Post#374 » by mstat13shuh » Sun Apr 2, 2023 1:38 am
Here's a pretty incredible Wilt Chamberlain shot-blocking streak that I bet almost no one else knows:
From the last regular season game of the 1959-60 NBA season, until the 49th game of the 1960-61 regular season,
Wilt had double-digit blocks in all but 3 games!
And the only reason his triple-double streak over this stretch wasn't 50 consecutive games?
His block totals in the 3 games in question were: 9, 9 & 8.
(For the doubters, & I'm certain there are many, PLEASE don't beg me for the data source; I've already provided it numerous times.)
(For the skeptics, & I'm certain there are many, PLEASE don't disrespect Wilt & other top players of this era & state something like:
"Their block stats are inflated because of this, this, that, etc."
It's outright insulting & disrespectful to Wilt & all the other pioneers of this era, particularly when you take everything necessary into consideration, especially the schedule, traveling & playing conditions & additional things they had to endure at that time.
And for those who STILL insist all their rebounding & shot-blocking stats are inflated, well, I'd like to ask the skeptics this:
How well do you believe today's top players would do if any one of them needed to play even 3 games in as many nights, with limited rest?
How well do you believe today's top players would do if any one of them had to absorb the consistent physical contact that not only Wilt had to endure, but other top scorers & stars?
How well do you believe today's top players would do if any one of them had per diem money of only maybe $20 per day, as was commonplace back in the 1960s & '70s?
How would most of today's players able to properly deal with, after a long, arduous, exhausting season, having to work a summertime job to be able to financially stabilize their individual financial needs?
My optimism says some from today's era could pull it off, but my realism believes most could not.)