Bill Walton explains the Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain story .

[@kmcc01]

Wilt Chamberlain would smoke anybody around today, the 80's, or anybody from his era.

[@morrisparrish76]

“He could have killed us all”

[@markgrove2030]

Yes. The man was from another planet...

[@morrisparrish76]

@@markgrove2030 that’s one of the dozens of ways people have described WNC over the years!….none of them come close to giving wilt his JFD!

[@davehill7257]

Wilt said it all when he explained to Jordan how rules were made to HELP Jordan and the others but rules were made in Wilt's day to hurt him.

[@christianhenry4173]

Well today's rules benefits lebron, steph, KD

[@christianhenry4173]

@michaeljordanfansarethewor2036 wrong I'm a bill russel fan 😂

[@mitchaygo5499]

A guard to dominate the league... just think about it..

[@kenneths.perlman1112]

What rule change was designed to help Jordan?

[@timcollins3794]

@@christianhenry4173 that's why we don't watch today's basketball.

[@DalonCole]

Anyone who says the guys in 60’s couldnt play is not a serious person.

[@nevergonnabesilent]

I agree. Its a weak excuse to try to make Jordan look more dominant than he actually was.

[@BoosterGoldEarth6]

He said this, while fanning over Russell in his face.

[@morrisparrish76]

They don’t know WTF they are talking about!

[@bozo5632]

Don't compare the players, compare the leagues.

[@morrisparrish76]

@@bozo5632 no one compares to WNC

[@sy5599]

Wilt Chamberlain is the greatest basketball player and athlete ever to play sports.

[@BoosterGoldEarth6]

Let them know buddy

[@DrD3m3nt0]

No doubt, Wilt is the greatest basketball player ever.

[@chadbinette3201]

Wilt himself has said bill Russell was a better center.

[@BoosterGoldEarth6]

@@chadbinette3201 never said that crap ever. He said"Bill Or Wilt on the Boston Celtics who you choosing" later in that same interview. He answered the question, you or bill with the same 4 teammates who do u choose. He replied quickly "you take Wilt Chamberlain"

[@chadbinette3201]

@@BoosterGoldEarth6 do your homemade and stop hiding behind fake names booster

[@jorgesilen1824]

Wilt Chamberlain is undoubtly the GOAT in basketball

[@bbpapa353]

Totally Agree!

[@JunierWeb]

Mj

[@jorgesilen1824]

@@JunierWeb Mickael Jackson????

[@JunierWeb]

@@jorgesilen1824 and Michael Jordan

[@gseric4721]

@@JunierWeb Facts. They're both the GOATs in different worlds.

[@mcclendonreport]

The thing about Wilt Chamberlain that I remember as a child was the fact that most of his game was holding back. You could see it. He was trying his best not to hurt people. The rules were written against him and his conscience would not let him just misuse players. Every now and then he'd flex and the other ballers would be in mortal terror. This cat was scary powerful.

[@revizionaryenterprises9655]

Tell em Bill...so tired of the nonsense about the game before the eighties. For example, Wilt Chamberlain could have dominated in any era.

[@leolovelife]

Wilt and Bill were the MOST athletic! Wtf they were at the Olympics for jumping.

[@markgrove2030]

From an old waning Iowa Hawkeye perspective Mr. Russell ate our lunch AND dessert 1956(55? told u I'm old). Something like 27 rbnds in the Title game...

[@marethyu7145]

It's a tragedy what happened to Bill Walton's ACL. RIP Legend

[@oldeskoolnewsreels9927]

Not mentioning any names, BUT what a maroon. Walt Bellamy was like the 5th best center in the league in the mid-60's and he'd absolutely be an All Star today. No question in my mind.

[@oldeskoolnewsreels9927]

Like when people say Cousy couldn't play past the 70's? WTF. Why? What's the difference between Stockton and Cousy? Same height, same weight, same athletic ability, both great passers. Just making stuff up. That's why.

[@eternalbossdoomsday]

I did a win share % measure for Wilt (like we have spoken about previously player WS / team wins in games the player played) and Wilt's season and playoffs combined was at 36.7% (278.8 win shares / 760 wins) which was by a good amount the highest of the players I looked at. For a few comparison examples Jordan was at 30.8%, LeBron 28.5% - subject to change since still playing, Kareem 25.2% and B Russell 24.0%. Though I know you did some before separating season and playoffs which is what most would do, but I thought it interesting to see what a straight up total games would look like. I'm also going to look at year by year to see what the highest win share % for a single year is. Then I will treat that as a greatest peak year so to speak. After that I will see how close to that highest peak year others players came to. For instance let's say for scenario a player's highest was 40% in a year and that was the highest ever for anyone, 40% would be the 100 peak benchmark. So if another player had a 36% as his highest I would give them a 90 for their peak year (36/40). Could also do this for all the player's years and see how many in the 90s, 80s etc they get.

