Chess will take the #1 player and compare them to the number #2, whichever #1 player has the biggest skill difference from #2 is the best of all time)
@@kwequababio2415 He didn't score a 100.
@@user-so5ix8vr6d he did, it literally was said in the first 2 minutes of the video.
He did it in the same season that he averaged 50.4 ppg
He also holds the record for most 40, 50, 60 and 70 points games
@@mahzzial Source: trust me bro lmao.
Yeah one of the worst ft shooters, shooting ft% 51.1 career decides to shoot 90% 28/32 and scored an exact 100 totally believable (sarcasm), the only evidence being him holding a piece of paper. He played the worst team in the league of literally 8 teams, against the Knicks and his matchup was a bench warmer since the starter was injured (had a flu). Not only that he played the entire game, the game back then had way more possessions as well. Also, there was no back to the basket rule, no post control, no goaltending, no zone defense, no double teaming, no hacking. So, how are you even trying to compare him to greater legends. In theory, you can squat in the post the entire game with a weak matchup, Shaq would've been way more dominant and could probably beat Wilt. Kobe's 81 or Harden's 60 point triple double is more impressive than that.
Wilt is the most physically gifted player to ever play the game.
@@bballgriotd-e-e-e-troitbba604 JESSE OWENES IS LIKE MICHAEL JOHNSON
DRUG USER. JOHNSON MUST RETURN ALL HIS GOLD MEDALS DUE TO HIS FAKE RECORDS UNDER DOPING AND STEROIDS AND DRUGS.
BBall Griot Racism is despicable but are you really going to argue that blacks don’t have more athletic ability to be the dominant athletes in basically every sport that depends on running and jumping? There’s literally a movie called White Men Can’t Jump. It’s just a fact that they are naturally better athletes. When given the same amount of training and with the same amount of effort they generally come out on top. No hatred involved here at all; it’s just life. All people deserve equal treatment, dignity, rights etc but what’s real is real man.
BBall Griot so you’re telling me that you think black athletes just try harder and that’s why they dominate all running, jumping and nearly every sport? Either they dominate it all because they have natural advantages... or they try harder and train harder. Yet elite athletes work with the same coaches and trainers doing the same routines, so what’s the more likely answer?
No white basketball player has ever or will ever be the athletes that Wilt, Bill Russell, Jordan, or Lebron are.
It’s physically not possible.
It’s not racism. It’s just fact.
@@bballgriotd-e-e-e-troitbba604 you don't divide people...lmao you fucking don't divide people.
you could justify the "it was a different game" argument if everyone was doing it back then...
Fr, I honestly think wilt would be amazing for today’s style especially his passing, ability to run the floor, finishing around the rim etc.
@@jlnxn5374 Note: Wilt didn't run the floor much. He was a big man and for most of career, his teammates fed him the ball and watched him score. Naturally, Wilt got tired and often WALKED down the floor on offense. When Wilt arrived, the offensive play would begin, but not until he arrived. On defense, many was the time he didn't get back down the court to make any kind of difference defensively. Just keepin' things real here, I saw him play, in-person and on TV.
G.O.A.T. period
Who did he play against? From Philly and I think he's overrated
@Mike Brown how many chips does he have!
@@samfranks9468 2, but he was going up against the most dominant team in sports history. can’t really blame him for that when he was going up against a team with on average 7 HOFers.
@@drac149 but he was so great he should have carried them and made players around him better
@@samfranks9468 gee it's almost like no one won against Bill Russell except Bob pettit(who did it against a rookie Bill) and Wilt hmmm
I seen all I need to see after he Blocked Kareems Sky Hook while guarding him head up ,pls remember this he was past his Prime plus coming off a major knee Injury ,just imagine him in his Prime yrs playing against Kareem hmmmm !!!!
"Nobody roots for Goliath."
I always have since the moment I understood his dominance.
Is Bill Russel not the most wholesome man who ever lived?
He has the greatest laugh of any human being I've ever heard.
Watch classic Bill in the 60s. He was a devious defensive mastermind
@@RLSmith-jt8qj e3
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I feel so fortunate to have seen him in the last 4 years of his career. Being a Brooklyn boy, I was a huge Knicks fan back then, but always rooted for Chamberlain against them. That 71-72 finals was so wonderful.
