How Good Was Wilt Chamberlain Actually?

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  • A closer like at the life and play of the most dominant player in NBA history, Wilt Chamberlain.
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    Wilt Chamberlain is often considered the most dominant force that played the game of basketball, and one of the greatest players of all time. We already had the top 10 amazing facts on Chamberlain on the channel, and in this video, we'll try to further debunk the myth that is Wilt the Stilt. We'll try to answer the question of how dominant he really was, why he only won two championships, and why he didn't really like to dunk - so stay tuned!
    How Good Was Wilt Chamberlain Actually?
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  • @alowlyshep8932
    @alowlyshep8932 Před 4 lety +6298

    Wilt is basically a my career player

    • @elijahlernerdreamer9584
      @elijahlernerdreamer9584 Před 3 lety +442

      Who bought too much vc

    • @lloydkline6946
      @lloydkline6946 Před 3 lety +69

      ❤ wilt too, especially early 1960s wilt, gots his books 📚

    • @lowdbhjusx
      @lowdbhjusx Před 3 lety +68

      lloyd kline what??

    • @youtuber3328
      @youtuber3328 Před 3 lety +23

      the goats tied literally always have and will be both wilt chamberlain and bill russell

    • @zlwel287
      @zlwel287 Před 3 lety +13

      Post take paint beast

  • @MrInzombia
    @MrInzombia Před 3 lety +3750

    when wilt says he would have averaged 70-80 a game. He’s probably the only man who aint cappin.

    • @Ozem_Israel
      @Ozem_Israel Před 3 lety +233

      Didn't this dude drop a 100 in an NBA game? 80 sounds doable.

    • @TheFadedSpade35
      @TheFadedSpade35 Před 3 lety +143

      Wilt could average 45 today with the relative ease

    • @rodangrahf
      @rodangrahf Před 3 lety +105

      @IslangDong317 simple, Wilt is stronger than everybody else and back then people could do outrageous things while defending, Wilt took some nasty blows in his time and he still averaged 50 points for a season. Today no Center can match his strength, speed and leaping. Defensively they wouldnt be able to even touch him with the flagrant fouls.
      70-80 is an example he gave, clearly exaggerated, but with these tools at his favor he would easily average 30-40 points a season, possibly matching or surpassing his career high of 50. The game would work too much in his favor.

    • @MrInzombia
      @MrInzombia Před 3 lety +52

      IslangDong317 He said if he just waited at the post, he could rebound and dunk all day long. But he thought that was a cheap looking style and wanted to expand his game. So he shot the ball more rather than just bullying his way to the paint and getting a guaranteed bucket every time. He was that good.

    • @bossplayermfs5972
      @bossplayermfs5972 Před 3 lety +3

      💯

  • @tw364
    @tw364 Před 3 lety +823

    "There will be no more layups in this gym". The GOAT.

    • @gerardrbain1972
      @gerardrbain1972 Před 3 lety +56

      Wilt was 43 and Magic was 20. That makes that even more amazing.

    • @TheMVPSteveNash
      @TheMVPSteveNash Před 2 lety +8

      Maybe Magic called Kareem for help after he got run out of the gym 😂

    • @charleslalawigan2755
      @charleslalawigan2755 Před 2 lety +2

      Looked like Zeus got enough with his people😂😂

    • @Brian-wx7nx
      @Brian-wx7nx Před 2 lety +1

      Read this as soon as the video said it 😯😯😯😯

    • @luvmenow33
      @luvmenow33 Před rokem +2

      Yup. That was prime magic.
      The year he took over in the finals and beat my sixers

  • @JohnSmith-fm1ht
    @JohnSmith-fm1ht Před 3 lety +442

    I used to love watching interviews of Wilt on TV. He was so likeable and smart. Also a real character at times in the best way. He was asked sometime in the mid 1990s: If you played today how many points would you average. He said: About 35 a game, but you have to remember I'm 55 years old.

    • @scottfeuerhammer3595
      @scottfeuerhammer3595 Před rokem +36

      He wasn't lying either.

    • @bearingcee
      @bearingcee Před rokem +5

      That quote is the realist quote too ever hear or read.

    • @AcousticOlli
      @AcousticOlli Před 7 měsíci +1

      @@scottfeuerhammer3595 lmao.. Wilt did nothing but lie. Everytime he went on TV he lied.

    • @donsantos1885
      @donsantos1885 Před 6 měsíci +8

      ​@@AcousticOllithemm records ain't no lie

    • @AcousticOlli
      @AcousticOlli Před 6 měsíci +1

      @@donsantos1885 yes but most of what he said in interviews was a lie. his vertical inch, his track and field records, his bench press etc.

  • @vicbonto6255
    @vicbonto6255 Před 3 lety +5038

    Wilt when he scored 27 points
    People: darn he is having a bad day

    • @bobbyking1738
      @bobbyking1738 Před 3 lety +102

      Lol true

    • @Leksaboi
      @Leksaboi Před 3 lety +26

      OOOOOOFF

    • @Poloskii
      @Poloskii Před 3 lety +153

      I cry when I score less than 40 points on my career, I spoiled myself

    • @joesimpson304
      @joesimpson304 Před 3 lety +38

      I cry if score less than 100

    • @comicsnerd4910
      @comicsnerd4910 Před 3 lety +30

      joe simpson same bro🤣 I get pissed when I score 90 points

  • @ubaibhuiyan1222
    @ubaibhuiyan1222 Před 4 lety +4153

    So basically, wilt got tired of being too good. 😂

    • @izzleongtian1157
      @izzleongtian1157 Před 3 lety +265

      Yeah he was like... I'll let Bill Russel take over,or they'll find out I'm an alien

    • @Erik-lc3ut
      @Erik-lc3ut Před 3 lety +30

      Izz Leong Tian nah he used to get beat by bill he didn’t let him take over he got destroyed

    • @shyii9244
      @shyii9244 Před 3 lety +69

      Erik 19990 naw remember if he wanted to he could have averaged 80 that would’ve made bill cry he would have less championships

    • @kenjifujima9435
      @kenjifujima9435 Před 3 lety +7

      Badass

    • @zlwel287
      @zlwel287 Před 3 lety +4

      Did you watch shrek 4

  • @krobin7h
    @krobin7h Před 3 lety +233

    Rookie year 37.6 pts per game. More than any player in history, to this day still. 2nd year 38.4, but the team still didn't go far. In the off-season coach makes remark to the press "Wilt needs to score 50 per game for us to get the championship". Next year he averages 50.4

    • @zavorica
      @zavorica Před rokem

      And did they win that year?

    • @krobin7h
      @krobin7h Před rokem +20

      @@zavorica No they didn't win the championship that year either. But still, even in basketball it takes a team, not just one guy

    • @HiNRGboy
      @HiNRGboy Před rokem +8

      The Warriors that year weren't too bad, they just weren't as good as the Celtics.. HOWEVER.. they DID take Boston to 7 games! The Warriors were basically young prime Wilt and an old Arizin who could still play well, with decent role players around them. Tom Gola, Tom Meschery, and Guy Rodgers were all decent. Rodgers was not a great scorer but a nice playmaker, and Gola sucked in the playoffs I'm not sure why. He might've gotten hurt though as he didn't play in every game. They got help from Meschery who played way better in the playoffs. Wilt and Arizin were excellent as always in playoff scoring. Still they couldn't beat Boston... but it was no cakewalk... It actually came down to game 7 of the finals!!

