Red Auerbach explains who was a better athlete than Wilt Chamberlain .
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Russell was a great HOF player. He started with 4 other HOF players plus more HOF players on the bench. His coach is in HOF. That being said. Wilt is by far the GREATEST center to ever play the game. The GREATEST athlete the NBA has ever seen.
Except for Cousy and Havlicek those other HOF players rode Bill Russell’s coattails. Which one of those guys would definitely make the HOF if they weren’t playing for Boston? Plus Russell was slightly faster than Wilt, a quicker and higher jumper by a bit. And his reaction time was a little quicker.
@@rileymrr1 so why did the Boston Celtics put a player in front of Wilt off the ball to slow him down?
Wilt was measured at having reached 13 foot 3 inches...
Plus time management suggests that as the best player offensively on his team Wilt only had so much time available to him for defensive play...While Bill was a great dunker but never an offensive force like wilt chamberlain so had more time to play his role in defence....
There’s no proof of wilt’s exaggerated athletic achievements.
@@hex1343 Come again? Dude you sound like a hater.
@@rileymrr1 dude really said Cousy rode Russell coattails. Not mentioning Cousy won MVP without Bill. Hondo wonx2 rings without Bill
That's funny...Because KC Jones is recorded saying Wilt was the greatest athlete he'd ever seen
Also Wilt was the favorite player of Sam Jones sons
@@BoosterGoldEarth6 So what?
@@jamesanthony5681 Hater alert
@@BoosterGoldEarth6 Idiot.
@@jamesanthony5681 what do you mean so what? You can say So What to anything, you have no point whatsoever lol.. bye
OF COURSE Auerbach is going to pick Russell.
LOL so true!
A very biased inane critique of Wilt. I’m 81. I saw both in their prime.
Russell was an excellent athlete, and a terrific player in own right, but Wilt was in another world. Could have won the Olympic
decathlon if he had tried, which is exactly what the Kansas track coach wanted him to do. Unbelievable speed and strength. No one in
ANY sport has ever, or will ever come close!!
💯👍 folks today see the grainy replay and blah blah blah. Wilt was ahead of his time. If he came into the league today it would be Shaq who?
Correct. While Russell was a great athlete, Chamberlain was in a class by himself.
Bill Russell didn't frustrate Wilt Chamberlain, Bill played fair and square against Wilt, Wilt respected that but Red set up the Celtics to hack the hell out of Wilt, fouling him off and on the ball, hard fouling and the nba referees accepted it because the NBA head officials thought Wilt winning all the time would spoil the game.
Celtics forward Tom Heinsohn claimed that “half the fouls against Wilt were hard fouls...he took the most brutal pounding out of any player ever.”
Red took advantage of this situation and when you use an unsavoury method to win, its always the person who calls out the loudest that's not innocent?
Hack a Wilt was the norm and when the Bulls later on in the life used on nearly every play a hard foul when Wilt wasn't even on the ball, they finally changed the rules?
Under these limitations Wilt behaved generously refusing accept once to retaliate and the character of the man to play the ball and not the man, hurting people wasn't Wilts thing and neither was winning at all cost, there was a line that Wilt Chamberlain wouldn't cross, hurting someone for a game was possibly that line?
Bill & Wilt together on a interview, Wilt said, " I wanted to play basketball the way it's creator intended! "
Bill Russell made a wonderful comment back to Wilt Chamberlain his friend, " you played it better than he would have imagined! "
Nobody's reading a long a$$ post about some slow a$$ 5'3" unathletic white scrubs and plumbers 😆😆😆
Unsavory? Maybe to you. Why didn't Wilt improve his foul shooting so that wouldn't be a viable strategy?
@@MP-tf7cc why didn't the referees do their job? Or isn't that important, they put a player in front of Wilt to slow him down even if he didn't have the ball!
Look up Bill Russell’s free throw average it isn't much different and he didn't have the physical abuse or the referees ignoring it to contend with?
They made the game easier for players after Wilt, especially MJ, the nba also brought out new stats to destroy the legacy of statistically anomaly of Wilt Chamberlain.
