Oscar had a presence on the court: "I'm going here and I'll shoot. Or I'll do a layup." And he did it as if no defender could stop him. He dominated by force-of-willpower.
The most fundamentally sound player I have ever seen. No flash. No wasted movement. No hotdogging. Beautiful to watch for a connoisseur of basketball. Those Royals teams with Jerry Lucas were special.
Played in pick up games at Central YMCA in Cincinnati with Mr. Robertson . He was only running 3 quarter speed and killing some good players. Shot was awesome and if you were cutting to basket he would get the ball to you. I used to laugh at guys trying to guard him by being very physical. Never turned out good for them.
It sure was. We all talk of Magic and Stockton as the greatest passers, but Oscar is right there, too. And a superior jump shooter/scorer to either of em.
@@Mallymal1 when we talk about different eras, what you have to do is take what they did and how they played during their time and adjust it to today's time. If you look at his fundamentals, his mindset, his court vision. If you add the advancement in nutrition, equipment, and playing style...because if played today he would've grown up with today's game. I think there's more than enough displayed in Oscar's game that you could drop it in today's game and he'd be successful.
Truly an all around great player. I knew about his scoring and ability to get rebounds but watching this video, I'm amazed at his passing. Not only the way he could throw a long outlet pass with accuracy but the way he could almost "pass people open". The feel for the Game he had was just unreal. The head fakes and pump fakes we're also unreal. I truly think this man could have flourished in ANY era. A true "Floor General". Thanks for posting this.
What? His body is mostly twisted sideways, he has a hitch in his release, he never fully extends his arm or flicks his wrist. It works for him clearly, but there is probably a reason why we never see him taking a long shot. That is a shot that only works mid-range and not an inch further.
The object of the game back then was get as close as u can.The closer the shot the higher the percentage.Thats a truism in basketball 3 pt line or no 3 pt line.Dunks and layups win championships or did u miss last years final?Giannis dunked his way to glory.
My point is people over estimate the value of the 3 pt shot.Those Warrior teams shot plenty of layups also(off all the motion and back door cuts etc.)Every team wants to play that way but every team doesn't have Steph Klay and KD.The Bulls won 6 titles with almost no 3 pt shot attempts.Fifty percent from 2 point range is roughly equivalent to 35 percent from 3 pt range.I haven't looked at the numbers but I don't think most teams are shooting 35 percent as a team from three I don't think you have to shoot a lot of threes to win. Which should be obvious after last season with the Bucks but a lot of fans are still enamored with the three as if you can't win without the three point shot as a primary weapon.You live with three you die with three.I am not saying don't shoot the three.What I am saying is play to your strengths(one size doesn't fit all)shoot the three judiciously and by all means use your big men inside.Those layups are gravy.
Fortunate to have seen them both play in person. Oscar has always been my favorite. As for Wilt; TV doesn't convey just how big and powerful he is. Sat behind the basket in a game where he was playing the Royals and Wayne Embry was guarding him. Embry went about 280 and was trying to push Wilt out of the paint. Wilt sorta shrugged his shoulders and Embry bounced off the stanchion.
Big "O" is built like a linebacker. Chris Webber makes at the 9:50 mark that's super important for all basketball players and that's having an explosive first step. Robertson's wide shoulders and big base make him hard to get the ball from him. He used his body superbly and maintained great position against the defense.
Royals fan here, and the Big O has always been my favorite player. Thanks for posting this. Hopefully some of the younger guys can see that basketball wasn't invented in 1990 by ESPN.
Man I’ve just been learning about older players recently and damn… I might have to give them eras their props😂 I think He would’ve thrived in today’s game, he’s like the perfect connecting piece on the court he doesn’t ever seem to be outside of the flow of the game.
@@is.that.Mazzi. While you're checking out the older era players, you need to realize the rules were actually enforced back then. No walking, traveling, palming or carrying the ball, and the defense was allowed to hand check. All the flashy highlights you see from players starting in the 90's would have simply been turnovers in the 60's when the called the game by the rules. They changed all those rules to help the offense and get more butts in the seats.
@@buckfan1969 I will say the freedom of movement has definitely changed how the game looks but I think it helped the game a little too hopefully we can reach the perfect balance
@@is.that.Mazzi. If I were King of the World, I'd get rid of the 3-point line. I know most would call that heresy, but I got tired of watching a game that mostly consisted of lobbing a ball into the big man at the top of the key and throwing it out to one of the 3 players ringing the 3-point line. I think it started there. But all professional sports have done the same; i.e. changing the rules to help the offense. Look what they did to pitchers in MLB; they lowered the mound, shrank the strike zone, put them on a clock, pulled the outfield fences in, juiced the ball, juiced the players, and told the pitchers they can't throw at the hitters. NFL the same with receivers, etc. Pro sports will do anything to increase revenue, and they have to with the way salaries have gone ballistic. I think Free Agency is the classic example of 'Be Careful what you wish for, because you just might get it. Just another rant from an old fart....;)
When he says he wasn't playing for a stats he was trying to help his team win,. I believe him. Just in the humility in which he speaks, his class, he just feels extremely authentic in every way. Thx for posting!
Modern fans might see this outstanding video of the great Oscar Robertson and think Oscar wasn't that good compared to today's players because he didn't dunk, go between his legs, or throw behind the back passes. What they don't understand is that the Big O played in a different era that either didn't always condone those moves or didn't allow it. In his prime, Oscar Robertson was as good or better than any guard that ever laced em up.
@@WallTrapMedia West and Baylor may have been more dynamic (I think they were), but if you really appreciate the game, I certainly didn't find him boring. I mean some of the passes he made were simply brilliant. Perhaps conventional or basic. As Kareem said "no flash, no frills."
So happy to see the Big O finally getting some exposure out here! He's been my favorite player since he joined the Royals in 1960. He could do anything he wanted on a basketball court. The best all-around player I've ever seen.
You are very correct. I watched him play, and he controlled the floor. Whenever he went to the bench things changed. You could literally see the difference he made, without him being flashy about it!
When Jerry West and John Havlicek say it themselves in an ESPN documentary that Oscar Robertson was the best player they ever played against, that’s all you need to hear about him. I have him in my top 10 GOAT list
Very intelligent post ! When people say who was the greatest player of all time, I always laugh, there are to many variables involved, I like to say who are the best 10 players to ever play, and usually the 10 are pretty much even. Oscar definitely belongs in those 10 !
What makes a player great is once he is placed on a team immediately the team jumps up to another level no matter if they are the worst team or best or anywhere in between ! Players that can do that's is Oscar, Bird, Kareem, Wilt, Russell, Lebron, Jordan, Baylor, the big E Elvin Hayes, pistol Pete, magic Johnson, Dr j, possibly John Stockton or Steph Curry !
