*TIMESTAMPS BELOW*: A massive compilation of my videos where I cover many of the most underrated players in NBA history, including a BRAND NEW player. After watching this video, you’ll be more informed on Basketball history than the average Basketball fan, that’s for sure. Who’s a player that you think is underrated/under-appreciated?? Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 0:17 Michael Adams 1:18 Nate “Tiny” Archibald 2:17 Mark Aguirre 3:25 Gilbert Arenas 4:49 Rick Barry 12:28 Walt Bellamy 20:11 Len Bias 21:02 Chauncey Billups 28:43 Dave Bing 29:29 Tyron “Muggsy” Bogues 30:26 Mookie Blaylock 31:30 “Downtown” Freddie Brown 32:16 Sam Cassell 33:11 Tom Chambers 34:05 Maurice Cheeks 35:02 Michael Cooper 36:07 Dave Cowens 37:02 Louie Dampier 37:52 Adrian Dantley 39:21 Baron Davis 40:52 Darryl Dawkins 42:05 Clyde Drexler 43:25 Joe Dumars 49:24 T.R. Dunn 50:32 Mark Eaton 51:33 Sean Elliot 53:00 Dale Ellis 54:10 LaPhonso Ellis 55:01 Alex English 55:52 Michael Finley 1:01:34 Walt Frazier 1:02:36 Steve Francis 1:03:26 World B. Free 1:04:20 George Gervin 1:05:32 Artis Gilmore 1:11:43 Gail Goodrich 1:12:45 Ben Gordon 1:13:30 Danny Granger 1:14:22 Hal Greer 1:15:28 Darrell Griffith 1:16:25 Richie Guerin 1:17:16 Penny Hardaway 1:18:10 Tim Hardaway 1:22:15 Ron Harper 1:23:25 John Havlicek 1:24:10 Connie Hawkins 1:29:33 Hersey Hawkins 1:30:41 Grant Hill 1:31:28 Craig Hodges 1:37:17 Allan Houston 1:38:15 Dan Issel 1:38:56 Phil Jackson 1:39:49 Shawn Kemp 1:44:45 Bernard King 1:50:09 Lafayette Lever 1:56:21 (BRAND NEW) Moses Malone 1:59:51 Pistol Pete Maravich 2:07:37 Sidney Moncrief 2:14:15 Dikembe Mutombo 2:21:58 Mitch Richmond 2:28:38 Oscar Robertson 2:32:12 David Robinson 2:38:31 Brandon Roy 2:44:16 Dominique Wilkins 2:50:20 James Worthy 2:57:13
@@celtics17banners84I remember going to a Warriors v Celtics game in 94 or 95 and seeing Barros in pregame warmups just drain 3 after 3 after 3, he dropped like a 40 piece that game, and even the shots they dont regularly show on tv, like after a foul whistle Dana was just automatically sniping everything that night. And i'm not even a Celtics fan, but witnessing him that night left a lifetime impression of Dana Barros being extremely underrated in my book.💯👌
I read this whole list and saw no George McGinnis... Edit: pulled down the boards, dished assists, scored 20+. Would have made the HoF a lot earlier had he played his whole career in the NBA, not everyone can be Dr. J.
Johnny, this video is a masterpiece and might be my favorite video of yours. These very memorable players that I am a big fan of since I am a bigger fan of the lesser celebrated players or supporting players of the NBA and its history. Moments like Sam Cassell being the first to do the "Big Balls Dance" and Tom Chambers life-altering dunk over Mark Jackson (who I am a big fan of, but I call it how I see it) were great to relive. Thanks man.
He may not have been as good if he played for any other team his game was built for team ball not 1 on 1 and he showed that in the way he played the game
Very cool compilation, Jonny! One of the things I appreciate about your channel is how you cover so much of basketball history. I have been able to learn about underrated players, like Sidney Moncrief, Louie Dampier, Lafayette Lever (incredible how he had so many triple doubles and was such a good rebounder), and more via your channel (as well as learn more about players who I have heard of, like the late Len Bias and Mark Eaton). It's been great listening to this video. I had some nostalgia too. I am a short guy and I remember admiring Mugsy Bogues as a kid. So, it was awesome to watch the segment you had about his career too :). It was cool seeing others on here too, like Nate Archibald, Sam Cassell, Tim Hardaway, and Baron Davis. I remember watching the latter three when I was in my teens and twenties. Good times - and again, it was awesome to learn more about them. Keep up the good work. Have a great Thursday, Jonny!
4:11 - two very underrated attributes about Aguirre: 1) he willingly sacrificed his games and stats to help win a ring (something Dantley struggled with), 2) he willingly offered to come off the bench to allow a young Dennis Rodman to flourish which was key to winning the second championship.