The 1960s arguably was the fastest era of basketball from end to end, so much more demanding, any sport that increases your metabolic rate means controlling the fine motor skills becomes a variable, add elbows to the hands and face and scoring gets harder, add hand checking on and off the ball, ignoring the rules and 'yes' it's unsprortsman like conduct.
Wilt beefed himself up making it almost impossible to physically stop him and finally his managers recommend a different approach and in those years with different rules he won two titles?
@@MP-tf7cc he did he'd standing broad jump 15ft and dunk it and then they changed the rulesets the previous rules stated that the ball had to be released before your feet touch the ground past the line do some research on how many things they created in the league because of him three second rule wide in the lane all different types of stuff man he averaged 36 points in 29 rebounds against lifetime over 100 regular season against Russell
Don’t forget On rules, stats, referees. It was and still is a business
Russell did qualify for the 1956 Olympic Track team. Back then athletes could only participate in a single sport. Russell obviously chose Basketball.
Yawwnn boring, unathletic white plumber, nobody cares about the 60's or 70's, unless you are a fat a$$ delusional man 😆😆😆😆😆🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Russell would have been a High Jumper for the Olympics, if it wasn't for the stupid "he signed a contract" "he's never played professionally" debate in Basketball.
#7 best jump in the WORLD for the year before that Olympics - and that jump at the West Coast Relays TIED the best jump AT THE SAME EVENT of the eventual Olympic Champion.
Red still mad in the after life about Wilt not going to Harvard so he could be a Celtics territorial pick.
I love listening to former coaches and players. But many of the embellish on Auerbach's part though regarding Russell's minutes played against Wilt Chamberlain. Russell sat less than 2 minutes per game difference over 143 total games (playoffs included). I know it's been awhile, but for those keeping track at home the 3rd Period in an NBA game in the 1960s was still 12 minutes, not 2 minutes.
Wilt was good in 100,200,400,800 meters,high jump,long jump,and shot put. Think about going to basket to score, all those rebounds ,stat keeper said would be 9 blks. game and so coordinated not to ever foul out. So much basketball stamina to average more minutes a game than regulation minutes.What kind of passing skills to lead league in assists?
I forgot about the broad jump
It was common for starters to play 40+ minutes per game in that era.
Wilt had great stamina - but he wasn't the ONLY player with great stamina.
@@bricefleckenstein9666 Wilt 45.8,Robertson 42.2. And I looked at list clearly Wilt way out in front.
@@sickotwist9802 But BOTH of them well over 40.
BTW, Russell is #2 all time on the "minutes per game" list - and I think there's something like 12 players that AVERAGED over 40 per game, with A LOT MORE that averaged 35+?
There are also players that played HURT part of their career - how high would BIRD be on that list if (1) he didn't hurt his back (2) he didn't sit out at times so other team members could get minutes when his Celtics were blowing out a game (Bird isn't alone on that latter point)?
1. No proof of his athletic achievements. 2. Oscar Robertson averaged the most assists that season. 3. Wilt wouldn’t pass to his teammates because back then assists were counted differently and that hurt his teams offense.
Sorry Red, there is no way the players back then would have took Russell over Wilt!
He knows that, it many would have been a 40-60 split either way.
Which players? Celtic players? Russell helped deliver 11 titles in 13 seasons, and you think they would have preferred Wilt over Bill? I don't think so.
Cy, it is not a matter for debate. In those days, they MVP was chosen by the players and Russell was chosen more than Wilt. The example of living in NY while playing in Philadelphia is typical. The 76er's lost championships by one point and you don't think Wilt missing practice cost them one point? His attitude cost the Lakers at least one championship.
@@DrJohnnyJ uhmmm Wilt and Russell won the same amount of MVPs during their time together in the league. Now Russell won a MVP before hmm integration really hit. No offense. Wilt won MVP as a rookie
@@DrJohnnyJ His attitude along with every other attitude cost the Lakers that 1969 title. Vbk to Jerry to Elgin and Wilt. They all were stubborn and fighting each other. ALL OF THEM
Man this was a great video. Old school Celtic fan here
Anyone remember the interview where Bill Russell said the only way he would be able to guard Shaq is with an M-16? I saw this in an obscure and expensive print magazine about 20 years ago but have never heard it referenced since.