@@douglaslett7504 Lebron always steals 2 or 3 Allstars......thats the difference between him and Everyone else you mentioned Those guys were put together.....Lebron Asked for them....thats the difference
Great video. Thanks for posting. Oscar Robertson could easily be on anyone's all time starting 5 team. Big hands long arms, averaged triple double before anyone started keeping that statistic.
People underestimate his body type kind of like Luka Doncic today.Hard to guard a guy when hes banging u around with that big frame.Ask Pat Beverly about that.
No weakness? If you have seen a left handed lay-up in any of the clips you have got keener eyes than I do. I know it was a different era back then but the way he favours his right hand would not fly anymore today.
Oscar could do anything. He wasn't flashy at all. But he was a bulky 6ft5 shooting guard that could rebound, shoot, pass and score. The guy could practically do anything. And his defense is very underrated.
He made the game look so easy. One of the top points guards of all time. No palming the ball when drilling back then. Can you imagine what he would do in today's modern game. The people who say he can't play this modern game, don't know B. Ball.
People simply don't understand basketball and/or they haven't done there proper research, if they don't think Oscar could have been great in ANY era. The guy was literally a bigger, taller, original version of Chris Paul. And last time I checked, CP3 was a top 75 all-time player and ARGUABLY the best pure PG of THIS era.
What a beautiful game. I had not seen such high quality footage of the Big O. I only caught the end of his career, with the Bucks, when he had lost a step. I can't think of anybody else like him. His game was a genre all its own. Isn't it unbelievable that sometimes he is left off of GOAT discussions?
Well said, Oscar had legendary skills, it's criminal how he's not respected by current "experts." I refuse to consider any top 10 list that doesn't include him.
@@dennisrobbins7857 If you put Oscar in 10 you must out O neal Hakeem Kobe witch is disrespected...Even many new like KD Steph Giannis surpass him... he was weak in playoff just 22p and just16ppg in finals..He also have only 1regular mvp
@@dragondragon5437 He played on weak teams most of his career. The "just 16ppg in finals" is bullsh*t. He only played in one final, at the end of his career. He was the final, but deciding, piece to the puzzle to get Kareem his first ring. I hate comparing player to player across eras as a yardstick (like stupid "Babe Ruth couldn't hit a loud foul off Gerrit Cole" ridiculous sh*t). You can only compare players to how they competed within their era. If you were great in your era, you were great. Using your criteria, Kevin Love was a lot better player than Bill Russell, whose stats were pedestrian but won all the hardware. The Big O was the best all-around player in the league for a decade. FULL STOP
Man I love old skool clips like this 💯 absolutely incredible to watch and remember these Legends 💪 the way Oscar played and that beautiful high release jump shot 😎 my man was something special for sure!!! Awesome video thx for making it 🙏
One legend we truly must appreciate. His shot was so smooth and the way he kept bigger players from blocking it. What a basketball genius he was. Good rebounder too. He would definitely dominate in this era.
You pluck him from his time and drop him into today's NBA and NBA defences would feast on his weaknesses. The man has no left hand. When he finishes, even on the left side, he uses his right hand. His shot has no range beyond the midrange and he clearly plays below the rim. He would be a marginal player at best. You got away with such deficiencies in that era but not today. You get scouted, you opponent would know everyone of your tendencies and weaknesses and would capitalise on it. Robertson is a good example of how the game and the players have evolved. NBA players today have to constantly improve and eliminate their weaknesses, expand their game. Otherwise defences figure them out and shut them down. Back then you could be a guard and an All Star and not making a layup or competently dribble the ball with your left hand throughout your career. He was great in his era but let stop the nonsense that he is technically and physically equal to superstars today.
@@omnivorous65 you just proved my point. Take those skills he had in his era and add them to today’s game with the type of development that exists. He would dominate. What I’m hearing from you is just negativity. RJ Barrett had no right hand coming into the league. Still very good with lots of potential. He’s been developing his right hand. Do you really think a team would let the Big O play with one hand in today’s game? The man would be a beast!
Few today even know the name "Oscar Robertson", unless they hear some offhand mention of the name linked to Stephan Curry's triple doubles. That's a real shame, because they aren't aware of one of the five greatest guards ever to "lace 'em up". In Robertson's day, an "assist" was a very different thing than it is in the modern game. Yes, it was a pass that led to a basket being scored but the pass had to lead >directly< to a basket being scored. The recipient of the pass couldn't dribble the ball a few times and then shoot. Pass-catch- shot. Robertson would probably average 20 assists a game if they counted then in his day the way they do now. Look at this video highlight reel. There was nothing flashy about Robertson's game. No dribbling between his legs or around his back (and yes, players in his day could do that). No rim-ratting dunks (and yes, he could do that too). Just excellent fundamental basketball.
10:35 Dick van Arsdale guarding Oscar. lol, that's Manual vs Attucks, 1961 Indiana Mr Basketball vs 1956 Indiana Mr Basketball, very cool. Amazing revelation in this video too, they only got credit for an assist if the guy was going to the basket, no assist on a kick out, wow, I wonder how many of todays assist Oscar really had.
Modern athletes have lots of learning videos on sports, academic ( school) etc etc , Oscar Robinson was a early sport pioneer 🏀 nba, basketball pioneer like George mikan, gorde howe, ty Cobb, babe ruth , Oscar Robinson was 6 foot 5inches , great point guard heigh he could play any era
@@Loydstardeli2017 no he couldn't. The thing old school glazers like to ignore is genetics. As time has progressed, genetic monsters have become the norm. That wasn't the case 60 years ago. That's why people laugh about the "mailmen" playing. The bar was far lower back in the day, and the slow, almost infantile movements really show in video. But oldschool glazers like to sit in denial by calling it elegant and graceful. It really wasn't.
U can see he had even more by the way he played. His IQ is off the charts and he can use both hands too whether dribbling or finishing. That Jumper too 🪣
The master of the inside out dribble , the hesitation stop and go dribble, the up and under, you watch film and like Stockton no cousy around the back through the legs magic, he just used his simple control and great strength and vision to dominate, with the back you down turnaround foul drawing perfection. High volume free throw shooter 8th all time only west and Iverson averaged more perg. He made you pay 84% from the line ( in his Cincinnati years 10.5 perg. ) put your guards out of the game and controled who called timeouts( the other team) and had to substitute. Ball dominant it sometimes hurt his team as he was not excellent at moving without the ball which made him less of a threat as a decoy. And his greatest contribution was his lawsuit. The treble cleff - points, rebounds , assists. Had stokes not gotten sick he might have won a championship before pairing with Kaj and Dandridge. As they had great shooters Adrian Smith, Jack Twyman, Jerry Lucas, and Wayne ( the wall ) Embry.