Throughout this video I was like “I wonder if this guy is on the list?” Then, the guy I thought of was on the list. Truly remarkable. FYI: Mookie Blaylock was Pearl Jams original stage name.
I'm on the younger side of things but I love these kinds of videos people seem to forget that even though a lot of these guys weren't pretty they would kill in about every era
Dražen Petrović, Jalen Rose, Sheriff Abdur Rahim, Glen Rice, Glenn Robinson, Nick Van Exel, Stephon Marbury Shawn Marion, Alonzo Mourning, and Jermaine O'Neal. There, I named a few other super stars or stars that were all stars without being on the all star teams. I know there's more player you can list Johnny. Here's some for you to do a part 2.
He was amazing. I know what you mean though - I rarely hear about him anymore. I think that (beyond Jonny's channel), I only heard him being discussed once during the last few years and that was with a friend of mine who is a longtime Kings fan.
He came up in a tough 2 gaurd era..he was better than guys like nick anderson or eddie jones but jordan drexler and miller out classed him pluse the kings was not a good team in the 90s
"When I think underrated players, first person for me, who always comes to mind, is Mitch ''The Rock" Richmond." He's in the Hall of Fame. He's vastly overrated.
I grew up in the 80s and 90s so I watched and know nearly all these guys. They were awesome, extremely talented. I don’t see plumbers and firemen in the group as JJ Redick assumes.
I mean Redick was an exceptional 3 point shot away from bein a plumber himself. He wuz great in college. But to me he wuz average in the NBA. About halfway thru his career everybody wuz shooting 3's at about the same clip as him. He never stood out that much
@@shawn1819 JJ Redick is inside top-20 all time in 3-point percentage and 3-point makes. There are 6 current active NBA players shooting at a higher clip than JJ did. Others are retired.
@@qzurx Honestly its mostly a compilation of past videos, but there is some brand new stuff! I spend the past 2 days updating all the individual videos, and making sure the rankings and statistics are up to date. Hope you enjoy it!
I LIKE THIS VIDEO.BUT ALOT OF THESE GUYS ARE IN THE HALL OF FAME... AND ALOT OF FANS ARENT OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW ABOUT THEM... SO I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME TO GIVE THEM THEIR JUST DO...FORTUNATE I STARTED WATCHING THE NBA IN 1964 SO IVE SEEN ALL OF THESE PLAYERS.IVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO WATCH THE NBA FOR 60 YEARS..ONCE AGAIN GREAT VIDEO..THANK YOU
So sad that Dennis Johnson didn't make the list. He is criminally underrated, since he is mostly remembered for his Celtics days when he was past his prime. I think he's arguably the best Supersonics/Thunder player ever.
Great video! This video is a great educational tool because, if anyone would try to put together all this information, it would take years of research and effort. Thank you for your work and service. 🎉
John Havlicek is criminally underrated, I consider it foolish that he is not considered an all time great. As a lifetime Lakers fan, I can boast that the Lakers beat Birds Celtics, we NEVER beat Havlicek's Celtics. Hondo always made the clutch baskets. During their primes He and Bernard King were the best players in the league. And you left Bob McAdo off this list, shame on you.
Sam Cassell, Mookie Blaylock, Michael Finley, and Sean Elliott were interesting picks, while Louie Dampier and Downtown Freddie Brown were names that even I'm not familiar with 🤔
Archibald (DeWitt Clinton) and Lenny Wilkens (Boys High) are the quintessential NYC point guards. Small, quick, smart and with a killer mid-range game.
No one ever mentions the 2(?) chips the Celtics got in the 70s. Cats tend to gloss over the 70s in general, it seems. Cowens was a monster. That was a good inclusion. So many of these dudes had talent that i feel would translate very well to current NBA schemes
I pretty much know all these players since I've been watching basketball my whole life and my grandfather used to tell me about some of the old timers but this is a great video then the reason why UA-cam is so excellent
Moses Malone is my favorite center of all time! I always loved watching him out rebound centers that were bigger than he was! He made using his body to move other centers wherever he wanted them into an art form!
There was a patch there in the early-mid 90s where I just loved every nugget, even the bench. Was so happy to see Laphonso in this, my all time favourite guy.
@jonnyarnett 😂😂😂😂 yes absolutely . Averaged 120 pts while their opponents averaged 118 pts it was funny. But Adam and English and Fatleaver were amazing . It was fun to watch as well.
22:53 maybe because it was when I was a kid, but this one really sticks with me Lenny looked to be an incredible player that might in fact have rival Jordan, shame we didn't get to see him.
