The TRUTH About the GREATS
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- Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
- A massive compilation of my "How Good Were they Really" Series, including BRAND NEW Content.
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The game of Basketball has been my passion since I was 5 years old. I grew up as a kid watching my dad's recorded VHS tapes of playoff games through the 70s and 80s, and collected all the Basketball cards. Something about the game and what it represents just hooked me from a very young age.
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**TIMESTAMPS BELOW** A Massive Compilation of my “How Good Were They Really?” Videos, including BRAND NEW content. Who is a great player you’d like to see me cover?
Charles Barkley 0:17
Elgin Baylor 8:03
Vince Carter 14:28
Clyde Drexler 23:16
Patrick Ewing 29:08
Julius Erving 33:35
Dwight Howard 41:18
Allen Iverson 51:10
Tracy McGrady 1:01:09
Kevin McHale 1:07:39
Steve Nash 1:14:38
Dirk Nowitzki 1:22:56
Shaquille O’Neal 1:31:15
Bob Pettit - BRAND NEW 1:42:52
Hakeem Olajuwon 1:46:48
Gary Payton 1:55:06
Scottie Pippen 2:00:42
David Robinson 2:13:38
Dennis Rodman 2:19:21
John Stockton 2:25:44
Isiah Thomas 2:32:37
Dwyane Wade 2:39:21
Ben Wallace 2:49:08
Jerry West 2:58:59
Awesome compilation! I was wondering if you plan to make a video about Drazen Petrovic (for your "How Great Were They Really" series)? :)
Gail Goodrich. Walt Frazier. Bernard King. Moses Malone.
B R A V O, Jonny! This is a supreme tribute to A.I., Logo, Hakeem, McHale, Petit, Chuck and so very many more - all consistently executed with a true scholar's touch!
I need the truth on why jonnyarnet is the most underrated UA-camr
because most fans are casuals, so they're not that interested in in-depth dives and analysis.. or even history, for that matter.
I don't know. There are other guys who do similar deep dives but just then obviously way worse and some have more subs. He should have at least 300k. Hell get there eventually.
Now i need the truth on why she left me😢
I'll get to work on the video
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Hold on I'll ask her bro
@@DaNxYsmells007That’s foul
You were probably too nice! No matter how long or what they say you can never be vulnerable or try to do things that they say they want
You’re really the best Jonny! This nba historian / geek appreciates you so damn much. Forever your fan!
You know it’s a great weekend when Johnny drop a 3hr vid 💪🏾🔥
Thank you for the awesome Bob Pettit material. A favorite of mine from an 80s text based basketball simulator on a commodore 64 in my youth
A text based basketball simulator? Lol. Sounds fun... I could even see, I guess, a text based football or baseball simulator but not basketball.
That AI segment almost made me shed a tear
that snatch block by big ben on tmac is one of the craziest ever
Barkleys true height is actually more around 6'4in
Love the marathon videos. Thanks for doing a segment on Kevin McHale. An underrated player 💪
For me, there's three eras: Pre-3 point line, Post-Merger, Post-Malice at the Palace. That's it.
This is very cool :) I haven't finished watching it yet but I saw your pinned comment and you have a great list of players :)
It was especially cool to see Bob Pettit here. I remember reading about him as a kid and was intrigued. I enjoyed learning more about him through your video 😊.
I also think it was great to see Charles Barkley. Similar to you, he was one of my favorite players when I was growing up. The 93 Finals is one of my earliest basketball memories and I enjoyed watching him and KJ. It was cool to rewatch your video about him.
I also really enjoyed the video about Payton - especially with the mention of the key role he played in the 06 Finals. They had a lot of aging/past their prime veterans, but each of them play a key role. Shaq was well known. But Gary, as you said, also played a key role. I also remember Jason Williams and Alonzo Mourning playing an important role too. Back to Payton, I am really glad he got a ring and I remember admiring his defensive skills for many years.