A compilation of Wilt Chamberlain? Man, that's something.
Look up George Marcus. Wilt played against professional players while in HS!
Wilt was just bigger than life, literally. Mythical....Russell was the best team player ever, but Wilt had 4 or 5 Game 7 that could have went his way but didn't. The 2 Championships he won in '67 & '72 were absolutely great teams.
Wilt would smash anyone in the paint today. Like Wilt said it wouldn't be funny.
Remember...Wilt was a multi-sport athlete. Maybe not on a pro-level, but he was excellent at volleyball and the high jump.
He's a volleyball hall of famer
He was also a dominant track and field athlete
He was a professional volleyball player and is in the volleyball hall of fame. In the 80’s he said he was in much better shape than he was when he retired from the nba. I wish SO much he would have returned in the 80’s, there was coaches trying to return in the 80’s.
The real GOAT
Thank you so much for this video! Great homage to the legendary Wilt Chamberlain.
Undisputed GOAT
Wilt Was The Reason I Picked Up A Basketball And Learned The Game I Was 7years old I Could Not Believe My Eyes The Way He Played And Went To 5 Games Watched With Amazement ,Sorry To Tell All Who Followed Playing in The ABA Or NBA Later After Wilt Retired You Will Never Ever Match Wilt For All Hes Done God In Heaven Only Made One Wilt Chamberlain For Me He Gave This Once Kid A Smile A Joy To Learn The Game And I Can Say In My Lifetime He Was My Hero Still Is Now He Resides in Heaven God Bless You Mr Chamberlain For Bringing A Lot Of Joy Into My Life
Wilt: “” I have a friend of mines who I talk to about 1nce a week and you know what he say about michaels 4 championships?? Nothing because he has 11 “”
When I say this they come at me crazy !!!
@Bob S even tho I don’t understand your comment at all , I’m still gonna honor it , only because Is still legal to have your own opinion and see things from your perspective , knowledge and eyes !!! But as soon as they take that away is over for you I’ll be back !! 😊✌🏼
@Bob S When that conversation took place...Jordan only had 4. The logic still holds true.
Don't forget his 2 scoring records Is one off the court and 1 of is and 1 on the court
Thanks for this video. We get to see Wilt through the eyes of his contemporaries and "goat" contenders.
I liked how they said forget the goat, he was the most dominant. They had to change the rules b/c of Wilt.
Wilt doesn't get the recognition today mainly because most ppl weren't alive when he played to remember how great he was.
I was introduced to basketball watching John Havlicek and the Celtics (B/W TV). I dreaded when Wilt played against them.
He was so good, you almost felt like he was cheating in some way, but he was just that good.
Yes, in his early days offensive goal tending was legal. Wilt would stay under the basket and using his height and ill would guide errant shots. They changed that rule because of him. The lane was widen because of Wilt. He was the strongest and most athletic basketball player I have ever seen then and since. Some of his records will still be in place 100 years from now! Think about that!
I remember in the 1980's there was serious talk of teams willing to sign Wilt Champerlain to play for their team. I would have loved to see it happen.
He is my starting center. I don't know whatelse to say, give me my pick of 12 players of any era.Wilt is first and I will go from there.
ok, but you will not win championships. Why? because Wilt did not make surrounding players better. it s not about statistics. it's about winning championships
@@lordemed1 you haven't heard my whole list of 12
@@lordemed1 Wilt won two rings
@@lordemed1 - How did MJ make those around him better?
The narrative is that he did, but what did he do to achieve that end?
@@lordemed1 Most assists in a season ever by a center
And people have the nerve to say LeBron James .... thats an absolute joke
Wilt, MJ, Kobe, Shaq all sit higher on the list than LeBron ... 💯
And Larry.
@@Champion_Aquatics
Yes. Larry over Kobe & Shaq & LeBron (& MJ as far as I’m concerned)
AI
Great video. I knew he was great, but now I realize how great he truly was. The 70's/80's was a time for plenty of defensive games under 100 points. Today is mostly run and shoot, plus the three point nonsense. There are exceptions of course, but mostly score, score, score. Even today, watching a truly defensive match remains a thing of beauty. Wilt the legend, good stuff.
