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"I'd rather have the guys pull up and take the 15‐foot jump shot" – Bucks coach acknowledged the challenge of scoring against Wilt Chamberlain in 1972
Bucks coach Larry Costello admitted it was safer to pull up for jump shots than challenge Wilt Chamberlain’s defense.
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“He was a guy I idolized so to speak, I wore his socks throughout my high school career” - How Earl “The Pearl” Monroe kept learning from Wilt Chamberlain
Wilt Chamberlain was among the most unbelievable players in NBA history due to how mythical he seemed. He stood at 7’1” but was an athletic marvel who could outrun and out-jump almost any ...
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Wilt battled 'loser' label
Averaging 37.4 points, he broke Tom Gola's Philadelphia high school scoring record with 2,206 points. In November 1955, early in Chamberlain's freshman year at Kansas, Wilt Chamberlain averaged 29 ...
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HIGH POINT CONFIDENTIAL: ‘A championship gesture’ Chamberlain signed two game balls in 1953 — where are they now?
When 16-year-old Wilt Chamberlain played in a basketball tournament at the old High Point YMCA in 1953, the 6-foot-11 beanpole certainly created a lot of memories here. The future Hall of Famer ...