Arenas isn't liked because he enjoys life, made his money, was legit as a scorer, but didn't get consumed by the NBA. He knew when it was over and called it quits, and is just out there having fun talking hoops and pissing people off. People should listen to him instead of selected clips posted by other UA-camrs.
Hey Jonny, I have an idea for another story fact check: The game where Demar Derozan wore Jordan 10‘s instead of Kobe’s against the Lakers and Kobe took it personal. According to Demar, Toronto hit a go ahead bucket with a few seconds left. Kobe then said: „You know you left too much time on the clock, right?“ and proceeded to hit the game winner while talking trash to Demar. Would be interesting to see how this actually played out
He has always been unbelievably bad in elimination games. The worst in history, in fact. As a Rocket, he played versus the Warriors, which is one of the greatest teams ever. So Harden's absolute meltdown choke job looked that much uglier.
Chris Jackson aka Abdul Rauf was straight 🔥. If that guy was on he was unbelievable. Search out the YT video on him lighting up Jordan. Just an unbelievably quick shooter who had more influence on future shooters than he’s given credit for.
I think if you're on the NBA Top 75 team, you're not really underrated. Some guys who DIDN'T make the Top 75 and are underrated/borderline forgotten about are: Alonzo Mourning, Dan Issel, Bob Lanier, Spencer Haywood, Jack Sikma, David Thompson, Xavier McDaniel, Mark Price, Brad Dougherty, Tom Heinsohn, Jack Twyman, Vern Mikkelsen, Kevin Johnson, Ben Wallace, Clyde Lovellette, Jeff Malone, Arvydas Sabonis, Drazen Petrovic, Amare Stoudamire, Damon Stoudamire, Derrick Coleman, Jermaine O'Neal, Dennis Johnson, Orlando Woolridge to name a few. I know I'm missing a bunch.
Victor Oladipo should’ve been on this list. At his best he was averaging 23 ppg 5 apg and 4 rpg on elite defense leading the league in steals and making 1st team all defense. He also dueled with 2018 bron pushing the Cavs to 7 games that playoff series. He’s Super Underrated
Aguirre taking a smaller role in the middle of his prime is underrated. Because Dantley’s hesitancy to take a smaller role was holding the Pistons back, I think. They had bigs who would willingly pass-laimbeer, salley, Rodman-but the ball would get stuck with Dantley. The championship Pistons ran at least nine deep and Aguirre did not disturb that, and played efficiently as a high-talent low-ego piece. He was like a better Carmelo Anthony (more success as the hub) and then made the sacrifice to win.
The Warriors have a ton of under appreciated players. Rick Barry, Mitch Richmond, Chris Mullin (to an extent), Joe Barry Carroll, Sleepy Floyd, Neil Johnston, and, who is in my opinion one of the most overlooked and unknown players of all time, Purvis Short.
Oscar led the league in assists 6 times, and that's why people call him a selfish stat-padder. Robinson faced Hakeem in the playoffs once in their careers. Robinson was the 2nd best player in that series, but was outplayed by Hakeem pretty badly. Most people evaluate Robinson's entire career based on that one series. The skill cap between Robinson and Hakeem wasn't that wide for their careers. Robinson is also probably the most humble superstar ever. He gave his center position to Duncan the first year Duncan entered the league. Robinson still put up significantly better numbers than Duncan, even though Robinson wasn't the first option anymore. Most people falsely say Duncan was the better player as a rookie.
Peace to Nate The Skate, The Ice Man and Abdul Rauf. Peace to Pistol Pete, too bad him and Dr J didn't play on the same team for an entire season. Nate The Skate coached Shamgod.
33:09 yooooo my great uncle told me about that dude when i was like 8 . this was like 06, i couldn’t remember his name i just remembered “down town brown” that’s is!
Everything you said about James Worthy is EXACTLY why Dominique should be glad they didn’t draft him. He would have did everything Worthy did but receive faint praise. In Atlanta he became a legend. In LA he would only be known as the guy who dunked good.
No Marques Johnson? He was regarded as one of the best forwards in the game in the late 1970's/early 1980's. Johnson is incredibly underrated. He made three All-NBA Teams during his career and did so as a forward playing in the same era with Julius Erving and Larry Bird.
Well time is underfeated, and so is change. I think the machines ability to make both Jordan and then Labron the Uberface of the league,had a profound effect in why these players are underrated. Most of these players up here never had a signature shoe😢
Surprised to not see the only finals MVP whos not in the 75 all-time list and probably the most impactful player who never averaged 20ppg, Andre Iguodala
Back in the day, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ask Alex English for a loan, The loan what's over $200,000, I don't know when Kareem was supposed to pay it back, but Alex English went off on Kareem, I guess he didn't pay him back in the time he promised, eventually Kareem paid in back but I don't think they ever spoke to each other after that, True story.