3:42
Red did name Bill as coach - after Tom Heinsolm turned Red down, recommended Bill, and pointed out that nobody is going to motivate Bill like Bill could.
This was despite Tom NOT particularly liking Bill - but showed a lot of respect.
If I remember correctly, Russell's career minutes per game average is 44 minutes. Red was a great coach, but he, and most of the old Celtics, liked to stretch the truth, some, when it came to Wilt vs Bill. I also, kind of remember what I saw, real time, back in the 60s. I have seen many interviews, on here, of contemporary opponents of both Wilt and Bill, and when asked who is the greatest player, ever, they immediately say, "Wilt Chamberlain". Oscar, Earl the Pearl, Walt Frazier, and Rick Barry, were just a few.
Wilt was spectacular Russell was a winner.
@@tellthetruthg That could be said, and I have great respect for Bill Russell. The Celtics were winners. They were a great team and had a great coach, for the length of most of the player's careers. Made a difference, I am sure.
@@Wallyworld30 If prime against prime, Wilt would be the better athlete, by far. Just compare their stats, especially each 's best years, offensively and defensively. In my mind, Alcindor, coming into the league, had the best chance of anybody to mirror Wilt's scoring, rebounding and shot blocking, but he fell noticeably short. He was great, mind you, but not great enough.
spot on true, agree.... what this reflected is as good a coach as red was, he also had an arrogant controlling side to him. he comes off petty to me. russell was a wiser and more magnanimous human. as he got older he just got wiser, not more petty. by the end of wilts life he and russell had become very close again. & russell w/ frank honesty described wilt's greatness & he didnt have to do that. he did it b/c unlike red, he could put his ego aside & give wilt his due. he also could see thru wilts insecurities (that we all have) and see the goodness and smarts in wilt.... russell comes off the much bigger man imo then red, even though red was obviously a great coach.
@@Wallyworld30 no doubt marty. he liked control & people to comply to his vision. if you swayed from that, he was vicious. he also pushed thug ball. his backups & power forwards were coached to pummel opponents physically. he had leverage over refs so they got away w/ a lot. they hit wilt w/ violent hard fouls constantly. wilt had a lot of self discipline to put up with it.
Wow, I’ve been a Celtics fan for over 40 years and that’s a new interview for me…thanks!
Red is bias, bullshit russell was no way better than wilt
@@keithstamm1156 - Bias…probably - But 11 rings is 11 rings.
Red did it ALL ! Roy should of told him- " Red, U the MAN " ! 🏀
He's embellishing here. In head to head matchups Russell averaged 2 minutes less per game.
Wilt vs Russell in the playoffs Wilt was at 47.5 MPG to Russell's 46.3 so even less than 2. I know Wilt vs Russell in season was 47.0 MPG but not sure what Russell's was. I do know that Wilt averaged 3.5 mins per game more than Russell in all reg-season games both were in the league together (59-60 to 68-69), but that obviously is not only their head to heads. Not a massive difference either way.
MJ has more Finals MVPS, DPOYS, All Defensive First Teams, All NBA First Team, Scoring Titles, Steal Titles, Slam Dunk Contests, All Star game MVPS than Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain, while playing all 82 regular season games 10 times and shooting 52% from 16ft-3pt 😆😆😆😆🤣🤣🤣
Russell and Chamberlain were one Finals loss shy away from having the same number of finals losses as MJ has rings 🤣🤣🤣🤣😆😆😆😆
@@AIH483 hey dumbass, they didn't have those awards for most of his career. Moron
@@AIH483 So you are that insecure over both Wilt and Russell that you came in here just to gargle Jordan, when no one here mentioned him? Pathetic.
red has an arrogant side to him. he projected a lot & got away w/ it b/c of his position. not saying he wasnt a great coach, just saying he had a big ego & could be arrogant. in turn, the things he is claiming about a young wilt is partly a reflection of his own self. b/c wilt wasnt on his team & wilt was a proud guy who spoke his mind, red liked to take shots at him..... bottomline, russell was obviously a great great player. but wilt was insanely great too. as russell got older & away from red, he too admitted this & became closer to wilt. Again, red is a legend, but he had a petty side also. trashing wilt like he did hasnt aged well imo when you measure the whole era.
