The Greatness Of The 1967 76ers

A brief summary of the Philadelphia 76ers 1966-67 season.
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[@kevinlawrence1212]

Bill Sharman and Alex Hannum were the two best coaches Wilt ever had.

[@Jiltedin2007]

And don't forget K.C. Jones, who was Bill Sharman's Assistant in 1972!

[@user-dv3do1od2r]

My old man played with Alex in Rochester. And he played against Bill Sharman in the 1st 24 second shot clock game.

[@master-kq3nw]

one of the best team in nba history

[@Amick44]

Greer (player) and Hannum (coach) are easily 2 of the most underrated basketball influences of all time.

[@AHMAD-2324]

The '67 76ers are definitely one of the top ten Greatest team's in NBA history. Great starter's and a Great bench plus the 68-13 regular season record with the Finals victory Validates that.

[@RayManzarekRocks]

Top 10? Are you OK, brah? #GOAT

[@n.b.2164]

Definitely one of the greatest teams ever. Anyone that really knows basketball will have this team up there.

[@loydkline]

1966 / 1967 Philadelphia 76er were unbeatable;; Philadelphia 76er should've 🏆 won in 1967 / 1968 nba championships Billy Cunningham got hurt/ injury

[@RayManzarekRocks]

Funny that when Wilt got the kind of help that Russell was afforded all those years, he turned out to be the superior player with the superior team, isn't it? #GOAT

[@pgo301]

Wilt only got a drop in the bucket of what he was truly worth in the game. He got a couple championships and that's all good, but he was involved with a lot of historical moments in NBA BBall too. Competition is a true BBall fan's and player's desire and Wilt was there every year. Love it!!

[@t.davidgordon2425]

Your intelligent analysis of early NBA history continues to educate me (I'm 68, but TV coverage was rare in those days outside of major media centers); and, I assume, others interested in the history of the game. It must take substantial effort on your part to find the video footage; thank you for sharing with us.

[@gynandroidhead]

You did an EXCELLENT job here! Top 5 of all time.

[@southwest1988]

125 ppg is insane this team has to be one of the greatest of all time just this line up is scary quick it seems like thanks for this video the truth coming out

[@lawrencechase754]

Billy Cunningham was a basketball genius. Period. Never underestimate his genius.

[@Amick44]

Billy C was sort of a cross between Baylor and Barry. Yes, that good!

[@tj5180]

Really athletic and was a leaper

[@kevinlawrence1212]

I would put the 1966-67 Sixers as one of the top ten teams of all time. However their reign at the top was short lived..

[@loydkline]

Billy Cunningham got hurt in the playoffs 1968

[@problyzuited9828]

top ten is selling this team and wilt. short imho

[@Amick44]

​@@problyzuited9828 they have a strong case as #1. A STRONG case. Seriously.

[@owensmith2137]

As they blew a 3-1 in the eastern conference for the first time ever, now that's record-settings

[@billybadass3056]

@@owensmith2137 lol right... man ppl always overselling this old teams man..... they losing to the 96 bulls and Thats THAT

[@juliangarcia1221]

As a Bulls fan I have the 66-67 Sixers as the greatest team of all time they had the greatest center of all time Wilt Chamberlain they had 2 great midrange shooters in Chet Walker and Hal Greer they had an enforcer Luke Jackson who I would say was the Dennis Rodman of his day Walli Jones and they also had a great bench like the Kangaroo Kid Billy Cunningham who I think would have been the 6th man of the year in 66-67 if the award existed then former all star with the then Syracuse Nationals Larry Costello Matt Guokas Dave Gambee and one of the iron men of the 70s Bob Weiss and most importantly this team beat the most dominant team of the 60s the Boston Celtics

[@manny4552]

Great points... Yeah bob Weiss developed ito a really good player and he had trouble getting off the bench on this team.

