Talk:Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game

message: I had proposed merging this to the Wilt Chamberlain article; that didn't seem popular, and I am kinda ambivalent about it after reading the debate. But I do agree with one comment, that this should be moved to a new title that's a little more specific. How about Wilt Chamberlain's 100 point game? It's short and unambiguous. -Cmprince 04:35, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Sounds good.  You (and Mwelch) have my support on the rename.  Myasuda 04:51, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

text: Support. (Probably not much of a surprise, eh?) 8-) Mwelch 08:08, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Comment Just to flesh things out, and since there's no real important deadline, how about these other alternatives: Wilt Chamberlain's record 100 point game or Wilt Chamberlain's NBA record 100 point game? Quadzilla99 13:49, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I'd stick with just Wilt Chamberlain's 100 point game  Mwelch 21:21, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

text: Semantically, the game isn't the record, Chamberlain's score is, so it's not really a "record game." Logistically, what happens if/when the record is broken? Kobe Bryant scored 81 recently, so it's not inconceivable. -Cmprince 01:48, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Then it would no longer be Wilt Chamberlain's record 100 point game. As for your semantics the title could be changed to "record setting 100 point game". The proposed title sounds too trivial to me. Quadzilla99 23:06, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Oh, Oppose to the proposed title. Quadzilla99 23:07, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

text: I just made the move.  Note that I chose to use the dash between "100" and "point" because most media references and official mentions of it (like mentions on the nba.com web site and so forth) use it.  Mwelch 19:59, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rename? 

message: I moved this from the article (and moved the link to "External links"). It may be replaced if properly cited:
Random House, the Publisher of "Wilt 1962" created a link advertising the book, and the link also includes audio of the entire 4th Quarter of Wilt's 100 point game, including the last 46 seconds.  The link can be found at:
http://www.randomhouse.com/crown/wilt/. Even Chamberlain himself had always maintained that the final 46 seconds of the game were never played.  When an audio recording of the entire 4th quarter surfaced in the early 1990s, Wilt himself sat literally dumbfounded as he listed to the recording of the broadcast, and was astonished to learn that the game was, indeed, played to a conclusion.  "I honestly do not remember anything about that (the final 46 seconds)", said Wilt after hearing the tape. It is apparently true that Chamberlain simply stood at the mid-court circle during the final 46 seconds of that game.
PRRfan (talk) 13:12, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Uncited text

message: I understand that the 169-147 final score has been broken several times since. However, each noted case has been in OT, while this final score was in regulation. Is this still the record for a regulation game? Glenn L (talk) 18:21, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Sorry – I didn't see this question until just now.  The answer is no.  For example, Golden State defeated Denver 162 to 158 in a regulation game on November 2, 1990 (320 total points). See .  In addition to this game, Denver defeated San Antonio 163 to 155 on January 11, 1984 (318 total points).  This was the game that broke the regulation record for total points.  — Myasuda (talk) 01:32, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Myasuda, thanks for that clarification, which doesn't appear in the article as the overtime records do. Glenn L (talk) 23:06, 11 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Final score 

message: When I loaded this page it was vandalized so that all the numbers were ridiculously high. Someone reverted the edit, but in many cases numbers still appear wrong (300 instead of 100 in multiple places). Someone who knows the numbers and wikipedia better should go through and double check them all. Action against the user(s) responsible for the vandalism would probably be a good idea too. 71.201.243.242 (talk) 20:41, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Vandalism 

message: I made an enquiry about this article here. Thank you--Arnaugir (talk) 20:21, 26 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Enquiry 

message: "Setting a then-record" is awkward and redundant.  All records were records "then" when they were set.  If we feel it is important to stress that this is no longer a record, can we find a better way to do so?  --Doradus (talk) 18:46, 12 January 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't claim to be the best writer, but it is a common term based on a Google news search.  It seems to be a convenient way to say a record was set, but it no longer stands.  The alternative is a longer "The Warriors won the game 169–147, setting a record for the most combined points in a game by both teams with 316.  It was later broken when the Detroit Pistons defeated the Denver Nuggets 186–184."  However, the details of how the record was later broken is not relevant to the lead, and it is instead in the body.  Omitting "then-record" leaves the record's current status unknown and perhaps gives the impression that it still stands.—Bagumba (talk) 19:05, 12 January 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Ok, I see what you mean.  I'll revert my own revert.  Thanks.  --Doradus (talk) 13:42, 13 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Setting a then-record" 