Russell criticized Wilt for pulling himself out in the '69 NBA finals (Boston won), and Wilt did NOT speak to Russell for a long time after that because of that criticism. You remember that, right? So how did Russell get closer to Wilt after his Boston days? When Russell retired, he lived in the San Francisco Bay area, and then moved to the Pacific northwest when he coached Seattle. So where exactly was this closeness with Chamberlain? The 2 eventually reconciled, yes.
@@jamesanthony5681 russell praised wilt a lot the last 20 years of his life. Red didnt. Russell, unlike Red, wasnt petty & could see the bigger pic.... I'm not saying wilt was perfect. he certainly had his own issues of some immaturity when he played w/ coaches. & we know about his issues w/ free throws. no player is perfect. but to listen to Red talk about him, he slights him off to a point where its clear its personal. the stats & accounts dont lie. wilt was a freak force at center. basically unstoppable at the position & put up numbers wh/ are staggering. red not acknowledging that is ego.
Wilt was overrated and was jealous of Kareem and Russell
Huge Celtic fan here. I love and respect Red. I always felt it was very close between Wilt and Bill and Kareem for that matter. 3 of the best Centers all had different skills and talent.
Royce White, 1/2 a century earlier
5:54
Both Russell AND Chamberlain were legitimate College track people - but Russell WAS the better High Jumper, while Chamberlain was a little better long/triple jumper and a hair better runner.
They changed rules (3) due to wilt’s jumping ability! HTF many did they change for bill Russell!
@@morrisparrish76 No, they changed the rules due to Wilts COMBINATION of length and jumping ability.
Bill seems to have been PART of the reason for the Offensive Goaltending rule, along WITH Wilt.
As a jumper, Bill's recorded best was a (at the time) WORLD CLASS 6' 9" and change - Wilt's best recorded jump was 6' 6" and change a few years later.
But Wilt had more than enough extra REACH to make up for that and then some.
I stand by my statement: they changed (5) rules to hinder wilt’s [they wanted 7] jumping ability & none to hinder bill Russell!….draw your own conclusions & opinions
@@morrisparrish76 Without his length, they had NO REASON to make some of the rule changes they did due to Wilt.
Muggsy Boggs or Spud Webb with a 52" Vertical (Wilt had a good bit less) would not have caused ANY rule changes in that era, as they would not have thought the changes NEEDED.
And at least ONE of the rules changes that WERE caused due to Wilt was in his FAVOR - to limit the number of times he'd get chased around the floor to force him to shoot free throws (which he was a well known member of the NBA All Time BOTTOM FIVE at) instead of risking him getting a better "real" shot.
Your statement isn't entirely wrong - but it DOES have major flaws that DOES make it largely wrong.
@@bricefleckenstein9666 obviously you don’t know WTF you’re talking about! First: wilt had a 55” vertical jump! Second: one rule change was you can’t cross the free throw line till the ball hits the rim! Why? Wilt could dunk from the free throw line…..with no running start! WTF does that have to do with his length! Maybe it’s because he never lost a hi jump or triple jump competition in college! GYFFS & then you can intelligently talk to me!
I would have picked Russell
Wilt was spoiled by Gottleib. It was Gottleib's preconceived idea for Wilt to average 50 ppg as publicity for his financially strapped organization.
Chamberlain was a people pleaser. He did everything his managers hired him for. That doesn't necessarily mean he knew how his team would best win with him on the team. But, paired with a coach whom he respected, his team could dominate like no other, and win in grand fashion.
all sports is corrupted by gottlieb who offered fame and money. the contračt Wilt signed for Team Enoch , had a big bonus ! It recompensed Wilt about 20k women. It sounds to me like Wilt to Ruseel, is like caine to abel.
Yeah, Wilt > Bill. That is all.
Nope.
@@hex1343 haha!
Red is dreaming! Wilt is the GOAT and individual NBA stats proves it!
No he’s not.