This video should put it all to rest. Wilt is definitely, “The GOAT” !
The GOAT of what? stats or winning?
@@lordemed1 Teams win not individual players. Rings DO matter when evaluating individual players but it's not the only thing that matters when comparing individuals
Preview of what kinda things are seen in this comment.....
"Wilt Chamberlain Had The Only Quintuple-Double With 53 Points, 32 Rebounds, 14 Assists, 24 Blocks, And 11 Steals ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MICHAEL WHO???? ".
Only been a few days & I'm back watching this again , lol. I just cannot get enuff of Wilton Norman Chamberlain!
Ya know, Wilt Chamberlain was just BEYOND a legend. The word MYTHIC was used by Frank & i think that's a very apt word for Wilt. EVERY player coming into the NBA has goals set for themselves , even B4 He plays his 1st game. I think Barkley's goal was to score 20 PPG & avg 10+ boards.....He met those goals. However , so many more come in & they cant seem to get a handle on their game. What Wilt could do , was ....well....everything!!! (((Many peeps get on me cuz i say so many positive things about Wilt & at the end of this, I'm gonna list his biggest faults.))).
Where was i , Oh YES, Wilt cood do it all , except shoot free-throws. Had an even lower FT % than SHAQ did!!....enough said!
When Wilt was criticized for shooting too much in his rookie year , He Up'd his FG% from .461 to .509 & that 2nd year , he lead the NBA in FG% ,with that %. He then argue'd that "If a person is taking all these shots, he should be hitting the higher % ! He wont the shooting title 9 times out of his 14 years. By the 66-67 season he shot .683 & eventually got it up to .727 in his final season. I really wish Wilt stayed in the NBA until he was close to 50 or maybe a year or two past that , as he definitely had his body in great shape putting on a lot of muscle to play opposite Schwarzenegger in Conan , part 2. He was 48 years old & in the best shape of his life! So many great players, not only from His career days , but also after that in the 1980's , playing against people like Magic, Worthy..etc , say he was just amazing playing in those pick up games!!
In his last season 72-73 , He lead the NBA in Rebounds (18.6) , FG% (.727), & he was still kicking ass. If a player is leading the NBA in such a pivotal category, ya shouldn't just quit , ya know?
OK......WILT --> The BAD stuff....here we go..... **(( If your a Wilt-FAN , You'll be rewarded if you read to the end))**
There is a big reason why Wilt didnt win so much & while it's true , he didn't have the teammates Russell did, there's another equally negative reason for it.....
While Wilt pretended he didnt care what others thought of him , he did...VERY MUCH! Since his rookie season , He was labeled a gunner , ball-hog....on & on , so THIS is what he did......
During the regular season , Wilt would carry the team in a big way , but when a game was televised or in the play-off's , Wilt would NOT shoot as much for fear they would keep calling him that. So NOW , all of his teammates are way outta sinc & have no rhythm in their shooting becuz they havent shot all season long. SO they wouldn't win those games. If it was like NOW, where you can watch nearly every game , that wouldn't have worked. So , along with his massive ego & pride , it was his sensitivity to certain things that stopped him from winning. If he had just accepted that him "gunning" all the time...worked , & he shot the ball , like he usually wood, He would have won ..MUCH MORE! The EGO is a tricky thing & ya woodnt X-pect Wilt to be so sensitive , but...there ya go! When coaches started to tell him to pass the ball more, being Wilt, he took THAT to the X-treme too! Not enough to pass off, Wilt had to LEAD the NBA in...SOME-thing, lol. Thus , the only center to lead the NBA in total assists. He avg'd 8.6 APG , BUT that was NOT the highest per game, it was in TOTAL assists , which many people mix up. Oscar Robertson was the APG leader that season 67-68 with 9.7. It was still , however, VERY impressive! Another thing that didnt help WIlt much , was when Sharman asked Wilt to stop shooting & pass more often. Wilt , again being Wilt , took this very literal , cuz points was 1 of his strengths & he was pissed off , so he didn't shoot , when they NEEDED him to shoot. They would get down & Wilt just kept passing the ball & with him shooting a great FG% , he could've really helped his team out! Ive heard Wilt being called a "MAN-CHILD" & that too, is pretty apt & he would on occasion , throw a tantrum or 2 , lol.
