2:37 Christmas Day is no longer “a great time to put the NBA on national TV” when we consider that on Christmas Day 2023: All three (3) NFL games averaged over 25 MILLION viewers (29.2 Million viewers to be exact), while LeBron James w/ the Los Angeles Lakers vs the Boston Celtics recorded only about FIVE (5) Million viewers (5.0 million viewers to be exact). The lowest viewership for the NFL on Christmas Day 2023 was the San Francisco 49ers vs the Baltimore Ravens, which drew 27.1 MILLION viewers, versus the lowest viewership for the NBA on Christmas Day 2023, which featured the Miami Heat vs the Philadelphia 76ers, which only drew a measly 1.3 Million viewers. The NBA’s greatest historical franchise rivalry (Lakers vs Celtics) grabbed only about 16% of the average viewership of the three (3) NFL football games on Christmas Day - December 25, 2023, which was last year. Ironically, LeBron James success rate of winning NBA World Championships is 18% compared to Michael Jordan’s success rate of winning NBA World Championship at 40%. NBA games on Christmas Day dates back to 1947, literally the first or second season ever in NBA history, and the LeBron James Era has literally destroyed and plummeted the NBA’s overall viewership in the NBA Regular Season, in the NBA Playoffs in-general, in the NBA Finals, and even on NBA Christmas Day. Adam Silver and the NBA, as a business organization and community, all wish for the old glory days during the golden era of NBA basketball (the 1990s) that showcased classic rivalries like the Chicago Bulls vs the New York Knicks, since even the greatest rivalry in NBA history (LA Lakers vs Boston Celtics) doesn’t even interest the United States, nor the rest of the world, in the 2020s. 3:09 Adam Silver wished that LeBron James could be “LIKE MIKE”. 2:38 Christmas Day is no longer “a great time to put the NBA on national TV”… 😞
Jordan & Ewing were my 2 favorite players of the mid-'80s through late-'90s. This was my Montana vs Marino, or Tyson vs Holyfield. And I got to see it nearly every year for almost 15 years, multiple times a year. 1986 was actually the first year that I started actively watching NBA games at 8 years old.👍
Good Saturday Morning great start with this video. I wasn't born yet I was born in 87. My earliest memory of me watching basketball was Jordan winning his 2nd title in 92 I started playing in 95
Secret Base is a phenomenal channel! I always forget her name but the girl that does content for them is always hilarious! Ewing is so disrespected. Its kind of funny to me, a certain group of fans say ring culture is toxic but when old heads talk about great centers MJ faced that didn't win they go right to "they never won a title" and my response is...and why was that? lol. Ya know if the Ewing draft to the Knicks was rigged as of this season it would be only the 2nd most disgusting thing in NBA draft history lol
I used to think secret base was a good channel but I started noticing some shilling going on especially when it came to certain NBA players. I also caught them lying in multiple videos about one specific NBA player. I'm sure you can guess which one. Then I saw the ethnicity of the majority of the secret base guys/gals. Lets just say I'm not a fan.
A few things to note: Aguirre was with Dallas in 86-87. Oakley had a very good mid range shot and was a good passer. Cartwright was always garbage. The fact that Jordan won 3 championships with him in the starting lineup is incredible. Imagine if the Bulls hadn't made the Cartwright trade. Their starting lineup would have been: Grant, Oakley, Pippen, Jordan and Rod Strickland.
