@Facetiouslyinsolent no shit they're but what he's saying is 5 on 5 basketball against the best players in the world is very different from 1 v 1 vs a few street people
@@facetiouslyinsolent8313 I don't know how you read OP's comment and came away with that thought... Obviously, many NBA players were/are great one on one players. OP didn't say being a great one on one player is bad. He's saying that that's *all* the Professor is. He lacks any of the other skills needed to play this team game at a high level.
Not going to the NBA is the best thing to happen to this guy. He's now making a lot of money, but balling the way he likes to. Traveling the world, spreading his inspiration and positivity everywhere he goes.
Yea, that is just the biggest line of hooey I ever heard. EVERY kid growing up loving B-ball wants to play in the NBA, skin color is not an issue, BUT, he does suffer from the white man disease. Can't jump.
@davidmiller4594 I wouldn't say that. You make a lot more money in the NBA than he makes. Having said that, he is still very successful doing what he does.
I have WAY more respect for a man that can make his own dream out of disappointment like Professor has done. What a scrapper! What a fighter! What a LEGEND!
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Height is the biggest with also defensive in mind. On top of that just unlucky and opportunity. If he was 6'6 with those handles and jump shot he would have made it.
He is/was Lithuania second division basketball level player. It is what it is. It's not achievable for everyone, I mean second division Lithuania basketball league.
I remember watching him play in highschool after school upstairs gym 3on3 and then seeing him at the skate park hr later playing and practicing his game and (what i thought at the time were un nesseccary) moves lol. Truth is.. He was a hard working focused intelligent kind hearted kid who believed in himself enough to prove so many wrong. He deserves every success God has given him. Sincerely Im proud of you you Gray -DeShaun
Cool story bro You got to see his work ethic and get to laugh at all the dumb comments. I saw him play on the tour back in 2000's. Pretty cool to see a short white KID ball up men.
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@@SCHOOLERstyleno one knows who you are. The Professor is a legend, and that hater attitude sure as hell isn't persuading me to check out your video 😆
NBA players certainly work harder than most who ever play basketball, but not more than many other players pursuing going pro. The deciding factor for this guy and the pros is performance, not work ethic. No amount of work can overcome the athletic, size, and execution requirements to make it in the NBA.
Not entirely truth but close. Quite a few guys carved out careers without great athleticism or height. John Starks, Steve Kerr, Mark Price are a few examples.
@@nicklauschristofonoXXII he's not all just illegal and flashy moves, he's a good dribbler and handler in general, when have you ever seen someone he teaches in the NBA use one of his illegal moves/?
I have watched many Professor videos. I give the guy props for being able to make a living, living his dream, through basketball. I have seen an interview with the professor, with he, himself, more or less claiming the same reasons as this video: politics, circumstance, late blooming, etc. The NBA does not care if you played in the NCAA. Foreign, D-league, players are drafted now on the regular. The fact of the matter is, he does not have the requisite physical attributes to be an NBA player. His combination of physical mass, height, strength, quick twitch muscles, whatever...basically physics, do not meet the minimum requirement to play with the greatest of the great. Not a slight, I mean, what fraction of a percent of people actually can even play in the NBA? 0.001? 0.0001? Yet, the professor, with his limitations has been able to craft a life doing what he loves. Hats off, much props.
He wasn't very good in community college or the CBA. I mean, just look at his stats. He wasn't good even at that low level. You think he could just walk into the NBA? Come on. This isn't some conspiracy against him, he just isn't good enough. Great handle and his tricks are fun to watch in And1, but he is slow, unathletic, short and skinny, not strong, not a great shot, massive defensive liability. Any NBA player would take the ball from him every time. And a lot of his moves would be double dribbles in a real game. But no shame. He found the perfect place for his skill set and has become a legend. That's awesome. He didn't need the NBA.
The Professor has skills but to make it to the Nba, he'd probably have to change a lot of his game just to compete. The players there are monsters and play regularly as a team. Mayb if he was younger he cld adapt but he's too old now. He's a liability to any team as he is now. Competitive Bball is way different, it's more intense, more rigorous to the exihibition plays he does. Hypothetically even if he makes it to a team, cld he even last the season ? I think the Professor found the right spot for himself and he's great at what he does and he's happy with it too which is the most important thing.
@@uzumakiangelus there's also the size and athleticism issue, which is a huge factor. mac mcclung is 6'2", has a 41" inch vertical and is barely clinging on to a nba roster.
Well said I do feel like some people could have the skill if thy plays from a younger age and by the time they got to a good nba lever they were too old and some people just don’t get given the right opportunities to make it thete
Exactly.. At least he can live out his dreams online and make money instead just being some fast food worker that's good at basketball.. Back in the day they would've told him to get a job and hang it up..
In Volleyball size is also a problem (when you take out the libero). When you're small you still can manage to run great offensive plays (Not topnotch but still good) but when it comes to defensive plays you pretty much cannot do a thing but getting overpowered by your opponent.
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I went to high school and college with this dude, that’s wild. I had no idea until he started mentioning the colleges and I went and checked The Professors age, that’s wild.
The Professor is incredible. What a great guy. Would never hate on him or intend disrespect, but there are a million great ball players who will never be pro. Also? Even his avatar is of him carrying the ball 😉
When you mentioned examples on the small players, it really bothered me that u didn't mention Nate Robinson. He was 5 feet 9 inches tall and dunked in quite many of his games during his NBA carreer. But none the less, great video - Keep making bangers like this
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Much respect to the man's persiverence. Street ball is the best thing for him. He carries too much to be in any prefessional or serious league. He is entertaining and successful in his own way nonetheless.
By the standards of my day (hands stays above the horizontal plane that bisects the ball at its center) everyone carries nowadays. I don't think the Professor carries any more than pretty much everyone does now.
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There was never any official discussion whether he should be in the NBA, there was no offer or interest from any team. Truth is he's short and the ball tricks for which he's known for, mean nothing against professional players. Also no hops or particular ability to shoot, he's just quick on his feet against hood players, that's it.
He wasn't very good in the CBA might have had a big part in it. It's ok to say he wasn't good enough. Very few people are. I played against some elite college and NBA players. They are insanely good. No shame in that. The professor has made a nice career out of basketball a different way. I give him a lot of respect for that.