    • @zavorica
      @zavorica Před rokem +1

      @@HiNRGboy really good argument I respect that and I have to agree. Only valid argument that I have seen recently regarding Wilt.

    • @xotticgxo
      @xotticgxo Před rokem

      wilts comp was way worse than todays comp

  • @davidreidenberg9941
    @davidreidenberg9941 Před 3 lety +720

    His greatest weakness was he wasn’t mean enough. If he cracked a few heads at the beginning of his career NOBODY would have ever messed with him. He definitely went out of his way to avoid confrontations possibly out of fear that he might kill someone if he really lost his temper.

    • @wishingb5859
      @wishingb5859 Před 3 lety +97

      He was too strong. He could lift Arnold off the ground with one hand and did lift 2 players at once. He dislocated someone's shoulder with one of his blocks. He backed off to not hurt people but he scared some of the players to death because of how strong he was. He could have killed them. Muhammed Ali didn't want to box him because he was too strong and Arnold considered him the strongest person he had ever met.

    • @senseichess8688
      @senseichess8688 Před 2 lety +19

      @@wishingb5859 Ali was more than willing to fight him and would have killed him of course

    • @wishingb5859
      @wishingb5859 Před 2 lety +18

      @@senseichess8688 Laughing. Ali would have been floating like butterflies and roping the dope. But Wilt did have a much bigger wing span.

    • @senseichess8688
      @senseichess8688 Před 2 lety +26

      @@wishingb5859 Ali had too much skill snd knowledge as bad as wilt was Ali would have hurt him in a fight...of course...thats how he made a living and he was in the top 5 best ever fighters in all Weight classes

    • @senseichess8688
      @senseichess8688 Před 2 lety +1

      @@wishingb5859 Ali would have found a way to counter the wing span difference and then hurt wilt badly

  • @thatonenoobguy2682
    @thatonenoobguy2682 Před 4 lety +1575

    Nonstopsports:he was tall and fast
    Nba2k20: 25 speed with ball

  • @zacharymg8892
    @zacharymg8892 Před 3 lety +1722

    Lebron scores 35 points
    Everyone:he is on fire🔥🔥
    Wilt: Scores 45
    Everyone: Is he sick, did he get enough sleep I think he got 1 hour of sleep
    Guyz thank u so much for me reaching 1k likes thank u

    • @kimanchorez2771
      @kimanchorez2771 Před 3 lety +10

      For me Wilt is like LeBron both are glorious losers

    • @Mahdi_Amine
      @Mahdi_Amine Před 3 lety +184

      @@kimanchorez2771 lebron and wilt are losers ? Lebron got 3 rings and 4 mvps !!! You probably can't even make your highschool team

    • @JoseRamirez-uj3nb
      @JoseRamirez-uj3nb Před 3 lety +82

      mahdi amine why you gotta do Kim like that

    • @plutogoated9580
      @plutogoated9580 Před 3 lety +2

      @Football Fan ._.

    • @justainternetwonderer1273
      @justainternetwonderer1273 Před 3 lety +15

      Wilt was not a loser he would alway go to conference final but lose to bill russel but he once actually defeated bill and won in finals

  • @JustLikeYou.
    @JustLikeYou. Před 3 lety +408

    Wilt is undoubtedly the greatest athlete to ever live, he was literally a freak of nature

    • @scottfeuerhammer3595
      @scottfeuerhammer3595 Před rokem +16

      I agree. Track star. GOAT in basketball. GOAT in volleyball (who let this freak play with mortals). He's Paul Bunyan. More so than Babe Ruth. JOHN HENRY!!! That's it!!!

    • @studmuffin3264
      @studmuffin3264 Před rokem +4

      him or Bo Jackson

    • @SSneaks1515
      @SSneaks1515 Před rokem +4

      Bo Jackson

    • @StarVerix
      @StarVerix Před rokem +3

      Nah nobody is he Juggernaut BO Jakcson was

    • @lisa-lg9vk
      @lisa-lg9vk Před rokem +4

      The reason some people pick Bo over Wilt as best athlete of all time is they never saw Wilt. It's really not close enough to be an issue

  • @jmace2424
    @jmace2424 Před rokem +412

    The craziest thing about Wilt’s 100 point game was that there was no 3 point line at that time.

    • @jokerofmorocco
      @jokerofmorocco Před rokem +42

      Even if there was, not like he would've taken any

    • @mattmolzan3992
      @mattmolzan3992 Před rokem +22

      He actually could shoot deep shots, he was a bad free throw shooter because he was too strong. Not because his hands were too big like shaqs. He would make half courters at about 30%

    • @MJGOAT
      @MJGOAT Před rokem +11

      @@jokerofmorocco if you watched him you would know that’s false he took deep shots and because he had such big arms and was so big it looked like he didn’t take deep shots but he shot from 3 point range plenty and scored there plenty

    • @KingDogelll
      @KingDogelll Před rokem +3

      @@jokerofmorocco wilt was a great deep shooter soooo

    • @forgiatocapone7279
      @forgiatocapone7279 Před 10 měsíci +1

      If there was 3s back then wilt would have transformed Kareem skyhook literally

  • @charesu8
    @charesu8 Před 4 lety +1116

    Bruh, his mom probably made a cheat code to increase every freakin stat of wilt. No jokes, Wilt is pretty underrated tbh, many people don't even include him in their top 5

    • @blackandwhite1410
      @blackandwhite1410 Před 3 lety +136

      Potato #1 he is tho, for a player at his size, strongest player in nba history (he could bench more than Shaq when he was 49), could skyhook from the three point line, 50 ppg in a season, highest fg % of all time in a season, most points scored in a season, most points scored in a game, most rebounds in a game, most rebounds in a season, most blocks in a game, most blocks in a season, highest vertical in nba history + when Michael Jordan says wilt is the greatest to play the game you just know he is (even Joel Embiid and Lebron James says he would dominate today) and he ain’t even on most people’s top 3

    • @therealsteezy891
      @therealsteezy891 Před 3 lety +21

      ErikGamezzz Pro thank you he’s my goat tbh he just played in the wrong era

    • @charesu8
      @charesu8 Před 3 lety +24

      @Potato #1 I heard that some teams actually want to sign him on his 50s. Isn't that crazy?

    • @fekorak
      @fekorak Před 3 lety +8

      @@charesu8 Nets wanted to sing him for the end of the season.

    • @charesu8
      @charesu8 Před 3 lety +1

      @@fekorak yeah

  • @vingthor13
    @vingthor13 Před 2 lety +85

    Wilt Chamberlain's quintuple-double game
    Wilt Chamberlain, on March 18th, 1968, completed the only quintuple-double in NBA history. ... Pollack recorded that Wilt finished the game with 53 Points, 32 Rebounds, 14 Assists, 24 Blocks, And 11 Steals.
    Enjoy thinking about THAT!!!

    • @nicksatwr4538
      @nicksatwr4538 Před 2 lety +12

      Fr he averaged 13 blocks a game not offceil but still

    • @alfredodistefanolaulhe2212
      @alfredodistefanolaulhe2212 Před rokem +1

      24 blocks seems like a joke!