Top 10 90’s Players: 1. Michael Jordan - AIR. Black Cat. The greatest player and the greatest career in NBA history. Most dominant offensive force and one of the games best defenders. A literal, overpowered video game character. 6x Champ 6x FMVP 5x MVP 1x DPOY 2. Hakeem Olajuwon - DREAM… back to back. The best of the mid90’s and second best player in the era. Hakeem is like Russell but with AllNBA offensive ability. 2x Champ 2x FMVP 1x MVP 2x DPOY 3. Karl Malone - the Mailman was LBJ minus the handles and vision. King of the pick n roll. 1x MVP, 97-98’ Finals app. 4. Charles Barkley - The Round Mound of Rebound was the Tasmanian devil in a basketball jersey. Prime 25 5 13 guy. Impact everywhere he went. OG DREAMTEAM member by the way… 1x MVP 5. John Stockton - MR. Stockton… best passer ever. One of the most fundamentally sound players ever. Played both ends at the highest level for 15 seasons. 97-98’ Finals app. 6. Gary Payton - THE GLOVE... GP was the best perimeter defender not named Pippen or MJ in the 90’s. A 20 & 10 threat for half his career. Underrated legacy and player. 1x Champ 7. David Robinson - The Admiral. The USA’s biggest weapon in the 90’s was also one of the greatest ever. Made the spurs relevant pre-Duncan and post. Has some of the greatest seasons statistically. Think Giannis but 7’2 with a lefty and 15 footer plus an even better defender. 2x Champ 1x MVP 8. Shaquille O’Neal - the most dominant ever. The immovable object/unstoppable force. Shaq was the definition of dominance. Should’ve been the goat. Nobody was in better position to take the crown of GOAT from MJ since Shaq in 04’. Yes. NOT Kobe, NOT LBJ. DIESEL. In the 90’s he was not in his prime. Only reason he’s not top5. 95’ Finals App. 9. Patrick Ewing - PAT… maybe the most overlooked on the list. Precursor to Embid with less range but better. Pat is of the most skilled & best defenders ever. In any sport. Held NYK down for over a decade and tried valiantly to lift them over #1 & #2 on the list but failed 94’ Final App. 10. Reggie Miller - WINNING TIME. The best of the mid90’s 3 point shooting and clutch behavior. Reggie was Ray Allen before Ray Allen. Unselfish, cerebral and did anything to win. Never could lift the Pacers past #1 but has hit some of the biggest shots in NBA history and displayed a desire for greatness rarely seen in a player. * HONORABLE MENTION: Abdul Rauf, Kobe, McGrady, Duncan AI, Drexler, Webber, A. Davis, A. Mason, Daughtery, Coleman, Richmond, T. Hardaway, Petrovic, A. Hardaway, Hill
Vandeweghe from Portland my guy. Portland had him, Drexler, Porter, Kersey, imagine if Sabonis was on that team by that 1986 year when they drafted him. Man oh man. Than again, my Blazers could have drafted Jordan instead of Bowie 🤷♂
Dude for the past 2 years or so, at least once a day I look at a watch and it'll say 9:11. Or I'll see something that says 'twin towers'. Am I in some parallel universe or something?! I miss those towers in NYC, the actual twin tower WTC complex I mean
You had his podcast mate, Rashad McCants, say the only reason Gilbert Arenas defends LeBron’s case was because LeBron has Gil go to his house and train his kids in basketball, after that, they go eat tacos on Tuesdays and attend Diddy parties together….When Gil texted his first “Clickbait”, guess who liked his message and welcomed him to Klutch Sports? Lebron has been doing that to everyone that takes a shot at Jordan’s legacy…. From Nick Wright to Shannon Sharpe to Colin Cowherd to Tom Haberstroh to Gilbert Arenas to J.J. Reddick to any number of douchebags….actually, it’s all a part of Klutch Sports propaganda machine, to move their boy’s career past all the all time greats. Now that people caught on to their agenda, they’re moving him back out of Top Ten…. He still hasn’t passed Hakeem, Duncan, Kobe, Shaq, Magic, Bird, Wilt, Kareem, Bill Russell and especially Air Jordan!!! He’s got a lot of catching up to do, I don’t think he’s going to make it, especially after having his boys, Rich Paul & Klutch, try every sneaky tactic in the book to skirt past those legends. Nice try UnKlutch, but the Goats legacy is untouchable!!