@@hex1343 still dreaming mate! LOL
I grew up in Philadelphia and was at many Games against the Celtics.
Most of the time -Russel had a better team behind him and better coaching. The exception was 1966-67 that 76er team was clearly better than Boston -sadly -they couldn’t keep it together!
I can assure you Chamberlain got the high majority of his stats against Russel.
Red was the best ever
The best ever jackass.
2:32
They had a falling out - but they got over it eventially.
Red coached Wilt at Kushers, where he worked over the summers. Red wanted Wilt, but the owners did away with the regional draft, so Red lost his ability to draft Wilt, regionally. Wilt played semipro when he was still in high school. He didn't play with the Trotters until after his Junior year at Kansas, when he turned pro. I think you could draft someone, but had to wait the 4 years for college, for him to get out.
Wilt was brilliant with money.
Wilt had already bought a nightclub in New York, and had leverage to get paid by the NBA.
Its a good thimg Terry Deurod didnt play during that era
Can you imagine Russell with West and Baylor...
Don’t care much about what Red thought. He was sure that the ABA merger was a mistake, but 3 out of 4 made the playoffs immediately, only NJ, who had to trade Doc to Philly for cash to pay the Knicks a fee to enter the NY market didn’t. All four teams have made the Finals, and SA (multiple) and Denver have won the title.
Great interview. Great points made by Auerbach.
Red Auerbach did not have to negotiate with WILT.
WILT, fresh off of TOURING as a GLOBETROTTER, became a NIGHTCLUB OWNER IN HARLEM. THAT's WHY WILT lived in NY. WILT pretty much lived at his CLUB.
WILT HAD THE STRONG BARGAINING POSITION.
He was ALREADY an ENTREPRENEUR.
Here are each players OWS and DWS, regular and post season. Name(career ranking) WS/games => %(rank)
Wilt came in first in OWS, second in DWS and first in WS per 48.. EVEN though he stopped being a volume scorer. If you add up the scores:
Total(Perfect Score 6)
Wilt(8)
Kareem(17)
Russell(21)
Hakeem(22)
Shaq(22)
OWS
Kareem(1) 178.92/1560 => .1146(2)
Wilt(3) 153.34/1045 => .1467(1)
Shaq(16) 115.35/1207 => .0956(3)
Hakeem(68) 68.30/1238 => .0552(4)
Russell(>250) 29.97/063 => .0311(5)
DWS
Russell(1) 133.64/963 => .1388(1)
Kareem(3) 94.49/1560 => .0606(4)
Hakeem(4) 94.47/1238 => .0763(3)
Wilt(5) 93.92/1045 => .0899(2)
Shaq(21) 66.36/1207 => .0550(5)
WS per 48
Wilt(3) .2480
Kareem(7) .2284
Shaq(20) .2081
Russell(31) .1927
Hakeem(49) .1767
Playoff OWS
Kareem(6) 21.82/237 => .0921(3)
Shaq(8) 20.12/216 => .0931(2)
Wilt(14) 15.65/160 => .0978(1)
Hakeem(26) 11.88/145 => .0819(4)
Russell(90) 6.00/165 => .0364(5)
Playoff DWS
Russell(1) 21.76/165 => .1319(1)
Wilt(4) 15.81/160 => .0988(2)
Kareem(6) 13.74/237 => .0580(4)
Shaq(11) 10.96/216 => .0507(5)
Hakeem(12) 10.72/145 => .0739(3)
Playoff WS per 48
Wilt(8) .1998
Kareem(17) .1929
Hakeem(20) .1887
Shaq(23) .1842
Russell(28) .1778
Ok so you got alot of numbers there but mot the most important stat amd thats the rings
The object is to win
@@thomasbrown4557 Teams win games. Hakeem onlly has 2, just like Wilt. BUT, Wilt played on two separate teams that are in the top 4 for games won in a season AND won the championship. The 67 Sixers(68-13) and the 72 Lakers.(69-13). Also, Kareem played with Magic and had Riley a Top 4 coach of all time. Shaq and Kobe played together and played for Jackson a top 2 coach. Shaq also won with Riley. Teams and especially coaching win games. The only 2 guys in a legit top 10 list who didn't play for a top 5 coach are Wilt and Lebron.