    • @Thereallevan
      @Thereallevan Před měsícem

      24 blocks 😂 the hardheaded never learn not that much intelligent players in the 60s

  • @nixbriones4963
    @nixbriones4963 Před 3 lety +721

    One of the most disrespected baller of all time. He's my GOAT!

    • @ronbonora7872
      @ronbonora7872 Před 3 lety +49

      I agree and the individual stats prove it. Wilt still holds 72 nba records to this day!

    • @1eagleeyez
      @1eagleeyez Před 3 lety +14

      Probably the most charismatic Nba player in the history of that game.

    • @jhglaze
      @jhglaze Před 3 lety +2

      Nix Briones ... And now I understand the man and the player a bit better. A real G O A T Athelete!

    • @stevenrtrent9921
      @stevenrtrent9921 Před 3 lety +3

      Amen

    • @benjaminpease5297
      @benjaminpease5297 Před 3 lety +21

      @LilCxsh1629* MJ is smaller, weaker, slower (yes....slower), no more hops than Wilt at prime. MJ has him in shooting and quickness only. If Wilt had a coach and teammates, he'd have 12 rings.

  • @raiden1876
    @raiden1876 Před 3 lety +85

    He seems like a guy who lived life to the fullest and tried almost everything and a nice person

  • @pablosolimeo2006
    @pablosolimeo2006 Před 3 lety +162

    This just proves that Wilt Chamberlain is among the most unique athlete of all time, and no other NBA player will be like him for generations to come.

    • @adriennerobinson1180
      @adriennerobinson1180 Před 2 lety +3

      Truth Indeed

    • @fanofgodjimindiva2497
      @fanofgodjimindiva2497 Před rokem +5

      Shaq was like him, the difference is Shaq was just lazy, instead of trying to be versatile

    • @liamsmith2340
      @liamsmith2340 Před rokem

      Wilt played against Plumbers

    • @matthewbolton6646
      @matthewbolton6646 Před rokem +2

      @@liamsmith2340 doesn’t change his physical capabilities, bro was 7 1 with a 7 8 wingspan, ran track a 40+ vert. All in an era that didn’t have a good understanding of sport science

    • @liamsmith2340
      @liamsmith2340 Před rokem

      @@matthewbolton6646 stop that bs casual

  • @PLO702
    @PLO702 Před 4 lety +520

    “Behind wilt, of course.”

    • @thebreakdown8843
      @thebreakdown8843 Před 3 lety +8

      ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) oh yeah

    • @chaplinlove76
      @chaplinlove76 Před 3 lety +1

      Gay

    • @Poloskii
      @Poloskii Před 3 lety

      Everybody is behind wilt in stats except in the playoffs, wilt was never known for his playoff performance

    • @Poloskii
      @Poloskii Před 3 lety

      @@chaplinlove76 lmao

    • @mer_rick
      @mer_rick Před 3 lety

      Bro what

  • @MrBillbies
    @MrBillbies Před 3 lety +61

    As a St.Louis Hawks fan, I watched from the stands twice as Wilt played against the Hawks, and each time saw him triple-teamed and fouled like crazy. He never complained, but I thought, "My God, look what they're doing to him!" Now I know he probably didn't even feel the fouls!

    • @nicholasschroeder3678
      @nicholasschroeder3678 Před 2 lety +6

      I think he did. He talked about quitting after his first season. He got heat on the court, from the fans, and especially from the press.

  • @tkokesh
    @tkokesh Před 2 lety +40

    My favorite Wilt stats are 1. because of overtime, he averaged OVER 48 minutes per game, and 2. He never fouled out of a game.
    Other stats like averaging 50 points for a season or leading the league in points, rebounds, and assists (and probably blocks, too, if they had kept track of it) IN THE SAME SEASON are still unique, but playing almost every minute of every game is just insane.

    • @georgejones2863
      @georgejones2863 Před rokem +1

      Probably the best in steals as well.

    • @aarondigby9859
      @aarondigby9859 Před rokem

      Never fouling out of a game in his entire career. How do you do that. Averaging 50+ pts a season, playing 48 minutes a game for the entire season. 55 rbs against Bill Russell, PHENOM.

    • @alfredodistefanolaulhe2212
      @alfredodistefanolaulhe2212 Před rokem

      And he averaged 73 % FG in his last season. Also averaged 30 rebs per game in the 1966 playoffs. Also led the league in assists.

  • @WilliamThee4th
    @WilliamThee4th Před 3 lety +196

    I get chills thinking of him playing modern basketball... He'd be so damn open and no one is really physical anymore on the block... He'd own his space like he did then no problem at all with 100% certainty... The physicality of the center position has been lost for a very long time Shaq was the last of that breed

    • @senseichess8688
      @senseichess8688 Před 2 lety +6

      Amen

    • @bennynagon9322
      @bennynagon9322 Před 2 lety +4

      He would be a more dominant Giannis, truly scary to think about

    • @11DowningStreet
      @11DowningStreet Před 3 měsíci

      players are more physical today than back when wilt played. watch some film of him in the low post, you couldn't bump your defender like you can now on post ups

  • @kaiserrino8774
    @kaiserrino8774 Před 4 lety +276

    The strongest player
    The best shot blocker
    The best rebounder
    The best scorer
    The best big man passer
    The best conditioned player
    The most women slept with :)
    It's hard to argue against Wilt being the Greatest.

    • @Amick44
      @Amick44 Před 3 lety +1

      @Kai Webster in any case, it truly hard to imagine how good Wilt AND Russell were. Really really great. Both of em.

    • @Poloskii
      @Poloskii Před 3 lety +4

      He never tried being the best, he just gave everything he had in basketball and sports. It just happened that his incredible work ethic(He would spend 90% of the day playing ball) ended up making him a hall of famer, and the best player ever so guys, as long as you have good genes and a good work ethic you can make it:)

    • @amz3900
      @amz3900 Před 3 lety

      He didn’t actually sleep with a lot of women my g...

    • @raykalingo8525
      @raykalingo8525 Před 3 lety +5

      Wilt finals winning percentage 2-6 33%
      Finals mvps 1
      When it matters most,
      on the biggest stage,
      brightest lights!!!
      GREATEST???
      1969 wilt had Jerry west and Elgin Baylor, still lost. Finals mvp went to
      Jerry west, looooosing(losing)team.
      Not wilt, not Russell
      GOAT, 6-0 AND 6 F-MVPS(NBA BEST)
      100% WINNER, WHEN IT MATTERS!!!

    • @retiredwestbrookfan6049
      @retiredwestbrookfan6049 Před 3 lety +2

      @@raykalingo8525 yea just ignore the part where mike created a superteam and faced no competition against it while wilt played with bums.

  • @bobleposki1011
    @bobleposki1011 Před 3 lety +62

    Wilt was so good it's hard to adequately individualize his accomplishments because his game was so complete. In '61/'62 season he averaged 50.4 pts a game while playing in 80 games !! This guy was a FREAK !!!

    • @ronbonora7872
      @ronbonora7872 Před 3 lety +2

      Wilt is the GOAT! The stats prove it. He still holds 72 NBA records!