Whenever people say that cliche, "Hakeem was so good he was drafted before Jordan and no one gives the Rockets sht for it." I always say, "I give them sht. Because they could of had BOTH of them. AND Drexler."
*TIMESTAMPS BELOW*: A massive compilation of my videos where I cover many of the most underrated players in NBA history, including a BRAND NEW player. After watching this video, you’ll be more informed on Basketball history than the average Basketball fan, that’s for sure. Who’s a player that you think is underrated/under-appreciated??
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 0:17
Michael Adams 1:18
Nate “Tiny” Archibald 2:17
Mark Aguirre 3:25
Gilbert Arenas 4:49
Rick Barry 12:28
Walt Bellamy 20:11
Len Bias 21:02
Chauncey Billups 28:43
Dave Bing 29:29
Tyron “Muggsy” Bogues 30:26
Mookie Blaylock 31:30
“Downtown” Freddie Brown 32:16
Sam Cassell 33:11
Tom Chambers 34:05
Maurice Cheeks 35:02
Michael Cooper 36:07
Dave Cowens 37:02
Louie Dampier 37:52
Adrian Dantley 39:21
Baron Davis 40:52
Darryl Dawkins 42:05
Clyde Drexler 43:25
Joe Dumars 49:24
T.R. Dunn 50:32
Mark Eaton 51:33
Sean Elliot 53:00
Dale Ellis 54:10
LaPhonso Ellis 55:01
Alex English 55:52
Michael Finley 1:01:34
Walt Frazier 1:02:36
Steve Francis 1:03:26
World B. Free 1:04:20
George Gervin 1:05:32
Artis Gilmore 1:11:43
Gail Goodrich 1:12:45
Ben Gordon 1:13:30
Danny Granger 1:14:22
Hal Greer 1:15:28
Darrell Griffith 1:16:25
Richie Guerin 1:17:16
Penny Hardaway 1:18:10
Tim Hardaway 1:22:15
Ron Harper 1:23:25
John Havlicek 1:24:10
Connie Hawkins 1:29:33
Hersey Hawkins 1:30:41
Grant Hill 1:31:28
Craig Hodges 1:37:17
Allan Houston 1:38:15
Dan Issel 1:38:56
Phil Jackson 1:39:49
Shawn Kemp 1:44:45
Bernard King 1:50:09
Lafayette Lever 1:56:21 (BRAND NEW)
Moses Malone 1:59:51
Pistol Pete Maravich 2:07:37
Sidney Moncrief 2:14:15
Dikembe Mutombo 2:21:58
Mitch Richmond 2:28:38
Oscar Robertson 2:32:12
David Robinson 2:38:31
Brandon Roy 2:44:16
Dominique Wilkins 2:50:20
James Worthy 2:57:13
Glad to see Dave Cowens here. You never hear his name in the debates but he’s one of the greatest big men ever
No Dana Barros is crazy.
@@cekspreeBarros was great. I would also add Sam Jones, Dennis Johnson and Jerry Lucas
@@celtics17banners84I remember going to a Warriors v Celtics game in 94 or 95 and seeing Barros in pregame warmups just drain 3 after 3 after 3, he dropped like a 40 piece that game, and even the shots they dont regularly show on tv, like after a foul whistle Dana was just automatically sniping everything that night. And i'm not even a Celtics fan, but witnessing him that night left a lifetime impression of Dana Barros being extremely underrated in my book.💯👌
I read this whole list and saw no George McGinnis...
Edit: pulled down the boards, dished assists, scored 20+. Would have made the HoF a lot earlier had he played his whole career in the NBA, not everyone can be Dr. J.
Wow!!! Great video.As a 55 year old man.I remember most of these players..I enjoyed basketball more back then.
Johnny, this video is a masterpiece and might be my favorite video of yours. These very memorable players that I am a big fan of since I am a bigger fan of the lesser celebrated players or supporting players of the NBA and its history. Moments like Sam Cassell being the first to do the "Big Balls Dance" and Tom Chambers life-altering dunk over Mark Jackson (who I am a big fan of, but I call it how I see it) were great to relive. Thanks man.
I also love seeing all the great lesser known defensive shown some love (I love defense).
To good for sure
He may not have been as good if he played for any other team his game was built for team ball not 1 on 1 and he showed that in the way he played the game
this is one of the most incredible looks at basketball talent through the age, well done and salute to you.
