Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf- Nuggets vs. Bulls, '95-'96 Season (Highlights / Nuggets End Bulls Win Streak)
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- Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf scores 32 points (including some clutch late-game shooting) and dishes 9 assists, as the Nuggets defeat the Bulls at McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, February 4, 1996. Longtime Bulls broadcasters Wayne Larrivee and Johnny 'Red' Kerr on the call for WGN Sports.
This is certainly one of Abdul-Rauf's more noteworthy NBA games, not just because of his stat line, but because the Nuggets' victory snapped the Bulls' franchise-record 18-game winning streak. The Bulls still went on to set a then all-time best regular season record of 72-10 and win the 1996 NBA Championship.
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MJ can't even stop him.. too quick, too fast, too hot, too furious.. why isn't this guy in the hall of fame yet?
+Roland Tecson Because the NBA ostracized him from the league because of his political beliefs.
Because he set an example of what great basketball players can do if they disagree with their country's government. Can you imagine even 5 players in the NBA protesting the national anthem due to their governments policy? It might be a domino effect. They put a stop to that real fast. It was made clear to me when one owner said "we dont want him and it has nothing to do with his game either." Owners have "owners meetings" periodically where they discuss trends and issues pertaining to the NBA.
He was a player, who could not be bought and had a conscious.
And 30yrs later, the NBA is doing much much worse than what he was doing in the early 90s... imagine LeBron doing that in the early 90s.. 🙄🙄🙄
cause he speak the truth
Hehe, Phil wasnt so Zen at the end of this game :)
Seriously though, Mahmoud was cheated out of a HOF NBA career.
Clearly an all time best talent.
THAT'S why Phil has such a vivid memory of Abdul-Rauf - cause he lit his team up!!
yep lol
Lol
He did it on the 95-96 bulls
Even though the Bulls dominated that whole season, one of the blemishes on their record was the Denver Nuggets - one of the worst teams that year. When Golden State went 73-9, guess who gave the Warriors a blemish?? One guess.... The Denver Nuggets 😂
@@mcq413 if you remember correctly the bulls were down by 30 and came back in this game and took the lead but still lost
@@SuperJasondenniswith the help of refs of course.
Glad to see Phil gave him his props.
+Dave Bryant Yes very nice of Phil to make a nice Abdul-Rauf reference.
I think Phil was talking about style.Which he is right. Man imagine Mahmoud's stats if he played today and Robert Pack had the three point shooting ability of Klay. Three pointers weren't embraced those days as they are today. Steph is a great player but to say he did not learn the game from others and it is impossible take aspects of others game is LUDICROUS! He is not a God. Steph is an all time 3 point shooter but give Mahmoud respect too. Stop disrespecting others just cause you love Steph. People on twitter tryna slander Mahmoud as if he wasn't a 90's great.
+CKL EVERYTHING Phil is right, Rauf was a lot like Curry. Super quick release. Due to his disease, he had perfected his shot in a way no one else of his era had. He was also a couple inches shorter than Curry.
+CKL EVERYTHING What are you talking about, crazy man? Steph - or any of the warriors players - have not said a word about anything; the era comparisons have come from bitter older players (oscar robertson, kareem, thomas, cedric ceballlos, etc.) who, for whatever reason, feel their personal and/or team legacies are threatened by Stephs greatness. Thats it.
Paul Busacca What did I say? Tell me what I said.
Paul Busacca The reason they keep getting hate from them is cause they come from old school where three point shooting wasn't cool and they are fundamental players.
CKL EVERYTHING The three point shot wasn't used bc 1.) it didn't exist, and/or 2) they didn't know how to leverage it properly. The long-distance shot is a very fundamental part of todays game, not because it's "cool," but the influence it has in the way you can space players and score at a much more efficient rate. Thats just a fact. The players today - players, mind you, who are bigger, longer, faster, stronger, more athletic, and more efficient due to the advent of analytics - would have very little trouble with players in Oscars day assuming their level of play and style did not change. Its that simple. How we love to romanticize a past we don't understand...
I keep telling people that Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, nee Chris Jackson, is as pure a basketball shooter as I have ever seen. You maybe can shoot as good as him, but there isn't an efficient stroke of the basketball jump shot like that of Mahmoud. Steph definitely has more range, but this jump shot was deadly upon pull-up...I'm Just Sayin...