    • @davidbarker7938
      @davidbarker7938 Před 8 měsíci +1

      And averaged 48.5 minutes in those 80 games.

    • @11DowningStreet
      @11DowningStreet Před 3 měsíci

      per 75 possessions wilt averaged 28.7 points a game. he would still be a good scorer in today's game but not the anomaly, one of a kind type output we think of. quite a few players are outscoring him this season, adjusting for era and pace discrepancies

  • @thebaddestogre-3698
    @thebaddestogre-3698 Před 3 lety +42

    We had this thin-looking kid in my high school that had this crazy natural strength and speed. The first time we dragged him to the weight room he benched 270lbs. He could outrun anyone in the school. He never applies himself and is working a call center. I wish I could go back and encourage him the right way😓.

  • @TopTrending
    @TopTrending Před 4 lety +1292

    What a legend!

    • @cjlit200
      @cjlit200 Před 4 lety +1

      Does top trending respond?

    • @youtuber3328
      @youtuber3328 Před 3 lety +3

      the goats tied literally always have and will be both wilt chamberlain and bill russell

    • @pablosolimeo2006
      @pablosolimeo2006 Před 3 lety +9

      I don't think Wilt was human, how can a 7ft 1 guy be one of the fastest, strongest and smartest athletes of all time?!!!!!
      He it truly a wonder like no other.

    • @dutchvanderlinde8262
      @dutchvanderlinde8262 Před 3 lety +2

      YEAH RIGHT.

    • @kaisrafiq9811
      @kaisrafiq9811 Před 3 lety +9

      @@pablosolimeo2006 plus the taller u are the more weight is added on and he ran 100m in 10.9secs at 7’1 if he was like 6’2 he would’ve probably smashed usain bolts record

  • @iaintevengonholdyou
    @iaintevengonholdyou Před rokem +16

    It’s crazy that he said “no more layups in this gym” and actually blocked every one of them 😭😭😭 I love this guy bro

  • @iess2006
    @iess2006 Před 3 lety +28

    I'll quote Bill Walton..."Wilt was so great that nothing he ever did was good enough." Still owns the NBA record book 50 years after retirement.

  • @michaelcanada7221
    @michaelcanada7221 Před 3 lety +93

    This is the best explanation concerning the Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell debate I have ever ever experienced. Thanks for this one.

    • @jimmace6148
      @jimmace6148 Před 3 lety +4

      Horrible explanation. Russell's whole team was Hall of Famers. Name a Wilt teammate? I cant.

    • @fearz8245
      @fearz8245 Před 2 lety +5

      @@jimmace6148 Jerry West, Elgin Baylor

    • @chardleydorval3774
      @chardleydorval3774 Před 2 lety +1

      @@jimmace6148 west buddy

    • @pasandesilva2295
      @pasandesilva2295 Před 2 lety

      @@jimmace6148 Didn't the narrator tell the exact same thing? "Russell had better team mates?"

    • @earam88
      @earam88 Před 2 lety

      @@jimmace6148 wilt played with Paul Arizin, Billy Cunningham, Hal Greer, Gail Goodrich, Elgin Baylor, Jerry West, Pat Reily, all hall famers. Thats seven hall famers!

  • @BrockMak
    @BrockMak Před 4 lety +796

    If all the blocks were counted, how many quadruple doubles would he get?

  • @MrSuperman957
    @MrSuperman957 Před 2 lety +20

    This dude was an actual genius. Even eccentric like the rest of them.
    The type of guy who's good at everything but moves on to other things for the fun of it

  • @Mr05Chuck
    @Mr05Chuck Před 3 lety +36

    I remember watching Conan. There is a shot where Arnold and Wilt are lifting a stone door side by side. Arnold looked like a little kid next to Wilt. After his basketball career he played pro volleyball. His physic and muscle tone was unreal. Wilt was way ahead of anyone during that era and would still be today.

  • @theguardian5090
    @theguardian5090 Před 3 lety +160

    Wilt went to the Virgin Islands,after he left they are now called the islands.

  • @popstarresearchingoblivion8778

    6:20 The original "So I took it personal and gave them 60"

    • @jordanpass3364
      @jordanpass3364 Před 3 lety

      No the original i took it personal and gave them 80

    • @darrylowens6506
      @darrylowens6506 Před 3 lety

      Only 60? He must be down bad

    • @Nuvendil
      @Nuvendil Před 3 lety

      @@darrylowens6506 Well, it's worth noting that in that stretch - the video has the numbers a bit off, it was 68, 47, and 53 in December of 1967 - he averaged a FG% of 79.3% as well.

    • @gerardrbain1972
      @gerardrbain1972 Před 3 lety

      @@Nuvendil Nobody talks about how high Wilt's field goal percentage always was.

  • @barryklus
    @barryklus Před 3 lety +44

    Today Damian Lillard scored 61 points in a game, the third time he's done that this year.. only one other player has scored 60 or more points more than Dame in a season..Wilt.

    • @Nuvendil
      @Nuvendil Před 3 lety +6

      And Dame was only 12 short of the record.

    • @cripplingdebt8984
      @cripplingdebt8984 Před 2 lety +5

      Elgin Baylor is tied with him at 3, James Harden and Michael Jordan have 4, and Kobe has 6. You okay bro?

  • @cCiIcCo
    @cCiIcCo Před 3 lety +54

    "How good was Wilt Chamberlain?"
    "Yes."

  • @taytgt9326
    @taytgt9326 Před 3 lety +292

    Imagine being so good that you get tired of being good.

    • @jahras66
      @jahras66 Před 3 lety +32

      Larry Bird felt that once or twice. Played one game mostly left handed because he was bored. Scored 0ver 40 points.

    • @robotube7361
      @robotube7361 Před 2 lety +4

      Jordan did the same when he retired 2ce.

    • @sohamtripathy730
      @sohamtripathy730 Před 2 lety +2

      Clears throat*
      Aomine

  • @dunkcards7901
    @dunkcards7901 Před 3 lety +10

    I see a lot of haters in here....Wilt was 7'1" and had a 41" vertical or more. Plus he was the strongest player to ever play. 1 on 1 I dont think anybody can mess with a PRIME Wilt Chamberlain.

  • @thebasketballchannel4747
    @thebasketballchannel4747 Před 3 lety +12

    bro wilt is my favorite player and i had no idea the he just stopped scoring and started leading the league in assists...
    legend

  • @chotivatsiriphatnaboon3146

    I met Wilt Chamberlain in LA in 1982.I was working at KFC in west Los Angeles.Such a nice man .

  • @rizkygandha5062
    @rizkygandha5062 Před 3 lety +56

    Wilt easily dominating all NBA era

    • @mj23goat3
      @mj23goat3 Před 2 lety

      Then why does he only lead a _single all-time statistical category_ if that's the case? Meanwhile, the ACTUAL greatest center of all-time, Kareem, leads _four_ of them and is in the top-5 in seven.

    • @bennynagon9322
      @bennynagon9322 Před 2 lety +1

      @@mj23goat3 playing style, body wise and athleticism wise he would be a Giannis today. And that guy would dominate every era, so just based of that Wilt would dominate every era of the nba

    • @mj23goat3
      @mj23goat3 Před 2 lety

      @@bennynagon9322 And yet you failed to dispute the statistics I showed. Wilt holds all kinds of records...in his era. Single game & single season records only show us that he was facing weak sauce comp during the time he played. All-time records show just that; how good a guy would be against ALL TIMES (aka, eras) and Wilt is only leading one puny category all-time so no, he wouldn't dominate all eras. Kareem, the _real_ greatest center ever, would definitely dominate though.