[@oldeskoolnewsreels9927]

@@eternalbossdoomsday Be interested to see that. Here's one I did. Afterward I redid Mikan ans he was second by a little over Wilt. Of the Top 25 seasons for Win Shares, Wilt had 7, Jordan had 5, Kareem had 3 and Lebron has 3. Lebrons weren't consecutive. Wilt had a 4 year stretch and a 3 year stretch, Jordan had a 4 year stretch and Kareem had a 3 year stretch. You'll notice, even though Wilt's scoring went down in his second stretch, his Win Shares stayed about the same. Kareem(71-73) 69.6 WS => 23.20 a year Wilt(61-64) 87.8 WS => 21.95 a year(42.62 ppg) Wilt(66-68) 63.7 WS => 21.23 a year(27.26 ppg) Jordan(88-91) 80.3 WS => 20.08 a year As far as Wilt's playoff performances go, going just by points is pretty simple minded. The only players with a better Career WS per Playoff Game percentage are Lebron and Jordan. If you look at the top players for career playoff Win Shares, Wilt played the least amount of games. An example, Kareem has about 4 more WS than Wilt but played like 77 more games. You'll also see that Wilt's WS stayed the same even with a 15 ppg drop. This is because he could alter his game. He didn't have to score to be dominant. He did everything well. BUT, Kareem from 71 to 73 was a beast. Wilt and Kareem's dominance in these time periods are also backed up by an adjusted shooting analytic called FG ADD. Let's take it a step further.The more a team wins, the more Win Shares are available to be allotted. So, if we divide career WS by playoff games won(WS per Playoff Game Won), this is how it looks: Wilt .3575 Jordan .3341 Lebron .3200

[@oldeskoolnewsreels9927]

@@eternalbossdoomsday Just so others know, I got the idea for (WS/game won) from Eternal Boss.

[@PoliticusRex632]

@Eternal Boss Doomsday all the number crunching I did came up with same answer no matter which criteria I used....Bill Russell got 11.

[@kickerpunter8414]

This is how you DO NOT interview someone. You request them to be unbiased, then you try to argue with him b/c of your bias. Not a good look at all. Just an observation.

[@biggringus5499]

Disagree

[@allistermcginlay6476]

Wilt Chamberlain individual stats are so superior that it makes his achievements unreachable, and as an individual player, it makes him invisible from the sports broadcasters view and those who deliberately ignore him?

[@beenizz5102]

Faxxxxx

[@eternalbossdoomsday]

Wilt's stats and records are so astounding that casuals and fanatics of Nike icons look for ways to retroactively minimize and diminish them.

[@arioca]

@@eternalbossdoomsday His stats and records are unbelievable, it’s even hard to replicate on video games!

[@mikes3827]

I'm a DIEHARD Celtics fan, but even I rate Wilt Chamberlain or Michael Jordan as the GOAT. What Wilt rarely gets credit for was his VERY good shooter's touch. Just that comment will make the average hoop fan incredulous, but when I say Wilt had a VEARY good touch, go watch the MANY, MANY clips of Wilt using the backboard to careen his jump shots into the hoop (and most of the shots were not "gimme" type shots either). Then there was Wilt's OBSCENE athleticism. People talk about Shaq's athleticism and power, but Shaq couldn't hold a candle to the incredible combination of Wilt's power AND speed. I know it sounds like benching almost 600 pounds would be damn near impossible--especially given the long arms Wilt had--but then one reads comments from Arnold Schwarzenegger himself saying HOW strong Wilt was when he took Wilt into the gym to lift weights, and one can possible believe that maybe Wilt could bench damn near 600 pounds as he claimed. All I know is when it comes to the NBA's GOAT conversation, I think it's a borderline crime the way Wilt's name is often times not even in the conversation. And to echo Allister Mcginlay's comment about Wilt, I truly do believe Wilt (in the GOAT context) was a victim of his own unmatched, gaudy statistics.

