[VIDEO] 315LBS 36 YEARS OLD Wilt - MONSTER shot block and dunk

[CavaliersFTW]

Dude is STILL almost at the top of the backboard at that age and size!? :wtf:


Dunk
http://youtu.be/fvha9Bh4_Ec

Shot Block
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhXzPvmCfVI


Talk about an athlete aging well :bowdown:

[LosBulls]

So out of a full game the only freaking highlights are 1 normal ass dunk and a weak block?

Cmon son. Dont quit your dayjob.

[Deuce Bigalow]

So out of a full game the only freaking highlights are 1 normal ass dunk and a weak block?

Cmon son. Dont quit your dayjob.
Why are some of you guys so mean :( :cry:

[CavaliersFTW]

Why are some of you guys so mean :( :cry:
that dude h-h-h-h-urt my feelings :cry: :roll:

[CavaliersFTW]

So out of a full game the only freaking highlights are 1 normal ass dunk and a weak block?

Cmon son. Dont quit your dayjob.
:lol someone's mad

[KyrieTheFuture]

Holy ****. Btw how do you get all this great old footage?

[ProfessorMurder]

C'mon man his head wasn't at the rim, that was an angle. His hand definitely got above the square though.

[Deuce Bigalow]

You're videos are getting pretty popular. Almost 200K total views. Not bad.

[LosBulls]

C'mon man his head wasn't at the rim, that was an angle. His hand definitely got above the square though.
Was goaltend.

Let Dwight Howard sit in the paint for as long as he wants and he will drop 50 a game also.

[CavaliersFTW]

Holy ****. Btw how do you get all this great old footage?
I dunno, google search / youtube flvs / torrents / knowledge of what to search for (typing in specific teams / years / games that I've heard exist that have players or teams I want to see)

[KyrieTheFuture]

I dunno, google search / youtube flvs / torrents / knowledge of what to search for (typing in specific teams / years / games that I've heard exist that have players or teams I want to see)
Not bad :cheers: a lot of things I would have never seen if it weren't for you.

[CavaliersFTW]

C'mon man his head wasn't at the rim, that was an angle. His hand definitely got above the square though.
His afro looks rim level, c'mon he's 36... thats one heck of a jump to be 300+ and 36 years old :pimp:

[LAClipsFan33]

His afro looks rim level, c'mon he's 36... thats one heck of a jump to be 300+ and 36 years old :pimp:

Definitely higher than that 22" vert bullsh!t people used to spit

[LosBulls]

His afro looks rim level, c'mon he's 36... thats one heck of a jump to be 300+ and 36 years old :pimp:
Jordan can dunk at 50.

Wilt aint sh*t

[CavaliersFTW]

You're videos are getting pretty popular. Almost 200K total views. Not bad.
Yah I hope my channel doesn't get taken down though, I think as long as I don't post games and stick to mixes I should be good. I've seen a lot of good channels get removed the past 2 years :eek:

[CavaliersFTW]

Jordan can dunk at 50.

Wilt aint sh*t
and? :confusedshrug: :lol you got alotta anger in you kid

[Whoah10115]

The block was cool. The dunk was a huge waste of my time. Luis Scola can dunk.

[LosBulls]

and? :confusedshrug: :lol you got alotta anger in you kid
Yes i'm mad your praising this f*cking azzhole. Do you not realize he single handedly gave over 20,000 people the AIDS virus and countless other STDS.

Wilt Chamberlain is one of the biggest reasons behind the AIDS problem in America!

F*CK WILT

[andgar923]

The dunk was gay.

the block was impressive for his age.

[Deuce Bigalow]

Yes i'm mad your praising this f*cking azzhole. Do you not realize he single handedly gave over 20,000 people the AIDS virus and countless other STDS.

Wilt Chamberlain is one of the biggest reasons behind the AIDS problem in America!

F*CK WILT
Wilt is the only reason why you're alive. Your mother was one of the 20,000. Although the condom didn't work this time.

[CavaliersFTW]

Yes i'm mad your praising this f*cking azzhole. Do you not realize he single handedly gave over 20,000 people the AIDS virus and countless other STDS.

Wilt Chamberlain is one of the biggest reasons behind the AIDS problem in America!

F*CK WILT
:oldlol: you give reigny a good run for his money in terms of sheer pent-up rage

[LosBulls]

Wilt is the only reason why you're alive. Your mother was one of the 20,000. Although the condom didn't work this time.
You must be mistaken, I was a planned baby born in the Dominican Republic.


