@Ramses Stafford Apparently torn Achilles means trade to NBA teams. Like Golden State did to Durant. The MVP of the ring last year. Talk about dumb as hell. He's gonna make sure he make them eat that shit up this year. Cause I know he mad thinking about how they let him go so easy after basically carrying their team to a championship. And I'm a Bulls fan. I just hate fuckery.
@@PapaEli-pz8ff my whole life. Just turned 42 two days ago. He didn’t make the 50th anniversary team though he was probably a top 25 player at the time. You hardly hear about him today though hes likely as good as say, Clyde Drexler, maybe better.
This Man never bragged, and never boasted, and if you got in his face, your face got toasted. He never took anybody's junk, because he retaliated, with that Monster dunk !
To a degree....Vince was a little more athletic, but Nique was raw power. There was no other player as feared at the end of a fast break as Nique was. He tried to break hands when he dunked.
I remember when he was left off the 50 greatest player list years ago. BUT, plenty of NBA players and fans thought highly of Dominique Wilkins and he is in the HOF. So, he gets plenty of credit for how great he was
Your videos are always a joy to watch. I watch a lot of old days nba games on youtube and your upload consistency and information accuracy only adds to the experience of catching up on the NBA that I missed (born in 98’). Thanks brother, peace. 🙏🏾
When that stupid list came out and he wasn't on it, I literally stopped watching and caring about the NBA. I just lately started watching again and it's just so boring now. But back to the subject. I also think the Hawks and Spurs did him wrong too. He was WAY too exciting to be playing on the Spurs so they drafted Duncan and Robinson came back from his injury. I was so looking forward to that trio, but then I found out they didn't resign Nique. Later that year though they won a championship and all I could think about was how they robbed Nique of winning a ring.
Lifelong Hawks fan. When they announced that team I kept waiting for Nique's name. They did it by position if I recall correctly. When there was no Nique on that list I had rage tears over it. The utter disrespect for him was unreal. As Nique said in this video when he retired he was like 7th ALL TIME in points scored. He was a small forward that could get you 6-8 rebounds as well. He played in the toughest conference era in ANY sport in the eastern conference in the 1980's. He consistently dragged a Hawks team to fifty plus wins that didn't have much on it when compared to Boston, Detroit, Bucks and Bulls in that era. He is the greatest dunker in NBA history. I don't know why Nique was disrespected then. I have met Nique on a few occasions over the last twenty plus years and he's a true class act. Those who actually watched him play know exactly how great he was.
Nique was a threat to all aspects of NBA style,flare mysterious he wasent all American enough,but those who understand his game knew he's a gifted baller.
'Nique scored almost 27k points during his career and ended up with averages of 24,8 ppg and 6,7 rpg! Those are Hall Of Fame numbers and also numbers that should have achieved him a spot on the list of 50 greatest players back in '96 over names like Dave Bing or Dolph Schayes! And that's not an opinnion but a fact! Many younger fan thinks 'Nique was just a dunker but his midrange was also lethal. Also one does not drop 50+ on Larry Bird with just dunks! 'Nique is my all time favourite sf along with Grant Hill!
Shaq admitted himself he shouldn't have made top 50 players list during that time. www.gettyimages.com/photos/nba-on-tnt 60 Top Nba On Tnt Pictures, Photos, & Images - Getty Images
Sean, you're the man. Been watching your other channel for a couple years now and just found this one. Grew up in the 80's and 90's just outside the Motor City and I greatly appreciate and enjoy your content. I watched Dazzling Dunks and Basketball Bloopers over and over and over as a kid and became mesmerized by Dominique from then on. Power, grace and class... In a perfect world, The Human Highlight Film would have multiple rings, and would absolutely be on that list... Keep it up Sean, you're the best classic basketball content out there.
Hey Sean I know why he got punished ... He won a Euroleague championship with my favorite Greek team. Indeed a shame he was not included. Thanks for your videos !
Sean, I'm in total agreement with you bro. Both Wilkins & Kemp were often viewed as nothing more than dunk machines. Nothing could be further from the truth!
His exclusion from the list is absolutely ridiculous! I always wondered whether there was somethind behind that. In my opinion Shaq did not quite deserve it yet at that point. He was just four years into his pro career.
The picture for timestamp 4:38 and the look of amazement on the coaches face at timestamps 4:56-4:58 are pure pure genius, great work Sean David and company. I love me some good basketball along with some good basketball analysis. God bless you, anyone who sees this and all the subscribers too.
Everyone knows the Nique could dunk but I think the most potent part of his offence was his spin move. Impeccably executed, great footwork, super-dynamic and still perfectly controlled. The way he slithered into open spaces. Absolute freakin beauty.