    • @idk-yk3xo
      @idk-yk3xo Před rokem +2

      @@mj23goat3 wilt played 14 seasons kareem did 20

    • @idk-yk3xo
      @idk-yk3xo Před rokem +1

      @@mj23goat3 rebounds is a puny category? lmao also he would be the leader in blocked shots if they counted in his time

  • @leogaming2524
    @leogaming2524 Před 3 lety +719

    Ignore the likes

    • @justice929
      @justice929 Před 3 lety +5

      WILT SMOKED CIGARETES. IF MINDSET OF MJ, SHAQ ALSO.

    • @thomasbell5147
      @thomasbell5147 Před 3 lety +10

      He’d average 100

    • @noobtuber9037
      @noobtuber9037 Před 3 lety +8

      They would’ve ended basketball altogether

    • @krypticfilms802
      @krypticfilms802 Před 3 lety +3

      he would probably break his opponents bones

    • @Poloskii
      @Poloskii Před 3 lety +10

      Wilt didnt get angry much but when he did, leave him alone. After kareem blocked his post fade he proceeded to block his skybook twice in a row. A new reporter said he can't score, he dropped 65 points next game
      A article said russel was a better rebounder, he dropped 55 rebounds on bill russel that NEXT WEEK

  • @michaelc.kushlan7956
    @michaelc.kushlan7956 Před rokem +10

    You are the only person that calmly and accurately explained a very complex man whoose life was much more complex and bountiful than basketball alone. He was an intelligent man who believed that winning could exact too great a cost-injuring and destroying another player’s career. He did not want to hurt others. I was ucky to observec both Chamberlain and Russel in their heyday. i grew up in Philadelphia and went to college ( and med school in Boston . Our college basketball team was coached for a couple years by K C Jones (I plyed on team). The varsity college team werethe only persons allowed to observe the Celtics’ closed preseason practices our college gym!

    • @dannyhernandez265
      @dannyhernandez265 Před měsícem

      You saw Wilt play??? Was he a literal freak of nature?

  • @sysrek
    @sysrek Před 3 lety +21

    He was SOOO GOOD, the NBA changed the way they played the game!

  • @sjhthomas
    @sjhthomas Před 3 lety +13

    I am an Australian not a huge NBA fan. I have heard of Wilt Chamberlain,.but I had no idea. My god I am lost for words.

  • @O0Rocco
    @O0Rocco Před 4 lety +307

    He is in my top 5

    • @Gr4and101
      @Gr4and101 Před 4 lety +62

      He is top 1 for me, he could do anything,
      Rebounds 55 rebounds vs bill russel, lead the league in assist, 100 points, 26 blocks he was unbelivable

    • @respectmyyellows5574
      @respectmyyellows5574 Před 4 lety +26

      @@Gr4and101 he could hook shot threes there is a vid on yt

    • @Gr4and101
      @Gr4and101 Před 4 lety +3

      @@respectmyyellows5574 ik no need to tell me

    • @pinkantking2376
      @pinkantking2376 Před 4 lety

      Same

    • @O0Rocco
      @O0Rocco Před 4 lety +4

      I would say more like top 3

  • @ambrosebussey4672
    @ambrosebussey4672 Před 4 lety +110

    It’s odd how people discredit wilt as the GOAT despite so much evidence, because if they accepted that evidence as fair, there would be no contest

    • @uncledrew332
      @uncledrew332 Před 4 lety +12

      This is very well said.

    • @tobiasrabesvendsen9553
      @tobiasrabesvendsen9553 Před 3 lety +2

      Hes not the goat

    • @kentedward9656
      @kentedward9656 Před 3 lety +2

      I totally agree with you mate but not all of us share the same logic as for who is the GOAT. But for me if being the GOAT is all about winning then Bill Russell is the GOAT, If it was for the individual achievement then I'd say Wilt or if it was both then MJ.

    • @grosskopf2779
      @grosskopf2779 Před 3 lety

      @@kentedward9656 What about Kareem?

    • @dangelo1369
      @dangelo1369 Před 3 lety +2

      @@kentedward9656 Well, with that logic, then Tom Heinson, Bob Cousy and Satch Sanders would also be the GOAT because they played for that same team, scored more than Russell, stole more than Russell and had more assists than Russell. Russell was a great player on a great team. Chamberlain was a great player on pretty good teams. Teams that included several Hall of Famers and MVP's
      As for the "weakness" of the NBA in certain eras; the closest I've seen to a 70's team would be the "Bad Boys" of Detroit. Now imagine them as every other team in the league including the ABA.
      In the 70's you didn't have the TV coverage you have now. The NBA was thisclose to going out at one point.

  • @Davek7110
    @Davek7110 Před 2 lety +13

    Its amazing how in Football you have Brady, Baseball you have the Babe, Basketball you have Wilt, and in Hockey you have Gretzky. Each of them have stats that are just way out there....especially Wilt and Gretzky. no one close!

  • @ck552
    @ck552 Před 3 lety +45

    His 550 bench press is especially impressive considering how long his arms are.

    • @oddcharacter6891
      @oddcharacter6891 Před rokem +3

      That's because it's BS.

    • @lloydkline
      @lloydkline Před rokem

      Early 1960s wilt ,,,,warm up 500 pound bench press

    • @gobot581
      @gobot581 Před rokem +3

      @odd character it's so ridiculous that it seems impossible but when guys like Andre the giant and Arnold back up how strong you are who am I to argue. His 4.6 40 and 10.9 100 might be even more ridiculous at his size. As a past sprinter and shot putter I don't know any person irregardless of height that fast who's strong enough to win every college shotput meet dudes like a mystical type of strength. If he's won every shot meet and beat Jim Brown that's a combination of strength and explosiveness that's literally unmatched

    • @skyh2394
      @skyh2394 Před 3 měsíci

      @@gobot581he had a 10.9 in 90 not 100

    • @skyh2394
      @skyh2394 Před 3 měsíci

      Yeah, thats because its false.

  • @jdamico9
    @jdamico9 Před 3 lety +22

    This is probably one of the best produced youtube videos I've ever seen. From the topic to the script, the visuals, the music, the stats and interesting facts, to the last line, this is an insanely well put together video. You earned a sub from me

  • @moussasacko2117
    @moussasacko2117 Před 3 lety +34

    This made me like him more as a player🔥

    • @ronbonora7872
      @ronbonora7872 Před 3 lety +2

      If you study the history of the game you would find that Wilt is the GOAT. He still holds 72 NBA records to this day!

    • @darrylowens6506
      @darrylowens6506 Před 3 lety

      @@ronbonora7872 impressive

  • @leighchamberlain25
    @leighchamberlain25 Před 3 lety +8

    Finally, a good all round summary about Wilt.
    Could've included something about his insane strength but that probably wouldn't have suited the theme. Well done!

  • @amsf1
    @amsf1 Před 3 lety

    Great piece..well done!