I saw him put up 50 points in one half in high school. One of the greatest players I've seen in person. Great work ethic. He wouldn't have been black balled the way he did in today's game for that national anthem bs. He had Turrets Syndrome and still couldn't be stopped. He is still the all time leading scorer in college basketball history for a single freshman season. The only person came close is Durant. You should check out his documentary where he tells the story about scoring on Jordan at a camp while he was in high school.
There was nothing like Chris Jackson as a freshman in college!! First time I saw Curry in college I thought I was seeing a Chris Jackson clone. I remember Shaq calling Chris Jackson the greatest guard he had ever seen.
I remember this game. I was so angry and in disbelief. I thought Jordan can guard everybody effectively. Rauf was was cooking him in this game.
Now imagine the difficulty the Bulls would have had with Curry, Durant and Thompson.
@@philobeddoe8342 rauf is more shifty/quick than any player on that team lol
@@philobeddoe8342 Trust in a 7 game Series that wasn't happening against that Bull team.1 or 2 games yes 7 games no way.
@@billysanders6758 Uh, OK, definitely......🤣🤣
Bulls would not be able to play the kind of defense that they could in the 90's, sorry. They would be spread out all over the court, it's different guarding a full half court then it is the paint with only one 3 pt shooter to worry about.
Those Bulls teams would have lost to the 80's Lakers and Celtics and possibly the 83 Sixers. The Bulls didn't start winning until those teams got old and went away. Hell, the Pistons didn't beat them until Magic was hurt and Kareem was 42 and pretty much done. Watching those 90's Bulls teams, I never thought I was watching the greatest team of all time.
@@philobeddoe8342 Nobody went 72-10 and Won the Championship.And look at all the Hall of famer Jordan Stop from getting a Ring.The 50 greatest player's look at how many Jordan Stopped from getting Ring's.Jordan had two 3 peats,and Retired in the middle of them 3,and no one never took Jordan to a game 7,and Jordan never lost a final.All them teams lost finals and went to 7 games.Once M.Jordan kicked the door down it was a wrap.
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, great player
Wonder why he never sued the NBA. People forget that even though you're a professional athlete it's still a job. That's illegal to discriminate.
this man once like like 270 something straight free throws in high school. He is a living legend
I hit 280 in a row when I was in middle school, but 270 definitely isn’t bad, though, even for a high school player. A lot of guys can hardly make 250 in a row at that age.
Most people don’t understand what it’s like, because they’ve never experienced the pressure of having the ball in their hands when the game is on the line, and 10’s of thousands of screaming fans are on their feet, watching as you prepare to shoot 2 deciding free throws, against your team’s biggest rival, to either win or lose the state championship, for your team, and your school, as well as your city.
They have no idea what it’s like to have all the hopes snd dreams, not only of your teammates and coaches, but of every man, woman, and child in your entire town depending on you, with no time left on the clock,with your team down by 1 point, and with all the hot cheerleaders watching nervously, with sweat pouring off their little wet bodies, dripping from their tight, skimpy cheerleading uniforms, and soaking into their warm, promiscuous teenage underwear.
They don’t know what it’s like, knowing that your dad just took out all the money he had in his life savings, plus every last cent the bank would possibly loan him, based on the value of his house, and then bet every drop of it on your team to win.
They don’t know how difficult it is to shoot free throws, knowing that the pride of your town, the future of your school, and the love of all your family, friends, slutty cheerleaders, and classmates, as well as your family’s home, depends on you making them, but, believe it or not, it’s not quite as easy as it looks, for real.
Now, I’m not saying it’s hard or anything, so don’t get me wrong. It’s definitely nothing close to like how Shaq always made it look-I swear, that ninja looked like it was the first time he’d ever touched a basketball, in his life, every time he had to shoot one-No, they are very easy, obviously. All I’m saying is that they can, at times, be somewhat more difficult than they look. There’s still no excuse for ever missing one, though. Only a total spaz would do that.
you know what they say in denver... "rauf! there it is"
Lol. And I love when the Denver P.A. announcer would say (sometimes) "MOUDDDDDDDDDD".
this is the closest thing were gonna get for a 2016 GSW VS 96 BULLS....
whoa he was killin mj lol
I think there's a strong possibility that Phil Jackson might be right on this one, Mahmoud has a sweet release there could be an argument there, but his basketball IQ looks sharper then Stephan Curry's.. but in my considered opinion i think that Mahmoud sorta got black balled from the NBA because of his political views!!.. #ijs
This dude was insane against the Bulls during Jordan's prime
And this was against the 72 -10 win team Bulls
For all those that say GS would have no chance against the '96 Bulls, I would direct them to this video. The Bulls had little answer to Abdul-Rauf and would have had even less of an answer to Curry.