@@thomasbrown4557 No. Rimgs are not the nost important. Then Russell and Sam Jones should be the first and second best players ever. Are they on your list? No. I bet they aren't. You youngsters have been so brainwashed by NIKE/NBA.
@@thomasbrown4557 And Win Shares is not just numbers. It's an analytic that measures the IMPACT that a player had on that team winning. The more Win Shares, the more you helped your team win. It's a valid analytic for everyone EXCEPT Wilt I guess. Win Shares show that Wilt and Jordan are the best regular season players ever. It also shows that Lebron, Jordan, Magic and Wilt are the best overall performers in the playoffs. Counting rings and ppg is a very child like way to rate performance.
Who's the guy doing the interview?? Do not see his name here anywhere. I totally know the face just can't put my finger on it.
Imagine wilt chamberlain and bill russell on the same team
I’m not sure Russell was really a better athlete than Wilt, but he was a better teammate and winner (and to be clear was a great athlete).
Red didn't like Wilt because he wasn't a team player. Russell was the ultimate team player.
Bill Russell was a great player, but Wilt Chamberlain was the epidemy of Greatness. If you open the record books , it looks like no one else existed. To say Russell was better, is pure lunacy on Red Auerbachs part and he should know better.
*epitome
Epidemy sounds like a disease.
Red coached Russell, and together they and the other Celtic players won 11 titles in 13 seasons. So how could you say it's lunacy on Auerbach's part? Yes, I know the record books. Bob Knight (remember him?) said Michael Jordan was the greatest player, but Russell was the Most Valuable Player because of all those titles. That's a great statement. How many does Wilt have?
@@jamesanthony5681 You may know how to spell better than Me but in head to head play, Wilt beats Russell every day. Bill had better players on His team than Wilt. If their teams were reversed, Russell wouldn't be in this conversation.
@@donaldpetrarca2149 If Wilt came to the Celtics in 1956 as a 22 year old rookie, then I guarantee you he WOULD NOT HAVE won 11 titles. That's a slam dunk. Many years ago Russell answered Wilt's claim that he (Bill) had better players in Boston, reminding Chamberlain (If my memory is correct) that on the Lakers he had West, Baylor, Goodrich, Erickson, and McMillan, and Wilt walked away with just 1 title (1972). Jesus, there are three (3) Hall of Fame players in that group. Wilt got coach Butch Van Breda-Kolff fired after the '69 finals as everyone knows.
Russell made that statement after Chamberlain passed away. Why doesn't Bill Russell's name come up as "The G.O.A T ? I know, because He wasn't as good as Chamberlain and couldn't carry His jock strap !
@@donaldpetrarca2149 Nice try, bud. Russell said that *MORE THAN ONCE* before Chamberlain died in 1999. Did you catch the names of those HOF'ers Wilt played with on the Lakers? As far as the GOAT proclamations, who gives a s**t about that? Bob Knight (remember him?) said Michael Jordan was the greatest player and Bill Russell was the most valuable player because of all those titles. That's an excellent comment, but 'll wait for your rebuttal where you say that Knight was just an angry, bitter old man with an anti-Chamberlain bias. Go ahead, champ.
...short answer - no one.
Player coach
Red is the biggest homer coach there is! He desperately wanted Wilt on his Celtics team. Wilt instead went to Kansas to play college ball, meaning Boston could not draft Wilt in the first round as Philly used their “territorial “ pick to draft Wilt. After this, Red always held a grudge against Chamberlain. Deep down though, Red wanted Wilt as the teams center and not Russel.
Red Auerbach isn't as smart as everyone thinks he is. He drafted Len Bias and traded Danny Ainge, both bonehead decisions. I take anything Red says with a grain of salt.
red is wrong on 2 thinsg. 1. wilt and russell were freinds for a very very very long time. mostpeopel din't know about it . 2. russell was better as an athlete in only ONE thing. and that was the high jump. but barely. wilt was faster, stronger, and was better at the 100,200,400 and 800 runs, triple jump. long jump and standing jump
3 inches is serious in the High Jump - the difference between Winner and 5'th or 6'th in the Olympics that year.