[@loydkline]

Really Billy Cunningham came off the bench : wow

[@manny4552]

Bill mechionne played in this team too.. a good player who later became a star in the aba

[@juliangarcia1221]

@@loydkline he was the Sixers 6th man from 65-68 and then became a starter after Wilt left for the Lakers and when Luke Jackson started suffering from different injures from 1969-1972 he made 4 nba all star appearances and then in the off season he joined the Carolina Cougars in the ABA and made the ABA all star team in 1973

[@juliangarcia1221]

@@manny4552 yeah he played on the New York Nets with the greatest ABA player of all time the Doctor Julius Erving John Williamson who was a good player in the ABA and NBA for the Nets and Pacers and Rich Jones aka House

[@uberneanderthal]

Cunningham was easily the 2nd best player on the team in PER, but only got 26 minutes per game. I know Hondo also came off the bench, but he would still get 35+ minutes. And the following season Hannum still limited his minutes, despite proving himself as a star. I can't help but think that coaching decisions like that is what prevented the Sixers from becoming a dynasty, and why Wilt demanded a trade.

[@user-iv9er3nr6z]

I would've given wilt the basketball more often when Billy Cunningham got hurt in 1968 playoffs

[@abcdlilbit11]

I love your videos. Great look into the history of the NBA

[@enb4010]

this team should be along with 72 Laker and 71 Buck, or even 86 Boston and 87 Laker, the balancest play and state of Wilt, the best record in the 60s, beat Oscar, Barry, and the truth and only time defeat healthy Russell in a series in his 13 years rule.

[@loydkline]

Willis reed & NY Knicks couldn't be bill Russell & 1960s boston celtics;;

[@loydkline]

Forgot the early 1970s Willis reed & NY knick:

[@No-wc6hw]

Russell was carrying an injury in the 67 playoffs

[@loydkline]

@@No-wc6hw Billy Cunningham got hurt in 1968 playoff ; another excuse ; 1969 playoffs I hear Willis reed & NY Knicks; Walt frazier got hurt vs bill Russell & boston celtic 1969 playoffs;; Willis reed & NY knick never beat bill Russell and 1960s boston celtics in playoffs

[@rickteasley2237]

Funny how nobody ever includes the nine Celtics teams that went 9-1 for the decade

[@waff6ix]

WILT 1 OF MY FAVE PLAYERS💯😮‍💨PPL NOWADAYS RELLY DONT UNDERSTAND‼️IF PRIME WILT PLAYED 2DAY IT WOULD BE LIKE GIANNIS ON STEROIDS

[@JohnnyRodgers3]

it be like a mixture of shaq, Tim Duncan, sabonis and Dikembe mutmombo lol

[@andreperesdemedeiros8441]

Incredible as always

[@RayManzarekRocks]

The only flaw in the 1966-67 76ers was the lack of an established third guard. That might be a factor in the regular season but not the postseason, when teams reduce their rotations to eight players. Consider that Wilt routinely played the entire game, and this team required only seven healthy players to win a best-of-seven series. (And four were future HOFers!) That's why I consider the 1966-67 76ers to be the best postseason team ev-er.

[@josephphoenix1376]

Top Team in the 60,s!& 1 of the Greatest (Top 10) of All Time!🎤💥🏆🏀

[@freddylubin]

I was at game 5 of the Eastern Finals. Wish I had brought a camera.

[@tj5180]

Forgotten great team in the history of basketball.

[@kevinhouse4376]

I've been a huge Celtics fan since around 1970 or so, and I certainly would rank that '67 Sixers team as one of the greatest of all time. Unfortunately, they get lost amid the decade-long dominance of Russell's Celtics teams and Dr. J's 76ers teams of the late '70s and early '80s. And when people think of Wilt's two titles, they quickly think of his '72 Lakers team first.

[@dionysise5008]

Hal Greer doesn't get the respect he deserves as an all time great

[@Amick44]

No he doesn't. He was one of the few who could give Oscar and Jerry headaches.

[@BatmanBoss]

Sweet intro

[@JeffreyWilliams-dr7qe]

Russell dominating in this early photo. Looks a bit overwhelmed instead.

[@manny4552]

Yeah the whole roster was talented.. any team with bob Weiss as your eleventh man is really deep

[@noisepuppet]

Strange what has and hasn't changed in 57 years

[@stever1791]

this was the Best Team Ever in the NBA . Alex Hannum was the Best Coach in the NBA. Unlike Auerbach w/ the Celtics ( He had talent that was Always Great ) Hannum had to Coach different players, which was way more difficult. Great Job Alex

[@Jiltedin2007]

I remembered Chet "The Jet" Walker most with the Chicago Bulls in the 70's along with Bob Weiss.