Stupid logic.
#Handchecking
the portland trail blazers just blew out the warriors, does that mean they are gonna destroy them in the playoffs?
+Greg Lites The Warriors didn't have Mutombo either.
+colenbrak you don't get it. It's not about who won the game. The argument in recent months has been Curry would not be able to do in the 90s what he does today because of the physical D in the 90s. Horseshoes!! Abdul Rauf is physical proof that sick handles combined with a hair-trigger release, WITH accuracy, can withstand ANY defense in ANY era!!!
Did the view count shoot up because of Phil Jackson's tweet?
yup
Only reason why I'm here lol
yessir
Nah me and my dad were actually talking about who were the best shooter of all time and I said Reggie miller, my dad said this guy I didn't know him but now I believe that he is the best
Yes!!!
My guy giving it to the goat.🔥🔥
The best is 0:19 Jordan BLOCKED by Motombo.. how come they do not show that on TV Jortards..hahah ...lol
Dayum he torched Jordan and Kerr.
Listen to his story.
www.14publications.com/blog/nba-legend-mahmoud-abdul-rauf-conversion-story/
Mike we know how the season ended. Point is... He torched him.
+down4guyana Curry gets torched every game.
+KingCetshwayo Every game? By who aside from Lillard?
Shemzinho Chris Paul, Isiah Thomas, Wall, Irving, etc..
He would be a killer in today’s NBA which far less physical and all teams do is shoot 3s.
Isn't this funny? Curry is V2.0 of Abdul-Rauf and some say that he'll never survive in that era... I'm just seeing here he DEMOLISHED the best team ever in the NBA (in my opinion) and not even Jordan could stop him... 27-52 2nd QTR? Just insane...
Ppl think the bulls could beat the warriors with kd. I always refer them to this video. They say it wasn't the playoffs but either way they struggled with one curry. Imagine 3.
Jordan was having problems!
Christian Owens Hoops Jordan had problems on AI
who else came here "NOT" because of Phil Jackson's tweet??
I gave you a month. L
5:00 MJ in the huddle yelling at his teammates like he wasn't getting his ass cheeks BUSTED just like everyone else FOH🤣
Yeah! You are absolutely right. He was busting their asses.
Most underappreciated ever! Steph before Step
I remember watching this game live, and being amazed at how they had doubled the Bulls output in scoring through the second quarter. That was an unbelievable performance and was a great reference by Jackson.
right on
right on
Abdul Rauf correction
came here to see the supposed PERIMETER lock down defense of the 90s.. foul on 7:24, soft just like today. honestly, i don't see much of a difference
+jayshawnred84 and Oscar Rob, and Sir Gnarles etc etc etc. #Curry>Jordan, no question
+Graham Bean at shooting and dribbling, that is all.
+Adam Whitney When Curry leads the league in scoring while also being the defensive player of the year, we can discuss this again.
Look at the playoff games off Knicks, Pacers, Pistons (early 90's) for a better idea. This is a typical regular season game. I've been watching basketball since the late 80's. Having said that I still don't agree that our top players today would not do well back then. The games were brutal and low scoring, but I actually think that Curry would still have thrived in that era. Hard to stop a guy who launches contested threes from well beyond the arc at a high percentage. I just appreciate the amazing shooting clinic that Curry is putting on now. M.A.R. looks a little like Curry when he was on fire. Curry this season is doing it consistently every night.
Eddie Irene good for you not being caught up in nostalgia. yup, ive also watched vids by the bad boy pistons. only noticed the physicality inside the paint but not from perimeter. i agree that curry would do just fine even with the old school rules. i mean, handcheck wouldnt work on the likes of curry/thompson since they can kill you with catch and shoot
Wow, Phil Jackson literally opened up a major flashback of mine. I remember not knowing much about basketball and noticing this player being a straight up crazy 3 point shooter in 3's in the Kings on a 1997 video game. I bought NBA 2k2 looking for this dude but couldn't find him. It was like he literally disappeared (this was before internet was big). Fourteen years later and Phil brings up this guys name which led me to this video here. Only played like 6 or 7 years? No wonder I couldn't find him. Stephen A. Smith and Skip don't know what the hell they're talking about. Phil was on point. This is why I don't listen to pointless critics. If you're not on the court then you don't know what the hell other players, or even coaches, are referring to when they make references or comparisons.
