So I currently have TWO albums released, the first sometime in July, and this one today. It is really exciting, it has much better and more hard-worked songs than the last album. It has got music in it from dubstep to pop-pop appearing only once-that has taken me a long time to make. I hope you enjoy. I will put a link below: https://soundcloud.com/hxntzzbeats/sets/detonation
This is a song I made called Boston. I hope you like it. It is… EDM, I guess.
This is a song we made about friendships. Go check out Playdate Intervals-his link is in the SoundCloud description-his music is 1,000 times better than his name, I swear.
My school friend Calvin and I wrote these lyrics-he couldn’t come and sing into my mic at my ‘studio’ because of the Virus-and I made the beats and did the singing. Heartbreak is a topic that shall come up in middle school so-why not?
Basically the main song- a great one, but in my opinion, there are better ones.
A good one, with some cool drop lyrics.
A pretty dope collab. The best part might as well be that clipart though- it is crackin’ me up.
Sometimes I name things ’cause I don’t know what else to name ’em. This songs got some pretty good drops.
For some reason the embed doesn’t work. It’s pretty cool, and it was supposed to be a collab, but screw it.
I finished this one today- and man, it is awesome.
Me: This is about the Coronavirus. Everyone: We can tell, Captain Obvious.
Goes a bit crazy…. just a bit I swear…. No it just goes to crazy your ears will have blown off.
Alright. I’m getting ready. I’m nervous. You got this. Ok. Deep breath. Here it goes- This one is for my favorite youtuber. (*Wipes sweat off forehead*) Whew, got that one over with. No seriously it is AWESOME though.
I mean this is kind of for Halloween. Except I made it three months in advance. Big Halloween fan, huh? (Oops, I’m the kid on the block who eats the least candy out of ALL of them)
Here you go. The awesome album. Hey, I like that! Whatever. This is a blog post. Serious business. I hope you enjoyed this blog post today. This is my second album (*crowd rolls their eyes, people start dozing off*) and I hope you enjoyed. It has a lot of music in it ranging from one topic to another (*people start yawning and leaving the building*) that are very good. Please listen to it. That’s boring. Alright, please listen to it, it’s dope, it took me MONTHS to do this stuff, so gimme some respect. It’s ya boi, hittin you with another one. (*puts up a peace sign*) I’m out.
Steve Miller says: I will make this short and allow others more knowledge to add to this. Wilt was 7′ 1 1/16″ of raw muscle, power, incredible leaping ability, and speed. He was a track star at Kansas and generally the fastest person on the court. Can you imagine modern-day centers being the fastest on the court?
He was a top high jumper in college with a 44+ inch vertical leap. There are pictures of him leaping to block a shot in which his extended hand is nearly level with the TOP OF THE BACKBOARD. While not a statistic at the time, there are tapes of some of Wilt’s later games during which it was calculated that he blocked 25+ shots! A news article during this year’s playoffs mentioned that James had blocked four shots in ONE QUARTER. There are encounters between Wilt and Abdul-Jabbar in which Wilt blocks FOUR OF HIS SHOTS in one-possession! Kareem was a pretty good basketball player himself 🙂
As a scorer from the field, Wilt simply could not be stopped. Hence, during the first four or five years in the league, his cumulative ppg scoring average was 40+/game. As a rookie, he averaged 37.4 ppg and 20+ rebounds per game (I do not have the statistics close at hand so I am approximating, but they are in the ballpark….or court as the case may be 🙂
There were several rule changes made to accommodate Wilt’s athleticism. He could easily dunk from the free-throw line. He was a notoriously poor free-throw shooter…that was his Achilles heel as a basketball player. Other than that he was more athletic, stronger (see Gus Johnson’s dunk attempt), faster and dominating than anyone ever on a basketball court.
As I said before, the current turn to the number of championships as a litmus test for GOAT makes things dependent upon so many other factors beyond the control of the player. In any case, if this is the true test, Bill Russell will ALWAYS be the GOAT.
I have seen the basketball starts from George Mikan to Kevin Durant and beyond…..Wilt is the GOAT, in my opinion.
