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Wilt Chamberlain locker room interview after Game 6 of the 1970 NBA Finals:

St. Louis Hawks fans throw Snicker bars and eggs at Rick Barry during Game 6 of the 1967 NBA WCF. Rick Barry on the fans in St. Louis: “I was being seen on TV commercials and in ads for Snickers candy at the time. They had bought so many, I deserved a raise from the company.”

@grisingTRS @AschNBA @DimeDropperPod @arhooptalk @datafox21 @lazenby @RebBrownell @BrasileiroWilt @roccopalmo Thanks for sharing this! It’s one of the most logical breakdowns I’ve seen regarding Wilt and Russell’s blocks.

5.4 blocks per game sounds about right to me. I estimate 5.3 B/G for Wilt's last season, 1972-73. I've been trying to estimate Wilt's (and Russell's) blocks. I don't have anything definitive yet. But here's the start: 1) I started by anchoring the stats of the best blockers who we have block stats for: Eaton, Mutombo, Mourning, George Johnson, Olajuwon, Robinson, etc. (I didn't include outliers who didn't play many minutes: Manute Bol and Shawn Bradley, notably.) 2) Based on Eaton's, etc., BLK% per FGA, I extrapolated stats for Wilt's/Russell's context and minutes played. (Many more FGA in Wilt's era, and Wilt and Russell played lots of minutes per game.) 3) I assumed that Wilt and Russell would have higher BLK% early in their careers. I assumed their BLK% would go down a little over time as other players learned not to challenge them. 4) Almost every observer at the time (including Russell himself!) thought that Wilt blocked more shots that Russell did. So I included that. 5) Russell estimated that he (Russell) blocked about 5% of opponents FGA. I have him at 5.00% BLK% for his last 3 years, and 6.23% overall. 6) Here's my estimates: Wilt averaged 7.18 B/G for his career, and Russell: 5.99. 7) I suspect that my estimates are on the high side.

Doug Ives of the Long Beach Independent, consistently reported Wilt Chamberlain's figures in his game stories. 446 blocks, which comes out to 5.4 blocks per game for his final season. @bball_ref has recently updated their database to now include Wilt’s block total.

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“Defensive Basketball” by Frank McGuire (1960) just arrived in the mail

@arhooptalk @JesseGladsaget @bball_ref Amazing. Have you ever seen the film of him stripping Connie Hawkins in the playoffs? Lightning quick hands. Btw, Prime Video is coming out with a documentary on Jerry on April 16th.

@WiltStats @JesseGladsaget @bball_ref Check this out. I just called a friend to tell him about the stat about Wilt and we got to talking about West. He said he was watching a game in 1973 where Jerry stripped Maravich off the dribble.

@arhooptalk @JesseGladsaget @bball_ref I found a few games where West had 10. I have a 12-steal playoff game against PHX in 1970. And another game where he had 7 steals in a quarter against Seattle.

@arhooptalk @JesseGladsaget @bball_ref The most steals I ever found in a single game go to Tom Gola and Rick Adelman, with 15. Cousy was also high up there many times.

@WiltStats @JesseGladsaget @bball_ref He was amazing

@JesseGladsaget @arhooptalk @bball_ref Doug Ives also often reported on Jerry West's steals, though there were no season-long figures for those.

@JesseGladsaget @arhooptalk @bball_ref Bob McAdoo was the rookie of the year that season and in all of the wire stories about his win, it was mentioned that he blocked 216 shots for the season:

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April 16, 2026 : Jerry West, The Logo, new documentary on @PrimeVideo

Michael Jordan on Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point game: “There’s no way I’d have the stamina to get 100. I don’t see how anyone could. It’s not possible. I couldn’t withstand the beating I’d take running up and down the court 48 minutes.” (Dec. 9, 1990)

Kobe Bryant on Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point game: “That’s unthinkable. It’s pretty exhausting to think about.” (Jan. 24, 2006)

Some footage from this game. The game was stopped as Wilt received the game ball. A fan also ran onto the court to ask Wilt for an autograph.

Watch any All-Star game from 1951 to 1990, and you’ll see a massive difference in effort and intensity. The players had pride in being chosen. No showboating. Mutual respect.

@arhooptalk Someone needs to send him the 1972 All-Star game. All out effort.

KD made a fool of himself with his take on the intensity of the All Star game in earlier decades compared to now

The Boston Celtics 3 AM strategy session against Kareem Abdul-Jabbar before Game 7 of the 1974 NBA Finals. Bob Cousy: “It meant moving Dave Cowens out in front of Jabbar and taking the gamble, of course, of losing Dave on fouls early.”

@DimeDropperPod @pinkhoopsss Hannum wanted Wilt to focus his energy on defense and rebounding because he was too limited of a scorer with the injury. The other side of it is Wilt gets scrutinized for not listening to his coach and being selfish, taking too many bad shots and not passing enough.

@WiltStats @pinkhoopsss Idk man his excuses after were really sad. “Coach didn’t tell me to shoot”. You’re the goat man how can you say that? And free throws bro? Come on

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