[@beenizz5102]

@@mikes3827 it’s not even close. No one is close to wilt as the goat. On top of all the amazing things u pointed out, the man led the league in assists as a 7 plus footer with the same vertical as MJ, all time shot blocking leader and 11 title rebounding as the goat rebounder and shot blocker along with 30 ppg with 9 field goal titles So that’s goat rebounder scorer and shot blocker and goat big man assists all in one guy plus inane defense ability to chase down block, chase guards all game, strip an opponent on ball defending, do good stepping up to perimeter occasionally and play passing lanes with the best of them in history. Man’s has a higher career high than jordan in steals. And the man was clutch with scoring rebounding locking up blocking shots etc… and could hit hook shot 3s and didn’t need to shoot full court shots but could do that too if the situation called for it without even jumping And his outlet passing was on par with Magic’s and won games even in playoffs with it. It’s just not fair when it comes to wilt. Goat by far

[@Bmerciful]

Bill Russell was a Olympic caliber athlete chamberlain was a track man teams were trying to get him to play for them in the 80's! Stop the noise.

[@wpl8275]

The 60's game was played at a faster pace and there were no 3 point baskets at all. Players played more minutes. And they didn't have luxury jet airplanes to be flown around in. As for Wilt, he was physically the most dominating player ever. He would have put Michael Jordan on his a___ if he came into the lane.

[@hitek9too255]

Yep and much more physical too.

[@aarondigby5054]

Arguably the strongest player to play the game.

[@alsimmonshellspawn6021]

​way stronger than shaq and Gilmore

[@philolson5110]

Bill Simmons is a joke. Chamberlain is Zeus-King of the basketball gods.

[@flintfleming3935]

PLAYERS ARE LUCKY THEY DIDN'T WIDEN THE LANE WHEN MR. CHAMBERLAIN PLAYED!!! HE STILL WOULD HIT THAT FADEAWAY....IMAGINE THAT..

[@Roberto-Antonio]

The younger generation is ridiculous, you believe the NBA started with Magic and Bird. Wilt Chamberlain is the GOAT Junior! NOT Fascinating, the Greatest of All Time..

[@theuniversegalaxynba]

It is the Michael Jordan fans that are the most ridiculous .

[@dbryant4]

I clicked on this to hear Bill Walton, not to hear some second string interviewer talk over him.

[@wvu05]

The game was a lot faster in the 1960s. The fact that Chamberlain averaged nearly 46 mpg in a running era and Jordan averaged less than 40 in a time when the game was slower tells me who had more stamina.

[@jimmyboy131]

I'm not quite sure that's completely accurate, since Jordan was known to have a lot of energy and stamina as a player. For example, he'd play golf all day then the next day go in and play top notch basketball, putting up excellent numbers. But you'd probably see the same thing from Wilt if he was to play in the same era as Jordan because Wilt played the whole game, every game.

[@wvu05]

@@jimmyboy131 Jordan might have had more compared to his contemporaries, but the game involved _a lot_ more running up and down the court in the 1960s. This is why I think that Wilt had more. Could Jordan have put up numbers if his era was faster and because of that he couldn't be as selective or get set up as much with his shooting?

[@GeneralZod1991]

This GOAT debate will never end... we will never know who is the greatest player of all time unless we gather them all and play in the same arena.. even Jordan admits that the debate over who is the best player in the world is a DUMB QUESTION ... just enjoy ,NBA while you can... never compare players...you can never know WHO IS THE BEST because they lived and played in a different era...

[@wvu05]

@@GeneralZod1991 Jordan says that for public, but in private, he insisted to both Wilt and Russell that he was better (the latter shortly after his third title). Wilt responded (as confirmed by both Walton and Zeke), "Remember, Michael, when you played, they changed all the rules to make it easier for you to dominate; when I played, they changed all the rules to make it more difficult for me to dominate. End of discussion. Advantage: Chamberlain," and Jordan had no response. Russell responded that Paxson (who got the Series-winning shot) would have been in the stands, because there were only 100 slots (when Jordan tried the "eight teams" nonsense that people who don't understand how math works like to say) to belittle the 11 titles of Russell.

[@GeneralZod1991]

@@wvu05 Every Player has the right to say he is the best after winning the NBA championship 3 times in a row...because according to him it is an achievement that not all players can get.. the first 3peat... But his mindset changed after his father died and it was seen that when he returned to the NBA in 96, he became a more mature player and didn't rely on skill... and remained humble..overall Jordan thinks that comparing players doesn't really make sense, especially since they played in different eras..

[@josedomingues23]

Rest in peace Mr Walton, great video was fascinating to listen to.

[@betterdogbehaviornow581]

The guys in the 60’s and 70’s played in Chuck Taylor’s...try to be athletic in those.

[@JAWrightonline]

Didn't hurt Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor, Billy Cunningham, Pete Maravich, or Connie Hawkins.

[@johannesswillery7855]

Chuck Taylor basketball shoes were like wearing ice skates.

[@Gold-oj8do]

Dude, Nice leather shoes had arrived by 1971. It wasn't the dark ages. Look at some film.