Olajuwon is very cool too. As I mentioned in comments in other videos, I have long been amazed by his skills. True, it may not be a popular opinion, but I too put him above Shaq due to his (Hakeem's) skillset and IMO better defense (though I totally respect those who rank Shaq above Hakeem).
I will continue watching and definitely am enjoying this 😊 Have a nice weekend Jonny!
True NBA greats don't jump teams and form Super teams with 2 top 10 conference players with him and just loose 5 NBA finals in a soft era of NBA. True NBA greats don't pocket the media to tell everyone he's the GOAT of part of it. True NBA greats just shut up and let their game and NBa titles do the talking.
Bob Pettit is my man, super underrated
You one of the greats JA🐐🐐
Fair takes as usual.
About Hakeem, I personally put him above Shaq as he is definitely a more complete player than Shaq aside from the points that was mentioned.
Shaq may have better numbers offensively but Hakeem's defense more than makes up for the difference.
Love your work Johnny keep up the good work basketball teaches us everything hard work team work dedication and have a quick God bless piece of positivity
the james harden > dwyane wade debate by this new generation who didnt even watch d wade might be the worst take of this generation
As a younger nba fan, I enjoy learning about the past generations that I didn't get to experience. I love how objective your points are. Keep it up!
Hey man, I just kinda luckily came across ur channel a few weeks ago, as I'm a die hard basketball and sports fan in general. But alot of sports channels like urs are made by younger generations that think the 80's and 90's were trash, Lebron is the GOAT, and walks on water, blah blah blah bullshit . But u keep it real, pay respects to old school players, and tell it like it is. It's refreshing to see and I respect u for that. I am 40 years old, so I luckily got to see alot of the greats from the 80's and 90's, all the way up to the current NBA and NFL. Anyway, I'm gonna shut the hell up, and just end with telling u to keep up the good work. The truth is important, and needs to be put out there for the masses to see and hear, and we gotta call people out that spread lies and bullshit propaganda, like alot of these LeBron fans seem to be great at throwing out online, as if it's the absolute truth. I have been diagnosed I got PTSD after serving 8 yrs in the USMC, and sometimes when my mind seems to start going back to some dark places, it's actually just me listening or watching well produced, sports or music videos that just tell it like it is, and call out any bullshit, that gets me mentally engaged and interested enough to let my mind relax some, and calm down enough to distract and keep them demons from tryna get back out ya know? Don't know why it works? But it does for me, so I just roll with it...Simple but effective. So I just wanna say thanks for all ur hard work, and let u know that there are some people out in the world like me, that are damn thankful for the work ur doing. As long as u continue to keep at it, I'll keep watchin'!
Thanks, and Semper Fidelis my friend.
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Love the videos man!
Do a video on top 5 players every 5 years? or don't , up to you.
ill still watch your videos either way!
Another fact about Elgins 38 14 5 season was that he was doing MILITARY SERVICE during that year, he only played 40 odd games but that was because he was too busy flying from wherever the Lakers were playing and Washington in coach. Most underrated year of all time
Hey Jonny, I respect how you look at the game of basketball as a whole as it’s very objective vs subjective. Just a random video idea lol I’m curious to hear your personal top 10 nba finals
This begin with charles thank you.
So glad you brought up Kevin Mchale 🎉 pure baller ⛹️
Allen Fucking Iverson 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
A suggestion for a video which era for each position was the most stacked/deepest. For example PF position Early 2000s with Duncan, Dirk, Garnett, Webber and even Malone.
This is the best assortment of tributes to A.I., Logo, Hakeem, Chuck and many many more - consistently executed with a scholarly touch.
My sole nitpick is @2:13:00 with the Pippen-Kawhi comparison. Kawhi is the much more efficient and productive scorer, while on the other end he has the 2xDPOTYs. Sure, Pippen has a bit tougher time winning it by playing in the 90s, but it is what it is.