The majority of the moves he uses on the playground are the ball handling equivalent of a trick shot. They are designed to wow the audience, but a defender trained to track the ball and his center of gravity rather than his flailing arms and legs will be much harder to get past. That being said, I have no doubt he could adjust his style to play NBA sytle point guard if he wanted to. The problem is twofold. One, he is almost 40 years old which is ancient in basketball terms. Second, as mentioned in the video, is his height. He needs at least four or five more inches. For instance, Isaiah Thomas (the second one) was a phenomonal offensive player but gave up more value on the defensive end than he contributed as a scorer. I would expect the same to apply here. Imagine the professor getting switched onto LeBron (the so-called king's signature move by the way) with the game on the line. No better way to lose subscribers.
@@RunForPeace-hk1cu Thank You for the brief History that we are ALL already aware of. It does not change the FACTS, nor his achievements or lack of them on the court. Or his 4 teammates playing a 5 man team. Honestly not sure why you stuck your head out of the cave to begin with cause your mutable point is lost in the big pile o sheet you just step in covering you to your eyebrows.
@@johndoekobe5619 Ex-NBA Player. I was not one of the elites and you probably never even heard of me before. But, I was drafted and did play for 7 years, mostly bench warming.....
Yeah, the title should be "The Real Reason The Professor Never Made the NBA". Obviously now at his age the ship has already sailed, but even 15-20 years ago he was filtered out based on height without hops, defensive liability in game action, has never shot particularly well, plus the sheer illegality of his handles in the NBA. With all that being said, it would entertaining for fans, even now, to see him play some minutes on an NBA court. Hell, the 12th man on the roster never does anything anyway, might as well make it him during garbage times, and be a draw for the fans.
@@1800bhudda Yeah you felt so powerful not begin corrected huh " 🤓 🤓 🤓" next time know your facts about basketball prob some random white kid who thinks hes gonna be a good baller.
Brian Scalabrine won a D1 player 11-0 when he got tired of people calling him trash. When are people going to realize that the players in the NBA are on a whole another level compared to any street baller out there?
I was just thinking this. People like to call Scal a "junk" player, yet he was schooling people that thought they could beat him. The NBA is such a different level that even the worst NBA players are miles ahead of others
@@YungPhilosopher Oh please. The only thing you would destroy is a burrito. The only thing you would hesitate about is your erection for the burrito. And the only thing you are driving to is a Taco Bell. (lol I am just poking with you).
The real reason he isn't in the NBA is cos he's not good enough. Respect to him for making a name and career for himself, but I think some people underestimate just how good you have to be to make the NBA.
It wasn’t his height, aside from flashy dribbling and an ability to shoot, he was not up to par at all. Even back in the day during the and 1 days he was a huge liability overall. Also most those and 1 guys got exposed badly playing against nba level players during the tour. Of course your gonna look good playing against normal ass People on the street. He became a sideshow act and was successful. He was never built for professional ball, but showed a path in the entertainment side of things. So good on him for having ambition. He’s getting up in age tho. Dude is almost 40.
@@umungus518 yeah but look at the genetic builds of those short guys.. They are little houses.. Look at Mugsey's legs.. THose short dudes had strength. Professor a chicken bone. He'd get laughed at and tossed like a salad.
This vid really makes me wonder how much better a whole generation of ballers might have been if they had not been absolutely swimming in their shorts and jerseys. Not saying they need to bring back the Bird era bikini shorts, but maybe having less than a carpet factory's worth of cloth around your legs would help a dude out.
Exactly. All respect to this street baller youtube personality, but it's a ridiculous joke to even mention him and the NBA in the same sentence. He couldn't compete at the D2 level, let alone D1, let alone G League. Think about how hard Mac McClung would fuck the Professor up, and then think about how hard it's been for McClung to even grind his way to a 10-day contract on the fringe of the NBA.
@@MrYounis26 After the Prof got dunk-nuts McSwung into his face 5 times in a row he'd be like "Cut! Turn that camera off. My audience can't see me get done like this."... So we'd never know the final score 😆
@@MrYounis26 yeah I mean the Prof is a good street baller and a basketball ambassador and seems like a great guy, and the dude is a great businessman who built up a UA-cam following, so mad respect. But yeah it would be a silly no-contest for him to use his time with NBA players playing one on one, so instead they just have some fun interaction. Like I saw him meet with Harden and talk dribbling tips, so that was pretty cool.
he's a flashy meme baller with a bunch of moves that work in the relaxed context of street ball but would be called as carries/travels in the actual NBA, just let it sit at that.. there's no way to make an assessment about his all-round game because he just makes videos of him cooking people 1-on-1, it's nonsensical to talk about him in relation to the NBA.. props to the guy for having found a way to make a probably nice living off basketball in an alternative way
His trickster dribbling is fun to watch but has absolutely ZERO value in either high level college basketball or the NBA... in fact, they disdain these type of one on one players -- that's what "And One" fans could never understand
And hanging out with NBA players, and movie stars like Adam Sandler and Woody Harrelson. Prof is nowhere near NBA caliber, but yeah he's doing alright.
He's a showman and he's doing well. Why a Harlem Globrotter is'nt in the NBA ? They provides BB and improves creativity. Let the show go on. I like the professor 'cause he provide dreams.🤟
I think what the professor did for the game is incredibly valuable, inspiring youngsters and living a life out of the glamour, on the streets, where real life is.
A large portion if not most of the popular street ballers wouldn’t survive in the NBA or even D league. Fundamentals and basics will always defeat the fancy ball handling. The exception of Rafer Alston (skip to my Lou [also my favorite street baller]). And he made it to the finals but sadly didn’t win. But very happy that the professor is making good money doing what he does now. Also all of the And1 guys got screwed by the owners in the end.
The Professor has talent yes! But the NBA isn’t just about talented pick up games trick shots and gimmicks it’s playing team ball an entire season plus a playoff run, where it isn’t just about the individual, and building championship teams take time and patience, then there’s staying healthy for the duration of the season as well as the health your teammates, as well as other X-factors good coaches etc. so maybe he could succeed in the NBA maybe not but I feel that he and his fans seems to over simplify what it actually takes to succeed in the NBA, hell most of the Goats of the game had to pay dues before reaching greatness check MJ, the professor and his followers feel like it’s a given for him,NBA has a rigorous and grinding schedule which would definitely factor into the professors performance.
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Guys who is on the bench in the NBA is NOT better than him. He’s still better than most of the 5 10 and under dudes that was in the NBA. He must be blackballed.
