(04-22-2021 08:40 AM)Hernando Hills Tiger Wrote:  

(04-22-2021 08:28 AM)macgar32 Wrote:  

(04-21-2021 09:13 PM)450bench Wrote:  

(04-21-2021 09:10 PM)Hernando Hills Tiger Wrote:  

(04-21-2021 08:57 PM)macgar32 Wrote:  Wilt was the most Dominant in his Era...

I don't think many would argue with that...But his era doesn't compare well to today.

Because they protect the stars today and don't call fouls on them?

MJ started that.

Absolutely. See my above post.

They widened the lane to try and limit Chamberlain’s dominance. And free throws had to be released behind the free throw line because Wilt could jump from the line and dunk it. Lol. They changed rules to make it harder for Wilt. They changed rules to make it easier for Jordan and stars of his era.

Chamberlain was an athletic wonder when he played...

But a lot of that was who he was playing against. The league is exponentially more athletic and skilled than it was back in the 60s. Not sure how anyone could argue to the contrary.

Heck even in the 80's Bird was considered a physically imposing player...He was 6'9 220

Kevin Durant who everyone sees as slender now is 6'10 and 240.

The league is watered down with too many teams. This was mentioned above. Hell the Celtics and the Knicks of the 60's had almost all starters make the HOF.

When you grew up watching those guys play it's hard to watch the trash ball that the nba has become. I stopped watching when MJ was laying on the floor of the locker room spooning the trophy after the finals. Do you think Wilt would have done that?

Lol...

HOF players are judged based on their era.

The skillsets and athleticism is not even close. You had stiffs in the league back then that the stars were playing against. But I guess keep on believing in the "Golden Age" of basketball.

You can argue that those players would be better with the training and nutrition available to todays players...That is fair...But they didn't have them so I judge them by who they were.