[Hoot Gibson]

The game is different now.
Wilt's numbers are bloated.
Put Wilt in his prime in today's game and he will get his points and boards, but he would be lucky to go 50 and 25 a couple of times, let alone average that over the course of a season.
You can't camp in the paint anymore and if you even touch someone as the balls coming off the glass you get a loose-ball foul.
I don't care how many good seasons he had left in him or how impressive his numbers were.
I understand your 80 years old and you want to get on here and hate on players like Jason Kidd and Shaq, reminiscing about the good ole' days and how much better those players were, but it is an argument that neither of us will win.
If you think I'm just going to give up and tell you you're right, I'm not.
I don't tap, bro

Yeah, I get it. Some people just will not admit when they are whipped. :biggrin:

It's amazing to see so many youngsters convinced that a 7'1" center who was in great condition throughout his career and holds nearly every NBA scoring record there is would not have outplayed an injury-plaqued, slow afoot, overweight 7'1" center had he played in the same era.

Shaq has been the best center of his generation but he forfeited any chance that he might have had of being the greatest center to ever play by not staying in shape.