As great a player as he was he's even better in person. I've run into him here in Miami a few times and we've always had great conversations. A truly genuine person. Did I mention he was a great player? Yep! My favorite Heat player of all time...
@fooloof Oh whatever. He's changed now. I'm not defending what I did but he's done so much for homosexual people since he realized how hurtful those things he said we're.
Other people had prettier crossovers. Nobody ever, in the history of the league had a dribble weapon more effective that the simple misdirection crossover. He perfected that shit. Hardaway's cross dribble was basically Kareem's sky hook. Completely unstoppable.
+Uncle Drew when he came to the league he got called a lot for carrying he would excite the crowd with it so the nba said fuck it let him do his thing problem is once you let 1 get away with it they all start to follow hardaway stayed within the rules to me means he is the best ever .
Iverson might've broken more ankles, but his crossover was essentially a carry every time. Hardaway had the purest crossover, and he knew exactly how to use it to get space and/or blow by guys. A joy to watch.
Yup, Tim Hardaway's crossover in college and in the pros before his injuries was better than Iverson's in my opinion. His was a quick power dribble crossover. Iverson had longer arms and cupped the ball out really wide but it didn't get called as carrying the ball because it was his/signature move and he was a superstar
A.J. Rose Hardaway and Isiah Thomas had the best crossovers in the history of the game in my opinion...They didn't need to do much of the exaggerated shoulder fake and the high-dribble crossovers (which exposes the ball more and is easier to mimic) that many players do these days. Hardaway and Isiah could effortlessly crossover in the open court without much of a pause. They were very fluid and masters of the low-dribble crossover. Chris Paul is one of the best these days as his wrist control is excellent and he maneuvers very well in tight traffic.
Tim Hardaway is almost forgotten amongst new Heat fans. When I was a kid, he was my favorite player. He’d take over games late; hit big shots. Those windmill layups with the spin. Dude was really fun to watch.
When I was little I always wondered how players get caught with the same move, I tried to emulate it but I was fat and slow 😂. I would get picked off every time.
Full Meta Jacket not hating, because I loved when Ray and Al came in. But Al carried the hell of the rock, but that heart in him helped the HOF status the most IMO.
if you compare his crossover to Iverson.. Iverson have more varieties and far more creative, but if you ask me Ill still pick Hardaway.. his crossover is just two dribble.. between the legs and a normal crossover.. the question is why is it so effective even though its so predictable? the answer is because his hand speed is fucking fast.. hardaway is fast yes but the moment he switch the ball from left to right its so fast it looks like the ball vanish ..there was the time that his crossover is so fast that it is in the Guinness book of records.
Yeah he always went to his right after the cross. It looked so simple and predictable, but his incredible speed made his crossover unstoppable. It's debatable whether A.I. or Hardaway had better crossover though.
Andy Im It is true it is very debatable.. there both fast but in two different ways.. Iverson rely on his speed and quickness of his steps..while Hardaway use more of blindly fast hand speed..I mean if I a defending a player who is fast atleast I know which direction he is going I mean I wont be able to catch up yes but Ill be able to predict that I will get my help and Ill be able to block his passing lane if he decided to pass.. but if Im defending a guy who's handspeed is so fast dribbling the ball that I dont even know which direction to go..the most scary thing about basketball is not knowing where is the ball..cuz your brain is trying to figure out how to act while your body is just stagnant.. and by then before you figure it out its already too late..thats just my own opinion that is why I pick hardaway.
@@bonbal9184 What this video doesn't show is that he LOVED to go left so you HAD to over play the fake to the left. Then he was so fast, once he got you leaning the slightest bit he's gone.
My favorite player+number when i was a kid. and still now. Miami fans stay loyal. My dad used to take me to see them play at the old miami arena. Those were the days in elementary.
I think most people who actually watched him play would consider him a Warrior(Run TMC), not a Heat. I'm a Blazer fan, but really, who didn't enjoy watching, or try to copy his killer crossover?
Tim hardaway was one of the best point men in NBA history about 4 years in a row with the GS warriors he averaged over 22 pts and 10-11 ast a game only kevin johnson did that.