Bill also TIED the eventual Olympic Champion at the West Coast Relays, in what was a tie for the 7'th best jump made in that year.
But who was the better TEAM player? Bill Russell was!
11 rings. Case closed!
No proof of wilt’s athletic achievements.
@@hex1343 uh. yes there is.
I mean Wilt beat Jim Brown in a race bear footed...Nice try Red
*bare
WTF does that prove, if in fact that actually happened?
No proof. Another one of those lies spreader by wilt fans just like the quintuple double game vs the lakers in 1968. 😂
Russell could run the break better than Wilt
When Wilt grabbed 55 rebounds in 1 game vs Russell then obviously Wilt only had 10 rebounds while Russell was on the court. Yes that's it. It's ok to love your guy but he's ridiculous
He could save a lot of money by hiring scouts. Red was viewed as a Christian because he kept winning. LOL
Auerbach the least objective person to talk to-why he never mentioned he wanted Wilt for the Celtics when he was 17-never got over that Wilt turned him down
Russell never scored like Chamberlain.
1/22/23
Chamberlain never WON like Russell. It's a team game.
@@JAF720 - Russell played with better players.
2/20/23
@@ORagnar Russell made them better. Without him, they win nothing. Period.
@@JAF720 Russell was a great player. One of the greatest. I would never deny that. But in my estimation Chamberlain was the greatest player ever.
@@ORagnar I agree with you. Wilt was the greatest INDIVIDUAL player. But Russell was all about the team.
Why does everyone care about the G.O.A.T?
Who's team won?
Bill Russell won because he was the greatest team player I've ever seen. And I've seen Russell play in person 8-9 times.
Wilt averaged 30ppg and 25 boards per game against Russell!! Wilt had 55 points against Russell his 1st game as a rookie!! Wilt is the best ever!! Sorry Red!!
Bill Russell was not a better athlete than Wilt Chamberlain
*"A lot of guys are strong, lots of guys are skilled, but only one guy has this level of artistry"*
Bob Costas ending the GOAT debate in 1998 when one man secured his second 3 peat 😎😎😎😎
Bob a sports broadcaster ending a debate that's hilarious, was he wearing air jordans at the time?
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11 rings beats 6. 11 rings in 13 seasons. Russell is the GOAT.
@@HEADLINEZOO 1 Finals loss 0 FMVP, never recorded a steal or a block, never led the league in scoring, 15 ppg 44 FG%, no dpoy, no all defensive first team.
Red is bias and 😢crazy Wilt Chamberlain was a greater athlete than Bill Russell ,, taller, faster , jump higher , and no contest with strengh as Wilt could break Bill Russell in half ,,, literally
No proof of wilt’s athletic achievements.
Red Auerbach was never going to say anything nice about Wilt because he didn't like him. Wilt was the first player to tell him no and Jewish people (most to all) don't like Black people telling them no and when we do, they reprise against them us the end. They had opposite philosophies and political views. People don't realize Wilt's NBA career was largely sabotaged because he was too intelligent and wouldn't go along with the Status Quo. A lot of this also has to do with why Wilt isn't regarded as the GOAT when he really is and the records say he is. For example, MJ is lauded as the GOAT because look who controls him. Wilt didn't commit to Red early on and he told him in so many words to go f yourself. Auerbach was just as stubborn as Wilt was if not more, because he could get away with it being Jewish, and being part of the braintrust and powerbrass that owns and controls Entertainment, the Media and NBA. As far as his explanation on Russell being a better athlete than Wilt, that's just him being disingenuous. Red's teams won all of those championships because his teams we're stacked with the most all-around talent and fast break system during that time. Before Russell, Red didn't win a dog race. Wilt didn't have the luxury of having great teams until later on in his career. The two championships Wilt did manage to win we're two of the all-time most-winningest teams in the history of the league.
That's nonsense. Russell won 11 championships.
Without Bill Russell, they'd have won 0 championships. They won all 11 because of Bill Russell.
So don't tell me about the incredible talent around Russell. They'd all be ringless without him!