Individually, Wilt was virtually unstoppable. He might have done some championships if he had had a good supporting cast… kind of like Michael Jordan never got over the hump until Scottie Pippen and additional elite-level player joined the Bulls.
But Wilt… 100 points in a single game. record. I believe Kobe Bryant’s 81 points is the 2nd highest individual game tally.
Wilt AVERAGED 50.4 points per game for an entire season. He is the only NBA player to average 40 and 50 ppl for a season. That was prior to the advent of the 3-point line, which wouldn’t have affected Chamberlain”s point totals, but is relevant to any discussion of who could possible surpass his single game and season scoring average records.
He AVERAGED 22.9 rebounds per game… for his career.
Wilt holds 72 NBA records, 68 of which are individual records – many of which are considered to be unbreakable.
He was stronger than every other NBA Player of his time, also he is stronger than just about all current NBA players today. He could bench press up to 500 Pounds, and this is the craziest part, When wilt was 59 yrs old he could still Bench press up to 465 pounds! With his bare hands, He has also been known to have lifted 1 or 2 NBA players from the ground at a time that weighed over 200 pounds or almost with his hands. And another thing is he was pretty muscular and It is really Hard to be Muscular on a 7 ft 1 frame, so technically it’s safe to say Wilt was a Real Giant.
As someone who has seen Wilt play many times in person, I would say that his overall skill set surpasses that of any other player to date. He would be just as effective if he was playing today because nobody would be able to stop him. When you talk about defense and rebounding, the only two names which come to mind are Russell and Chamberlain. Nobody else ever had the combination of athleticism, height, and timing which great defense requires. When you talk about offense, Wilt was pretty much unstoppable, as shown by the numbers, plus he was also a great passer (he led the league in assists one season, only center to ever do that). He might have given up two or three points a game based on poor foul shooting, but that would not be enough to knock him out of the number one position. Wilt did not have great teams around him for the most part, and that is why he did not win more championships.
I’ve read these arguments before. My father saw Wilt play, and he can vouch first hand for Wilt’s ability, talent, and greatness.
My father would point out that when Wilt played, it was a nine and ten team NBA as opposed to the watered-down 30 teams that play today. Teams in Wilt’s time routinely played each other four or five times a season as opposed to The Annual Events games with teams from different conferences have become.
The NBA teams in Wilt’s time, such as the star-laden Celtics and Lakers were virtual all-star teams compared to today’s rosters.
It is my father’s contention that Wilt and any team he played on would have MJ or Kevin Durant for breakfast.
The same goes for Bill Russell’s Celtic teams. The last guy on that bench might be a starter today.
Russell won titles in high school, college, the Olympics, and the NBA. Wilt didn’t have the same resume.
Russell and the Celtics were the reason Wilt didn’t win more than two titles.
Michael Jordan didn’t start winning titles until Magic Johnson and Larry Bird retired.
Wilt was physically set apart from everyone else in league history. He had abilities and physical prowess that were his alone. He was freakishly strong with unparalleled endurance.. great speed and vertical and was very skilled. I believe he was a once in a millennium athlete. Late in his career with a lot of upper body mass-good for rim protection less so for vertical-and a bad knee he blocked more of Kareem’s shots than the rest of the league combined for 20 years. His mild demeanor on the court was a blessing for others-had he been an aggressive individual he would have severely hurt many players. The Dipper was one of a kind.
It’s probably more interesting to discuss since his case for being GOAT is as apparently strong as it is, then why is he generally not found in the top 3 of most GOAT lists, and usually not even in the top 5, either. (Obviously, I have not seen all possible GOAT lists and I’m going by memory, but that is my strong impression— he’s somewhere from #6 to #10, typically, and some even have him outside the top 10.)
Which is strange, considering what Larry Bird said (I’m guessing roughly mid-career), that if you want to know who was greatest (or words meaning the same thing), just look at the record book. He didn’t say his name, but since at the time Wilt had over 70 all-time records (some since tied or surpassed, so now his records total ‘only’! over 60!), he meant Wilt.