Speak for yourself. You aids infested unloved ass kid.

[OldSchoolBBall]

That's an incredibly impressive block, especially at that age.

[LosBulls]

:oldlol: you give reigny a good run for his money in terms of sheer pent-up rage
You are in a better position to rage you old fart. Hows your buddy jlauber doing? Do you guys still live in the same retirement or is his old ass dead yet?

[Deuce Bigalow]

You must be mistaken, I was a planned baby born in the Dominican Republic.


Speak for yourself. You aids infested unloved ass kid.
Wilt visited the Dominican Republic many times. He got tired of American women eventually. Your mother is just trying to protect you of the truth.

[DatAsh]

:oldlol: you give reigny a good run for his money in terms of sheer pent-up rage

:no:

I'm not so sure about that. I'm not so sure I've ever seen a non angry post from that guy.

[LosBulls]

That's an incredibly impressive block, especially at that age.
Shaq same age, drops 45 points in the Modern Era.


SHAQ>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>WILT


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueiPqata-KE

[LosBulls]

Wilt visited the Dominican Republic many times. He got tired of American women eventually. Your mother is just trying to protect you of the truth.
Even if that were true, my mom is dark skin and im light and so is my father.

[CavaliersFTW]

Shaq same age, drops 45 points in the Modern Era.


SHAQ>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>WILT


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueiPqata-KE
and? :confusedshrug: :lol

[jongib369]

haha I had a feeling the other video would be a block...jesus...That heavy and old and hes STILL getting that high? Young and lighter I don't see how he couldn't get the top of the backboard.

All those damn high scoring games and they don't have 1 nba 40 + recorded that I know of.... :facepalm

[LosBulls]

and? :confusedshrug: :lol
And you need to stop overrating Wilt and show some respect to the true GOAT Center.

Wilt Top 400 player all time and im being generous.

Joakim Noah>Wilt

[jongib369]

And you need to stop overrating Wilt and show some respect to the true GOAT Center.

Wilt Top 400 player all time and im being generous.

Joakim Noah>Wilt
http://0-media-cdn.foolz.us/ffuuka/board/a/image/1335/49/1335490254650.jpg

[CavaliersFTW]

And you need to stop overrating Wilt and show some respect to the true GOAT Center.

Wilt Top 400 player all time and im being generous.

Joakim Noah>Wilt
I love you (no homo) :cheers:

[jongib369]

Thought this would be nice to compare...Bill Russel's smile made me LOL


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRaGlFlJ5CU

:lol

[bfrombleacher]

http://0-media-cdn.foolz.us/ffuuka/board/a/image/1335/49/1335490254650.jpg

Pretty sure trolling, Fry.

[jongib369]

Pretty sure trolling, Fry.
hope so lol

[Pointguard]

Dude is STILL almost at the top of the backboard at that age and size!? :wtf:


Dunk
http://youtu.be/fvha9Bh4_Ec

Shot Block
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhXzPvmCfVI


Talk about an athlete aging well :bowdown:
Yeah, the block at 36 and with a weight he wasn't used to carrying around... that's really impressive.

[jongib369]

Has anyone remained that athletic for so long with that kind of size before??? The pictures of Wilt at age 51 really make me think he COULD of still done some damage if he signed...Could you imagine video of Wilt Blocking MJ

:eek:

With how much wilt "observed" Michael's game...I could see quite a few posters being made of Ego's colliding haha

[julizaver]

The block is more impresive than the dunk. Wilt at 36 still an elite athlete. Meanwhile while make some researching in the old articles I see some photos of Wilt veeery high in the air.

And as I wrote few years ago - in an old article I have read under a picture of Wilt dunking that he was able to reach 12-6 (college) and was able also to dunk at 12 ft basket.
Yes there is an article which credit Wilt with 22 inch verticle - but it is a false or maybe a typing error. There is a photo of Wilt jumping effortlessy (it seems like that) near a high-jumping bar and his verticle is more closely to 40 inch.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Nice block but the camera angle made him seem higher than he really was.

[Round Mound]

WILT is the GOAT PEEK PLAYER and the GOAT CENTER

[CavaliersFTW]

Nice block but the camera angle made him seem higher than he really was.
I mean, not really... this is from the era long before the NBA filmed with 20 cameras from all angles and editors hand picked the most flattering angle to make everyone and their mother appear to dunk with their chin at the rim.