  • @FoobasSports
    @FoobasSports Před 3 lety +28

    A well produced video. Good job. Just a few notes:
    His fastest 40 yard dash time was 4.4. His highest recorded vertical leap was 45 inches after reaching 13'3".

  • @matt.2708
    @matt.2708 Před 3 lety +182

    Don’t know why people can’t put him at number 1

    • @ricedylan7699
      @ricedylan7699 Před 3 lety +11

      He played in the 60s

    • @shyii9244
      @shyii9244 Před 3 lety +47

      Wavvy Dylan so? Bill played in the 60s to some of the greatest players ever played in the 60s 70s

    • @CrashinAsh
      @CrashinAsh Před 3 lety +9

      @@shyii9244 still unknown how he would play in today's day and age. Back then it was rare to even be able to dunk. Now everyone is almost guaranteed to be able too. The athleticism in the game has gone up tremendously rules are different. And players are just better. Hes one of the pathmakers and allegedly one of the strongest. But today's NBA its questionable whether he would really dominate

    • @justainternetwonderer1273
      @justainternetwonderer1273 Před 3 lety +26

      CrashinAsh10 he would people think he would only layup and dunk and thats just complete bs he could shoot hook shot from 3 pt line and his fade away was even better than his layup

    • @slashbxe2832
      @slashbxe2832 Před 3 lety +53

      @@CrashinAsh he was 7 foot tall but has the highest vertical in all of nba history and is insanely fast. The man would lift fucking cars i think he is athletic enough to play todays nba

  • @SamoaVsEverybody814
    @SamoaVsEverybody814 Před 2 lety

    Wow, amazing piece man loved it

  • @D_MC561
    @D_MC561 Před 3 lety +11

    I have a Wilt Chamberlain Harlem Globetrotters jersey, it's pretty cool.

  • @zion6898
    @zion6898 Před 4 lety +4

    this is a very underrated channel .. this is the first time i saw one of your videos and i automatically subscribed

  • @handlebyme
    @handlebyme Před 3 lety +4

    I thought this was some 3mil sub channel
    Such good quality 👌😍
    And entertaining
    This channel is way too underrated

  • @danielc.8875
    @danielc.8875 Před 3 lety +8

    Wilt was the best ever. When you average 28 rebounds, and 50 points a game for a whole year, then score 100 points a game, no one will ever do that again
    He dwarfs anyone else in statistics.

  • @marquessmith395
    @marquessmith395 Před 3 lety

    Outstanding video✊🏾

  • @jonahexe2323
    @jonahexe2323 Před 3 lety +133

    He has to be in at least everyone's top 10.

    • @justainternetwonderer1273
      @justainternetwonderer1273 Před 3 lety +21

      Clutch nah he is goat

    • @pranksterboy8371
      @pranksterboy8371 Před 3 lety +1

      WW2 Fan he’s ranked number 7 to my list

    • @shiro9112
      @shiro9112 Před 3 lety +7

      Clutch are you dumb? Wilt destroyed magic in a 4 v 1 (magic was 4) 12-0

    • @Amick44
      @Amick44 Před 3 lety +1

      @@Crow_16 he is NOT behind Kareem. No way no how.

    • @youtuber3328
      @youtuber3328 Před 3 lety +1

      the goats tied literally always have and will be both wilt chamberlain and bill russell

  • @hassi7771
    @hassi7771 Před 3 lety +25

    This man is so good that he actually just got bored of destroying people. Lol

    • @elchichosantana6410
      @elchichosantana6410 Před 3 lety +2

      He will toy and destroy todays NBA big men. Giannis will cry if Wilt humiliate him.

    • @senseichess8688
      @senseichess8688 Před 2 lety +1

      @@elchichosantana6410 of course

  • @michaelelsey4285
    @michaelelsey4285 Před 3 lety

    Great video bud. Keep up the good work...

  • @nicolosito
    @nicolosito Před 3 lety +3

    Excellent summary of this magnificent player.

  • @RandomStuff-wj6er
    @RandomStuff-wj6er Před 4 lety +39

    16th. “Wilt Was the only man to block Kareem’s skyhook.”
    *Continues to show Kareem making skyhooks*

    • @lloydkline6946
      @lloydkline6946 Před 4 lety +1

      Block the skyhook couple of times ,wilt

    • @mikjagger3136
      @mikjagger3136 Před 4 lety +3

      imagine playing in an era where blocks don't count.hahaha.

    • @RandomStuff-wj6er
      @RandomStuff-wj6er Před 3 lety +1

      Mik Jagger lmao

    • @Amick44
      @Amick44 Před 3 lety +1

      @@mikjagger3136 unfortunate, cause they blocked more than anyone else.

    • @davidpadilla9468
      @davidpadilla9468 Před 3 lety

      Heblock Kareem skill hook m as ny times

  • @stephanieblackley9037
    @stephanieblackley9037 Před 3 lety +14

    Rest In Peace Wilt Chamberlain

  • @colinsoder
    @colinsoder Před 3 lety

    Great video really explained the enigma that was Wilt Chamberlain

  • @realested
    @realested Před 2 lety

    Great Video!!

  • @Bear0000
    @Bear0000 Před 4 lety +212

    Dude dunked so hard on someone's foot that the ball broke the dude's toe

    • @mamba9383
      @mamba9383 Před 4 lety +8

      Well I don't think that dude could hide the pain

    • @Bear0000
      @Bear0000 Před 3 lety +2

      @LeBron's hairline I'm pretty sure it was the toe

    • @Bear0000
      @Bear0000 Před 3 lety +1

      LeBron's hairline my bad, I meant somebody else's toe😂😂😂

    • @pappy374
      @pappy374 Před 3 lety +3

      @@Bear0000 The guy's name was Johnny "Red" Kerr.

    • @marcosmith2501
      @marcosmith2501 Před 3 lety +1

      @LeBron's hairline - I think Wilt broke "Jungle" Jim Loscutoff's wrist.

  • @ahankumar555
    @ahankumar555 Před 3 lety +42

    Bill Russell had multiple HOF players in his team, including former MVP Bob Cousy. On the other hand, Wilt had almost no help in his prime with the Warriors. Imagine the Cavs after Warriors got Durant; no matter how good LeBron was, he couldn't outscore perhaps the three best shooters of all time. Wilt was in a similar situation, but with worse help. Wilt would have had more than his 4 mvps as well, if MVPs were given before playoffs. In fact, Bill Russell got the MVP the season Wilt averaged 50.4 ppg. If Finals MVP was a thing, Wilt would have had thr most MVPs of all time, and Bill Russell would have had like 11 finals MVPs but 0 regular season MVPs.

    • @dutchmilk
      @dutchmilk Před 6 měsíci

      This is idiotic. They are HOF after they won, not the moment they played.

    • @11DowningStreet
      @11DowningStreet Před 3 měsíci

      without russell those mfs couldn't win shit, with him they won 11 chips and had the best defense 12/13 years. russell won MVPs from mostly his defense whereas wilt played hero ball and his team always had a below average offense until he scored less.

    • @ahankumar555
      @ahankumar555 Před 2 měsíci

      @@dutchmilk say that to former mvp bob cousy, who was bill russell's teammate and an mvp before Bill Russell.

