1967 Philadelphia Sixers, vs 2016 Golden State Warriors

[Lebron23]

4x NBA MVP, and 2x* Finals MVP Wilt Chamberlain vs. 2x NBA MVP, 0 Finals MVP Stephen Curry.

I think Chamberlain would have Steven Adam'ed Draymond Green.

[LAZERUSS]

4-0 sweep by the Sixers.

Greer would eat GAC alive, and the Sixers front court would overwhelm the Warriors front-line.

The '67 Warriors would handle this year's Warriors.

[ThatCoolKid]

A career loser against a career winner? Hmmm who should I pick :hammerhead:

2/7 incoming.

[LAZERUSS]

A career loser against a career winner? Hmmm who should I pick :hammerhead:

2/7 incoming.

Two-time FMVP vs 0-11 Curry?

A Sixers romp.

[Lebron23]

Two-time FMVP vs 0-11 Curry?

A Sixers romp.


This

Chamberlain is miles better than Curry. Curry is Mr. Zero Finals MVP.

[FashionIssues]

does this 3rd world dog eater really want to know how these teams pan out?

[Lebron23]

does this 3rd world dog eater really want to know how these teams pan out?


Your parents also was born here in this country. Watch your mouth Bandwagoneer.

[HighFlyer23]

Warriors stomp on that ****** Chamberlain and the archaic Sixers

A high school team would stomp those fools dribbling with their heads down

Draymond Green would body Chamberlain and Curry would make it rain threes

[Marchesk]

Draymond Green would body Chamberlain:whatever:

Sure he would.

[LAZERUSS]

Sure he would.

More like Draymond Green would be body-bagged by Wilt...

[pudman13]

Depends whose rules we play by. Play by 1967 rules and none of today's teams would know what to do. They'd be called for carrying or charging on every play.

[senelcoolidge]

Old rules the 67 Sixers win handily. New rules..benefits the Warriors.

[pudman13]

Old rules the 67 Sixers win handily. New rules..benefits the Warriors.

Yep, though I do think Greer would have become a great 3-point shooter.

[LAZERUSS]

Old rules the 67 Sixers win handily. New rules..benefits the Warriors.

I have read those who have claimed that the '86 Celtics had the greatest front court in NBA history.

Nope... that belongs to the '67 Sixers.

And while the Warriors would have an edge at the guard positions, Greer and Jones would make it respectable.

But, let's get real here...Rick Barry won the scoring title in that '67 season, which BTW, was the highest full-time "non-Wilt" scoring season in the Chamberlain era...and even he claimed that he won that title, simply because Wilt didn't want it.

Even in a season in which Chamberlain averaged 14 FGAs per game, he would still occasionally put up a huge game just to prove he could. As always, he had the highest point game of the season that year (as he did in nearly every season in the decade of the '60's), with a 58 point game. He even had a 42 point game on a perfect 18-18 from the floor. BTW, he averaged an almost identical 24.3 ppg the very next season, but hung the four highest games of the season (52, 53, 53, and 68 points.)

And for those that mindlessly claim that Wilt was "only" a 22 ppg playoff scorer that season...in his very first two playoff games, he had games of 41 and 37...on a combined .648 shooting. He also shredded Russell in the clinching game five with a 29-36-13-7 game, in which he poured in 22 points in the first half, when the game was still close.

How about his 17.5 ppg Finals? He DESTROYED a PEAK Thurmond in that series. He outscored him in five of the six games; outrebounded him in five of the six games; out-assisted him in five of the six games; and outshot him from the field in EVERY game.

Interesting, too, that the two met early in the season, and at the half, Chamberlain's coach went to Wilt, and told him to take over in the second half. Wilt responded with 24 second half points, en route to a 30-26-13-12 game on him...on 13-18 from the floor. And in their six regular season H2H's, Chamberlain outscored a PEAK Nate, 20.8 ppg to 13.2 ppg; outrebounded him, 25.0 rpg to 21.2 rpg; and outshot him by a staggering .633 to .308 margin.

Of course he slaughtered Russell and Bellamy that season, as well. In the EDF's , he outscored Russell by a 21.6 ppg to 11.2 ppg margin; outrebounded him by an unfathomable 32.0 rpg to 23.4 rpg margin; outassisted him by a 10.0 apg to 6.0 apg margin; and outshot him from the floor by a .556 to .358 margin (his Finals margin over Nate was .560 to .343 BTW.)

For one of the few times Bellamy finally (and barely) outscored Wilt in their seasonal H2H's, but Chamberlain outshot him by an eye-popping .709 to .449 margin. Wilt also had one game of 35 points on 15-18 from the field against him.

Continued...

[LAZERUSS]

Continuing...

Chamberlain had perhaps the most dominant post-season in NBA history. In his first two playoff series he hung 28-27-11 (and likely 10+ bpg) on a .617 FG%...and then a 22-32-10 (likely 7 bpg) on a .556. In his Finals, he murdered a helpless Thurmond with an 18-29-7- (and likely 7+ bpg) on a .560 FG%. In the clinching game against Russell... a 29-36-13-7 game on 10-16 shooting, all while holding Russell to a 4-21-7, 2-5 game. And in the Finals clincher against Thurmond... 23-22-4, 8-13 game...while holding Nate to 12-22-5, 4-13.

Oh, and there is no question that Chamberlain would have won a unanimous FMVP, had the award existed. Which is amazing considering that Rick Barry put up a 40.8 ppg Finals. Contrast that with Lebron's Finals last season, when he averaged 36 ppg (on a .398 FG%)...and lost out in the FMVP to a role player coming off the bench.


As for the other match-ups. The Sixers PF was the 6-9 260 lb Luke Jackson, a powerful man who had a 12-9 season. Their starting SF was HOFer Chet Walker, who had several 20+ ppg seasons in his career, and who averaged 19 ppg that season. And then coming off the bench...HOFer Billy Cunningham, who would have have seasons of 25 ppg and 26 ppg later in his career, and who would averaged 19 ppg that season.

The Warriors would have a solid edge at the guard positions and in depth, but the Sixers front line would just crush their's. And again, who is going to stop a Chamberlain that was putting up 30-40-50 ppg seasons against the likes of Reed, Thurmond, Russell, and Bellamy in the decade of the 60's?

Using '16 rules...the Warriors, on paper, would have a huge edge in 3pt shooting. But then again, give players like Greer, Jones, and Cunningham time to adapt to the line, and that margin would shrink. Using '67 rules, and with no 3 pt line...it would be a massacre. The Warriors would still have to shoot long range shots, simply because the court would be condensed, and they would have no hope of driving in the lane. And with no one to even come close to Chamberlain...well, he would score whenever, and whatever, he wanted to.

[AirFederer]

Continuing

GSW sweep.

[LAZERUSS]

Continuing

GSW sweep.

Can't argue with that. Brilliant research and reasoning.