Lebron = Lakers Wilt

[90sgoat]

Will be third banana to Elgin Baylor (AD) and Jerry West (Westbrook).

If Lebron accepts a similar limited role as Wilt, he might have a shot at a ring.

[Gudo]

He just might in the RS but will highjack the finals

[FKAri]

He just might in the RS but will highjack the finals

Boss shit. Let the lackeys handle the menial work.

[8Ball]

Will be third banana to Elgin Baylor (AD) and Jerry West (Westbrook).

If Lebron accepts a similar limited role as Wilt, he might have a shot at a ring.

You mean still being the best player on the team? I agree.

[coastalmarker99]

You mean still being the best player on the team? I agree.

:applause:


Wilt was the clear cut best player on those Laker teams.



In the one post-season in which West finally won a ring...his team won that title despite his awful shooting. He shot .37.6 in his entire post-season and an absolute horrid .32.5 in the Finals.

[ELITEpower23]

MJ accepted a role as

4th banana in rebounding:
Pippen, Rodman, Grant

3rd banana in assists:
Pippen, Armstrong

3rd banana in steals:
Pippen, Armstrong

[deathawaitu]

That’s an insult to wilt

Lebron can’t even hold wilt jockstrap

[ArbitraryWater]

MJ accepted a role as

4th banana in rebounding:
Pippen, Rodman, Grant

3rd banana in assists:
Pippen, Armstrong

3rd banana in steals:
Pippen, Armstrong


:roll::roll::roll:

[ShawkFactory]

Will be third banana to Elgin Baylor (AD) and Jerry West (Westbrook).

If Lebron accepts a similar limited role as Wilt, he might have a shot at a ring.

:kobe:

[Axe]

Haven't you heard? 1-9ball said he was like scottie pippen.

[DoctorP]

Will be third banana to Elgin Baylor (AD) and Jerry West (Westbrook).

If Lebron accepts a similar limited role as Wilt, he might have a shot at a ring.

Yea. Pretty much. It's the Kong show.

[HBK_Kliq_2]

:applause:


Wilt was the clear cut best player on those Laker teams.



In the one post-season in which West finally won a ring...his team won that title despite his awful shooting. He shot .37.6 in his entire post-season and an absolute horrid .32.5 in the Finals.

I can see the argument if wilts teammates were only averaging a few more points per game like kawhi in 2014.

Wilt had two teammates who were putting up 23 and 24PPG!

Role player ring from wilt

[3ba11]

Will be third banana to Elgin Baylor (AD) and Jerry West (Westbrook).

If Lebron accepts a similar limited role as Wilt, he might have a shot at a ring.


This is true... But in order to accept a lesser role alongside Westbrook, Lebron would have to play off-ball, which only guys with elite jumpshooting skill can do well... Lebron is screwed... all he knows is how to pound the rock (aau skill-level)

[3ba11]

I can see the argument if wilts teammates were only averaging a few more points per game like kawhi in 2014.

Wilt had two teammates who were putting up 23 and 24PPG!

Role player ring from wilt


If there wasn't a league-wide conspiracy to take Wilt down in the 60's, he'd have more rings... there's nothing he couldn't do - he led the league in assists

[SouBeachTalents]

If there wasn't a league-wide conspiracy to take Wilt down in the 60's, he'd have more rings... there's nothing he couldn't do - he led the league in assists
That's true, Wilt led the league in points, rebounds AND assists, and if they were tracked back then would've led in blocks too. Jordan only led in 1/4th of those

[coastalmarker99]

I can see the argument if wilts teammates were only averaging a few more points per game like kawhi in 2014.

Wilt had two teammates who were putting up 23 and 24PPG!

Role player ring from wilt



Wilt was the finals MVP so how was it a role player ring.