Thats what im talking bout jonny!! Respect to the forgotten greats. Excellent video!!
Very cool compilation, Jonny! One of the things I appreciate about your channel is how you cover so much of basketball history. I have been able to learn about underrated players, like Sidney Moncrief, Louie Dampier, Lafayette Lever (incredible how he had so many triple doubles and was such a good rebounder), and more via your channel (as well as learn more about players who I have heard of, like the late Len Bias and Mark Eaton). It's been great listening to this video.
I had some nostalgia too. I am a short guy and I remember admiring Mugsy Bogues as a kid. So, it was awesome to watch the segment you had about his career too :). It was cool seeing others on here too, like Nate Archibald, Sam Cassell, Tim Hardaway, and Baron Davis. I remember watching the latter three when I was in my teens and twenties. Good times - and again, it was awesome to learn more about them.
Keep up the good work. Have a great Thursday, Jonny!
The most underrated youtube channel is you, seriously you should have a million subscribers
I appreciate it!! I'm just thrilled to have as many as I've got :)
Just looked expecting to see 500k. Sub everyone!!
Yeah this guy redefines what it means to do deep dives.
On the road towards 200K
4:11 - two very underrated attributes about Aguirre: 1) he willingly sacrificed his games and stats to help win a ring (something Dantley struggled with), 2) he willingly offered to come off the bench to allow a young Dennis Rodman to flourish which was key to winning the second championship.
my man, Sean Elliott and Dale Ellis (first to hit 1000 3's (i think))! great video!
Throughout this video I was like “I wonder if this guy is on the list?” Then, the guy I thought of was on the list. Truly remarkable. FYI: Mookie Blaylock was Pearl Jams original stage name.
Gary Payton and Shawn Kemp. Thanks 👍 for the memories Jonny!
I love absorbing all this basketball knowledge as I fell asleep. Keep the long videos coming Johnny!
Jonny does have a very relaxing voice
" but as usual ,every triumphant moment for barry is surrounded by controversy " damn it barry 😂😂😂
Damn Jonny U Did it Again 💯💪
Honestly I don't blame Barry for quitting on the Warriors. They didn't fight for him, why would he fight for them? 🤷🏿♂️
They didn't fight for him because no one liked him.. because he was a dick. And pretty racist.
I'm on the younger side of things but I love these kinds of videos people seem to forget that even though a lot of these guys weren't pretty they would kill in about every era
Another thing people somehow forget is they'd be more athletic in today's era.
Dražen Petrović, Jalen Rose, Sheriff Abdur Rahim, Glen Rice, Glenn Robinson, Nick Van Exel, Stephon Marbury Shawn Marion, Alonzo Mourning, and Jermaine O'Neal.
There, I named a few other super stars or stars that were all stars without being on the all star teams. I know there's more player you can list Johnny. Here's some for you to do a part 2.
Also add Rod Strickland
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Nah
@@mrshanny82Kyrie 1.0
Me when George Gervin 😼
When I think underrated players, first person for me, who always comes to mind, is Mitch ''The Rock" Richmond.
He was amazing. I know what you mean though - I rarely hear about him anymore. I think that (beyond Jonny's channel), I only heard him being discussed once during the last few years and that was with a friend of mine who is a longtime Kings fan.
He came up in a tough 2 gaurd era..he was better than guys like nick anderson or eddie jones but jordan drexler and miller out classed him pluse the kings was not a good team in the 90s
@@barz2k12 The 90's wasn't a tough 2-guard era.
"When I think underrated players, first person for me, who always comes to mind, is Mitch ''The Rock" Richmond."
He's in the Hall of Fame. He's vastly overrated.
@@penkima4923MJ,Clyde,Reggie wtf u talking about 😂
This man is a student of the game like me he looks at all aspects not just popular ones
I love how passionate and knowledgeable you are about the game
No joke. Nobody better argue with you about NBA. They better stfu ong 😂 you are so awesome man
Well.. there's Thinking Basketball.
I grew up in the 80s and 90s so I watched and know nearly all these guys. They were awesome, extremely talented. I don’t see plumbers and firemen in the group as JJ Redick assumes.
Pretty sure Redick was talking about the 60's.
I mean Redick was an exceptional 3 point shot away from bein a plumber himself. He wuz great in college. But to me he wuz average in the NBA. About halfway thru his career everybody wuz shooting 3's at about the same clip as him. He never stood out that much
@@shawn1819 JJ Redick is inside top-20 all time in 3-point percentage and 3-point makes. There are 6 current active NBA players shooting at a higher clip than JJ did. Others are retired.
