When I got to see Kareem play he was towards the latter part of his career. He was still very effective as an older player but it's incredible to see how quick and active he was in his prime. I love Kareem, it's sad that many people don't recognize how great he was.
I also love Jabbar . You mentioned this game when he was in his prime . He was in his prime at this time of his career but after the dispensing with the Warriors here , they move on to the Western Conference Finals . In the only time of his career that I've ever seen , Bill Walton absolutely destroyed Kareem in that series. Walton basically scored at will and Jabbar was unable to stop him . Walton also racked up assists like crazy , like he was on top of the building ,or he was in the attic with a glass ceiling and just popped the ball to the hottest on their way to the basket. On the other end of the court , Walton boxed Jabbar out , and cleaned glass all game long and blocked several of Kareem's shot including a few sky hooks ( remember those ? ) Jabbar later said that he felt so bad that he went to work as soon as their season was over , and worked like a dog every off season vowing never to be dominated like that again by anyone and he was never out played thru a series like that ever again . Waltons condition never allowed him to return to that level of play again , robbing all of us of that rematch that never material used , but it's safe to say no Center ever kicked Jabbar ass like that before or since. The Big Captain . The Lakers had a play that Pat Riley would just show the back of his hand to the court , double up his hand into a fist , and pull it downward. That simply meant , get the ball inside to Jabbar and let him do the rest. And he always did !
@@MarvelOHandellbn3pb "...Bill Walton absolutely destroyed Kareem in that series. Walton basically scored at will and Jabbar was unable to stop him . Walton also racked up assists like crazy , like he was on top of the building ,or he was in the attic with a glass ceiling and just popped the ball to the hottest on their way to the basket. On the other end of the court , Walton boxed Jabbar out , and cleaned glass all game long and blocked several of Kareem's shot including a few sky hooks ( remember those ? )..." ***What ????????????????????? Lakers got swept, but not because Walton dominated Jabbar. Stats for both in that series: Walton 19.3 pts/50% shooting, 14.8 rbs, 5.8 assists, 2.3 blks, 55.6% ft Jabbar 30.3 pts/60.8 shooting, 16 rbs, 3.8 assists, 3.8 blks, 77.5% ft
@MarvelOHandellbn3pb Your memory of the Blazers Lakers series is not accurate. Jabber clearly outplayed Walton (though Bill played well) Kareem outscored Walton and he out rebounded Bill and Abdul-Jabbar blocked more shots in that series. Jabbar scored 40pts in game 2 on 17-22fg. He was unstoppable
@@FranciscoLopez-dk8on Bullshit. Rick Berry was a walking bucket. Silk Wilkes could score any time and Robert Parish is no worse than Rudy Gobert and that's BEFORE you account for what would be obvious benefits of sports science, travel, diet, and recovery. Stop with that b/s. You always wanna take modern players and run them back in time, but never give those players the benefits of how much better THEY WOULD BE with modern advancements. Idiot.
@@FranciscoLopez-dk8onlmfaooo Rick Barry averaging 35 today. Parish still a championship teams 3rd or 4th best player. Not as versed on the others but I would bet my bottom dollar they would do fine if not great in today’s defenseless league lmfao
Peak Kareem right there, just terrific, few have ever reached that level of basketball. Rick could still do it at that point, and nice to see rookie Parish already hitting those rainbows. Great stuff.
It was. Just that there were no strong rivalries lasting throughout the decade like the 60's or 80's, even 90's. But the great players were there, for sure.
@@andremax77 I'm an old timer saw Barry in his prime in SF , Miami (ABA) and Oakland. He freakin dominated..and the ABA had great talent. Back then NBA had far fewer teams.
Jabari Parker' s dad Sonny Parker is out there for Golden St.,and Jamal Wilkes is playing for the Warriors before going to the Lakers and teaming up two years later with Kareem and 3 years with Magic.This is 1977,and in 1975 the Warriors won it all with Wilkes being rookie of the year.
I don't think I've seen anyone but Kareem score for the Lakers. No wonder Portland swept then in the next round, Kareem was spent. Warriors had some nice young players out there. Robert Parish, Gus Williams, Jamaal Wilkes who all left later and won championships with other teams. Jamaal with the Lakers. Rick Barry was and still in the argument of greatest shooter's of all time. Rick was money. Jabbar=🐐
Kareem was the G.O.A.T. when this game was played. He's criminally underrated. And I feel like Rick Barry is also underrated. Ridiculous career stats + Finals MVP in '76 + led the NCAA, ABA and NBA in scoring. Top 20 resume but I don't see him on many top 20 lists.
