Russell's statistical case over Wilt | Greatest Peaks Ep. 1

Support at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thinkingbasketball - Wilt Chamberlain scored a ton of points in the early 1960s, but did that make him better than Bill Russell? Was Russell's impact overrated or entirely unmeasurable? This is the 1st episode in a series on the greatest peaks in NBA history (focusing on 1977-2020), featuring detailed scouting reports and film breakdown on the best players in NBA history at their best, along with analysis of their impact using historical data & stats to size up the highest peaking players ever. ----- Book: https://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Basketball-Ben-Taylor/dp/1532968175 Podcast: https://player.fm/series/thinking-basketball or at https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/ben-taylor/thinking-basketball-podcast Website: https://www.backpicks.com Twitter: @elgee35 Ben Taylor is the author of Thinking Basketball, a Nylon Calculus contributor, creator of the Backpicks Top 40 series & host of the Thinking Basketball podcast. Stats courtesy: http://www.pbpstats.com @bballport https://www.basketball-reference.com https://stats.nba.com ----- Footage in this video is owned by the NBA and its partners. It is intended for critique and education. Thanks to 70sFan for providing footage for this video: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ-frNSTRgnLPgm9JWaL6Vw Series music: csus (instrumental) Hair (fairlight) Imperfect Place Lost by Alter Ego Restless Knight #ThinkingBasketball #GreatestPeaks #NBAGoat