If either had gotten just one DPOTY _and/or_ a single FMVP, then we'd be having a much different convo - but *there is a rather significant gap at 2-0 DPOTY & 2-0 FMVP in favor of Klaw.* Jonny overlooked that much too readily, is all. The irony is that Kawhi compares better to Jordan's play style during the 2nd three-peat than he does to Pippen at any phase of his career. P E A C E 😄
Doc brought the flavor to the NBA in the 70"s
I appreciate Bob Petit for what he did with the Hawks.
I still listen to the Game 6 radio broadcast at least once a year.
One of the GREATEST No-Ring having players EVER!
Have a great weekend !😵💫👍
I forget the year but the one year magic won the MVP Barkley should of won it that year.
I’ll FOREVER debate Sam Bowie’s status as a “Bust.” He might not have lived up to expectations of his high draft status but he did manage to have a long, productive, journeyman career as a backup center.
Anthony Edwards should watch this video and get a good education on basketball history.
Agreed he needs to stop being a piss 🐜
i love you man
Word on the street is Sir Charles was actually only about 6’4 1/2”.
A lot of people underestimate the fact that kobe shot so many jumpers because he was being the spacing his big men needed. If you watched the 2001 wcf against the spurs you know kobe was dominant going to the basket and if you can do that against great defense you can do that against anyone but he was the spacing for his big men. If he had to he could drive or post up and he was doing that in 2010 but he had bynum and pau so he gave that up for the good of the team. My point is the greatest players adjust to their team, they don’t make their team adjust to them. Mj got to post more because he didn’t have those great bigs offensively so he got to use that space. Kobe was leading the league in points in the paint in 2010 and then he started playing more in the perimeter for the bigs. Kobe was the best post player in the league at one point in my eyes he had the best footwork and post moves
He couldn’t do anything without great bigs and Phil as a coach. Without those he either missed, or barely made the playoffs. Without shaq in any of his early years, the result would have been much the same.
@@trollinthedungeon5255 he beat all the best teams in the regular season by himself kid. If he had great guards or wings he would have won championships the same way
@@trollinthedungeon5255These Kobe fans are half delusional. Without great bigs Kobe either wasn’t making the playoffs or getting bounced in the first round. Kobe needed great bigs to clean up all his bricks.
And Jordan couldn't do anything without Phil Jackson, a top 50 all time player and some of the best role players in the history of the game... Right? Sounds dumb doesn't it? Yeah you guys don't know what you are talking about. Kobe didn't "need a great big." He needed good players around him like anyone else. Jordan didn't win anything by himself either. In his prime Kobe was playing with Smush and Kwame. He had THE worst team in the league and he still pushed the best teams in the league. Smush didn't belong in the league period and Kwame was at best a 8 or 9th man off the bench. Kobe NEVER had a point guard. As much as I love Fisher he wouldn't have started in any other team in the league. Slow, a liability on defense, couldn't drive the lane or dribble or even pass. He could shoot okay and shoot for clutch great. Kobes best player those years was a unmotivated, literally stoned most of the time Lamar Odom for about 14 points a game. Kobe had to do EVERYTHING.
Damn… Elgin Baylor is really the lebron of the 80’s
Bob Lanier is the most underrated player ever. the truth is…..he was a damn good player.
Bobby Jones is the most underrated defender player ever. and people don’t talk about how good this dude was!
Magic
Curry
Jordan
Duncan
Olajuwon - I need to know your greatest startest 5 of all time Jonny !!!
Barkley may not have had the height of a PF, but he sure had the weight
Had the ass that's for sure.
Good day, Jonny! I was just wondering if the younger generation of basketball fans watch your channel
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Think how much better Barkley's efficiency would have been if he didn't attempt so many 3 pointers!
The rockets rejecting that 1984 trade offer is inexcusable even in retrospect
Agreed. It's one thing to choose Hakeem over Jordan but they didn't have to choose at all. They could of had them BOTH. AND Drexler.
DWade or Harden?......... Easily D Wade :)) Yeah thats a guy you want on your squad.Who can make other better and be a threat himself
Loved the point about Barkley , I dont apreciate at all Shaq's ego roasting Barkley for not getting one chip. Shaq acts like a child sometimes, and he could've had 6 chips with Kobe, but they both chose to fight over who's team it was and not accepting a pay cut as a sacrifice to win more chips, now he regrets, too late dough.
