[Hoot Gibson]

14 seasons compared to Shaqs 19. Of Course his last few years will kill his numbers.

Who did wilt really play against that could have given him any disturbance? Shaq played against far better competition. 3 people fouling him. HAck a shack. Shaq would have bodied Wilt around. Made him look small.

Wilt was fouled far more than Shaq was. Look it up. You can compare any period of Wilt's career to any period of Shaq's career and you cannot make the argument that Shaq was a more rugged player than Wilt. Shaq has been injury prone throughout his career. Wilt missed most of one season due to injury, worked hard on rehab, and then closed out his career by playing in 246 consecutive games for the Lakers.

Do some research. You have already claimed that Bill Russell owned Wilt defensively but you were obviously misinformed. At the peak of his career, holding Wilt to under a 25-25 game was a good defensive effort. Apparently, you are also unimpressed that Wilt out rebounded Kareem every year that both were in the league - and BTW, Kareem was also a better rebounder and scorer than Shaq.

At 7-1, 275, nobody would make Wilt look small. Basketball is a full court game and Shaq could not run the floor with Wilt, and that would result in many mismatches as Shaq tried to catch his breath at the other end of the court.