The first 2 minutes of the video covered it for me! Yeah, when Jordan and all the rest of those HOFers start taking about D'nique like he was a damned journeyman THEN, I MIGHT start listening! IDGAF what people that didn't see that era "think" about the issue. He didn't have a lot of help in comparison with the Top 4 leagues in the team. As to the strength of the era? Big Moses was the starting Center on an ATL team that featured Wilkins and R. Theus Over 3 seasons they NEVER advanced past the 1st Round of the playoffs. YES! THE LEAGUE WAS THAT GOOD! I wish Moses was around to PUNISH the Big Men now with his NASTY HURTFUL BRUISING GAME! (end of story)
My idol growing up as a young white kid in L.A. I'd watch every game, and then tune in ESPN on Saturday to see him on Sport Center's top 10 Plays of the Week. He'd be there just about every week. He's an absolute legend.
I was a Dominique fanatic!! I was very pissed off when they didn't have Nique in the top 50. Total disrespect. There are at least 10 players for sure he should have made it before. Next to Jordan Nique was the man that people wanted to see as highlights were concerned. Led the league in scoring & was #2 behind Jordan a few times. 2 time slam dunk champ, which easily could have been 4, 3 for damn sure. Came back from a normally career ending injury. Possibly the GREATEST comback after an injury in sports history. Then they had the nerve years later to add 10 more players making it top 60, naming Dominique as #51. SMDH He was GREAT on & off the court. A TRUE SUPERSTAR. He's not only top 50 player, but a top 50 person as well.
Well said brotha!!! Nique was my favorite player growing up. He was one of those rock star type players the league built it's marketing around. I"m talking MJ, Magic, Bird, Nique, Barkley, and Isiah in that era. While Dr. J and Kareem were the living legends! Those are the guys the league pushed the hardest back then. And as you stated, Nique SOMEHOW made it back to a superstar level after the Achilles. And he did it in his early 30's! Numbers wise, Nique was putting up the same numbers he was BEFORE the injury! Casual fans who don't watch basketball often are VERY SURPRISED when I bring up how Nique was disrespcted. BECAUSE Nique was one of the HANDFUL of players they would sitdown and watch! They assumed Nique would be on the 50 greatest list. And were APPALLED when Nique wasn't a 1st ballot HOFer! It's a shame Nique had to wait to get in the HOF! If u are one of MJ's AND Bird's more famous and fiercest rivals, THAT MEANS u are on GOD STATUS in hoops! U gotta be among the best of the best if MJ and Bird saw u as direct competition!! Those guys just had better teams around them to win rings. BUT those guys knew Nique could dominate a game scoring on their level!
I had a Hawks starter jacket, Reebok Pumps, and never anything with Jordan affiliation. I was in an elevator alone with Lenny Wilkens after the trade and I couldn't speak to him. I was so hurt that he traded Dominique, and for Danny Manning (just not the right fit for a team losing their star player)? Ugh! Sad times in the ATL.
not saying the older guys r better or vice versa. but too many damn ppl now feel like the older players dont even compare. and said this on another video, but just mad appreciate u showing and giving respect to the o gs cuz they deserve it.
Dominique should have been on the Dream Team and The 50 Greatest Players list. Before he came into the league, everyone on the playground jumped off of one leg like Dr. J. After he competed in multiple dunk contest, everyone started jumping off of 2 feet. Not only did he have the stats, he also changed how the game was played.
Been shakin my head for years. Dominique was amazing. Stood out in an era of greats. Bird/Wilkins was the only nba poster I ever hung. It is half tape but still on the wall in my garage.
you should make a video of "disrespected" or "forgotten" on Jamal Mashburn. he was a hell of a shooter and in today's NBA he would probably be a superstar or maybe those are the games I saw. Also, Rod Strickland gets forgotten - that dude could always find his way to the net despite jumping only one tortilla high
I had a chance to meet Dominique before a Hawks Pacers game in the early 90s. I was in a mall in the Hoosierdome and I saw Dominique shopping in one of the stores. We made eye contact but all I could do was stand absolutely stunned. Here I am, 15 feet away from The Human Highlight Reel! And I couldn't say 'hi' to NBA royalty! He was the man!
Just imagine what would have happened if Nique stayed with the Jazz. He would have teamed up with Malone and Stockton a couple years later. He’d probably win a ring or two with the Jazz.
Dominque Wilkins being left off of the 50 Greatest Players was a worse snub than whatever the worst hall of fame snub may be. That Bill Two Seasons Walton made that list and Dominique didn't is a disgrace. (How is Walton even in the Hal of Fame l with just those two seasons?) What isn't mentioned in this video that might be the most tragic Dominque Wilkins fate is that he actually had a chance to win a championship and that opportunity got snatched from him. In 1994, the Hawks had the best record in the east at the trade deadline when they traded Dominique to the Clippers for Danny Manning. Had the Hawks kept Dominque they would have been the 1994 Eastern Conference Champions and I'd have given them a 50-50 shot of beating the Rockets in the 1994 Finals.
first of all, Nique was easily a top 50 player all time. second, I love listening to guys from back in the day talk about Larry. There's really nobody from that era who will say that Larry was overrated. they all tell these ridiculous stories about him, and you can see that they all just can't believe that he did the things he did. If you take prime dominique and prime bird and put them in the league today, you still have an all-star starter and an MVP
Yes def should be in the top 50! To make a long story short, my first time visiting Atlanta I saw him at Lennox mall. Dude is taller than he looks on tv thats for sure.
