Wilt Chamberlain is the greatest basketball player of all time.

Brainwashing has nothing to do with my selection. In fact, I do not own or possess a television in my home. Furthermore, brainwashing cannot disrupt the truth. That truth is that Michael Jordan was a better basketball player than Wilt Chamberlain, with everything considered. My opponent consistently brings up how he has "proven" that Wilt Chamberlain is the "best" scorer, rebounder, and shot blocker of all-time. However, just because he perhaps scored the most (or close to it) doesn't make him the best at it. Allow me to explain. I can go to a basketball court and play a 5 year-old kid 1v1. I can score on him all day, racking up point after point, rebounding ball after ball, blocking shot after shot. On the same token, I can play someone my age. Sure, I could likely still score, get a couple of rebounds and maybe block a shot or two, but my statistics don't look good on paper. The same is true with the comparison between Wilt and MJ. While the comparison may be slightly exaggerated, it effectively gets the point across.Wilt's competition (exemplified through the 5 year-old) was NOT as good as MJ's competition (exemplified through the player roughly my age). There really isn't a comparison. Had Wilt played in MJ's time, there's no doubt he would have been an exceptional player. Better than Jordan? No way. Will we ever again see a player average 50.4 points per game? No way. Let's refer back to the evidence I brough from Steve Resnick, expanding on the truth of competition disparity. Resnick explains, "It wasn't exactly the lack of big men in the era that puts Chamberlain a step below Jordan; in actuality, it was the guard play." [1] Resnick recognizes that competition was there, but wasn't on a level to stop Chamberlain. Wilt had a massive frame, 7'1' tall of pure muscle. In reality, his size was the biggest reason for his success. Most players at the times weren't as tall and couldn't compete with his strength and jumping ability. The result? Tons of rebounds with virtually every offensive one resulting in 2 points.But let's tie back to the problems in Wilt's era, particularly regarding the guards of the time. "There's no question that guards could score in Chamberlain's era, but they were not efficient scorers and assist numbers from point guards weren't impressive either. Looking at Chamberlain's rebounding numbers, they were tremendous, but it doesn't take long to figure out that there were other big men putting up big-time numbers as well. Take a look at Walt Bellamy's rookie season in 1961-1962. Bellamy averaged 31.6 points, 19 rebounds and 2.7 assists, on 51.9 percent shooting - which led the NBA - and he shot 64.4 percent from the free throw line. In Chamberlain's era, the lower field goal percentages explain why you see guys like Bellamy, Bill Russell, Chamberlain and others put up big rebounding numbers. On average, only four players a season would shoot better than 50 percent during Chamberlain's career." I encourage any serious voters to take a look at this article to fully understand the disparity of the era's in which the two players under dispute played.These flaws account for not only Wilt's exceptional rebounding ability, but also for his scoring as well. Imagine, Wilt's guard shoots 20 shots per game. Considering the statisics provided, we'll assume he makes 50% of those shots. That leaves 10 shots open for rebound. Given his advanced ability to rebound, we'll assume he gets 8 of those boards. Then, realizing that shooting closer is often much easier, we'll assume he makes 6 of those 8. That's 12 points, just off of one player. That excludes individual points and drives, and the rebound points from other teammates. That being said, it's obvious and totally plausible that one tall man in that era with some skill can compete on a heightened level, which accounts for Wilt's statistics; which, no doubt, are dazzling.To attempt to prove his side, my opponent uses a host of statistics to "prove" Wilt's superiority. While important, I've explained why statistics must be taken with a grain of salt when comparing different eras, and even positions. My opponent specifically points out that Jordan is no match to Wilt in regards to rebounds. Of course! Their positions are polar opposites. However, he fails to mention assists, in which category Jordan accels. However, due to the reasons I just mentioned, I will not use that as the premise of my argumentation.Instead, I will outline Jordan's superiority by moving on to an area where my opponent dared not go; accomplishments. I showed how Jordan's expertise led to a multiplicity of accomplishments in my first round of debate, and my opponent completely ignored it, failing to refute it in any way. That said, let's once again refer back to those statistics.Rookie of the Year:Wilt: YesMJ: YesEdge: NeitherPlayoff Appearances:Wilt: 13MJ: 14Edge: MJNBA Champion:Wilt: 2MJ: 6Edge: MJNBA MVP:Wilt: 4MJ: 5Edge: MJNBA Finals MVP:Wilt: 1MJ: 6[2]All of these statistics are very important when considering who is the greatest of all time. In each category (with the single exclusion of Rookie of the Year) MJ destroys Wilt. My opponent may make the classic argument "But Michael Jordan had a better team!" Not so. During his expansive career, Wilt played with 8 Hall of Famers. Resnick confirms, "It also wasn't like Chamberlain didn't have help either. As a Warrior, he played with Hall of Famers Tom Gola, Paul Arizin and Nate Thurmond. When he was with the 76ers, he played with Hal Greer and Billy Cunningham. Finally, with the Lakers he had Hall of Famers Elgin Baylor, Jerry West and Gail Goodrich. So, in total, he played with eight Hall of Famers." On the other hand, throughout his entire career, Jordan was only privileged to play with one player who made it into the Hall of Fame. Once again, Resnick confirms, " Jordan had just one other Hall of Fame teammate, Scottie Pippen. What about the teams that the Bulls beat? What Hall of Fame players did Jordan go up against? James Worthy, Magic Johnson, Clyde Drexler, Charles Barkley, John Stockton and Karl Malone." Not only was MJ disadvantaged in team skill, but he also, once again, faced more difficult competition in simple regards to Hall of Fame opponents.On the basketball court, both Wilt and MJ were exceptional players who accomplished a lot. But is Wilt the greatest of all time? Not a chance.Sources:......................................................................................................................................................................................[1] http://bleacherreport.com...[2] http://www.aneki.com...