True, people act like The Spurs and Heat weren't running those small lineups before the Dubs. Diaw was doing all that Draymond Green stuff first, not defensively of course but his versatility.
@@samribz3320 i really don't. But I am certainly disappointed at some recent inductions. I guess I'm saying/implying had he played American collegiate ball & been a standout, that may propel him in. As a pro, he was a unsung, yet at times, brilliant role player, who was at least somewhat dominant in many key games. I think the Jokic comparison is superb. I mean there is absolutely NO way Bill Bradley & Ralph Sampson are in the Hall on their NBA careers.
In 20 years I will be talkin basketball with somebody and I'm gonna say Boris Diaw was special,than he's gonna bring up his stats,and he's gonna say well the stats are nothing special...but those who watched Diaw play when he was motivated can confirm this..Diaw was a special player. Any team in any era could use a guy like this. Greaet teammate,big body,decivngly atlethic,solid shooter,solid ball hnadler,good post up player,GREAT passer,great ball mover..understands the game.
Man, that hook pass to Danny green early in the video was filthy. Jokic’s passing ability in today’s game reminds me a lot of Boris Diaw and how well he would find his teammates out there on the court.
This Spurs team was one of the smartest teams I've ever seen. Top to bottom with high IQ talent. Duncan, Diaw, Parker, Kawhi and even crazy old Ginobili. Loved that team. Much love to San Antonio from Houston. The Great State of Texas.
I've never seen a team make LeBron look lost like the Spurs did in these finals. Game 5, Heat went up big and Spurs just effortlessly took over, like it was never in doubt.
one of most underated players even in nba.... i remember him in europe and international games in his prime, he didnt score 30+ or get tons of boards, but he was so overall great , both attack and defence, he is genius , sadly hard work not always seen and apreciated in nba
This Spurs team doesn't get talked about enough. They had the big three of Manu,Parker, and Duncan. Young up and coming 2 way superstar Kawhi. Boris diaw, a smart big who could do everything on the floor. Patty Mills a Scrappy athletic pg when Parker needed rest. Danny green a streaky 3 point assassin. 7 guys who all could ball. Splitter, bellinelli and a couple other guys got in from time to time but the core 7 of Duncan Manu Parker Kawhi Green Diaw Mills Got the job done.
No controversy or publicly outrageous personalities. Dedicated, talented, team oriented players who we're content to play together and succeed as a unit. Not what sells papers, generally.
Ces finales sont un chef d’œuvre inoubliable de Basket de rêve côté Spurs, avec un Boris Diaw juste exceptionnel. Merci champion pour toutes les belles émotions procurées, les souvenirs à jamais gravés, autant avec l’équipe de France qu’avec tes différentes teams NBA et bien évidemment les spurs ; sans doute ton meilleur aux côtés de ton pote TP. Vous nous avez fait rêver comme jamais les deux, resterez chacun éternellement dans nos têtes et dans nos cœurs.
Amazing video, I think that these highlights sum up the real essence of Diaw and his huge ability in sharing the ball. I'm very speechless when i see some beauties like the no-look behind the back pass or the in and out for danny green from the baseline. Also i guess he's very underrated and he became, during this season, a fundamental gear in spurs' offense. He's perfect for this unselfish system! He's my favourite palyer, my idol , no doubt. Great job!!
@asian dude MIA 95 - 110 SAS 15 pts diff MIA 98-96 SAS 2 pts diff SAS 111-92 MIA 19 pts diff SAS 107-86 MIA 21 pts diff MIA 87-104 SAS 17 pts diff a 4-0 run... this is a massacre
@asian dude ..... stop making excuses for the fake 🐐 lebron 3-6 blames to enhance his greatness whatever ...... wade is a superstar who's still on his prime & former finals mvp,chris bosh is an all star in toronto who averaged 20 & 10 there ..... plus role players like ray allen who's a former superstar & rashard lewis who's a former all star ...... & the spurs had past of the prime ginobili & past of the prime duncan ........
Ou comment à 32 ans et en 5 matchs Boris Diaw a éclaboussé le monde de son talent! Super vidéo, j'imagine le temps que ça à du prendre pour réaliser les 20 minutes alors un grand merci ^^
He was in the best team he could have ever played at that moment, his style was great for this team. If you understand basketball and realize stats aren't the most important in the game, you should be able to see this guy was one of the best overall players there was at that moment.