Also Here are Wilt's full stats in the 1972 playoffs

1972 Western Conference Playoffs Lakers VS Bulls

GAME 3 16 PTS 14 REBS 9 BLKS


1972 Western Conference Finals Lakers VS Bucks

GAME 3 7 PTS 14 REBS 4 ASTS 10 BLKS

GAME 5 12 PTS 26 REBS 6 ASTS 11 BLKS

GAME 6 20 PTS 24 REBS 9 BLKS


1972 NBA FINALS LAKERS VS. KNICKS

GAME 1 12 PTS 19 REBS 0 BLKS

GAME 2 23 PTS 24 REBS 4 ASTS 8 BLKS

GAME 3 26 PTS 20 REBS 9 BLKS

GAME 4 12 PTS 24 REBS 12 BLKS

GAME 5 24 PTS 29 REBS 4 ASTS 8 BLKS

NBA FINALS AVERAGE 19.4 PTS 23.3 REBS 7.4 BLKS

[coastalmarker99]

That's true, Wilt led the league in points, rebounds AND assists, and if they were tracked back then would've led in blocks too. Jordan only led in 1/4th of those


Wilt destroys everyone when it comes to stats and individual accomplishments.




Here is a fun stat for you despite the fact that Wilt decided to stop scoring after his 7th season.



He has more 60 point games in his career than Jordan has 50 point games.

[8Ball]

Wilt was the finals MVP so how was it a role player ring.


Also Here are Wilt's full stats in the 1972 playoffs

1972 Western Conference Playoffs Lakers VS Bulls

GAME 3 16 PTS 14 REBS 9 BLKS


1972 Western Conference Finals Lakers VS Bucks

GAME 3 7 PTS 14 REBS 4 ASTS 10 BLKS

GAME 5 12 PTS 26 REBS 6 ASTS 11 BLKS

GAME 6 20 PTS 24 REBS 9 BLKS


1972 NBA FINALS LAKERS VS. KNICKS

GAME 1 12 PTS 19 REBS 0 BLKS

GAME 2 23 PTS 24 REBS 4 ASTS 8 BLKS

GAME 3 26 PTS 20 REBS 9 BLKS

GAME 4 12 PTS 24 REBS 12 BLKS

GAME 5 24 PTS 29 REBS 4 ASTS 8 BLKS

NBA FINALS AVERAGE 19.4 PTS 23.3 REBS 7.4 BLKS

:applause:

NBA Finals MVP (1972)


And this OP loser wants to call it some sort of "diminished" 3rd banana roll. Insulting.


Bill Simmons has single handedly done the most damage to Wilt's legacy because of his Celtics homerism bullshit. Just like his butt buddy Bob Ryan calls Bobby Orr the greatest hockey player ever (guess who Bobby Orr played for).


If we switched Bill Russell with Wilt teams, Wilt would be the one with 8+ championships and Bill Russell would the career "loser".



Imagine if LeBron turned into 1972 Wilt and facilitated for his team and won finals MVP. A real legacy killer!

[HBK_Kliq_2]

Wilt was the finals MVP so how was it a role player ring.


Also Here are Wilt's full stats in the 1972 playoffs

1972 Western Conference Playoffs Lakers VS Bulls

GAME 3 16 PTS 14 REBS 9 BLKS


1972 Western Conference Finals Lakers VS Bucks

GAME 3 7 PTS 14 REBS 4 ASTS 10 BLKS

GAME 5 12 PTS 26 REBS 6 ASTS 11 BLKS

GAME 6 20 PTS 24 REBS 9 BLKS


1972 NBA FINALS LAKERS VS. KNICKS

GAME 1 12 PTS 19 REBS 0 BLKS

GAME 2 23 PTS 24 REBS 4 ASTS 8 BLKS

GAME 3 26 PTS 20 REBS 9 BLKS

GAME 4 12 PTS 24 REBS 12 BLKS

GAME 5 24 PTS 29 REBS 4 ASTS 8 BLKS

NBA FINALS AVERAGE 19.4 PTS 23.3 REBS 7.4 BLKS

Because the gaps on their PPG through out the playoffs. West and Goodrich were 20+ PPG scorers.

Jerry West was curry

Gail Goodrich was klay

Jim McMillan was draymond green

Wilt was Andre igoudala

[coastalmarker99]

:applause:

NBA Finals MVP (1972)


And this OP loser wants to call it some sort of "diminished" 3rd banana roll. Insulting.


Bill Simmons has single handedly done the most damage to Wilt's legacy because of his Celtics homerism bullshit.


If we switched Bill Russell with Wilt teams, Wilt would be the one with 8+ championships and Bill Russell would the career "loser".



Imagine if LeBron turned into 1972 Wilt and facilitated for his team and won finals MVP. A real legacy killer!



