Wilt's high amount of fade aways - why and what if he played differently?

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Re: Wilt's high amount of fade aways - why and what if he played differently? 

Post#121 » by mstat13shuh » Tue Apr 11, 2023 6:03 am

In Chet Walker(1 of Wilt's closest friends off the court)'s book "Long Time Coming"
He estimated Wilt shot 75% in clutch situations, and from what I've read in various game articles,
I'm convinced he's pretty accurate in his assertion & more important, the league has enough footage to 100% confirm this.

(I mentioned this on Quora a few months back to someone, smh yet it still wasn't good enough for him;
oh well, guess there's nothing I can do about something about that except pray for the guy.)
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Re: Wilt's high amount of fade aways - why and what if he played differently? 

Post#122 » by mstat13shuh » Tue Apr 11, 2023 6:08 am

I haven't watched much live game action in the last 3 years; however, in reference to Drummond, I DO distinctly recall him as a Piston making 2 free throws in a game vs Phoenix to tie the game at the end of regulation & send it into overtime.

I wouldn't know offhand what his percentage would be in clutch situations either, but I'd have to imagine it's at least 65-70%.
(Maybe someone can verify this for me.)

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