2007-09-11 16:33:20 · 14 answers · asked by moral_fiber_guy 2 in Sports ➔ Basketball
Wilt was dominant during his prime, scoring 100 points in a game and averaging over 50 in a season. But Kareem was durable, playing all of 20 seasons and scoring more points than any other player in NBA history. Wilt won 2 titles but Kareem won 6. Wilt won 4 regular season MVP's, Kareem won 6. So, as between dominance and durability, I'll go for the latter so I'm picking Kareem. Besides, if only for inventing the skyhook, the single most devastating offensive weapon in all of sports, Kareem should be the greatest big man ever.
2007-09-11 17:42:11 · answer #1 · answered by bundini 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Kareem Abdul Jabar
2007-09-11 16:41:19 · answer #2 · answered by ball3r 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Kareem Abdul Jabar
2007-09-11 16:40:53 · answer #3 · answered by skip_pingstone 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wilt Chamberlain
2007-09-11 22:59:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kareem Abdul Jabar!! As much as I love Wilt, he had nothing back in the day, nobody could guard him, really, there was nobody big enough in the league. Jabar was skinny and could be pushed around down low, yet he had the ability to make shots and basically invented the Sky Hook! Magic helped him, as well as that crazy Show Time team, but he would have excelled in any team, in any era!!!!
2007-09-11 19:17:15 · answer #5 · answered by maestrosantana 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wilt Chamberlain
2007-09-11 17:20:46 · answer #6 · answered by pcja101 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kareem played in the 80's and dominated. This was the decade
when basketball was its finest. Best decade ever for the sport. Kareem also faced centers his own size and larger ofter. Chamberlain did not face near the challenges as Kareem and look at all Kareem did. Best center of all time.
2007-09-12 16:04:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
For longevity, you'd have to say Kareem, but on sheer greatness I don't think he could top Wilt. Folks want to call Shaq the most dominant force of all-time, but Wilt was every bit as intimidating. He wasn't just a 7-footer. He was strong as hell and an All-American track star. His footwork was impeccable and he had soft hands around the basket, averaging more than 30 ppg for his career, and averaged 50 points and 25 boards in 61-62 for Philadelphia.
I don't think you can make a very sharp distinction between the eras they played in either. Certainly there was a slight difference but it was not as drastic as some would like to make it.
(To give a slight indication of Wilt's athleticism, at 36 years old in '72, he averaged 18.6 boards per game---and for his career averaged an incredible 22.9 rpg. Kareem, in 20 NBA seasons from 1969-1989, never averaged more than 16.9 in a season, and for his career averaged 11.2. In '72, when Wilt averaged 18.6 in his final season as an old man, a 24-year old Kareem in his 3rd NBA season averaged just 16.6.)
2007-09-11 20:31:57 · answer #8 · answered by Corona 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Kareem! Wilt taught Kareem how to play ball and Kareem learned and improved it like making the free throw shots consistently to be dominant when fouled. He has NO weakness
2007-09-11 21:20:21 · answer #9 · answered by Goody1234567 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wilt was better, but barely. Although Jabbar was better from the free-throw line, Wilt was a FAR superior ball handler and all-around athlete.
2007-09-12 05:17:54 · answer #10 · answered by TQTX37A 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