Now that's a crossover from the 80's and early 90's. Triying to dribble with least amount of carrying possible. That quickness and groove. Tim Hardaway IN THE HOF! NOW!
reallllyyyy? while you could be Golden State Warriors, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets or Indiana Pacers fan! you choose to be Miami Heat fan.... it surely has nothing to do with LeBron or bosh or D Wade..... yea very logical. ..... /s
***** Personally I think Chris Bosh should have stayed in Toronto. D Wade and LeBron that was a good idea. And you know they sell hormone supplements at London Drugs.
Best crossover ever, the smoothest one , no irk in jerking with the head neck or shoulders, doesn't hold the ball(carry) and always stays in forward motion. PERFECT!
it's crazy how advanced the moves got in the nba now. Deron williams is like tim hardaway 2.0. The complexity of deron williams crossover is amazing. He can link up endless cross dribbles and then come back to a spin move. Props to Tim tho for being the OG
Back in the day, I was a huge fan of the '97 Heat. It's too bad just a few years later almost the entire team is gone. Tim way by far my favorite player.
I remember when I was a kid I saw a VHS tape where they done a feature on his crossover and that was the first time I heard the phrase "Killer Crossover". Right then I became a Tim Hardaway fan. Unreal quickness.
Sij Cecilio lol I'm not saying that I'm saying his crossover are better compared to u now probably because he's was in the NBA and has practiced it more unlike us.
+Getloose360 LoL @ the luggage comment. I grew up know the Tim Hardaway type move as a crossover. Not the hessitation, swaying from side to side, luggage carrying movements of today..... Not haying on the modernized crossover, just I personally like Tim's more.
*sigh* He IS one of the best PGs of all time. Especially when you factor in that he played without his other knee half his career. 3rd in MVP voting while in Miami, while playing with a completely messed up knee. Consistent night after night, if he played today with no big guys in the paint and no handchecking, he would be illegal. Really strong for a little man as well.
His crossover was that good, that he could tell you what way he was going, you know what way he is going, and he still pulled it off and embarrassed his defenders. THe days of the UTEP 2 Step...
The real reason that the player went the opposite way he did when he crossed over is because he used a very hard to guard hesitation when he went between his legs which made it look like he was going that way
Hardaway and Rose are eerily similar... Born in Chicago, explosive PGs with killer crossovers, twist and finish in the lane the exact same way, tore their ACLs etc.
My favorite part is that he just about always would go right (he has pointed it out himself) but he sold it so smooth that he'd blow right by fools anyway. It was half coordination, half jedi mind trick.
This crossover was poetry. Many players do crossovers and many are effective but for most their effectiveness depends on their athletic ability. Hardaway is the 'Picasso' of the crossover because it wasnt about how fast he was. Even late in his career on one leg he could still do it. There was that slight pause and change of pace like a nasty change-up in baseball that left the defender off balance. Sometimes slow sometimes quick, you never know whats comin but you're done either way.
The killer crossover...he had one of the quickest crossovers ever before the knee injury and even then it was still damn good, but he was never the same player after the injury...
in terms of efficiency and quickness tim's crossover is the best. ai's crossover is nice because he adds that real strong hesitation shake at the point of crossing over. they both have there unique style and are both legends at the crossover.
Timmy and Stockton were my two fav pgs as a kid. I wanted him on the Knicks so bad it hurt and I just wish jr had that cross. Better shooter than dad but I love the Lil guys who could break ankles, get to the hole, and make sick passes.
If you are a rightie, doing an effective left to right crossover is hella hard. Tim perfected it though, he always convinced the defenders that he was going left, but he almost always cross back to the right.
NigelPrentice.... Your right. Great point and I completely agree. Allen Iverson might embaress more people with his killer crossover, but Tim Hardaway just did enough to get the space he needed and thats all you need. The most simple but deadliest crossover ever.
People dont realize how hard this crossover is. Its a move that is 98% effective when performed correctly and is perfectly legal. Allen Iverson has my personal favorite crossover but when ever I need to make someone look bad I result back the one hitter quitter.
Chicago's very own Tim Hardaway from the wild 100's Algeld Gardens and Carver HS with the original killer crossover without palming the ball like AI. Nobody can do it like Tim.