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@@donaldpriola1807 true, if he still did all the fancy stuff, but he acknowledged that and said his approach would be regular basketball. Too bad we will never see it
I don't get why there is no height classes in basket ball with scaled down hoops etc. It wouldn't be unprecedented, since there are already weight classes in combat sports. There might be tons of amazing basket ball players out there, who can never shine because of that.
@@mrguy3746 if everything was scaled down proportionately? I don't know, it might look even more impressive, since proportionately smaller creatures can do more amazing things than bigger ones. Compare for example the long jump distance of fleas with elephants.
weight classes in sports exist for the safety of the fighters, not so that theres an even playing ground... everyone has their unfair advantages, so having different classes just for height seems stupid
B cause he would be called for a travel on every single play. Carry, steps, on and on. Look at skip to my Lou. Rafer Alston. He had to completely change his game and mindset and still took a while. Skip was better than professor. He barely made it for 5 yrs or so. No chance to small, ugly form that's inconsistent. No chance
Because, like millions of other hoopers, he had skill, but he wasn't NBA good. Professor is under 6'0", which makes the already extremely difficult task of making it to the NBA, even harder. I know it's hard for his fans, and people who don't really understand how the world of basketball really works, to understand - but he is a skilled entertainer, but he is not a great, NBA level basketball player. There are guys in the G-League, and overseas, who would come to your local gym and look like Basketball Jesus; dudes you've never heard of. There is THAT much world class basketball talent in the world. Professor found a lane, and that's great for him, but please stop making these comparisons.
The answer is, his game wasn't good enough for the NBA. But not all paths of basketball lead to the NBA. His path was one that is just different. He's made an incredible name for himself, and is no doubt deserving of being in the Hall of Fame. Arguably, no one has influenced the street ball game more than him.
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He aint there for 2 simple reasons... 1. Genetics, and 2. He isnt good enough and never has been... Just cuz you got handles and tricks doesnt mean u can make it in the NBA...
Professor, it's ok to say you weren't good enough. You're small, never dominated at the highest level in HS or college. There are countless hoopers out there who are REALLY good, who didn't make it and was never going to make it. It's fine. I didn't make it and you were a hell of a lot closer to make it than I ever was.
Height and muscle mass. The tiny number of NBA players under 5'8" tall were all utter freaks of nature in athleticism. Professor has really nice handles. Really nice court vision. Decent jump-shooting mechanics. Decent to good 'trigger' on his shot (meaning how fast he can bring the ball into the shooting motion and release). Watched some clips of him actually playing ball not just 1 on 1 or 3 on 3 stuff. His man rotation... well... yeah... not so great. He does pretty good at keeping his man in front of him when he plays on ball D. Saw him getting scraped off on quite a few screens. That means he struggles to 'stay attached' to his man and in the NBA. All that means... you can't compete at that level. Simple as that. Think about how 'small' Steph Curry looks slicing and dicing through the lane or guarding an opposing guard. Man is 6'2" and weighs 185 lbs. Professor is 'maybe' 5'8" and comes in about 135-140lbs max. So he gives up 6 inches and 40 lbs of pure muscle to a 'small' shooting guard.
@@ntdscherer Well another big piece is you notice he doesn't have much in the way of 5v5 footage or content. His game is really focused on beating the 'on ball defender'. When it comes to higher level rotation and cover defense he would end up against serious shot-blockers after beating the man off the dribble on the perimeter. The big inside isn't going to bother going for a steal or even trying to 'stay in front'. He is just going to track and follow and as soon as the shot actually goes up then go vertical and block the shot.
there is no one path, could have gone to Europe for example and then tried through Euroleague... from which most European guys go to NBA if he was that good, but thing is perhaps he just wasn't that good to play in NBA or any other more serious league
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oh... I get it... when you fail in real life, then you become a you-tuber and control your narrative, spreading only the "truth"... a "HERO"... a "LEGEND"... by which standards? UA-cam STANDARDS?
During the 2002 season, Grayson Boucher averaged 4.5 points, 0.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game in his 13-game career with the Atlanta Krunk is WHY! lol
Brian Scalabrine used to be the butt of jokes in the NBA, the poster boy for the obligatory white bench warmer and last man on the roster. Bu8t when non-NBA players challenged him, he destroyed them in one-on-one battles. IOW, even the worst NBA players are on a stratospheric level versus non-NBA players.
Wow quite an amazing life and career, I don't watch a lot of NBA/basketball but I've been watching the professor for several years! Keep it up! Love the entertainment ❤
Years??!! Wow!! I got bored of this stuff pretty quick. Its all repetitive and predictable after about 5 videos in. There's no competition really. Its like the HGT with scoring involved 😂
Where to start ... he's too short .. probably can't play D at that level even if his life depends on it .. he's also skinny asf and even as skilled as he is 1v1 EVERYONE in the NBA is skilled and especially they have great physics unlike him .. I can see him playing 1 game and leaving with an injury before the end 😂
The Professor is probably the most overrated basketball player in the history of basketball. He can't shoot, can't jump, and can't defend. Without editing, he'd look terrible playing against even G-League players. He is good at marketing and ball-handling tricks though.
Come on please ...all the true players know Professor don't have the level to play in NBA Never ever Are you crazy ...NBA players are not just good skills ,handle bla bla bla ... They have superior cognitive sens and that's the secret . They have brain 🧠 sentiments ,feeling superior of normal people we are . Professor is fun in playground with 98% time mediocre players front of him,tourist..asshole ...etc Put a true guy frint of him like guy on short ,tik tok ,is goan be relly hard for him...really really... Of coursee i like him like many players but we must stay resonnable
He is too little, short nba players are usually physical marvels. My favorite was Nate, his football highlights are great also. I still remember the season Prof hit the game winning shot in NYC and him going at Hot Sauce. I own a small cool little business, I have no reason to think I can run Apple.
All I've seen are videos of him showing off his handles against sub bar players even by playground standards. He makes money by being more of an entertainer than a well balanced player, and there is nothing wrong with that. But the NBA is about more than showboating handles. Klay Thompson is a good example. A starter and key player for 4 championship teams, barely dribbles the ball. Just because his handles are on point doesnt mean he has the size, strength, speed, shooting efficiency, speed, lateral quickness, etc. required by nba teams
I just found this Professor and am in shock after all this to discover he has been out there this whole time and I had no idea!>>>>Entertaining the crowds is what he does best of the best!! Thanks for all the laughs along life's highways!