When Kobe was asked for his list of greatest, he said and repeated several times for emphasis, ‘Wilt, me, Mike.’ He was very clear about the order, saying ‘in that order.’ Since his rookie year was Jordan’s last year, when he said this well into his own career, Jordan’s career was complete and over. (And so was Kareem’s.) He was immodest to rank himself above Jordan (and Kareem, which almost no one agrees he is vs. either one), but notice, not so immodest to deny Wilt was #1 and claim that spot himself.
I think the answer applies equally to Oscar Robertson, Wilt, and Bill Russell.
They formed a kind of demolition derby on how their careers are assessed because they all played in the same era. Russell’s Celtics kept both out of the Finals a lot, which restricted their ring count. So as great as Wilt was, it looked like Russell was better (although teams win or lose, not just one player). But then Wilt kept making first-team NBA, relegating Russell to the second team, so it hurt Russell in comparison. So Wilt wasn’t as good as Russell, AND Russell wasn’t as good as Wilt? (Both cannot be true, of course, but people pick and choose arguments inconsistently as it suits the case they want to make.)
In a 9 year stretch, it was all Russell and then Wilt as the MVP (except the Big O got one in the middle, which is amazing, but hey, ‘only’ 1. But realistically, ANYONE getting an MVP with those two both playing had to be superb. And the Big O was consistently superb, but those other two were too outstanding.)
So these three are under-rated, because they played with two others who were all-time greats, and of course, few in the current generation ever saw much of their play.
The people who do not under-rate any of them are the other players at the time, and many of their era’s all-stars and Hall of Famers continue to put them very high. As do the senior citizens of our time who did see them, back when. Do you know who else does? The more recent players who study the game and know its history. The two I named above, Bird and Kobe, for example.
This is what people think of Wilt Chamberlain. Hope you enjoyed this blog post today.
Hey! Thanks for coming back to my blog. Again, this isn’t necessarily a blog post… but it follows the theme of what we want for our blog. So this is another song, it doesn’t have lyrics but that’s alright. I create with Ableton Live 10, a DAW. I trained with Beat Drop for the summer to get to this level of creating music. There isn’t much else to say… but enjoy!
If you do not know (which you probably don’t) I make dubstep, house, trap, edm… etc. Some of my songs are linked here, but not all of them. Anyways, I hope you enjoy the song.
Heartbreak-HXNTZZB3AT$ (me) ft. C4LV1N
Again, I hope you enjoy. I will be posting many more of these. I hope you come back to read more on my blog and listen to more of my music. They don’t all have music. A lot more songs will be released on SoundCloud…. soon, ish. Thank you for visiting and listening. It is much appreciated. Anyways, the lyrics:
Daniel Theis? Who? Huh? I bet you have never heard of Daniel Theis until this playoffs (Boston has been on TV a lot) because of all the games he’s been playing in. The man’s in his third year as an NBA Player, yet (possibly) past his prime, or at least at age 28 he’s one year over the average prime age, but in my opinion, I think he still has more in store for us.
If you go look at his stats on basketball-reference you’ll think that 9 points and 6 and a half rebounds aren’t that impressive, right? But let’s dig deeper. First, we are going to start off with the basic stats, the advanced stats are going to be coming later.
Now the first notable thing he has is his field goal percentage, notching in at 55 percent. The league’s average is just 46 percent. But he’s a center. Center’s shoot much closer to the hoop. So that may not be that good. Right?
Now we’re going to take a dive in true shooting percentage. What’s true shooting percentage? It basically is a player’s field goal percentage but also adding in free throws. Now, I was trying to get a list of center’s effective field goal percentage, but that wasn’t on the list I am using, so I went with true shooting percentage instead.
There are fifty six “qualified” centers in the NBA on that list (it’s trustworthy, it’s a list John Hollinger made, and he made the PER stat, a remarkable invention). On the list of True Shooting Percentage Theis comes in as a tie for 18th with Jonas Valančiūnas at 63 percent. Not bad, huh? On effective field goal percentage, the NBA Average is 53 percent but Theis has a solid 60 percent.
So you may be asking; is his defense good? Definitely. The average NBA Player puts up 0.6 steals (definitely less for centers) and 0.4 blocks (probably a bit more for centers) and Theis posts an impressive 0.6 steals and 1.3 blocks. Pretty good.
