Insane speed of Wilt Chamberlain

70sFan · Post #1 » by **70sFan** » Thu Jul 1, 2021 10:50 pm

I decided to use only NBA clips, without more famous college footage. It's unbelievable how fast Wilt was at 7'1 and 290-310 lbs.

Wallace_Wallace · Post #2 » by **Wallace_Wallace** » Thu Jul 1, 2021 10:55 pm

I remember watching this first clip somewhere (probably the same video). The pure speed he runs at, truly incredible athlete.

druggas · Post #3 » by **druggas** » Thu Jul 1, 2021 11:02 pm

He and Magic Johnson both made incredible plays look easy. I was lucky to see both play and didn't realize how amazing they were until I looked back. Sometimes you take greatness for granted.

Mob Byers · Post #4 » by **Mob Byers** » Thu Jul 1, 2021 11:12 pm

Incredible how fast he got down the court, takes like 12 steps to go the full length of the court. If that.

Another observation is how unathletic and unskilled these guys look compared to current day scrubs even. Incredible how athlete's have evolved over the years.

TheGOATRises007 · Post #5 » by **TheGOATRises007** » Thu Jul 1, 2021 11:14 pm

Mob Byers wrote:Incredible how fast he got down the court, takes like 12 steps to go the full length of the court. If that.

Another observation is how unathletic and unskilled these guys look compared to current day scrubs even. Incredible how athlete's have evolved over the years.

Surely you're not referring to Wilt here?

LakerLegend · Post #6 » by **LakerLegend** » Thu Jul 1, 2021 11:14 pm

Here's non sped up footage:

Watch on YouTube

shotsquatch · Post #7 » by **shotsquatch** » Thu Jul 1, 2021 11:20 pm

He can barely dribble lol. That's hilarious.

Wilt was in a league of his own, but I think Giannis comes close:

Watch on YouTube

LakerLegend · Post #8 » by **LakerLegend** » Thu Jul 1, 2021 11:23 pm

shotsquatch wrote:Wilt was in a league of his own

shotsquatch · Post #9 » by **shotsquatch** » Thu Jul 1, 2021 11:25 pm

LakerLegend wrote:
shotsquatch wrote:Wilt was in a league of his own

Shaq is my favorite player of all time, but he wasn't on Wilt's level.

Post #10 » by **kulaz3000** » Thu Jul 1, 2021 11:28 pm

70sFan wrote:

Watch on YouTube

I decided to use only NBA clips, without more famous college footage. It's unbelievable how fast Wilt was at 7'1 and 290-310 lbs.

So Wilt invented the airplane celebration

Mob Byers · Post #11 » by **Mob Byers** » Thu Jul 1, 2021 11:29 pm

Eddy_JukeZ wrote:
Mob Byers wrote:Incredible how fast he got down the court, takes like 12 steps to go the full length of the court. If that.

Another observation is how unathletic and unskilled these guys look compared to current day scrubs even. Incredible how athlete's have evolved over the years.

Surely you're not referring to Wilt here?

I've seen Greg Monroe run the floor just as well if not better. Wilt's athleticism would look slightly above average in todays NBA at most.

Not a knock against him, for his time yeah he was one of the most athletic dudes out there, if not the most. It's impressive how far athletes have come compared to back then.

rapstarter · Post #12 » by **rapstarter** » Thu Jul 1, 2021 11:29 pm

David Robinson is up there.

Currygoat · Post #13 » by **Currygoat** » Thu Jul 1, 2021 11:36 pm

Lol that’s not impressive. Actually that’s below average by today’s standards

Salieri · Post #14 » by **Salieri** » Thu Jul 1, 2021 11:44 pm

Wilt was an oversized LeBron, which is even more amazing that it sounds when you think what happens to the body with that scaling.

The speed, the coordination, the sheer power, the stamina! I truly think Wilt is the best physical specimen to ever play basketball. Shaq, David Robinson, Nate Thurmond, LeBron, Westbrook, Jordan... All of them were one in a million guys, but Wilt was one in an entire species. Never seen anything like it.

Ice Trae · Post #15 » by **Ice Trae** » Thu Jul 1, 2021 11:47 pm

Currygoat wrote:Lol that’s not impressive. Actually that’s below average by today’s standards

Bro what you on? Say what you will about those other guys but Wilt was an incredible athlete. Imagine him with modern sports medicine, PT, and equipment... dude was a freak

Buckeye-NBAFan · Post #16 » by **Buckeye-NBAFan** » Thu Jul 1, 2021 11:47 pm

shotsquatch wrote:He can barely dribble lol. That's hilarious.

Wilt was in a league of his own, but I think Giannis comes close:

Watch on YouTube

Wilt's definitely a biggest Giannis, right down to the inability to hit FTs. But the finger roll layups right over guys Giannis took from Wilt.

D.Brasco · Post #17 » by **D.Brasco** » Fri Jul 2, 2021 12:27 am

kulaz3000 wrote:
70sFan wrote:

Watch on YouTube

I decided to use only NBA clips, without more famous college footage. It's unbelievable how fast Wilt was at 7'1 and 290-310 lbs.

So Wilt invented the airplane celebration

Magic Johnson no lie claims to have invented the high five.

Knicks365247 · Post #18 » by **Knicks365247** » Fri Jul 2, 2021 12:46 am

D.Brasco wrote:
kulaz3000 wrote:
70sFan wrote:

Watch on YouTube

I decided to use only NBA clips, without more famous college footage. It's unbelievable how fast Wilt was at 7'1 and 290-310 lbs.

So Wilt invented the airplane celebration

Magic Johnson no lie claims to have invented the high five.

Yeah that’s pretty funny lol.

Yallbecrazy · Post #19 » by **Yallbecrazy** » Fri Jul 2, 2021 12:53 am

shotsquatch wrote:
LakerLegend wrote:
shotsquatch wrote:Wilt was in a league of his own

Shaq is my favorite player of all time, but he wasn't on Wilt's level.

Far more skilled and a much higher BBIQ with Shaq.
Wilt was a great defender, but he relied solely on his physical dominance on offense, he didn't understand how to pass and wasn't very efficient. It's why he doesn't belong in the top 10 all time in my opinion.
Probably the 2nd best defensive C ever next to Russell, but Russeĺl was better because he knew he wasn't skilled enough to score so didn't try and just focused on passing and rebounding.

alebaba · Post #20 » by **alebaba** » Fri Jul 2, 2021 2:01 am

Ice Trae wrote:
Currygoat wrote:Lol that’s not impressive. Actually that’s below average by today’s standards

Bro what you on? Say what you will about those other guys but Wilt was an incredible athlete. Imagine him with modern sports medicine, PT, and equipment... dude was a freak

Blah blah blah overrated....Yall boomers can hype up about Wilt all you want but he doesn't look all that impressive in this videos.