So , was Wilt perfect...Hell no!! Did he have the most potential of anyone else in the NBA , i still gotta say YES. MJ & a few others are up there too , but i think Wilt was in a category of his own. You gotta remember , Wilt was playing Pro-ball ,as a young teenager! Wilt took a different name , as not to get in trouble , & played established NBA players, at just 15-16 years old. "Wilt Chamberlain, or as he was first known, "George Marcus", secretly dominated professional basketball under that assumed identity at age 16 for the Pittsburgh Raiders. Even as a kid against 6-11 men his own size playing professionally (such as former Harlem Globetrotters!) he averaged 53.9ppg by age 17!! " Not too shabby , eh? People talk about Wilt's 50.4 PPG season & rightfully so, but the very next yea, He averaged 44.8 PPG AND 24.3 rebounds to boot. I've always loved the line by Darrall Imhoff ( i think) , which states.... "Michael Jordan scored over 50 points in his career....Impressive! Wilt.... did it 45 times in a single season"...heh heh. BTW, did you know, if they never changed the rules about Wilt dunking from the foul-line , & he made all his FT's.... He would STILL be the all time leader scorer of all time, lol. Kareem has 38,387 points. Wilt would have had 43,281 points... OR, to be fair , If Wilt could only do it until his knee surgery that is 1,648 less, He'd still have 1,000's of more points than KAJ. Had the ONLY quintuple-double (unofficially) in NBA history & wait until you see THESE numbers....ready?????
Ok , here we go......Wilt Chamberlain Had The Only Quintuple-Double With 53 Points, 32 Rebounds, 14 Assists, 24 Blocks, And 11 Steals ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MICHAEL WHO????
SUMMERY........
MJ is thought of as the best , 1 of the reasons being his had the highest PPG average. & with Wilt, here is a guy who also avg'd 30.1 ppg , small fraction lower than MJ , BUT Wilt was also the best rebounder the NBA has ever seen! So , Wilt , along with being a top scorer in his career but best rebounder ever...How much more does he have to do , to be labeled , once & for all, The GOAT!?? Wilt 9 shooting titles, 11 rebounding titles , only center to have the most total assists for the entire season , 9-times leader in minutes played , & 1 time, avg'd more minutes than there are in a full game ....I mean C'MON !! OK , i gotta stop listing his accomplishments or we'd be here for ever! NEARLY best scorer AND THE best rebounder... Survey says------DING-DING-DING!!!
Seriously , if you made it thru this , thanks very much! I've been holding in all that negativity about him for ever , lol. Wilt ..... I honestly think , that most people who'v seen a few video's about him , & most of those are his last season, just cant understand HOW DOMINANT he truly was!!! He wasn't the tallest in his playing days even in his early years , which i think MANY believe. He was just a guy who could...Run faster than most , jump higher than most, put the ball in the hoop & grabbed anything that missed.
@@elvispresley5921 no he wasnt just a guy who could run faster than most jump higher than most etc...he was the only guy who was 7ft tall and could also run faster than most jump higher than most etc...furthermore, the era he played during produced4-5 or more players who averaged as many and/or even substantially more RPG than D.Rodman in his prime managed to, and a closer look at FG%s of shooters leaguewide during that era compared to others as well as a few other stats shows those numbers are a result of the fact that the game was still in its early evolution, players were hitting lower FG%s leaguewide...Look at Cousys FG% for example-NEVER managed to hit even 40% of his FGs for an entire season...Elgin Baylor hit 43%of his FGs...Jerry West the player many would likely suggest as the best pure shooter of that era only hit 47% from the floor for his career...The 1964 Celtics as a team didnt have a single player who hit as high as even 46% from the floor and collectively while winning the their 6th championship in a row hit only 41% from the field during that 1964 reg season...BTW, Wilt not only had the advantage of being the only 7fter with modern day or 1980s-1990s big man athleticism, he was playing during an era where the overwhelming majority of guards and swingmen also werent the kind of athletic specimens at least half of em playing by the 80s and 90s were-unable to play above the rim esp on defense when helping out to dbl or triple team him.
