TheGreatGatsby
Gold Member
Wilt was the strongest player the NBA has ever seen. There has never been anyone that strong before or since.Shaq has 70 pounds on Wilt. I'll say that Wilt was athletically gifted ahead of his time; but D Robinson would match-up fine with him too.
And Jordan would jump over Robertson. I mean, if you want to argue that Robertson's still better than Jordan than that's fine. And there are plenty of old timers that would have been all stars in today's NBA. But clearly, the overall athleticism has improved.
And if Oscar is not that hot, how come no one's been able to even come close to what he did (average triple-doubles for an entire season)?
How come you won't answer the question about Black Jesus?
A better question is; if they were that great then how come Russell constantly handed them their asses?
BTW, Archibald had a 34 pt, 11 plus assist season in the 70's. I'm not making the case that he was better than Magic though. Clearly, the stat baselines changed through the NBA eras.