There are levels to this. Professor is good at street ball but doesn’t have what it take to make D1 or g league much less the NBA. He’s doesn’t have the size, not fast, not super athletic, can’t really play D. I respect everything he’s done and accomplished. He never gave up on his dream and worked super hard to earn everything. But there are levels to this. Only 400 people make the roster. The truth is he isn’t good enough.
@@MultiJejje This generation like to sugarcoat everything about content creators. Obviously they know nothing about the process so they spout tons of BS.
he just wasn't good enough. pretty simple. tbf he wasn't even good enough to have career overseas. spain, italiy, turkey, germany, france... no way he would have made it there in the top leagues. he probably knows himself, but it's a better story to sell, if you go "i didnt make the nba because....)." he is a basketball entertainer, and he's making a good living of it.
Yes, I know that it shows DeMar DeRozan instead of Damian Lillard. Try to forgive that mistake 😅.
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Bro, HOW did you confuse DeMar and Dame!?!?
You showed Allen Iverson and called him Avery Johnson too💀 4:03
GOD is king. dont use that word
The Professor is a great one-on-one player....but the NBA requires every other aspect of the game. Shouts out to the Professor though, man.
Because none of the players in the NBA past or present were great one-on-one players. Luckily we have you to clear this up.
@Facetiouslyinsolent no shit they're but what he's saying is 5 on 5 basketball against the best players in the world is very different from 1 v 1 vs a few street people
@@facetiouslyinsolent8313 I don't know how you read OP's comment and came away with that thought...
Obviously, many NBA players were/are great one on one players. OP didn't say being a great one on one player is bad. He's saying that that's *all* the Professor is. He lacks any of the other skills needed to play this team game at a high level.
Give an example?
he's great one-on-one against anonymous street ballers while doing a bunch of carries, OK cool
Not going to the NBA is the best thing to happen to this guy.
He's now making a lot of money, but balling the way he likes to. Traveling the world, spreading his inspiration and positivity everywhere he goes.
Yea, that is just the biggest line of hooey I ever heard. EVERY kid growing up loving B-ball wants to play in the NBA, skin color is not an issue, BUT, he does suffer from the white man disease. Can't jump.
I don't think he ever had a choice in the matter.
@davidmiller4594 I wouldn't say that. You make a lot more money in the NBA than he makes. Having said that, he is still very successful doing what he does.
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Money yes. Freedom with his career, no.
@@davidmiller4594 Money buys you a lot of freedom.
I have WAY more respect for a man that can make his own dream out of disappointment like Professor has done. What a scrapper! What a fighter! What a LEGEND!
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Yea editing videos is so easy
@@SCHOOLERstylethe professor is 40 currently. 2024.
Short answer: his flashy game, handles, and plays arent whats needed in the NBA since they focus more on all-around play and efficiency
Well done, Prof. Many years from now many will remember your name, while many others will be forgotten...
Height is the biggest with also defensive in mind. On top of that just unlucky and opportunity. If he was 6'6 with those handles and jump shot he would have made it.
How is this channel not blowing up?
NBA has a specific type of player, that's all. It's one of the possible peaks of men's 5x5 court basketball, not the only one.
Easily coherent at 2x speed.
His brother Bobby is very proud of him.
He is/was Lithuania second division basketball level player. It is what it is. It's not achievable for everyone, I mean second division Lithuania basketball league.
“Damian Lillard”
*shows DeMar Derozan*
My man really called Demar Damian Lillard by mistake and let it slide 😭😭😭💀💀💀
Ye lmbo
That was funny 😂
@@sophiayao7041 aint no way u made lmoa family friendly💀
This whole video was full of mistakes. At one point he said professor signed a contract with the NCAA to play street ball. lmao
@@no_more_milk4208 got a problem?
I remember watching him play in highschool after school upstairs gym 3on3 and then seeing him at the skate park hr later playing and practicing his game and (what i thought at the time were un nesseccary) moves lol.
Truth is..
He was a hard working focused intelligent kind hearted kid who believed in himself enough to prove so many wrong.
He deserves every success God has given him.
Sincerely
Im proud of you you Gray
-DeShaun
Cool story bro
You got to see his work ethic and get to laugh at all the dumb comments.
I saw him play on the tour back in 2000's. Pretty cool to see a short white KID ball up men.
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@@SCHOOLERstyleafter watching, no you don't. Not bad, but not as good.
@@SCHOOLERstyleno one knows who you are. The Professor is a legend, and that hater attitude sure as hell isn't persuading me to check out your video 😆
@@jonmiller4361 YOU ONLY HAVE 43 VIEWS HAHA🤣🤣🤣
NBA players certainly work harder than most who ever play basketball, but not more than many other players pursuing going pro. The deciding factor for this guy and the pros is performance, not work ethic. No amount of work can overcome the athletic, size, and execution requirements to make it in the NBA.
Lower the hoop 2 feet and maybe shorten the court a bit and let's go baby!!
@Ryan Johnson He would probably get broken in half by players like Embiid or Giannis lol
@Ryan Johnson WRONG!!! ...And, come to think of it, aren't you due for your third booster?!
Height.
Not entirely truth but close. Quite a few guys carved out careers without great athleticism or height. John Starks, Steve Kerr, Mark Price are a few examples.
The fact is he made his way and continues doing so... He also teaches NBA guys currently so he has stuff to offer the game 🐐 for sure
Coaching is good for him
@@nicklauschristofonoXXII bro they use things he teaches come on
@@nicklauschristofonoXXII he's not all just illegal and flashy moves, he's a good dribbler and handler in general, when have you ever seen someone he teaches in the NBA use one of his illegal moves/?
@@nicklauschristofonoXXII its crazy how ive seen harden and pg use his moves in game. im baffled that you even had the confidence to post this
@@AJAlvarez78 link to some of his moves being used?
I have watched many Professor videos. I give the guy props for being able to make a living, living his dream, through basketball. I have seen an interview with the professor, with he, himself, more or less claiming the same reasons as this video: politics, circumstance, late blooming, etc. The NBA does not care if you played in the NCAA. Foreign, D-league, players are drafted now on the regular. The fact of the matter is, he does not have the requisite physical attributes to be an NBA player. His combination of physical mass, height, strength, quick twitch muscles, whatever...basically physics, do not meet the minimum requirement to play with the greatest of the great. Not a slight, I mean, what fraction of a percent of people actually can even play in the NBA? 0.001? 0.0001? Yet, the professor, with his limitations has been able to craft a life doing what he loves. Hats off, much props.
He is delusional, he had ZERO chance of making it to the NBA.