I don’t think he was disrespected. He never really adapted his game. I just saw Chris Webber and isiah Thomas say Wilkins should be on top 50 and replace Pippen lol. If Wilkins could replace anyone from the 80’s-90’s it would be Drexler.
When Dominique got left off the 50 greatest players list (wrongfully so) it seems like we kind of overcompensated and made him out like he was the best small forward of all time. Was he the best Atlanta Hawk ever? Easily. Was he the best game dunker of all time you could make that argument. But for a guy who led the league in scoring one time because Michael Jordan was hurt and never made it past the semi Conference Finals we do need to pull the reins back a little bit. I don't think he was ever really a top three or four MVP candidate. I could be wrong on that I've never looked. The guy that really got screwed between the two that we always talk about that's left off in the NBA at 50 list was Bob McAdoo. He actually won League MVP and led the league in scoring three times if I'm not mistaken. He also coattail the couple of rings with the Lakers as a key player.
Nique finished 2nd in MVP voting in '86 behind Bird. He was first team All NBA. And I hope you realize that Nique scored MORE POINTS than any SF in NBA history UNTIL Lebron passed him by a couple of years ago! Kareem leads centers, Kobe SG's, Mailman PF's, and Big O PG's! Nique held the mark for SF's for a long time IF IT TOOK Bron (a player who debuted in 2003) to pass his mark!!
They picked Scotty Pippen and Bill Walton as two of the 50 greatest players over Dominique Wilkins. Wilkins was robbed of his spot. Pippen only made it because of Jordan and Walton got it because of his college career. Neither one of them could handle Wilkins head up.
Two things hurt his legacy: One, he was overshadowed by Jordan. IMO, Dominique is roughly equal to Durant. Two, he played on small market, mediocre teams. Had he played for the Knicks or Lakers and had the same stats, he'd be considered an all time great.
@James Carle What a phenomenon that team was. Then they went pro and it was right about the time that Magic and Larry were retiring, and the ROY was one Larry Johnson. It was storybook type stuff.
For me Dominique and Kemp or in the same category, good players, freakish athletes, my favorite players in 90s but couldn't win champs as opt #1..if they were #2 on a super team like now ya
Dominique could not win because he would have had to go through Celtics, Pistons, Bulls, Bucks and Knicks to even reach the finals! East was just that stacked in the 80s. No disrespect to Kevin Willis, Doc Rivers and players like that but look what 'Nique had for support and then look what the Celtics, Pistons and the like had...
@@averyt6521 YEP! One of my ALL - TIME favorite regular season games and matchups!!! 'Nique also got ROBBED in the DUNK CONTEST of '88 in Chicago. Dominique NEVER MISSED a dunk and Dominique NEVER REPEATED a dunk whereas Mike missed like 2 and the free joint he did more than once, MISSED, ...and somehow got a 50 over the TWO HANDED WINDMILL TOMAHAWK!!!!???? FOH!
@@kendrickjones3115 nique is unique I use to luv the way he snap his neck after high flying jumpshits Legs up on em too. I copied all his moves. I was baby nique.
I remember watching them list the names and when it was over I was like wait, in a confused state. I was like I know I didn’t miss his name....did I? Then I was like ohh shit, he was robbed.
Leaving Nique off a list of the 25 greatest NBA players simply invalidates the list. There's not even the remotest argument to justify this. Not in the top 50? That's just being deliberately stupid.
That guy should've been top 50 and his stats proved it, i was pissed he was a Beast just ask Bird and Jordan among others. Hell Shaq didn't deserve to make it at that time over Dominique
I think Dominique was punished for beating and being Jordans competition in the slam dunk contest, I could be wrong but Jordan was limelighted and protected by the nba so much.
oh man,to bad for the NBA cause as a fan I thought he was better than M JORDAN many nights and years. only reason reason he wasn't in the top 3 is that JORDAN had the team around him for championship play. sorry Wilkins,im a BOSTON fan that truly loved your game,LOVED THEM HIGHLIGHTS!
He should have been in the top 50 and in the first 10 for the dream team over Chris mullin. Even after the Achilles injury they could have named him on the team and replaced with drexler or laetner so he still had the honour
When I was younger an older nba fan told me to pay attention to two young centers. He said it would be the closest thing I would ever see to Wilt and Russell. Could you cover Shaq and Zo?
As for the point that he didn't have a Supporting Cast that shows a couple of things. A. He didn't make his teammates better. B. Maybe nobody really wanted to go to Atlanta and play with him because he was a shoot only one dimensional player.
