coastalmarker99
09-25-2022, 06:21 AM
Before Hannum came along.
'63 Wilt was already blending scoring and passing.
Not only was he top 3 among centers on the year--but towards the end of the season he significantly increased his assist rate while still scoring at a high volume:
Last 2 months of '63 Wilt was putting up 32 FGA on 42 PPG/4.4 APG averages.
During Feb/March alone he was averaging 32 FGA on 42 PPG/5.3 APG.
Futhermore
Wilt Chamberlain to end off the 1964 Season
7 Games
5-2 W/L Record
38.6 PPG
20.3 RPG
9.4 APG*
57.1 FG% (29.0 FGA)
52.8 FT% (10.3 FTA)
57.6 TS%
+9.1 rTS%
Let's move on to 1966--this year, Wilt averaged 5.2 assists, at the time a career-high while averaging over 30 PPG.
It was good for 7th in the league and top for the center position.
It is clear that Wilt was blending scoring and passing at this point.
One final point to hopefully end this unfound argument that Ben Taylor has put up in his videos of Wilt Is a example from the '68 season:
Towards the end of November, the 76ers were a solid but slightly disappointing 15-7. The media was discussing how Wilt could no longer score, how he had lost his ability to put up points and was being forced to pass because of it.
Well, Wilt decided to change his playstyle to prove the media wrong--that he could still score.
He reverted back to his old scoring self, putting up 30.5 PPG and lowering his assists to 5.2, while taking 20.5 FGA per game.
This is pretty comparable to his '64 and '66 season where he averaged similar points/efficiency.
The 76ers went 15-2, their best month of the season.
Their only losses? A close OT game vs the Lakers and a 1-point loss at Boston.
'63 Wilt was already blending scoring and passing.
Not only was he top 3 among centers on the year--but towards the end of the season he significantly increased his assist rate while still scoring at a high volume:
Last 2 months of '63 Wilt was putting up 32 FGA on 42 PPG/4.4 APG averages.
During Feb/March alone he was averaging 32 FGA on 42 PPG/5.3 APG.
Futhermore
Wilt Chamberlain to end off the 1964 Season
7 Games
5-2 W/L Record
38.6 PPG
20.3 RPG
9.4 APG*
57.1 FG% (29.0 FGA)
52.8 FT% (10.3 FTA)
57.6 TS%
+9.1 rTS%
Let's move on to 1966--this year, Wilt averaged 5.2 assists, at the time a career-high while averaging over 30 PPG.
It was good for 7th in the league and top for the center position.
It is clear that Wilt was blending scoring and passing at this point.
One final point to hopefully end this unfound argument that Ben Taylor has put up in his videos of Wilt Is a example from the '68 season:
Towards the end of November, the 76ers were a solid but slightly disappointing 15-7. The media was discussing how Wilt could no longer score, how he had lost his ability to put up points and was being forced to pass because of it.
Well, Wilt decided to change his playstyle to prove the media wrong--that he could still score.
He reverted back to his old scoring self, putting up 30.5 PPG and lowering his assists to 5.2, while taking 20.5 FGA per game.
This is pretty comparable to his '64 and '66 season where he averaged similar points/efficiency.
The 76ers went 15-2, their best month of the season.
Their only losses? A close OT game vs the Lakers and a 1-point loss at Boston.