Even 96% of D1 players never make it to the league. And he was never good enough to be a D1 player. The level in the NBA is otherworldly
bro is the same height as me 5' 10", regular size guys don't play in the nba doesn't matter how much skill you have, its not realistic
Muggsy and wade bogues were only 5'2 they played nba
@@frankbarbina9973 yes and they were absolute freaks. Also they were so short it actually helped trip up the giant players.
Dudes like 40 now, he is doing well for himself in his lane. Professor is amazing but he blows up reggies. Idk how he would fair against a nba baller
He blows a dude named Reggie?
@@jacob9538 i wish im named reggie
no nt miller way better
no millers is way better then him
@@valgeri3566 lol
He wasn't very good in community college or the CBA. I mean, just look at his stats. He wasn't good even at that low level. You think he could just walk into the NBA? Come on. This isn't some conspiracy against him, he just isn't good enough. Great handle and his tricks are fun to watch in And1, but he is slow, unathletic, short and skinny, not strong, not a great shot, massive defensive liability. Any NBA player would take the ball from him every time. And a lot of his moves would be double dribbles in a real game.
But no shame. He found the perfect place for his skill set and has become a legend. That's awesome. He didn't need the NBA.
don't bother talking common sense, his fanboys will just call you a hater.
The Professor has skills but to make it to the Nba, he'd probably have to change a lot of his game just to compete.
The players there are monsters and play regularly as a team. Mayb if he was younger he cld adapt but he's too old now. He's a liability to any team as he is now.
Competitive Bball is way different, it's more intense, more rigorous to the exihibition plays he does. Hypothetically even if he makes it to a team, cld he even last the season ?
I think the Professor found the right spot for himself and he's great at what he does and he's happy with it too which is the most important thing.
@@uzumakiangelus there's also the size and athleticism issue, which is a huge factor. mac mcclung is 6'2", has a 41" inch vertical and is barely clinging on to a nba roster.
If he was good enough to be in the NBA, he'd be there. Same as anyone. Not difficult to understand.
Most sensible comment here
Well said I do feel like some people could have the skill if thy plays from a younger age and by the time they got to a good nba lever they were too old and some people just don’t get given the right opportunities to make it thete
i think you didnt understand that the height factor represent 80% of the chance to get to the NBA.
@@bojjivalorant2686 = not good enough.
As stated in the video other players his height have been able to do it.
Tbh he sounds llike he ripped off Dr. J's origin story.
Exactly.. At least he can live out his dreams online and make money instead just being some fast food worker that's good at basketball.. Back in the day they would've told him to get a job and hang it up..
He’s short and skinny. Saved you 8 min 😅
It’s more than just that. It’s his life story.
@@alleyoopystv nope. he is too small. the mugsy and spud novelty days are long gone
You need a little bit of luck to get into the NBA.....and a huge dose of great genetics.
How does bro only have 400+ subscribers? You deserve way more!
Haha, thanks my man 🔥
@@alleyoopystv No problem!
@@alleyoopystv wait only 700 tf
@@AnasIsNotGAY 1k hehe
In Volleyball size is also a problem (when you take out the libero). When you're small you still can manage to run great offensive plays (Not topnotch but still good) but when it comes to defensive plays you pretty much cannot do a thing but getting overpowered by your opponent.
Here’s how sick it’s gotten in volleyball: long time team USA captain Lloy Ball was 6’8”… and he was a SETTER!
I have better handles & passes than the Professor and I'm a 42 year old 3D Artist working a computer job haha 🤣 Got the highlights on my channel to prove it 💪🏀
I went to high school and college with this dude, that’s wild. I had no idea until he started mentioning the colleges and I went and checked The Professors age, that’s wild.
The Professor is incredible. What a great guy. Would never hate on him or intend disrespect, but there are a million great ball players who will never be pro.
Also? Even his avatar is of him carrying the ball 😉
When you mentioned examples on the small players, it really bothered me that u didn't mention Nate Robinson. He was 5 feet 9 inches tall and dunked in quite many of his games during his NBA carreer. But none the less, great video - Keep making bangers like this
nates only legacy is getting slept in the ring, not his weak nba career
Was that Nate The Skate? I also seem to remember Nate "Tiny" Archibald. Not sure which one.
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@@SCHOOLERstylesad old man
@@alextongue-gr3re everything about me is better than everything about u. YOU HAVE ZERO VIEWS LOL!!!!🤣🤣🤣
Much respect to the man's persiverence.
Street ball is the best thing for him. He carries too much to be in any prefessional or serious league. He is entertaining and successful in his own way nonetheless.
By the standards of my day (hands stays above the horizontal plane that bisects the ball at its center) everyone carries nowadays. I don't think the Professor carries any more than pretty much everyone does now.
I have better handles & passes than the Professor and I'm a 42 year old 3D Artist working a computer job haha 🤣 Got the highlights on my channel to prove it 💪🏀
There was never any official discussion whether he should be in the NBA, there was no offer or interest from any team. Truth is he's short and the ball tricks for which he's known for, mean nothing against professional players. Also no hops or particular ability to shoot, he's just quick on his feet against hood players, that's it.
He wasn't very good in the CBA might have had a big part in it. It's ok to say he wasn't good enough. Very few people are. I played against some elite college and NBA players. They are insanely good. No shame in that. The professor has made a nice career out of basketball a different way. I give him a lot of respect for that.
The dude is a one-on-one type of player. He's a great player as well, just not built for the NBA. Edit: I subscribed, you have a good channel dude.
Because he carries the ball 5 times every 2 seconds.
The majority of the moves he uses on the playground are the ball handling equivalent of a trick shot. They are designed to wow the audience, but a defender trained to track the ball and his center of gravity rather than his flailing arms and legs will be much harder to get past. That being said, I have no doubt he could adjust his style to play NBA sytle point guard if he wanted to. The problem is twofold. One, he is almost 40 years old which is ancient in basketball terms. Second, as mentioned in the video, is his height. He needs at least four or five more inches. For instance, Isaiah Thomas (the second one) was a phenomonal offensive player but gave up more value on the defensive end than he contributed as a scorer. I would expect the same to apply here. Imagine the professor getting switched onto LeBron (the so-called king's signature move by the way) with the game on the line. No better way to lose subscribers.
Maybe ya never heard of Mugsy Bogues ?? He was 5'3" but your point defensively applies as well.
@@anonimous2451 he had hops and he's faster than the professor ... and that was in the 80s ... this is 2023.