Notice how all the basketball players in this video dribbled the top of the basketball correctly in contrast to how all the players of today dribble by carrying the ball over, but never get called by NBA refs.
One can easily look back at clips like this and see just how dominant Kareem was in the 70s. Easily one of the 4 greatest players of all time, no matter how you rank them. This is a great upload. Thank you for this.
Not in my top 4. Really an overrated player in my book. He was good because he was tall. Today, he would be too robotic to play and not athletic enough. He'd be a 18 minute / game player.
@@JohnnyMacalvee-cf7et 😂😂😂😂😂😂 How old are you? Too robotic? 😂😂😂 Kareem's quickness and superior athletism would make him tops in any era--ask his peers. Not athletic enough? Kareem was a Black Belt in Kenpo trained by his close friend, Bruce Lee. Kareem's other martial arts included the disciplines such as jujitsu, escrima, and silat. The man was always double-teamed. He would adapt, but today's teams would have to adapt to him also. The 3pt average in the NBA is around 35%. Kareem lifetime shooting ave was 55.9% however in his prime he had years of hitting 57/58/59/60%. (21 Triple Doubles)...and you think he couldn't play today? In today's NBA game, a teammate would get the ball to him, two players would drop down, and Kareem, a talented passer, would hit the open man...or just toss a 12-16 foot Sky-Hook or hit a jump-shot. I could go on...but start researching by hearing what his peers say...
@@vlssk857 Old enough to see him play, when he was playing. And my comment stands!!!! His Black Belt would likely not have had him hitting 40% of 3's. His 55.9% would not be as important because Kareem would only have about 10 shots of the 14 foot sky hook. Cooper or Scott would be launching more 3s in today's game. I loved the post up game, that was basketball over the 3 and D stuff today. Kareem wouldn't be the only great player to have their game nerfed if the center didn't shoot 3's. Ewing, Parrish, Hakeem, Robinson, and the like would need to shoot 3's to be 30 point scorers. And....that is the bottom line.
These highlights really showcase how great Kareem Abdul Jabar was in his long and storied career. It is amazing to see an NBA court with no 3 point line, as well as how most players work so close to the paint and to their defenders. Weird to see "rookie" 00 Robert Parish in a Warriors uniform playing with Rick Berry.
You got it, Bill. He was better defensively, esp at guarding people. Larry had a knack of making big plays on D, but people blew by him. That didn't happen often to Rick.
While Barry was an incredible passer and one of the best at the position, he was not as good as a passer as Bird. Close, but no Red Auerbach Cigar. Both of them were elite shooters so I can't really give anyone an edge BUT Bird could get his shot off regardless of the defense because he was taller and shot the ball almost in a sling shot motion above his head. Very hard to block. Defensively Barry was a better perimeter defender but Bird better in the post and as mentioned already, Bird was such an excellent off ball defender always making big plays and deflecting balls. The biggest difference between the two was that Bird was loved by his teammates and was always committed to winning over anything else. Barry only redeeming quality as a teammate was his passing. He was always putting down teammates for mistakes and at times seemed more concerned with being the best player than winning the game. Not all of the time or even most of it but more often than Bird, that's for sure. Id love to have either one on my team today but would take Bird without hesitation if given the option. Barry as a consolation prize would still make me happy though.
The refs called traveling back then...amazing, all the stars today wouldn't survive. The eurostep would have been called. They also seemed keen on not allowing continuation shots on fouls. Kareem was awesome as usual, so athletic
veerchasm1 They would survive. U make it seem like they all travel 24/7. If u were to randomly place a star from our period in theirs, then our superstar would basically better than most guards or forwards because of creativity. This era lacked that
@@Majuuub Most of today's stars aren't as fundamentally sound as stars from previous eras...and as far as creativity is concerned, there still hasn't been a player to administer the sky hook to their game anywhere near the level of Kareem
Wow the warriors really had some shooters in Wilkes and Barry and oh by the way young Robert Parrish also knocking down jumpers. Kareem was really something. Really no way to defend Kareem maybe an early double team?
