bugrimmar said:
Kasz216 said:
bugrimmar said:
carlos710 said:
No way he would average 8 assists per game in today's nba, but I think his impact would be much bigger than dwight's. He probably would look like an slimmer, more agile version of Shaq but with less raw strength. He easily would be the #1 C in the league with averages of around 30/12/3/3 (pts, reb, assists, blks) |
There's no such thing as a center averaging 30 points in this league anymore.
Also, he used to average 8 assists towards the end of his career, playing through double and triple teams and that was the reason he finally won a championship.
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I don't know. I think a healthy, peak shaq who actually tried would be able to do it.
As for wilt in todays game I think you've missed a few considerations
1) The NBA lower FG% in the 50's and 60's... meaning far more scores came off of offensive boards.
Which is why Wilt's points and boards were so inflated in the early years.
2) He was sort of... mentally weak. He didn't seem to have the guts to pull it out even with stacked teams unless favor came his way.
He never fouled out of a game... but from what i've read, that's because once he was in foul trouble he sort of just stopped defending.
He was aloof and weird with the media... of the 1960's. How the hell would he cope today with the current sports Media... let alone TMZ?
If Wilt Chamberlain played today... i feel like the 24/7 always on always talking superstar era would destroy him mentally.
If we're setting that aside though and just talking pure play? I think he'd be very close to in shape trying shaq.
A little less points wise because he wasn't as powerful, but more assists due to his agility...
and the same worries at the end of the game because he can't shoot freethrows either.
Instead of "Hack a Shaq" Maybe we'd get "Whack a Wilt"
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1. Actually, Wilt had a 72% FG in '72 while still rebounding in the 20s.
2. I disagree. In fact, Wilt was a social standout, similar to Charles Barkley. He was always in talk shows and loved the Hollywood crowd. He even claimed to have had sex with like 20,000 women.. the media would love him lol.
And I think he couldn't win championships cause he was greedy. When he started leading the league in assists and lowered his scoring output, that's when he finally won. That's why I think he wouldn't come close to 30 points per game.
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1. Average Field Goal Percentage in 1972 was .455%.
Which seems similar to today's FG% until you consider the fact that there weren't any 3 pointers in 1972.
(3 pointers are much harder to rebound for under the basket players.)
It wasn't until the late 70's that FG% imrpoved a whole lot.
2. And that's why Bill Russel was legendary at trash talking him exactly how he wanted wilt to play. Wilt was a "I'm going to win my way" type player.
The reason he went to assists seemed more to simply prove that he could win that way.
In the modern NBA, the analysts and players would constantly get him playing in ways his staff wouldn't want. He'd be like Dwight Howard with the personality of Allen Iverson.
