Oscar Robertson - " The Boy Draymond Lack A Work Ethic "
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I think Wilt would have been a dominant center in the 1990s because he was a strong player (both in terms of skill and physical toughness) and I think given the advances in science and nutrition, he would have held his own just fine against the Hakeems and Shaqs and Ewings.
60 or 70 points a game? No. I don't think so. But could a prime Wilt have averaged 35 or 40 a night? Possibly. It's a tough question to answer because the offense shifted a bit more toward guards and I don't doubt the skill he had, just whether or not he'd get the opportunities. I mean, at their peaks, Ewing, Olajuwon, Shaq and Robinson were - at most - getting 20...maybe 21 shots a game.
Wilt's first 7 years in the league he averaged 31.4 shots a night.
If Wilt was a decent FT shooter, he'd almost certainly have averaged 40 a night easily in the 1990s. But that's the thing about ifs...
What's more interesting to me personally in that video is that when asked to name their favorite/best players in basketball, neither one of them mentioned Kareem.
I could see jealousy playing a role with Wilt's answer. But I don't understand why Bill didn't name him.
Nobody would average 40ppg against the centers of the 90s, he said he'd average more against dudes like Shaq than he did in the 60s which is absurd.
It's really not that difficult of a question to answer, only 1 center has averaged more than 30ppg in the last 35 years, it was Moses Malone with 31.1ppg on 23 shots and 42 minutes per game. Big guys did not play the type of minutes Wilt did, he was playing 45+ mpg, nobody is risking their center with those kind of minutes. Shaq & Robinson only played 40mpg once, Hakeem & Ewing never did it, meanwhile Wilt had a season he played 48.5mpg.
The point is that older NBA players rarely give credit to the current era guys, it's the circle of NBA life.
I think those minutes speaks to the kind of physical specimen that Wilt was.
But fair enough
Omar Little
It’s all in the Game Yo
I remember watching O in his prime and real spit..... Draymond would probably lock him up or at the very least neutralize him
He was a once in a lifetime athlete, but so were David, Shaq & Hakeem.
Today, NBA teams are extremely cautious with their minutes for big guys.
CurrencyChase
Banned
he's right. that's why Draymond resort to kicking players nutsacks when he don't get his way.
CurrencyChase
Banned
Definitely when Delly check Curry last year. how is that so surprising?
That team is going to be able to check Curry and todays stars? Really?
King Biko
A King With A Concubine
I'll concede there's a pattern of old school taking shots at new school.
Sometimes they have a point.
Sometimes they don't.
Mantis Toboggan M.D.
I’m here for the scraps
So many centers ruined by foot and knee injuries
My Noah in his prime and Horford aren't replaceable. Those are hard to find nikkas
Oscar Robertson played pre civil rights, he prob was sick to his belly when the bum ass warriors went out and there and played while massa sterling collected his money
O isn't just old. He's one of the best players of all time. That alone should garner him the respect of being able to express his opinion. It's not like he called a press conference just to shyt on Green. He was doing an interview answering questions, probably because whoever did the interview knew that his comments might offend bytchasses like you. You don't have to agree with O but if you had any home training you'd respect his right to express an opinion without getting all butt-hurt and disrespectful over it.
Outside of Game 2, Delly didn't do much. Curry still put up 26, 5 and 6 in the finals with 58.5 TS%.