Perhaps the most devastating crossover move ever. If you were defending Hardaway in the open court, you knew it was coming and still couldn't do anything.
Hardaway's the change of pace . whoosh! Harden abuses it now. Lulls his defenders to sleep and bam , either a 3 to the face or just take him to the basket.
For anyone who says Kobe is more talented than Jordan, you obviously didn't live in the 80's when Jordan absolutely dominated with his talent and athleticism. The guy was a pure freak of nature in terms of court awareness, handles, and clutch play. Kobe's great but to call him more talented is outrageous in my opinion. Tim Hardaway has the best pure crossover ever. Wade and AI both palm the ball when they do it.
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As great a player as he was he's even better in person. I've run into him here in Miami a few times and we've always had great conversations. A truly genuine person. Did I mention he was a great player? Yep! My favorite Heat player of all time...
@fooloof Oh whatever. He's changed now. I'm not defending what I did but he's done so much for homosexual people since he realized how hurtful those things he said we're.
@fooloof wym
Other people had prettier crossovers. Nobody ever, in the history of the league had a dribble weapon more effective that the simple misdirection crossover. He perfected that shit. Hardaway's cross dribble was basically Kareem's sky hook. Completely unstoppable.
+Erik Rodriguez iverson by far has a better go to crossover
+Uncle Drew when he came to the league he got called a lot for carrying he would excite the crowd with it so the nba said fuck it let him do his thing problem is once you let 1 get away with it they all start to follow hardaway stayed within the rules to me means he is the best ever .
+Uncle Drew No way....
You ever heard of the inventor? God Shamgod thank me later
Iverson's cross over is way better
It’s called “ utep two-step” doing it since college. I grew up watching him and my 90’s bulls. 90’s ball was great! Utep( university of Texas El Paso)
Tim Hardaway and Allen Iverson alone have littered NBA courts with many broken ankles.
Iverson might've broken more ankles, but his crossover was essentially a carry every time. Hardaway had the purest crossover, and he knew exactly how to use it to get space and/or blow by guys. A joy to watch.
AI's crossover was only a carry because of the way he hesitated, then crossed. But it was not a carry every time.
Yup, Tim Hardaway's crossover in college and in the pros before his injuries was better than Iverson's in my opinion. His was a quick power dribble crossover. Iverson had longer arms and cupped the ball out really wide but it didn't get called as carrying the ball because it was his/signature move and he was a superstar
A.J. Rose Hardaway and Isiah Thomas had the best crossovers in the history of the game in my opinion...They didn't need to do much of the exaggerated shoulder fake and the high-dribble crossovers (which exposes the ball more and is easier to mimic) that many players do these days. Hardaway and Isiah could effortlessly crossover in the open court without much of a pause. They were very fluid and masters of the low-dribble crossover. Chris Paul is one of the best these days as his wrist control is excellent and he maneuvers very well in tight traffic.
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Tim Hardaway is almost forgotten amongst new Heat fans. When I was a kid, he was my favorite player. He’d take over games late; hit big shots. Those windmill layups with the spin. Dude was really fun to watch.
When I was little I always wondered how players get caught with the same move, I tried to emulate it but I was fat and slow 😂. I would get picked off every time.
True handles. Couldn't carry the ball like in today's game. The rule change came when AI hit the league.
100% true
+Brendan Weber read my mind
but he carried it all the way to the hall of fame so... there you go. #someta
Full Meta Jacket not hating, because I loved when Ray and Al came in. But Al carried the hell of the rock, but that heart in him helped the HOF status the most IMO.
Today’s players don’t carry. Only player that carries at times is Kevin’s Durant
The crazy thing is that much of this footage came after he tore his ACL. He was way quicker before the injury.
is it just me or does he more or less do the same crossover but still catches defenderes?
Same crossover man
He's quick as shit
word I'mNotCharlesBarkley SoDon'tBanMe
he is
Correct. Everyone in the arena and at home knew when it was coming. The defense knew too. Yet, swish, layup....
