If Wilt was so strong

[PHILA]

On 2/12/67, Wilt Chamberlain tore the rim down in Boston Garden on what presumably was his (one handed) Dipper Dunk.



Season of the 76ers: The Story of Wilt Chamberlain and the 1967 NBA Champion Philadelphia 76ers - Wayne Lynch

[CavaliersFTW]

Because hanging from the rim wasn't really a thing back then. The Shaq-like-rim pull-power-slam wasn't really very stylish.

Actually it wasn't even possible, it was a VIOLATION. For the very reason mentioned in the OP. If OP was an "old fan" like he says he was he'd have known this. The break-away style rim was designed after Darryl Dawkins broke his 2nd or 3rd backboard in short succession, what this is is a rim that is disconnected from the backboard and is sprung at a horizontal position with 220lbs of force. If a force greater than 220lbs is put on it it will "break" tension at a hinge and drop more than half a foot to avoid shattering the glass.

Prior to this like in the 1950's, 60's, and 70's rims were just a one-piece steel ring bolted to a thick piece of sheet glass. It changes the entire way players approach dunking, because you can't hang on it. So dunks on those style rims involved nothing but a quick flush, no hanging on the rim whatsoever. Gus Johnson tore down 3 backboards in the 1960's and early 70's, Darryl Dawkins tore down 3 in the late 1970's to early 1980's, and Wilt did in fact tear down one backboard at Boston in 1966 or 67. In each case save for Dawkins it was not a deliberate effort to tear down the backboard. When Dawkins started deliberately trying to tear down rims that's when the NBA took action to design the break-away system to solve the problem while still allowing such crowd-pleasingly forceful dunks. From there on out everybody was free to hang on the rim and add copius amounds of wind-up and power to a dunk and the break away rim really changed dunking forever.

[CavaliersFTW]

why is there so many wilt threads more than lebron or kobe

Cause GOAT gonna GOAT

[fpliii]

On 2/12/67, Wilt Chamberlain tore the rim down in Boston Garden on what presumably was his (one handed) Dipper Dunk.



Season of the 76ers: The Story of Wilt Chamberlain and the 1967 NBA Champion Philadelphia 76ers - Wayne Lynch

/thread

[Pointguard]

Wilt did break a rim once, Phila, recounted that. But Wilt didn't want to be seen as a bully and rarely wanted the reckless label attached to him. He would on occasion lose it:

Wilt also broke Johnny Kerr's toe on a dunk.

Wilt also dislocated the very strong Gus Johnson's shoulder when he tried to dunk on him.

[Kblaze8855]

I was wondering how deep in here I would get before someone pointed out that he broke at least one and I believe two backboards.

[MavsSuperFan]

why is there so many wilt threads more than lebron or kobe

some people on ISH are part of a cult that believes the 1960s was the peak of the NBA in terms of talent and quality play.

[KirbyPls]

Actually it wasn't even possible, it was a VIOLATION. For the very reason mentioned in the OP. If OP was an "old fan" like he says he was he'd have known this. The break-away style rim was designed after Darryl Dawkins broke his 2nd or 3rd backboard in short succession, what this is is a rim that is disconnected from the backboard and is sprung at a horizontal position with 220lbs of force. If a force greater than 220lbs is put on it it will "break" tension at a hinge and drop more than half a foot to avoid shattering the glass.

Prior to this like in the 1950's, 60's, and 70's rims were just a one-piece steel ring bolted to a thick piece of sheet glass. It changes the entire way players approach dunking, because you can't hang on it. So dunks on those style rims involved nothing but a quick flush, no hanging on the rim whatsoever. Gus Johnson tore down 3 backboards in the 1960's and early 70's, Darryl Dawkins tore down 3 in the late 1970's to early 1980's, and Wilt did in fact tear down one backboard at Boston in 1966 or 67. In each case save for Dawkins it was not a deliberate effort to tear down the backboard. When Dawkins started deliberately trying to tear down rims that's when the NBA took action to design the break-away system to solve the problem while still allowing such crowd-pleasingly forceful dunks. From there on out everybody was free to hang on the rim and add copius amounds of wind-up and power to a dunk and the break away rim really changed dunking forever.

Hook, line and sinker.

[Dro]

Actually it wasn't even possible, it was a VIOLATION. For the very reason mentioned in the OP. If OP was an "old fan" like he says he was he'd have known this. The break-away style rim was designed after Darryl Dawkins broke his 2nd or 3rd backboard in short succession, what this is is a rim that is disconnected from the backboard and is sprung at a horizontal position with 220lbs of force. If a force greater than 220lbs is put on it it will "break" tension at a hinge and drop more than half a foot to avoid shattering the glass.

Prior to this like in the 1950's, 60's, and 70's rims were just a one-piece steel ring bolted to a thick piece of sheet glass. It changes the entire way players approach dunking, because you can't hang on it. So dunks on those style rims involved nothing but a quick flush, no hanging on the rim whatsoever. Gus Johnson tore down 3 backboards in the 1960's and early 70's, Darryl Dawkins tore down 3 in the late 1970's to early 1980's, and Wilt did in fact tear down one backboard at Boston in 1966 or 67. In each case save for Dawkins it was not a deliberate effort to tear down the backboard. When Dawkins started deliberately trying to tear down rims that's when the NBA took action to design the break-away system to solve the problem while still allowing such crowd-pleasingly forceful dunks. From there on out everybody was free to hang on the rim and add copius amounds of wind-up and power to a dunk and the break away rim really changed dunking forever.

/thread...

Hopefully posters will actually do some research before making threads like this...

[Dro]

Dunking was frowned upon? What rubbish..I would expect you to know that.

Like I said, do your research next time...CavsFTW just told you about the rims and I told you about the respect issue, which IS EXACTLY CORRECT....

[swagga]

some people on ISH are part of a cult that believes the 1960s was the peak of the NBA in terms of talent and quality play.

sterling gotta be one of them if they think white 6'6 white boys is talent and quality of play. kobe woulda averaged 80 ffs, and I'm not even a fan of his game. lebron would of went 60, 18 and 15.

[robert de niro]

he was a merciful Being

[rhowen4]

absolutely a weak era for rims though

[jlip]

On 2/12/67, Wilt Chamberlain tore the rim down in Boston Garden on what presumably was his (one handed) Dipper Dunk.



Season of the 76ers: The Story of Wilt Chamberlain and the 1967 NBA Champion Philadelphia 76ers - Wayne Lynch

[BoutPractice]

Everyone but OP knew this thread was going to backfire.