Agreed. Same way i feel about Barkley, Malone, Stockton, and Nash. Other than Nash the other 3 would be champs if not for Jordan dominating so hard lol
@ I love how you are a Nash fan he was the most efficient offensive player of all time consistently 50/40/90 and tough as nails if he played today it would be electric
(youtuber Karceno4Life) Breaking News! Lebron caught taking something courtside during game, just watch first 13mins its two hours but I just want u to just watch first 13mins LEBRON SEEN taking "matrix pill"
Yeah I've seen it. I really doubt it was something illegal since he took it on the bench on live tv with cameras everywhere. When he juices its definitely gonna be in the shower or somewhere away from cameras. This was probably an aspirin or somethjng lol.
Love you videos man keep it up but but but I can't believe you haven't reacted to old Globetrotter videos like this ua-cam.com/video/Eh4HFMxPvZQ/v-deo.html&ab_channel=14dhawk
2:37 Christmas Day is no longer “a great time to put the NBA on national TV” when we consider that on Christmas Day 2023: All three (3) NFL games averaged over 25 MILLION viewers (29.2 Million viewers to be exact), while LeBron James w/ the Los Angeles Lakers vs the Boston Celtics recorded only about FIVE (5) Million viewers (5.0 million viewers to be exact). The lowest viewership for the NFL on Christmas Day 2023 was the San Francisco 49ers vs the Baltimore Ravens, which drew 27.1 MILLION viewers, versus the lowest viewership for the NBA on Christmas Day 2023, which featured the Miami Heat vs the Philadelphia 76ers, which only drew a measly 1.3 Million viewers. The NBA’s greatest historical franchise rivalry (Lakers vs Celtics) grabbed only about 16% of the average viewership of the three (3) NFL football games on Christmas Day - December 25, 2023, which was last year. Ironically, LeBron James success rate of winning NBA World Championships is 18% compared to Michael Jordan’s success rate of winning NBA World Championship at 40%. NBA games on Christmas Day dates back to 1947, literally the first or second season ever in NBA history, and the LeBron James Era has literally destroyed and plummeted the NBA’s overall viewership in the NBA Regular Season, in the NBA Playoffs in-general, in the NBA Finals, and even on NBA Christmas Day. Adam Silver and the NBA, as a business organization and community, all wish for the old glory days during the golden era of NBA basketball (the 1990s) that showcased classic rivalries like the Chicago Bulls vs the New York Knicks, since even the greatest rivalry in NBA history (LA Lakers vs Boston Celtics) doesn’t even interest the United States, nor the rest of the world, in the 2020s. 3:09 Adam Silver wished that LeBron James could be “LIKE MIKE”. 2:38 Christmas Day is no longer “a great time to put the NBA on national TV”… 😞
@@rollandcurtisfromVermont 💯🎯🍻
Jordan & Ewing were my 2 favorite players of the mid-'80s through late-'90s. This was my Montana vs Marino, or Tyson vs Holyfield. And I got to see it nearly every year for almost 15 years, multiple times a year. 1986 was actually the first year that I started actively watching NBA games at 8 years old.👍
I love it! Thanks for sharing my friend
Good Saturday Morning great start with this video. I wasn't born yet I was born in 87. My earliest memory of me watching basketball was Jordan winning his 2nd title in 92 I started playing in 95
Thats awesome. I was alive but have no memory of this one if i watched.
Nice way to start the weekend! Thanks RMC!
Thanks for watchin with me! Happy hollidays Sarah!
Grand rising my friend, let the MJ show begin bro, thanks for your awesome take
Good morning!
@6:10 Kiki VanDeWeghe
Lol thanj you! I was struggling there
RotY in such a legendary class screams GOAT.
Agreed
I remember when he played for the bullets and averaged over 28 points after his knee injury he could still get buckets with the best of them
If you're talking about B King then yes, I actually have way more memories of him for the Bullets. When he was healthy he was a serious threat.
@ I remember when he made the all stars as a bullet and they made a huge deal about it because of his devastating injury
That was an awesome lucky tip-in.
Right?
Secret Base is a phenomenal channel! I always forget her name but the girl that does content for them is always hilarious! Ewing is so disrespected. Its kind of funny to me, a certain group of fans say ring culture is toxic but when old heads talk about great centers MJ faced that didn't win they go right to "they never won a title" and my response is...and why was that? lol.