Didn't make his teammates better??? Do u REALIZE how much he elevated those Hawks teams. They pushed A MUCH MORE TALENTED Bird's Celtic team to 7 games! When u compare Nique's supporting cast to Bird's supporting cast, Nique FOR SURE made the Hawks better! Nique was who he was. A dominant scoring machine. AND a very good to great rebounding SF! And free agency was MUCH DIFFERENT back in Nique's era. Plus MOST of the players on his level or better were ALREADY on teams built to compete! So the fact Nique led the Hawks to multiple 50 win seasons and a Central Division title goes to show HOW MUCH Nique did for that franchise. Look at the Hawks roster, HOW in the hell could they win a ring with those roster?? And Nique HAD THE HAWKS first in the East midway through the season in 93-94. BUT they traded him to the Clippers! The Hawks FELL OFF THE MAP in the playoffs with Danny Manning in place! Nique made the Hawks MUCH MORE DANGEROUS than Manning ever could! BECAUSE Manning couldn't dominate a game like Nique could!
Maybe the NBA was looking for players who carried their team from playoffs thru the finals liked barkley, malone, stockton, ewing, miller who made it to the finals but were victims & beaten unanimously by MJ. Thats why he was not included in the lists of greatest 50 players...
One of the most exciting players ever so how does scotty make the 50 and leave wilkens out wtf I stopped watch nba bulls last championship year it's never been the same and I really enjoyed watching
Dominique Wilkins carried Atlanta Hawks like Atlas carried the earth in Greek mythology.
@Ramses Stafford Apparently torn Achilles means trade to NBA teams. Like Golden State did to Durant. The MVP of the ring last year. Talk about dumb as hell. He's gonna make sure he make them eat that shit up this year. Cause I know he mad thinking about how they let him go so easy after basically carrying their team to a championship. And I'm a Bulls fan. I just hate fuckery.
Super underrated player. I just didn’t understand the bias against Nique
Underrated? How long have you been watching the NBA? Just wondering..
@@PapaEli-pz8ff my whole life. Just turned 42 two days ago. He didn’t make the 50th anniversary team though he was probably a top 25 player at the time. You hardly hear about him today though hes likely as good as say, Clyde Drexler, maybe better.
This Man never bragged, and never boasted, and if you got in his face, your face got toasted. He never took anybody's junk, because he retaliated, with that Monster dunk !
Byron Jones dat rhymes
@@yusefanderson448 MR. YUSEF, Its a little habit, that's all.
Actually, Larry got in his face a few times and toasted HIM.
Not many others managed it though - and who did Larry NOT toast in his prime?
Him not being on the list 😠 pissed me off too
Kurt Magnus pippen nah. nique boi!!
His 2 handed windmill was a 50... he should have been dunk champ that year...
He pretty much did about 3 dunks over and over. Jordan mixed his up better.
@@Amick44 Jordan did the free throw line and kiss the rim dunks multiple times.
@@Brian_tim Not in the same contest. At least the latter he didn't.
@@Amick44 Yes in the same contest. Watch the 88 contest in its entirety. He does the kiss the rim and free throw line dunks multiple times.
@@Brian_tim Perhaps I will. I may recall the FT line dunk (more than once). The kiss the rim, I don't.
What was Nique in the 80's was was Vince Carter in the 2000's. But Nique really carried the Hawks on his back. It is not only about the Dunks.
To a degree....Vince was a little more athletic, but Nique was raw power. There was no other player as feared at the end of a fast break as Nique was. He tried to break hands when he dunked.
Makes you wonder why every team he played for couldn't wait to get rid of him . Dude did it for alot of years that right there makes him great
It’s too bad. He’s a good dude. Made a great impression on the sport.
Top 50 for sure. Gracious nevertheless.
I remember when he was left off the 50 greatest player list years ago.
BUT, plenty of NBA players and fans thought highly of Dominique Wilkins and he is in the HOF. So, he gets plenty of credit for how great he was
If he isn't on the top 50 list he's disrespected
Thanks for giving props to the Human Highlight Film. He was always talked about when I was growing up!
The ORIGINAL HUMAN HIGHLIGHT! T
Your videos are always a joy to watch. I watch a lot of old days nba games on youtube and your upload consistency and information accuracy only adds to the experience of catching up on the NBA that I missed (born in 98’). Thanks brother, peace. 🙏🏾
I agree that's an injustice on Dominique Wilkins.
When that stupid list came out and he wasn't on it, I literally stopped watching and caring about the NBA. I just lately started watching again and it's just so boring now. But back to the subject. I also think the Hawks and Spurs did him wrong too. He was WAY too exciting to be playing on the Spurs so they drafted Duncan and Robinson came back from his injury. I was so looking forward to that trio, but then I found out they didn't resign Nique. Later that year though they won a championship and all I could think about was how they robbed Nique of winning a ring.
Lifelong Hawks fan. When they announced that team I kept waiting for Nique's name. They did it by position if I recall correctly. When there was no Nique on that list I had rage tears over it. The utter disrespect for him was unreal. As Nique said in this video when he retired he was like 7th ALL TIME in points scored. He was a small forward that could get you 6-8 rebounds as well. He played in the toughest conference era in ANY sport in the eastern conference in the 1980's. He consistently dragged a Hawks team to fifty plus wins that didn't have much on it when compared to Boston, Detroit, Bucks and Bulls in that era. He is the greatest dunker in NBA history.
I don't know why Nique was disrespected then. I have met Nique on a few occasions over the last twenty plus years and he's a true class act. Those who actually watched him play know exactly how great he was.
