A shame Wilt didn't come back to play in 1985

[DaRkJaWs]

At age 50 Wilt would have knocked the "GOAT" on his ass as he went up for the dunk

Then all the Wilt haters would have been like

[DaRkJaWs]

Recall that at the time many NBA players still played against him on the playground or UCLA, etc and said he could still play.

[deja vu]

Nah he would be shellshocked having to face guys who are as big as him. No more 6'5" centers to feast on.

[CavaliersFTW]

Nah he would be shellshocked having to face guys who are as big as him. No more 6'5" centers to feast on.

The only guy within 40lbs of Wilt in 1985 was 290lb Mark Eaton. Wilt in 1985 was 327lbs... fresh off lifting weights with Arnold. Think about that. He would have been a lot slower end-to-end than his own playing days but nobody would have been able to even budge him in the paint if that's where he wanted to go and so long as he would not have gotten injured or been forced to play heavy minutes he'd have gotten inside at will against anyone in the league at that time. I don't know if he would have been able to play an 80 game season or not, but nobody was his "size" in the 80's. Nobody is his size still.

[julizaver]

At age 50 Wilt would have knocked the "GOAT" on his ass as he went up for the dunk

Then all the Wilt haters would have been like

A video of MJ try to dunk on old Kareem:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvo_Saiwsgw

It was better for him not to try although I think that he could give his teams some solid 10-15 minutes (in defense and rebounding) based on the fact that he was physical specimen. But to play at highest pro-level is different then playing pick up games. During the 80s he played with NBA guys like Mark Eaton, who mentioned Wilt in his motivinatiol speech and how he changed his game based on Wilt's advise.
With current medicine according to doctors (from AC Milan Italian football club -lab, not american football) a pro-athlete could possibly perform at highest level untill he turns 40, considering the he is a strong regimen and lack serious injuries.

[CavaliersFTW]

A video of MJ try to dunk on old Kareem:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvo_Saiwsgw

It was better for him not to try although I think that he could give his teams some solid 10-15 minutes (in defense and rebounding) based on the fact that he was physical specimen. But to play at highest pro-level is different then playing pick up games. During the 80s he played with NBA guys like Mark Eaton, who mentioned Wilt in his motivinatiol speech and how he changed his game based on Wilt's advise.
With current medicine according to doctors (from AC Milan Italian football club -lab, not american football) a pro-athlete could possibly perform at highest level untill he turns 40, considering the he is a strong regimen and lack serious injuries.

Boxers like George Foreman proved beyond shadow of a doubt, that some athletes you just can't put a number on. Wilt is like, one of a kind... even if a Doctor could put some arbitrary number on a general pool of athletes, I don't think any blanket can be applied to the best of the best at any professional sport. Some guys can just keep on going, well beyond their peers. Due to physical tools, or w/e. Some the opposite happens.

[Collie]

At age 50 Wilt would have knocked the "GOAT" on his ass as he went up for the dunk

Then all the Wilt haters would have been like

Yeah man, imagine if the "GOAT" went up against extremely physical players like Rick Mahorn, Dennis Rodman or even Bill Laimbeer.

[LAZERUSS]

How about a 40 and then 50 year old Darrell Green?

At age 40, he ran a 4.2 at a Washington Redskin training camp, and then supposedly at age 50, he ran a 4.43 40...

However, at age 52 it appears he started to slip, as he own son finally beat him in a race...

http://blog.redskins.com/2012/03/09/...fastest-green/

Earlier this offseason, we peeked at the pre-draft diary of Jared Green, son of Redskins legend Darrell Green, who is looking to follow in his father’s NFL footsteps.

The elder Green offered unparalleled longevity during his time in Washington, and was renowned for his breath-taking speed. On his 40th birthday–which he celebrated as a Redskins player–Green clocked a 4.2 at Redskins training camp.

On his 50th birthday, Darrell had finally slowed to a 4.43, which is still faster than all but three of the 2012 Combine times.


But now, at age 52, Darrell finally loses foot races to his son, as Jared discussed in his latest entry for ProPlayerInsiders.com (as written by Khalil Garriott):


In a foot race, the winner would definitely be me. My dad is still fast—we train everyday—but he’s given me the tools and every single secret that he has.

Not to mention that God has given me the genes. It’s really an exciting thing to not only be a product of Darrell Green’s genes, but of his teaching as well.

Jared writes with a great deal of confidence in his abilities, and his numbers seem to back it up. According to his page at nfldraftscout.com, Green has 4.42 speed, with a low of 4.34 seconds. No matter who you are, that’s fast. And on March 19, he will be able to show what else he can do at the Southern University Pro Day.

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Was his 40 time at 40 laser timed or hand timed?

[coin24]

Was his 40 time at 40 laser timed or hand timed?

mountain lion timed

[Deuce Bigalow]

2/6 is forever dude

[LAZERUSS]

2/6 is forever dude

As are many of his HUNDREDS of NBA RECORDS, both regular season, and post-season.

By FAR, the most dominant player in NBA history.

GOAT.

[Deuce Bigalow]

As are many of his HUNDREDS of NBA RECORDS, both regular season, and post-season.

By FAR, the most dominant player in NBA history.

GOAT.

2/6

Set in stone

[oarabbus]

mountain lion timed

[LAZERUSS]

2/6

Set in stone

Using that analogy...

MJ, ZERO rings without Pippen, Grant, and Rodman. And Kobe ZERO rings without Shaq, Gasol, and even Horry and Artest.

TEAM game.