Wilt Chamberlain Jokingly (?) Says He'd Average 65 or 70 in 1997
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- Опубліковано 19 сер 2024
- February 8, 1997 - In attendance for the NBA's 50 Greatest Players celebration, legend Wilt Chamberlain lightly insisted modern league rules may have allowed him to dominate at a level exceeding that of which was seen from his romp through the NBA in the 60's and 70's.
more important than knowing what would be Wilt's ppg is that Clyde called him GOAT
damn look at how giant his hands are
some of the videos from his playing days showing him palming the ball and moving it around almost taunting of the other players in the same way most of us would hold a soft ball.
He wasn't joking though haha
Dip was not kidding lol....miss ya big guy, you're still the greatest.
im there with u
YEP WHOS GONE GAURD WILT DWIGHT HOWARD?!!!!!
The hand size difference in the thumbnail!!!!!!😮😮😮😮
YEP HE WILL FLAT OUT DOMINATE.....PERIOD...
Stfu
WHAT YOU SAY BOY?...!
STFU
AND MAY I ASK WHY LOL.....ARE YOU OFFENDED?
Qui Dong Le YEP HE'S IS
No wilt would have 100 per game
Wilt is aint no joke and Clyde is right.
He was not joking and I’m sure Clyde agree ! With the nba being so soft Wilt would like avg 40 pts , 25 rebs , 15 ast , 10 blks and 5 stls …in 30 min 😜
That is in 97
He wouldn't, but in the 00s he could, not anymore
@@obychnyichelovek6757 of course not because he sadly passed away.
But I say this out of knowledge
Wilt is the Only Superman I’ve Ever seen
Put him in today’s game and every game is Breaking news
He would have games with 75 points , 50 rebounds and 30 blocks if he really wanted coz I don’t see anyone who can stop him
Wilt would literally do everything he wants , he is that phenomenal and Unique
@@mariovh He is phenomenal, i just don't see how he would dominate in the era of three, nowadays if a bigman can't shoot three he might not be in the league for long
@@obychnyichelovek6757 because he’s Wilt and a smart coach would go to him each possession…he scores or he passes
The Joker is the 2 time MVP …and you think Wilt wouldn’t dominate?
Wilt would adapt and with his strength, skills he would be even better if you add the advantages they have today that he didn’t had back then
with his vertical plus his height plus his arm length plus his hand size plus his speed and reflexes he would block alot of 3's in todays game he could neutralize stepth curry , wilt is faster than curry so if you think curry would run around him your mistaken . his feet where size 12 so he could maneuver like a small guy he is a cheat code
This video is from 1997 man lol
@@Mr.Beasleyhe meant if young take a 25 year old in NBA 2020 and see how he does
@realtan9026,
Wilt Chamberlain was a great sprinter and jumper, but his lateral mobility wasn't his strong suit.
Everytime he faced someone who made him leave the paint, it was more difficult for him to defend :
Willis Reed in the 1970 NBA Finals is the culprit. Despite being injure most of the series; he was healthy in just two games that series (Knicks were 2-0 in those games), Reed was giving a basketball clinic : he was playing outside and banking a lot of shots. Even when he was injured, he still was able to cook outisde the paint.
Another example, when a athletic 1962 version of Wilt Chamberlain faced the Celtics in the NBA Finals, Red Auerbach forced Wilt Chamberlain to switch on Sam Jones on game 7 of the series on a lot of plays. Jones outscored Chamberlain in that game and sank the game winner over Wilt.
Yes, Sam Jones was an incredible player and a solid contributor, but Stephen Curry is a MVP caliber player. Far superior to Jones who never won a MVP award.
We have to stop with the "we were better back then, we were tougher, we had more fundamentals, we played for the right reason"
We've heard such arguments in every decade from every athlete since the 1880s! No, it's not a typo.
I've read George Mikan saying the same thing when Chamberlain was still playing... The same George Mikan who helped creating the ABA and adopting the three-point line.
Wilt in today's NBA with all the spacing would average 15 or 20 assists along with those 70 points
No doubt in my mind. 💯
that is not a joke.
Did you guys saw Wilt played in 60's and 70's. More athletic than this modern day NBA without the modern medication, tools and athlete conditioning. He is a freak of nature.
What?! That's so dumb and untrue
@@hakeemolajuwon4352 Well I know coz you don't have tvs back then to watch his footage. Lol
@@yohohoho8412
As someone who is working with collegiate athletes as my job. This isn't true.
My mentor kept track of tests he used.