Amen man! 'Nique should have been on that list! He should have been there over Dolph Schayes, Dave Bing and Robert Parish atleast.
Shaq got booed that night Top 50 players 97 all-star weekend Dominique Wilkins should have been on that list no doubt about that
Shaq has said it himself that he was put on too early and felt like Dom should have been on there and others
@@Kavothizzlafduxbfd He did said it you are right....
He should have made that list easily
I love Dominique Wilkins one of my favorite people watch. One of the best entertainers in the NBA. I would’ve bet my house that he was on that list.
I know what you mean, but never bet your house. LOL
Nique was a threat to all aspects of NBA style,flare mysterious he wasent all American enough,but those who understand his game knew he's a gifted baller.
Style ,flair, dunks, flash, scoring, razzle dazzle , looking goooooood weeeooo
One of the NBA icons. really sad he was not selected to the 50 greatest. maybe in the future he will enter the 100 list.
'Nique scored almost 27k points during his career and ended up with averages of 24,8 ppg and 6,7 rpg! Those are Hall Of Fame numbers and also numbers that should have achieved him a spot on the list of 50 greatest players back in '96 over names like Dave Bing or Dolph Schayes! And that's not an opinnion but a fact!
Many younger fan thinks 'Nique was just a dunker but his midrange was also lethal. Also one does not drop 50+ on Larry Bird with just dunks! 'Nique is my all time favourite sf along with Grant Hill!
Zamppa86 nique worthy Cummins u can not go wrong!! 82 draft!!
He's in the Hall, so he's not TOTALLY disrespected.
Damn I forgot nique isnt on there... No "character" issues either, all around great dude.
He should’ve been there over Shaq who hadn’t earned that spot at the time.
Shaq admitted himself he shouldn't have made top 50 players list during that time.
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Mason Redeemed u mean Scottie pippen Chris mullin john Stockton Karl Malone 1992!
Yusef Anderson no no and no some-more. It was in reference to the top 50 selection. That’s why you’re the only person to disagree.
Shaq got booed that night Dominique Wilkins should have been on that list.....
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That was a big #&$ wheel!
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That NBA Top 50 list was ridiculous, mainly because of omitting 'Nique. 2nd best in game dunker, behind Shawn Kemp (imho).
Much agreed! The Reignman and the Human Highlight Film assessment.
Dominique is top 50! He doesn't have to be on a list for those of us who knows the deal.
Well said.
Sean, you're the man. Been watching your other channel for a couple years now and just found this one. Grew up in the 80's and 90's just outside the Motor City and I greatly appreciate and enjoy your content. I watched Dazzling Dunks and Basketball Bloopers over and over and over as a kid and became mesmerized by Dominique from then on. Power, grace and class... In a perfect world, The Human Highlight Film would have multiple rings, and would absolutely be on that list... Keep it up Sean, you're the best classic basketball content out there.
He will forever be in the top 50 of the 80s/90s
Hey Sean I know why he got punished ... He won a Euroleague championship with my favorite Greek team. Indeed a shame he was not included.
Thanks for your videos !
Sean, I'm in total agreement with you bro. Both Wilkins & Kemp were often viewed as nothing more than dunk machines. Nothing could be further from the truth!
Wilkins lived in O'Donnell heights on Baltimore that place ain't no joke. Let me tell you
Yes that is Baltimore at the 2:09 time mark
His exclusion from the list is absolutely ridiculous! I always wondered whether there was somethind behind that. In my opinion Shaq did not quite deserve it yet at that point. He was just four years into his pro career.
The picture for timestamp 4:38 and the look of amazement on the coaches face at timestamps 4:56-4:58 are pure pure genius, great work Sean David and company. I love me some good basketball along with some good basketball analysis. God bless you, anyone who sees this and all the subscribers too.
Dominique was right up there with Jordan!
I think so too.
I don't know why he's so underrated in the NBA. It's weird.
he was my favorite player growing up everybody like Jordan .Dominique was always right behind him in scoring every year
@@pablocastaneda352 I think Dominque needed someone to help him like a Scottie Pippen.
Jerome Gaines exactly. He had some solid teams but never was on a truly great team.
Everyone knows the Nique could dunk but I think the most potent part of his offence was his spin move. Impeccably executed, great footwork, super-dynamic and still perfectly controlled. The way he slithered into open spaces. Absolute freakin beauty.
They didn't show the Hawks on TV in those years much. These videos about the greats back then are just what I need.
the 4:20 min "homes" Bird story es A classic... I can feel Larry had a beyond his time humor and personality
The first 2 minutes of the video covered it for me! Yeah, when Jordan and all the rest of those HOFers start taking about D'nique like he was a damned journeyman THEN, I MIGHT start listening!
IDGAF what people that didn't see that era "think" about the issue.
He didn't have a lot of help in comparison with the Top 4 leagues in the team.
As to the strength of the era? Big Moses was the starting Center on an ATL team that featured Wilkins and R. Theus
Over 3 seasons they NEVER advanced past the 1st Round of the playoffs.