While many think Bird & Magic are unparalleled as the smartest b ball players ever, don't forget Boris. Overall not in Larry or Magic's class, but his IQ is right there with them.
Merci pour cette super vidéo de mon joueur préféré. Dans un sens il aurait pu recevoir le trophée MVP des finales tellement il a pesé sur le jeu autant offensivement que défensivement. Ça fait plaisir de le voir récompensé de par l'opinion des commentateurs américains. Je le suis plus particulièrement depuis son arrivée chez les Bobcats, et même s'il y était excellent, on voit que son talent s'expose au plein jour dans une équipe collective comme les Spurs. En tout cas très content qu'il ait eu ce titre NBA qu'il mérite tant.
Ce qui est frustrant, c'est que, hormis l'épisode Suns, il a toujours été sous côté, et énormément critiqué pour son sois disant dilettantisme. Alors que son talent était bien présent dès son entrée en NBA. La faute à des coach bornés et sans imagination (Silas en tête). Il est enfin reconnu à sa juste valeur, mais je dirais qu'il est plus que temps. Du beau boulot en tout cas, merci.
Tel un phoenix qui renait de ses cendres ^^ je confirme les dires de pop a savoir que ce mec a un QI basket largement au dessus de la moyenne une vision de jeu et un altruisme exceptionnel bravo pour le titre ils l'ont tous mérité
+DDPWcawLeague Yup, he used to be skinny and run in transition now he is big and plays more in the post. One thing that never changed is his IQ and skill.
Diaw with a real serious work ethic would have been a superstar . He was crazy athletic (beat Stoudemire vertical test without even warming up and in flip flops ) his bball IQ and creativity is also top tier . Also coaches never used him like pop
The number of times Kawhi is involved in this high difficulty multi pass sequences with Diaw is very nice to see. During this time I swore Kawhi was a good passer, but he never put up the assist numbers to back it up.
Kawhi is certainly a good, effective passer. Many of his passes are kick outs from double teams, hockey assists at times. His assist totals have been steadily increasing over the yrs.
the reason why rubio, cp3, and nash playstyle isn't as successful as spurs is because they rely on one man. The guy who does the passing and makes the play tends to over dribble. That leads to other team knowing what he's going to do and they double. Also, it takes unnecessary time off clock or out of other players' hands. Manu and diaw are catch and either score or pass. Notice how manu and diaw both are not the go to man in their team. They also make precise pass with good communication without taking a dribble. It helps the scrubs on their team play hot potato and lead to a pass leading to an assist. So spurs play 5 vs 1 against other team.
+scalabrine playoff 3pt 46% curry playoff 3pt 40% eh that's oversimplification. they can do that because they have the players. at this time they had Tony, Manu, Diaw, Patty and Timmy. five playmakers. five above average passers. especially for some of their positions. after this incarnation came and went so did the play style because of the players skills were different. the one thing every PG lead team forget about Magic and Zeke is Nixon/Cooper/Dumars/Vinny. for the reasons you initially mentioned. most playmakers win.
Nobody plays theirs best for MJ and the Hornets, but when they come to the Spurs it seems like they're playing the best ball ever lmao. Pop's the best!
Even 10 years ago, The NBA used to have players who looked like grown men in the face. Now everyone looks like children and has no idea how to play team ball. I just can’t watch it anymore. The game has gone downhill fast
Heat team was very Athletic but had a low basketball IQ. Which doesnt make sense because the man with the so called highest basketball IQ is on the heats team😝💩
talking about underrated
no one mentioned boris diaw
that's how underrated he was
I agree. One of the smartest players of all time.
True, people act like The Spurs and Heat weren't running those small lineups before the Dubs. Diaw was doing all that Draymond Green stuff first, not defensively of course but his versatility.
@@St3phenking13 no doubt. If he played at a US college, possibly a HOF er.
@@Amick44 You really think he’s HOF caliber??
@@samribz3320 i really don't. But I am certainly disappointed at some recent inductions. I guess I'm saying/implying had he played American collegiate ball & been a standout, that may propel him in.
As a pro, he was a unsung, yet at times, brilliant role player, who was at least somewhat dominant in many key games. I think the Jokic comparison is superb.
I mean there is absolutely NO way Bill Bradley & Ralph Sampson are in the Hall on their NBA careers.
So happy this is on UA-cam cause I couldn't appreciate it back then, I wanted to break the TV. But he was the real mvp of that series.
