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  • The Rifleman, Chuck Person came into the league as a complete scorer and won rookie of the year with Indiana, but just a year later, they drafted Reggie Miller. And although Person kept producing, Miller continued to separate himself each year, until Person was traded about halfway through his career. Person would bounce around with 4 teams the remainder of his career, finding some success as a specialist in San Antonio. Unfortunately, a back injury led to a steep decline in the later years of Person's career. Even though Person may not have been the most consistent scorer, or the best defender, he was a threat to go off on any given night and gave fans a lot of excitement and opponents a lot of buckets for 13 seasons.
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  • @Dsperse1
    @Dsperse1 10 місяців тому +12

    This man was an NBA Jam MVP. “He’s on fire!” Burning up the net from long range.

  • @alanalford1230
    @alanalford1230 Рік тому +30

    Can't lie bro. This channel is awesome for me. 39 years old. Bringing back my childhood. Reggie Lewis, Jeff Hornacek, Terrell Brandon, Vlade Divac, A.C Green, Allan Houston, Dennis Scott

  • @christophertifre2018
    @christophertifre2018 Рік тому +23

    His matchup against Bird in playoffs was classic

    • @bryanburnap4537
      @bryanburnap4537 Рік тому +1

      1991 and the 92 playoffs vs the Pacers was fun. The night of my senior prom was game 4 in 91. I was watching the game all night :) Tough loss for Celtics but Larry got the last laugh in game 5.

    • @christophertifre2018
      @christophertifre2018 Рік тому +2

      Yeah the Celtics were aging during that time and Bird back was so bad but he found a way to get it done

    • @Animal_Cub
      @Animal_Cub Рік тому +2

      That game when he a Bird went off is what made me love basketball

    • @Rakeemgrant
      @Rakeemgrant 3 місяці тому

      The amount of shit talking in that series was legendary

    • @zt1053
      @zt1053 3 місяці тому

      He gave Bird that cheapshot elbow at the end of the game 5 that caused Bird to miss game 1 of the next series which ended up costing the series.

  • @Peakfreud
    @Peakfreud Рік тому +6

    Its crazy because there's noway anyone from the past 2 generations will actually know or understand where is Nick Name Rifleman actually originates from.. .. literally and old Western who's main star had the exact same name coupled with his ability to shoot long range.
    One of the best Nick Names in NBA history.

  • @indirastone7382
    @indirastone7382 Рік тому +11

    I had the privilege of watching him play.

  • @powerboatguy2308
    @powerboatguy2308 Рік тому +23

    He was an underrated player. I imagine he and Charles Barkley were a good outside inside combination in college.

    • @ForgottenPlayerProfiles
      @ForgottenPlayerProfiles  Рік тому +3

      Yeah, they probably could have been, but person played in the post alot when Barkley was there

    • @bofuthereturn
      @bofuthereturn Рік тому +1

      @@ForgottenPlayerProfiles barkley always complained about him being a black hole on offence.

    • @tylongkicks8821
      @tylongkicks8821 Рік тому

      War Eagle

    • @JPJP-hw8es
      @JPJP-hw8es 2 місяці тому

      They would kill the Auburn cafeteria:
      Person
      Barkley
      Bo Jackson
      Frank Thomas
      the left nothing for Lionel James

  • @stocksforextrading5834
    @stocksforextrading5834 Рік тому +8

    He was one of my all time favorite Pacers, I was freshman in college when my blue n gold drafted him

  • @mrrida503
    @mrrida503 Рік тому +5

    He was without a doubt one of the best shooting big men in the history of the NBA.. honestly it's hard to think of anybody with as much range as he had 🏀

    • @nocturne311
      @nocturne311 9 місяців тому

      Abdul-Rauf, Arenas, Curry and Lillard.

    • @mrrida503
      @mrrida503 9 місяців тому

      @@nocturne311 I said shooting big men.. and he still has as much range as anybody you named.