+LilPrince Killa I agree completely but you need to watch his interview to understand why they hated on him.
who else came here because of Phil Jackson's tweet??
+corron johnson Everybody came here because of Phil
+corron johnson just the casual fans
Phil Jackson has been part of the NBA for about 50 yrs. He coached against Mahmoud, and saw how this tiny guard destroyed his Bulls when they were at their apex. Steph Curry reminded him of Mahmoud and he made that comparison on twitter of all places. The fanboys were in full attack mode with Steph Curry’s nuts dangling all down their throats talking like they know more about the NBA than Phil Jackson. This is Why I despise all “fanboys”!
Already knew about this guy, one of the most under rated players ever. Was black balled by the nba once he became a converted Muslim. Glad Phil Jackson gave him a shout out bc I'm willing to bet the average basketball fan never knew who this dude is.
Mahmoud is the TRUTH!!! He is good.
And people have the nerve to say the bulls would sweep the warriors with kd. Could they win a series? No doubt but its going 6 or 7 every time with no clear winner.
I can't believe NBA fans are too "YOUNG" to remember Abdul-Rauf. I thought the median age was 34 for NBA fans. He had one of the highest BB IQ ever in the game.
I remember
redpilllifesaver It's the ULTIMATE complement by Phil. Because Abdul-Rauf was UNGUARDABLE and people under estimate Steph Curry's passing ability but he's an excellent passer just like Abdul-Rauf. Next people will say Drazen Petrivic wasn't good.
Sheene Nuri Stephen A Smith tried to make it seem like Abdul -Rauf wasn't good.I know he wouldn't acknowledge the national anthem. He also had a condition that caused him too twitch. I wonder if he didn't have that condition how good he would of been.If I'm not mistaken he just quit playing in the nba,don't know why.
+Sheene Nuri loved his game
anyone see Jordan say I'll take em in reference to Abdul at the time out
Abdul- Rauf suffered from Tourette’s syndrome his whole career no one even realized it and was one of the best shooters in history, would be fun to see Steph Curry go against him.
Steve Kerr was like, wtf - who IS this guy??
he's was balling since his high school days
Basketball Excellence.228 legend.Soria City;Gulfport Mississippi.Dat Coastline
This was a dangerous spot for the Bulls. They had just won on the road at 2 time defending NBA champion Houston and the Lakers in Magic’s 2nd game back in his brief comeback
Why didn't you show the bulls dominate comeback in the 2nd half? I saw this game in real time. I can tell you(NO EXCUSES) the bulls wasn't mentally prepared coming into this game. They were in Los Angeles playing the Lakers the night before( back2back games) this,was the last game before the All stat break. They been steam rolling through teams,all year. before this game the bulls,record is 41-3. the nuggets was not very good team. They under estimated them the nuggets and got blown out in the 1st half. But the person editing this video didn't show you the bulls dominating them defensively and Jordan offensive that brought them back..AND TOOK THE LEAD.. bulls just ranned outta gas at the end and they lost. But they lost because they weren't mentally prepared going in.. not because Abdul raul dominance for you warriors/Steph curry folks. 96 Bulls would still crush the warriors don't get it twisted.
Because they lost the game
Bulls lose because they couldn't stop mahmoud abdul rauf
Greatest off-the dribble shooter of all-time...#1 FT % in NBA history
Curry has a higher FT% now.
Damn..nugz had sumn special goin on between him and McDyess and Mutombo
We hear so much about jordan and pippen, the dobermans. They wanted none.
The proto-Curry. Same stroke, same quick release shot.
Same light skin, same beard style
+Ell Jay Not even fucking close. Curry has a one motion shot...as far as I know no one else shoots like that. The only thing they have in common is that they are light skinned lol
+Jalen Fowler very mature. The level of stupidity on the internet knows no limits. But thank you for that mental midget.
+Ell Jay I would make the argument there were several proto-curry's before the actual Steph Curry. One example, at least from my perspective, would be Mark Price. His style of play was similar to how Curry does it today.
+Rodney Fredericks idk. using dickrider at the right moment is pretty funny. These guys aren't super similar. I don't think Curry shoots as quickly as this guy, and the passing is most certainly quicker than Curry. That being said, Curry has a vastly superior handle.
wow just like Curry forreal
Curry just like him, not the other way around and mahmoud would baby curry
Just stfu , curry is better than him , curry will own him , just stfu hater .