In 20 years I will be talkin basketball with somebody and I'm gonna say Boris Diaw was special,than he's gonna bring up his stats,and he's gonna say well the stats are nothing special...but those who watched Diaw play when he was motivated can confirm this..Diaw was a special player. Any team in any era could use a guy like this. Greaet teammate,big body,decivngly atlethic,solid shooter,solid ball hnadler,good post up player,GREAT passer,great ball mover..understands the game.
real
I really thought he had a case for finals mvp
@@brianjackson3031 he was cooking wade
Loved him as a Sun. He was a bit chunky and looked slow but man when he was on the floor with Nash, Amare and Marion magic happened.
THREE YEARS!!!
Having that convo TODAY!!!
Claim: Jokic plays like/credits Diaw
Objection: Diaw is no HOF
Man, that hook pass to Danny green early in the video was filthy. Jokic’s passing ability in today’s game reminds me a lot of Boris Diaw and how well he would find his teammates out there on the court.
Brilliant comparison. 👍
its crazy because on mvp award jokic said that his playstyle is like boris'
This man is a genius
10:00 Lebron
This Spurs team was one of the smartest teams I've ever seen. Top to bottom with high IQ talent. Duncan, Diaw, Parker, Kawhi and even crazy old Ginobili. Loved that team. Much love to San Antonio from Houston. The Great State of Texas.
They averaged 157 more passes than the Heat... not in the series, per game.
I've never seen a team make LeBron look lost like the Spurs did in these finals. Game 5, Heat went up big and Spurs just effortlessly took over, like it was never in doubt.
Congrats to Boris, he showed the world that you don't have to be the GOAT to have an amazing career
one of most underated players even in nba.... i remember him in europe and international games in his prime, he didnt score 30+ or get tons of boards, but he was so overall great , both attack and defence, he is genius , sadly hard work not always seen and apreciated in nba
This Spurs team doesn't get talked about enough. They had the big three of Manu,Parker, and Duncan. Young up and coming 2 way superstar Kawhi. Boris diaw, a smart big who could do everything on the floor. Patty Mills a Scrappy athletic pg when Parker needed rest. Danny green a streaky 3 point assassin. 7 guys who all could ball. Splitter, bellinelli and a couple other guys got in from time to time but the core 7 of
Duncan
Manu
Parker
Kawhi
Green
Diaw
Mills
Got the job done.
No controversy or publicly outrageous personalities. Dedicated, talented, team oriented players who we're content to play together and succeed as a unit.
Not what sells papers, generally.
It’s what the warriors want to do with their core. Let’s see if it works
Manu is my favorite player of all time. But damn Diaw was my favorite player in the 2014 playoffs
I may have to agree. Manu was so electric & creative, but Boris was such a thinking man's player.
Ces finales sont un chef d’œuvre inoubliable de Basket de rêve côté Spurs, avec un Boris Diaw juste exceptionnel. Merci champion pour toutes les belles émotions procurées, les souvenirs à jamais gravés, autant avec l’équipe de France qu’avec tes différentes teams NBA et bien évidemment les spurs ; sans doute ton meilleur aux côtés de ton pote TP. Vous nous avez fait rêver comme jamais les deux, resterez chacun éternellement dans nos têtes et dans nos cœurs.
Amazing video, I think that these highlights sum up the real essence of Diaw and his huge ability in sharing the ball. I'm very speechless when i see some beauties like the no-look behind the back pass or the in and out for danny green from the baseline. Also i guess he's very underrated and he became, during this season, a fundamental gear in spurs' offense. He's perfect for this unselfish system! He's my favourite palyer, my idol , no doubt. Great job!!
those finals were a massacre...
@asian dude
MIA 95 - 110 SAS 15 pts diff
MIA 98-96 SAS 2 pts diff
SAS 111-92 MIA 19 pts diff
SAS 107-86 MIA 21 pts diff
MIA 87-104 SAS 17 pts diff
a 4-0 run... this is a massacre
@asian dude ..... stop making excuses for the fake 🐐 lebron 3-6 blames to enhance his greatness whatever ...... wade is a superstar who's still on his prime & former finals mvp,chris bosh is an all star in toronto who averaged 20 & 10 there ..... plus role players like ray allen who's a former superstar & rashard lewis who's a former all star ...... & the spurs had past of the prime ginobili & past of the prime duncan ........
@@iSteeo 4-0 run... Uh, I don't think you know what that means.
