Kevin opens the show feeling sorry for Coach K’s current dilemma of having a mere 3 NBA first round picks instead of 4. Then it’s on to the latest on Antonio Brown and Adam Schefter’s report that Brown would be traded by the end of the week. Former Redskins’ salary cap expert and NFL agent J.I. Halsell joined the show to share his thoughts on the Skins’ expected moves leading up to and during free agency. Kevin talked some college hoops and then welcomed in Kevin Durant’s former trainer and world-renowned performance coach/speaker, Alan Stein Jr.
Kevin:
Love the show. Regarding Alan Stein Jr.’s statement about Wilt:
In 142 games vs. Bill Russell, Wilt averaged 28.7 points and 28.7 rebounds. In one game against Russell Wilt scored 44-points, and had 43-rebounds. In another game against Russell, Wilt set an NBA record with 55 rebounds.
Throw on top of that that the NBA changed about 8 rules to make Wilt less dominant (widening the lane, in-bounding the ball, etc) and the fact that opposing players beat the hell out of Wilt way before there was a hack-a-Shaq makes his argument silly.
Finally, he said that Wilt was playing against a bunch of 6′ 1″ white guys. First, when Wilt played, the average height of NBA centers was 6’10.” Second, I never noticed that Russell, Jabbar, Unseld, Bellamy, Thurmond, Reed, Lanier were white. All Hall of Famers and all Black. And there were at least two players in the league taller than Wilt.
So, how would Wilt do in the NBA now at 7’1” 300-pounder with a 55″ vertical and a 500 bench press? C’mon. Who could stop him?
Source: https://www.philly.com/philly/sports/sixers/20170222_1966-67_Sixers__Was_Wilt_Chamberlain_or_Bill_Russell_better_.html
Wilt Chamberlain: Did He Really Play In a Weak Era? – Bleacher Report
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/438984-wilt-chamberlain-did-he-really-play-in-weak-era