Curry has a ton more handles than Adbul, and has a quicker release. Bulls would have had a hard time guarding the warriors, but the warriors would have a hard time with Jordan. Not so much pippen. I think Green can guard pippen. 7 game series Warriors can win because the bulls would be to tired running around the screens to get to Klay and Curry. Warriors bench definitely has the edge. More skilled players, and ex starters coming from the bench.
+M Sar I agree about Jordan, because everyone has a hard time with Jordan. However, Klay is Jordan's size and also quick and a plus defender. I think Klay would at least make him work for his points, with help from others of course.
People who always say that the NBA played better Ds need to stop "repeating" this statement and actually take time to watch those films. Modern athletes have better nutrition, better coach, better technology and better training. Everything is better because the game has evolved. I watched a finals game a while ago to watch Jerry West play. He dribbled with his right hand almost 80% of the time. The level of competition is at all time high. If you take any elite player back to that time, he would just destroy the league 20 years ago.
This bulls CANNOT guard Stephen Curry. I don't know the outcome if the bulls play the warriors but I know by looking at this that no one will be able to guard him. For god's sake, every shot Steph took last week was probably more close-guarded than this weak perimeter defense.
MJ would still be a superstar in today's league. But the league 20 years ago is no match against today's NBA, not even close.
劉政諺 i would disagree...
Jordan was not assigned to check the number one free throw shooter in the NBA at 92 percent.
It’s crazy how they came back from a 30 point lead
Forgot how good M.A.R. was. But people forget that it's tough to win in Denver because of the altitude. The bulls played the nuggets again that season and M.A.R had 19pts and Jordan had 33 and the Nuggets lost by 10+.
I guess they couldn't spare Jordan to cover him and risk Stith exploding for 13 points.
Bryant Stith was a STRONG guard though.
I'm so glad Phil made that tweet this only proves my point that nowadays players can score in the "almighty great era" of back then. I hate hate hate when people say players like lebron, kd, Dwade, Stephen curry or whoever it may be wouldn't be able to score back then. Like fuckkkkk no! They'd torch the hell out of these defenses. Especially a young Dwade, because he's no where near soft.
imagine if MAR was anywhere near as good as curry? Look at how long his shot takes to get off. There's really no comparison other than small pg who can shoot. It's like comparing jordan to ricky davis.
this is the proof that gsw steph curry can beat 95-96 bulls
Losing one game? You would suck as a scientist.
I was at this game as a kid, nuggets were no joke!
#hardwoodclassic
damn this guy can do it all
4:51 ....just listen to what Red Kerr (the announcer) says. That was how ridiculously popular the Bulls were at this time.
Guys, we have the so much awaited face-to-face between Curry & Jordan ! This is how Curry would have beaten the ass of Jordan and the Bulls 92.
Lol
lol no he wouldnt
CHOKER CURRY
He even looks like him too..
ikr
+Armani LOL! i guess we all saw the same article. :)
I'm honestly floored at all the people laughing at Phil for the comparison. Rauf plays just like Curry, except Curry is a lot more consistent
Slip Amo exactly
butch davis crazy similar man I'm feeling the same way
If you don’t think Steph would kill in the 90’s era you’re basically saying Steve Kerr is too physical for him & is capable of locking him up and that’s laughable...we’re talking about the best pure shooter of all time while also being one of the best ball handlers of all time and can move off the ball c’mon! In this era guards like Kerr could survive by being efficient at one thing, shooting. In today’s nba guards have to be so multidimensional, shoot, pass, make plays, defense, control tempo or they won’t survive, there is no room to hide inefficiencies in today’s league. Steph, Kyrie, Lillard, Wall, Russ, Harden, CP3, Lou Williams, would all be brought up on chargers in this era.
I got into an all out war in a comment section and all these delusional Jordan fanboys keep preaching how the Bulls will beat the Warriors blah blah blah HaNdChEcKiNg blah blah blah. The Warriors and Steph Curry would run that Bulls team off the court.
The Big 3 basketball 🏀 brought me here. I had to come checkout some highlights after seeing what this guy did. Now I see what all the hype was about. Great all around ball player
Style of play very similar but Rauf was a national all american in high school and college protege. He was traded after his best season and rules with hand checking different in 90's. Best percentage from free throw line ever in history but needed 30 more to be in record books. I agree, if Rauf played in this style and given more playing time as he did in college easy 25 to 30 points per game. No one can stop him period. He shot over Malone, Mason who was 6 foot 7 and 250 lbs, Penny Hardaway, Jordan. You name them Rauf has videos destroying them.
Remember in 95-96 only Jordan and Richmond more efficient in points per minute till half way thru season when he playing time went down due to controversy.