JJ Redick is on LJ payroll to discredit the 80s and 90s
Goat basketball channel Ty again for these longer videos
Great video Bro
Babe wake up Jonny posted
oh fuck yea these videos are perfect for a big compilation thanks for blessing us
Gilbert Arenas needed a real friend in the locker room to tell him to put that gun down and to shut up.
Him and Ja have that in common then
Veenon Maxwell. Joe Dumars. Chuck Person. Kevin Johnson. Dikembe Mutumbo. Alonzo Mourning. Pete Marovich. Entire 2004 Detroit Pistons starting lineup.
"Seeing Moses Malone, Danny Granger, and Bernard King on the list makes me happy, thank you Jonny."
Love Granger. Dude had a short stint where he was KILLING it for more fantasy team, so I'm obligated to never forget him 😂
@@jonnyarnett wow did it take you like a week or 2 just to put this video together? this is your longest one ever . very impressive! i like it
@@qzurx Honestly its mostly a compilation of past videos, but there is some brand new stuff! I spend the past 2 days updating all the individual videos, and making sure the rankings and statistics are up to date. Hope you enjoy it!
He's a b otch in 2k 13@@jonnyarnett
@@jonnyarnett i did
Please do a video on Abdul Rauf
I appreciate all of your videos Bro
Nice name drop he was great. Heck I remember when he was Chris Jackson, quick as a hiccup, good shooter.
I LIKE THIS VIDEO.BUT ALOT OF THESE GUYS ARE IN THE HALL OF FAME... AND ALOT OF FANS ARENT OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW ABOUT THEM... SO I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME TO GIVE THEM THEIR JUST DO...FORTUNATE I STARTED WATCHING THE NBA IN 1964 SO IVE SEEN ALL OF THESE PLAYERS.IVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO WATCH THE NBA FOR 60 YEARS..ONCE AGAIN GREAT VIDEO..THANK YOU
So sad that Dennis Johnson didn't make the list. He is criminally underrated, since he is mostly remembered for his Celtics days when he was past his prime. I think he's arguably the best Supersonics/Thunder player ever.
Agreed💯💯
DJ was Aurebach's solution to the Andrew Toney and Mo Cheeks problem vs the Sixers.
A HOFer for sure
RIP D.J.
Ima watch this whole video
I love NBA His-tory! And Jonny Arnett videos!
Longer than a full length movie.
Excellent!
Great video! This video is a great educational tool because, if anyone would try to put together all this information, it would take years of research and effort. Thank you for your work and service. 🎉
Soooo goooood to see these guys getting a little bit of the light…
John Havlicek is criminally underrated, I consider it foolish that he is not considered an all time great. As a lifetime Lakers fan, I can boast that the Lakers beat Birds Celtics, we NEVER beat Havlicek's Celtics. Hondo always made the clutch baskets. During their primes He and Bernard King were the best players in the league. And you left Bob McAdo off this list, shame on you.
can’t fit everyone in
Sam Cassell, Mookie Blaylock, Michael Finley, and Sean Elliott were interesting picks, while Louie Dampier and Downtown Freddie Brown were names that even I'm not familiar with 🤔
Tony Allen.
Archibald (DeWitt Clinton) and Lenny Wilkens (Boys High) are the quintessential NYC point guards. Small, quick, smart and with a killer mid-range game.
No one ever mentions the 2(?) chips the Celtics got in the 70s. Cats tend to gloss over the 70s in general, it seems. Cowens was a monster. That was a good inclusion.
So many of these dudes had talent that i feel would translate very well to current NBA schemes
I pretty much know all these players since I've been watching basketball my whole life and my grandfather used to tell me about some of the old timers but this is a great video then the reason why UA-cam is so excellent
Yo does Skap know you using his background music? 😆 i love both of your content! Keep killing it!
And yes! Barry deserves top 30 all time love, but I rarely see him up there.
I'm under the impression that all his teammates hated him, and probably the rest of the league as well. They're not going to put him on any top-list.
Gilbert arenas is gonna end up as more underrated than he should be simply for his media career
I like the theme music that you and skap have 😁
Moses Malone is my favorite center of all time! I always loved watching him out rebound centers that were bigger than he was! He made using his body to move other centers wherever he wanted them into an art form!
Hey Jonny! Can you make a video about the true meaning of a "Superstar". I feel like the word gets loosely thrown around.
This would be interesting. It's a complex subject for anyone to make a video about.
I don't think I would say Danny Grainger is any kind of Tracy McGrady, not in the least, poor man's talent, maybe but I just can't see it
No surprise this list is full of nuggets
That 80s Nuggets teams rarely gets any love. One of the first teams to think that the best defense is DOUBLE the offense. lol.
