[Hoot Gibson]

LOL, this sounds like one of those "players back in my day.....". You still are trying to make this a one-on-one game, so no, he would not put up 30-30 games, EVER! You cannot put up those games ever again, EVER! It is absolutely nuts, and I mean NUTS to not think that a player like Nazr Mohammad, Zadrunis or even Miller would not have put up GREAT numbers during that time of basketball. Those guys would have all averaged 20/20 if not more. Why, because the skills of players today are tremendously better than in those days. if you want to talk about most Dominate, then put Shaq in that era and Shaq, unquestionably the strongest most athletic BIG man ever, would have averaged at minimum, the exact same as Wilt!

You are entitled to be wrong if you want. :biggrin:

Shaq lacked Chamberlain's discipline and work ethic. Shaq is no Chamberlain and it has nothing to do with the time in which he is playing. Chamberlain kept himself fit and at age 35, he still managed to average 19.2 rebounds per game and to make the NBA All-Defensive First Team. Chamberlain declined offers to come out of retirement when he was in his 50s. More than one team thought he might still provide 10 or 15 quality minutes in the playoffs for them.

Compared to Chamberlain, Shaq was a flash in the pan who squandered a wealth of potential by letting off-court distractions like rap music and acting limit his on-court performance. Shaq's "peak" was short-lived.

If you really believe that the skills of today's players are "tremendously better" than in Chamberlain's days, then you and I must be watching different games. There are more than three times as many NBA teams today than there were during Chamberlain's prime and the number of fundamentally sound players - those who can shoot, dribble, pass, and block-out - has not kept pace with the number of teams in the league. That is why a player like Steve Nash can still be a star in today's NBA.

I will readily concede that are more many more tall, quick jumping athletes in today's NBA who are ferocious dunkers, but the level of play has not improved much, IMO. That is evident whenever a group of NBA all-stars struggles against some of the top international teams, which are generally much less athletic than American players.

As for making the NBA a one-on-one game, today's game is much more of a one-on-one game than it was in Chamberlain's day. Despite his gaudy numbers, Chamberlain was very coachable and proved himself to be a team player. Not only did he lead the league in assists one season, when coaches asked him to limit his shots and take on a different role, he did so without complaint. As a result, Chamberlain still holds the single season FG% record of 72.7% and he is also number 2 on the list at 68.3%.