They are the only shoes he wears. Anyway, Wilt could bench press 550lbs back in college. They never compared Bill Walton to me. Shaq worries opponents; Wilt inspired terror. The league is full of 300-pound guys who will be glad to butt heads with him, like two bull elephants, and its going to wear him down. However most notable are his cameo roles in comedic classics such as Baseketball, Mighty Ducks 2 and of course the 1980 Zucker bros comedy Airplane! A firm believer in the 'Greek Freak' being the best player in the league ASHEVILLE, N.C. The University of North Carolina-Asheville mens basketball team has perhaps the most effective inbounds play in the country: the Bulldogs point guard lofts the ball high toward the basket, and center Kenny George either tips it in or dunks it, without leaving his feet, as his opponents leap in vain. Wilt was definitely stronger than Shaq (although Shaq is a LOT heavier because he has a lot more fat than Wilt did). // Shaq agrees he's 4th best center behind Kareem, Wilt, Russell - YouTube He would also lead in minutes played at 45 per game. Dwight Howard is the "best" center in the NBA today, and he has NO POST GAME. Aside from being a 7-foot tall giant, his body mass was insane too. NBA height are bs everyone knows that, so it is interesting to figure out the true heights, Yeah, I get it, but everyone also knows that Dwight is not a 7-footer, he's more like 6'10'' 1/2. George was on the varsity squad by his sophomore year at the Latin School of Chicago. In fact, the only centers ahead of him in win shares happen to be Artis Gilmore and Wilt Chamberlain. Refs allowed those physical tactics go unpunished because the owners and NBA management believe that blood and violence was what brought people to basketball games back then. There were of course people we wanted to includelike Hodor,Treebeard & Big Hero 6 but unfortunately they were either not tall enough to make the cut or not played by actual humans, thanks to CGI. However, they are still well below the average NBA height. His greatness exists mainly in the fading memories of a increasingly small band of people who saw him play. 09, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. // How does Wilt Chamberlain's height compare to some of the greatest Home; Comments; Latest; Celebs My Height; Top 50; Youtube Videos; Add a Comment 367 comments Chamberlain gave an interview when his book , The host asked what his thoughts were on some players that were playing that night, and the first name that came up was. Goggles in Hilarious Sequence, Full Spectrum Services LLP 2022 | All Rights Reserved. Most people use statistics like a drunk man uses a lamppost; more for support than illumination, Andrew Lang. Skip Bayless explains why he feels Shaq 'is underestimating himself' by ranking him as the fourth-best center of all time. If I'm trying to imagine Shaq vs. Kareem at their greatest, I don't think Kareem could have dealt with Shaq.". All rights reserved. Shaq could only bench about 450, probably less now.When Wilt was 59 years old, he was STILL able to bench 465, which is more that Shaq has ever been able to do. YouTube Gold: Wilt Chamberlain Meets Patrick Ewing And Shaquille O He's never been a conditioning fanatic. Georges body kept growing. I dont know who would be better qualified to help him. No one in the NBA has anything like the stamina that he had on OR off the court.Wilt's passing was the most underrated part of his game, but to this day, he's STILL the ONLY non-guard ever to lead the NBA in assists. And I think its strange that every time someone tall and black comes out of college, hes compared to Wilt. Wilt played with all of these rules in effect. 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This is not a knock at Kareem, but Kareem had the most poetic shot in basketball, the hook, so people thought he was the most graceful of centers. He would make further stops in Pheonix, Cleaveland, and Boston before hanging up his boots. However, when asked about ONeal as a player. But due to dissatisfaction with the front office and local media, he left for LA. Im saying as they call fouls today, Shaq gets away with what I would consider murder Shaq is allowed maybe to score some points that maybe he wouldnt get., He continued, If you made a straight situation and gave the same rules and regulations to Shaq that you give to Gheorghe Muresan. More importantly . THE BIG Dipper AND THE Shaq : A 'Truthful and Honest' Chamberlain At the time of his death in 1999, he had been scheduled to undergo surgery to (hopefully) fix those teeth (which had never been properly repaired, and never properly healed), but Wilt passed away before the surgery could take place.

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