This is a simple no-nonsense bleacher camera - the kind that makes leaping and dunking unimpressive enough that it ISN'T an angle used anymore to playback great highlight dunks on networks that cover games. Wilt jumped pretty well for his age. Looks like his afro reaches rim level. His feet rise and hang for a good moment. Doesn't look all that outrageous and deceptive to me :confusedshrug: sounds like u just hatin

[Deuce Bigalow]

WILT is the GOAT PEEK PLAYER and the GOAT CENTER
Peek a boo

[senelcoolidge]

A 36 year old Wilt would make the current crop of NBA centers look like garbage. He was not just skilled, but this guy was a freak athlete. This was a 36 year old man after blowing out a knee. Don't forget Wilt was a great volleyball player too. A track and field star in his younger days.

[1987_Lakers]

Wilt to me looked like he was at his defensive peak when he was with the Lakers. He was playing Bill Russell type defense in LA.

[SAKOTXA]

The block was nice, perfect timing. But are you kidding? Monster dunk? lol

[jongib369]

Wilt to me looked like he was at his defensive peak when he was with the Lakers. He was playing Bill Russell type defense in LA.
I'd have to respectfully disagree with that, from what i've seen/read he was better when he was young...Only difference here is that his offense isn't overshadowing his defense anymore lol. His timing on blocks was always as good and he was even more athletic...but maybe I'm missing something considering its basically 3 AM lol

:hammerhead:

[CavaliersFTW]

The block was nice, perfect timing. But are you kidding? Monster dunk? lol
MONSTER shot block, and dunk

The word monster wasn't intended to be connected with the dunk clip, don't know why ppl are getting so upset with the dunk lol

[jongib369]

The block was nice, perfect timing. But are you kidding? Monster dunk? lol
To each is own but how isn't that a "monster" dunk? In a time when you were fined for hanging on the Rim, thats no less powerful than a dunk by Shaq

Really wish there was more footage of him...we're missing out on a bunch of beast footage....

[CavaliersFTW]

*bump* - for those of you ISH'ers who weren't signed in last night, check out Wilt's block I dug up in the OP. The dunk is just a dunk with nice quality broadcast but the block is sick for a 300+lb 36 year old :eek:

[Poetry]

Let Dwight Howard sit in the paint for as long as he wants and he will drop 50 a game also.

Dwight's offensive game isn't mature enough to do that. Not every imposing center is an offensive monster.

[BlueandGold]

that block was ridiculous

and for anybody saying that dunk was over 4 white dudes look how at he absorbed the contact, contorts his body and arm in order to dunk the ball. He had the ball facing away from the basketball in order to protect against 4 defenders and then dunked it over all 4 last second.

And from the tape his vertical shot with the newer color video it definitely looked close to the 40 inch vert that many people boasted about.. I couldn't imagine even a lot of NBA players today being able to perform in olympic high jump trails.. especially 7'0 centers.

[millwad]

Wilt must be the most overrated dunker ever but he had major skills when it came to blocking and his timing is beyond amazing.

[millwad]

that block was ridiculous

and for anybody saying that dunk was over 4 white dudes look how at he absorbed the contact, contorts his body and arm in order to dunk the ball. He had the ball facing away from the basketball in order to protect against 4 defenders and then dunked it over all 4 last second.

And from the tape his vertical shot with the newer color video it definitely looked close to the 40 inch vert that many people boasted about.. I couldn't imagine even a lot of NBA players today being able to perform in olympic high jump trails.. especially 7'0 centers.

Load of bullshit..

Spud had a vertical leap of 42 and he looked like this when he dunked;

http://i3.squidoocdn.com/resize/squidoo_images/-1/lens9303811_1265066742Spud_Webb_Dunk.jpg

Go and find Wilt dunking and being anywhere close to that height of jumping.

[swi7ch]

black genetics

can't wait when soccer teams in the usa start offering 100+ million dollars so our black athletes can give that sport some attention and we can start dominating it, too

[millwad]

black genetics

can't wait when soccer teams in the usa start offering 100+ million dollars so our black athletes can give that sport some attention and we can start dominating it, too

Soccer is the most popular sport in Africa, my friend.
Black people play soccer too, haha. :cheers:

[CavaliersFTW]

Load of bullshit..