message: Any particular reason the game summary using  is spaced apart from the actual box score.  IMO it would look better to have them together.—Bagumba (talk) 05:41, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed—Chris!c/t 05:45, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: No particular reason, I only borrowed the format from 1951 NBA All-Star Game where the game summary is followed by a report on the game. Anyway, I've moved the game summary back together. It does look better this way. — MT (talk) 07:53, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Boxscore layout 

message: There is reference to "Bork, p. 33–35" without any links to the source (the book, I gues). I'm pinging  as I can see that he is one of the main contributors of article (you could at least know, who should be pinged next :) ). --Edgars2007 (talk/contribs) 10:24, 1 November 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: I had filled in the reference a few years back..  Must have got broken at some point. I'll go and fix it. Nice catch.—Bagumba (talk) 22:37, 1 November 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bork 

message: I'm proposing that we add detail to the opening section of this article, regarding the technique Wilt used to score 28/32 free throws this night. I've made this edit a few times, but due to a myriad of rationale, it has been reverted back to it original opening which leaves out the single most important detail of the entire section.
Concerns have been addressed as follows:
1.) The detail is mentioned in the body of the article, so it shouldn't be mentioned in the opening.
Response: This holds true for all articles, the opening serves as a summary of the body, this detail is relevant. Far more relevant than the detail calling out the absence of the New York press at the event, which closes the said paragraph.
2.) The detail added isn't cited.
Response: Citation is not allowed in the opening paragraph and does exist in the body below.
3.) The detail is not grammatically correct or worded properly.
Response: The detail should be re-worded in a way to make that possible as opposed to being deleted all together.
When a basketball player makes a change to his game and yields a huge accomplishment such as this, I am of the opinion, that it is of extreme importance to call out the change that was made in the opening to clearly articulate how it happened.
Thoughts?
Adidasmjo (talk) 16:14, 8 August 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Per WP:LEAD: "the emphasis given to material in the lead should roughly reflect its importance to the topic, according to reliable, published sources.". His shooting underhanded just isnt discussed much relative to this game.  It is worth mentioning, and it's already recieved due weight in the article's body.  Pomerantz's book which is dedicated to the 100-point game put little emphasis on his free throw technique.—Bagumba (talk) 00:06, 9 August 2017 (UTC)

text: Feel free to get consensus for any changes you are pondering.  Be careful that you are not trying to WP:RIGHTGREATWRONGS re: the free throws, and I trust you are not making a point by suggesting that the lack of coverage for the game hasnt been oft discussed since. Cheers.—Bagumba (talk) 18:59, 9 August 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Clarifying Detail as to the technique Wilt Utilized to accomplish this feat: Underhanded Free Throws 

message: I need to find the microfilm Philadelphia Inquirer &/or Evening Bulletin articles and scan them for references; but in fact "Gimpy" had scored 100 points in a game at Overbrook High in early 1955. The reason I know this is that my late father, Joe Schwartz of Westbury Drive in Overbrook Park, was in the famous gym with the backboards bolted to the unpadded brick walls, and with no seats.
Since my late father was on the track & field team (cross-country), he was the athletic rep for his homeroom; and he distributed sporting event tickets, keeping the scarce basketball tickets for himself and his friends. Gimpy was Track & Field teammates with my father — The only white guy on the team, as per the famous team photo in the Overbrook `55 yearbook — with Wilt specializing in shotput and the javelin throw, which for the latter — to this day— he still holds the City high school record.
Wilt's nickname of "Gimpy" was what he preferred: The "Wilt the Stilt" moniker was applied later in his career when he was at Univ. of Kansas by a sportswriter… And he hated it.
Wilt's unofficial "friendly nickname" among his track & field teammates would be Politically Incorrect today, as it was "Spearchucker," which he relished with delight.
In the spring of 1955, everyone knew he was going to Kansas: He was driving around West Philly in a brand new Oldsmobile convertible… with Kansas tags!— Preceding unsigned comment added by Discpad (talk • contribs) 04:26, 11 June 2021 (UTC)
replies: text:  The article mentions him scoring 90 in a high school game.  At List of basketball players who have scored 100 points in a single game, there is mention of him scoring 100+ in an amateur game but with no other details. —Bagumba (talk) 09:44, 11 June 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  This was Gimpy's <b>second</b> 100-point game