YES! THE LEAGUE WAS THAT GOOD! I wish Moses was around to PUNISH the Big Men now with his NASTY HURTFUL BRUISING GAME! (end of story)
My idol growing up as a young white kid in L.A. I'd watch every game, and then tune in ESPN on Saturday to see him on Sport Center's top 10 Plays of the Week. He'd be there just about every week. He's an absolute legend.
Legendary video on a legendary player! Still my favourite player of all time and such a class act off the court too
I was a Dominique fanatic!! I was very pissed off when they didn't have Nique in the top 50. Total disrespect. There are at least 10 players for sure he should have made it before. Next to Jordan Nique was the man that people wanted to see as highlights were concerned. Led the league in scoring & was #2 behind Jordan a few times. 2 time slam dunk champ, which easily could have been 4, 3 for damn sure. Came back from a normally career ending injury. Possibly the GREATEST comback after an injury in sports history. Then they had the nerve years later to add 10 more players making it top 60, naming Dominique as #51. SMDH He was GREAT on & off the court. A TRUE SUPERSTAR. He's not only top 50 player, but a top 50 person as well.
Well said brotha!!! Nique was my favorite player growing up. He was one of those rock star type players the league built it's marketing around. I"m talking MJ, Magic, Bird, Nique, Barkley, and Isiah in that era. While Dr. J and Kareem were the living legends! Those are the guys the league pushed the hardest back then. And as you stated, Nique SOMEHOW made it back to a superstar level after the Achilles. And he did it in his early 30's!
Numbers wise, Nique was putting up the same numbers he was BEFORE the injury! Casual fans who don't watch basketball often are VERY SURPRISED when I bring up how Nique was disrespcted. BECAUSE Nique was one of the HANDFUL of players they would sitdown and watch! They assumed Nique would be on the 50 greatest list. And were APPALLED when Nique wasn't a 1st ballot HOFer! It's a shame Nique had to wait to get in the HOF!
If u are one of MJ's AND Bird's more famous and fiercest rivals, THAT MEANS u are on GOD STATUS in hoops! U gotta be among the best of the best if MJ and Bird saw u as direct competition!! Those guys just had better teams around them to win rings. BUT those guys knew Nique could dominate a game scoring on their level!
I had a Hawks starter jacket, Reebok Pumps, and never anything with Jordan affiliation. I was in an elevator alone with Lenny Wilkens after the trade and I couldn't speak to him. I was so hurt that he traded Dominique, and for Danny Manning (just not the right fit for a team losing their star player)? Ugh! Sad times in the ATL.
But Shaq, after just 3.5 years in the league, is totally deserving of being one of the 50 greatest players 🙄
M. ABDUL-RAUF, DISRESPECTED, DISMISSED, AND FEARED!
Bread Knight deadly at 50 yrs old too
Should have been on Dream Team 1 as well!
They flopped the list with that one for sure..Dominique top 50 no question.
not saying the older guys r better or vice versa. but too many damn ppl now feel like the older players dont even compare. and said this on another video, but just mad appreciate u showing and giving respect to the o gs cuz they deserve it.
Dominique should have been on the Dream Team and The 50 Greatest Players list. Before he came into the league, everyone on the playground jumped off of one leg like Dr. J. After he competed in multiple dunk contest, everyone started jumping off of 2 feet. Not only did he have the stats, he also changed how the game was played.
jrumm two feet wonder. my lil ass did that first buddy!! 😀
1:05 Video finally begins.
Been shakin my head for years. Dominique was amazing. Stood out in an era of greats.
Bird/Wilkins was the only nba poster I ever hung. It is half tape but still on the wall in my garage.
you should make a video of "disrespected" or "forgotten" on Jamal Mashburn. he was a hell of a shooter and in today's NBA he would probably be a superstar or maybe those are the games I saw. Also, Rod Strickland gets forgotten - that dude could always find his way to the net despite jumping only one tortilla high
STILL not 50 players greater than 'Nique!!! ...haven't been 20!
Definitely not 50. Probably too many old timers on the list. I'm not talking about the truly elite all time greats either.
Dominique Wilkins should have been on the Dream Team and one of the first 10 chosen in the fall of 1991.
I had a chance to meet Dominique before a Hawks Pacers game in the early 90s. I was in a mall in the Hoosierdome and I saw Dominique shopping in one of the stores.
We made eye contact but all I could do was stand absolutely stunned.
Here I am, 15 feet away from The Human Highlight Reel! And I couldn't say 'hi' to NBA royalty!
He was the man!
Just imagine what would have happened if Nique stayed with the Jazz. He would have teamed up with Malone and Stockton a couple years later. He’d probably win a ring or two with the Jazz.
The Lakers could have drafted Dominique. However, they chose Magic.
er, uh, don't you mean the Lakers chose Worthy instead of Dominique? (Magic was the 1st pick in the 1979 Draft 4 years before Dominique)
@@richcarrCCC my memory isn't so good anymore. Thanks for the correction.