Ya know if the Ewing draft to the Knicks was rigged as of this season it would be only the 2nd most disgusting thing in NBA draft history lol
I know exactly who you're talking about and she is hilarious. I can't remember her name off the top of my head either
I used to think secret base was a good channel but I started noticing some shilling going on especially when it came to certain NBA players. I also caught them lying in multiple videos about one specific NBA player. I'm sure you can guess which one. Then I saw the ethnicity of the majority of the secret base guys/gals. Lets just say I'm not a fan.
I just had to chuckle over your love of the Knicks-Bulls rivalry, while you were being stumped over future Knick (Kiki) Vandeweghe.
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Nice! Make sure no guys named Dooku delete any of the archives k??? 🤪
@TheRealMindCrime yessuh!
The blurry one is Kiki man!!! Come on! lol
Vandy was a sleeper agent!
Heather you like him or not pippen belongs in the top ten 90’s players
Whether
A few things to note:
Aguirre was with Dallas in 86-87.
Oakley had a very good mid range shot and was a good passer.
Cartwright was always garbage. The fact that Jordan won 3 championships with him in the starting lineup is incredible. Imagine if the Bulls hadn't made the Cartwright trade. Their starting lineup would have been: Grant, Oakley, Pippen, Jordan and Rod Strickland.
I dunno what was more incredible. 3 peating with Bill at center or 3 peating with Luc at center lol
Top 10 90’s Players:
1. Michael Jordan - AIR. Black Cat.
The greatest player and the greatest career in NBA history. Most dominant offensive force and one of the games best defenders. A literal, overpowered video game character.
6x Champ 6x FMVP 5x MVP 1x DPOY
2. Hakeem Olajuwon - DREAM… back to back.
The best of the mid90’s and second best player in the era. Hakeem is like Russell but with AllNBA offensive ability.
2x Champ 2x FMVP 1x MVP 2x DPOY
3. Karl Malone - the Mailman was LBJ minus the handles and vision.
King of the pick n roll.
1x MVP, 97-98’ Finals app.
4. Charles Barkley - The Round Mound of Rebound was the Tasmanian devil in a basketball jersey.
Prime 25 5 13 guy.
Impact everywhere he went.
OG DREAMTEAM member by the way…
1x MVP
5. John Stockton - MR. Stockton… best passer ever. One of the most fundamentally sound players ever. Played both ends at the highest level for 15 seasons.
97-98’ Finals app.
6. Gary Payton - THE GLOVE... GP was the best perimeter defender not named Pippen or MJ in the 90’s. A 20 & 10 threat for half his career. Underrated legacy and player.
1x Champ
7. David Robinson - The Admiral.
The USA’s biggest weapon in the 90’s was also one of the greatest ever.
Made the spurs relevant pre-Duncan and post. Has some of the greatest seasons statistically. Think Giannis but 7’2 with a lefty and 15 footer plus an even better defender.
2x Champ 1x MVP
8. Shaquille O’Neal - the most dominant ever. The immovable object/unstoppable force. Shaq was the definition of dominance. Should’ve been the goat. Nobody was in better position to take the crown of GOAT from MJ since Shaq in 04’. Yes.
NOT Kobe, NOT LBJ. DIESEL. In the 90’s he was not in his prime. Only reason he’s not top5.
95’ Finals App.
9. Patrick Ewing - PAT… maybe the most overlooked on the list. Precursor to Embid with less range but better. Pat is of the most skilled & best defenders ever.
In any sport. Held NYK down for over a decade and tried valiantly to lift them over #1 & #2 on the list but failed
94’ Final App.
10. Reggie Miller - WINNING TIME.
The best of the mid90’s 3 point shooting and clutch behavior. Reggie was Ray Allen before Ray Allen.
Unselfish, cerebral and did anything to win. Never could lift the Pacers past #1 but has hit some of the biggest shots in NBA history and displayed a desire for greatness rarely seen in a player.
