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Watching a program on NBA channel called Wilt 100 chronicling Wilt's 100 pt game and other Wilt stories.

Here's a crazy stat:

In 1961-62 Wilt played every minute of every game(80 games) except for 8 minutes of one game because he got thrown out. That's 48 minutes/game. Oh by the way, he averaged 50 PTS and 25 REB that season.
 
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str8line said:
I'll start.

Watching a program on NBA channel called Wilt 100 chronicling Wilt's 100 pt game and other Wilt stories.

Here's a crazy stat:

In 1961-62 Wilt played every minute of every game(80 games) except for 8 minutes of one game because he got thrown out. That's 48 minutes/game. Oh by the way, he averaged 50 PTS and 25 REB that season.
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Players have gotten much wussier.

Now 37 minutes per game is often considered too many even for guys under 25 years old..... And these guys have it way better with travel, accommodations, diets, trainers, massages, and a bunch of other advantages.

Seems like guys today should be able to handle more minutes per game than guys from the past
 
fishonjazz said:
Players have gotten much wussier.

Now 37 minutes per game is often considered too many even for guys under 25 years old..... And these guys have it way better with travel, accommodations, diets, trainers, massages, and a bunch of other advantages.

Seems like guys today should be able to handle more minutes per game than guys from the past
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Or he just played against really bad players and didnt have to exert much effort on the court.
 
King Cy said:
Or he just played against really bad players and didnt have to exert much effort on the court.
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The footage showed guys trying to battle him tough. The game was still tough back then. According to the interviews the other players were blown away.
 
str8line said:
The footage showed guys trying to battle him tough. The game was still tough back then. According to the interviews the other players were blown away.
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Maybe, I do know pace of play was ridiculous back then, but I think that was mostly everyone just shot the ball right away.
 
You also have to account for the fact that there were only 9 teams that season. He had to play the same dudes a bunch. He played 12 games during the regular season against Bill Russel's Celtics.
 
The Jazz's own Adrian Dantley shares the record with Wilt Chamberlain for most free throws made in a regular-season NBA game with 28 for the Utah Jazz against the Houston Rockets on 5 January 1984. Chamberlain achieved his 28 free throws from 32 attempts whereas Adrian Dantley achieved his record from 29 attempts.
 
King Cy said:
Maybe, I do know pace of play was ridiculous back then, but I think that was mostly everyone just shot the ball right away.
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...I have to respectfully disagree! Those teams back then actually ran plays and worked for decent shots! Launching shots with 10 seconds left on the 24 second clock was virtually unheard of...unless they had a fast break going! Todays NBA clowns will launch shots in a half-court set with 18 seconds left on the 24 second clock and force more shots than you can shake a stick at!
 
The scariest statistic is the fact that LeBron is shooting just 20.7% on wide-open three-pointers (defined by NBA.com as shots where no defender is within six feet.)
 
str8line said:
Watching a program on NBA channel called Wilt 100 chronicling Wilt's 100 pt game and other Wilt stories.

Here's a crazy stat:

In 1961-62 Wilt played every minute of every game(80 games) except for 8 minutes of one game because he got thrown out. That's 48 minutes/game. Oh by the way, he averaged 50 PTS and 25 REB that season.
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Wilt actually averaged OVER 48mpg that year because he played in several over-time games.

At the end of his career when he was 36 he was averaging 43mpg.

I've read somewhere that he suffered from terrible insomnia and would just go without sleep on many nights before games.

I don't care how supposedly non-competitive the league was back then Wilt was a once in a thousand year specimen.
 
carolinajazz said:
...I have to respectfully disagree! Those teams back then actually ran plays and worked for decent shots! Launching shots with 10 seconds left on the 24 second clock was virtually unheard of...unless they had a fast break going! Todays NBA clowns will launch shots in a half-court set with 18 seconds left on the 24 second clock and force more shots than you can shake a stick at!
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I'll bet you are vastly underestimating how many shots I can shake a stick at.
 
candrew said:
Wilt actually averaged OVER 48mpg that year because he played in several over-time games.

At the end of his career when he was 36 he was averaging 43mpg.

I've read somewhere that he suffered from terrible insomnia and would just go without sleep on many nights before games.

I don't care how supposedly non-competitive the league was back then Wilt was a once in a thousand year specimen.
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Plus he was having sex with about three different women every night. Years after his NBA career he used to attend an event I was involved with in Park City, and it was obvious he was still sleeping with different women at an impressive rate even then.
 
fishonjazz said:
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