Me too.GREAT documentary on Arvydas,I wish someone would ask Shaq his opinion on this GREAT player,but,I'm sure Shaq would have GOOD things to say about Arvydas.
As a European 🇪🇺: A young Sabonis was like Jokic with not quite as good court vision but taller WAY MORE ATHLETIC and obviously a better defender (Jokic isn't bad, but Arvydas in his prime was avarging like 5 blocks per game so I believe he would have made an all defence team) he was also better in the post. He could have been a a top 5 center ever 🥲 USSR did him dirty (btw Nikos Galis was arguably outplaying him in the EuroBasket, he deserves a video too. He is pretty underrated (obviously because didn't play in the NBA), same with Oscar Schmitt)
@@Manuel-04 Just Petrovic (because he at least played in the NBA) is known by Americans (even just as a big what if and a good shooter). He is underrated, but at least most people knew he existed
Portland is so damn unlucky. Imagine if they got prime sabonis when they were supposed to. Sabonis would have been on those Drexler led teams that already went to the finals. The only hole they had was at center. That's potentially a 90's Blazers dynasty. That would change mj's legacy drastically. What was lost in that description of 2000 wcf game 7 was the obvious ref job for the lakers. Sabonis could not do any thing to shaq the whole series or it would be a foul. Sabonis never got in foul trouble yet magically, the one person that could guard shaq, was fouling out. HMMMM
I have to agree. Imagine Portland and Chicago duking it out in multiple Finals throughout the 90's. Clyde, MJ, and even Sabonis would be in the GOAT discussions.
He was so good, that very few realize this. Stop telling, he would be top 5 center of all time, cause if he would come to NBA before and avoided injuries , he'd become GOAT or at least top 5 player of all time. Arvydas had tremendous passion and love for the game so officials/coaches exploited him for their needs, to the point his legs were completely destroyed. After such Achilles injuries he has suffered, athletes were done with their careers at that time. Yet Arvydas was still best player in Europe because of his skills, despite loosing all of his exceptional athleticism, almost not running or jumping anymore. And Gomelsky could not stop him from playing in the NBA, just nobody from ussr could play professionaly abroad until 1989, when ussr started to collapse. Marciulionis went to NBA, Sabas to Spain. We have seen what he's capable of , despite all the injuries, when he came to NBA 31 years old. I think if he would come to Portland in 1989 , when he was 25, no one would have doubt he is top 5 center of all time, despite being the shell of himself in around 1985 before injuries...
Sabonis had a complete package. He could run, dunk and crash boards like a young Shaq, his court vision and passing skill was amazing and you could compare him to prime Bill Walton or Larry Bird. He could make hook shots in the post and 3 pointers from outside. He also was great defender. One of the greatest centers in all of basketball.
Arvydas made the NBA at 31 but seemed 50 at best. This is not disrespect, it's a statement of how great he was when younger. If he come in the NBA when young, he sure would be top 5 centers of all time (and still he can be in the top 10).
I remember this big man from Lithuania. I mean Arvydas Sabonis is 7 foot 3 and 292 pounds. His size and skill made him one of the most dominant centers in basketball history. He was also known for his incredible skill set, including his passing, footwork, and rebounding abilities. Guess what! He is passing the torch to his son, Domantas Sabonis, who is just as dominate as him
Starting 5 made me really appreciate the Sobonis's. I slept on Domantas and he became my favorite to watch after LBJ. He's an amazing player. His dad was a boss as well! Basketball pedigree out the wazoo.
Arvydas was Jokic before Jokic. On second thought, Arvydas was a TALLER and MORE ATHLETIC version of a Jokic Imagine if Sabonis was able to play with a contender Portland in the late 80's early 90's along with Drexler. Their rivalry with the Jordan Bulls will be a sight
A pre injury sabonis with dominique wilkins on that atl team would have changed nba history as we know it even mj bulls would not have 6 chips i can guarantee that...o what could have been ..this is one of the greatest what ifs in league
@@Jarekthegamingdragon arvydas was definitely better in his prime, but domantas is a 3 time allstar, 1 time all nba team member, and he has been in the nba for longer. if arvydas was in the nba his whole career he would be a top 7-10 center ever and domantas is nowhere near that.
