Wilt Chamberlain
Wilton Norman " Wilt " Chamberlain (August 21, 1936 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, † October 12, 1999 in Los Angeles, California ) was an American professional basketball player and one of the greatest offensive player in NBA history. Despite his 2.16 meters tall, he was distinguished by a high mobility, speed and above all force. Chamberlain was superior to the opponents of his time and is counted among the largest and most dominant players in NBA history. He holds the record for the highest score in a game of the NBA with 100 points. In addition to Michael Jordan he is the only player in the NBA, the average of more than 30 points per game scored in his entire active time ( 30.07 ppg ).
Sports career
High School
During his high school years ( 1952-55 ) Chamberlain's extraordinary talent was apparent. At the Overbrook High School in Philadelphia Chamberlain broke records in rows. During a high school game - with only 32 minutes played - he scored 90 points, including 60 in a 12- minute run. In his last year he had an average of 44.5 points per game. Overbrook won three times the " Public School Championship" as well as two city championships in Philadelphia thanks to him. Chamberlain finished his high school career as a nationwide scoring record holder with 2206 points.
NBA teams tried to lure him to a college near her, because the former Draft rules knew the so-called "territorial pick". After a beheimatetes in the same city as the college pro team would have had a privilege to Chamberlain. However, Chamberlain went to the University of Kansas, near which there was not a professional team. Therefore, it chose Eddie Gottlieb, owner of the Philadelphia Warriors, as "territorial pick" in the draft of 1955, on the grounds that Chamberlain was already a star in high school times in Philadelphia.
College
At the University of Kansas, Chamberlain was not allowed to play in the team because of NCAA rules in its first year. With the " junior varsity " said selection of the Freshmen he played against the "real" team of the Kansas Jayhawks and made claims to be " about 40 points, 30 rebounds and 15 blocks " in a 81:71 victory for the Freshmen. In the following season, 1956/57, Chamberlain made his debut for the Jayhawks. In his first game he scored 52 points, still today's unbroken record for the Jayhawks. From then on the opposing team defended harder, the 50 -point mark, he did not reach in Kansas. Still, he led the team to the NCAA finals in 1957 where Kansas was defeated only after the third extension to the University of North Carolina.
In the three years at Kansas, Chamberlain had an average of 29.9 points and 18.3 rebounds per game. Apart from basketball, he also took part in competitions in athletics. Thus, his personal best was in the high jump at 1.98 meters. In the shot put his record was 17.07 m ( the winner of the shot put competition at the Olympics in 1956 came 18,57 m), and the 100 - yard dash he ran in 10.9 seconds. With the Jayhawks of the finals last year could not be repeated. Chamberlain decided to forgo his final year of study and professional players in 1958. Since he did not before 1959 was allowed in the NBA, he signed a one year contract with the Harlem Globetrotters.
NBA
Finally, Chamberlain joined the NBA in 1959 to the Philadelphia Warriors. Chamberlain's career start would furious can not be: He surpassed the then points record of 2105 points (Bob Pettit, 1958 /59) significantly with 2707 points, as well as the rebound record of 1612 ( Bill Russell, 1958 /59) with 1941 rebounds. He was elected to both the logical Rookie of the Year and MVP. He was the first rookie in NBA history to win the award for the MVP. The following season he screwed the record highs for points and rebounds again in the air. The 2149 rebounds the 1960/61 season are record high today. On November 24, 1960 Chamberlain took 55 rebounds in a game, also remained a time record.
In the 1961/62 season Chamberlain go again NBA historical performance. He played all the games except one completely and in the end had one minutes average of 48.5 per game. In 45 of the 80 season games, he scored more than 50 points at the end of the season he had a points average of 50.4 points per game. Overall, he collected in the 1961/62 season over 4000 points. To date, reached except Michael Jordan (1986 /87) no other player at all the 3000 mark.
100 points in a game
On 2 March 1962, he scored in a game against the New York Knicks as much as 100 points, an NBA record unmatched to this day. Except for Kobe Bryant on January 22, 2006 ( 81 points ), no other player came over the mark of 75 points in a game. The Warriors won the game 169:147 and thus, another record was set for most points in a game ( 316) placed. The game was declared by the NBA as one of the greatest of all time. For unknown reasons, the game was not televised. Chamberlain broke out in the 1961/62 season even more points records, five of which to this day remains unbroken.