    • @nocturne311
      @nocturne311 9 місяців тому +2

      @@mrrida503 My bad. I thought those were separate thoughts and you were saying he had as much range as anyone in general. Person wasn't shooting from Arenas-Curry range with the efficiency they did in their primes, but I'll give you Abdul-Rauf. Chuck was a sniper though. That's for sure.

    • @mrrida503
      @mrrida503 9 місяців тому

      @@nocturne311 Remember, he wa gunnin' from the "old line" which is farther.. I'll still take "The Rifleman" over all of um. I want a guy who can rebound too! 🏀

    • @dark8prince201
      @dark8prince201 8 місяців тому +2

      He is a big man compared to an average human. Small forwards are not considered big men in the NBA

  • @lavarivy2259
    @lavarivy2259 Рік тому +5

    As a lifelong Pacers fan when they traded him i was so mad

    • @mrrida503
      @mrrida503 Рік тому +1

      Oh man...me too. He was my favorite player

  • @timhall5382
    @timhall5382 Рік тому +7

    Good video. Lots of research went into this. Narrator works hard.

  • @dark8prince201
    @dark8prince201 8 місяців тому

    A lot of these duo's never get along hurting their franchises in the process. I remember Chuck Person back then it was unusual for a guy his size bombing from the outside.

  • @Ristolable
    @Ristolable Рік тому +10

    Hey man great videos, keep it up

  • @coachshawnkent397
    @coachshawnkent397 10 місяців тому +1

    Great player one of my favorites....!

  • @davidrace1050
    @davidrace1050 2 місяці тому

    Draft night suit is fabulous 👌

  • @mongoslade277
    @mongoslade277 Рік тому +2

    Didn't realize that Chuck Person was Rookie Of the Year. That 1986 draft was the dope fiend draft. Washburn, Tarpley, Bias and put William Bedford in there too. The 2nd & 3rd round pics made the impact in that draft. Sabonis was drafted in 1986 but didn't come to the NBA until 10 years later

  • @tiptop9687
    @tiptop9687 Місяць тому

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤ one of the best

  • @thomasbridges7323
    @thomasbridges7323 10 днів тому

    Thanks dude

  • @lashgoshotwheels1127
    @lashgoshotwheels1127 Рік тому

    Thank you

  • @Joseph-lz5er
    @Joseph-lz5er Рік тому +1

    You should do an episode on the Mavs trio of Derek Harper, Rolando Blackman, and Mark Aguirre. Also, a shame that Aguirre is not in the HOF. Or the 80s Bucks of Terry Cummings, Ricky Pierce, and Sydney Moncrief. One of the most underrated groups of players.

    • @ForgottenPlayerProfiles
      @ForgottenPlayerProfiles  Рік тому +2

      Check out the channel. I don't have one on the mavs trio but I do have one on the Blackman Aguirre duo

  • @unappealingundesirable2826
    @unappealingundesirable2826 Рік тому +3

    4:00 Roy Tarpley is now deceased.

  • @PawelzLublina
    @PawelzLublina Рік тому +1

    yea the Riffleman - i remember his last game as Sonics he play Vs Spurs and scores 9 pts ( 3x3pts )

  • @123slasher.16
    @123slasher.16 Місяць тому

    We used to get our haircut at the same barbershop on Michigan Ave in northwest Indianapolis.

  • @quintonmack9578
    @quintonmack9578 Рік тому +2

    had that he got caught up in that college bribery situation

  • @master-kq3nw
    @master-kq3nw 3 місяці тому

    Great shooter

  • @redgr81
    @redgr81 Рік тому

    welp, love this series thats a subscribe....some players id love to see: Kevin Johnson, Danny Manning, and Glen Rice.

