How effective do you think Wilt would be in todays game.

[coastalmarker99]

Would he be the best player in today's Nba over Lebron?










Kiki Vandeweghe was on record as attending a summer league game in the '80s, in which the 7-3 (or 7-4) Mark Eaton played in. According to Kiki, Chamberlain stopped by, and at some point, a player dunked on Wilt. An enraged Chamberlain just took over the game and overpowered a helpless Eaton for a ferocious dunk. He then left the court, and all the players were completely awestruck. Wilt was in his 50's at the time of this story.

Of all his memories of Wilt Chamberlain, the one that stood out for Larry Brown happened long after Chamberlain's professional career was over.

On a summer day in the early 1980s at the Men's Gym on the UCLA campus, Chamberlain showed up to take part in one of the high-octane pickup games that the arena constantly attracted. Brown was the coach of the Bruins back then, and Chamberlain often drove to UCLA from his home in Bel Air, Calif.

"Magic Johnson used to run the games," Brown recalled Tuesday after hearing that Chamberlain, his friend, had died at the age of 63, "and he called a couple of cheap fouls and a goaltending call on Wilt.

"So Wilt said: 'There will be no more layups in this gym,' and he blocked every shot after that. That's the truth, I saw it. He didn't let one (of Johnson's) shots get to the rim." Chamberlain would have been in his mid-40s at the time, a decade removed from one of the greatest careers any basketball player ever produced. But the advancing years meant little to Chamberlain in terms of physical conditioning.

[SATAN]

No.

[Xiao Yao You]

Eaton sucked though! :lol

[coastalmarker99]

Eaton sucked though! :lol


He was a great player as he won two DPOY awards with the Jazz plus he also has the highest blocks per game average at 3.56 for a career.


What a shame that his prime couldn't coincide with that of Malone and Stockton as his presence at the rim may have willed the Jazz past the finish line over the Bulls in 1997 and 1998.






And finally, Wilt personally helped him a lot as a player when he was a young kid

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uakwVc86vg

[iamgine]

Wilt's myths are pretty funny considering we have full games of him actually playing in the 1960s.

[coastalmarker99]

Wilt's myths are pretty funny considering we have full games of him actually playing in the 1960s.

When Elvin Hayes came into the NBA in 1968, he played against both Wilt and Bill Russell. During games, Wilt would actually give him tips on how to be more effective, while Russell tried to con him into "going easy" on an old man.

In 1982, when he was 45 and Philadelphia 76er owner Harold Katz was hot after him, the Houston Chronicle's George White asked Elvin Hayes if Chamberlain could still play. "Some things about Wilt, you never forgot," Hayes said. "He was such an awesome physical specimen. To go up under Wilt Chamberlain, to be down there and look up at him when he's towering up over you waiting to dunk, was a terrifying picture. To see him poised up there, knowing he was about to sweep down with that big jam . . . that must be the most frightening sight in sports. The ball goes shooting through the net and you better have your body covered up because he could really hurt someone. I was scared.

Everyone was scared when he got that look in his eye, that don't-try-to-stop-this look that he got when he really wanted it. . . . "I think Russell realized there was no way he could have stopped Wilt if he had been fully intent on making it a two-man game. No one who ever put on a uniform could have done it. When I played him, I kept this foremost in my mind: Above all, don't make him mad. Don't embarrass him. You wanted to keep him quiet as long as possible.

"Heisler, Mark (1999-10-13). "Larger Than Life". The Los Angeles Times.

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Poor mans Deandre Ayton

[coastalmarker99]

Eaton sucked though! :lol

Seriously what's with your dislike of every Jazz big man beside Rudy I want to know who you think the second-best center or big man for the Jazz is in their entire team history.

[iamgine]

When Elvin Hayes came into the NBA in 1968, he played against both Wilt and Bill Russell. During games, Wilt would actually give him tips on how to be more effective, while Russell tried to con him into "going easy" on an old man.

In 1982, when he was 45 and Philadelphia 76er owner Harold Katz was hot after him, the Houston Chronicle's George White asked Elvin Hayes if Chamberlain could still play. "Some things about Wilt, you never forgot," Hayes said. "He was such an awesome physical specimen. To go up under Wilt Chamberlain, to be down there and look up at him when he's towering up over you waiting to dunk, was a terrifying picture. To see him poised up there, knowing he was about to sweep down with that big jam . . . that must be the most frightening sight in sports. The ball goes shooting through the net and you better have your body covered up because he could really hurt someone. I was scared.

Everyone was scared when he got that look in his eye, that don't-try-to-stop-this look that he got when he really wanted it. . . . "I think Russell realized there was no way he could have stopped Wilt if he had been fully intent on making it a two-man game. No one who ever put on a uniform could have done it. When I played him, I kept this foremost in my mind: Above all, don't make him mad. Don't embarrass him. You wanted to keep him quiet as long as possible.

"Heisler, Mark (1999-10-13). "Larger Than Life". The Los Angeles Times.

That's nice myths but we have full games of him actually playing in the 1960s. We can just look at them. It's not like he's Robin Hood from the 13th century.

[Im Still Ballin]

Mix between David Robinson and Shaq.

Over his prime he'd averaged somewhere between 27-30 PPG, 13-15 RPG, 4-5 APG, 1 SPG, 3-4 BPG, 60-65 FG%.

His peak season would be 35-40 PPG.

Wilt has extremely well conditioned, able to play 48 minutes a night with no issues. He'd be the biggest, most in-shape big man hands down. An absolute workhorse that'd dominate on both ends of the court.

[coastalmarker99]

Mix between David Robinson and Shaq.

Over his prime he'd averaged somewhere between 27-30 PPG, 13-15 RPG, 4-5 APG, 1 SPG, 3-4 BPG, 60-65 FG%.

His peak season would be 35-40 PPG.

Wilt has extremely well conditioned, able to play 48 minutes a night with no issues. He'd be the biggest, most in-shape big man hands down. An absolute workhorse that'd dominate on both ends of the court.


I Agree with you.

[Reggie43]

Was always blinded by the stats and mythology of Wilt but he might not really be a tier above the other great centers in history like those stories and numbers imply.

The likes of Shaq, Olajuwon, Robinson etc could probably matchup with him and give him a run for his money.

He might really be better but not by much.

[Xiao Yao You]

He was a great player as he won two DPOY awards with the Jazz plus he also has the highest blocks per game average at 3.56 for a career.


What a shame that his prime couldn't coincide with that of Malone and Stockton as his presence at the rim may have willed the Jazz past the finish line over the Bulls in 1997 and 1998.






And finally, Wilt personally helped him a lot as a player when he was a young kid

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uakwVc86vg

Go watch some tape. He was big. He put his arms in the air and tried to follow the ball. Sometimes the other team shot against his hands. Slow and clueless. His prime did coincide with theirs. A big reason they were better post Mark was because they weren't playing 4 on 5 at the offensive end anymore. Defensively it took them a bit to adjust but they were much more versatile at that end once they stopped relying on a guy that sucked

[Xiao Yao You]

Seriously what's with your dislike of every Jazz big man beside Rudy I want to know who you think the second-best center or big man for the Jazz is in their entire team history.

I like lots of Jazz players just not guys that sucked. Not a lot to choose from but Rich Kelly is probably #2. I only got to see him in his 2nd stint and liked him even then. His first stint was great though. Not sure if the analytics back me up but I'd guess they do considering who he's going against.