Nothing changes about it. It's the exact same move. But it catches them EVERY single time.
if you compare his crossover to Iverson.. Iverson have more varieties and far more creative, but if you ask me Ill still pick Hardaway.. his crossover is just two dribble.. between the legs and a normal crossover.. the question is why is it so effective even though its so predictable? the answer is because his hand speed is fucking fast.. hardaway is fast yes but the moment he switch the ball from left to right its so fast it looks like the ball vanish ..there was the time that his crossover is so fast that it is in the Guinness book of records.
Yeah he always went to his right after the cross. It looked so simple and predictable, but his incredible speed made his crossover unstoppable. It's debatable whether A.I. or Hardaway had better crossover though.
Andy Im It is true it is very debatable.. there both fast but in two different ways.. Iverson rely on his speed and quickness of his steps..while Hardaway use more of blindly fast hand speed..I mean if I a defending a player who is fast atleast I know which direction he is going I mean I wont be able to catch up yes but Ill be able to predict that I will get my help and Ill be able to block his passing lane if he decided to pass.. but if Im defending a guy who's handspeed is so fast dribbling the ball that I dont even know which direction to go..the most scary thing about basketball is not knowing where is the ball..cuz your brain is trying to figure out how to act while your body is just stagnant.. and by then before you figure it out its already too late..thats just my own opinion that is why I pick hardaway.
@@bonbal9184 What this video doesn't show is that he LOVED to go left so you HAD to over play the fake to the left. Then he was so fast, once he got you leaning the slightest bit he's gone.
bruh most of iversons crosses were *ILLEGAL*
Iverson carried the ball on the majority of his crossovers dude
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Jesus that was quick.
One of the realest point guards/ people. What a career he had
THE KILLER CROSSOVER! HANDS DOWN TO THIS MAN!
crossover on a fast break . now thats just plain nasty
Billy Lzer you forgot about iggy
My favorite player+number when i was a kid. and still now. Miami fans stay loyal. My dad used to take me to see them play at the old miami arena. Those were the days in elementary.
I think most people who actually watched him play would consider him a Warrior(Run TMC), not a Heat. I'm a Blazer fan, but really, who didn't enjoy watching, or try to copy his killer crossover?
BM3O8 Heat all day.
He never palms the ball like many other do he was the 🐐 of crossovers
Tim hardaway was one of the best point men in NBA history about 4 years in a row with the GS warriors he averaged over 22 pts and 10-11 ast a game only kevin johnson did that.
Now that's a crossover from the 80's and early 90's. Triying to dribble with least amount of carrying possible. That quickness and groove. Tim Hardaway IN THE HOF! NOW!
Who’s here after First Take crossover segment?
I am 😂
the best crossover ever
He’s the only player that would hit you with a crossover running down the court.
Indeed, the way he did that was almost unstoppable.
Jason Kidd could do it
You can tell, D. Rose models his game on Hardaway's
he's one of the reasons I am a heat fan!
reallllyyyy?
while you could be Golden State Warriors, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets or Indiana Pacers fan! you choose to be Miami Heat fan.... it surely has nothing to do with LeBron or bosh or D Wade.....
yea very logical. ..... /s
***** One of. Learn to read kid.
So instead of looking like bandwagon, playing hide and seek card by blaming tim hardaway? ...... not convinced!
***** Personally I think Chris Bosh should have stayed in Toronto. D Wade and LeBron that was a good idea. And you know they sell hormone supplements at London Drugs.
***** You're so ignorant. You probably think every Heat fan is a bandwagon.
Best crossover ever, the smoothest one , no irk in jerking with the head neck or shoulders, doesn't hold the ball(carry) and always stays in forward motion. PERFECT!
Such a simple cross, but so deadly gotta love tim.
Not as simple as you think
I'mNotCharlesBarkley SoDon'tBanMe your username is hilarious 😂😁😂😁
DR. Professor Lesnar hell yeah!!
if u had those handles in your game u wouldn't be calling it simple.
it's crazy how advanced the moves got in the nba now. Deron williams is like tim hardaway 2.0. The complexity of deron williams crossover is amazing. He can link up endless cross dribbles and then come back to a spin move. Props to Tim tho for being the OG
this was dope. in order of best crossovers of all time its hardaway, iverson, and rose
I love Miami Heat also I remember when Alonzo mourning and Tim haradaway were the best team in the league during the late 90s
Still has the best crossover in NBA history, in my opinion, since he didn't carry the damned ball every single time
Tim was so classy., i miss guys like him and Stockton.