I wish there was more footage of Kareem as a Laker from the mid to late 70s, especially complete regular season games (if any still exist). I only got to see the gradually balding 80s Kareem with the Showtime-era Lakers, not the single dominant force that helped get the Lakers back into the playoff picture during the latter half of the 70s. It's also kinda sad that management didn't hold onto Gail Goodrich for one more season because him and Kareem could've given Bill Walton's Trailblazers a much tougher battle in the postseason back in '77. Then again, they most likely wouldn't have ended up getting Magic Johnson had they done that (hah). Btw, Rick Barry is 100% BADASS!!! Best white boy player in the NBA at that time until Larry Bird finally came on the scene the following decade. Even to this day, I always think of him as the true face of the Warriors franchise. Oh, and that Parish kid ain't too shabby either. Probably would look even better in green and white, lol... XD
PeekaPeep Actually, its probably better that the Lakers didn't keep Gail Goodrich for one more season, because he was traded in 1976 for Utah's 1979 1st round pick... So you're right, if that trade was not made then Magic most likely does not end up with the Lakers.
@@brimao21 Pretty sure that it wasn't a trade of Goodrich, but rather a free-agent signing, which under NBA rules at the time, required compensation. So as a Laker fan, I am SO glad that Utah signed him!
@@jonathanzasloff3705 New Orleans, actually. The franchise didn't relocate to Utah until the end of that decade. Should've changed the name to something other than "Jazz" when they did move, though (lol).
bary was great in those series...he avg 29 but kareem was unstoppable,he avg 37...great players of 70's,verry underatted era in my opinion with great superstars like those 2 and players like drj,maravich,hayes,mcadoo,frazier,archibald,cowens,walton,gervin,thompson,lanier,bing,murphy,westphal,gilmore,dennis johnson,unseld,goodrich...
I agree that Kareem was the greatest, most dominant, and most skilled center of them all. Wilt was stronger and more dominant defensively and as a rebounder, but he lacked Kareem´s hand-eye coordination (watch him shoot free throws, to the detriment of his team!) and court vision; Kareem was also superior in terms of variety of shots and passing. That said, Wilt, like Russell, would simply crush someone like Dwight Howard. I´d have to put Hakeem ahead of Shaq--a far more skilled player.
But .... Kareem lacked Russell's and Wilt's desire to take of the boards and thus, allow his teammates to concentrate on what wing players usually excelled at (scoring, passing, defense). Kareem's lack of rebounding lowers him, in my mind, behind Russell and Chamberlain. Few complaints otherwise, though.
wilt had a lot of different shots- including a fadeaway bank shot that was a major weapon. he took it less as his career wore on, but he wasn't just a dunk guy
@@Amick44 Russell had no choice but to concentrate on rebounding and shot-blocking. He couldn't shoot! Because the Celtics dominated the NBA Title with Russell playing that way,, it created the notion that if a center didn't score and concentrated on rebounding and blocking shots, you'd win. When previously, George Mikan was a dominant scorer and the Minneapolis Lakers dominated. Was Kareem supposed to focus on rebounding and allow Kurt Rambis, Don Ford, and Kermit Washington be the Lakers main scorers? Great Strategy, Mick A. 👍
Kareem's stats this series, and for these entire playoffs are incredible. This squad would go on to face Walton and the blazers and eventually get swept. Still the best in the league, Kareem just didn't have great pieces around him "Walton and the blazers" lmaooo
What a job by Jerry West to turn Abernathy, Ford, and Chaney in to Nixon, Wilkes, and eventually, Magic. Kareem in his prime was damn near unstoppable. But what a terrible supporting cast.
Actually, Ford was flipped for what would turn out to be the top pick in the 1982 draft (James Worthy, woo-hoo!). Cavs management was never that bright even then, lol. And you can thank the late Dr. Buss for landing Magic because West was originally going to settle for Sidney Moncrief with that No. 1 pick before finally being overruled by the owner himself at the last minute. I would've been fine with either one, truth be told. Moncrief would go on to become one of the finest two-way players in NBA history and probably would've kept Nixon in Laker colors for the long haul had he been drafted instead. Still, when one has a chance to net a once-in-a-lifetime talent like Magic for instance well...YOU JUST GOTTA GO FOR IT!!! ;-D
@@PeekaPeep I've never put much stock in those Moncrief over Magic innuendos. But you're right...that deal that landed Worthy basically led to the Stepien Rule. Dude made Donald Sterling look like Dr. Buss.
