2012 NBA Playoffs

[Billo_Really]

Kareem scored 51 points on Wilt

I believe that was Alcindor.

 

[TheGreatGatsby]

I've seen the Wilt highlights. He doesn't stick out as someone who had more talent than say an Olajuwon. Yes, he was a great athlete, but his numbers reflect that he was an athletic 7 footer playing in a much smaller league.

I saw him play. He was Shaq with talent.

Compared to the smaller players he was playing against, I'm sure he was Shaq with talent. But how would he have fared against Shaq, Robinson, Ewing, The Twin Towers who had bigger players on help D? Probably fair to good. But he wouldn't have been putting up those huge numbers. It's not like he could bull doze them or pull up and shoot 27 footers. That's what'd it take for a guy to put up those types of numbers in the more modern NBA.

 

[ginscpy]

I've seen the Wilt highlights. He doesn't stick out as someone who had more talent than say an Olajuwon. Yes, he was a great athlete, but his numbers reflect that he was an athletic 7 footer playing in a much smaller league.

I saw him play. He was Shaq with talent.

Compared to the smaller players he was playing against, I'm sure he was Shaq with talent. But how would he have fared against Shaq, Robinson, Ewing, The Twin Towers who had bigger players on help D? Probably fair to good. But he wouldn't have been putting up those huge numbers. It's not like he could bull doze them or pull up and shoot 27 footers. That's what'd it take for a guy to put up those types of numbers in the more modern NBA.

Wilt C was a freaking overrrated loser....................

 

[Billo_Really]

Compared to the smaller players he was playing against, I'm sure he was Shaq with talent. But how would he have fared against Shaq, Robinson, Ewing, The Twin Towers who had bigger players on help D? Probably fair to good. But he wouldn't have been putting up those huge numbers. It's not like he could bull doze them or pull up and shoot 27 footers. That's what'd it take for a guy to put up those types of numbers in the more modern NBA.

There were big players back then. Very good, hall of fame centers. Like Willis Reed, Bill Russell, Nate Thurmond, Walt Bellemy, Bob Lanier. Plus the league was smaller then. Competition was greater for each game.

Wilt was too athletic for Shaq. Too strong for Robinson and Ewing. And Wilt would do to Olajowan the same thing he did to Nate Thurmond. Your talking about the strongest man in the league who could move like a gazelle.

 

[ginscpy]

We saw how he did against Alcindor.

51 points.

Lew scored at will against him with his unstoppable sky hook

Granted Lew was young and Wilt was getting along................................

 

[TheGreatGatsby]

Compared to the smaller players he was playing against, I'm sure he was Shaq with talent. But how would he have fared against Shaq, Robinson, Ewing, The Twin Towers who had bigger players on help D? Probably fair to good. But he wouldn't have been putting up those huge numbers. It's not like he could bull doze them or pull up and shoot 27 footers. That's what'd it take for a guy to put up those types of numbers in the more modern NBA.

There were big players back then. Very good, hall of fame centers. Like Willis Reed, Bill Russell, Nate Thurmond, Walt Bellemy, Bob Lanier. Plus the league was smaller then. Competition was greater for each game.

Wilt was too athletic for Shaq. Too strong for Robinson and Ewing. And Wilt would do to Olajowan the same thing he did to Nate Thurmond. Your talking about the strongest man in the league who could move like a gazelle.

Nonsense. If Wilt was that dominant, Russell wouldn't have owned him.

 

[Billo_Really]

Nonsense. If Wilt was that dominant, Russell wouldn't have owned him.

Russell didn't own Chamberlain. He just had better help. As soon as Wilt got a team with equal talent, Boston got spanked in 5 games and had their streak of 8 straight come to an end.

The Wilt-Russell matches could be summed up into 3 catagories.

1. the times Russell beat Wilt
2. the times Wilt beat Russell
3. the times when Wilt completely dominated Russell and made him look like a baby

 

[Billo_Really]

We saw how he did against Alcindor.

51 points.

Lew scored at will against him with his unstoppable sky hook

Granted Lew was young and Wilt was getting along................................

Wilt was also the only one who's ever blocked that sky hook.