@@dp233332 DP , Your preaching to the Choir! I LUV WIlt and am very proud to have him as my GOAT in NBA history. I only wrote the bad crap cuz peeps started calling me out on it , lol
It's a damn shame the technology at the time of this mans greatness wasn't better. Imagine seeing him ball in 4K. I bet he would be the undisputed GOAT if it was possible.
I’m just glad I was able to see Wilt play in Philadelphia
damn your still alive? good for you man.
I'm not a fan of Stan. But perhaps one of the greatest quotes of all time. " I don't care what era he averaged 50 and 25 " !
If I had to start a team with any player in NBA history it's Wilt without a doubt.
Bird he made everyone better
And with that we close the debate of the GOAT.
So Jordan then
Yes smartass Wilt
The GOAT could never be a player who shrank so drastically in the playoffs. Wilt shot 1-11, 2-13. 0-8 and 2-11 from the foul line in close-out games.
@@RatedRex1 He couldn't shoot foul shots throughout his career, are you nuts? You can't fault him for missing foul shots when he missed them with the same regularity during the regular season.
@@grandpavanderhof So it's ok to brick foul-shots in the playoffs? In a 3-point game, missing 9 free throws is ok with you? SMDH.
Wilt was the first cheat code. 😂 😂
Thank You for that video, @Nick Smith NBA , Wilt is forgotten for one reason - marketing. Nothing more.
The greatest seven footer that was sooo quick strong .
I appreciate you putting that together. I know it was a lot of work. I look forward to more.
You know what is tragic is that blocks weren’t counted yet. Can you imagine how insane the extra records would be for blocks ?
The guy who kept stats for games says Wilt averaged 8.6 blocks a game. Russell was very good too. Wilt had games with 25 blocks. Don't care when you are playing. 25 blocks is silly. He blocked the sky hook when he was 35 well passed his prime. 10 times in 2 games. Tell me another center who blocked that shot more than once let alone 10 times at age 35 in 2 games. There's video of him getting it twice in like 3 seconds and that at age 35.
@@larrylindgren9484 no kidding I’ve seen that. He was a freak of nature. No one has come close to Wilt in my opinion. It’s been 60 some years, the guy still holds most records in the nba books. Many will never be broken. It’s a shame he doesn’t get his due credit. But , it’s cuz he only got 2 championships. Which really isn’t too fair. Can’t take anything away from Russell but he had 8 hall of famers to play with and arguably one of the best coaches ever. Red aurbeck.
Wilt would have been an insane Quaterback, the man's full court passes is just 🕺🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯
He dunked the ball one time and as it came to the ground it broke a guys foot, put him out the rest of the season. That’s something crazy right there! Also good for a quarterback is strong hands….Wilt could palm a 16 pound bowling ball….not with his fingers in the holes but palming it like a basketball…..insane grip strength.
Amazing Vid , TYVM!
Great content Nick Smith. Love this stuff. Love this.
Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain are always my first two picks for my Allstar team, and should be yours too
Yup mine as well
For some Un Godly reason this man does not get the Credit he Deserves!!!
Too many finals losses. Very unfortunate that he was agaisnt Russell's Celtics
Bill's laugh is the best.
Awesome vid and compilation sir. I'm from that era and still learned a great deal about one of my favorite players. If his records have lasted over 40 years, there is no debate. Wilts the G>O>A>T>
you always dropping bangers. we're no worthy
Appreciate it!
It’s a real bummer that Wilt didn’t play later than he did. I would have loved to have seen what he’d have done if his career began in 1970.
great production, clearly something you put a lot of work into and it pays off. thanks
This…was an unbelievable video. Quite informative and a story well told. Thank you.
I am really enjoying this video's you are making. I have know soo much about NBA finest....being from South Africa I know a lot through ur hard work
Thanks for this. He's always been my all time favorite player!!
wilt, love wilt too especially early 1960s wilt
Great video, thank you! There’s so much more you could tell!
Wilt Chamberlain is to basketball what Babe Ruth is to baseball. They are legendary figures, mythical superheroes. It’s hard to believe they were even human. Their records are simply untouchable.