What a bad supporting cast is right. And the revisionist historians say it was Kareem's fault for no titles. No way you replace Kareem with Magic or Jordan and get better results with the likes of Don Chaney, Don Ford, Earl Tatum, and Tom Abernathy
Lakers took the series in 7 games. Went on to get swept by Portland 4-0 in the Western conference finals. Would love to find game 7 of this series. I've been looking forever!
thanks for the upload. Kareem was sooooo good, as was Barry. do you have anymore Rick Barry games? His game is very modern and I love watching him play.
Kareem was the top center and Rick the top non center of the 70's. I know Dr J fans, but Rick was like combo forward/lead guard who ran the offense as well as score.
redfanrod Yup, basically traded away two future HOFs for just one decent All-Star big man in Carroll (the Brook Lopez of his era). Ricky Brown, lol. I don't think he ever really established himself in the NBA upon getting drafted. Could've gotten Larry Drew at No. 13 instead and salvaged that deal, but that's hindsight for ya!
Incidentally, Kareem rated 1976-77 as his most dominant season. Both Pat Riley and Bill Walton have rated Kareem as the greatest, most dominant player ever.
i didn't get a chance to watch Kareem playing live coz he retired 6 years before i was born. I'm wondering however, why don't current big men learn how to do the skyhook? it looks pretty unstoppable!
Kareem worked on it from middle school through college. He also had other shots, bank shots and jumpers. Basically, no one else has worked as hard at it as he has.
Lew Alcindor an Tim Duncan have the Same Type of Basketball Game Mind Skill .. Jabbar has the Hook Shot an Tim has the Bank Shot an Both have Between Them 11 Nba Championships since 1969 - 2016 that is a 47 year span between Lew's Rookie year an Duncan's Final year. U dont realize How Good These 7 footers were until U Rewatch Old Video's
Continued: Shaq himself said he was playing football out there--just a 350 pound bull with relatively quick feet--dominant, yes, but no shots other than power jams and little dink shots close to the basket. An absolute disaster shooting free throws. Russell, if playing today, would have a lot of Amare Stoudamire´s offensive game, and who in today´s game could hang with him? David Robinson did not have the will to win that all the great ones have. Or is it simply a measure of Hakeem´s greatness
Continued: that he was so much better than Robinson. A healthy Bill Walton would easily outclass Robinson. I´d take Hakeem as the greatest ever if he´d been as consistently great as during his champion years for his entire career. Kareem was far superior in his 20s--this game is evidence of that.
I say Hakeem because He's the most offensively talented out of the 3, Shaq & Wilt were mainly power & dominance but Hakeem had some of the most scoring skill we've seen in a C probably of all time. And could stripe the mid range J. And he was a great defender too, could defend the post & also 3s out on the perimeter if he needed too & his all time blocks record speaks for his shot blocking ability, he was also a great rebounder. He had the full package. Wilt & Shaq were too 1 dimensional
I agree with that, but I feel like if Shaq or Wilt had went up against a good defender with there strength, they could get locked down, because they wouldn't be able to outmuscle there way to the rim, Hakeem on the other hand could score on anybody, Shaq even said he was his toughest opponent. I agree though, their dominance makes it hard to out rank them. Especially seeing as Shaq was such a great offensive rebounder, his second chance points are a huge contribution to any team
During the 73-74 Milw-Boston finals, commentators said the Milwaukee trainer measured him at 7'3 & 5/8 ths. Making him a tad closer to 7'4 than 7'3. I still laugh when Jordan was listed at 6'6 and Pippen at 6'7. When Pip is at least 3 ins taller than Jordan.
Mick A That seems about right. Walton looks at least 7'0 and 7'3 5/8 sounds about for Kareem. Kareem looked just slightly shorter then Sampsom. However, he looks way taller then Shaq when he stands next to him.
Yeah, it was known (by some, anyway) that Walton did not want to be referred to as a 7 foot freak. His term. At Boston, Parish listed anywhere from 7'0 to 7'1, it was said Walton was at least as tall, if not taller.
