Wilt Chambelain was the greatest NBA basketball player

In my earlier speaking I brought up the following contentions. C1: No 3 second in paint rule, C2: Minutes Played, C3: Scores of some games. I will drop/concede contention 1 of my first speech, as I have the right to do so as negative. However, even though this shows I have lost an argument, it doesn't mean the debate is over, which it is not. I will be replacing Contention 1 with Difficulty.Let it be known that Michael Jordan, NOT Wilt Chamberlain is the best basketball player of all time.Contention 1: Difficulty Starting off with difficulty. During Wilt Chamberlain's time, it was a lot easier to score points due to how the game was played and set up back then. Seeing how it was more difficult for Jordan to score points that meant Jordan had to be a better player to accomplish the numbers Wilt did, and he did. Jordan scored more points and holds the 3rd All-Time record, Wilt is 4th, for points scored.a) Free Throws -An example of why Wilt Chamberlains point totals were so high was the free throw line rule. Chamberlain was so tall that he could leap from behind the free throw line and just lay the ball in with his wingspan. Since then, the league incorporated a rule that prohibits the practice of that. b) Offensive Goaltending - Probably the most crucial part of this argument. Wilt Chamberlain did not have the restriction of offensive goaltending. Because of this, Wilt would take his teams points by tipping the ball in on the way down, or tip dunking it. Jordan certainly had the athleticism to jump and tap the ball of his teammates on the way down, but he couldn't because there was a rule against it. Think of it like this If someone on a team shoots a jump shot that is going in, all Wilt had to do was get a finger on it as it went down into the basket and he bucket would be his. With this he was able to gain many more points than Jordan would be able to in a game.c) Wilt's team played for him - There is evidence that Chamberlain's team practiced missing free throws, because they knew that his height and athleticism would allow him to grab a rebound over almost anyone in the league. During Jordan's time period, people rarely missed free throws on purpose, and the only reason they did was extenuating circumstances. With Wilt's team intentionally giving away their points so he could score more, it made the game basically a cake walk for him. http://www.nba.com...Contention 2: Minutes PlayedThank you for correcting me on Jordan only playing 15 seasons, I have left out the retirement seasons. However in minutes played, you can argue that Wilt was more durable and had more stamina than Jordan, but this is not the case. A) Durability - Wilt had injuries that inhibited him over his seasons and he ended up with a total 3 seasons, where he missed 30 games or more, to Jordan's 2 seasons of 30 games or more. Showing Jordan was more durable. B) Stamina - It is nearly impossible to argue stamina, because there is no way to tell if Jordan wanted to come out of the game, or if his coach took him out of the game. Basketball-reference.com a reliable stat and bio for elite NBA players shows what each player did with the same amount of time played. Per 36 minutes played in any game, Wilt averaged 23.2 points, but Jordan averaged 28.3 points. So over the same amount of time played, Jordan scored more points. C) Retirement - While Jordan did retire and come back years later, this argument towards "rest made it easy for Jordan" can not be valid. With Jordan retiring he missed crucial years in the NBA experience. There is no other place Jordan could go and compete with Professional athletes of the same caliber day after day, as if he was in the NBA. This had negative effects, as Jordan "lost a step" so to say. The NBA is the fastest paced version of basketball played, being out of the game for years like that, would leave him behind and ultimately to his demise, as he came back and had his 2 worst scoring seasons of his entire career.http://www.basketball-reference.com...http://www.basketball-reference.com...Contention 3: Score of some gamesMy opponent sees this argument as ludicrous because all games have been played at the same amount of time. The point where this argument thrives is the defensive element.A) Defense - Being that the scores of those games were so high, defense was at a minimum during his time period. With defense at a minimum no one could stop Wilt. However, as of Jordan's time defense became greater and greater every year, as it does now. With this increasing defense becomes the lesser possibility to score and the greater possibility to miss shots.Pro statement #2: I have 2 issues with the opening sentence alone. 1st, is Michael Jordan played more minutes than Wilt in total in his career. 2nd, is the less minutes spent on the legs in the league does not transfer to better play. If this were the case Luke Walton would be the best player in the NBA, because he does nothing but sit on the bench every game, and when he does get a chance he does very little. I've already answered the retirement issues in the contentions above. As for the Injury aspect of knee surgery, just because he underwent knee surgery doesn't mean his dominance was limited. Knee injuries are common with Power Forwards and Center's, and with that being said Blake Griffin broke his knee cap in 2009 and had to have it surgically repaired, then came back the next season to win Rookie of the Year and has the most dunks this season out of any player. For this there is no proof that the knee injury slowed Chamberlain down. I now turn it over to Pro for his next speech.