Critique Wilt Chamberlain's running form (pic)

Wilt could probably done well in the decathlon, save for the pole vault. A 7-foot tall pole vaulter would be something to see at a track meet.

That picture is of Denzel Washington, you dolt. Loved him in the movie iRobot.

Umm, jamin dlunk against?

Hear is Denzel running. Notice his form. His stride is non-existent.

http://www.cherryconnect.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/FP_5548410_Washington_Denzel_RIV_080710.jpg

No Pears wrote:

Yup. 49.0 for 440y and 1:58 for 880y in high tops. Let's see the greatest runners top Wilt's T&F PRs:

high jump 6 feet, 6 inches

440 yards 49.0 seconds

880 yards in 1:58.3

shot put 53'-4",

broad jumped 22'

I've never heard of anyone clearing 14' in the broad jump. 22' is ridiculous.

You epically fail at track history.

"Long jump, also called broad jump, sport in athletics (track-and-field) consisting of a horizontal jump for distance."

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/347292/long-jump

No Pears wrote:

high jump 6 feet, 6 inches

Clearly black men can't jump. 6'6" high jump is 5 inches less than his height.

Stefan Holm is 5'11" and jumped 7'10.5", almost 2 feet above his head.

Could Stephen Holm block a the shot of a seven-foot tall NBA players, or win the opening tipoff in an NBA game?

What is Stephen's 440y HS PR? Wilt ran 49.0 in HS.

Swede who? wrote:

Could Stephen Holm block a the shot of a seven-foot tall NBA players, or win the opening tipoff in an NBA game?

What is Stephen's 440y HS PR? Wilt ran 49.0 in HS.

Ya easy for Steevo, not only would he win the tip off, he'd dribble through their freakish legs without even ducking. And then finish up with some insanely high hurdles.

Wilt the stilt wrote:

1962

http://i.imgur.com/7YNvvBF.jpg

How does he look?

Like a black praying mantis

Does anyone think there are current NBA players who could run EITHER sub 2 for 800 or sub 50 for 400?

His PRs are incredible.

surprise no one has mentioned his record in the bed yet, number of women lain in his chamber, justifying his surname

oh, of course, he didn't wilt very often

I'm wondering wrote:

Does anyone think there are current NBA players who could run EITHER sub 2 for 800 or sub 50 for 400?

His PRs are incredible.

Interesting that Wilt's great rival Bill Russell was also a pretty good track athlete.

From Wiki..."Besides basketball, Russell represented USF in track and field events. He competed in the 440 yards (400 m) race, which he could complete in 49.6 seconds.[18] He also participated in the high jump; Track & Field News ranked him as the seventh-best high jumper in the world in 1956. That year, Russell won high jump titles at the Central California AAU meet, the Pacific AAU meet, and the West Coast Relays. One of his highest jumps occurred at the West Coast Relays, where he achieved a mark of 6 feet 9 1⁄4 inches (2.064 m)."

A lot of people seem to think that the old stars could not play in today's NBA, but Wilt and Russell would be great in any era.

Broad Jump wrote:

Long jump, also called broad jump

I've jumped quite a few broads.

"I've jumped quite a few broads."

You're a skinny-arsed runner. Your broads were inanimate objects: blowups.

For the record wrote:

surprise no one has mentioned his record in the bed yet, number of women lain in his chamber, justifying his surname

Broad Jumper wrote:

No Pears wrote:

broad jumped 22'

Jumped Broads 20 000

cretin much?

Rurjrnne wrote:

The greatest runners with best strides did not lift their toes up to the sky like he is doing.

Right and also notice that his heal is about to touch the ground and his knee is way back.

I doubt that's his natural stride- it must be just for the picture.