Now here’s the Advanced Stats. We are going to compare players using PER (Player Efficiency Rating), WS (Win Shares), and USG% (Usage Percentage). We are also going to take some peeks at FG% (Field Goal Percentage), and eFG% (Effective Field Goal Percentage). If you want to learn more about these stats refer to the basketball reference glossary. First we are just going to look at his advanced stats.
Win Shares: 6.5
League Average: 3.2
PER: 17.9 League Average: 15.0
USG%: 14.4
League Average: Below 10
So as you can see Theis’s advanced stats are quite good. Now we will compare him to his Boston Celtics Teammates.
First off comes All-Star Gordon Hayward, his basic stats are roughly 17.5/7/4 which all is better than Theis 9.2/6.6/1.7 (Points, Rebounds, Assists). Next we dive into advanced stats.
Theis WS: 6.5
Hayward WS: 5.7
Theis PER: 17.9
Hayward PER: 18.1
Theis USG: 14.4
Hayward USG: 21.1
Theis eFG: 60%
Hayward eFG: 56%
Here it is showing that Theis wins more games for the Celtics, while being as efficient as Hayward, and shooting better than Hayward. The reason I use eFG% here is because it gives a chance for guards to have better FG% than centers. It values threes more than twos because threes give three points and twos give two. Makes sense, right? So you may complain Hayward’s eFG is lower because he is forced into tougher shots being a smaller position. Your answer: no. His eFG could be as high as Theis due to the three ball. Another thing is while Theis played 12 more games this season, he played 10 less minutes on average, thus giving Hayward 200 more minutes than Theis this regular season. Why is this important? Well…
To sum it up, Theis has played less minutes than Hayward this season, and is used less (refer to the USG%) but wins the team more games and shoots more effectively. He also is very efficient, their efficiency rating is barely different. Wow. This is absurd.
Next up is 2018-19 All NBA, 4 time All-Star Kemba Walker. His basic stats are much better than Theis, putting up an impressive 20/4/5. Heck better than Theis in two categories. Yet again, the advanced stats say different…
Theis WS: 6.5
Walker WS: 5.9
Theis PER: 17.9
Walker PER: 20.0
Theis USG: 14.4
Walker USG: 27.2
Theis eFG: 60%
Walker eFG: 53%
Key notes coming into this: Walker played 10 less games than Theis but like Hayward racked up 200 more minutes averaging 7 more a game. Now, with that in hand, we can look and compare the stats. Theis wins his team a bit more games. Walker is more efficient (technically). Theis shoots better, and Walker is used a LOT LOT MORE.
How can this be? Stumps me too. Just to confirm Theis’s goodness, we are going to compare him to Jaylen Brown then finally Jayson Tatum.
As you have heard, the 2016-17 All Rookie Jaylen Brown is up next. He is averaged 20/6/2, which is no doubt better than Theis. Or is it?
Theis WS: 6.5
Brown WS: 4.9
Theis PER: 17.9
Brown PER: 16.9
Theis USG: 14.4
Brown USG: 24.7
Theis eFG: 60%
Brown eFG: 55%
Key notes coming into this: Brown played 7 less games but played a total of 400 more minutes. Brown averaged 10 more than Theis a game. Now that that’s cleared up, it’s comparison time. Theis wins his team 1.6 more games, a notable difference when you think about that the player average is 3.1/3.2. Theis is more efficient than Brown in eFG and PER. And yet again, Theis is used a LOT less than Brown. How can a guy averaging 9 points better better than a guy averaging 20? That’s a question that makes me laugh, but it looks like Theis is the guy to do it.
Last but not least, 2017-18 All Rookie, 2020 All Star, and 2020 All NBA Jayson Tatum is on the clock. He averaged 23/7/3. It looks like he has better stats than the other three guys we have compared Theis’s incredible underdog statistics to. Will Theis finally be dethroned?