I grew up in Milwaukee and got to see the Big O when my dad and I would see the Bucks play. He was past his prime but still a formidable presence on the court. At that time he was second, right behind Wilt, on the all-time lead scoring list and the all time assist leader. It was cool being able to see a living legend playing alongside a future legend (Lew Alcindor) right in my home town.
Big O is a live exemplification of basketball fundamentals. Even when he dribbles up the court on a fast break the ball looks like it’s in a string coming back to his hand
That guy was one of the most fundamentally sound players that I ever seen. Him along with Jerry West and Walt Frazier proved that you didn't have to be a fancy Dan to get the job done. They were guards that didn't have a definition they could do it all. Rebound, assist, score everything they epitomized the word all around. And Oscar was one if not the best in that category of all around for the first five years of his career.
@@jaydethomas7622 kyrie's dribbling style would be called for a carry every time he put his hand under the ball. The refs were a lot stricter about ball handling.
@@RLSmith-jt8qj do not care my point wasnt that kyrie would benefit from the rule change the dork before me made thqt point. I will say it again and you cant change my mind. He woulsnt have started on almost any team in today’s game any top pg now dominates then
the time he played rules were different and he was ahead of his time the stuff these players do today players was against the rules back then in the tell your probably one the young folk who just started watching basketball yesterday
@@user-hq4et2wm4v No rule said either of those things were forbidden. Traveling and carrying the ball was not allowed at all back in that era. Oscar could finish with either hand, and you seeing just limited footage of his career doesn't mean he couldn't use his left at all whatsoever. He literally did a crossover at the :33 second mark, if you pay attention.
@@tylerhingleton8493 playing good defense or running fast was also forbidden in that era? And I didnt know that a normal crossover was a travel. Oscar basically got by his defenders while jogging without even doing a crossover. Trash ass era
When Oscar retired from the NBA he was 1st all-time in assist and 2nd All-time in points behind Wilt. Big -O is also one of the greatest players in NCAA history. When he graduated from Cincinnati he was the NCAA's all-time leading scorer. It was his record that Pistol Pete broke.
Oscar was a top notch hard nosed player that got buckets when his team needed em. He got assist when his teammates needed to get going and played defense like an animal lol Dude was a great to this day
I just post under a Wilt video of yours saying that is was the best Wilt video I had seen. This is the best Oscar video I've seen. And maybe he should be my GOAT. Unbelievable.Thank you!
@@spicytranslations9604 no today they have zone defense.. today it's a joke.. I know because I watched hundreds of games live on tv or in person... You don't know because all you did is watch one film of Robertson.. get real
Watching the clips of Oscar after Steph Curry and Magic Johnson debate though I never seen him play. Oscar is the “first” point guard to be really be a combo guard, but passing and scoring at a high level.
As great as Kareem obviously was, it's very much understated just how fortunate he was that he got to play with Oscar AND Magic. I'd love to see a roundtable talk between Kareem, Oscar and Magic while they're still here with us. We should all flood the NBA's mentions for that to happen.
100% the reason Hakeem and Wilt only have 2 rings is they never had someone like Oscar and Magic. Big men can’t do it on their own, Kareem as great as he is, needed Magic to take him over the top and turn that lakers team into a dynasty so Kareem could pad his scoring number and titles late into his career.
@@manny4552 Oscar was stuck with nothing in Cincinnati and Magic won 3 titles as the driving force of that team with Kareem being older and not nearly as effective.
@@nwobringiton1282 well magic still had a good cast around him when Kareem left and Oscar played with guys like Johnny green and Jerry Lucas in Cincinnati
@@manny4552 ur right that magic still had a good team especially with Worthy, Byron, Cooper, Thompson, AC etc but that’s my point was you could’ve swapped Kareem with another average centre, which Kareem was at the end (again no shade to Kareem) and Magic could’ve still won those three championship in 85,87,88. My point is that bigs pretty much always need guards to win championships. Shaq never won without Kobe or DWade, Duncan wouldn’t have 5 without Parker and Ginobili. I could go on.
@@kingofnewyork7765 Very good observation! Do u still think that no one could use their left/offhand b4 the late 60's. Jerry West (1960) is the Logo right. Doesn't the Logo portray him Dribbling w/his left hand!
A few things you don't see in this video - Oscar never had a season where he didn't avg 35+ min or more - He shot 80% from the free throw - He shot 49% Fg% for his career - He went from a dominant ball handle & Scorer early in his career, to a more unselfish off the ball player later in his career trying to win a ring with a different playstyle A few things you do see in this video He had strong hands which allowed him to -Rebound better than almost any guard - He can pass the ball underhand or overhand -get to the rim with ease and simple finishes - He was one of the strongest guards of all time - He was the Westbrook of his generation, he had energy for days never came out the game until late in his career he played a bit less minutes - He was not afraid of hitting the big shots and had a decent midrange game
The Big O!!! What a BALLER! Another fantastic piece of work Foobas! Your 4k upscales & hard work are very appreciated! ESPN should get you onboard asap ✌️
Ya know, they always talk about Doc being the ambassador to the NBA, but B4 The Doctor , There was Oscar! Nicest man you'd ever wanna meet & if he didn't have anything nice to say to you , He ( try'd real hard) not to say anything, lol. ALSO , was of THE best anylitical B-Ball minds , ever! He was Utilitarian as well. Like Bird , things didnt have to always look pretty , but those 2 or 3 points went up on the scoreboard anyway! More often than MOST too. I think Oscar broke things down to it's basics & always knew HOW to get the job done!!! Thanks for the memories Oscar ! Miss you !
Yes he was. I met him at the airport in Cincinnati in 1977. Shook hand and told him I was a great admirer of his, but a Celtics fan. He laughed and said those were some tough teams they had in Boston!
@@scottodonnell7121 Oscar always let $hit slide too. He was 1 of , if not THE most under-rated player ever & yet , He'd never bitch about it! I think since He himself , knew what he was all about & just didn't NEED any1 to tell him how amazing he was & such a Class act !!! AND...O yeah! Cracks me up when people say Wilt was a lozer , cuz EVERY single player , in those days , in the NBA , who was not inna Boston Jersey , was a loser than too , lol ^ ^
As a kid while in junior high, Big O was my guy. The only complaint I had about his game, he passed the ball too much at Milwaukee. I wanted to see him score. :)
Top 3 PG OF ALL TIME!!! I might even go so far as to take him over Magic (Magic wouldn't have been able to get away with those ball-handling "tricks" during Robertson's era, lol) as the one I would build my team around. Only other PG I've ever seen play with Oscar's IQ level since was Rondo for sure...
Anyone see. How much more respect is shown. Watch how these guys put the ball in the basket in the paint. None of that in your face disrespectful stuff.
