Wilt Chamberlain averaged 48.5 Minutes Per Game in a season

[2legit]

Dude was not human. That might be his most impressive feat ever.

Every time I read about Wilt or look at his stats, I can't believe that he was a real life human. He was truly an alien out on the court.

 

[Easy-E]

While riding in buses and flying economy. Playing in non AC arenas on garbage flooring going up and down the court.

Dudes of Today would cry

The Heat were falling out and cramping and I think the AC went off in the 2nd half

 

[MikelArteta]

The Heat were falling out and cramping and I think the AC went off in the 2nd half

I remember the old Boston garden has no ac


The Garden had no air conditioning, resulting in fog forming over the ice during some Bruins' playoff games. During Game 5 of the 1984 NBA Finals, the 97 °F (36 °C) heat in the facility was so intense that oxygen tanks were provided to exhausted Lakers players

 

[Bryan Danielson]

But it was against plumbers and firemen so who cares

You can do that when you’re playing against taxi drivers and insurance salesmen.

There was no real plumbing back then

It was against Mafia Bootleggers, Private Detectives and old Cowboys

 

[Greenhornet]

people been saying this for years

I wish we had a forum, or profile badge where you are grouped by age and experience

every 3 years you have to argue with pre-teens and children, and the art and story of the game is watered down and lost.

 

[KingJay]

impressive but players of today move around a lot more. Just getting that outta the way before some retards come in here tryna shyt on Wilt

Pacing was way higher in the 60s. There may be more motion in halfcourt settings now, but there was a lot more running and sprinting up and down the court back then

 

[Da_Eggman]

I swear this has been posted every year of the coli has exist

 

[MikelArteta]

Pacing was way higher in the 60s. There may be more motion in halfcourt settings now, but there was a lot more running and sprinting up and down the court back then

No ac
No chartered flights
Crummy hotels
Wooden benches
Crummy shoes
Garbage courts
Playing in front of racist cacs who’d hurl racial slurs and nothing happaned

 

[madness]

Scored 50 points and pulled down 25 rebounds while playing 48 minutes in a stuffy gym with no A/C, then left the stadium to party all night with groupies, then woke up early the next morning to deliver milk and newspapers. GOAT

 

[MJ Truth]

Kareem averaged 49 minutes a game over a playoff run one year, can’t remember the season (may have been just the Finals).

Last player we saw playing stupid minutes consistently in the playoffs was Cavs Bron. Now guys get limited more and more. Bud may have even cost the Bucks a chance at the title during the bubble year by restricting Giannis.

 

[Erratic415]

I remember the old Boston garden has no ac


The Garden had no air conditioning, resulting in fog forming over the ice during some Bruins' playoff games. During Game 5 of the 1984 NBA Finals, the 97 °F (36 °C) heat in the facility was so intense that oxygen tanks were provided to exhausted Lakers players

On the 30 for 30 episode, they showed clips of even the referees being dizzy & dehydrated. Kareem needing an oxygen mask. Same thing happened with Olajuwon in college, he played a national title game in the New Mexico altitude (a mile above sea level) and needed an oxygen mask.

Athletes doing some near superhuman shyt. Ali & Frazier beating the crap out of each other in Manila, it was over 100 degrees and they were under the bright lights.

 

[GMoney]

on a rinky dink court with dead spots that was an ice skating arena the night before

Joel Embiid would tear his ACL every game if he had to play in Chucks.

the court looks dingy as fukk

 

[Heretic]

Joel Embiid would tear his ACL every game if he had to play in Chucks.

Breh

 

[Slaimon Khan Shah]

That is quite interesting in my opinion!

 

[Cladyclad]

Playing that amount of minutes could only hurt the team