Agree Rauf faster, jumped higher, and quicker release but only 6 foot and 155 lbs so Curry much bigger and has strength and closer to Nash.
Yeah sure this guy>curry
So called GOAT MJ blocked 4 times in this game, 3 times by Dikembe and once by Ellis
He had one off game.
What Curry vs MJ would look like.
LOL Phill made these players Famous again.
only to casual basketball fans, real fns knew him before
And people think kd, curry, klay wouldn't cook them
Rauf was so awesome, so quick and such a nice shooter. Wish we could of seen more of him.
with hands on him nba players today get touched with a finger and yell foul
Exaggerating a little there?
+Hein Jordaan Yeah, Currys soft. He deadlifts twice his weight, but he's a pussy. psssh. The era of grown men hitting each other on the court and acting like its cool is over. I'm glad. Laimbeerish hysterics can be a bit much.
MJ “defensive prowess” = exaggerated folklore!
Defense looks the same to me...just less fouls...Curry would have destroyed that era...and this was the best team then..the three was more wide open then it is now...all good defenders was in the paint then
+TayCloudz he's can kicking your ass maybe
That shooting stroke is definitely similar and I believe that was part of Jackson's point. He certainly couldn't mean Curry and Abdul-Rauf are on the same level because Curry's career 3pt% is about 9 percentage points better than Adbul Rauf's.
+David Sutton thats because the 3 point line is 5 feet shorter maybe?
The distance doesn't account for approximately 9 percentage points. It isn't even close.
+Awesomest Wilson No the 3 point line was shorten during the 95-96 year where Abdul-Rauf had his highest 3 point% at 39%. The 3 point line is further out today.
If you can't tell Steph Curry is on a higher level, when it comes to shooting, than ANY PLAYER EVER then you just don't know basketball!
+Awesomest Wilson ignorant
My favorite player when I was in Jr High/HS..aways reminded me of BROTHER RON from a Different world
Brother Mahmoud would literally destroy today's league 💯
Bulls were tired on the circus trip.
For Rauf this was his A game. For Curry this is his B- game.
+DK3CHAMP handcheck
if u say so
+DK3CHAMP he had 51 on john stockton that was his A game
Abdul Rauf The Original Steph Curry
He always gave the Bulls problems.
MJ: "Fuck, I can't guard him!"
Rauf the Original Curry💪💪💪💪💪💪🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀
I remember being at this game with my dad when I was 5 years old. We went to the team store after the game to get me my first Nuggets jersey. I wanted Rauf but they were sold out of his jersey so we got McDyess instead
Thanks for this upload.....I can actually remember being in my brother's room watching this very game on a small 17" tv. Ha, i was sitting on a waterbed. Love the 90s!
This is proof that jordan is not the 🐐.
It's just BS to sell more shoes.
My best NBA starting 5:
C wilt 🐐
PF hakeem 🚀
SF bird ☘️
SG reggie lewis ☘️
PG abdul rauf 🏔️⛏️
Here because of Phil's tweet haha
I remember this game nuggets was up by 30bulls came back and lost by 6
He had just found his game in the NBA. And the powers that be knew he was going to be a force to deal with.
This guy that Phil compared steph to. Isn't even as good as steph, he's also smaller than steph. So it's crazy that people think steph wouldn't torch the defense like Mahmoud did. He beat this historic team and you're telling me Steph Curry wouldn't be able to survive in the 90s
Curry stans hate when i say this guy was better. Abdul-Rauf was better in every way curry just has had a longer career.
Yea his play style was better
They both just shot the ball the same, Mahmoud was more like an Iverson with handles drive and passing with curry shooting that's really bout it
Love me some Mahmoud.
Bulls were on a 14 game winning streak going into that game if I recall.
This guy was robbed of a great career .
Who Steph Curry plays like he was going to be better then Mike but due to his religion as being Islam they did him dirty and treated him a certain way
THIS IS CURRY FATHER LEARN SOMETHING NEW EVERYDAY !
young city I hope you're joking
anyone got a link for the full game?
This is an example on why you can’t assume players from past eras couldn’t hang today. Sometimes, the league just isn’t ready or hasn’t evolved yet…. He’s every bit or more as talented as Steph curry, but no coach was ready to start having their PG Jack 9 3s a game. The rules didn’t cater to the perimeter game yet. Pace was slower etc…. But it’s clear as day, he coulda dominated in todays game and he come along later.
Coach Kerr is getting served by Rauf!