Wilt Chamberlain would average "25 and 15, EASY"

[jongib369]

LMFAO I have no idea what you are trying to say with that...but its hilarious/sad

[Deuce Bigalow]

'11 Love: 15.2 rpg/41.4 league average rpg = 36.7%
Love only averaged 35.8 mpg

'61 Wilt: 27.2 rpg/73.3 league average rpg = 37.1%
Wilt averaged 47.8 mpg

Nobody plays 48 mpg anymore. Wilt would most likely average 40 mpg.
At 40 mpg his rpg would be 12.8 and his rpg% would be 30.92

[Round Mound]

Chamberlain was and is the GOAT Center.

[bdreason]

25/15 was actually right around my guess. I think the scoring could be lower, and the rebounding a little higher depending on the team he's playing on. Is there a single team in the league that evens pounds the ball inside anymore?

[kennethgriffin]

Chamberlain was and is the GOAT Center.

tallent wise. but he was kind of a choker

i give him major props on how he could easly transition into todays game

but no way is he the best center ever

kareem/russell are ranked higher


believe it or not ( i know you dont because you're a fan of charles barkley )


accomplishing things MATTERS

its not all about stats. you gotta have IQ, Heart, Poise and be willing to sacrifice your own stats to better your team sometimes

[jlauber]

'11 Love: 15.2 rpg/41.4 league average rpg = 36.7%
Love only averaged 35.8 mpg

'61 Wilt: 27.2 rpg/73.3 league average rpg = 37.1%
Wilt averaged 47.8 mpg

Nobody plays 48 mpg anymore. Wilt would most likely average 40 mpg.
At 40 mpg his rpg would be 12.8 and his rpg% would be 30.92

First of all, there has NEVER been an NBA team that ever averaged even 70 rpg. TEAM rebounds were kept before the 68-69 season, and inflated TEAM totals by about 8-10 rpg. The AVERAGE team was getting about 64 rpg in Wilt's '61 season.

Secondly, Chamberlain, according to stats maven Harvey Pollack was probably blocking somewhere aroun 10 shots per game, at his peak. And, if that was indeed the case, he was probably chasing after another 10 or so every game. How many rebounds did he lose with those numbers?

Finally, no matter what his actual numbers would be, Chamberlain DESTROYED his peers in rebounding, including players like Russell, Thurmond, Lanier, Cowens, Hayes, and Kareem. If he could wipe the floors with those guys, he would be having a field day against the MANY clowns who permeate today's center position.

[Bigsmoke]

He'll have a couple of seasons averaging 30+/20/5+bls, easy

i dont know about 20 rebounds.

the pace back then was much quicker than it is now.

i'm thinkg

27/14/3

[jlauber]

i dont know about 20 rebounds.

the pace back then was much quicker than it is now.

i'm thinkg

27/14/3

So players like the 6-9 Howard and Love would be outrebounding a near 7-2, 300 lb, 7-8 wingspan, highjump champion, Chamberlain, then?

[East_Stone_Ya]

So players like the 6-9 Howard and Love would be outrebounding a near 7-2, 300 lb, 7-8 wingspan, highjump champion, Chamberlain, then?

with ease

[jlauber]

It would be interesting to find out just how many games Chamberlain was outrebounded in his 1200 career NBA games. It wouldn't have been very many. And in many he just murdered his opposing center. Hell, he pounded RUSSELL in one game by a 55-19 margin.

[Vertical-24]

He'll have a couple of seasons averaging 30+/20/5+bls, easy

I appreciate Wilt and his accomplishments and contributions to the game as much as any other sincere basketball fan but that seems a little to fantastical IMO. I could see him perhaps doing 30-32ppg / 15rpg / 3bpg in a few seasons but not what you posted, that's ridiculous

[lilgodfather1]

I'm thinking somewhere around 27ppg because bigs aren't really the focal point of the offense anymore. As for the rebounds I literally have no idea how many he could grab. He is the best rebounder ever (bar maybe Rodman), so I don't think it is rediculous to assume he could get 17 a game even at the slower pace in todays league.

[JMT]

Wilt would average whatever he wanted to average in any era.

Unless you actually saw the guy play and have lived long enough to fully understand the evolution of athletes, training, nutrition, etc, it would be very difficult to understand just what a freak he was.

He's the best big man that ever lived, and he'd have been the best in any era he played.

[CavaliersFTW]

I appreciate Wilt and his accomplishments and contributions to the game as much as any other sincere basketball fan but that seems a little to fantastical IMO. I could see him perhaps doing 30-32ppg / 15rpg / 3bpg in a few seasons but not what you posted, that's ridiculous

He's right bout the shot blocking number, no way in hell Wilt blocks 3bpg in his prime even in the modern NBA. Wilt's shot blocking volume is incredible, he blocked at a rate of about 7bpg in 1972. No matter how you do the math for pace, fg%, shots taken etc it isn't going to be less than 4bpg today and that was past his prime Wilt. His timing and reach combo is far beyond anyone in the league today. 9-7, and timed well enough to catch shots in mid-air or swat a Kareem skyhook?

[Dragonyeuw]

With today's dearth of quality centers? Those numbers are at the extreme low-end. I wouldn't go any lower than 18 rpg....scoring-wise, the game has shifted more to the perimeter but Wilt is definitely capable of 30 in this era. Who's going to stop him inside? Wilt would make even Dwight Howard look small, and Dwight's considered a monster by today's standards.