@@RunForPeace-hk1cu Thank You for the brief History that we are ALL already aware of. It does not change the FACTS, nor his achievements or lack of them on the court. Or his 4 teammates playing a 5 man team. Honestly not sure why you stuck your head out of the cave to begin with cause your mutable point is lost in the big pile o sheet you just step in covering you to your eyebrows.
Ok NBA player 🥴😴😴😴😴
@@johndoekobe5619 Ex-NBA Player. I was not one of the elites and you probably never even heard of me before. But, I was drafted and did play for 7 years, mostly bench warming.....
I think the main answer to the question in the video title is "because he's like 40 years old"
@@foxguy67 U just cant dribble 😂
Yeah, the title should be "The Real Reason The Professor Never Made the NBA". Obviously now at his age the ship has already sailed, but even 15-20 years ago he was filtered out based on height without hops, defensive liability in game action, has never shot particularly well, plus the sheer illegality of his handles in the NBA. With all that being said, it would entertaining for fans, even now, to see him play some minutes on an NBA court. Hell, the 12th man on the roster never does anything anyway, might as well make it him during garbage times, and be a draw for the fans.
@@1800bhudda You obviously don't know streetball moves kid please be quiet.
@@justag9622 “ kid - 🤓” u felt very powerful using that word huh
@@1800bhudda Yeah you felt so powerful not begin corrected huh " 🤓 🤓 🤓" next time know your facts about basketball prob some random white kid who thinks hes gonna be a good baller.
In NBA, like what - judge 😂😂😂 Why he isn't in Euroleague, in FIBA 3 X 3 ??? Simple, he doesn't play basketball, he is a entertainer !!!!
Get LeBron to adopt you.
Brian Scalabrine won a D1 player 11-0 when he got tired of people calling him trash.
When are people going to realize that the players in the NBA are on a whole another level compared to any street baller out there?
I was just thinking this. People like to call Scal a "junk" player, yet he was schooling people that thought they could beat him. The NBA is such a different level that even the worst NBA players are miles ahead of others
It was also like 5 or 6 years after he retired
He only looked good because he was playing with average ballers.
I would’ve destoyed Brian. His lateral quickness is horrible. I would’ve hesi drive and get past him easily
@@YungPhilosopher Oh please. The only thing you would destroy is a burrito. The only thing you would hesitate about is your erection for the burrito. And the only thing you are driving to is a Taco Bell. (lol I am just poking with you).
The real reason he isn't in the NBA is cos he's not good enough. Respect to him for making a name and career for himself, but I think some people underestimate just how good you have to be to make the NBA.
It wasn’t his height, aside from flashy dribbling and an ability to shoot, he was not up to par at all. Even back in the day during the and 1 days he was a huge liability overall. Also most those and 1 guys got exposed badly playing against nba level players during the tour. Of course your gonna look good playing against normal ass People on the street. He became a sideshow act and was successful. He was never built for professional ball, but showed a path in the entertainment side of things. So good on him for having ambition. He’s getting up in age tho. Dude is almost 40.
Exactly. Plenty of short dudes who made it to the league, shorter guys than him.
Most guys in the NBA guard you by starring at your chest and keep the ball in their periffs. His sideshow act doesn’t work then.
@@umungus518 yeah but look at the genetic builds of those short guys.. They are little houses.. Look at Mugsey's legs.. THose short dudes had strength. Professor a chicken bone. He'd get laughed at and tossed like a salad.
height matters in basketball and if the professor was 7'4 everyone would hail him as a world class talent
@@umungus518 plenty as in 19? Did you not watch the video?
This vid really makes me wonder how much better a whole generation of ballers might have been if they had not been absolutely swimming in their shorts and jerseys. Not saying they need to bring back the Bird era bikini shorts, but maybe having less than a carpet factory's worth of cloth around your legs would help a dude out.
Think of how little Ja and Steph look out there and now make them 6 inches shorter
Haha, fr 😂
In the end......HE'S RICH it was all worth it for him 👍
Bro was a walk on at a Community College. Dude. And he still got just 13 minutes per game.
Exactly. All respect to this street baller youtube personality, but it's a ridiculous joke to even mention him and the NBA in the same sentence. He couldn't compete at the D2 level, let alone D1, let alone G League. Think about how hard Mac McClung would fuck the Professor up, and then think about how hard it's been for McClung to even grind his way to a 10-day contract on the fringe of the NBA.
@@percys8774 if mcclung went serious against the proffesor in a 1v1, what would the scores be in a game of 21?
@@MrYounis26 After the Prof got dunk-nuts McSwung into his face 5 times in a row he'd be like "Cut! Turn that camera off. My audience can't see me get done like this."... So we'd never know the final score 😆
@@percys8774 oh so is that why proffessor did an interview with him instead of playing him in his most recent upload.
@@MrYounis26 yeah I mean the Prof is a good street baller and a basketball ambassador and seems like a great guy, and the dude is a great businessman who built up a UA-cam following, so mad respect. But yeah it would be a silly no-contest for him to use his time with NBA players playing one on one, so instead they just have some fun interaction. Like I saw him meet with Harden and talk dribbling tips, so that was pretty cool.
I like the professor but he can't shoot 3's consistently, he 5 foot 9, he's 38.
he's a flashy meme baller with a bunch of moves that work in the relaxed context of street ball but would be called as carries/travels in the actual NBA, just let it sit at that.. there's no way to make an assessment about his all-round game because he just makes videos of him cooking people 1-on-1, it's nonsensical to talk about him in relation to the NBA.. props to the guy for having found a way to make a probably nice living off basketball in an alternative way
His trickster dribbling is fun to watch but has absolutely ZERO value in either high level college basketball or the NBA... in fact, they disdain these type of one on one players -- that's what "And One" fans could never understand
I'd like to see the Professor on the Globetrotters.
Talking about the Professor and NOT being subscribed to him? What is this nonsense?
For the same reason we didn't...HE ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH
Probably big and tall enough would be the biggest factor,l.
Dude has almost 8 million subs. If a guy with 150k is making almost 80k, he has to be making millions off YT and other things he does
Dude doesn't need the NBA. He's already making millions
And hanging out with NBA players, and movie stars like Adam Sandler and Woody Harrelson. Prof is nowhere near NBA caliber, but yeah he's doing alright.
Certainly less than a million per year.