You have to wonder how much of the way the game looked back then was due to the shoes that they wore. Anybody who’s trying to play basketball Chuck Taylors knows how they make you change your game.
That 73 Bucks team is as good as any team ever. Top 5 in my opinion. I still choose it in any basketball game & even with the 3 pt line you can hang with the Bulls, Warriors, Pistons, Lakers, or Celtics.
Keep in mind that Oscar was past his peak prime with the Bucks. Oscar in his peak prime with any of the elite big men (Wilt, Russell, Reed, Thurmond) would have hardly lost if he was without major injury.
He's in my top 5 he went up against Russell that's why he didn't get the rings an he played against Wilt that's why his numbers don't pop out he was more than a triple double. Oscar Robertson is Michael Jordan's Goat.
Thank you, thank you for this high quality coloured material! I have been looking for Big O highlights like this! If Big O isnpt on your top 5 point guards of all time list and on your top 20 of all time list you really have some research to do!
8:24 stop and think about what this former player is saying -- before Oscar, assists were passes to players cutting to the basket, not back out to the wing.....it was not a part of their system (taught/fundamentals). This is innovation, this is revolutionary, this is evolving the game. Most people don't even know about how past players revolutionized the game.
When shooting a jump shot, the position of the ball is further back from the top of the head. Such a jump shot is almost impossible to block. Like it's hard to block Jordan's fade away shot I wonder what kind of form he would have thrown if there was a 3-point line. Looking at the upper body, I can feel the strength. strength and flexibility Looking at the bounce pass, it's easy to guess why it got that nickname.
OSCAR ROBERTSON (1960-74)
Regular Season:
- Cincinnati Royals (1960-70) | 752 Games, 44.0 Minutes | 49% FG, 84% FT
Points | 29.3
Rebounds | 8.5
Assists | 10.3
Steals | 1.5*
- Milwaukee Bucks (1970-74) | 288 Games, 37.5 Minutes | 47% FG, 84% FT
Points | 16.3
Rebounds | 4.9
Assists | 7.5
Steals | 1.2*
- Career | 1040 Games, 42.2 Minutes | 49% FG, 84% FT
Points | 25.7
Rebounds | 7.5
Assists | 9.5
Steals | 1.4*
* Projected Data - Oscar Robertson averaged 1.1 steals per game in his final year with the Bucks in 1973-74.
Thank you very much for this video, you KNOW I’ve been waiting months and as soon as I park my car I’m watching
Great fuggin video , my friend..Cheers ! 🍺
@@cristiandelvillar3121 Love that reply ! lol
Russ couldn't do that in his Mvp year
if Russ could put those number up this year Lakers would have won every game
Oscar had a presence on the court: "I'm going here and I'll shoot. Or I'll do a layup." And he did it as if no defender could stop him. He dominated by force-of-willpower.
Oscar makes the layup more pleasurable to watch than a dunk
It's crazy to me how simple and at the same time smooth and beautiful was the game in that era, incredible
The rules were different right? Like half of what they did in the 80s and 90s would be a travel back then if I recall correctly?
@@liamcroft1843 Yeah it would have
@@liamcroft1843Yeah, I’m not sure exactly when it changed though. Maybe around when Magic entered the league
it just looks simple because back then, rules were more strict and were more enforced than today, specially regarding dribling
@@gabrielduarte3904 Oscar Robertson just played to win, the fundamentals. He was a big 6'5" guard with muscles. He could physically take over a game.
His quote about basketball being action and reaction, that’s such a great philosophy! He took the game how it was presented to him
The most fundamentally sound player I have ever seen. No flash. No wasted movement. No hotdogging. Beautiful to watch for a connoisseur of basketball. Those Royals teams with Jerry Lucas were special.
Played in pick up games at Central YMCA in Cincinnati with Mr. Robertson . He was only running 3 quarter speed and killing some good players. Shot was awesome and if you were cutting to basket he would get the ball to you. I used to laugh at guys trying to guard him by being very physical. Never turned out good for them.
Man, that sounds like a lot of fun. Around what time was this, if I might ask? I'm assuming late 70s and 80s.
He cooked Mad Dog Fred Carter in the 1971 Finals. Fred Carter was a good player with good hops. Philly native.
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His passing was on another level . Court vision crazy . He had the middy game and no one could guard him
We need a pistol Pete In 4k
It sure was. We all talk of Magic and Stockton as the greatest passers, but Oscar is right there, too. And a superior jump shooter/scorer to either of em.
He wouldn’t start at a d1 college today
@@Mallymal1 when we talk about different eras, what you have to do is take what they did and how they played during their time and adjust it to today's time. If you look at his fundamentals, his mindset, his court vision. If you add the advancement in nutrition, equipment, and playing style...because if played today he would've grown up with today's game. I think there's more than enough displayed in Oscar's game that you could drop it in today's game and he'd be successful.
Best 5 players all time: Big O, Bird, Jordan, Lebron, Wilt!!
Truly an all around great player. I knew about his scoring and ability to get rebounds but watching this video, I'm amazed at his passing. Not only the way he could throw a long outlet pass with accuracy but the way he could almost "pass people open". The feel for the Game he had was just unreal. The head fakes and pump fakes we're also unreal. I truly think this man could have flourished in ANY era. A true "Floor General". Thanks for posting this.
Thanks for watching 👍
He had one of the cleanest looking jump shots ever. Unreal talent all around.
What? His body is mostly twisted sideways, he has a hitch in his release, he never fully extends his arm or flicks his wrist. It works for him clearly, but there is probably a reason why we never see him taking a long shot. That is a shot that only works mid-range and not an inch further.
Incredibly smooth shot.
The object of the game back then was get as close as u can.The closer the shot the higher the percentage.Thats a truism in basketball 3 pt line or no 3 pt line.Dunks and layups win championships or did u miss last years final?Giannis dunked his way to glory.
@@ralphgreenwood2469 and the warriors made 5 straight finals shooting 3s so whats your point? layups and dunks win titles😂😂
My point is people over estimate the value of the 3 pt shot.Those Warrior teams shot plenty of layups also(off all the motion and back door cuts etc.)Every team wants to play that way but every team doesn't have Steph Klay and KD.The Bulls won 6 titles with almost no 3 pt shot attempts.Fifty percent from 2 point range is roughly equivalent to 35 percent from 3 pt range.I haven't looked at the numbers but I don't think most teams are shooting 35 percent as a team from three I don't think you have to shoot a lot of threes to win. Which should be obvious after last season with the Bucks but a lot of fans are still enamored with the three as if you can't win without the three point shot as a primary weapon.You live with three you die with three.I am not saying don't shoot the three.What I am saying is play to your strengths(one size doesn't fit all)shoot the three judiciously and by all means use your big men inside.Those layups are gravy.