Watching Tim Jr in playoffs in June 2021. Reminiscing about his dad and the "killer crossover". Often imitated, but never duplicated!
Tim to the rim
Back in the day, I was a huge fan of the '97 Heat. It's too bad just a few years later almost the entire team is gone. Tim way by far my favorite player.
He's da original... I love how he broke ankles erwhere he played.....he s da reason I be crossing deze clowns so sick like!
I'm lucky enough to know Tim personally and when he taught me this it made a lot of other people mad on the courts hahaha
Thats awesome! How do you know Tim Hardaway? And how did he teach it to you? Would you mind giving me any tips that he gave you plz?
Did he ever start a crossover on the right and finish the drive on the left instead?
I remember when I was a kid I saw a VHS tape where they done a feature on his crossover and that was the first time I heard the phrase "Killer Crossover". Right then I became a Tim Hardaway fan. Unreal quickness.
His crossover is so smooth. He makes it looks so easy but when i try it it's not as fast as his or as effective (probably because im just a kid lmao)
Keep practicing kid. Practice makes perfect
Sij Cecilio probably because he was an NBA player.
Antbeast23 Not all nba players have smooth crossovers
Sij Cecilio lol I'm not saying that I'm saying his crossover are better compared to u now probably because he's was in the NBA and has practiced it more unlike us.
Antbeast23 oh yeah of course lol my bad
He sold it so well with his body, but had the delicate control in his hands and kept it low and smooth.
Robert Nortmann what other good basketball players who have good dribble crossover skills other than Tim & AI?
Callum Brown white chocolate was kinda beast with handles, Mr j. will ( Jason Williams)
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Callum Brown go check out michael jordan's crossover.
Callum Brown I always say Grant Hill had one of the best crossovers. Especially for his size.
true creator of the cross over, one of the best ball handlers NBA ever saw
broken ankles everywhere ---- looks slow cause he isn't carr-y-ing like they do know
who said it looked slow??
YUP!!! all handles here. Players today carry the rock like luggage.
+Getloose360 LoL @ the luggage comment.
I grew up know the Tim Hardaway type move as a crossover. Not the hessitation, swaying from side to side, luggage carrying movements of today.....
Not haying on the modernized crossover, just I personally like Tim's more.
One of the greatest PG's of his era
best legal crossover the game has ever seen. This is the only person i have ever seen cross over on a fast break and not lose speed.
Hands down the best crossover ever: quick and efficient.
Not flashy, not fancy. EXTREMELY practical, bang bang, excuse me.. Classic crossover!
So simple, yet elegant at the same time.
Simple ?
Im here cause his son made a career high of 42 pts today vs pistons
So damn fast with the crossover
Hard away had the original killer crossover with the Warriors
i hope tim gets into the hall of fame he had such a special talent
Two months from now, I will have MASTERED this move.
he's such a great player, quick, could shot anywhere, team player. I legend in my mind.
*sigh*
He IS one of the best PGs of all time. Especially when you factor in that he played without his other knee half his career. 3rd in MVP voting while in Miami, while playing with a completely messed up knee. Consistent night after night, if he played today with no big guys in the paint and no handchecking, he would be illegal. Really strong for a little man as well.
Congratulations Tim Hardaway for being inducted into the Hall of Fame
His crossover was that good, that he could tell you what way he was going, you know what way he is going, and he still pulled it off and embarrassed his defenders.
THe days of the UTEP 2 Step...
It's amazing how a QUICK simple left, right is still effective till this day.
The real reason that the player went the opposite way he did when he crossed over is because he used a very hard to guard hesitation when he went between his legs which made it look like he was going that way
Hardaway and Rose are eerily similar... Born in Chicago, explosive PGs with killer crossovers, twist and finish in the lane the exact same way, tore their ACLs etc.
My favorite part is that he just about always would go right (he has pointed it out himself) but he sold it so smooth that he'd blow right by fools anyway. It was half coordination, half jedi mind trick.