  • @unappealingundesirable2826
    @unappealingundesirable2826 Рік тому +4

    I was born in Seattle in 1973, where I grew up. Sonics and Blazers fan. Japanese-American. I LOVED how he scored against Boston (because I'm Japanese-American, I HATE the Boston Celtics), but HATED how Chuck and Wesley Person KILLED the Blazers and Sonics.

  • @juswolf22
    @juswolf22 Рік тому +3

    Can you get a Bernard king?

  • @tupiprle2729
    @tupiprle2729 9 місяців тому

    Rifle man

  • @thomasbridges7323
    @thomasbridges7323 10 днів тому

    Yeah that name fits too

  • @bnegs521
    @bnegs521 Місяць тому

    Number 4 pick in the 1986 draft. 4 of the top ten players washed out of the NBA due to cocaine.

  • @sfrank8687
    @sfrank8687 5 місяців тому

    He did Larry Bird dirty with that cheap shot to the back!!! But I laughed my ass off

    • @zt1053
      @zt1053 3 місяці тому

      It caused Bird to miss game 1 of the next series which ended up costing Boston the series.

  • @jaysantos11
    @jaysantos11 9 місяців тому

    1:12 none of the players had skinny legs in those days

  • @MrMixItup
    @MrMixItup Рік тому +3

    Shout out to Chuck Person! Great shooter and talked a lot of shit to Larry Bird but didn’t have a team like Boston to bag it up lol.

    • @bryanburnap4537
      @bryanburnap4537 Рік тому +2

      The matchup in 91 of Person vs Bird was real. For a real short period of time Chuck Person was enemy #1. I believe after Bird got the last laugh in Game 5 a reporter said to him and I am paraphrasing. So I know you 2 are enemies on the court. But I hear you guys are friends off the court and have met in Indiana etc. And Bird said " oh yeah me and Chuck are real close, in the summer I have him come up and mow my lawn" Not sure if that is true or not but it's classic Larry Bird

    • @marykuettner752
      @marykuettner752 6 місяців тому +1

      @@bryanburnap4537 Dee Brown said on a podcast that Larry had bet Person that Celts would win game five and if they did Chuck had to come cut his lawn. Anyway Chuck did work for the Pacers under Bird.

  • @AboveItsNeck
    @AboveItsNeck Рік тому

    Shoutout eccojams

  • @thomasbridges7323
    @thomasbridges7323 10 днів тому

    Ahhhhh yeah he did play with Charlie

  • @lonnellgrigsby1367
    @lonnellgrigsby1367 9 місяців тому

    Sean Elliott butt smacked seemed a lil awkward lol . 😂

  • @ashleytait4834
    @ashleytait4834 2 місяці тому

    That 1991 series against the Celtics was a classic. Chuck was so close to backing up all of his trash talk. I hate the Celtics and wanted so badly for the Pacers to upset them, but alas...

  • @seldomseen333
    @seldomseen333 Рік тому

    Do one on Glenn Rice

  • @garytucker3563
    @garytucker3563 Рік тому +1

    Nice video. Was amongst the many basketball cards I had back in the day. Im glad the truth about Christian Laettnier came out. Disliked him @ DUKE, was appalled when he was selected to the Dream Team (reserves). OVERRATED.

  • @kill1052
    @kill1052 10 місяців тому

    He is coaching scoot now...

  • @bnegs521
    @bnegs521 Місяць тому

    Chuck had an issue with his weight and cardio.

  • @charismatic9904
    @charismatic9904 5 місяців тому

    I always thought wesley was the better person. 😜

  • @Ali-xs6bx
    @Ali-xs6bx Рік тому +2

    He was better then Reggie
    Reggie just got all the plays ran for him

  • @ArmyLT09
    @ArmyLT09 8 місяців тому

    Gotta be honest, his brother Wesley Person was a much better shooter

  • @stevencarter9812
    @stevencarter9812 Рік тому

    Over rated give me dale Ellis

    • @mrrida503
      @mrrida503 Рік тому +1

      Hell no!!! Person over Ellis any day