Wilt Chamberlain: 24 Inch Vertical

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Ok...so maybe that's a more comparable picture...and he looks like Dwight Howard/Karl Malone/Kevin Willis/Alonzo Mourning/Ben Wallace/Shaq...after they fasted for 3 months.

To think that this guy could more or less equal elite, >6 foot contemporary power lifters that trained specifically for power lifting is ridiculous, let alone at 59 years old. 6'2" is really tall for a power lifter. 7'0"+ is comical.

He was a very strong guy, no doubt, but these bench press claims are stupid.

Then again, Wilt was a mountain of a man that could palm a medicine ball, walk on water, jump over the moon, wrestle mountain lions, dunk from the half court line, run a 3 second 100 m, sleep with 45 women a day, swim the English channel 8 times in a row, finish an entire keg in one keg stand, and shoot fireballs from his eyes and bolts of lightning from his ass*. :hammerhead:

*as long as no one is there to video tape it

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EpVZS26BUs[/url]

Wilt at the top on a vertical jump

[QUOTE=Kblaze8855]Saying he can jump 2 feet just shows the standards they had then...doesnt mean its all he could do. Half of ISH can jump 24 inches im sure. But half of ISH isnt getting up enough to be an NCAA highjump champ as a hobby or to long jump 22 feet as he has proven capable of.

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That is not a man with a 24 inch vertical.[/QUOTE]


bro he has his legs bent to his chest.

[QUOTE=Richesly]bro he has his legs bent to his chest.[/QUOTE]

put his legs down, looks like 2 feet.

[QUOTE=jernejtera]i laughed so hard on that one i almost felt of a chair. i didn't notice earlier that he sad that he's gay to himself
:roll: :roll:[/QUOTE]

Lol don't worry, he'll just never use that account again like every other high pitched squeaky voice teen on here that has 5 accounts but should have just realized they don't belong postin on ANY forum a long time ago.

Reading through this old thread, and the posters maintaining that Wilt was only in the 24-32" vertical range turned out to be wrong.

Somewhere between the Wilt skeptics and the legends is the truth about what Wilt could do physically. I put his vertical at minimum 36", and it's quite reasonable to think he could actually have reached the top of the backboard. So as high as 42".

Interesting to note that the anti-Wilt stans no longer debate his athleticism. No they primarily focus on weak era, slow white guys, and perceived lack of skill (moves in the post relative to modern players).

[QUOTE=Marchesk]Reading through this old thread, and the posters maintaining that Wilt was only in the 24-32" vertical range turned out to be wrong.

Somewhere between the Wilt skeptics and the legends is the truth about what Wilt could do physically. I put his vertical at minimum 36", and it's quite reasonable to think he could actually have reached the top of the backboard. So as high as 42".

Interesting to note that the anti-Wilt stans no longer debate his athleticism. No they primarily focus on weak era, slow white guys, and perceived lack of skill (moves in the post relative to modern players).[/QUOTE]
This is what a 42" vertical means for Wilt

Wilt- 7'1" = 85"

+ 42" vertical

85" + 42" = 126"

126" = 10'6", meaning he could his head half a foot above the rim. Yet we have zero images of Wilt's head near the rim, let alone above it.

[QUOTE=Deuce Bigalow]This is what a 42" vertical means for Wilt

Wilt- 7'1" = 85"

+ 42" vertical

85" + 42" = 126"

126" = 10'6", meaning he could his head half a foot above the rim. Yet we have zero images of Wilt's head near the rim, let alone above it.[/QUOTE]

From the SF college game video where he goes way up to block a shot, I screen printed it, and then drew a straight line from the rim that bisected his left shoulder and part of his head, which was titled away from the rim, since he was reaching with his left arm to block the shot. I put the tip of his fingers between 12'4" to 12'8", so about 12'6". And he comes down with the ball.

So that's not true. There are a couple photos were his head is right around the rim level. There is a video from the behind the backboard where he is easily blocking a shot where the top of the ball is around 12'4".

Anyway, 10'6" means that six inches of his head is above the rim, not that his entire head is six inches above the rim.

You cant use "Where is the footage" for a guy who peaked as an athlete late 50s early 60s. Might as well deny the era even happened if you only accept what is proven. We have zero footage of a Wilt 40 point game but he had like 300 and dozens were recorded.

You take that as evidence they didnt happen?

Jumping 40 inches for a college highjump champ is not shocking. Not in 1956 or 2006. It really isnt special. Its not even that unusual for bigmen. I mean...its unusual in that not many can do it. Its not unusual to an extent that its absurd to question. Ive seen Dan Gadzuric get headlevel off like 2 steps on a putback dunk over Kenyon Martin. Antionio Mcdyess had a 42 inch one step vertical according to the NBA and harder to believe(but NBA claimed from a combine test) 47 inch vertical on the run.

Larry Nance, Shawn Kemp, Dwight, Blake, Tyrus thomas, and so on....

Bigmen can get up there. Especially ones built like young Wilt. Lakers Wilt was getting up like few today. When he was kinda lanky? I can see him flying.

Wilt= overrated feasting on a primarily white unathletic scrub league.

[QUOTE=Deuce Bigalow]Yet we have zero images of Wilt's head near the rim, let alone above it.[/QUOTE]

Seems to be at around rim level here, with what looks like relative ease. Given how long his arms are, there was probably no reason for him to jump to his peak potential. He's not a 6'1 guard that needs to get as much air as possible. Look at his arms, any higher and he would overshoot the basket on shots and dunks.

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[QUOTE=Poetry]Seems to be at around rim level here, with what looks like relative ease. Given how long his arms are, there was probably no reason for him to jump to his peak potential. He's not a 6'1 guard that needs to get as much air as possible. Look at his arms, any higher and he would overshoot the basket on shots and dunks.

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Yeah and that #5 defender is almost at net level while being 3 inches off the ground, he must be like 8'3"...

[QUOTE=Deuce Bigalow]Yeah and that #5 defender is almost at net level while being 3 inches off the ground, he must be like 8'3"...[/QUOTE]
Still salty Wilt is 10x better than Brickbe I see

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[QUOTE=RRR3]Still salty Wilt is 10x better than Brickbe I see[/QUOTE]
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