* HONORABLE MENTION:
Abdul Rauf, Kobe, McGrady, Duncan AI, Drexler, Webber, A. Davis, A. Mason, Daughtery, Coleman, Richmond, T. Hardaway, Petrovic, A. Hardaway, Hill
Wether you like him or not pippen belongs on that list
Shawn kemp deserves respect as well
@@savannahbockway8131 Pippen wasn’t as good as any of the guys mentioned. He does deserve a mention being arguably the best SF in his era
@ Scottie pippen wasn’t as good as Gary Payton!!!! We are just going to have to agree to disagree
The others I agree with you but Gary Payton was not as good as pippen
Yep peope agrue this yr is just as good as 88 he lost more games he wasnt on all defensive team❤
That name you couldn't read was Kiki Vandeweghe (pronounced Van-DUH-way). He was a BUCKET 🪣, though...
13:25 cheated it’s 100% rigged
Yeah thats the general consensus on this one lol
Vandeweghe from Portland my guy. Portland had him, Drexler, Porter, Kersey, imagine if Sabonis was on that team by that 1986 year when they drafted him. Man oh man.
Than again, my Blazers could have drafted Jordan instead of Bowie
🤷♂
Ahhhh. And oh yeah, if Sabonis got to the NBA during his prime then he would've done somr serious damage imo.
@TheRealMindCrime blazers vs bulls would have been a yearly thing after they finally got past the pistons
Dude for the past 2 years or so, at least once a day I look at a watch and it'll say 9:11. Or I'll see something that says 'twin towers'. Am I in some parallel universe or something?! I miss those towers in NYC, the actual twin tower WTC complex I mean
Oh wow. That used to happen to me about 20 years ago closer to the crisis.
You had his podcast mate, Rashad McCants, say the only reason Gilbert Arenas defends LeBron’s case was because LeBron has Gil go to his house and train his kids in basketball, after that, they go eat tacos on Tuesdays and attend Diddy parties together….When Gil texted his first “Clickbait”, guess who liked his message and welcomed him to Klutch Sports? Lebron has been doing that to everyone that takes a shot at Jordan’s legacy…. From Nick Wright to Shannon Sharpe to Colin Cowherd to Tom Haberstroh to Gilbert Arenas to J.J. Reddick to any number of douchebags….actually, it’s all a part of Klutch Sports propaganda machine, to move their boy’s career past all the all time greats. Now that people caught on to their agenda, they’re moving him back out of Top Ten…. He still hasn’t passed Hakeem, Duncan, Kobe, Shaq, Magic, Bird, Wilt, Kareem, Bill Russell and especially Air Jordan!!! He’s got a lot of catching up to do, I don’t think he’s going to make it, especially after having his boys, Rich Paul & Klutch, try every sneaky tactic in the book to skirt past those legends. Nice try UnKlutch, but the Goats legacy is untouchable!!
Hey I think you should react to a video by hoop reports titled "the dark truth on why the NBA is dying".
I will for sure.
Can you react to kobe vs Shaq next
Oh i have reacted to that one a while back. Good memories
Patrick was so good championship or not he is one of the best ever
Agreed. Same way i feel about Barkley, Malone, Stockton, and Nash. Other than Nash the other 3 would be champs if not for Jordan dominating so hard lol
@@TheRealMindCrime Jordan was devastating to so many people lol the goat
@ I love how you are a Nash fan he was the most efficient offensive player of all time consistently 50/40/90 and tough as nails if he played today it would be electric
(youtuber Karceno4Life) Breaking News! Lebron caught taking something courtside during game, just watch first 13mins its two hours but I just want u to just watch first 13mins
LEBRON SEEN taking "matrix pill"
Yeah I've seen it. I really doubt it was something illegal since he took it on the bench on live tv with cameras everywhere. When he juices its definitely gonna be in the shower or somewhere away from cameras. This was probably an aspirin or somethjng lol.
Love you videos man keep it up but but but
I can't believe you haven't reacted to old Globetrotter videos like this
ua-cam.com/video/Eh4HFMxPvZQ/v-deo.html&ab_channel=14dhawk
Lol thats a fantastic idea. Thank you!