Theis WS: 6.5
Tatum WS: 6.9
Theis PER: 17.9
Tatum PER: 20.4
Theis USG: 14.4
Tatum USG: 28.6
Theis eFG: 60%
Tatum eFG: 53%
Key notes coming into this: They both played the same amount of games, yet Tatum played 699 more minutes in the season. Another notable mention is that Tatum plays Power Forward the second biggest position next to Theis’s Center Position, and they both are listed at 6-8. Now knowing this, we can compare yet again. Tatum has won his team more games, but by a slim amount. Tatum is more efficient on the PER side, while Theis is a more efficient shooter (yet they are the same height 🤔). Tatum is used a lot more on the minutes side and his USG is nearly DOUBLE that of Theis.
Though here it does look like Tatum may have the upper hand, it would be interesting to see what Theis could do if he built up his stamina to play more minutes. I don’t think it is Brad Stevens (Boston Head Coach) fault that Theis is playing less minutes, just he really should do some stamina work on him, because if he does Theis could definitely develop into an All Star Caliber player. This also shows Theis is a very good player and should never be underestimated and undervalued; you should always have your eye out for the man and every team should be looking to find him. Thank you for reading and have a great day! Please come back next time if you enjoyed!
We all know if the bucks don’t win it this year Giannis may decline the Supermax Contract and leave. If you don’t know what a Supermax is, I’ll tell you. There are certain requirements to offer a player a supermax, find them here. If you want to know about the Supermax Contract and why he may decline it, watch this video here. But anyway, that aside, the Bucks second in command, All-Star Khris Middleton, may want out, too. He is going to be a free agent this year, sources told me.
Stats: (Points/Rebounds/Assists)
Per 36 Min stats for Middleton
+ Giannis: 21/7/5
– Giannis: 31/8/6
With Giannis, our sample size is a good 1100 minutes, and without, 800. So it is a healthy sample size. As you can see here, Middleton does A HECK LOT better without Giannis on the court, per 36 minutes.
Per 36 Bucks Teammates
+ Giannis + Middleton
Lopez: 12/6/2
Bledsoe: 16/6/6
-Giannis, + Middleton
Lopez: 20/6/2
Bledsoe: 24/7/7
+Giannis, -Middleton
Lopez: 15/8/1
Bledsoe: 14/6/7
So, to sum that up, they all do about their average numbers with them both on, just Bledsoe is getting about 1 more point, 1 and a half more rebounds, and a half more assists, while Lopez is doing just about average but with just 1 more rebound. I mean this is understandable, they are the third and fourth scoring option. Without Middleton and just Giannis they play just about as good as when both stars are on the floor. With just Middleton and no Giannis, Lopez and Bledsoe play at ALL-STAR LEVEL. And, as you already saw, Middleton plays with MVP-like numbers per 36 minutes without Giannis on the floor. Big yikes.
So as you can see that’s clearly better. So Middleton’s stats are Luka/Harden level when Giannis sits. And the other support guys (Bledsoe, Lopez) score a bunch more with Middleton instead of Giannis.
But it gets even grosser in the eight playoff games they’ve played.
Giannis: +2 on, +1.5 off
Middleton: +10 on, -15 off
I didn’t miss a decimal place. With Giannis on, they are getting a +2 Points Per 100 Possessions on the court, and a +1.5 off the court. So they are scoring just a tad better with him than without. But with Middleton on the court, they are gaining 10 points, and without, negative fifteen. NEGATIVE FIFTEEN!! Just think about that for a second.
So what I’m saying here is he may want out to go to a different team where he can be the star, even if Giannis leaves Milwaukee, too. Someplace like the Charlotte Hornets, Chicago Bulls, or the Cleveland Cavaliers. If he doesn’t care about being the star and how much he’d produce being the only star with supplementing roleplayers, (even though they aren’t on the starless teams, I’m thinking Malcolm Brogdon, or Duncan Robinson, and a good rebounding center like Hassan Whiteside down low to support Middleton) he could try to go to the Indiana Pacers, Atlanta Hawks, or even the Warriors or Lakers (I doubt it). Find my reasoning for those here.
Anyways, thanks for reading this, I hope you enjoyed and got some good, useful information from this text. Have a good day readers! (Cheesy Moments).
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