Long time missing Chamberlain the right players to break the dominance of the Boston Celtics. Multiple Chamberlain met with his team in the playoffs to the Celtics, but they failed every time. In the season 1966/67, the Philadelphia 76ers, to which Chamberlain was changed in 1965, had at last a great team together (among other Chet Walker, Hal Greer, Billy Cunningham ). This team won 45 of the first 49 season games and ended up with a score of 68:13. In the finals of the Eastern Conference, the Celtics, who were previously eight years in series champions were beaten 4-1. The final victory over the San Francisco Warriors was a mere formality, the Sixers and Chamberlain won their first championship.
The NBA Sixers expected a dynasty that was to follow on the Celtics. But Chamberlain had a falling out with the team owners of the Sixers, Irv Kosloff, and played listlessly in accordance with the 1967/68 season. Consequence was that the Celtics regained the upper hand. Chamberlain demanded to be sold to another team ( Trade ) and threatened otherwise to change in the ABA. On 9 July 1968, he went to the Los Angeles Lakers, who already had with Elgin Baylor and Jerry West, two of the best players in the NBA in their ranks. With the Lakers, he reached in the five years that he played there, four times the NBA Finals. But even with the Lakers, Chamberlain succeeded long no second title. Only after two final defeats ( against the Celtics in 1969, the Knicks 1970) won the 1972 Lakers rematch against the Knicks. After the triumph over the Knicks, Chamberlain was elected MVP of the Finals. After another season after the last time the NBA Finals reached with the Lakers, but they lost to the Knicks ended Chamberlain, now 36 years old, his career.
Chamberlain finished his NBA career as the record holder in points ( 31 419, now surpassed by Abdul- Jabbar, Malone, Jordan and Bryant ) and rebounds ( 23 924, still not surpassed ). He led the NBA in scoring seven times on (1960-1966) and scored 118 times more than 50 points and 32 times more than 60 and six times more than the 70 free throw percentage was 51.1 % of his entire career, a total of 5805 failed free throws. In the history of the NBA so far no player has missed more trials. Wilt Chamberlain was elected to his career total of four times for MVP (1960, 1966, 1967, 1968). He was also appointed (1972 and 1973 ) to the All-Defensive First Team seven times in the All- NBA First Team (1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968) and twice. In over 1200 games ( regular season and playoffs ) he committed six personal fouls even once. Both the Kansas Jayhawks, the Warriors, the 76ers as well as the Lakers player's shirt number, 13, retired and is no longer awarded. Since 28 April 1979 he has been a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Chamberlain planned after his playing career, a career as a coach and got an offer from the San Diego Conquistadors of the ABA. He should act as player-coach; participate as a player at ABA games through his current contract with the Lakers, he was, however, enjoined. After one season in charge of the Conquistadors (1973 /74) and a score of 37:47 Chamberlain ended his coaching career. He then tried his hand at various sports. For a time he played beach volleyball on a world class level. He also played tennis and polo temporarily. Even with over 60 he ran a marathon in Hawaii.
Chamberlain died at the age of 63 years at his mansion in Bel Air from heart failure.
Film career
In addition to the career as a basketball player Chamberlain tried as an actor. His most famous role is that of Conan the Destroyer in Bombaata, where he was to be seen on the side of Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Others
In a report by the World Wilt Chamberlain is cited as " absolute leader " because he allegedly " tell its own account and write 20,000 claims to have seduced women ".
In political philosophy, he was the namesake of the so-called Wilt Chamberlain argument without fault of their own. The libertarian philosopher Robert Nozick discussed in his book Anarchy, State and Utopia as a thought experiment, a society in which many people voluntarily buy tickets to basketball games to see Wilt Chamberlain play. This leads to the conclusion that this accumulates personal wealth, which goes well beyond the average assets of other members of society. According to Nozick this wealth distribution is fair, despite the inequality involved. Nozick argues that welfare state models that aim to achieve a previously perceived as "fair" distribution of wealth by redistribution, ethically could not be justified.