I could name atleast 21 “Off The Top” of the 50 on the list that Nique was better then.
its a sad thing because he should be one of the nba’s 50 greatest player,the guy is amazing specially when it comes to game dunking
I went to GT when I was there I would go see him play that was the only reason I went to the games
Dominique is a class act. In the Golden Era of basketball he was as good as anyone.
Dominque Wilkins being left off of the 50 Greatest Players was a worse snub than whatever the worst hall of fame snub may be. That Bill Two Seasons Walton made that list and Dominique didn't is a disgrace. (How is Walton even in the Hal of Fame l with just those two seasons?) What isn't mentioned in this video that might be the most tragic Dominque Wilkins fate is that he actually had a chance to win a championship and that opportunity got snatched from him. In 1994, the Hawks had the best record in the east at the trade deadline when they traded Dominique to the Clippers for Danny Manning. Had the Hawks kept Dominque they would have been the 1994 Eastern Conference Champions and I'd have given them a 50-50 shot of beating the Rockets in the 1994 Finals.
first of all, Nique was easily a top 50 player all time. second, I love listening to guys from back in the day talk about Larry. There's really nobody from that era who will say that Larry was overrated. they all tell these ridiculous stories about him, and you can see that they all just can't believe that he did the things he did. If you take prime dominique and prime bird and put them in the league today, you still have an all-star starter and an MVP
theheebs100 bird!! bird!! bird!! I hate and love bird!! lakers Jabbar!! bird!! bird!! bird!!!!!! the greatest s.f. ever!!!!!!!!!!
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He definitely was. The 1988 Slamdunk Contest was clearly won my him... His problem was his name was not Jordan
Why does Shawn always say "lets start the video" after the video has already started? Mysteries of the universe.
Yes def should be in the top 50! To make a long story short, my first time visiting Atlanta I saw him at Lennox mall. Dude is taller than he looks on tv thats for sure.
I don’t think he was disrespected. He never really adapted his game. I just saw Chris Webber and isiah Thomas say Wilkins should be on top 50 and replace Pippen lol. If Wilkins could replace anyone from the 80’s-90’s it would be Drexler.
"We didnt have much,
But we had the dunks!"
When Dominique got left off the 50 greatest players list (wrongfully so) it seems like we kind of overcompensated and made him out like he was the best small forward of all time. Was he the best Atlanta Hawk ever? Easily. Was he the best game dunker of all time you could make that argument. But for a guy who led the league in scoring one time because Michael Jordan was hurt and never made it past the semi Conference Finals we do need to pull the reins back a little bit. I don't think he was ever really a top three or four MVP candidate. I could be wrong on that I've never looked. The guy that really got screwed between the two that we always talk about that's left off in the NBA at 50 list was Bob McAdoo. He actually won League MVP and led the league in scoring three times if I'm not mistaken. He also coattail the couple of rings with the Lakers as a key player.
J. Clint Lewey he was the 7th highest scorer in NBA history when he retired. He deserved it.
Nique finished 2nd in MVP voting in '86 behind Bird. He was first team All NBA. And I hope you realize that Nique scored MORE POINTS than any SF in NBA history UNTIL Lebron passed him by a couple of years ago! Kareem leads centers, Kobe SG's, Mailman PF's, and Big O PG's! Nique held the mark for SF's for a long time IF IT TOOK Bron (a player who debuted in 2003) to pass his mark!!
The Human Highlight Film! 🤟
They picked Scotty Pippen and Bill Walton as two of the 50 greatest players over Dominique Wilkins. Wilkins was robbed of his spot. Pippen only made it because of Jordan and Walton got it because of his college career. Neither one of them could handle Wilkins head up.
Pippen deserved it. His all around game was superior to Nique's any many F's.
Top 50 for sure. Anyone who says the opposite does not know anything about basketball. Period.
Wow Kevin McHale was great!
I grew up watching DW going at it with MJ he is on my top 20 on my list
Me too. Me and my friends loved those Jordan,Wilkins duals....I remember hearing my college teachers talking about them back in the day.
Dominic played one year in Europe. Maybe they thought that the 50 greats must have career only in NBA..
Two things hurt his legacy: One, he was overshadowed by Jordan. IMO, Dominique is roughly equal to Durant. Two, he played on small market, mediocre teams. Had he played for the Knicks or Lakers and had the same stats, he'd be considered an all time great.
Atlanta did not deserve such an outstanding star. They could never make a great team for him.
Mookie, Kevin Willis, Nique... tryin to remember the rest. I used to be able to watch Atlanta games in CA because of Ted Turner.
@James Carle Plastic Man! Stacey Augmon.
@James Carle Ya he was, with LJ.
@James Carle What a phenomenon that team was. Then they went pro and it was right about the time that Magic and Larry were retiring, and the ROY was one Larry Johnson. It was storybook type stuff.
For me Dominique and Kemp or in the same category, good players, freakish athletes, my favorite players in 90s but couldn't win champs as opt #1..if they were #2 on a super team like now ya
Dominique could not win because he would have had to go through Celtics, Pistons, Bulls, Bucks and Knicks to even reach the finals! East was just that stacked in the 80s.
