Your all-time starting five in basketball

Danchrism said

Because he was an absolute ball stopper in a league where centers were like 6'8" (Wilt was 7'1"). The only reason Wilt ever led the league in assists was because the league started officially tracking them, so he made it his goal to do that. He never came close to doing that again.

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more on this debate---Russells teams almost always beat Wilts even though Wilt played with more HOFer.... (84-58)
The year WIlt avged 50--Russell won MVP --in that year when he averaged 50---in the finals Russell holds him to 22 in game 7, while scoring 19

Russells record in game 7's----10-0
Wilt----4-5

Wilt was very concerned with individual records---he never fouled out of a game---he would change when he had 4 fouls---he cared about leading the leagie in assists, and wouldn't score to get some assists--also see 100 pt game...

Wilt traded twice (why--he was selfish...uncoachable)

even though they changed the rules because he so dominant, still only 2 titles..

Russell--11 (Plus he coached 2 of those titles while playing!)

Stats and info from the Book of Basketball (a must read)