I guess. And I have read the same height listings as you mentioned. Looks like Jordan's "official" listing is with shoes on. That would make him about 6'6 (w/shoes). I read the Oscar listing, too. West said he was 6'4 and 1/4. Pete Maravich listed usually at 6'5, said on a clip here somewhere, he was 6'5 and 1/4, making him at least 6'6 in shoes. I read in the combine (collegiate draft), a few years back, Ben Gordon was measured at 6'1 and 1/2. He was often listed at 6'3. So, it seems that players years ago, were listed at their true height w/o shoes and more recently, they're listed at a height w/shoes included.
I don't know about Rick Barry being the best white player in the '70s. See, they also had this other guy by the name of Pistol Pete Maravich. He wasn't too bad, either.
Very close, but Rick played very good D and took a little better care of the ball. If Havlicek were a bit younger, he would be in the discussion as well.
That wasn't the question. It was best white player of the 70's. Likely Barry, maybe Cowens. I agree, overall it was Kareem, hands down. 2nd best could be Barry, Cowens, Erving, McAdoo. Malone was mid 70's on, same for Walton. Wilt was only early 70's, like West, Robertson.
The real Goat. Highschool, college and NBA
When I got to see Kareem play he was towards the latter part of his career. He was still very effective as an older player but it's incredible to see how quick and active he was in his prime. I love Kareem, it's sad that many people don't recognize how great he was.
Same here
What how great he was everyone says he top 3
I also love Jabbar . You mentioned this game when he was in his prime . He was in his prime at this time of his career but after the dispensing with the Warriors here , they move on to the Western Conference Finals . In the only time of his career that I've ever seen , Bill Walton absolutely destroyed Kareem in that series. Walton basically scored at will and Jabbar was unable to stop him . Walton also racked up assists like crazy , like he was on top of the building ,or he was in the attic with a glass ceiling and just popped the ball to the hottest on their way to the basket. On the other end of the court , Walton boxed Jabbar out , and cleaned glass all game long and blocked several of Kareem's shot including a few sky hooks ( remember those ? ) Jabbar later said that he felt so bad that he went to work as soon as their season was over , and worked like a dog every off season vowing never to be dominated like that again by anyone and he was never out played thru a series like that ever again . Waltons condition never allowed him to return to that level of play again , robbing all of us of that rematch that never material used , but it's safe to say no Center ever kicked Jabbar ass like that before or since. The Big Captain . The Lakers had a play that Pat Riley would just show the back of his hand to the court , double up his hand into a fist , and pull it downward. That simply meant , get the ball inside to Jabbar and let him do the rest. And he always did !
@@MarvelOHandellbn3pb
"...Bill Walton absolutely destroyed Kareem in that series. Walton basically scored at will and Jabbar was unable to stop him . Walton also racked up assists like crazy , like he was on top of the building ,or he was in the attic with a glass ceiling and just popped the ball to the hottest on their way to the basket. On the other end of the court , Walton boxed Jabbar out , and cleaned glass all game long and blocked several of Kareem's shot including a few sky hooks ( remember those ? )..." ***What ?????????????????????
Lakers got swept, but not because Walton dominated Jabbar. Stats for both in that series:
Walton 19.3 pts/50% shooting, 14.8 rbs, 5.8 assists, 2.3 blks, 55.6% ft
Jabbar 30.3 pts/60.8 shooting, 16 rbs, 3.8 assists, 3.8 blks, 77.5% ft
@MarvelOHandellbn3pb Your memory of the Blazers Lakers series is not accurate. Jabber clearly outplayed Walton (though Bill played well)
Kareem outscored Walton and he out rebounded Bill and Abdul-Jabbar blocked more shots in that series. Jabbar scored 40pts in game 2 on 17-22fg.
He was unstoppable
Barry was Nasty !
Gus, Barry, Parish, Wilkes...what a nice team!
Lots of great players in this clip: Abdul-Jabbar, Rick Berry, Jamaal Wilkes, Robert Parish, Clifford Ray...Thanks for the upload.
none of which would be able to play in todays era
@@FranciscoLopez-dk8on Well yeah obviously. Except Kareem
@@FranciscoLopez-dk8on Bullshit. Rick Berry was a walking bucket. Silk Wilkes could score any time and Robert Parish is no worse than Rudy Gobert and that's BEFORE you account for what would be obvious benefits of sports science, travel, diet, and recovery. Stop with that b/s. You always wanna take modern players and run them back in time, but never give those players the benefits of how much better THEY WOULD BE with modern advancements. Idiot.