[@stephenhans189]

The guy of the 60,70,80s would ripp these kids on NBA today!

[@theuniversegalaxynba]

So would you like to go on my program and prove that or?

[@stevenmichienzi9833]

one of the greatest stories in basketball, Wilt was a different breed, and just being able to make MJ doubt his own abilities means that Wilt was truly a unique talent, one of the best ever, there is no GOAT, both were the best in their respective eras

[@vambo13257]

The '82-'83 Sixers were great

[@Davivd2]

I don't think that there is a "greatest team'. I think there are all time great teams. I would put 86 Celtics, 87 Lakers, 96 Bulls, 2001 Lakers, KD's Warriors on those lists. I'm also adding some prime Tim Duncan Spurs teams to the list and the Pistons twice. 2004 Pistons because those guys shared the ball and on any given night they had 4 guys that could take over the game. The bad boy Pistons too. They won 2 straight and as much as a hate to say it as a Lakers fan it should have been 3. That phantom foul on Kareem robbed the Pistons of the series clinching win. That Sixers team is tough. On paper, those names, for sure. But considering the age and injuries of some of those guys I can't go with it.

[@johannesswillery7855]

One of the greatest. Knocked off Bird's Celtics and Magic's Lakers.............

[@bondi-e2s]

"The Breaks of the Game", by Halberstam is a fantastic book.

[@erickgross984]

Yes, time evolves all. Give those dudes in the 40's & 50's the same sports medicine and technology- they would be damn good Ballers! Case in point - Give Bo Jackson today's technology-- 3.9 forty!

[@a-rod279]

I once heard the biggest Jordan fan I know say, Michael is the GOAT but if he have to play one on one vs Wilt my money go on Wilt, easy like that

[@tippylosojos]

Wilt would be unbelievably good in todays game

[@bondi-e2s]

Wilt, Bill, Oscar , Jerry, Bob Petit , (,

[@smckay6438]

The nba record book is called wilts book for a reason! ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS LOOK AT IT !

[@Grandpa_Moses]

Still holds over 60 all time NBA records 50 years later

[@beenizz5102]

Tired of hearing fools say “it was much more athletic!” Like not only does athleticism mean absolutely nothing which is why Tim Duncan bodies an athlete like Dwight Howard 10 times out of 10, and why the spurs dominated the 00s but also the 60s sprouted the most athletic guy ever in wilt and had athletic monsters like the hawk wes Unseld Russell Bellamy thurmond gus Johnson Reed etc…. Which the 80s barely had as much of despite the multitude of teams so try again no matter how u slice it

[@oldeskoolnewsreels9927]

But are they really? The "modern NBA record" for max reach is 12'6" by Dwight Howard. Before that it was Shaq at 12'5". Wilt was doing higher than that in games, blocking jump shots. lol Bill Russell SIDE STRADDLED 6'11". That's insane. There isn't another player EVER who could do that. Not even Wilt.

[@beenizz5102]

@@oldeskoolnewsreels9927 exactly. And no they didn’t have a Russell of a wilt at all

[@oldeskoolnewsreels9927]

@@beenizz5102 That's the point. I think people mix up "acrobatic" with athleticism. Wilt and Russell were probably the best "pure athletes" to ever play the game. Nobody really comes close, especially at their sizes. AND, shoes, floors and break away rims have a lot to do with dunking. Nowadays, having nobody in the paint makes it easier, too. The highest "documented" NBA max reach is 12'6". I think young people have been "brain washed" into believing things that aren't true due to NIKE/NBA propaganda AND video games. Wilt got up much higher than 12'6" and I'm sure Russell could have too if he had to. So, how are they more athletic today? Wilt's practically barefoot and he's getting higher from a crouch than the best "modern" NBA player can with a runining start and high tech sneakers. It's almost laughable.

[@oldeskoolnewsreels9927]

And just to add. Jordan Jockeys like to myth bust. Well here's one. Jordan doesn't have a 48" vert or he'd have the record for max reach.

[@eternalbossdoomsday]

@@oldeskoolnewsreels9927 Jordan fans think Jordan "hung in the air" longer than anyone ever because he released the ball for a layup on the way down instead of at his jump's apex. It's comical but also sad in a way the nonsense these people believe.