No disrespect to Kevin Willis, Doc Rivers and players like that but look what 'Nique had for support and then look what the Celtics, Pistons and the like had...
Nique not being Top 50 All time is a sad disrespect...theres a lot of players in there that can be kicked out for Dom!....
DOMINIQUE WILKES IS THE TRUE
'Nique was cheated over Pippen in the greatest 50 whoever has personal grudge with a very nicw 'Nique is sick
Better then Scottie better then Shaq
They definitely disrespected Dominique 😡
Nique was one of my faves back in the day.
CLASSIC GAME: 12.10. 86 Dominique 57pts v. Michael Jordan 41pts!!! Google/Utube it!
Actually that was a night I loved and I'm born n raised in Chicago.
I clowned my friends that night.
Actually nique always tore bulls up
@@averyt6521 YEP! One of my ALL - TIME favorite regular season games and matchups!!! 'Nique also got ROBBED in the DUNK CONTEST of '88 in Chicago. Dominique NEVER MISSED a dunk and Dominique NEVER REPEATED a dunk whereas Mike missed like 2 and the free joint he did more than once, MISSED, ...and somehow got a 50 over the TWO HANDED WINDMILL TOMAHAWK!!!!???? FOH!
@@kendrickjones3115 are we brothers?
Mannnnnnn. I use to say same thing back n day.
Nique needed a Robin.
Never had one.
@@kendrickjones3115 we gotta exchange numbers I'm excited somebody saw wat I saw on nique.
@@kendrickjones3115 nique is unique
I use to luv the way he snap his neck after high flying jumpshits
Legs up on em too.
I copied all his moves.
I was baby nique.
I remember watching them list the names and when it was over I was like wait, in a confused state. I was like I know I didn’t miss his name....did I? Then I was like ohh shit, he was robbed.
Leaving Nique off a list of the 25 greatest NBA players simply invalidates the list. There's not even the remotest argument to justify this. Not in the top 50? That's just being deliberately stupid.
That guy should've been top 50 and his stats proved it, i was pissed he was a Beast just ask Bird and Jordan among others. Hell Shaq didn't deserve to make it at that time over Dominique
I think Dominique was punished for beating and being Jordans competition in the slam dunk contest, I could be wrong but Jordan was limelighted and protected by the nba so much.
oh man,to bad for the NBA cause as a fan I thought he was better than M JORDAN many nights and years. only reason reason he wasn't in the top 3 is that JORDAN had the team around him for championship play. sorry Wilkins,im a BOSTON fan that truly loved your game,LOVED THEM HIGHLIGHTS!
That’s Fucked up The NBA did that Terrible Shit to that Man.
He should have been in the top 50 and in the first 10 for the dream team over Chris mullin. Even after the Achilles injury they could have named him on the team and replaced with drexler or laetner so he still had the honour
Dominique definitely top 50! Loved those Hawks teams
When I was younger an older nba fan told me to pay attention to two young centers. He said it would be the closest thing I would ever see to Wilt and Russell. Could you cover Shaq and Zo?
Shaq and the dream was more like it
@@YOBREADKNIGHT Imo not close enough in age and lack that hate that they had for each other at the time.
Yeah Dominique Wilkins is slept on by the NBA in many ways!
As for the point that he didn't have a Supporting Cast that shows a couple of things. A. He didn't make his teammates better. B. Maybe nobody really wanted to go to Atlanta and play with him because he was a shoot only one dimensional player.
Didn't make his teammates better??? Do u REALIZE how much he elevated those Hawks teams. They pushed A MUCH MORE TALENTED Bird's Celtic team to 7 games! When u compare Nique's supporting cast to Bird's supporting cast, Nique FOR SURE made the Hawks better! Nique was who he was. A dominant scoring machine. AND a very good to great rebounding SF!
And free agency was MUCH DIFFERENT back in Nique's era. Plus MOST of the players on his level or better were ALREADY on teams built to compete! So the fact Nique led the Hawks to multiple 50 win seasons and a Central Division title goes to show HOW MUCH Nique did for that franchise. Look at the Hawks roster, HOW in the hell could they win a ring with those roster??
And Nique HAD THE HAWKS first in the East midway through the season in 93-94. BUT they traded him to the Clippers! The Hawks FELL OFF THE MAP in the playoffs with Danny Manning in place! Nique made the Hawks MUCH MORE DANGEROUS than Manning ever could! BECAUSE Manning couldn't dominate a game like Nique could!
Maybe the NBA was looking for players who carried their team from playoffs thru the finals liked barkley, malone, stockton, ewing, miller who made it to the finals but were victims & beaten unanimously by MJ. Thats why he was not included in the lists of greatest 50 players...
You should do what if tmac stayed in Toronto
One of the most exciting players ever so how does scotty make the 50 and leave wilkens out wtf I stopped watch nba bulls last championship year it's never been the same and I really enjoyed watching
Top 50 sure, but Nique should have been on the Dream Team ahead of Mullin and Pippen.
Willie D said it best, Its just a damn popularity contest