One of the underrated players
Ou comment à 32 ans et en 5 matchs Boris Diaw a éclaboussé le monde de son talent!
Super vidéo, j'imagine le temps que ça à du prendre pour réaliser les 20 minutes alors un grand merci ^^
He was in the best team he could have ever played at that moment, his style was great for this team. If you understand basketball and realize stats aren't the most important in the game, you should be able to see this guy was one of the best overall players there was at that moment.
From waived to world champ. That's Spurs savvy.
Diaw came to the Spurs as "TP friend". He left as a greeeaaat player...
He arrived as a great player. He was crucial to the Suns in 06 and 07
I can watch this over and over again
What an amazing skill he has.He did a lot of damage just by passing!
Boris Diaw was a Beast in the NBA playoffs 2014. His passing skills was just awesome!
my favorite player in the nba :) cant think of anyone with a higher basketball iq
+travis crow JAVAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALE MCGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
a bald manu?
They're probably aren't any.
While many think Bird & Magic are unparalleled as the smartest b ball players ever, don't forget Boris. Overall not in Larry or Magic's class, but his IQ is right there with them.
boris diaw played point guard early on his career and could play center later years. he's like a slow mo magic johnson.
Power of the Pass!
Merci pour cette super vidéo de mon joueur préféré. Dans un sens il aurait pu recevoir le trophée MVP des finales tellement il a pesé sur le jeu autant offensivement que défensivement. Ça fait plaisir de le voir récompensé de par l'opinion des commentateurs américains. Je le suis plus particulièrement depuis son arrivée chez les Bobcats, et même s'il y était excellent, on voit que son talent s'expose au plein jour dans une équipe collective comme les Spurs. En tout cas très content qu'il ait eu ce titre NBA qu'il mérite tant.
Great passer since his Phoenix days, he was the Most improved player
Diaw,Mills, Ginobili....best bench in da playoffs that year
Ce qui est frustrant, c'est que, hormis l'épisode Suns, il a toujours été sous côté, et énormément critiqué pour son sois disant dilettantisme. Alors que son talent était bien présent dès son entrée en NBA. La faute à des coach bornés et sans imagination (Silas en tête).
Il est enfin reconnu à sa juste valeur, mais je dirais qu'il est plus que temps.
Du beau boulot en tout cas, merci.
Exactement, entièrement d'accord
Je souscris tout autant et je dirais même “thank's mister president”😸
The "Nash" Suns and the 2014 Spurs are arguably the two best passing teams in the last 20 years. Guess what they had in common?
Nah the early 2000's Kings is the greatest passing team of all time and every team that followed them use them as template on how to play basketball.
What a classical human being.
Excelente, como dijo TP: "The ultimate team player"
Super vidéo avec les commentaires élogieux des annalistes et commentateurs américains !
Did you see how fast duncan got up at 1:57? :0
On one leg no less. The amount of strength is crazy.
Tel un phoenix qui renait de ses cendres ^^ je confirme les dires de pop a savoir que ce mec a un QI basket largement au dessus de la moyenne une vision de jeu et un altruisme exceptionnel bravo pour le titre ils l'ont tous mérité
He's a former PG and SG in Phoenix Suns, no doubt he can pass and bring the ball whole court.
+DDPWcawLeague Yup, he used to be skinny and run in transition now he is big and plays more in the post. One thing that never changed is his IQ and skill.
+Top Lad Olly He used to play C when Stoudermire was out for surgery, and won the MIP of the year...
Diaw with a real serious work ethic would have been a superstar . He was crazy athletic (beat Stoudemire vertical test without even warming up and in flip flops ) his bball IQ and creativity is also top tier . Also coaches never used him like pop
He played really well too with Mike d'Antoni and Larry Brown.
I love that Spurs team
Super under appreciated
Basketball IQ level max.
great video!!! Boris diaw , my hero!
1-2-3-4-5 he can play everywhere. He is the definition of basket-ball.
Top 10 passers of all time
boris diaw was the spurs lamar odom. minus the drugs and coke
But with Wine and Baguettes
Diaw more deserving to get the mvp award in 2014 finals
Diaw was robbed of the MVP award in 2014 finals
Appreciate the video!
Boris was a highly skilled basketball player.
pops knows the best
I don't care what anyone says. Boris Diaw got HIMSELF a ring. 🏆
The number of times Kawhi is involved in this high difficulty multi pass sequences with Diaw is very nice to see. During this time I swore Kawhi was a good passer, but he never put up the assist numbers to back it up.