It should be noted that in Wilt's era an assist didn't count if your man took a dribble so therefore he may have averaged more assists going by modern game rules.




Also, it is important to note that KC jones Bill Sharman and Tommy Heinsohn all of which played with Russell all said to a man.


That Wilt's 1972 season was the best defensive season they ever saw by a player.



I found this stat deeply interesting we know that Chamberlain had about 7 to 8 BPG in his '72 season (in the known games, which were around 60 I believe.)


And, in something like the known 50 games of Wilt's LAST season, in '73, Wilt was around 6 BPG.

Why is that interesting? Because Nate Thurmond and even Kareem were regarded as outstanding shot blockers.


Yet in the very next season, (and after Wilt had retired), and when the NBA began to officially record blocked shots, Kareem averaged 3.5 BPG, and Thurmond was at 2.9 BPG.

[Manny98]

Nah LeBron would never average 10ppg in the finals like Chokerlain

[coastalmarker99]

Because the gaps on their PPG through out the playoffs. West and Goodrich were 20+ PPG scorers.

Jerry West was curry

Gail Goodrich was klay

Jim McMillan was draymond green

Wilt was Andre igoudala

PPG doesn't really matter when speaking about who was the best player on that 1971 -1972 Laker team


Wilt in that regular season led the league in rebounding blocks and field goal percentage.



And he ended up doing the same thing in the playoffs.

[coastalmarker99]

Nah LeBron would never average 10ppg in the finals like Chokerlain



When talking about Wilt's 11 PPG average in the 1969 finals.



Was it because he couldn't score...or was it because he didn't get the ball to shoot? Just earlier in the same season, he hung a 35 point game on Russell.

And of course, historically, he had multiple post-season series against Russell of 30+ ppg (and multiple post-season games of 40+, including must-win games of 46 and even 50 against Russell.

And yet...he only averaged eight FGAs per game in that series (and hit 50% of them.) In any case, Wilt wasn't brick-laying in those finals.

He wasn't pulling an '04 Kobe, or an '07 Lebron...neither of whom could hit the broadside of a barn in those series...albeit they still fired away.

[SouBeachTalents]

When talking about Wilt's 11 PPG average in the 1969 finals.



Was it because he couldn't score...or was it because he didn't get the ball to shoot? Just earlier in the same season, he hung a 35 point game on Russell.

And of course, historically, he had multiple post-season series against Russell of 30+ ppg (and multiple post-season games of 40+, including must-win games of 46 and even 50 against Russell.

And yet...he only averaged eight FGAs per game in that series (and hit 50% of them.) In any case, Wilt wasn't brick-laying in those finals.

He wasn't pulling an '04 Kobe, or an '07 Lebron...neither of whom could hit the broadside of a barn in those series...albeit they still fired away.
He was at the FT line, 36% is horrendous. And in their two razor thin losses, Wilt shot 2/11 in a 1 point loss in Game 4, and 4/13 in a 2 point loss in Game 7

[Axe]

Wilt, a tall guy who becomes small in big playoff games.

[coastalmarker99]

He was at the FT line, 36% is horrendous. And in their two razor thin losses, Wilt shot 2/11 in a 1 point loss in Game 4, and 4/13 in a 2 point loss in Game 7

I agree he was horrendous from the foul line in the 1969 finals much as he was in his first finals appearance in 1967.


But it should be noted in the Lakers two razor-thin losses in games 4 and 7.


That Wilt's stat lines were


GAME 4 8 PTS 31 REBS 1 ASTS 8 blocks 3-8 FG 2-11 FT


GAME 7 18 PTS 27 REBS 3 ASTS 10 BLKS 7-8 FG 4-13 FT

[Manny98]

He was at the FT line, 36% is horrendous. And in their two razor thin losses, Wilt shot 2/11 in a 1 point loss in Game 4, and 4/13 in a 2 point loss in Game 7
I have played 50+ games at highschool and college level and have never in my life shot 2/11 from the line in a game :roll:

[90sgoat]

This is true... But in order to accept a lesser role alongside Westbrook, Lebron would have to play off-ball, which only guys with elite jumpshooting skill can do well... Lebron is screwed... all he knows is how to pound the rock (aau skill-level)

If he could play the low post game from Miami, he could still be effective as a power forward.