[@eternalbossdoomsday]

Wilt looked down at the inferior player to him and let him know that he was not coddled like the inferior player was. Imagine thinking that the inferior player was better than Wilt. Scoring titles? Wilt yes - inferior yes (Wilt's scoring titles were at +7.5 PPG during their scoring titles) Rebounding titles? Wilt yes - inferior no Assist titles? Wilt yes - inferior no FG% titles? Wilt yes - inferior no Steals titles? Wilt not sure - inferior yes Blocks titles? Wilt yes if tracked - inferior no NBA titles? Wilt yes while facing an all time great at his position much more and 1 without West - inferior yes but much less time facing great foes and 0 without Pippen. Inferior known titles: 19 titles 10 scoring + 3 steals + 6 NBA = 19 titles in 15 NBA years (broken into 3 parts with breaks) Wilt known titles: 30 titles 7 scoring + 9 FG% + 11 Rebounding + 1 assists + 2 NBA = 30 titles in 14 NBA years (consecutive) Thankfully for inferior fans Wilt's blocks were not tracked. If they were this gap would grow even wider. Wilt could lead the league in anything inferior could except maybe steals, while inferior could not lead the league in at least 3 things Wilt did. This even with the inferior being more protected by the league.

[@michaeln.2383]

The '86 Celtics were the greatest team ever in games when McHale played.

[@robbiefrantz8170]

Whether today's game is better than that of the 1960s or 1970s is purely subjective. I, for one, prefer basketball before the 3-point shot. It was a much different game then and I prefer it as a fan.

[@USALibertarian]

You'd have to let the prior era players have modern training, nutrition, and rules.

[@DSerrador]

Or the other way around: imagine today's players playing with these shoes, on these courts and without all the medical science they use today, without the private flights, etc etc. The performance would not be the same and fatigue would set in much sooner.... We would then see who and who is not the greatest.

[@TheGr8-1]

Moses dominated Kareem and Doc was leaving his prime.

[@bozo5632]

You'd also have to have a larger, international talent pool to draw from, and much better high school and college programs. A lot of starters from the 60s and 70s couldn't get drafted today because there's more, stiffer competition.

[@williamwalker146]

I love how Bill ripped into that interviewer at the beginning.

[@pedrosp5969]

RIP Bill Walton

[@GeneralZod1991]

This GOAT debate will never end... we will never know who is the greatest player of all time unless we gather them all and play in the same arena.. even Jordan admits that the debate over who is the best player in the world is a DUMB QUESTION ... just enjoy ,NBA while you can... never compare players...you can never know WHO IS THE BEST because they lived and played in a different era...

[@vernonleewarren280]

I really can't stand when a interviewer keeps interrupting a legendary player. It's so annoying 😑

[@aitortilla5128]

That's a terrible interviewer. How can he make those assertions? so being a good athlete is more important that being a good basketball player or having a good basketball IQ?

[@albundy8192]

wilt, kareem, russell, akeem. dr j, baylor, malone, bird, west, pistol, oscar, michael, kobe, magic,

[@deanr.johansen6377]

A fast sport with far fewer breaks is NHL hockey. That's why there are line changes. NBA doesn't have line changes. I am not a hockey fan. When they moved the North Stars to Dallas, that ended it for me.

[@tallen651]

Simmons doesn't think of how those older teams moving up to today, would have had first class travel, dieticians and fitness trainers and they couldn't keep up with today's prima donnas? I think he is overrated as a basketball "expert".

[@walterlahaye2128]

NBA 1954 to 1978-79 season supercedes anything that took place from 1980 and following!

[@davehill7257]

What is the name of the book about Wilt that Walton mentioned?

[@pappy374]

"Wilt: Just Like Any Other 7-Foot Black Millionaire Who Lives Next Door" is the name of the book.

[@markgrove2030]

@@pappy374 thanks gonna look it up

[@chadbinette3201]

To me when people claim this or that generation wasn't as "skilled" or athletic. I ask how good would wilt or Kareem or.bill Russel or Jerry west been if they had brand new Nikes and got to grow.up on aau teams ? Players in the 60s and 70s dominated wearing sneakers that are less comfortable than today's dress shoes. Training, injury rehab and medicine has advanced so much in the last 50 years it's unfair to compare what players today have at their disposal to what players then had. Give Durant a pair of old converse sneakers and put him in a game . Be a rolled ankle in the first 3 mins.

[@flintfleming3935]

Let's keep it real...The late great Elgin Baylor was evry1 that play his position NOW... AND WAS A TRENDSETTER,, FIGHTING FOR HIS RIGHTS,, AND LAID THE FORMAT FOR NBA BASKETBALL TO HAVE FUNDAMENTALS ,,, OFF AND ON THE COURT.. DIGNITY, PERSERVERANCE, AND ALSO HAD TO SHUT DOWN A RACIST OWNER WHEN HE WAS AN UNDERPAID G.M. There were roots in the game and his blue print as well as others ,, we should embrace it..