Spud had a vertical leap of 42 and he looked like this when he dunked;

http://i3.squidoocdn.com/resize/squidoo_images/-1/lens9303811_1265066742Spud_Webb_Dunk.jpg

Go and find Wilt dunking and being anywhere close to that height of jumping.
There is no reason Wilt would ever even attempt to jump that high if his goal was merely to DUNK it would be the worlds most awkward looking dunk attempt because he'd be too highabove the rim to put the ball in the hoop

It's no coincidence that his best jumps are when hes chasing shotblocks and his most meak looking jumps are when he needs to clear a rim that is normally only 6" above his fingertips on flat-feet. I have several clips of him where it doesnt' even look like he "jumps" when he does a rebound putback... like I literally don't think his feet leave the ground :lol I refuse to post such footage thus far because I know trolls will have a field day with the "omg look he can't jump dur herp derp" :lol

[millwad]

There is no reason Wilt would ever even attempt to jump that high if his goal was merely to DUNK it would be the worlds most awkward looking dunk attempt because he'd be too highabove the rim to put the ball in the hoop

Obviously, stupid thing to write, I really meant him jumping that high.




It's no coincidence that his best jumps are when hes chasing shotblocks and his most meak looking jumps are when he needs to clear a rim that is normally only 6" above his fingertips on flat-feet. I have several clips of him where it doesnt' even look like he "jumps" when he does a rebound putback... like I literally don't think his feet leave the ground :lol I refuse to post such footage thus far because I know trolls will have a field day with the "omg look he can't jump dur herp derp" :lol


Actually you should post it, it only shows what a freak of nature he really was.

But one thing is sure, he didn't have a 40 vertical leap, Wilt was no where near the jumper Spud was. I have never seen any footage at all that would prove that Wilt really had a 40+ inch vertical leap, and I don't like your video at all with the weird angle where you claim he was close to the top of the backboard, because he wasn't.

Sure, we've heard that he could touch the top of the backboard and that he dunked from the FT-line but never have we seen any proof of it on tape, and I don't mean just dunking from the FT-line but in general.

[Owl]

Load of bullshit..

Spud had a vertical leap of 42 and he looked like this when he dunked;

http://i3.squidoocdn.com/resize/squidoo_images/-1/lens9303811_1265066742Spud_Webb_Dunk.jpg

Go and find Wilt dunking and being anywhere close to that height of jumping.
Given you've said that request specifically for dunking makes no sense
http://www.answersfrommen.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/wilt-1.jpg

[millwad]

Given you've said that request specifically for dunking makes no sense
http://www.answersfrommen.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/wilt-1.jpg

Read my reply, and that picture is not of a guy who had a 40+ vertial... :facepalm

[CavaliersFTW]

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-TJMJEmdCMgY/T0VgfdJ5IeI/AAAAAAAAC_k/l7RNYyhmM7A/s800/Wilt%2520Vertical%2520Chart.jpg

Click below for full size image:
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-TJMJEmdCMgY/T0VgfdJ5IeI/AAAAAAAAC_k/l7RNYyhmM7A/s0/Wilt%2520Vertical%2520Chart.jpg

There's no way Wilt's hips clear the bar in the scaled images from his standing flat-footed position without rising ~40". He obviously could not / did not jump like that throughout his NBA career (where he mostly weighed 290+), but in college when he weighed 240 and under I think he was light enough and strong enough to be leaping 40". If Dwight can leap 39" on sport science while weighing 280lbs and Shaq 36" while weighing 300lbs, Wilt definitely could leap 40" carrying only 240lbs. It is far from impossible.

[Owl]

Read my reply, and that picture is not of a guy who had a 40+ vertial... :facepalm
I haven't claimed a 40' vertical.
But you said Wilt wasn't close.