He makes thousands 🤣 just from UA-cam
He's a showman and he's doing well. Why a Harlem Globrotter is'nt in the NBA ? They provides BB and improves creativity. Let the show go on. I like the professor 'cause he provide dreams.🤟
I think what the professor did for the game is incredibly valuable, inspiring youngsters and living a life out of the glamour, on the streets, where real life is.
A large portion if not most of the popular street ballers wouldn’t survive in the NBA or even D league.
Fundamentals and basics will always defeat the fancy ball handling.
The exception of Rafer Alston (skip to my Lou [also my favorite street baller]). And he made it to the finals but sadly didn’t win.
But very happy that the professor is making good money doing what he does now. Also all of the And1 guys got screwed by the owners in the end.
7:37 "Balls don't lie"
Spud Web also wasn’t a tall guy, he retired from the NBA didn’t he? Now please explain why The Professor couldn’t make it?
When your in the 5 foot range, your chances of making it to the NBA decreases by about 99%
I wanted to be a pilot, I passed everything except my vision sucks and I get nauseated.
The Professor has talent yes! But the NBA isn’t just about talented pick up games trick shots and gimmicks it’s playing team ball an entire season plus a playoff run, where it isn’t just about the individual, and building championship teams take time and patience, then there’s staying healthy for the duration of the season as well as the health your teammates, as well as other X-factors good coaches etc. so maybe he could succeed in the NBA maybe not but I feel that he and his fans seems to over simplify what it actually takes to succeed in the NBA, hell most of the Goats of the game had to pay dues before reaching greatness check MJ, the professor and his followers feel like it’s a given for him,NBA has a rigorous and grinding schedule which would definitely factor into the professors performance.
I have better handles & passes than the Professor and I'm a 42 year old 3D Artist working a computer job haha 🤣 Got the highlights on my channel to prove it 💪🏀
He didn't have talent, he can do a few fancy dribbles and that's it
Guys who is on the bench in the NBA is NOT better than him. He’s still better than most of the 5 10 and under dudes that was in the NBA. He must be blackballed.
Globe trotter material... Compliment ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
the prophecies of the Bible are coming true (war in Israel) (Luke 21:20)
Jesus died and resurrected for our sins unlike any other prophet (Mohammed) never resurrected, repent and spread the word
لقد مات المسيح وقام من أجل خطايانا على عكس أي نبي آخر (محمد) لم يقم أبدًا، توب
He was never even close to being good enough, on any level. However, he became a professional basketball player his way. You have to respect that.
his handles were there, but everything else wasn't.
on any level?? Wrong...his ball handling skills are plenty good enough!
@@doyouluvit In streetball, sure. Not in professional basketball; he'd get called for a carry every single play.
@@donaldpriola1807 true, if he still did all the fancy stuff, but he acknowledged that and said his approach would be regular basketball. Too bad we will never see it
He just could indentify himself as 6,9'' tall and problem solved in modern day America!
I don't get why there is no height classes in basket ball with scaled down hoops etc. It wouldn't be unprecedented, since there are already weight classes in combat sports.
There might be tons of amazing basket ball players out there, who can never shine because of that.
No one would watch the shorter guys
@@mrguy3746 if everything was scaled down proportionately? I don't know, it might look even more impressive, since proportionately smaller creatures can do more amazing things than bigger ones. Compare for example the long jump distance of fleas with elephants.
weight classes in sports exist for the safety of the fighters, not so that theres an even playing ground... everyone has their unfair advantages, so having different classes just for height seems stupid
the REAL reason is he isn't remotely close to being an NBA level talented player. PERIOD.
B cause he would be called for a travel on every single play. Carry, steps, on and on. Look at skip to my Lou. Rafer Alston. He had to completely change his game and mindset and still took a while. Skip was better than professor. He barely made it for 5 yrs or so. No chance to small, ugly form that's inconsistent. No chance
Because, like millions of other hoopers, he had skill, but he wasn't NBA good. Professor is under 6'0", which makes the already extremely difficult task of making it to the NBA, even harder. I know it's hard for his fans, and people who don't really understand how the world of basketball really works, to understand - but he is a skilled entertainer, but he is not a great, NBA level basketball player. There are guys in the G-League, and overseas, who would come to your local gym and look like Basketball Jesus; dudes you've never heard of. There is THAT much world class basketball talent in the world. Professor found a lane, and that's great for him, but please stop making these comparisons.
Simple answer: not good enough
The answer is, his game wasn't good enough for the NBA. But not all paths of basketball lead to the NBA. His path was one that is just different. He's made an incredible name for himself, and is no doubt deserving of being in the Hall of Fame. Arguably, no one has influenced the street ball game more than him.
What sole street ballers are in the hall of fame.
I have better handles & passes than the Professor and I'm a 42 year old 3D Artist working a computer job haha 🤣 Got the highlights on my channel to prove it 💪🏀
@@oldironsides4107seeing as only 2 street ballers made the NBA in Alston and moochie Norris
I'll analyzing, His( Professor, or The Best Ball Handler, MAN ) Big reason Why He didn't like to Joint the N.B.A., The "BIG League",
Becouse, Takot Siyang Masaktan( He Don't Like "Highly Physical Games Of The BIG MAN" ) At Malaking Takot Ni "Professor" or "The Scorer, Guard".👎👎👎
Malaking Sayang "Ang Big Opportunity" Ni "The Proffesor Of Street Basketball".
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Siya Mismo Ang "Bigong,
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He aint there for 2 simple reasons... 1. Genetics, and 2. He isnt good enough and never has been... Just cuz you got handles and tricks doesnt mean u can make it in the NBA...
The NBA is nothing but dramatics anyways.
Me and a lot of other people are glad he didn't make it. The NBA would have held him back.
@@BuckFudweiser held him back from what? The average NBA income is $15 million per year.... Professor has $2m networth.....
@@JonHop1 held him back in terms of being free to play the way he does.
Professor, it's ok to say you weren't good enough. You're small, never dominated at the highest level in HS or college. There are countless hoopers out there who are REALLY good, who didn't make it and was never going to make it. It's fine. I didn't make it and you were a hell of a lot closer to make it than I ever was.
