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Wilt Chamberlain Was Not A Fan Of The Triple-Double: “Triple Doubles Are Overrated And Can Hide Mediocracy.”

Aaditya Krishnamurthy
Jan 17, 2022
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There can be no argument regarding Wilt Chamberlain’s status as one of the all-time greats in the NBA. Chamberlain was an icon and a trailblazer, finding incredible success and setting some of the most unbreakable NBA records that have stood the test of time. Chamberlain was a statistical anomaly, but there was one stat that even Wilt didn’t care for.

During an interview, Wilt Chamberlain spoke about the triple-double as a statistic, and how it can be misleading for fans. He said that fans get tricked into thinking that triple-doubles are great, and some of the players who put up triple-doubles like Oscar Robertson, Jerry West, and Elgin Baylor would actually be quite upset with the way they played despite the good numbers.

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“This guy had a triple-double. And then the fans think that he just did something spectacular. Some of these triple-doubles of Jerry West, Oscar Roberston, Elgin Baylor had, they would have thought they were having the worst day in the world…”

Wilt’s aversion to triple-doubles is fascinating to hear about. Especially considering that he is 6th on the all-time triple-doubles list in NBA history. But perhaps he had a point when talking about the triple-double being an illusion. 

A player like Russell Westbrook is a great example of this. Russ holds the record for the most triple-doubles in NBA history. But in many of those games, he had a poor shooting night and was able to get a large number of points because of the number of shots he took. 

That is not to say that Westbrook’s numbers don’t help the team win, as he has a highly favorable win record when getting a triple-double. But the stat alone doesn’t automatically mean that a player had a strong night on the court. If anything, it just means that the player was able to bring double-digits in three categories, as the name suggests.

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Aaditya Krishnamurthy is a writer for Fadeaway World covering the latest news and exciting stories from the fascinating world of the NBA. After briefly working as a freelance writer in the sports and business sector, Aaditya began writing for Fadeaway World in 2021 about the day-to-day functioning of the NBA.After graduating from Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts in 2020, he worked as a freelance writer for years before beginning his MA in Communications at Penn State University. Currently, he is in the United States, and traveling to his home country of India. Aside from the NBA, Aaditya is a big sports fan, with soccer, football, Formula 1, and MMA being some of his favorites to watch.
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