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Oct 21, 2011, 1:24 am
(This post was last modified: Oct 29, 2011, 4:04 pm by TeoTheGreek13.)
In my mind, the ultimate question on who's the best basketball player ever, should be, Michael Jordan or Wilt Chamberlain?!?!?! 
They both dominated the game in both ends but in different ways and they were "freaks" of basketball nature(Wilt was a freak of nature in general too!!
)! 
The reason that MJ is considered by most as the best player ever is this:
Chamberlain and Jordan had incredible numbers in the regular seasons. Chamberlain though, had mind-blowing numbers. He had by far better numbers even from Jordan!
BUT, Wilt's numbers were reduced a lot in the playoff games, meanwhile, Jordan's numbers were skyrocketed in every single playoff series!!!
And at the end of the day, playoffs are the games that count the most!!!
Now, I think it's time for me to write my own opinion on that issue!
My opinion is that Chamberlain is the most dominant basketball player the world has ever known, by far!
*And the best basketball athlete ever!
**He was by far stronger than Shaq... out of the court! What I mean is that Wilt was much stronger man than Shaq but Shaq was using his full power in the game. Wilt, as he had admit, had a lack of "killer instict" and he didn't use his physical powers as he could!
Here is why:
First of all, everyone has to agree that his regular season achievements are unmatched by anyone!
Then, we have -the real deal- the playoffs!
The only argument left, in order to claim that Jordan was better than Wilt, for every MJ fan is the fact that his stats were going up in the playoffs in contrast to Wilt's.
Well, that's true(facts don't lie).
Michael Jordan, throughout his playoff career, averaged 33.4 ppg, 6.4 rpg and 5.7 apg!!
Wilt Chamberlain, throughout his playoff career, averaged 22.5 ppg, 24.5 rpg and 4.2 apg!
***Obviously, what matters to MJ fans it's only how many points you score because I don't see why MJ's stats are considered better.
For example, we have a game between two random teams in a playoff game. The one of them is Miami. And they win the game.
LeBron James has 34 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, and
Chris Bosh has 23 points, 25 rebounds and 5 assists(I said it's an example!!! )
WHO'S THE MVP OF THE GAME?!
Hmmm, I think Bosh would be the one!
Well, let's say that points are the one and only deal!
When someone looks at these stats would say that MJ was more capable scorer than Wilt in crunch time!
Here is the ripost.
Wilt, throughout his first 6 playoff years('60, '61, '62, '64, '65, '66) he averaged 32.9 ppg! Hmmm, that's only 0.5 below MJ's average! And I doubt that Wilt was making more attempts to score than Jordan did! In these six years he didn't won a single championship.
You, possibly, wonder why I chose only 6 out of his 13 playoff years.
In the beggining of the 1966-67 season, Wilt's coach(76ers coach) told him that in order to win a championship he has to sacrifice his stats, meaning that he (Wilt) should take less attempts. Wilt may was "in love" with his stats but he was more than willing to sacrifice them for the team!!! --Something that MJ never did. To me, he was the most selfish superstar in history.
Well, in his first season of more unselfish(he was never selfish) basketball, his scoring average reduced by 9.4 points(33.5->24.1) and assist average went from 5.2 to 7.8(the next year would have 8.6 and he would become, still, the only center to lead the league in assists). That was in regular season! This years 76ers team considered to be one of the best(by many, the best) team in NBA's history(Wilt, Hal Greer, Billy Cunningham etc)!!!
In playoffs things were similar regarding his stats!
Wilt won his first NBA ring!!!
Not to gabble, the rest of his 4 playoff years, were the same story with him attempting fewer shots every year but he was the same old rebounding and defensive beast!!!
***In 1972 he won his second -and last- ring. This year's Lakers team was the one which set the 33 straight wins record and is considered too, one of NBA's greatest teams in league's history(Wilt, Jerry West--NBA's logo, if you don't know it already--, Gail Goodrich etc)!!!
He was the leader of two of the greatest teams in NBA's history!!
That's why Jordan has more playoff points!!
One thing I can't take away from MJ though, is that he was the greatest clutch shooter in NBA history!!
