When Jabbar was preparing for the sky hook, Wilt would give him a couple feet of space. Rather than guarding Jabbar closely and trying to swat the shot when Jabbar releases the shot, Wilt stands back so he can bend his legs more and elevate, and so that he can fully extend his arms.
Replies to: "Love how Wilt defended Jabbar."
- Old School Basketball Exhibit End of Discussion [LINK]
- Hensou - 2:00pm 3/30/25
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- Have someone read this to you [NT]
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- Chris94 - 5:54pm 3/30/25
- The Atlantic? Use your eyes man. Crap D is Crap D. - Hensou - 6:08pm 3/30/25
- Paywalled links are worthless - Cheg80 - 6:04pm 3/30/25
- That’s a good point. About the players, not the paywall. - Chris94 - 9:08am 3/31/25
- Wrong on several points. - Hensou - 10:59am 3/31/25
- Exactly but if you don’t think todays NBA is the best ever, you’re a MAGA idiot, - TampaIrish - 6:34pm 3/30/25
- Paywall or not, still worthless. [NT]
- Hensou - 6:09pm 3/30/25
- Read my edit [NT]
- Cheg80 - 6:19pm 3/30/25
- Agree. [NT] - Hensou - 6:30pm 3/30/25
- Read my edit [NT]
- Cheg80 - 6:19pm 3/30/25
- That’s a good point. About the players, not the paywall. - Chris94 - 9:08am 3/31/25
- A freaked of an athlete in multiple sports [NT]
- LanceManion - 3:53pm 3/30/25
- Still angry that he double-crossed Conan. [NT]
- jakers - 9:41am 3/31/25
- Bros before hos. [NT] - LanceManion - 11:55am 3/31/25
- Quite possibly the greatest athlete ever - Cheg80 - 6:25pm 3/30/25
- Fortunately for his rivals, he was mostly a gentle giant on the court. - MAS - 6:52pm 3/30/25
- Bill Russell supposedly told a story about that - Cheg80 - 8:21pm 3/30/25
- 100%. They were trying to get him to come back to the NBA into his 40s - LanceManion - 6:48pm 3/30/25
- Nolan Ryan could still throw 80+mph in his late fifties. [NT]
- MAS - 6:53pm 3/30/25
- Nolan Ryan is the older bull on the hill. - conorlarkin - 8:14pm 3/30/25
- Nolan Ryan could still throw 80+mph in his late fifties. [NT]
- MAS - 6:53pm 3/30/25
- Fortunately for his rivals, he was mostly a gentle giant on the court. - MAS - 6:52pm 3/30/25
- Still angry that he double-crossed Conan. [NT]
- jakers - 9:41am 3/31/25
- Love how Wilt defended Jabbar. - MAS - 3:26pm 3/30/25
- Very close to goal tending but it wasn't...timed perfectly. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 5:36pm 3/30/25
- Have someone read this to you [NT]
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- Chris94 - 5:54pm 3/30/25