So
1) Yes someone with a standing vertical that high, I believe that is a guy who was in the ballpark of a 40' vertical. Look how close he is to the bar, then draw a line between the bottom of the posts to see where he's leaping from. Look at the fact that from his form not only does it appear to be a standing leap, but a leap without any use of arms or body shape. This isn't a special effort for Wilt, (and for that matter we don't even know that the picture caught him at his peak).
2) I've read your reply and your stuff in other Wilt threads. We don't have, (and there weren't that many in the first place and tapes get destroyed, recorded over or lost) that many of Wilt's pro games, especially in his prime. So why on earth would they have footage of him in high school.
My opinion has remained the same as it was in a recently bumped thread
I'm too not sure that I'd endorse Wilt's character with regard to honesty. And I haven't read through the whole thread, but in "Wilt: Just another ..." his first book (his autobigography, written at the end of his career, rather than his later books which were more opinion/musing based and which included claims of 50" vertical and 20,000 women) he claims to have run up from around center court (could dig up the quote if anyone really cares) for his free throw dunks. No mention of 3 steps (which I don't personally believe, but Wilt did have very long lengs so would cover greater disances in fewer strides). I tend to doubt 3 strides and don't know whether or not he was breaking the plane of the ft line (as I vaguely seem to recall Dr J doing for his free throw line dunk), to me it's not really that relevant. Wilt was a tremendous athlete and anyone who thinks he was only good because he was playing in an predominantly white league doesn't know their history.
What I would add to which is
1) Wilt was a phenomenal athlete for a man of his size
and
2) The free throw line dunk isn't that exceptional a task, Toni Kukoc did it. And Wilt wouldn't have jump as far as Toni or MJ or Dr J or Jim Pollard or Brent Barry, his greater height and reach mean he wouldn't have to get as close to the basket as they did.

So that you don't believe and refuse to even entertain that he could dunk from there, in his athletic prime, despite Tex Winter legislating against it, baffles me.

[jongib369]

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-TJMJEmdCMgY/T0VgfdJ5IeI/AAAAAAAAC_k/l7RNYyhmM7A/s800/Wilt%2520Vertical%2520Chart.jpg

Click below for full size image:
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-TJMJEmdCMgY/T0VgfdJ5IeI/AAAAAAAAC_k/l7RNYyhmM7A/s0/Wilt%2520Vertical%2520Chart.jpg

There's no way Wilt's hips clear the bar in the scaled images from his standing flat-footed position without rising ~40". He obviously could not / did not jump like that throughout his NBA career (where he mostly weighed 290+), but in college when he weighed 240 and under I think he was light enough and strong enough to be leaping 40". If Dwight can leap 39" on sport science while weighing 280lbs and Shaq 36" while weighing 300lbs, Wilt definitely could leap 40" carrying only 240lbs. It is far from impossible.
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ticqHRu71qln51yo1_500.gif

[millwad]

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-TJMJEmdCMgY/T0VgfdJ5IeI/AAAAAAAAC_k/l7RNYyhmM7A/s800/Wilt%2520Vertical%2520Chart.jpg

Click below for full size image:
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-TJMJEmdCMgY/T0VgfdJ5IeI/AAAAAAAAC_k/l7RNYyhmM7A/s0/Wilt%2520Vertical%2520Chart.jpg

There's no way Wilt's hips clear the bar in the scaled images from his standing flat-footed position without rising ~40". He obviously could not / did not jump like that throughout his NBA career (where he mostly weighed 290+), but in college when he weighed 240 and under I think he was light enough and strong enough to be leaping 40". If Dwight can leap 39" on sport science while weighing 280lbs and Shaq 36" while weighing 300lbs, Wilt definitely could leap 40" carrying only 240lbs. It is far from impossible.

Sorry, bro, but that is nonsense.

Wilt jumping 6'6 as a high jumper doesn't say anything about his vertical, AT ALL.

You don't have to have around a 40 inch vertical to do the straddle jump as high as Wilt.

Stefan Holm was a swedish high jumper, one of the best ever and could sax over 2.10 meters and he had a vertical leap of 43 inches and he looked like this while jumping;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFG1oIE_IJc&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZG3_I3zFB0U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVZ3ZcorTF0

If Wilt would have a jumping ability anywhere close to Holm's he'd be over the ring with his head BY FAR.

[StroShow4]

That dunk was the definition of "routine."

[DatAsh]

Sorry, bro, but that is nonsense.

Wilt jumping 6'6 as a high jumper doesn't say anything about his vertical, AT ALL.

You don't have to have around a 40 inch vertical to do the straddle jump as high as Wilt.

Stefan Holm was a swedish high jumper, one of the best ever and could sax over 2.10 meters and he had a vertical leap of 43 inches and he looked like this while jumping;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFG1oIE_IJc&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZG3_I3zFB0U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVZ3ZcorTF0

If Wilt would have a jumping ability anywhere close to Holm's he'd be over the ring with his head BY FAR.


Assuming relatively normal weight distribution for someone his size, Wilt's needs about a 30-34 inch vertical to complete the jump in that video.

[millwad]

Assuming relatively normal weight distribution for someone his size, Wilt's needs about a 30-34 inch vertical to complete the jump in that video.