@@FranciscoLopez-dk8onlmfaooo Rick Barry averaging 35 today. Parish still a championship teams 3rd or 4th best player. Not as versed on the others but I would bet my bottom dollar they would do fine if not great in today’s defenseless league lmfao
@@FranciscoLopez-dk8onoh and omg I just realized you said Kareem wouldn’t be able to play in today’s era 😂😂😂
First time I ever saw footage Parish pre-Boston.
Kareem Abdul jabbar is the most unappreciated superstar in the history of sports! His body of work speaks for itself.
Peak Kareem right there, just terrific, few have ever reached that level of basketball.
Rick could still do it at that point, and nice to see rookie Parish already hitting those rainbows.
Great stuff.
Kareem was the king of the 70's, Rick was probably next.
Yeah, Bob McAdoo in the mix as well.
@Victor Wiley What does a conservative voter have to do with multiple MVPs? You regressive-repressive liberals can't help yourselves.
@Victor Wiley Was it that time of the month?
@Victor Wiley wow you are really stupid jesus
For fans who can't believe that 1970's basketball was also terrific.
It was. Just that there were no strong rivalries lasting throughout the decade like the 60's or 80's, even 90's. But the great players were there, for sure.
@@leviowen9410 Awesome dunk over Kareem in Game 3 as Blazers swept Lakers who had best record in league
@@leviowen9410 Walton was an absolute beast for a season and a half...cursed by injuries afterwards.
@@leviowen9410 Kareem outplayed Walton the whole series.
@@leviowen9410 slammed? How? Walton averaged 19 plus points in that series. Kareem averaged over 30 pts.
rick barry lord have mercy
Rick Barry is highly underrated as player. Belongs in top 20.
Agree. Ditto Havlicek and Moses Malone. I feel all 3 are top 20.
Rick Barry was dangerous and he knew it. When he came to town with the Warriors, you knew you were in for a battle.
@@andremax77 I'm an old timer saw Barry in his prime in SF , Miami (ABA) and Oakland. He freakin dominated..and the ABA had great talent. Back then NBA had far fewer teams.
really really good. Not sure if he would make the top 20.
Jabari Parker' s dad Sonny Parker is out there for Golden St.,and Jamal Wilkes is playing for the Warriors before going to the Lakers and teaming up two years later with Kareem and 3 years with Magic.This is 1977,and in 1975 the Warriors won it all with Wilkes being rookie of the year.
Kareem is the real goat
Kareem pre Magic in his prime. Unstoppable.
Wow, Rick Barry was the first Larry Bird.
Kind of. Not as good a rebounder or post up player. Superior driver & individual defender.
@victorwiley3739 Rick was a pretty good rebounder early in his career. But Larry was clearly better there.
@victorwiley3739he’s not the best small foward
I don't think I've seen anyone but Kareem score for the Lakers. No wonder Portland swept then in the next round, Kareem was spent. Warriors had some nice young players out there. Robert Parish, Gus Williams, Jamaal Wilkes who all left later and won championships with other teams. Jamaal with the Lakers. Rick Barry was and still in the argument of greatest shooter's of all time. Rick was money. Jabbar=🐐
Holy rick barry was that dude!
the most graceful big man ever' period.
I agree Parish was the most graceful evah.
@@JohnnyMacalvee-cf7et You crazy
Rick Barry was one helluva passer
Damn, Kareem with that hawk shot it’s like nothing you can do about it as a defender. Pure Unstoppable
Kareem had 2-3 guys hovering around him the entire game and still dominated.
Kareem was the G.O.A.T. when this game was played. He's criminally underrated. And I feel like Rick Barry is also underrated. Ridiculous career stats + Finals MVP in '76 + led the NCAA, ABA and NBA in scoring. Top 20 resume but I don't see him on many top 20 lists.
I'm surprised Kareem's back didn't break from carrying his entire team.
He carried that entire Laker team in the last half of the 1970s (I'm not referring to the 1975 title team for the slow bus crew)
My all time favorite Laker ever Kareem Abdul Jabbar
Right
Notice how all the basketball players in this video dribbled the top of the basketball correctly in contrast to how all the players of today dribble by carrying the ball over, but never get called by NBA refs.