Height and muscle mass. The tiny number of NBA players under 5'8" tall were all utter freaks of nature in athleticism. Professor has really nice handles. Really nice court vision. Decent jump-shooting mechanics. Decent to good 'trigger' on his shot (meaning how fast he can bring the ball into the shooting motion and release). Watched some clips of him actually playing ball not just 1 on 1 or 3 on 3 stuff. His man rotation... well... yeah... not so great. He does pretty good at keeping his man in front of him when he plays on ball D. Saw him getting scraped off on quite a few screens. That means he struggles to 'stay attached' to his man and in the NBA. All that means... you can't compete at that level. Simple as that. Think about how 'small' Steph Curry looks slicing and dicing through the lane or guarding an opposing guard. Man is 6'2" and weighs 185 lbs. Professor is 'maybe' 5'8" and comes in about 135-140lbs max. So he gives up 6 inches and 40 lbs of pure muscle to a 'small' shooting guard.
Point guard*
@@AcousticOlli No need to watch. We all know why the professor isn't in the NBA.
I also wonder how effective his shot would be with NBA defenders on him. Street ball players generally don't put much effort into defense.
@@ntdscherer Well another big piece is you notice he doesn't have much in the way of 5v5 footage or content. His game is really focused on beating the 'on ball defender'. When it comes to higher level rotation and cover defense he would end up against serious shot-blockers after beating the man off the dribble on the perimeter. The big inside isn't going to bother going for a steal or even trying to 'stay in front'. He is just going to track and follow and as soon as the shot actually goes up then go vertical and block the shot.
@@guiwhiz That's quite right, and even if he beats everyone to the basket there will be someone waiting to block him from behind.
this is like asking why circus acrobats aren't in the olympics lmao
It's a shame there's a certain & specific path one must take to go Pro. Much respect to The Professor for being an underground hero.
Lmao he wouldn't make the NBA regardless. Too short too slow. Too flashy his ball handles would never work at that level.
there is no one path, could have gone to Europe for example and then tried through Euroleague... from which most European guys go to NBA if he was that good, but thing is perhaps he just wasn't that good to play in NBA or any other more serious league
I have better handles & passes than the Professor and I'm a 42 year old 3D Artist working a computer job haha 🤣 Got the highlights on my channel to prove it 💪🏀
oh... I get it... when you fail in real life, then you become a you-tuber and control your narrative, spreading only the "truth"... a "HERO"... a "LEGEND"... by which standards? UA-cam STANDARDS?
During the 2002 season, Grayson Boucher averaged 4.5 points, 0.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game in his 13-game career with the Atlanta Krunk is WHY! lol
Brian Scalabrine used to be the butt of jokes in the NBA, the poster boy for the obligatory white bench warmer and last man on the roster. Bu8t when non-NBA players challenged him, he destroyed them in one-on-one battles. IOW, even the worst NBA players are on a stratospheric level versus non-NBA players.
This was an AMAZING video and i dont even know how you dont have over 100,000 subscribers!
Haha, thanks! Appreciate the support 💯
@@alleyoopystv JESUS AND GOD LOVES EVERYONE SO MUCH TURN TO THEM BEFORE ITS TO LATE
Here, let me save you 8 mins. It's because he is not good enough.
Wow quite an amazing life and career, I don't watch a lot of NBA/basketball but I've been watching the professor for several years! Keep it up! Love the entertainment ❤
Years??!! Wow!! I got bored of this stuff pretty quick. Its all repetitive and predictable after about 5 videos in. There's no competition really. Its like the HGT with scoring involved 😂
Bingo. NBA players suck because....well...they are woke puppets. I respect this dude WAY more than any soy boy NBA chump.
Where to start ... he's too short .. probably can't play D at that level even if his life depends on it .. he's also skinny asf and even as skilled as he is 1v1 EVERYONE in the NBA is skilled and especially they have great physics unlike him .. I can see him playing 1 game and leaving with an injury before the end 😂
NBA game is totally different from and 1 games. His game style would desapear on a real game.
The Professor is probably the most overrated basketball player in the history of basketball.
He can't shoot, can't jump, and can't defend. Without editing, he'd look terrible playing against even G-League players.
He is good at marketing and ball-handling tricks though.
Dang! This channel is just like Rebound! You gonna blow up soon keep it up!
real reason why he isn't in the nba, his size
Bingo.
Come on please ...all the true players know Professor don't have the level to play in NBA
Never ever
Are you crazy ...NBA players are not just good skills ,handle bla bla bla ...
They have superior cognitive sens and that's the secret .
They have brain 🧠 sentiments ,feeling superior of normal people we are .
Professor is fun in playground with 98% time mediocre players front of him,tourist..asshole ...etc
Put a true guy frint of him like guy on short ,tik tok ,is goan be relly hard for him...really really...
Of coursee i like him like many players but we must stay resonnable
Give it a bit this dude going to be big
In the Over-60 Senior's league.
Short, Carries the ball, no defense
He is too little, short nba players are usually physical marvels. My favorite was Nate, his football highlights are great also. I still remember the season Prof hit the game winning shot in NYC and him going at Hot Sauce. I own a small cool little business, I have no reason to think I can run Apple.
Someone should give him a one day contract just so he can say he's achieved his dream
All I've seen are videos of him showing off his handles against sub bar players even by playground standards. He makes money by being more of an entertainer than a well balanced player, and there is nothing wrong with that. But the NBA is about more than showboating handles. Klay Thompson is a good example. A starter and key player for 4 championship teams, barely dribbles the ball. Just because his handles are on point doesnt mean he has the size, strength, speed, shooting efficiency, speed, lateral quickness, etc. required by nba teams
I just found this Professor and am in shock after all this to discover he has been out there this whole time and I had no idea!>>>>Entertaining the crowds is what he does best of the best!! Thanks for all the laughs along life's highways!
There are levels to this. Professor is good at street ball but doesn’t have what it take to make D1 or g league much less the NBA. He’s doesn’t have the size, not fast, not super athletic, can’t really play D.
I respect everything he’s done and accomplished. He never gave up on his dream and worked super hard to earn everything. But there are levels to this. Only 400 people make the roster. The truth is he isn’t good enough.
The reason the professor was not in the NBA was because he wanted to teach the youth of our generation about basketball.
no, he just wasn't good enough
@@MultiJejje This generation like to sugarcoat everything about content creators. Obviously they know nothing about the process so they spout tons of BS.
Dr disrespect is only a good one v one player. He lacks the level of defense and play making skills to play professionally in a team.
he just wasn't good enough. pretty simple. tbf he wasn't even good enough to have career overseas. spain, italiy, turkey, germany, france... no way he would have made it there in the top leagues. he probably knows himself, but it's a better story to sell, if you go "i didnt make the nba because....)." he is a basketball entertainer, and he's making a good living of it.