One of the strongest humans ever, coupled with incredible speed, leaping ability and endurance.
To me, the most incredible stat he had was not the 100 point game or the 50 ppg average for a season. It was the year he averaged 48.6 minutes per game, playing every second of every game (including overtimes) except for 8 minutes of one game in which he was ejected.
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- 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