Nowadays refferees are doing blind eyes
Warriors were champs in 75, should have won in 76, now in 77 they weren't as good as the title team
One can easily look back at clips like this and see just how dominant Kareem was in the 70s. Easily one of the 4 greatest players of all time, no matter how you rank them. This is a great upload. Thank you for this.
Not in my top 4. Really an overrated player in my book. He was good because he was tall. Today, he would be too robotic to play and not athletic enough. He'd be a 18 minute / game player.
@@JohnnyMacalvee-cf7et He was 7'3 with a shot no one could stop, he would dominate in today's game...2nd greatest player of all time behind only MJ
@@JohnnyMacalvee-cf7et 😂😂😂😂😂😂
How old are you? Too robotic? 😂😂😂 Kareem's quickness and superior athletism would make him tops in any era--ask his peers.
Not athletic enough? Kareem was a Black Belt in Kenpo trained by his close friend, Bruce Lee. Kareem's other martial arts included the disciplines such as jujitsu, escrima, and silat.
The man was always double-teamed. He would adapt, but today's teams would have to adapt to him also.
The 3pt average in the NBA is around 35%. Kareem lifetime shooting ave was 55.9% however in his prime he had years of hitting 57/58/59/60%. (21 Triple Doubles)...and you think he couldn't play today?
In today's NBA game, a teammate would get the ball to him, two players would drop down, and Kareem, a talented passer, would hit the open man...or just toss a 12-16 foot Sky-Hook or hit a jump-shot.
I could go on...but start researching by hearing what his peers say...
@@vlssk857 Old enough to see him play, when he was playing. And my comment stands!!!! His Black Belt would likely not have had him hitting 40% of 3's. His 55.9% would not be as important because Kareem would only have about 10 shots of the 14 foot sky hook. Cooper or Scott would be launching more 3s in today's game.
I loved the post up game, that was basketball over the 3 and D stuff today. Kareem wouldn't be the only great player to have their game nerfed if the center didn't shoot 3's. Ewing, Parrish, Hakeem, Robinson, and the like would need to shoot 3's to be 30 point scorers. And....that is the bottom line.
@@JohnnyMacalvee-cf7et no wonder no one has heard of your book, you wrote dumb shit like this in it😂😂
3-point line was not adopted by NBA until the 1979-80 season. Also that's Jabari Parker's dad Sonny playing for the Warriors (#22).
5:16 Kareem Toying With Them !!!
These highlights really showcase how great Kareem Abdul Jabar was in his long and storied career. It is amazing to see an NBA court with no 3 point line, as well as how most players work so close to the paint and to their defenders. Weird to see "rookie" 00 Robert Parish in a Warriors uniform playing with Rick Berry.
Rick Barry, except for rebounding, was just as good as Larry Bird.
You got it, Bill. He was better defensively, esp at guarding people. Larry had a knack of making big plays on D, but people blew by him. That didn't happen often to Rick.
That’s a huge stretch
While Barry was an incredible passer and one of the best at the position, he was not as good as a passer as Bird. Close, but no Red Auerbach Cigar.
Both of them were elite shooters so I can't really give anyone an edge BUT Bird could get his shot off regardless of the defense because he was taller and shot the ball almost in a sling shot motion above his head. Very hard to block.
Defensively Barry was a better perimeter defender but Bird better in the post and as mentioned already, Bird was such an excellent off ball defender always making big plays and deflecting balls.
The biggest difference between the two was that Bird was loved by his teammates and was always committed to winning over anything else. Barry only redeeming quality as a teammate was his passing. He was always putting down teammates for mistakes and at times seemed more concerned with being the best player than winning the game. Not all of the time or even most of it but more often than Bird, that's for sure.
Id love to have either one on my team today but would take Bird without hesitation if given the option. Barry as a consolation prize would still make me happy though.
The refs called traveling back then...amazing, all the stars today wouldn't survive. The eurostep would have been called. They also seemed keen on not allowing continuation shots on fouls. Kareem was awesome as usual, so athletic
veerchasm1 They would survive. U make it seem like they all travel 24/7. If u were to randomly place a star from our period in theirs, then our superstar would basically better than most guards or forwards because of creativity. This era lacked that
LeQueen James would lose half his points and assists. F-ing NBA can't even take away his crab dribble.