[@buckchile614]

Don't forget the Love

[@Jiltedin2007]

@@buckchile614 Bob Love? Hell yeah! Along with Norm Van Lier and Clifford Ray.

[@southwest1988]

46-4 is crazyyyyyyyy

[@joeyslats31]

Would love to run a 2K simulation of '67 sixers vs '16 Warriors

[@loydkline]

1967 philadelphia against 1969 boston celtic,, or 1967 philadelhia against 1970 ny knicks,

[@user-iv9er3nr6z]

1967 Philadelphia 76ers & pre knee surgery wilt against Willis reed & ny Knicks 1970& 1973, Wilt would've ateup Willis Reed 1970& 1973 for lunch & dinner

[@pgo301]

Wilt game us the 'Real Beauty' of Basketball. He could be all finesse and could be a hungry bear attitude. At 7' 1' he was a terror. Bill Russell always had the better supporting cast over Wilt. Imagine Wilt on the Celtics.

[@JeffreyWilliams-dr7qe]

Wait that whistle guy at Bulls invented triangle offense. Built around be like Mike.

[@pimpmastaa101]

68 wins

[@youtuber3328]

the six time champion bulls and three time champion sixers will have me COMPLETELY 100% accurately say the best individual statistics go in this EXACT order the #1 rebounding #2 scoring #3 shotblocking from legend wilt chamberlain and #4 scoring from legend michael jordan

[@emeanuele]

Dope video, sir. I think '67 Sixers had the greatest individual season ever.

[@Amick44]

They are certainly right up there at the very top

[@pjtheory]

By any measure, the Top 5 greatest basketball teams in NBA history are the 1967 76ers, 1972 Lakers, 1986 Celtics, 1987 Lakers, and 1996 Bulls. Considering that the 72 Lakers won it all with a 35 year old Chamberlain and 33 year old West, the 87 Lakers won with a 38 year old Abdul-Jabbar, and the 96 Bulls won with Luc Longley at center...the obvious all-time title match would be a battle between the 67 76ers and the 86 Celtics. It's no coincidence that this series would be decided by the 2 greatest front courts in NBA history. The 67 76ers had the most physically imposing front court in NBA history whereas the 86 Celtics had the most skilled front court. Tough call, but I would go with the 86 Celtics in 7 games.

[@tj5180]

1982-83 sixers is a Hm

[@splashnskillz37]

2017 Warriors better than all of them man and it's unfair

[@juliangarcia1221]

@@splashnskillz37 the Warriors would get swept

[@splashnskillz37]

@@juliangarcia1221 Warriors sweeping is more likely

[@juliangarcia1221]

@@splashnskillz37 all those teams are sweeping the Warriors the Warriors faced against overrated competition

[@philipconte5732]

They should’ve been called the 67ers

[@buckchile614]

Word!

[@terrenceliburd8655]

Is it me but i heat that most of the ex players on this team became future NBA coaches?

[@gynandroidhead]

Chet Walker died today (June 8, 2024)

[@bballgriot4060]

1966-67 Sixers had best single season imho.

[@Amick44]

Easily among the best of all time. Perhaps none better. 86' Celts are there too.

[@christophergooding9820]

I haven’t watched any of the series, but why did it take the Sixers 6 games to beat what seems like, from their win totals and SRS and such, to be a far far worse team?

[@TRJ2241987]

You can't watch the 1967 Finals because no preserved recordings of the broadcasts exist. But Rick Barry had a scoring average that would not be topped until Michael Jordan in 1993

[@danreed5171]

Wilt is thr #1 athlete in the WORLD so yea.......67 Sixers are the greatest

[@rickteasley2237]

And the team that beat them 2 out of 3 seasons the 1966 and the 1968 Celtics musta been maybe just as good or better huh

[@sir_sack]

there was something about the 1967 76ers that was just unbeatable. 1966 they had a different coach and 1968 they didn't play up to their usual standard in the playoffs.

[@Amick44]

Greer was really quick and an excellent shooter. Underrated passer, too.