Oscar and Wilt would have been something to see live.
Fortunate to have seen them both play in person. Oscar has always been my favorite. As for Wilt; TV doesn't convey just how big and powerful he is. Sat behind the basket in a game where he was playing the Royals and Wayne Embry was guarding him. Embry went about 280 and was trying to push Wilt out of the paint. Wilt sorta shrugged his shoulders and Embry bounced off the stanchion.
@@buckfan1969 i mean he played with prime kareem..
I did and they were
@@dmoney7784 prime Kareem isn't as good as prime wilt tbh
Nah Bill and Oscar in their primes game over… WilT clogged paint didn’t set good picks consistently. Only. 1 ball
Big "O" is built like a linebacker. Chris Webber makes at the 9:50 mark that's super important for all basketball players and that's having an explosive first step. Robertson's wide shoulders and big base make him hard to get the ball from him. He used his body superbly and maintained great position against the defense.
Someone needs to get all old sports clips in 4k, this looks amazing
Royals fan here, and the Big O has always been my favorite player. Thanks for posting this. Hopefully some of the younger guys can see that basketball wasn't invented in 1990 by ESPN.
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Man I’ve just been learning about older players recently and damn… I might have to give them eras their props😂 I think He would’ve thrived in today’s game, he’s like the perfect connecting piece on the court he doesn’t ever seem to be outside of the flow of the game.
@@is.that.Mazzi. While you're checking out the older era players, you need to realize the rules were actually enforced back then. No walking, traveling, palming or carrying the ball, and the defense was allowed to hand check. All the flashy highlights you see from players starting in the 90's would have simply been turnovers in the 60's when the called the game by the rules. They changed all those rules to help the offense and get more butts in the seats.
@@buckfan1969 I will say the freedom of movement has definitely changed how the game looks but I think it helped the game a little too hopefully we can reach the perfect balance
@@is.that.Mazzi. If I were King of the World, I'd get rid of the 3-point line. I know most would call that heresy, but I got tired of watching a game that mostly consisted of lobbing a ball into the big man at the top of the key and throwing it out to one of the 3 players ringing the 3-point line. I think it started there. But all professional sports have done the same; i.e. changing the rules to help the offense. Look what they did to pitchers in MLB; they lowered the mound, shrank the strike zone, put them on a clock, pulled the outfield fences in, juiced the ball, juiced the players, and told the pitchers they can't throw at the hitters. NFL the same with receivers, etc. Pro sports will do anything to increase revenue, and they have to with the way salaries have gone ballistic. I think Free Agency is the classic example of 'Be Careful what you wish for, because you just might get it. Just another rant from an old fart....;)
When he says he wasn't playing for a stats he was trying to help his team win,. I believe him. Just in the humility in which he speaks, his class, he just feels extremely authentic in every way. Thx for posting!
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Modern fans might see this outstanding video of the great Oscar Robertson and think Oscar wasn't that good compared to today's players because he didn't dunk, go between his legs, or throw behind the back passes. What they don't understand is that the Big O played in a different era that either didn't always condone those moves or didn't allow it. In his prime, Oscar Robertson was as good or better than any guard that ever laced em up.
Nobody is complaining about West or Baylor. Had nothing to do with the era. Oscar was great but he was boring as heck to watch! Lol
@@WallTrapMedia West and Baylor may have been more dynamic (I think they were), but if you really appreciate the game, I certainly didn't find him boring. I mean some of the passes he made were simply brilliant.
Perhaps conventional or basic. As Kareem said "no flash, no frills."
Yeah if u showboat in Robertson era you'll be on the bench
@@Baylorbetterthanbrown facts, it was considered very disrespectful until the 80's when the NBA was viewed as more of a product for the fans
@@WallTrapMedia no way
The video quality of this clip is absolutely phenomenal.
"The Big O" a real legend who is never mentioned in most current "expert" top 10 lists .. this man was the real deal!
Big is my GOAT, having watched him in the 60's and 70's!!!!!
So happy to see the Big O finally getting some exposure out here! He's been my favorite player since he joined the Royals in 1960. He could do anything he wanted on a basketball court. The best all-around player I've ever seen.
You are very correct. I watched him play, and he controlled the floor. Whenever he went to the bench things changed. You could literally see the difference he made, without him being flashy about it!
That's what Kareem said! I agree! Oscar is the G.O.A.T.!
When Jerry West and John Havlicek say it themselves in an ESPN documentary that Oscar Robertson was the best player they ever played against, that’s all you need to hear about him. I have him in my top 10 GOAT list
Very intelligent post ! When people say who was the greatest player of all time, I always laugh, there are to many variables involved, I like to say who are the best 10 players to ever play, and usually the 10 are pretty much even. Oscar definitely belongs in those 10 !
Jerry West also said Michael Jordan was the best play ever!!!!
The only difference between Mj and The Big o was Michael put on a show !!!! And made it look cool
What makes a player great is once he is placed on a team immediately the team jumps up to another level no matter if they are the worst team or best or anywhere in between ! Players that can do that's is Oscar, Bird, Kareem, Wilt, Russell, Lebron, Jordan, Baylor, the big E Elvin Hayes, pistol Pete, magic Johnson, Dr j, possibly John Stockton or Steph Curry !
@@douglaslett7504 Lebron always steals 2 or 3 Allstars......thats the difference between him and Everyone else you mentioned
Those guys were put together.....Lebron Asked for them....thats the difference
The big O was a complete player with no weakness in his game.
He played mailmen
@@ooseannNo one cares he played in an era with Bill and Wilt and many more all time greats.
Oscar Robinson had great height for a point guard
@@Loydstardeli2017 he was 6-5 you right
@@ooseann atleast those mailmen made the league why you ain't in the league yourself?
Great video. Thanks for posting. Oscar Robertson could easily be on anyone's all time starting 5 team. Big hands long arms, averaged triple double before anyone started keeping that statistic.
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People underestimate his body type kind of like Luka Doncic today.Hard to guard a guy when hes banging u around with that big frame.Ask Pat Beverly about that.
WOW , Just saw Oscar drive to the hoop & get his body tween Wilt & the basket & he prevented Wilt from blocking it...Brilliant ! He was fearless!
A master at work.
True. But in an All-Star game, Oscar drove to the basket on Wilt--and Wilt blocked the shot and put Oscar on the floor without a foul.
his jumpshot looks so smooth
Oscar's lay-up badges were second to none, he is a legend lol.
Possibly the most well-rounded offensive player ever with absolute no weakness. Thank you for this beautiful work!
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No weakness? If you have seen a left handed lay-up in any of the clips you have got keener eyes than I do. I know it was a different era back then but the way he favours his right hand would not fly anymore today.