[@sociopathetic17]

Which book did he talk about?

[@guidosegalla82]

I would just like to know the only two centets I hear about in the sixties is Russell and Wilt was anybody else good?

[@Victor-tj2vl]

Walt Bellamy, Nate Thurmond, Willis Reed . . .

[@kazino21]

Anyone got name or link to the full interview please

[@dfitzerl]

You are wrong. What was different was the rules. The 60/70s players would take these guys to the cleaners under those rules.

[@rooseveltgreen1276]

basketball hasn't reached it's APEX yet..

[@realtan9026]

They had to top drible no side drible was a rule hes cluless

[@wenhsieh4236]

What BS, don't refer to yourself like that! "MJ played in that time 3point shooting was not a concept ..." what are you talking about? Not a concept? They were simply not as good 3-point / long distance shooter as Curry. This is where Curry changed the game, the ability to shoot from long distance, i.e. sometimes from the logo, and changed the way defense is played, unlike anyone before him. MJ had 6 rings and Curry 5, so far, pretty close.

[@Johnadams20760]

MJ shot many 3 pointers. wilt didn't even have the option

[@albundy8192]

are you brain dead...jerry est and the pistol would make curry look like a dump pile.

[@gew2027]

Jordan not on Wilts level

[@wenhsieh4236]

@@gew2027 MJ not on Wilts level, I can agree to that. But MJ was the best in his era, not Magic, Not Bird, etc.

[@gew2027]

@@wenhsieh4236 I will take Magic and Bird any day before Jordan .If you think Bird couldn't go off like Jordan your crazy.Magic and Bird played team ball not iso where your teamates waiting around to see what you going to do

[@juandhaltrich]

what a ridiculous comparison. how can someone be so narrow minded to simplify all variables to just a time machine transportation. it's not real, therefore it doesnt make sense to compare two eras. it's non-sense

[@c1979h]

It’s funny that the rules were changed for hand checking after MJs career. MJ was dominating before he made it big. No doubt they changed the rules for Wilt, only other 7fter near him was Kareem. The rules were changed to open up the game of basketball for Wilt. Dunking free throws and offensive goal tending, widening the lane are things the NBA needed. Throwing the ball over the top of the goal for alley ops is a violation, but it would have been nice to be seen 😂

[@theuniversegalaxynba]

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[@MG-fn9xw]

You’ve got it completely backwards. The league created rules to stop wilts domination. He was so dominate they changed rules bc they were afraid he would ruin the sport. He would dunk from free throw line, an they made that illegal. He would catch a dunk alley oops from over the back of the back board on inbound passes, until they made that illegal. They even changed a goaltending rule bc of him. The widening of the lane was to make wilt have to set up in the post even farther away from the rim than when the lane was 12 ft. The move to 16 ft lane width was made to slow wilt down. With MJ, the NBA created rules to help him bc he like to play iso basketball. They created the “Jordan Rule” where only one guy could be on the weak side playing defense against an iso. Again, you have it completely backwards.

[@user-yq4tv2gi9e]

For the person that made this video. Dude, I dont know you or this channel. I dont know how old you are either. And Im sure you will improve as an interviewers. But you did a pretty bad job in this interview. First you started lecturing and dominating the conversation like you were talking to your buddy while playing video games. This is an NBA great and sports commentator. You don't need to tell him to be unbiased and you shouldn't interrupt him. And when he speaks you should listen. When he was talking about how he couldn't finish a book because it brought back emotional stories, he had to repeat himself many times. Why? Because you were acting like he couldn't finish it because he was bored. And then you insisted that before the next time he comes back he reads it when he just said it was painful? Come on man...If you want to get that done then next time you read a passage and ask his reaction. Then you were disrespecting him and his opinion by assuming that people in a former era werent as good as now. I grew up watching basketball in the 90s but that doesn't mean I cant imagine better players before. Its not like the human body changed dramatically. Sure the style of the game adjusts but its till pretty similar...grown men putting a ball in a basket. It was also clear that Walton was saying that Wilt was the best player ever...and frankly if you do some research you will see. In Wilt's rookie year he won Rookie of the Year and MVP. He had 20% more points than the second person per game and 10% more rebounds...as a rookie. There are too many stats to get into. Think of it like this. Imagine someone an inch taller than Joel Embiid or Shaq. And significantly stronger than each even if he was lighter. He had power lifter strength. And he could run as fast as an average NFL receiver. (10.9 100 yard dash in college). He could jump at least as high as Jordan could...he was also considered a finesse player and would get hacked like crazy and it was never called. The numbers sound crazy because they are. He was a freak. If you want to ask why the world and TV consider Michael Jordan the best you should look at Nike. Nike and the NBA have made a lot of money off of Michael. In any case, I have done a lot of research but unlike Walton I haven't seen either of these athletes up close in real life. And you can tell a lot more about someone watching them in person than on grainy videos or even hd videos. Then if you know basketball like a pro? I would take him at his word. Calm down and let your guests shine and learn from them. Good luck.