Great video, but you forgot to mention couple things: 1) Game 7 against Lakers was stolen by refs, rules did not apply to Shaq at that time 2) His last career game with Žalgiris against Maccabi was the most devastating loss of the last 20 years, we still don't talk about it
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Sometimes I wonder if there was no cold war and communism putting a barrier for Sabonis to go to an american college, would he be the goat today? The what if is for GOAT, not best center!
I like this. But when are we gonna get Reggie Miller, Chris Mullin, David Robinson, Timmy Hardaway, George Gervin, Isiah Thomas, ect. There are so many we're all still waiting on. There's so many that I haven't even mentioned yet.
Why did you spend the whole video pronouncing his name wrong? It's not ar-VAY-dus, it's ar-VEE-dus. You literally have a clip of someone saying his name correctly in your own video!
Rumor has it that, after his retirement, Arvydas split his game into three parts: he gave Jokic his passing, Dirk his shooting, and Embiid his legs
hmm, I see who got the worst end of the deal
😂😂😂
Sheesh, also removed the competitiveness for embroiled 💀
@@chunkeydonkeymonkeyDefinitely Dirk!🤪
@@MistaP13
Jokic is better than dirk in everything
Arvydas is an interesting figure. Glad to learn about this
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Me too.GREAT documentary on Arvydas,I wish someone would ask Shaq his opinion on this GREAT player,but,I'm sure Shaq would have GOOD things to say about Arvydas.
been waiting on this forever
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This vid won’t get a bajillion views but it was one of your best. More people should know about this dude. Great stuff Nonstop
As a European 🇪🇺:
A young Sabonis was like Jokic with not quite as good court vision but taller WAY MORE ATHLETIC and obviously a better defender (Jokic isn't bad, but Arvydas in his prime was avarging like 5 blocks per game so I believe he would have made an all defence team) he was also better in the post.
He could have been a a top 5 center ever 🥲
USSR did him dirty (btw Nikos Galis was arguably outplaying him in the EuroBasket, he deserves a video too. He is pretty underrated (obviously because didn't play in the NBA), same with Oscar Schmitt)
Yes
Drazen Peteovic too
@@Manuel-04 Just Petrovic (because he at least played in the NBA) is known by Americans (even just as a big what if and a good shooter).
He is underrated, but at least most people knew he existed
@@philip5454 Maybe Americans dont know who Galis was but still he averaged 40 a season and outplayed Sabonis in euroBasket
I just look at his international stats he never average 5 blocks per game like you said but his highest was 3.6 and was consistent around 2bpg
While Arvydas wasn't able to reach the NBA much sooner, there's no doubt that he helped contribute to the rise of European basketball.
This is like watching a documentary straight from that era-amazing editing and vibe! 📺👏
Portland is so damn unlucky. Imagine if they got prime sabonis when they were supposed to. Sabonis would have been on those Drexler led teams that already went to the finals. The only hole they had was at center. That's potentially a 90's Blazers dynasty. That would change mj's legacy drastically.
What was lost in that description of 2000 wcf game 7 was the obvious ref job for the lakers. Sabonis could not do any thing to shaq the whole series or it would be a foul. Sabonis never got in foul trouble yet magically, the one person that could guard shaq, was fouling out. HMMMM
I have to agree. Imagine Portland and Chicago duking it out in multiple Finals throughout the 90's.
Clyde, MJ, and even Sabonis would be in the GOAT discussions.
for some reason, Portland had lots of misfortune regarding picks and injuries, and Clippers with lots of chokings. Like it's a fate thing.
If you're a big and Portland draft you, your knees are fucked
Clingan be the exception pls.
Lakers got favored against Kings as well. They'd do anything for the TV ratings and sales
Unfortunately, I wasn't around or watching basketball to see him but I heard about this dude. Heard he was a beast that could combat Shaq.
“He’s not YourVydas… He’s not MyVydas … He’s Arvydas Sabonis” lol I remember an ESPN anchor said this back in the day 🤣
He's a hall of famer that says it all
make a "how good was rudy gay actually" video
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Not that good, actually
He had an okay career, but not anything legendary.