There was a patch there in the early-mid 90s where I just loved every nugget, even the bench. Was so happy to see Laphonso in this, my all time favourite guy.
@@jonnyarnett Utterly unfathomable approach to playing lol. Even in today's era that wouldn't fly.
Well the pacers do it and found success if success is the ECF@@Cannon4545
@jonnyarnett 😂😂😂😂 yes absolutely . Averaged 120 pts while their opponents averaged 118 pts it was funny. But Adam and English and Fatleaver were amazing . It was fun to watch as well.
22:53 maybe because it was when I was a kid, but this one really sticks with me Lenny looked to be an incredible player that might in fact have rival Jordan, shame we didn't get to see him.
You just got another subscriber
GOOD WORK MAN... wow
Arenas isn't liked because he enjoys life, made his money, was legit as a scorer, but didn't get consumed by the NBA. He knew when it was over and called it quits, and is just out there having fun talking hoops and pissing people off. People should listen to him instead of selected clips posted by other UA-camrs.
Clyde Drexler is outside the top 5 shooting guards for me. 1. Jordan, 2. Kobe, 3. Wade, 4. Harden, 5. Iverson
Harden over Clyde? Check yourself
Harden over Reggie Miller, Ray Allen, Vince Carter, or even Klay Thompson is 5150
Harden over West???
Harden ain’t top 5 nothin. Zero playoff impact
Iverson over harden
Hey Jonny, I have an idea for another story fact check:
The game where Demar Derozan wore Jordan 10‘s instead of Kobe’s against the Lakers and Kobe took it personal. According to Demar, Toronto hit a go ahead bucket with a few seconds left. Kobe then said: „You know you left too much time on the clock, right?“ and proceeded to hit the game winner while talking trash to Demar.
Would be interesting to see how this actually played out
Always good to see Baron Davis getting some much deserved love
James Harden, whether you like him or hate him, he was unbelievable in Houston.
He has always been unbelievably bad in elimination games. The worst in history, in fact. As a Rocket, he played versus the Warriors, which is one of the greatest teams ever. So Harden's absolute meltdown choke job looked that much uglier.
It’s easy to clown on agent 0 today (im guilty too lmao) but man that guy could get BUCKETS in his prime
He's among the best 1v1 players, and clutch players in history. But has close to zero iq, so team play is beyond his brain.
Have a great afternoon!!😊😊
Great video but wish you should be added Damon Stoudamire ,Steve Nash, Vince Carter ,Tracy Mcrady ,Jason Kidd Nick Van Exel and Vlad Divac
During the NBA Finals 1975 Al Attles defended Rick Barry in an on court fight. Too bad the Warriors didn't win back to back in 75 and 76 .
Larry Johnson? How could you forget megastar LJ
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Good video Jonny. Just too much time spent on Arenas/James Harden older brother.😅
Chris Jackson aka Abdul Rauf was straight 🔥. If that guy was on he was unbelievable. Search out the YT video on him lighting up Jordan. Just an unbelievably quick shooter who had more influence on future shooters than he’s given credit for.
Blackballed for being Muslim. Same as Kareem, Kyrie and Brown
Jonny !!! . I have a request. Have a podcast of the forgotten Derrick Coleman .
I think if you're on the NBA Top 75 team, you're not really underrated. Some guys who DIDN'T make the Top 75 and are underrated/borderline forgotten about are: Alonzo Mourning, Dan Issel, Bob Lanier, Spencer Haywood, Jack Sikma, David Thompson, Xavier McDaniel, Mark Price, Brad Dougherty, Tom Heinsohn, Jack Twyman, Vern Mikkelsen, Kevin Johnson, Ben Wallace, Clyde Lovellette, Jeff Malone, Arvydas Sabonis, Drazen Petrovic, Amare Stoudamire, Damon Stoudamire, Derrick Coleman, Jermaine O'Neal, Dennis Johnson, Orlando Woolridge to name a few. I know I'm missing a bunch.
None of these are top 75 players in my oppinion, sorry
None of these are top 75 players in my oppinion, sorry
Victor Oladipo should’ve been on this list. At his best he was averaging 23 ppg 5 apg and 4 rpg on elite defense leading the league in steals and making 1st team all defense. He also dueled with 2018 bron pushing the Cavs to 7 games that playoff series. He’s Super Underrated
Hey Jonny how about a video the sharpest individual player declines?