@@omnivorous65 Yes, I have seen Oscar using his left hand - even in this video.
@@70sfan where you seen a left hand?
@@omnivorous65 Nah, he'd easily improve his stats if he played today with the notorious lack in defense and the advantage of a 3 line.
One of the best EVER!
Oscar could do anything. He wasn't flashy at all. But he was a bulky 6ft5 shooting guard that could rebound, shoot, pass and score. The guy could practically do anything. And his defense is very underrated.
He made the game look so easy. One of the top points guards of all time. No palming the ball when drilling back then. Can you imagine what he would do in today's modern game. The people who say he can't play this modern game, don't know B. Ball.
This man passing is crazyyyy
Yeah. The highlights were looking antiquated until those passes came. They transcend time.
Love the guy. It's weird to watch them dribble back then without carrying -- pure basketball. The real thing.
Exactly.
He never carried only because he never dribbled with his left hand.
@@brandonlee34444 So dribbling left handed requires somebody to carry?
@@brandonlee34444 dummy
People simply don't understand basketball and/or they haven't done there proper research, if they don't think Oscar could have been great in ANY era. The guy was literally a bigger, taller, original version of Chris Paul. And last time I checked, CP3 was a top 75 all-time player and ARGUABLY the best pure PG of THIS era.
7:58 god damn what a pass
The big "O" was brilliant.....i first saw him play year 2 at the old madison square garden...long live the legend of number 14 Oscar Robertson. Peace
What a beautiful game. I had not seen such high quality footage of the Big O. I only caught the end of his career, with the Bucks, when he had lost a step. I can't think of anybody else like him. His game was a genre all its own. Isn't it unbelievable that sometimes he is left off of GOAT discussions?
Absolutely. Especially considering his numbers too.
Well said, Oscar had legendary skills, it's criminal how he's not respected by current "experts." I refuse to consider any top 10 list that doesn't include him.
@@dennisrobbins7857 If you put Oscar in 10 you must out O neal Hakeem Kobe witch is disrespected...Even many new like KD Steph Giannis surpass him... he was weak in playoff just 22p and just16ppg in finals..He also have only 1regular mvp
@@dragondragon5437 He played on weak teams most of his career. The "just 16ppg in finals" is bullsh*t. He only played in one final, at the end of his career. He was the final, but deciding, piece to the puzzle to get Kareem his first ring. I hate comparing player to player across eras as a yardstick (like stupid "Babe Ruth couldn't hit a loud foul off Gerrit Cole" ridiculous sh*t). You can only compare players to how they competed within their era. If you were great in your era, you were great. Using your criteria, Kevin Love was a lot better player than Bill Russell, whose stats were pedestrian but won all the hardware. The Big O was the best all-around player in the league for a decade. FULL STOP
Man I love old skool clips like this 💯 absolutely incredible to watch and remember these Legends 💪 the way Oscar played and that beautiful high release jump shot 😎 my man was something special for sure!!! Awesome video thx for making it 🙏
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The NBA in its golden age. It will be always my favourite era.
❤️ 1950s/ 1960s NBA basketball; golden era
Several may have been flashier and more athletic. Very few have ever been as effective. A VERY short list of those. At any position in any era.
@@Amick44 well said Mick A..well said
One legend we truly must appreciate. His shot was so smooth and the way he kept bigger players from blocking it. What a basketball genius he was. Good rebounder too. He would definitely dominate in this era.
You pluck him from his time and drop him into today's NBA and NBA defences would feast on his weaknesses. The man has no left hand. When he finishes, even on the left side, he uses his right hand. His shot has no range beyond the midrange and he clearly plays below the rim. He would be a marginal player at best. You got away with such deficiencies in that era but not today. You get scouted, you opponent would know everyone of your tendencies and weaknesses and would capitalise on it. Robertson is a good example of how the game and the players have evolved. NBA players today have to constantly improve and eliminate their weaknesses, expand their game. Otherwise defences figure them out and shut them down. Back then you could be a guard and an All Star and not making a layup or competently dribble the ball with your left hand throughout your career. He was great in his era but let stop the nonsense that he is technically and physically equal to superstars today.
With all due respect your argument doesnt hold up.James Harden alone disproves everything u just said.
@@omnivorous65 you just proved my point. Take those skills he had in his era and add them to today’s game with the type of development that exists. He would dominate. What I’m hearing from you is just negativity. RJ Barrett had no right hand coming into the league. Still very good with lots of potential. He’s been developing his right hand. Do you really think a team would let the Big O play with one hand in today’s game? The man would be a beast!
@@omnivorous65 no left hand yet hit atleast 20-30 shots going to his left , Allen iverson 99% right handed shots but he played in modern era
Beautiful to watch. Such a team player. No one like him!!!
The only footage I've seen of Robertson. And you've done a great job enhancing these clips. Appreciate it!
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There's more on here (YT) of him. Ck it out. Your appreciation of him and his brilliance will grow. A true master of the game and his craft.
Few today even know the name "Oscar Robertson", unless they hear some offhand mention of the name linked to Stephan Curry's triple doubles. That's a real shame, because they aren't aware of one of the five greatest guards ever to "lace 'em up".
In Robertson's day, an "assist" was a very different thing than it is in the modern game. Yes, it was a pass that led to a basket being scored but the pass had to lead >directly< to a basket being scored. The recipient of the pass couldn't dribble the ball a few times and then shoot. Pass-catch- shot. Robertson would probably average 20 assists a game if they counted then in his day the way they do now.
Look at this video highlight reel. There was nothing flashy about Robertson's game. No dribbling between his legs or around his back (and yes, players in his day could do that). No rim-ratting dunks (and yes, he could do that too). Just excellent fundamental basketball.
He had a PhD in basketball geometry. The most fundamentally sound player in the game’s history.
DAYUMN O_O Has there ever been anybody else that well rounded? Jeez. He's like a more athletic (and slightly darker) version of Larry Bird.
He would have gotten more recognition if he was better looking
10:35 Dick van Arsdale guarding Oscar. lol, that's Manual vs Attucks, 1961 Indiana Mr Basketball vs 1956 Indiana Mr Basketball, very cool. Amazing revelation in this video too, they only got credit for an assist if the guy was going to the basket, no assist on a kick out, wow, I wonder how many of todays assist Oscar really had.
This man could play in any era he was a complete point guard without a weakness
Most definitely
Oscar Robinson had size, cannot teach height
He looked like he had no weakness because the rest of the league sucked. 10-year-olds perform a lay-up better today...