Somewhere around 30-34 makes much more sense.

By the way, I don't get it why people are writing so much about Wilt and his high jumping. Russell was even shorter and he was a better high jumper as well, Russell's record is 6'9 in high jumping and in '56 he was ranked as the 7th best high jumper at that time.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

I mean, not really... this is from the era long before the NBA filmed with 20 cameras from all angles and editors hand picked the most flattering angle to make everyone and their mother appear to dunk with their chin at the rim.

This is a simple no-nonsense bleacher camera - the kind that makes leaping and dunking unimpressive enough that it ISN'T an angle used anymore to playback great highlight dunks on networks that cover games. Wilt jumped pretty well for his age. Looks like his afro reaches rim level. His feet rise and hang for a good moment. Doesn't look all that outrageous and deceptive to me :confusedshrug: sounds like u just hatin
I was speaking in regards to the video title that said that he was at the top of the backboard.

[Owl]

Somewhere around 30-34 makes much more sense.

By the way, I don't get it why people are writing so much about Wilt and his high jumping. Russell was even shorter and he was a better high jumper as well, Russell's record is 6'9 in high jumping and in '56 he was ranked as the 7th best high jumper at that time.
Because you've aggressively denied the idea that he could dunk from the free throw line, and given the chances of anyone having recorded it are miniscule, and high jumping is an example (from around the time of his ft dunks) of Wilt's tremendous athleticism.

People are posing high jump stuff because you suggest there's nothing that he's done "even close to a free throw line dunk"

All I asked for was a freaking photograph, some kind of record or video footage of anything even close to a free throw line dunk...
Why is it unthinkable to you that Wilt was at a level of athleticism that allowed him to achieve a feat acomplished by a young Toni Kukoc.

[CavaliersFTW]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzmOQtGSPfA

reminds me of Kobe's off the backboard pass too himself :lol

[millwad]

Because you've aggressively denied the idea that he could dunk from the free throw line, and given the chances of anyone having recorded it are miniscule, and high jumping is an example (from around the time of his ft dunks) of Wilt's tremendous athleticism.


What?
I denied the idea that he could dunk from the FT-line with 3 small steps like fools like Jlauber claimed.

And no, Wilt's high jumping is a terrible example, there are girls who jump way higher today than what Wilt did back in the 50's, sure, the Flosbury flop is the new way of jumping but Wilt's high jumping record doesn't say anything really.

Hell, even George Horine back in 1912 jumped higher than Wilt Chamberlain, claiming that Wilt's high jumping record says anything about him being able to dunk from the FT-line is laughable.



People are posing high jump stuff because you suggest there's nothing that he's done "even close to a free throw line dunk"


Again, his high jumping doesn't translate anywhere close to a person who could dunk from the FT-line by only taking 3 small steps.



Why is it unthinkable to you that Wilt was at a level of athleticism that allowed him to achieve a feat acomplished by a young Toni Kukoc.

Toni Kukoc had his whole foot over the FT-line to start with, and if I recall correctly the NBA FT-line was further back than the FIBA FT-line. And we're told that Wilt did it by only taking 3 small steps with barely any speed at all..

[millwad]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzmOQtGSPfA

reminds me of Kobe's off the backboard pass too himself :lol

Haha, what's really funny about that clip is that the commentator says,

"Oscar looks at Wilt, gives it to HER and Wilt gives it back to Cazzie Russell"..

HER?

[Psileas]

Toni Kukoc had his whole foot over the FT-line to start with, and if I recall correctly the NBA FT-line was further back than the FIBA FT-line. And we're told that Wilt did it by only taking 3 small steps with barely any speed at all..

I seriously doubt the FIBA and NBA ft lines were any different back then. Nowadays, the FIBA line is actually 1 inch further from the basket:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basketball_court

I don't know how many steps Wilt would need to dunk from the line (I don't doubt for a second that in general he could), but in the previous post about girls jumping higher than Wilt, you do need to take into account that Wilt actually high jumped after only taking like 3 steps overall. I don't see any woman jump 2 metres high after 3 steps and while using the old technique.

[Owl]

What?
I denied the idea that he could dunk from the FT-line with 3 small steps like fools like Jlauber claimed.
As far as I'm aware no one has claimed 3 small steps. Wilt long after claimed with a run up within the circle, Wilt nearer the time claimed halfcourt, Tex Winter recalled 3 steps. CavsFTW has suggested 3 long steps possibly from within the halfcourt circle, I don't know of Jlauber's opinion on this. Feel free to post quotes to inform me of it or correct anything I've got wrong.