Aguirre taking a smaller role in the middle of his prime is underrated. Because Dantley’s hesitancy to take a smaller role was holding the Pistons back, I think. They had bigs who would willingly pass-laimbeer, salley, Rodman-but the ball would get stuck with Dantley. The championship Pistons ran at least nine deep and Aguirre did not disturb that, and played efficiently as a high-talent low-ego piece. He was like a better Carmelo Anthony (more success as the hub) and then made the sacrifice to win.
Rick Barry was a f'ing beast bro.
The Warriors have a ton of under appreciated players. Rick Barry, Mitch Richmond, Chris Mullin (to an extent), Joe Barry Carroll, Sleepy Floyd, Neil Johnston, and, who is in my opinion one of the most overlooked and unknown players of all time, Purvis
Short.
I didn’t know Big O and Robinson were underrated
Oscar led the league in assists 6 times, and that's why people call him a selfish stat-padder.
Robinson faced Hakeem in the playoffs once in their careers. Robinson was the 2nd best player in that series, but was outplayed by Hakeem pretty badly. Most people evaluate Robinson's entire career based on that one series. The skill cap between Robinson and Hakeem wasn't that wide for their careers.
Robinson is also probably the most humble superstar ever. He gave his center position to Duncan the first year Duncan entered the league. Robinson still put up significantly better numbers than Duncan, even though Robinson wasn't the first option anymore. Most people falsely say Duncan was the better player as a rookie.
Peace to Nate The Skate, The Ice Man and Abdul Rauf.
Peace to Pistol Pete, too bad him and Dr J didn't play on the same team for an entire season.
Nate The Skate coached Shamgod.
Billups gets overlooked because his career happened to align with Jason Kidd and Steve Nash, the last 2 star playmaking point guards
33:09 yooooo my great uncle told me about that dude when i was like 8 . this was like 06, i couldn’t remember his name i just remembered “down town brown” that’s is!
Good content! The player that comes to mind for me that doesn't get the credit that he deserve is Mitch Richmond.
He's in the Hall of Fame. Which Hall should he be selected into, to get the credit he deserves?
Clyde Drexler is top 6 greatest sg in the history of nba..Mike..kobe..west..Iverson..wade..Drexler..facts.
Everything you said about James Worthy is EXACTLY why Dominique should be glad they didn’t draft him. He would have did everything Worthy did but receive faint praise. In Atlanta he became a legend. In LA he would only be known as the guy who dunked good.
Honorable mentions: Detlef Schrempf, Isaiah Rider, Larry Johnson, John Starks, Horace Grant ... and so many more.
Cant believe Rick Barry basically cheated himself out of a second nba ring 😳 thats a crazy story i learned a lot from thid video
Reign man 🔥
No Marques Johnson? He was regarded as one of the best forwards in the game in the late 1970's/early 1980's. Johnson is incredibly underrated. He made three All-NBA Teams during his career and did so as a forward playing in the same era with Julius Erving and Larry Bird.
Well time is underfeated, and so is change. I think the machines ability to make both Jordan and then Labron the Uberface of the league,had a profound effect in why these players are underrated. Most of these players up here never had a signature shoe😢
Surprised to not see the only finals MVP whos not in the 75 all-time list and probably the most impactful player who never averaged 20ppg, Andre Iguodala
I love Clyde. Him and Sabonis would've shut down the 90s together. One of the all time what ifs
Wasn't Dikembe's nuggets the first #8 to beat a #1? 🤔
Yes
I SAW GILBERT 🐐
He's great but he's no goat.
@@younglove3362 we LOVE Gil here in San Fernando
Me before watching. I hope Calvin Murphy is on here
2 underrated players i can think of off the top of my head is Rik Smits & Bonzi Wells
Phil Jackson looked like Jim Carrey in ace ventura when he was a player 😆 🤣
Bias was a mixture of James Worthy and a slightly less athletic Dominique.
Auguirre was at least 6ft 4in at best
But had a strong lower half of the body and big hands.
At least 6'4 at best? Hmm? LoL.
Nate is in the HOF that alone means he is not underrated
Guys like Horace Grant, Ron Harper, Cliff Robinson, James Posey. Are underrated players.
Ben Gordon was a beast 😅 1:14:50
The league doesn't have enough Ben Gordon in it today.
Back in the day, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ask Alex English for a loan, The loan what's over $200,000, I don't know when Kareem was supposed to pay it back, but Alex English went off on Kareem, I guess he didn't pay him back in the time he promised, eventually Kareem paid in back but I don't think they ever spoke to each other after that, True story.
Whenever people say that cliche, "Hakeem was so good he was drafted before Jordan and no one gives the Rockets sht for it."
I always say, "I give them sht. Because they could of had BOTH of them. AND Drexler."