I loved watching the titanic battles between Wilt and the 76ers vs. Russell and the Celtics on Sundays on ABC TV. Wilt and the Big O were my favorite players back then. I thought then and I still think that Wilt is the GOAT.
The difference between larry, MJ, and wilt is that in order to get wilt to Totally dominate a game like no other before or since - you had to poke him, you had to piss him off. Most of the time Wilt played below his ability. With Larry and MJ they walked on to the court with that killer mindset. With Wilt he knew could Totally dominate but did not want to hurt people or be perceived as a bully.
Could you imagine at the time of Larry and MJ, Magic plus with the technology of there era, with all the trash talking how Wilt would have been? That is a scary thought
He holds 72 records in the NBA what other player in any freaking sport has ever done anything like that if you look at the record books it's all Wilt Chamberlain
@@frankfindout1505 AMEN!!!!!
Should’ve done that versus the Celtics
Is the goal of basketball to set records or to win championships?
Excellent vid and thank you
Awesome video. Thank you
Wilt isn’t often in the greatest conversation because he came out in ‘59 and was almost done by the time Kareem came along. He transcends the conversation and is the sport’s greatest legend.
Heavenly BD R.I.P. I met him twice always a cordial man. The first time I saw him I was 8. It was after the LA Lakers first championship season 71-72, the season of 33 consecutive wins, still stands. He was playing beach vball at Manhattan beach. I took a few pictures with him and shook his hand not sure I went in the water after that did, not want to wash my hand. My mom came home with developed pictures from Fotomat. I wanted to show my friends what I have been bragging about. since that day My mom broke the news that the role of developed film came out except those with my childhood idol. To say I was DEVESATED is an understatement. Nevertheless I met the G.O.A.T. with fond memories.
Wow ,just stumbled on to these ,watched them all .... Many Thanks
If Jordan had been able to try playing his inside game against Chamberlain in the paint, he'd end up flat on his back every play.
Until he was carried off to the hospital that is. 😆
Lebron James too. I contend that's why his stats are so great because he has no men like Wilt to play against
I’m more impressed that he lead the league in assists as a center than any of his other feats. I had no idea of that until watching this. 😂 Wilt was a bad man!
In Wilt's last ever series against the Knicks in 1973 he played all 240 minutes in 5 games. Today these so called great athletes need the minute police and rest days and after 35 minutes they are exhausted.
and yet wilt died of heart failure at 63
@@finallife87 Probably did what he did even more remarkable.
Even more impressive, was the year he AVERAGED over 48 minutes per game. Means he also played almost all the overtime games. Oh, and NEVER fouled out of a game. His stamina, even as he got older, was something to behold. When Secretariat won the Belmont stakes by 31 lengths, I immediately thought of Wilt, still beating all the younger players because both were so gifted physically... and both still hold those records 50 years later. Perhaps not genetic physical perfection, but awful god damn close.
@@d.e.b.b5788 Larry Brown told stories that Wilt used to dominate Magic Johnson in pick up games at UCLA. Larry was coaching the Bruins and Wilt and four Bruins would play Magic and his buddies and Wilt would dominate. He would of been 45 then.
@@d.e.b.b5788 after Wilt you had a bunch of quarter horses
He was big 8 champion in the 100m and in the high jump. To be 7’1 and have such freakish athleticism needs to be acknowledged
I really enjoyed this thank you
Wilts greatness can’t be fit into 1 video
A couple things nobody knows about Wilt Chamberlain he made 35 shots in a row in the 66 67 season he scored 60 points in one quarter in a high school game that's why Wilt Chamberlain is the goat of the NBA he's done things that you couldn't think are fathomable by any other player I seen Wilt Chamberlain in street clothes jump up and take a quarter off the top of the backboard
Big time b.s.
Really enjoyed that! I Thank You!
Awesome video.
The Goat!
one of a kind content! Would love to see one of these about Pistol Pete, a truly one of a kind player!
What Jerry West said, says it all tho. I mean, he still is a executive and scout for this league.
Thank you for this. Ties history. Grateful for your work.
Great clips. Keep up the good work!!
By far the best ever he would block every one of Jordan's shots if they played one on one
Low key he moves like a shooting guard
Love the vids!!! How about one about Paul Pierce?