I think I made it clear that in my opinion, Wilt Chamberlain was the most dominant player, the greatest player, the greatest athlete and the strongest player in basketball history!!!
Here are Wilt's career statistics!
They both dominated the game in both ends but in different ways and they were "freaks" of basketball nature(Wilt was a freak of nature in general too!!
)! The reason that MJ is considered by most as the best player ever is this:
Chamberlain and Jordan had incredible numbers in the regular seasons. Chamberlain though, had mind-blowing numbers. He had by far better numbers even from Jordan!
BUT, Wilt's numbers were reduced a lot in the playoff games, meanwhile, Jordan's numbers were skyrocketed in every single playoff series!!!
And at the end of the day, playoffs are the games that count the most!!!
Now, I think it's time for me to write my own opinion on that issue!
My opinion is that Chamberlain is the most dominant basketball player the world has ever known, by far!
*And the best basketball athlete ever!
**He was by far stronger than Shaq... out of the court! What I mean is that Wilt was much stronger man than Shaq but Shaq was using his full power in the game. Wilt, as he had admit, had a lack of "killer instict" and he didn't use his physical powers as he could!
Here is why:
First of all, everyone has to agree that his regular season achievements are unmatched by anyone!
Then, we have -the real deal- the playoffs!
The only argument left, in order to claim that Jordan was better than Wilt, for every MJ fan is the fact that his stats were going up in the playoffs in contrast to Wilt's.
Well, that's true(facts don't lie).
Michael Jordan, throughout his playoff career, averaged 33.4 ppg, 6.4 rpg and 5.7 apg!!
Wilt Chamberlain, throughout his playoff career, averaged 22.5 ppg, 24.5 rpg and 4.2 apg!
***Obviously, what matters to MJ fans it's only how many points you score because I don't see why MJ's stats are considered better.
For example, we have a game between two random teams in a playoff game. The one of them is Miami. And they win the game.
LeBron James has 34 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, and
Chris Bosh has 23 points, 25 rebounds and 5 assists(I said it's an example!!!
)WHO'S THE MVP OF THE GAME?!
Hmmm, I think Bosh would be the one!
Well, let's say that points are the one and only deal!
When someone looks at these stats would say that MJ was more capable scorer than Wilt in crunch time!
Here is the ripost.
Wilt, throughout his first 6 playoff years('60, '61, '62, '64, '65, '66) he averaged 32.9 ppg! Hmmm, that's only 0.5 below MJ's average! And I doubt that Wilt was making more attempts to score than Jordan did! In these six years he didn't won a single championship.
You, possibly, wonder why I chose only 6 out of his 13 playoff years.
In the beggining of the 1966-67 season, Wilt's coach(76ers coach) told him that in order to win a championship he has to sacrifice his stats, meaning that he (Wilt) should take less attempts. Wilt may was "in love" with his stats but he was more than willing to sacrifice them for the team!!!
--Something that MJ never did. To me, he was the most selfish superstar in history.Well, in his first season of more unselfish(he was never selfish) basketball, his scoring average reduced by 9.4 points(33.5->24.1) and assist average went from 5.2 to 7.8(the next year would have 8.6 and he would become, still, the only center to lead the league in assists). That was in regular season! This years 76ers team considered to be one of the best(by many, the best) team in NBA's history(Wilt, Hal Greer, Billy Cunningham etc)!!!
In playoffs things were similar regarding his stats!
Wilt won his first NBA ring!!!
Not to gabble, the rest of his 4 playoff years, were the same story with him attempting fewer shots every year but he was the same old rebounding and defensive beast!!!
***In 1972 he won his second -and last- ring. This year's Lakers team was the one which set the 33 straight wins record and is considered too, one of NBA's greatest teams in league's history(Wilt, Jerry West--NBA's logo, if you don't know it already--, Gail Goodrich etc)!!!
He was the leader of two of the greatest teams in NBA's history!!
That's why Jordan has more playoff points!!
One thing I can't take away from MJ though, is that he was the greatest clutch shooter in NBA history!!
I think I made it clear that in my opinion, Wilt Chamberlain was the most dominant player, the greatest player, the greatest athlete and the strongest player in basketball history!!!
Here are Wilt's career statistics!
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