    • @ahankumar555
      @ahankumar555 Před 2 měsíci

      @@11DowningStreet I'm not denying the fact that Bill Russell was the main man in the Celtics Team. I'm just saying that he had a better supporting cast than Wilt. The Celtics record before drafting Bill Russell was 39-33, in comparison to Warrior's 32-40 record before Wilt. And the increase in offense argument isn't even valid as the offense improved not because he scored less, but because he changed teams. The teams he moved on to after the Warriors were simply better than the Warriors teams Wilt played for. And if you want to make the point for the sixers being better than the warriors were when Wilt's ppg in sixers was lower than it was for the warriors, he was the primary playmaker too, with a hall of fame coach unlike his warriors days

    • @ahankumar555
      @ahankumar555 Před 2 měsíci

      saying Bill Russell would have 0 mvps was an extreme exaggeration on my part tbh, he would have like 2 or 3, not 5

  • @ericcallahan829
    @ericcallahan829 Před 3 lety +27

    If wilt had mj's mindset he would have been the goat with more chips.

    • @falkenvir
      @falkenvir Před 2 lety +2

      He got bored without similar competitor

    • @user-wi5xs9ul3h
      @user-wi5xs9ul3h Před 4 měsíci

      威爾特 是進攻球隊,不適合那個年代,
      那個年代 沒有3分球 也沒有防守3秒違列,所以適合防守型球隊→凱特人 拉塞爾

    • @skyh2394
      @skyh2394 Před 3 měsíci

      @@falkenvirbored of what? Lmao. He won 2 rings in 13y 😂

  • @MDDeardorff
    @MDDeardorff Před 3 lety

    Great video

  • @miquelcanosasanteularia1678
    @miquelcanosasanteularia1678 Před 4 lety +109

    In his prime the best big man ever

    • @robertlassonde8459
      @robertlassonde8459 Před 4 lety +6

      Say that to Kareem’s face bruh!😃🤣

    • @lloydkline6946
      @lloydkline6946 Před 4 lety +23

      Wilt block the skyhook 🚚 truckload of time when he was an old man with knee surgery knees

    • @marcusmvpgoat1236
      @marcusmvpgoat1236 Před 4 lety +4

      @@robertlassonde8459 he blocked kareem

    • @sn1p3rclipz51
      @sn1p3rclipz51 Před 4 lety +1

      Behind curry flight be like

    • @TheIcemanthomas
      @TheIcemanthomas Před 3 lety +1

      lloyd kline he blocked it like twice bruh. Stop it

  • @Dhiqoo
    @Dhiqoo Před 4 lety +320

    Rip wilt he didn't deserve to die

  • @racewiththefalcons1
    @racewiththefalcons1 Před 3 lety +6

    People say Wilt _only_ won two championships without considering two things. The first is that he won two championships with two totally different teams in two separate decades. That's quite a feat on its own, and he carried both of those teams. The second is context. He played 7 series against Bill Russell and a roster of future HOFers. Of those 7 series, 4 went to game seven. Those 4 games were decided by a grand total of _NINE_ points. And those losses were not Wilt's fault. One game saw his team not pass to him for the entire second half. He touched the ball twice in that second half. In another game, he went out with an injury and the coach wouldn't put him back in. The coach was fired the next season for not putting in their best player at the end of game seven of the finals. In another, Wilt scored his team's final five points, including the shot to tie. Sam Jones threw up a deep shot and won. And the other game seven loss was Havlichek's famous steal, throw by a teammate to another teammate; Wilt was not given the ball. You cannot continue to blame him for these losses. If anything, he's the reason those games were so close to begin with.Wilt Chamberlain is the greatest basketball player of all time, and the argument against that is he only won two championships? That's absurd. Some guys never won any.

    • @soshimaou6778
      @soshimaou6778 Před rokem

      But anybody who has not won any is even up for a debate for GOAT? Nobody is denying his athleticism or his physical dominance. He just is not GOAT because of his mentality towards winning- he only won two championships for that. I feel like if he really wanted to, with that atheleticism, his character and a different mentality- getting everyone involved in winning, building up a system for the team to win, working back-to-back with the scouters to get a team that can beat Bill Russell, then he could have been GOAT.

    • @alfredodistefanolaulhe2212
      @alfredodistefanolaulhe2212 Před rokem

      In the Havlicek steal Game if you look the final minutes (the game is available in youtube) Wilt scored at less the final 8 points and he stole the ball to Bill Russell!!! Before Havlicek steal. Go and watch that final minutes and you'll see, how Wilt scored the final points to put his team only 1 point behind Boston, then he stole the ball to Bill Russell, and then one of his teammates lost the Ball to Havlicek.

    • @alfredodistefanolaulhe2212
      @alfredodistefanolaulhe2212 Před rokem

      @@soshimaou6778 Karl Malone and Charles Barkley never won a ring, and they are some of the greatest.

  • @sergiovillegas1665
    @sergiovillegas1665 Před 3 lety

    Great vid

  • @Kermit_T_Frog
    @Kermit_T_Frog Před 3 lety +3

    Bill Russell also was a track star. The 7th best high jumper in the world. He ran the 440 yard dash in 49.6 seconds. Chamberlain is rumored to have run the same distance in 49 seconds as a PRETEEN.

  • @vernontillman7562
    @vernontillman7562 Před 4 lety +19

    I know Wilt Chamberlain died like 20 years ago but he was one of the greatest players along Magic Johnson R.I.P Wilt man

    • @vernontillman7562
      @vernontillman7562 Před 4 lety

      I mean Jerry West

    • @themaster4578
      @themaster4578 Před 4 lety +1

      Vernon Tillman
      Alongside jerry west gail goodrich elgin baylor paul arizin Hal Greer

  • @sheaevans1534
    @sheaevans1534 Před 3 lety

    Very good commentary

  • @ed23prod.18
    @ed23prod.18 Před 4 lety +42

    My grandfather’s friend went to schools will Chamberlain and he was on his high school team

  • @conradyo9274
    @conradyo9274 Před 3 lety +55

    He's the greatest because he was the greatest scorer, rebounder, and defender of all time

  • @markrichardson1657
    @markrichardson1657 Před 3 lety

    excellent video

  • @jasonspurley492
    @jasonspurley492 Před 3 lety

    💯💯💯 real talk bro

  • @imhot7345
    @imhot7345 Před 4 lety +6

    This video is honestly better then some CZcams channels with 1M+ Subs.

  • @ericpledge1
    @ericpledge1 Před 3 lety +23

    The most dominant NBA player in history.

    • @darrylowens6506
      @darrylowens6506 Před 3 lety

      Shaq has a case

    • @alex5781
      @alex5781 Před 3 lety

      Take shaq and then make him significantly stronger, triple his vertical, and make him the fastest player on the court. That was Wilt.

    • @pointsur67
      @pointsur67 Před 3 lety +2

      @@darrylowens6506 No. Shaquille O'Neal couldn't come close to Wilt Chamberlain's strength.

    • @DuckHunterGaming
      @DuckHunterGaming Před 3 lety

      @@alex5781 damn Shaq with a 114 inch vertical would have been insane. Don't think his knees would have held out though.

  • @darthsilversith667
    @darthsilversith667 Před 2 lety +4

    It’s so insane that Wilt and Bill averaged 25-30 rebounds a game.. that would be a career night these days but these men went out and did it game after game. Would’ve loved to have seen them play in today’s game.

