Wilt Chamberlain's height

Chris435 · Post #21 » by **Chris435** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 11:35 pm

prophet_of_rage wrote:Seriously, what happened to Writerman?

I'll try to find him...

I really think that Wilt would be a complete chump in todays league because he played against a bunch of midgets. I laugh at people who think Wilt is dominant :lol:

. He wouldn't average 20 pts in todays league... he'd be the next Kwame Brown.

druggas · Post #22 » by **druggas** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 11:53 pm

Chris435 wrote:
prophet_of_rage wrote:Seriously, what happened to Writerman?

I'll try to find him...

I really think that Wilt would be a complete chump in todays league because he played against a bunch of midgets. I laugh at people who think Wilt is dominant . He wouldn't average 20 pts in todays league... he'd be the next Kwame Brown.

This has got to be the most ignorant post of all time. Read up on Wilt before you post such trash. Remember, they changed the rules to hold Wilt back. Today, only Shaq would be a worthy opponent.

ChargerMan · Post #23 » by **ChargerMan** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 12:00 am

he had to be kidding cus 20 ppg does not = kwame brown

andykeikei · Post #24 » by **andykeikei** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 12:18 am

Leave him alone, he is trying to call writerman here. That's the "batlight" for him.
Similarly if you want to try you can also say something bad about Jordan and Jordan23forever will come to your service as soon as possible. :lol:

Jno · Post #25 » by **Jno** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 12:22 am

Dwight is clearly much taller than Bron here

Zeitgeister · Post #26 » by **Zeitgeister** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 12:26 am

druggas wrote:
Chris435 wrote:
prophet_of_rage wrote:Seriously, what happened to Writerman?

I'll try to find him...

I really think that Wilt would be a complete chump in todays league because he played against a bunch of midgets. I laugh at people who think Wilt is dominant . He wouldn't average 20 pts in todays league... he'd be the next Kwame Brown.

This has got to be the most ignorant post of all time. Read up on Wilt before you post such trash. Remember, they changed the rules to hold Wilt back. Today, only Shaq would be a worthy opponent.

He's trying to call Writerman out! He doesn't believe what he wrote, but it was a little trollish in nature.

MaxRider · Post #27 » by **MaxRider** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 12:27 am

AdamTheGreek wrote:
Cybulski37 wrote:
AdamTheGreek wrote:Dwight grew at least an inch since pre-draft.
I think Wilt was approaching 7'3" in his prime.

There's a pic of him and LeBron and they look the same size.

He's probably grown a bit since HS, but not much.

Bad pic, LeBron is closer to the camera.

That's about right. Dwight is 6'9" and LeBron is 6'7.25" coming into the league. Heard people said they both grew an inch since then. So that's about 1.75".

MaxRider · Post #28 » by **MaxRider** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 12:30 am

Gay is 6'7" w/o shoes
Green is 6'6" w/o shoes
don't know about Moon

G-Heel · Post #29 » by **G-Heel** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 12:34 am

Dwight should be closer to 6'10 without shoes than 6'9. In that bad picture, he still look like an inch taller than BronBron. The team USA picture is more accurate, Bosh look taller though, which is about right, don't know why they put Dwight first. Probably because of the Nike/Adidas thing.

Post #30 » by **mojomarc** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 1:26 am

Manocad wrote:I'm at work and can't see the picture, but I've seen plenty of pictures of Wilt in which he EASILY appears to be 7' plus. I'll agree with others in the sense that if he were measured in his prime with shoes he'd go 7'2" without a doubt.

EDIT: There's an old picture of him in his young NBA days standing underneath the hoop. He has both arms up with his hands grabbing the net, and his hands are about 1/3 up the net with his elbows still being bent slightly.

Will this one do?

Warspite · Post #31 » by **Warspite** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 1:57 am

Wilt said the only time he was the shortest person in a room was an elevator ride in a hotel in Springfield MA. He said Sam Bowie and Ralph Sampson stepped inside the elevator. Both are 7'4".