My favorite one is the Denver Nugget one. He was old, the announcers saw it coming, probably everyone saw it coming, still went right and swished it.
so sick. you know its going to happen but your mind cant stop it, your body just reacts haha
Man him and the rest of run TMC were fucking beast.
that crossover the 3 ball he had was deadly as hell
This man could probably use the force on Jedi Irving’s ankles
Tim hardway has the best crossover ever.
This crossover was poetry. Many players do crossovers and many are effective but for most their effectiveness depends on their athletic ability. Hardaway is the 'Picasso' of the crossover because it wasnt about how fast he was. Even late in his career on one leg he could still do it. There was that slight pause and change of pace like a nasty change-up in baseball that left the defender off balance. Sometimes slow sometimes quick, you never know whats comin but you're done either way.
The killer crossover...he had one of the quickest crossovers ever before the knee injury and even then it was still damn good, but he was never the same player after the injury...
in terms of efficiency and quickness tim's crossover is the best. ai's crossover is nice because he adds that real strong hesitation shake at the point of crossing over. they both have there unique style and are both legends at the crossover.
Timmy and Stockton were my two fav pgs as a kid. I wanted him on the Knicks so bad it hurt and I just wish jr had that cross. Better shooter than dad but I love the Lil guys who could break ankles, get to the hole, and make sick passes.
oh man, if only we could combine mourning and hardaway with the big 3 we got now. now theres a dream team
He makes it look so easy out there!
If you are a rightie, doing an effective left to right crossover is hella hard. Tim perfected it though, he always convinced the defenders that he was going left, but he almost always cross back to the right.
NigelPrentice.... Your right. Great point and I completely agree. Allen Iverson might embaress more people with his killer crossover, but Tim Hardaway just did enough to get the space he needed and thats all you need. The most simple but deadliest crossover ever.
The original king of the crossover.
thank u hardaway. ur crossover is my signature move now!
HOLY SHIT !!!!!!!!! VERYYY OHHHHHHHHH MOMENTS !!!
And he is soo quick that blocking his lay-ups is impossible !!!
tim hardaway said it himself .he was on the arsenio hall show back in the day and explained where the move came from.
I do this every game or pick up I go to and it work like crazy 🏀☺️
It was such a quick crossover that it looked like the defenders were slacking. He just needed a slight hesitation and he was off.
"The Dream Dribble" man!!!
he shows that simplicity can sometimes be the best,just a simple one-two punch can be extremly effective.
I love Allen Iverson, but Tim Hardaway is the crossover king.
I'd love to see more highlights. This one had him always going to his right.
The Guru of Greatness 1:43
You blind
People dont realize how hard this crossover is. Its a move that is 98% effective when performed correctly and is perfectly legal. Allen Iverson has my personal favorite crossover but when ever I need to make someone look bad I result back the one hitter quitter.
Tim had so much swag with it....damn.
he perfected that crossover
One of the sickest handles ever.
Me and Chris we Veterens but when youngins call you vets, you start to fell like Hardaway with that UTEP two step-PRhyme
Chicago's very own Tim Hardaway from the wild 100's Algeld Gardens and Carver HS with the original killer crossover without palming the ball like AI. Nobody can do it like Tim.
Perhaps the most devastating crossover move ever. If you were defending Hardaway in the open court, you knew it was coming and still couldn't do anything.
he was one of the first that took that crossover shit to the next level
Hardaway's the change of pace . whoosh!
Harden abuses it now. Lulls his defenders to sleep and bam , either a 3 to the face or just take him to the basket.
He's so good at crossing people that the defenders just look like they're standing still!
One of the greatest of all time
For anyone who says Kobe is more talented than Jordan, you obviously didn't live in the 80's when Jordan absolutely dominated with his talent and athleticism.
The guy was a pure freak of nature in terms of court awareness, handles, and clutch play.
Kobe's great but to call him more talented is outrageous in my opinion. Tim Hardaway has the best pure crossover ever. Wade and AI both palm the ball when they do it.
DAMN! His leg drag before the cross is epic!!
I like how he crosses between his legs and then crosses over again
this my dude right here...gettin busy wit the cross...