 

[ginscpy]

2012 playoffs up for grabs.

The Heat seem to be shallow.

The Spurs who I always though were old seem to be the favorites..

Don't countrout theThunder.

Lakers blow.

 

[Billo_Really]

2012 playoffs up for grabs.

The Heat seem to be shallow.

The Spurs who I always though were old seem to be the favorites..

Don't countrout theThunder.

Lakers blow.

The Title will go to the winner of the Spurs-Thunder series.

 

[TheGreatGatsby]

Nonsense. If Wilt was that dominant, Russell wouldn't have owned him.

Russell didn't own Chamberlain. He just had better help. As soon as Wilt got a team with equal talent, Boston got spanked in 5 games and had their streak of 8 straight come to an end.

The Wilt-Russell matches could be summed up into 3 catagories.

1. the times Russell beat Wilt
2. the times Wilt beat Russell
3. the times when Wilt completely dominated Russell and made him look like a baby

Wilt averaged less than 30 head to head vs. Russell in 142 match-ups. I'd say that Russell contained him just fine.

 

[bobcollum]

Boston is destroying the 76ers tonight.

 

[ginscpy]

SCORE AT WILL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thats what 7'2" (legit) Alcindor/Kareem could do with his patented Sky Hook.

3 NCAA titles pal- OH BTW his freshman team whupped thedefendingchamps UCLA varsity

 

[TheGreatGatsby]

Boston is destroying the 76ers tonight.

It's a shame that they screwed around in Boston. They could be going for a sweep on Philly's home court and then get needed rest.

 

[bobcollum]

Boston is destroying the 76ers tonight.

It's a shame that they screwed around in Boston. They could be going for a sweep on Philly's home court and then get needed rest.

I wonder if it's them or Philly just didn't show up tonight...I'm not able to watch it, but they played the Celts hard the first two. After the season Boston had I really can't believe they are where they are now.

 

[Billo_Really]

Wilt averaged less than 30 head to head vs. Russell in 142 match-ups. I'd say that Russell contained him just fine.

That was an average. Wilt scored 62 points on Russell and had 6 other games over 50 points. He also averaged almost 30 rebounds a game against Russell and he set the single game rebound record of 55 against Russell.

Wilt and Russell played against each other 142 times in 10 years. Russell's team won 88, Wilt's teams won 74. (14 game difference)

In those games Wilt averaged 28.7 ppg and 28.7 rpg, Russell averaged 14.5ppg and 23.7rpg

Wilt's high game vs. Russell was 62, and he had six other 50+ point games against Russell . Russell's high game against Wilt was 37, and he had only two other 30+ point games against Wilt.

Wilt's record 55 rebound game was against Russell, and he had six other 40+ rebound games vs. Bill.
Russell only had one 40+ rebound night against Wilt.

As you can see, Wilt had his way with Russell.

 

[Billo_Really]

I wonder if it's them or Philly just didn't show up tonight...I'm not able to watch it, but they played the Celts hard the first two. After the season Boston had I really can't believe they are where they are now.

It won't last. They're old and not going anywhere.

 

[ginscpy]

He scored 20,000 othertimes

Was suck atthe foul line

Overrated

 

[Billo_Really]

He scored 20,000 othertimes

Was suck atthe foul line

Overrated

He set the single game record for most foul shots made (28).

 

[TheGreatGatsby]

Boston is destroying the 76ers tonight.

It's a shame that they screwed around in Boston. They could be going for a sweep on Philly's home court and then get needed rest.

I wonder if it's them or Philly just didn't show up tonight...I'm not able to watch it, but they played the Celts hard the first two. After the season Boston had I really can't believe they are where they are now.

Philly can rise to the challenge in any given game, but they are not that good. Louis Williams is their leading scorer, not even Iguodala.

They rely on athleticism. And they're not mentally tough and that's why at pivotal stretches they were running their offense through Hawes of all people.

They didn't have an answer for Pierce, who got to any spot he wanted. Rondo got to the hole at will. KG was dominating on both ends.

They dominated on D as well. And then when guys like Pietrus and Bass are hitting shots it's over.

And Ray Allen wasn't even much of a factor. They like to use him as a decoy when the others got their game going.