In anycase the impression I've got certainly from the tone of your posts (possibly from the content over older ones) is that you don't believe he dunked from the free throw line at all. Feel free to clarify if this is untrue.


And no, Wilt's high jumping is a terrible example, there are girls who jump way higher today than what Wilt did back in the 50's, sure, the Flosbury flop is the new way of jumping but Wilt's high jumping record doesn't say anything really.

Hell, even George Horine back in 1912 jumped higher than Wilt Chamberlain, claiming that Wilt's high jumping record says anything about him being able to dunk from the FT-line is laughable.

Again, his high jumping doesn't translate anywhere close to a person who could dunk from the FT-line by only taking 3 small steps.
It's not that he was an elite high jumper by comparison with the all-time elite high jumpers. He doesn't seem to have had the technique and elite leg control would be required to jump really well using the straddle at Wilt's height. The point is, Wilt by the standard of people his size, who didn't dedicate themselves towards the high jump was a remarkable leaper. So yes the worlds best leaper in 1912 once jumped higher than Wilt's jump. That doesn't mean Wilt was a bad jumper so I don't know what point you're trying to make. It seems irrelevant and an entirely needless attempt to do down a tremendous athlete. Feel free to explain why it isn't.


Toni Kukoc had his whole foot over the FT-line to start with, and if I recall correctly the NBA FT-line was further back than the FIBA FT-line. And we're told that Wilt did it by only taking 3 small steps with barely any speed at all.I'd suggest the same source as Psileas on where the free throw line is, I'd be surprised if it ever changed.

Again I don't think anyone believes 3 small steps. Again rather than provoking others why not just state what you think is plausible. Dunking whilst breaking the the free throw line with a halfcourt run-up. Foot completely over the line? Dunking with the assistance of a stepladder?

You could be having a reasonable difference of opinion over minute details but by repeatedly attacking a position that (as far as I'm aware) no-one present has taken (and no-one claimed except Wilt in one interview long after the fact) you come across as unreasonable.

Edit to clarify: I stated early in my post that no one claimed three small steps at the start yet effectively concede that Wilt said that (long after). He never specifically said 3 steps but did once claim a run-up within the free-throw circle, which would surely have given room for no more than 3 steps. His earlier statement in his '73 autobiography of a halfcourt run-up seems more plausible.

[OmniStrife]

It seems that only vids of Wilt doing something completely routine and ordinary get labeled "MONSTER-ous" around here...

[jongib369]

:bowdown:

[avonbarksdale]

it was a wide open dunk there were like 4 6ft tall white guys just watching

literally 99% of the nba can dunk lol

[BuffaloBill]

If Wilt had a normal sized head he would have only been 6'7

[Kvnzhangyay]

Who cares the past is the past

No point in arguing how good/athletic Wilt really was, because its impossible to say as a fact

For example I could say Wilt would be worse than Kendrick Perkins if he played rn, and as stupid and as unlikely as it sounds, guess what? You can't prove me wrong

Just appreciate how good a player is relative to their era

This post wasnt to op but to both sides of people arguing

[HomieWeMajor]

Rumour has it that Wilt only used to white women because his dick was too small to satisfy black women and he thought he could convince white women that his size was average for a black(As snowbunnies didn't have jungle fever back then they didn't know about the black mamba your typical black man packs in his trouser). Just like his playing career he beat on whites because he couldn't hang with the blacks.

[Psileas]

GOAT gonna GOAT.

[played0ut]

I love watching the old G's teach the young bucks :applause:


http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view7/2953390/michael-jordan-block-o.gif

[Soundwave]

The block was nice.

The dunk was just a regular garden variety dunk though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ixly0Yg5g0

Shaq at the same age and Diesel really had put on too much weight by this time. Should've layed off the steaks.

[Lebronxrings]

wow. Even the nets back then were weak just like the competition.

[TheMarkMadsen]

He would never get away with bringing the ball down like that in the post in this era.

Overrated as hell

[HomieWeMajor]

I heard that NBA 2K15 are introducing a new difficulty level called "Wilt" which changes your opponents into 5 foot white guys

[millwad]

No where close to the backboard, sweet block though. Dunk was just a normal NBA dunk you'll see in basically every game today.