[@theuniversegalaxynba]

You must be new to KZbin, or the internet, or something.

[@Davivd2]

Wilt is the greatest athlete that I've ever seen in any sport. The problem is that Wilt was the greatest athlete that I've ever seen in any sport. Wilt was never challenged so he never worked hard. Jordan was second best athlete to ever play basketball. Jordan worked his ass off. If Wilt had Jordan's drive and will to win, hands down not even a conversation about who the GOAT is. It's Wilt. Jordan is still better than Wilt. Jordan wanted it more.

[@theuniversegalaxynba]

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[@gunshotlagoon922]

Wilt averaged more minutes than any player in history as a 7 foot giant and took his teams to the conference finals 12 times in 14 years and you're saying he "never worked hard"? I'd take Wilt over Jordan any day.

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[@flintfleming3935]

Sorry Mr. Walton..,, they widen the lane when George Mikan played.. remember him???

[@JAWrightonline]

They widened it to 12 feet for Mikan; 16 feet for Wilt.

[@flintfleming3935]

Ur right.. i stand corrected...., my point exactly ..

[@flintfleming3935]

I'm still going with Mr Baylor. 6'5" top level midrange game, rebound fiend, and pass ... can get 50+ any given night.. read his book,,, "the man who changed basketball" And... the game was much rougher then... these players today got it easy..... way to easy...

[@JAWrightonline]

@@flintfleming3935 Elgin Baylor was the original mid-air dynamo scorer. On a comedy parallel, Elgin was Redd Foxx, Dr.J was Richard Pryor, and Michael Jordan was Eddie Murphy. Then, of course, the floodgates opened.

[@morrisparrish76]

Walton said rules..that means more than one!

[@roymerritt9927]

Wilt Chamberlain has been quoted as saying when he was at Kansas and they were defeated by UNC in three OTs for the NCAA championship in 1957 just as the Tar Heels had defeated the Michigan State Spartans the previous night in 3 OTs he was labeled a loser for the rest of his life and he could never shake that perception though he was probably the most dominant player ever in the game. I say dominant because of his size and scoring acumen. But that doesn't mean he was the greatest basketball player of all time which I still say goes to Jordan because of his pure athleticism and his will to win. But admittedly I'm from North Carolina, a resident of Wilmington Michael's hometown most of my adult life, and a lifelong UNC fan.

[@davemartino5997]

Jordan never beat Larry bird in a playoff game ever.

[@PoliticusRex632]

I too live in Wilmington. There's no such thing as an individual GOAT in a team sport with multiple positions and multiple playing styles in multiple eras with multiple rules changes.

[@roymerritt9927]

@@PoliticusRex632 Well perhaps I should have qualified it by saying he's the greatest player i.e. the greatest athlete I've ever seen playing the sport of basketball. And also I didn't invent the term so I shouldn't be excoriated for the opinion I gave albeit I'm sure that was not what you were doing. I've played basketball, but that was not my sport of choice and so in high school, I played baseball and football though my lack of size forced me to quit the latter. Baseball on the other hand is a sport that will let any size person participate in it. And I ran track because I could run very fast as a teenager. Of course, the era in which a professional player engaged in any sport has to be part of the equation but considering that I've witnessed plenty of professionals as well as pundits who have offered their opinions on who is the greatest player ever was in any sport and thus have invoked the term GOAT I don't think my own opinion is any less valid. And the consensus among those groups as it pertains to basketball seems to me to be that Michael Jordan is the greatest player of all time. In reality, we can never really know who the greatest player ever was in any sport is until time travel is invented, and even then it seems improbable unless you can somehow assure the players will be in their prime age when they competed in order for the best to compete with each other. I'm sure however a panel of esteemed physicists could possibly make the determination since that science can better make the variable and mathematical considerations of what would be required of any individual to be concluded as the greatest player ever. And even then it would only be theoretical. Frankly, when I was a young person in the 1960s playing sports in high school and beyond in Legion ball (I'm 74 ) a GOAT had a whole other meaning. When I played organized sports the goat of the game was usually someone who blew a play which led to defeat. Michael isn't even considered the greatest player at Carolina when he was there. I'd wager that James Worthy gets that nod. There are numerous other candidates beyond James (including him) for that accolade. I saw a couple of those candidates play in my HS gym in 1968 when the ACC had begun a Traveling All-Star team touring the state after the season was over. The main guy I saw was Bobby Lewis who could shoot lights out though his NBA career was a bust. The top scorer of that game however was Larry Brown who at the time was an assistant at Carolina right before his ABA career began. The most impressive thing Lewis did that night after arriving late was to have a beautiful blonde on his arm. Forgive my rambling, so at last, let me make the caveat that my estimation of Michael as the greatest player is that he's the greatest I've ever seen.