  • @renewd
    @renewd Před 3 lety +10

    I appreciate Wilt's honesty when he said that Russell was a better player for the Celtics team concept. Averaging 50 per game (and over 48 min per game) are records that will likely never be approached. When is the last time someone averaged 40, let alone 50?

    • @TitaniumSlayerNinjaCopper
      @TitaniumSlayerNinjaCopper Před 2 lety

      Never. The closest is MJ averaged 37ppg and harden averaging 36, but that’s it. He truly was a freak of nature

    • @mj23goat3
      @mj23goat3 Před 2 lety

      "When is the last time someone averaged 40, let alone 50?"
      Probably right around the last time the league was filled with slow white offseason milkmen. Ya' know, like it was when Wilt played.

    • @idk-yk3xo
      @idk-yk3xo Před rokem

      @@mj23goat3 obviously it is the mj fan boy you don't know anything about basketball if you think wilt only played plumbers and unathletic white guys the averge height when wilt was playing was 6ft7 one inch taller than today's game he faced people like bill ruseel nate Thurmond, Willie's Reed, kareem etc

    • @gew2027
      @gew2027 Před rokem

      @@mj23goat3 the only thing Jordan was the greatest at was selling shoes. Wilt was the greatest scorer greatest rebounder greatest shot blocker

    • @mj23goat3
      @mj23goat3 Před rokem

      ​@@idk-yk3xo Show me your source. I've seen some sites saying it was 6'5" and others saying it was 6'6". But let's say it was 6'6", that still means Wilt was 7 INCHES taller than the average player. Hell, even Chamberlain's main nemesis, Russell, was three INCHES shorter than him. As was Reed. Thurmond was two inches shorter. Kareem was one of the only guys with height and ability the equal of Wilt but they didn't face off until Chamberlain was near the tail end of his career. It ain't like he was goin' toe to toe with Cap for decades on end, which is kind of my point. What we think of as the modern NBA began somewhere around 1972, just about the time Wilt was retiring, so he never went up against modern comp like Kareem (and Jordan) faced their whole careers. Wilt was playing in the ancient era.
      And MJ, by the way, was actually _exactly_ the average height for his era yet was still dunkin' on 7-footer chumps' heads with regularity. Just like he would've dunked on Wilt's dome all. day. long.

  • @frankfindout1505
    @frankfindout1505 Před 3 lety +10

    It was an argument over goaltending in the magic Johnson game

  • @chazchaz4262
    @chazchaz4262 Před 3 lety +6

    I went to Boston Garden about a dozen times to watch Wilt,
    from 1966 to '69.
    Two of many memories;
    During pregame warm-ups Wilt would hit 75 to 80% of set
    shots from 30 to 35 ft. No joke, after a few times I would
    keep track during the warm ups.
    Also, during introductions, he got a bigger ovation than any
    Celtic except Russell. This included guys like Sam Jones and
    John Havlicek. ( Of course, once the game started........

  • @caylenso9723
    @caylenso9723 Před 3 lety +16

    So he was basically the Saitama of sports in his time? Respect

    • @Garf2O
      @Garf2O Před 3 lety

      Other way around dont be insulting somebody comparing them to a cartoon

    • @chardleydorval3774
      @chardleydorval3774 Před 2 lety

      @@Garf2O he isn’t.

    • @jimmyboy131
      @jimmyboy131 Před 2 lety

      In any time, really.

  • @thejigochigo5316
    @thejigochigo5316 Před 3 lety +5

    3:40 "Wilt is also the only guy to block kareems skyhook" *proceeds to only show footage where wasnt able to block it*

  • @AndreaRoll
    @AndreaRoll Před 3 lety +7

    imagine if nature had put Kobe's spirit in Wilt's body, i don't even know if i want to see that. It would be "let's see what team comes second this year" for the whole of his career.

  • @swter2493
    @swter2493 Před 4 lety +5

    In my opinion,he is the UNDERESTIMATED 🐐 of the game. You'll always hear people saying "Jordan is the GOAT, Magic is the GOAT, LeBron is the GOAT." But,in fact, Wilt Chamberlain put up stats that neither of those could...
    I mean, the guy averaged over 50 points a season...

    • @abcezas
      @abcezas Před 4 lety

      In Jordan's Era. 40-43pts a game, 22-24rebs, 7assists, 6.5 blocks, 1.4 steals. Rough estimate.

    • @blackandwhite1410
      @blackandwhite1410 Před 4 lety

      abc ez as 123 he wouldn’t get many steals because he would rather just block the shots, he would’ve had over 15 blocks per game, probably 40 ppg, over 20 rebounds per game and he had great basketball IQ so he would average at least 10 assists per game if he tried to

    • @abcezas
      @abcezas Před 4 lety

      @@blackandwhite1410 I was talking about career averages xD

    • @blackandwhite1410
      @blackandwhite1410 Před 3 lety

      abc ez as 123 still crazy haha

  • @michealdaye4551
    @michealdaye4551 Před rokem +3

    Simply the best vs. all the rest. Strange how people forget how great he really was. Best athlete of all time.

  • @MeekMallard
    @MeekMallard Před rokem +4

    I don’t know how anyone can say Michael Jordan was the best basketball player of all time when this man exists

    • @_______________._--
      @_______________._-- Před rokem

      I believe he is the greatest athlete any sport has ever seen. Nonetheless, he is not the Greatest player of all time. It can be debatable that he is the best player of all time, but not the greatest.

  • @SealofPerfection
    @SealofPerfection Před 3 lety +6

    Many of the blocks back then would be goaltending today. Just watch the films, many of Wilt's (and Bill's) blocks were shots that were on the way down and that would have been counted as 2pts today.
    They were both great, of course, but if you went back and charted their blocks, many of them would not be blocks.

    • @jimmyboy131
      @jimmyboy131 Před 2 lety

      Hmm, I didn't know that. I guess I haven't been paying close attention to notice.

    • @jamesmichalek5406
      @jamesmichalek5406 Před 2 lety +1

      That;'s called the RUSSELL Rule.

    • @nicksatwr4538
      @nicksatwr4538 Před 2 lety

      @@jamesmichalek5406 no it was allreddy a thing befor them

  • @fidanasimpson5465
    @fidanasimpson5465 Před 3 lety +3

    3:05 Cold!

  • @markarmage3776
    @markarmage3776 Před rokem +2

    He was so good that he is still ahead in records by a mile in the time where offensive play was severely limited.
    He's not in the same league as any other player in NBA history, not Michael, not Kareem, not Lebron. Wilt Chamberlain was a few class above them as an athlete alone.

  • @georgemallory797
    @georgemallory797 Před 5 měsíci +2

    To me, Wilt Chamberlain was probably the greatest athlete of the last 100 years. The other wasn't human (sort of my feelings on Wilt), it was a horse...Secretariat. Wilt purposely toned things down to get more enjoyment from the game and avoid hurting people. Can you imagine what the record books would have looked like if his main motivation was to leave a legacy? It's mind boggling.

  • @poty1
    @poty1 Před 3 lety +7

    Could you imagine Wilt now with the advance training and nutrition. Died way to young. An amazing talent !