Die hard sports fans are obsessed with statistics, especially the numbers associated with the all time greats. Records are made to be broken, but some records will never be broken due to fundamental changes in the sport, such as rule changes and coaching philosophies.
Baseball has their untouchables. Cal Ripken's consecutive games played streak will never be challenged. Cy Young's and Nolan Ryan's numbers will never be matched due to changes in player usage.
It is hard to imagine anybody breaking Wilt Chamberlain's untouchable record of scoring 100 points in a single game in today's NBA. Wilt set the mark playing against a group of individuals that looked like they should have been playing in the local church league, not the NBA.