Kawhi is certainly a good, effective passer. Many of his passes are kick outs from double teams, hockey assists at times. His assist totals have been steadily increasing over the yrs.
Great passer and defender
Scoring is good, but not without play-making and defense. Salute Boris.
I always wondered what happened to Diaw after that champsionship season, why didn't Spurs keep him?
Boris was a tremendous basketball player
Awesome video
if you watch diaw and ginobili you will realized that rubio passes are overrated xD
the reason why rubio, cp3, and nash playstyle isn't as successful as spurs is because they rely on one man. The guy who does the passing and makes the play tends to over dribble. That leads to other team knowing what he's going to do and they double. Also, it takes unnecessary time off clock or out of other players' hands.
Manu and diaw are catch and either score or pass. Notice how manu and diaw both are not the go to man in their team. They also make precise pass with good communication without taking a dribble. It helps the scrubs on their team play hot potato and lead to a pass leading to an assist. So spurs play 5 vs 1 against other team.
+scalabrine playoff 3pt 46% curry playoff 3pt 40%
eh that's oversimplification. they can do that because they have the players. at this time they had Tony, Manu, Diaw, Patty and Timmy. five playmakers. five above average passers. especially for some of their positions. after this incarnation came and went so did the play style because of the players skills were different.
the one thing every PG lead team forget about Magic and Zeke is Nixon/Cooper/Dumars/Vinny. for the reasons you initially mentioned. most playmakers win.
lmao
and jokic
should have been finals MVP with Kawhi
he would just pass the trophy back to kawhi
+NY lol
+Wigga hahah
The 28 dislikes are from LeBron fans who thinks the heat loss because of a broken ac.
2:03 Duncan stood up so fast I thought he was going after Wade lol
Master of plays 😊
Timmy was on some Scottie Pippen shit when he just bounced right back up after getting knocked down
Bro this guy was a phenomenal basketball player. I don’t care what you say.
Would be interesting to see if there are many similarities between Boris and Earvin Johnson in his return after Retirement 1
🤔
Duncan-Parker-Ginobili-Leonard-Diaw. What else ?
In 2014 conference finals. Diaw used Durant. It was pathetic, Durant was broken & defeated. Truly, the beautiful game, as it was coined by Magic.
Underrated
Le girondin
This series was hard to watch, and I'm a spurs fan. it was like I was witnessing an actual rape.
During draft, Diaw was listed as point guard
He started as PG in Atlanta. Point forward is its natural best position.
Boris Diaw the power guard
Body like a seal-Matt Barnes
#ProudToBeFilipino
how could u not like Diaw after watching his plays?
If u don't like Boris, u don't like basketball.
I'll pick Boris Diaw over Draymund Green every time.
Nobody plays theirs best for MJ and the Hornets, but when they come to the Spurs it seems like they're playing the best ball ever lmao. Pop's the best!
His insertion into the starting lineup is why they won, he should have gotten the MVP, not Kawhi
Lol no Kawhi earned it
SPURS BASKETBALL!!
😍😍
Dont forget boris used to play point guard
I was serious watching then suddenly 9:48 comes! Ohmy i almost got a heart attack..
He learned from Nash 🤔
the reason why miami lost in 2014 haha
Even 10 years ago, The NBA used to have players who looked like grown men in the face. Now everyone looks like children and has no idea how to play team ball. I just can’t watch it anymore. The game has gone downhill fast
Smart basketball.. simple as that!
Even tho I loved this Miami team, especially the way Lebron was playing.
Point-Forward 101.
I think Miami was unable to adapt their way to play against a player like Diaw. Too smart for them.
Him and Gary Neal !!!!!
a gifted passer tho
Point Forward
I met Boris at a restaurant
this is 2015 right
2014 buddy
2015 was Zaza Game 1.
This series would of been better if heat just played straight up they were helping wayyyy to much
holy shit manu has a little bit of hair left in 2014. he hardly has any left in 2017
And the analysis part is...
images speak for itself
he is always alert for good passing lane... the coffee machine in his locker must have been worth the investment.
Spurs will turn a fat unathletic player into a PG
LOL @ Wade on 14:45 . Lebron "wade when all else fails...flop"
Please Spurs retire his Jersey!
lebron left the last dance😂
Heat team was very Athletic but had a low basketball IQ. Which doesnt make sense because the man with the so called highest basketball IQ is on the heats team😝💩
Bobo