GreenHat wrote:QuantMisleads wrote:Doesn't mean ****. Wilt averaged 30-20 for his career. If they recorded blocks that would have been near double digits as well.
Faster Pace. Much Less Opposing Defense. A lot more missed shots to rebound because the league was a lot more inefficient.
And no way would he average double digit blocks. We live in the information age now, no need to believe tall tales.
Yes exactly. Much more inefficient finishers close to the rim. It is funny that in today's era people will analyze the value of an assist (degree of difficulty) and have even gotten into rebounds. In a lot of the footage I have watched of Wilt he is usually manning the paint alone and this directly relates to the fact that many more shots were taken outside of the paint instead of taking it to the rim strong.
And by this I mean overall team versus say opposing preimiter star. Add to this that Wilt's size and length was amazing but what wasn't amazing was the post players offensive game of his opponents. Hell, I am not impressed with Wilt's and he was considered elite in his era by those who champion him.
I always chuckle when I read the article posted here re: Wilt on Rodman and Wilt stating that he isn't impressed with specialists yet that is exactly how his teams utilized him.