Such a legend and a what if story
Sabonis is one of the most underrated basketball players ever.
He was so good, that very few realize this. Stop telling, he would be top 5 center of all time, cause if he would come to NBA before and avoided injuries , he'd become GOAT or at least top 5 player of all time. Arvydas had tremendous passion and love for the game so officials/coaches exploited him for their needs, to the point his legs were completely destroyed. After such Achilles injuries he has suffered, athletes were done with their careers at that time. Yet Arvydas was still best player in Europe because of his skills, despite loosing all of his exceptional athleticism, almost not running or jumping anymore.
And Gomelsky could not stop him from playing in the NBA, just nobody from ussr could play professionaly abroad until 1989, when ussr started to collapse. Marciulionis went to NBA, Sabas to Spain. We have seen what he's capable of , despite all the injuries, when he came to NBA 31 years old. I think if he would come to Portland in 1989 , when he was 25, no one would have doubt he is top 5 center of all time, despite being the shell of himself in around 1985 before injuries...
eik tu, goat, nebeuostyk gal jau tu kliju 🤣🤣🤣
If if he did come to the NBA before his injuries, the Blazers would probably have like 2 or 3 rings
Sabonis had a complete package. He could run, dunk and crash boards like a young Shaq, his court vision and passing skill was amazing and you could compare him to prime Bill Walton or Larry Bird. He could make hook shots in the post and 3 pointers from outside. He also was great defender. One of the greatest centers in all of basketball.
Arvydas made the NBA at 31 but seemed 50 at best. This is not disrespect, it's a statement of how great he was when younger. If he come in the NBA when young, he sure would be top 5 centers of all time (and still he can be in the top 10).
This man loyalty to that coach ruined his health
Make a video "How Good Was Alonzo Mourning Actually"
Now THIS is a historic father/son duo, albeit not at the same time.
I remember this big man from Lithuania. I mean Arvydas Sabonis is 7 foot 3 and 292 pounds. His size and skill made him one of the most dominant centers in basketball history. He was also known for his incredible skill set, including his passing, footwork, and rebounding abilities. Guess what! He is passing the torch to his son, Domantas Sabonis, who is just as dominate as him
If only Arvydas played during Portland's title contention alongside Terry Porter and Clyde Drexler, that trio would've been *DEADLY*
5:12 fun fact: after that game, Kenny brought Hakeem’s water to David Robinson.
Starting 5 made me really appreciate the Sobonis's. I slept on Domantas and he became my favorite to watch after LBJ. He's an amazing player. His dad was a boss as well! Basketball pedigree out the wazoo.
Imagine Sabonis demolishing the rim during his prime in the NBA
great video i love your videos man keep up the good work man you the goat
Arvydas Sabonis 💪🔥💪
Very interesting. How about an episode about Detlef Schrempf?
For those who think Jokic can't be great in 80s and 90s, this guy is the proof that he could be great in those days too.
Arvydas was Jokic before Jokic. On second thought, Arvydas was a TALLER and MORE ATHLETIC version of a Jokic
Imagine if Sabonis was able to play with a contender Portland in the late 80's early 90's along with Drexler. Their rivalry with the Jordan Bulls will be a sight
Do chris bosh next
I got an ad for the Arthritis association in my country. Not sure they could've picked a better video to put it in.
Remember, Bobby Knight said Jordan is the best player he ever seen before MJ played in NBA. This man knew things.
A pre injury sabonis with dominique wilkins on that atl team would have changed nba history as we know it even mj bulls would not have 6 chips i can guarantee that...o what could have been ..this is one of the greatest what ifs in league
Another thing is, he is the reason we were able to witness The Dream Team because of how he beat US team prior.
11:03 uhm 10 BPG? Like 10 BLOCKS PER GAME. Ain’t no way 😂
Hi nonstop , i want to start a channel like urs , any tips ?
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nice vid
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who's better arvydas or domantas?
In his prime Arvydas by far (for now).
I will say arvydas for now
@@philip5454 in the nba it's domantas, but overall arvydas is easily better so far.
@@cb01237 Absolutely not lmao. Arvydas was better on literally any court and it's not close.
