I Miss McNulty
Posted 07 January 2015 - 06:56 PM
Wilt Chamberlain is an all time NBA great. Hes not a transcendent athlete. How many kids today would know he he was??
How many kids in 50 years will know who LeBron is??
Kids still know who Babe Ruth is. Know who Ali is. Will still know about Jordan in 30 years.
There is baseball, and occasionally there are other things of note
"Now OPS sucks. Got it."
"Making his own olive brine is peak Mackus."
"I'm too hungover to watch a loss." - McNulty
@bopper33
Banned
Posted 07 January 2015 - 07:00 PM
Prove that point wrong. He'll be Wilt in 50 years.
Just stop. You're embarrassing yourself at this point with your bias.
HOF
Posted 07 January 2015 - 07:08 PM
Prove that point wrong. He'll be Wilt in 50 years.
You just asked somebody to prove what somebody's legacy will be in 50 years. You know that's insane, right?
LeBron James will win a World Series MVP in the next 20 years. Prove that point wrong or I'm right.
Banned
Posted 07 January 2015 - 08:32 PM
Fine, why cant people accept that he could be Wilt in 50 years. It's like you guys are purposely being assholes. IMO, Wilt is one of the 5 most talented players of all time. In his day, he was a superstar. Again, not in that uber transcendent category like some of the athletes I named.
HOF
Posted 07 January 2015 - 08:38 PM
Fine, why cant people accept that he could be Wilt in 50 years. It's like you guys are purposely being assholes. IMO, Wilt is one of the 5 most talented players of all time. In his day, he was a superstar. Again, not in that uber transcendent category like some of the athletes I named.
Why can't you accept that he could be beyond Wilt in 50 years? "Could" is the operative word, because, since it isn't 50 years in the future yet, we don't know how he'll be viewed.
And, by the way, I think you're WAY underestimating the way Wilt Chamberlain is viewed by modern generations.
Banned
Posted 07 January 2015 - 08:42 PM
He's on a Wilt like pace. And of course sports fans know Wilt. The average person off the street under 30yrs old doesnt.
HOF
Posted 07 January 2015 - 08:48 PM
He's on a Wilt like pace. And of course sports fans know Wilt. The average person off the street under 30yrs old doesnt.
"The average person off the street under 30yrs old" probably doesn't know any basketball player who played before Kobe. So using them as any kind of barometer in a sports discussion doesn't work.
Also, I'm guessing they would know Chamberlain AT LEAST for the whole "20,000 women" thing.
HOF
Posted 07 January 2015 - 08:53 PM
Why can't you accept that he could be beyond Wilt in 50 years? "Could" is the operative word, because, since it isn't 50 years in the future yet, we don't know how he'll be viewed.
And, by the way, I think you're WAY underestimating the way Wilt Chamberlain is viewed by modern generations.
Yeah, Wilt is pretty damn legendary! For more than one reason, but still arguably on the Mount Rushmore of the NBA. Ending up like Wilt is still living up to the hype. I guess Nickle thinks that the majority of people were saying James was going to be as good as Jordan before he entered the league or in his rookie year. I don't think that many people, especially respected people, were seriously saying that. Also, there's been plenty of "next Jordan's" but I'm not sure why anyone would take that so seriously to the point where if the guy doesn't actually reach MJ level, then he's one of the most overrated or over-hyped (two very different things btw) players ever. Is Kobe on that list? Heck, how about Stacy Augmon? 
HOF
Posted 07 January 2015 - 08:54 PM
Yeah, Wilt is pretty damn legendary! For more than one reason, but still arguably on the Mount Rushmore of the NBA. Ending up like Wilt is still living up to the hype. I guess Nickle thinks that the majority of people were saying James was going to be as good as Jordan before he entered the league or in his rookie year. I don't think that many people, especially respected people, were seriously saying that. Also, there's been plenty of "next Jordan's" but I'm not sure why anyone would take that so seriously to the point where if the guy doesn't actually reach MJ level, then he's one of the most overrated or over-hyped (two very different things btw) players ever. Is Kobe on that list? Heck, how about Stacy Augmon?
Harold Minor.
Banned
Posted 07 January 2015 - 08:55 PM
"The average person off the street under 30yrs old" probably doesn't know any basketball player who played before Kobe. So using them as any kind of barometer in a sports discussion doesn't work.
Also, I'm guessing they would know Chamberlain AT LEAST for the whole "20,000 women" thing.
BS. Of course they know Jordan. Of course they know Babe Ruth. Ali. Pele.
He's not going down in that legendary category, but that is and has been the hype.
HOF
Posted 07 January 2015 - 09:55 PM
BS. Of course they know Jordan. Of course they know Babe Ruth. Ali. Pele.
He's not going down in that legendary category, but that is and has been the hype.
Then I'm not sure you're using legendary correctly at least as the overwhelming majority of people would define it. And by "not sure", I mean "absolutely sure".
HOF
Posted 07 January 2015 - 11:00 PM
BS. Of course they know Jordan. Of course they know Babe Ruth. Ali. Pele.
He's not going down in that legendary category, but that is and has been the hype.
I Miss McNulty
Posted 07 January 2015 - 11:55 PM
There is baseball, and occasionally there are other things of note
"Now OPS sucks. Got it."
"Making his own olive brine is peak Mackus."
"I'm too hungover to watch a loss." - McNulty
@bopper33
Fair-weather ex-diehard
Posted 08 January 2015 - 12:21 AM
Of course they know Babe Ruth. Ali. Pele.
When I think of legendary basketball players, those certainly are the 3 I think of....
"The only change is that baseball has turned Paige from a second-class citizen to a second-class immortal." - Satchel Paige
CFB Analyst
Posted 08 January 2015 - 12:30 AM
He's on a Wilt like pace.
Wait, are we still talking about basketball?
Owner
Posted 13 January 2015 - 09:31 AM
CBS Sports: Welcome back, LeBron; things have changed a bit
http://www.cbssports...e-changed-a-bit
CBS Sports: David Blatt 'clarifies' comment about Kevin Love not being a max guy
http://www.cbssports...being-a-max-guy
Banned
I Miss McNulty
Posted 15 January 2015 - 10:43 AM
They should cut him.
There is baseball, and occasionally there are other things of note
"Now OPS sucks. Got it."
"Making his own olive brine is peak Mackus."
"I'm too hungover to watch a loss." - McNulty
@bopper33
HOF
Posted 15 January 2015 - 10:50 AM
You know how certain political commentators cannot be taken seriously at all anymore because of absurd biases one way or the other...As in, doesn't matter what side they're on, they'll either defend or criticize no matter what happens, thus losing all credibility.
This has become that.
Banned
Posted 15 January 2015 - 10:59 AM
You know how certain political commentators cannot be taken seriously at all anymore because of absurd biases one way or the other...As in, doesn't matter what side they're on, they'll either defend or criticize no matter what happens, thus losing all credibility.
This has become that.
I didnt write the article. There is some validity to it too.
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