[Bob Seger]

I don't think many young people have a clue about how good Wilt Chamberlain was. I remember the rumors years after he retired that play-off bound teams were trying to sign Wilt. Wilt was a 7 ft. 1 inch mountain of muscle who could run and jump with anybody. Anybody who thinks that he could not defend modern players just does not know what they are talking about.

I recall the basic rules of basketball being changed because of two players (there were others, but George Mikan was before my time). The first one was Chamberlain and the second one was Kareem. Before the changes, Kansas's in bounds play on the baseline was to lob the ball over the backboard to Wilt for a dunk. When he was in high school, Wilt would stand behind the free throw line, lob the ball toward the basket, grab it from the air and dunk it.

Some of you youngsters may be familiar with Larry Brown, who has played against and coached some pretty good players. Here is his testimony:

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Chamberlain was also a world class track and field star, and as I said called the strongest player to ever play in the NBA by those who are familiar with players from Chamberlain's era up to the current era....I have no doubt that Shaq would have been made to look like a timid little puppy going up against Wilt.

There is no doubt that Jabbar would still be able to dominate the current NBA if he were playing in his prime. I saw Chamberlain dominate and make a mockery of Jabbar while he was in his prime and while Chamberlain was playing in his final years....So there is no question that Chamberlain would still dominate in this era.