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@@roymerritt9927 Being a UNC fan you of all people should know that UNC made it to the final 2 the year before Jordan arrived, then won the title in Jordan's freshman year with Worthy as UNC's best player. Then Worthy leaves and UNC never makes it back to the final 4 with Jordan.

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@@eternalbossdoomsday Yeah in 81 they should have canceled the title game because it was held the night of the day when Reagan was shot by Hinckley and should have never been played on such a somber night. And having one great player is no guarantee you'll be back into the title game considering what could happen. No, they didn't make it to the title game in all those years after Worthy, but they did make it to the Sweet 16 fourteen years in a row after which is remarkable in itself. And won the title again in 93. And in 84 Kenny Smith had gotten his wrist broken against LSU on a dirty play under the basket by John Tudor. Michael almost started to fight Tudor afterward if you recall. Many considered that 84 UNC team, the greatest team ever UNC had. And when Dean brought Kenny back to play point guard the chemistry was no longer there and they were eliminated by Indiana when Michael, was mugged the whole game and held to only 13 points by Dan Dakich. And my contention all along has been that Worthy was probably the greatest player Carolina had in its overall history but has contenders for this imaginary title. What are you implying that Jordan wasn't as great as many contend? Hell, many might say that Lennie Rosenbluth is because in the 56 and 57 seasons his team went undefeated and defeated not only Michigan State and Kansas which were both great teams in triple OT to win the title, and thus Lennie was the greatest player ever in the history of college basketball? The same could be said for Knight's undefeated season with the stellar team that featured Kent Benson, Keith May, etc. Carolina did make it to the tournament for those 14 years in a row and won another title which is a sign of a consistently good team. And in the 81 title game, Al Wood who was an All-American was off his game after having scored 39 against Virginia which had Ralph Sampson. Some contend Sampson was the greatest college player ever and he never won a title. And I never said Michael was the greatest player in the history of UNC but rather Worthy. Or at least the greatest player I had ever seen when I got to watch them play. But overall Michael was the greatest player at UNC and I saw several of those games he was in. I saw him in high school also and he was the best high school player I ever saw although, in his senior year, his team only finished with 19 wins and was eliminated by New Hanover which featured Kenny Gatison and Clyde Simmons on their team. One of the games I saw him play in was at Reynolds in 83 when NC State beat them and went on to win the title. What happened in that year's title game was that Jim Valvano simply out-coached Guy Lewis with lesser talent. I believe Jordan fouled out at the end of that State game I saw at Reynolds. And who would have ever thought State would win the title that year against a dominating Houston team? A lot of variables are always part of the equation and you won't necessarily win such a game even if your whole roster is overmatched against a rival like State was against Houston. And Jordan can't be responsible for any League decisions about rules even if they are made to favor him. They always do that because in the era he played basketball took off internationally. And they weren't necessarily for his benefit because Magic and Larry and a few other greats like Dr. J were around as well. I think Wilt was simply jealous because he could never win titles like Russell or his contemporaries at the time he was so dominant. Maybe he should have concentrated more on winning titles rather than boasting about screwing a thousand women which Arthur Ashe said he should have been ashamed over. Maybe he would have won more than two measly titles against Russell's eleven.

[@Dustin-pb7nm]

Bs i dont care what he says no team was better than the celtics with bob cousy bill sharmin sam jones and bill Russell. This is why I claim wilts the greatest NBA player imagine Wilt was the Celtic and Bill never got traded. Would Bill Russell beat that Celtic team no. Also MJ wouldn't have one championship vs those celtics

[@manumalia]

Who’s interviewing Walton? He really sucks. Too many interruptions and what a dumb idea to compare eras.

[@kenneths.perlman1112]

So verbose.

[@norwolf4765]

Walton lives in his own little fantasy land and so much what he says is just nonsense .

[@eternalbossdoomsday]

norwolf, prove that your basketball opinions should be held in higher regard than Walton's basketball opinions.

[@morrisparrish76]

But not all

[@marioarguello6989]

Wilt is the best ever, anybody who thinks otherwise is a fool.

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There are a lot of fools running around