09-18-2020, 11:07 PM
(09-18-2020, 05:30 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: @ItsGoTime and @dirkfansince1998, would you also put Wilt on that Russell level, then? What about Kareem? I saw him play quite a bit when younger, but I wasn't ready to fully appreciate it at that point.It's hard to say Wilt couldn't do something when he tells you he's gonna lead the league in assists for a full season and then does it (Oscar Robertson had the most per game, Wilt had the most total for the season). Wilt was pretty Mohammad Ali cocky/confident, and the game became a bit boring for him. I remember an interview at an All Star game shortly before he passed that they asked him if he could hang with these guys if he grew up in this time. He said "I can hang with them now, let me go get my sneakers on" (well, something like that anyway). I can't doubt a guy that scored 100 points in a single game couldn't play with any era of basketball. His confidence with himself didn't make him the ultimate winner though, IMO.