You had me until pay cut I don’t always agree with that but it’s going to be interesting to see if the Knick’s can pull something off with a star player taking a pay cut
Jerry west at least 6'4" looks 6'5
Anyone notice the Eurostep @ 12:04?
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Made all of those excuses for barkley. That suns team was stacked and then he went and played with pippin and hakeem
Kd fg% with the nets was higher than when he was with the warriors
Hakeem had teamate you mentioned Clyde the glide Drekler In the 1995 title.
As good as Ivo was, he would've won a chip if his team practice & training habits were better & sustained together. Got to the finals on talent that year.. & heart. Discipline would've won it the next year though.
Yesssss
Kevin Johnson used to give Johnson Stockton that work stop it
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Aye bro I’m not bout to let you talk about shaq like that Kobe never averaged near 30 in the finals with Shaq Kobe avg 15, 24, 26, and let’s not act like shaq wasn’t getting triple teamed and that allowed Kobe to be able to score the way he did
It's the other way around. The offensive focus on Shaq, the offense running through him, all this touches, and the fact that he clogged the lane so badly... Kobe would have scored far more without him. Wouldn't have won those first three championships either or course but it hurt his scoring.
@@Ben-zr4ho yea you obviously don’t know basketball you just said it yourself all the focus was on shaq I get it you are a Kobe fan but Kobe don’t get all those one on ones he was getting if the dang near the whole team is guarding Shaq
I thought you were telling the truth about the greats. You failed to mention that as the anchor of the Sixers Dr. J beat Bird 2 times to 1 in the playoffs (something Jordan couldn't do even once.) In the 1980 ECF Dr. J vastly outplayed Bird, and yet you say he's behind Bird and LeBron. LelBron shouldn't be on the same tier as Dr.J and Bird.
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Hey most of your underrated players are like top 5, your tripping a little. Still love tho
Curious to hear if you would still have Isiah Thomas over Steph….assuming he has gone up on your list since originally creating that video
Hindi padin ako makapaniwala na hindi nanalo si SGA last season.
He was 6'4" tall. Not 6'6"
Thomas was prime cp3
Am I seeing this right? A 3 hour video?🧐
False narrative on Melo!! He was blackballed!! D'Antoni bad-mouthed him after he got rid of him from the Rockets!
meadowlark lemon is the goat
My best player Is to good to be on this chump list i insist
The truth is the Greats had Great coaching never a Color Seen just run gun on the wing
Still waiting for that unbiased lebron mj vid where we include the value of hof coach hof rebounder and hof 2 way point forward ur whole career with the best system ever and how lbj never had that his whole careerconsistently thanks man
6:43 , thats incorrect Jonny as Kevin Johnson nearly won them a Finals game against Jordan's Bulls by completely taking over the game. If im not mistaken he almost had 50 points
mj believe in joe Hendry
They put in stupid ass rules like no backing opponents down for more than 5 seconds because our coaches suck. Why can't coaches figure that out instead of the league implementing a rule. Our coaches are terrible coaches.
Truth is every great nba player has big nostrils and hairy knuckles.
BAYLOR is better than Lebron.
Charles > Shaq
How😂?
Shaq has better stats, was a better defender and won more.
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Far more efficient as well...
You forgot that most beside some like Kobe Floyd Muhammad Are not sellout’s unlike Michael Lebron Oj Simpson who did sellout by sacrificing love one’s integrity and racial identity for materialistic things and the title of being known as the greatest.
barkely is a fake hall of famer. he was never a winner nor a champion. he shouldnt be in the hall of fame.
did you even pay attention to what was pointed out in the video?
@@NEOQEAVCS2 apparently Barkley didn't "win" the MVP either haha
@@blastoiseddr that MVP was probably just voter fatigue of Jordan and the Suns having the best record, but IMO, if Michael did not exist he should have two