Modern athletes have lots of learning videos on sports, academic ( school) etc etc , Oscar Robinson was a early sport pioneer 🏀 nba, basketball pioneer like George mikan, gorde howe,
ty Cobb, babe ruth , Oscar Robinson was 6 foot 5inches , great point guard heigh he could play any era
@@Loydstardeli2017 no he couldn't. The thing old school glazers like to ignore is genetics. As time has progressed, genetic monsters have become the norm. That wasn't the case 60 years ago. That's why people laugh about the "mailmen" playing. The bar was far lower back in the day, and the slow, almost infantile movements really show in video. But oldschool glazers like to sit in denial by calling it elegant and graceful. It really wasn't.
U can see he had even more by the way he played. His IQ is off the charts and he can use both hands too whether dribbling or finishing. That Jumper too 🪣
Best point guard ever from talent wise
The master of the inside out dribble , the hesitation stop and go dribble, the up and under, you watch film and like Stockton no cousy around the back through the legs magic, he just used his simple control and great strength and vision to dominate, with the back you down turnaround foul drawing perfection. High volume free throw shooter 8th all time only west and Iverson averaged more perg. He made you pay 84% from the line ( in his Cincinnati years 10.5 perg. ) put your guards out of the game and controled who called timeouts( the other team) and had to substitute. Ball dominant it sometimes hurt his team as he was not excellent at moving without the ball which made him less of a threat as a decoy. And his greatest contribution was his lawsuit. The treble cleff - points, rebounds , assists. Had stokes not gotten sick he might have won a championship before pairing with Kaj and Dandridge. As they had great shooters Adrian Smith, Jack Twyman, Jerry Lucas, and Wayne ( the wall ) Embry.
I grew up in Milwaukee and got to see the Big O when my dad and I would see the Bucks play. He was past his prime but still a formidable presence on the court. At that time he was second, right behind Wilt, on the all-time lead scoring list and the all time assist leader. It was cool being able to see a living legend playing alongside a future legend (Lew Alcindor) right in my home town.
He was really smooth and just did everything very well.
Big O is a live exemplification of basketball fundamentals. Even when he dribbles up the court on a fast break the ball looks like it’s in a string coming back to his hand
That guy was one of the most fundamentally sound players that I ever seen. Him along with Jerry West and Walt Frazier proved that you didn't have to be a fancy Dan to get the job done. They were guards that didn't have a definition they could do it all. Rebound, assist, score everything they epitomized the word all around. And Oscar was one if not the best in that category of all around for the first five years of his career.
They proved you didnt need to back then. You know because the game was worse? He gets cooked by kyrie
@@jaydethomas7622 kyrie's dribbling style would be called for a carry every time he put his hand under the ball. The refs were a lot stricter about ball handling.
@@RLSmith-jt8qj i domt care my guy😭rules changed he he gets cooked by kyrie any day of tne week
@@jaydethomas7622 he'd benefit from the rule changes too, my guy
@@RLSmith-jt8qj do not care my point wasnt that kyrie would benefit from the rule change the dork before me made thqt point. I will say it again and you cant change my mind. He woulsnt have started on almost any team in today’s game any top pg now dominates then
What a wonderful player, never palmed, carried or walked in a game like today's player!!!
Runs the break like Magic, fades away baseline like Jordan, & had the size of a modern combo guard.
Wild.
with a Bird type jumper)
Naw they copied him don’t say he doing stuff like them
See how he dribbles, hands on TOP of the ball at all times. Unlike today, everybody palms or carries for control, and, it NEVER gets called.
Let me ask you. Would you rather watch this every night?😭😭like bro stfu he gets cooked by todays game
The rules were different back then i dont think you could even put your hand on the side of the ball,nowdays a carry is only when its under the ball
@@jaydethomas7622 you dummy if he played in todays game he’d be allowed to dribble more freely b/c of the dribbling rules being more liberal
@@kingofnewyork7765 hed be ass.
@@jaydethomas7622 u delusional betas like Ben Simmons and James harden get max contracts in todays nba but Oscar wouldn’t? Yeah ok.
I remember watching him play for the Cincinnati Royals at the Gardens in the 60s..The Big O!
Great to see a couple of plays again, where steps actually count. A different game today.
Mr. Robertson was the first player's union leader who fought publicly for better pay
He passing, midrange, and handles were elite.
dont wanna be that guy but I didnt see a single crossover in the video. So wheres the great handle?
the time he played rules were different and he was ahead of his time the stuff these players do today players was against the rules back then in the tell your probably one the young folk who just started watching basketball yesterday
@@201Bear show me the rule that says finishing with the left hand or doing a crossover was forbidden in the 60s
@@user-hq4et2wm4v No rule said either of those things were forbidden. Traveling and carrying the ball was not allowed at all back in that era. Oscar could finish with either hand, and you seeing just limited footage of his career doesn't mean he couldn't use his left at all whatsoever. He literally did a crossover at the :33 second mark, if you pay attention.
@@tylerhingleton8493 playing good defense or running fast was also forbidden in that era? And I didnt know that a normal crossover was a travel. Oscar basically got by his defenders while jogging without even doing a crossover. Trash ass era
“His greatness was his simplicity”- Jerry west
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Fundamental and very nice to watch❤❤
When Oscar retired from the NBA he was 1st all-time in assist and 2nd All-time in points behind Wilt. Big -O is also one of the greatest players in NCAA history. When he graduated from Cincinnati he was the NCAA's all-time leading scorer. It was his record that Pistol Pete broke.
Top 15 all time player
@@jamesamorello848I have him in my top 10
@@jamesamorello848I have him at 9.
The Tim Duncan of Point Guards. He's athletic and had the skill/mind to be flashy but plays fundamentally.
Awesome Big O footage !
Maybe the most fundamentally sound player of all time. He should be the NBA logo.
The flow of old school basketball should be considered the same as listening to the likes of Mozart!
Oscar was a top notch hard nosed player that got buckets when his team needed em.
He got assist when his teammates needed to get going and played defense like an animal lol Dude was a great to this day
Pure class + Classic player + Mr. Triple Double = Oscar Robertson
Wow....he was such a fundamental player!
I just post under a Wilt video of yours saying that is was the best Wilt video I had seen. This is the best Oscar video I've seen. And maybe he should be my GOAT. Unbelievable.Thank you!
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Oscar robertson was a Tim Duncan kind of player-not flashy,king of fundamentals and had no weakness in their game.
You mean Tim Duncan was a Oscar Robertson kind of player
Lol well he can't dribble with his left hand... there's one weakness
@@spicytranslations9604 he did not need to or he would have
@@manny4552 he didn't need to cuz defense was a joke back then lol. The film speaks for itself.
@@spicytranslations9604 no today they have zone defense.. today it's a joke.. I know because I watched hundreds of games live on tv or in person... You don't know because all you did is watch one film of Robertson.. get real
Watching the clips of Oscar after Steph Curry and Magic Johnson debate though I never seen him play. Oscar is the “first” point guard to be really be a combo guard, but passing and scoring at a high level.