1990s and today's athletes are 100% better due to multiple factors such as training, nutrition and recovery.
If we have such training to Wilt... He could had been impressive... But he was already training contrary to his former peers in the NBA. He was lifting weights already back in the 1960s! He was ahead of his time.
With zone defense being illegal in the 90s Wilt would only have to worry about one man per game, and there would be maybe 3-4 Centers in the league who could hold him under 40.
Wilt would have easily averaged 60-70 points.
Wilt is yapping
Bo looking like wilt in 97
He ain’t lyin’!
SORRY DUDE WILT IS BETTER THAN JORDAN
No. Wilt is not top 30
@@exposingloserwilt2746 ur a bum
@@exposingloserwilt2746 bro made a whole account called "exposing loser wilt"
@@exposingloserwilt2746 wilt chamberlain fifty years after his retirement owns multiple records (the nba took the trouble to record in his era!) If they had recorded the same statistics they do today in defence he would have far more than the 60+ he holds today!
Finally his records have already lasted a lifetime, while comments like yours wouldn't age well!
Basically, People are repeating the same phenomenon that was happening years ago :
"The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. Children are now tyrants, not the servants of their households. They no longer rise when elders enter the room. They contradict their parents, chatter before company, gobble up dainties at the table, cross their legs, and tyrannize their teachers."
-- Socrates, circa 440 BBC
1990s & 2000s stars are saying how the NBA is soft now... They are romanticizing the past.
But, did they remember the past? Many former NBA stars were repeating 1980s athletes had no fundamentals and were soft on Ray Firestone's tribune.
In the 1990s, on various platforms [Marv Albert, Robert Costas as examples], they embellished the past.
Bird, Magic, Dr. J, Wilt Chamberlain, Bob Lanier [and many others] all pleaded the NBA in the 1990s was watered down & lacked fundamentals.
It's always been the same conclusion in old heads' eyes : "My era was better."
Wilt Chamberlain once stated he would scored 70 PPG in the 1997. Why? Because he felt players lacked fundamentals & basketball IQ, while not being tough enough.
Actually, Jerry West, Bob Lanier and even Larry Bird never said Chamberlain was wrong. They believed Chamberlain would had toyed with centers back then! In 1991, Jerry West stated Wilt Chamberlain could had led the league in blocks, points and rebounds if he was in his prime... When Jordan was still playing!
"We were tougher"
"We played our heart out"
The same treatment was reserved and heard in the early 1980s when Bird & Magic came into the league. When Jordan came in, many -- including Ray Firestone, Wilt Chamberlain, Bob Lanier -- all repeat how they were better in the good old days. How they played smarter & adopted a more rugged style of basketball.
We are only witnessing history repeating itself all over again.
The brand of the game is different. It's factual.
But, these kids can play and excel in some facets of the game. Is it perfect? No. But, nothing is.
I've read Ty Cobb saying such things in the 1950s in order to discredit Hank Aaron.
1990s players hated it when Chamberlain was talking like he did there.
Now, the wheel of time has spun. The younger 1990s generation has became the old heads yelling at the clouds.
With today's no defense at all
Easily average 60 or 70
He'd average 80 a game in todays nba.
100
No he wouldnt
@@kendrickgabriel2858 casual.
@@HeathOverledger it’s called playing in a different era wilt chamberlain’s era had more possessions
He wouldn't be a star in this era, in the 90s he would in the 00s he still would but not now
Why too many smart people here? I've never seen too smart people under a video.
Someone in the background says, “That’s conservative I bet”, on whether Chamberlain would average 65 or 70 PPG in 1997. Yes, Wilt would dominate ANY era.
I mean he averaged 50 🤷♂️
Wilt is Funny! 😃 Great Joke!
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I GUESS DWIGHT HOWARD ANDREW BYNUM WHITCH HES NOT EVEN ASSINGNED TO AN NBA TEAM SUPPOSED TO BE A STANDARD FOR TODAY'S CENTERS. MMMMM
1997 bro
kobe gets scored on
overrated asf
Underrated by dumb fans and even dumber commentators. Wilt the stilt was and always will be the goat.
@@erics9754 lol ok 13 year old you watching highlights of this plumber and think he’s the goat lol
Dude shot 51% from the line
And 2-4 in the finals
Choke a 3-2 lead in the finals 🤣🤣
Lost back to back finals with trash numbers 🤣🤣
Owned by Knicks 2 times 😭😭
Wilt overrated asf and hyped by goofy ahh 13 year olds trying be smart and act like they know something 🥱🤣