Love that Wilt was a great Republican and came out strong for the great Dick Nixon.
Titles:
Wilt: 2
Russell: 11
Go home Sol.
@@jamesanthony5681 You are correct sir!
Excellent Points...
Wow Red Auerbach is a pathological liar. Russell was eating Chamberlain's lunch? LOL. Wilt was 7 of 8 from the field, Russell was 2-7. Wilt shot FTs poorly only making 30% but Russell was his normal bad 50%. Wilt out rebounded Russell 27-21 despite playing 5 fewer minutes. Wilt was clearly outplaying Russell like he normally did.
Mel Counts was 4-13 and committed a key turnover in the final minutes. Elgin Baylor also had an off game shooting 8-22. The Lakers outside of the big 3 shot 10-38 26%. West and Chamberlain didn't get any support from the rest of the team, that is why they lost on top of Wilt tearing his ACL and missing the last 5 minutes.
I understand Red sticking up for his guy Russell, but when you tell outright verifiable lies you lose all credibility.
Wilt played team ball when he respected the coach, Bill Sherman and Alex Hannum. His team set the NBA record for wins in a season twice. The 72 Lakers still hold NBA records for scoring margin and consecutive wins. If Red couldn't have won as many championships with Wilt, then he wasn't a very good coach.
Red is just bitter because he tried to recruit Wilt in HS to go to college in Boston so he would have the draft rights to Wilt. Wilt went to Kansas giving his draft rights to Philly where he played HS ball.
He's a liar.
I love you Red, as a coach & 4 what you did 4 the sport , but when ya talk about Chamberlain...just a bit biased...You'v hated the man ur whole life. In hindsite , with all the greatest-player thing fly'n around all the time , I wish Wilt played his whole career getting those crazy numbers the 1st few years. Any1 who didn't wanna hear Wilt's name , wouldn't bring up the GOAT thing all the time.
I am not going to call Red a liar, but there is a lot of stuff he said there that is not true.
I look up head to head stats,Wilt vs Russell,it says Wilt 47.0 minutes a game,Russell,no stat?Strange.The Celtics won 57 of 94 times Wilt's team faced them.But Russell shot .370fg%.while Wilt shot .488fg%.So either Wilt was a better defender or Russell was extremely inefficient.As far as points & rebounds,Wilt 29.9pt/28.1reb & Russell 14.2pt/22.9reb.Maybe that's because Wilt played more minutes.
Air Jordan was the greatest
No he wasn't.What do you think would happen of they played one on one?How would Jordan ever get a rebound or a lay up?
@@dennisgunter3985 Great Points...
MJ can defeat the entire 60's NBA roster so easily without even trying, because he is the most athletic scoring guard and by far the most talented and skilled player while also being the greatest mid range shooter of all time 😆😆😆😆🤣🤣🤣🤣
Wilt Chamberlain played 14 seasons for the Lakers, Warriors and 76ers. He averaged 30.1 points, 22.9 rebounds and 4.4 assists in 1045 regular-season games.
Michael Jordan played 15 seasons for the Bulls and Wizards. He averaged 30.1 points, 6.2 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 2.3 steals in 1072 regular-season games.
@@allistermcginlay6476 Michael Jordan has the highest scoring average and PER in regular season and playoff History and the highest scoring playoff game for one played (63). Wilt's scoring went down by 8 ppg and is a 50 FT% 🤣🤣🤣🤣😆😆😆
@@allistermcginlay6476 Wilt can't even shoot a three, record a steal, a block, can't even win an all defensive first team or dpoy award 😆😆😆😆🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@allistermcginlay6476 Bulls MJ averaged 31.5 ppg 50 FG% 6.4 apg 5.3 rpg 2.5 spg 0.89 bpg 🤣🤣🤣😆😆😆
And he played all 82 regular season games in 10 of his 13 Bulls seasons 😆😆😆🤣🤣🤣
What facts are you sprouting, Wilt was a more dominant scorer and defender than anyone in the game, Wilt stopped scoring halfway through his career, he had a 120 plus games in hand to beat mj to 20,000 points still the fastest from any era!
This man is in love with himself. Annoying