Again there was no measuring beyond 7ft and he was barefoot. I have a pick of Shawn Bradley doing the same exact thing but he has the rim instead.

mattyj · Post #32 » by **mattyj** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 2:38 am

Sam Bowie wasnt 7'4

Wilt seemed taller than what he was listed as because everyone else was much shorter compared with today's NBA. Wilt was probably 7'0.

He would still dominate in today's NBA (Shaq like numbers, 30/15/3.5 or so in his prime)

Kabookalu · Post #33 » by **Kabookalu** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 2:57 am

mattyj wrote:Sam Bowie wasnt 7'4

Wilt seemed taller than what he was listed as because everyone else was much shorter compared with today's NBA. Wilt was probably 7'0.

He would still dominate in today's NBA (Shaq like numbers, 30/15/3.5 or so in his prime)

Are you serious? If you watched him play there is no way you would think he's 7'0 and there is also no way that Bill Russell was 6'9 like the mainstream fans think, Russell looks like a legit 6'11 player. And it doesn't matter if everyone else was short or tall, Wilt looks like he's 7'2 or 7'3 period.

mattyj · Post #34 » by **mattyj** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 3:22 am

does 2 inches really make a difference?

the man dominated the league, holds just about every record imaginable...does it matter if he was 7'0 or 7'2 or 7'3?

he was listed as 7'0 so you have to take his height as being 7'0 as there is no way to tell either way

ronnymac2 · Post #35 » by **ronnymac2** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 4:48 am

Point forward wrote:Facts from the book "The Rivalry" by John Taylor, page 277:

* Wilt himself said all his career that he was 7-1 1/16.
* The player's doors in Detroit were 7-3. When Wilt passed through w/shoes, he had to duck.
* Team mate Mel Counts, a seven footer, was dwarved by Wilt.
* In 1980, Wilt (44 years old) was measured at 7-0 1/2 barefoot.

Yup, that's where I got my numbers from, too. That's a really good book; I got it for Christmas.

Honestly, before reading that book, I thought Wilt to be about 7'2 or 7'3 as well, simply because he seems so much taller and longer than 7-footers playing today. Just watching them play, I would think Wilt was longer and taller than Shaq. I do think still think Wilt's reach would be longer than Shaq's, but I think they are roughly the same height now...maybe Wilt is a half inch taller. Still, with listings today, he'd probably be listed at 7'2.

kooldude · Post #36 » by **kooldude** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 4:52 am

^Shaq and Wilt are the same height so Wilt would need to have a wingspan longer than 7'8 to outreach Shaq.

Iran Haddadi · Post #37 » by **Iran Haddadi** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 5:03 am

Guys keep in mind that part of the reason he looks longer is because of the tight short shorts and tight jersey's back then. Shaq used to look longer back when he was first in league and the clothes weren't as baggy.

ronnymac2 · Post #38 » by **ronnymac2** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 5:32 am

kooldude wrote:^Shaq and Wilt are the same height so Wilt would need to have a wingspan longer than 7'8 to outreach Shaq.

Yes, he would need that. It's possible.

However.......

Iran Haddadi wrote:Guys keep in mind that part of the reason he looks longer is because of the tight short shorts and tight jersey's back then. Shaq used to look longer back when he was first in league and the clothes weren't as baggy.

This is a good point. I don't have any measurements about Wilt's reach or anything, so this is a big factor. It's possible there isn't a difference between them (ito length, height, and reach I mean).

D.Brasco · Post #39 » by **D.Brasco** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 6:03 am

MaxRider · Post #40 » by **MaxRider** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 6:33 am

G-Heel wrote:Dwight should be closer to 6'10 without shoes than 6'9. In that bad picture, he still look like an inch taller than BronBron. The team USA picture is more accurate, Bosh look taller though, which is about right, don't know why they put Dwight first. Probably because of the Nike/Adidas thing.

Dwight is the only one with Adidas the rest are with Nike/Jordan and Coach K just covered the Dwight's shoes
i know Wade is with Converse and its owned by Nike