@@Jarekthegamingdragon arvydas was definitely better in his prime, but domantas is a 3 time allstar, 1 time all nba team member, and he has been in the nba for longer. if arvydas was in the nba his whole career he would be a top 7-10 center ever and domantas is nowhere near that.
Biggest what if
I keep thinking the lebron one will come soon and he will retire but long live the king
I mean it's just 22 min at already 1k views? Wow NONSTOP fans really like this content
if you look closely, you can see a lithuanian player sitting on the floor taking a picture like a professional @0:16
We need a how good was bill Walton actually. RIP a legend
10:02 bro, that's Oscar Schmidt. What is he doing in this video? lmao
In honor of his recent retirement, "How Good Was Prime Rudy Gay" vid sounds sweet on the horizon.
Clout Chaser
@@TBCLINQ How is respecting a basketball player "Clout Chasing"? Lol.
no
@@younglove3362 Saw this on the other Rudy Gay post. Try something else
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I did this on plenty of post 📫 actually.
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Let's put it this way. Sabonis prime was in Europe. If Sabonis had been a healthy player he would be considered top 10 all time
arvydas sabonis was underrated
where did you find č in divac?
By 1992 he had already fallen off his peak which was probably 1985-86
The only player that could keep up with Shaq in his prime
what? Akeem was there and destroyed shaq
nah))) he was too old))) he was just the biggest body thrown at Shaq and it worked sometimes
You should do a, " How Good Was Prime Chris Paul". That would be fire.
I know his passing wasnt as good as jokic but he wouldve been more dominant if he had went to the nba in '86
Prime Arvydas would eat Domantas for breakfast lol
Make a ray allen one
Are we ever gonna get more TheMontageKingMMA videos :/
i never knew this nba player until you said Domantas
The AI narration needs help. Otherwise decent video of a legend.
Great video, but you forgot to mention couple things:
1) Game 7 against Lakers was stolen by refs, rules did not apply to Shaq at that time
2) His last career game with Žalgiris against Maccabi was the most devastating loss of the last 20 years, we still don't talk about it
do one about deni avdija
It’s a shame politics and injuries prevented him from playing in the NBA earlier than he did.
ACKSHEWALLY!!!!
If he come to US early, that team who drafted him can be a champ, this dude average double-double.
It's a shame that he got rob a chance of having a legit NBA career as in he should've enter the league much early.
Bruh a severely injured Arvydas is averaging 23 ppg and 10 rpg in the playoffs? I bet if he was healthy he could've averaged 40+ ppg and 20+ rpg😬
This was a great like all the reason
I love me some Bill Walton…but he sometimes exaggerates
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Whoooo??????
CSKA Moscow didn't win every championship between 1936-1984, you just needed a simple googling to get the correct info
Sometimes I wonder if there was no cold war and communism putting a barrier for Sabonis to go to an american college, would he be the goat today? The what if is for GOAT, not best center!
B4 jokic with had arvydas
His Coach was manipulative and didn’t care about Sabonis in the long run.
Sabonis is Great but Galis and Drazen had 40 point average seasons
So Even Luka couldn't compare to him
W sabonous
Greatest white guy lineup:
Stockton
Manu
Bird
Jokic
Marc Gasol
He could had been the goat fr if he started in the NBA. Jordan who?
Ask Shaq
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Make how good was giannis 😅
hi
How good was Ben Simmons
10 bpg 11:03 💀
I like this. But when are we gonna get Reggie Miller, Chris Mullin, David Robinson, Timmy Hardaway, George Gervin, Isiah Thomas, ect. There are so many we're all still waiting on. There's so many that I haven't even mentioned yet.
Make your own videos or just enjoy what we get.
@@SilverShadow12339 I'll do what I want, thanks. And I never said I didn't enjoy it.
He is a basketball hall of famer but not an NBA hall of famer, because he barely played in the NBA.
Why did you spend the whole video pronouncing his name wrong? It's not ar-VAY-dus, it's ar-VEE-dus. You literally have a clip of someone saying his name correctly in your own video!
How good was Rudy gay video plssss
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Sounds like his old coach was horrible tbh
SABONIS NOT SABIS
Oil up for mommy nonstop
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Jesus is coming back. Repent of your sins
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bron and bronny clears no lie