As great as Kareem obviously was, it's very much understated just how fortunate he was that he got to play with Oscar AND Magic.
I'd love to see a roundtable talk between Kareem, Oscar and Magic while they're still here with us. We should all flood the NBA's mentions for that to happen.
Yes indeed but neither one of those guys won a title without kareem
100% the reason Hakeem and Wilt only have 2 rings is they never had someone like Oscar and Magic. Big men can’t do it on their own, Kareem as great as he is, needed Magic to take him over the top and turn that lakers team into a dynasty so Kareem could pad his scoring number and titles late into his career.
@@manny4552 Oscar was stuck with nothing in Cincinnati and Magic won 3 titles as the driving force of that team with Kareem being older and not nearly as effective.
@@nwobringiton1282 well magic still had a good cast around him when Kareem left and Oscar played with guys like Johnny green and Jerry Lucas in Cincinnati
@@manny4552 ur right that magic still had a good team especially with Worthy, Byron, Cooper, Thompson, AC etc but that’s my point was you could’ve swapped Kareem with another average centre, which Kareem was at the end (again no shade to Kareem) and Magic could’ve still won those three championship in 85,87,88. My point is that bigs pretty much always need guards to win championships. Shaq never won without Kobe or DWade, Duncan wouldn’t have 5 without Parker and Ginobili. I could go on.
@ 5:40 -5:43, That Left hand dribble drive w/o Palming/Carrying the ball!
Anasi nasty, 3 bodies in the paint waiting for him too
@@kingofnewyork7765 Very good observation! Do u still think that no one could use their left/offhand b4 the late 60's. Jerry West (1960) is the Logo right. Doesn't the Logo portray him Dribbling w/his left hand!
Top 10 all time without a doubt
A few things you don't see in this video
- Oscar never had a season where he didn't avg 35+ min or more
- He shot 80% from the free throw
- He shot 49% Fg% for his career
- He went from a dominant ball handle & Scorer early in his career, to a more unselfish off the ball player later in his career trying to win a ring with a different playstyle
A few things you do see in this video
He had strong hands which allowed him to
-Rebound better than almost any guard
- He can pass the ball underhand or overhand
-get to the rim with ease and simple finishes
- He was one of the strongest guards of all time
- He was the Westbrook of his generation, he had energy for days never came out the game until late in his career he played a bit less minutes
- He was not afraid of hitting the big shots and had a decent midrange game
Westbrook can’t not compare please stop
Oscar was so ahead of his time
The Big O!!! What a BALLER!
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Probably the most fundamentally sound player at the 1 position.
Absolutely wonderful. Great video.
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Ya know, they always talk about Doc being the ambassador to the NBA, but B4 The Doctor , There was Oscar! Nicest man you'd ever wanna meet & if he didn't have anything nice to say to you , He ( try'd real hard) not to say anything, lol. ALSO , was of THE best anylitical B-Ball minds , ever! He was Utilitarian as well. Like Bird , things didnt have to always look pretty , but those 2 or 3 points went up on the scoreboard anyway! More often than MOST too. I think Oscar broke things down to it's basics & always knew HOW to get the job done!!! Thanks for the memories Oscar ! Miss you !
Yes he was. I met him at the airport in Cincinnati in 1977. Shook hand and told him I was a great admirer of his, but a Celtics fan. He laughed and said those were some tough teams they had in Boston!
@@scottodonnell7121 Oscar always let $hit slide too. He was 1 of , if not THE most under-rated player ever & yet , He'd never bitch about it! I think since He himself , knew what he was all about & just didn't NEED any1 to tell him how amazing he was & such a Class act !!!
AND...O yeah! Cracks me up when people say Wilt was a lozer , cuz EVERY single player , in those days , in the NBA , who was not inna Boston Jersey , was a loser than too , lol ^ ^
Boston was invincible!!!
Ain't no way you got 12 minutes of Oscar robertson highlights. Amazing
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Honestly I would rather watch smooth and slow basketball like this than fast and chuck up 3’s type basketball all the time
Thank you for posting the great footage of the Big O
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His jumpshot is so pretty
As a kid while in junior high, Big O was my guy. The only complaint I had about his game, he passed the ball too much at Milwaukee. I wanted to see him score. :)
These old clips make me respect his game more. I Realized all my favorites just copied him.
Top 3 PG OF ALL TIME!!! I might even go so far as to take him over Magic (Magic wouldn't have been able to get away with those ball-handling "tricks" during Robertson's era, lol) as the one I would build my team around. Only other PG I've ever seen play with Oscar's IQ level since was Rondo for sure...
hes just so fast look at him run with the ball and his jumpshot was insane
Checking in from Indianapolis, Indiana.... Oscar went to High school here Crispus Attacks. I wasnt born until 1988....
Anyone see.
How much more respect is shown.
Watch how these guys put the ball in the basket in the paint.
None of that in your face disrespectful stuff.
You have to wonder how much of the way the game looked back then was due to the shoes that they wore. Anybody who’s trying to play basketball Chuck Taylors knows how they make you change your game.
That 73 Bucks team is as good as any team ever. Top 5 in my opinion.
I still choose it in any basketball game & even with the 3 pt line you can hang with the Bulls, Warriors, Pistons, Lakers, or Celtics.
Keep in mind that Oscar was past his peak prime with the Bucks. Oscar in his peak prime with any of the elite big men (Wilt, Russell, Reed, Thurmond) would have hardly lost if he was without major injury.
I'm watching a UA-cam video on Coach John Wooden. He said Oscar Robertson may be the best player ever.
He's in my top 5 he went up against Russell that's why he didn't get the rings an he played against Wilt that's why his numbers don't pop out he was more than a triple double. Oscar Robertson is Michael Jordan's Goat.
He can make anyone he’s playing with look good
He would just methodically destroy whomever was guarding him. His first step quickness is underrated.
Thank you, thank you for this high quality coloured material! I have been looking for Big O highlights like this!
If Big O isnpt on your top 5 point guards of all time list and on your top 20 of all time list you really have some research to do!
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Great video and quality! Probably a top 25 player all time.
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8:24 stop and think about what this former player is saying -- before Oscar, assists were passes to players cutting to the basket, not back out to the wing.....it was not a part of their system (taught/fundamentals). This is innovation, this is revolutionary, this is evolving the game. Most people don't even know about how past players revolutionized the game.
When shooting a jump shot, the position of the ball is further back from the top of the head.
Such a jump shot is almost impossible to block.
Like it's hard to block Jordan's fade away shot
I wonder what kind of form he would have thrown if there was a 3-point line.
Looking at the upper body, I can feel the strength.
strength and flexibility
Looking at the bounce pass, it's easy to guess why it got that nickname.