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Nas wrote:
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Id like to see Hakeem go against Wilt


Hakeem was a full 3, maybe 4 inches shorter than Wilt. I think he'd have some struggles.


He didn't have problems with Shaq.

Yeah, was just gonna say that.

It'd be interesting anyway
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Nas wrote:
Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote:
rogers park bryan wrote:
Id like to see Hakeem go against Wilt


Hakeem was a full 3, maybe 4 inches shorter than Wilt. I think he'd have some struggles.


He didn't have problems with Shaq.


It looked like Wilt had more quickness and agility than Shaq.

I think Olajuwon would have more trouble with the athleticism and size of Wilt over just the strength of Shaq.

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The Original Kid Cairo wrote:
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Wilt was a great athlete FOR HIS TIME. But look at those videos, the tallest guy on the opposing team was maybe 6' 4". If you are an agile 7-footer, you should easily be able to manhandle a 6'4" white dude in the era of the bounce pass and set shot.

This is simply a misconception that people like to repeat ad-nauseum. Wilt's career wasn't spent playing against nothing but 6'4" white guys. I wish people would stop saying that.


Thank you! He actually probably played against more great centers than any other player considering the years his career spanned.

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Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:
The Original Kid Cairo wrote:
Big Chicagoan wrote:
Wilt was a great athlete FOR HIS TIME. But look at those videos, the tallest guy on the opposing team was maybe 6' 4". If you are an agile 7-footer, you should easily be able to manhandle a 6'4" white dude in the era of the bounce pass and set shot.

This is simply a misconception that people like to repeat ad-nauseum. Wilt's career wasn't spent playing against nothing but 6'4" white guys. I wish people would stop saying that.


Thank you! He actually probably played against more great centers than any other player considering the years his career spanned.


did he cross careers with George Mikan at any point ?
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Bagels wrote:
Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:
The Original Kid Cairo wrote:
Big Chicagoan wrote:
Wilt was a great athlete FOR HIS TIME. But look at those videos, the tallest guy on the opposing team was maybe 6' 4". If you are an agile 7-footer, you should easily be able to manhandle a 6'4" white dude in the era of the bounce pass and set shot.

This is simply a misconception that people like to repeat ad-nauseum. Wilt's career wasn't spent playing against nothing but 6'4" white guys. I wish people would stop saying that.


Thank you! He actually probably played against more great centers than any other player considering the years his career spanned.


did he cross careers with George Mikan at any point ?


Missed him by a couple years, I think.

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Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:
The Original Kid Cairo wrote:
Big Chicagoan wrote:
Wilt was a great athlete FOR HIS TIME. But look at those videos, the tallest guy on the opposing team was maybe 6' 4". If you are an agile 7-footer, you should easily be able to manhandle a 6'4" white dude in the era of the bounce pass and set shot.

This is simply a misconception that people like to repeat ad-nauseum. Wilt's career wasn't spent playing against nothing but 6'4" white guys. I wish people would stop saying that.


Thank you! He actually probably played against more great centers than any other player considering the years his career spanned.


1. This thread is about him in college. So, yes, he didn't play against anyone with any size.

2. Let's look at the great centers of his era:

Bill Russell (6'10", 220 lbs.)
Dave Cowens (6'9", 230 lbs.)
Willis Reed (6'9", 240 lbs.)
Wes Unseld (6'7", 245 lbs.)
Walter Dukes (7'0", 220 lbs.)
Swede Halbrook (7'3, 235 lbs.)
Tom Boerwinkle (7'0", 265 lbs.)
Bob Lanier (6'11", 265 lbs.)
Darrall Imhoff (6'10", 220 lbs.)
Otto Moore (6'11", 210 lbs.)
Sam Lacey (6'10", 235 lbs.)
George Johnson (6'11", 245 lbs.)
Paul Ruffner (6'10", 230 lbs.)
Dick Cunningham (6'10", 245 lbs.)
Walt Bellamy (6'11", 225 lbs.)
Leroy Ellis (6'10", 210 lbs.)
Nate Thurmond (6'11", 235 lbs.)
Mel Counts (7'0", 235 lbs.)
Nate Bowman (6'10", 230 lbs.)
Clyde Lee (6'10", 210 lbs.)
Walt Wesley (6'11", 230 lbs.)
Henry Akin (6'10", 225 lbs.)
Hank Finkel (7'0", 240 lbs.)
Lew Alcindor aka Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (7'2", 225 lbs.)
Neal Walk (6'10", 220 lbs.)
Elmore Smith (7'0", 250 lbs.)
Jim McDaniels (6'11", 230 lbs.)
LaRue Martin (6'11", 215 lbs.)
Tom Riker (6'10", 225 lbs.)
Conrad Dierking (6'9", 225 lbs.)
Johnny “Red” Kerr (6'9", 230 lbs.)
Bob Pettit (6'9", 220 lbs.)
Spencer Haywood (6'9", 230 lbs.)
Rick Roberson (6'9", 230 lbs.)
Luke Jackson (6'9", 240 lbs.)
Duke Hogue (6'9," 240 lbs.)
Zelmo Beaty (6'9", 230 lbs.)
Len Chappell (6'9", 240 lbs.)
Elvin Hayes (6'9", 235 lbs.)
Hub Reed (6'9", 220 lbs.)

For the most part, that is a list of Luol Deng's (6'9", 220 lbs). And those "great" centers were great because they were dominant in their era. They would not do to well when they have to guard a SF or PF at the arc in today's NBA.
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Big Chicagoan wrote:
For the most part, that is a list of Luol Deng's (6'9", 220 lbs). And those "great" centers were great because they were dominant in their era. They would not do to well when they have to guard a SF or PF at the arc in today's NBA.


That's ridiculous. Many of the guys you listed are bigger than most centers today.

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Holy shit, that's quite a list. Just goes to show that the centers used to be the stars of the league. Now, not so much.

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