@@Majuuub Most of today's stars aren't as fundamentally sound as stars from previous eras...and as far as creativity is concerned, there still hasn't been a player to administer the sky hook to their game anywhere near the level of Kareem
@@marvinlynch1305 Bro what? These dudes can’t even dribble or finish with their left. What are you on about?
@@dutchvanderlinde346 And most players today are poor shooters who can't spell defense
Wow the warriors really had some shooters in Wilkes and Barry and oh by the way young Robert Parrish also knocking down jumpers. Kareem was really something. Really no way to defend Kareem maybe an early double team?
If there was a three point line Rick berry would’ve been even better
❤️ nba basketball without three points line
I wish there was more footage of Kareem as a Laker from the mid to late 70s, especially complete regular season games (if any still exist). I only got to see the gradually balding 80s Kareem with the Showtime-era Lakers, not the single dominant force that helped get the Lakers back into the playoff picture during the latter half of the 70s. It's also kinda sad that management didn't hold onto Gail Goodrich for one more season because him and Kareem could've given Bill Walton's Trailblazers a much tougher battle in the postseason back in '77. Then again, they most likely wouldn't have ended up getting Magic Johnson had they done that (hah). Btw, Rick Barry is 100% BADASS!!! Best white boy player in the NBA at that time until Larry Bird finally came on the scene the following decade. Even to this day, I always think of him as the true face of the Warriors franchise. Oh, and that Parish kid ain't too shabby either. Probably would look even better in green and white, lol...
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PeekaPeep Dave Cowens and John Havlicek of the Boston Celtics were also great white players of the time. But Rick Barry was just terrific.
PeekaPeep Actually, its probably better that the Lakers didn't keep Gail Goodrich for one more season, because he was traded in 1976 for Utah's 1979 1st round pick... So you're right, if that trade was not made then Magic most likely does not end up with the Lakers.
@@brimao21 Pretty sure that it wasn't a trade of Goodrich, but rather a free-agent signing, which under NBA rules at the time, required compensation. So as a Laker fan, I am SO glad that Utah signed him!
@@jonathanzasloff3705 New Orleans, actually. The franchise didn't relocate to Utah until the end of that decade. Should've changed the name to something other than "Jazz" when they did move, though (lol).
The Bucks Version of Kareem was freakish too. He made Wilt look normal when they played against each other.
Nobody was better than this man..dominant.
Bro.. Back in the day.. Center really fought withanother Center directly.. What a tough life..
bary was great in those series...he avg 29 but kareem was unstoppable,he avg 37...great players of 70's,verry underatted era in my opinion with great superstars like those 2 and players like drj,maravich,hayes,mcadoo,frazier,archibald,cowens,walton,gervin,thompson,lanier,bing,murphy,westphal,gilmore,dennis johnson,unseld,goodrich...
Great upload and editing. You do this expertly
This Warrior team had talent. 2 Hofer's and 2 borde-line hall of famers..
I agree that Kareem was the greatest, most dominant, and most skilled center of them all. Wilt was stronger and more dominant defensively and as a rebounder, but he lacked Kareem´s hand-eye coordination (watch him shoot free throws, to the detriment of his team!) and court vision; Kareem was also superior in terms of variety of shots and passing. That said, Wilt, like Russell, would simply crush someone like Dwight Howard.
I´d have to put Hakeem ahead of Shaq--a far more skilled player.
But .... Kareem lacked Russell's and Wilt's desire to take of the boards and thus, allow his teammates to concentrate on what wing players usually excelled at (scoring, passing, defense). Kareem's lack of rebounding lowers him, in my mind, behind Russell and Chamberlain. Few complaints otherwise, though.
wilt had a lot of different shots- including a fadeaway bank shot that was a major weapon. he took it less as his career wore on, but he wasn't just a dunk guy
@@Amick44 Russell had no choice but to concentrate on rebounding and shot-blocking. He couldn't shoot! Because the Celtics dominated the NBA Title with Russell playing that way,, it created the notion that if a center didn't score and concentrated on rebounding and blocking shots, you'd win. When previously, George Mikan was a dominant scorer and the Minneapolis Lakers dominated. Was Kareem supposed to focus on rebounding and allow Kurt Rambis, Don Ford, and Kermit Washington be the Lakers main scorers? Great Strategy, Mick A. 👍
That KAJ was athletic as hell, only got 2 see him from 83 to 89
Amazing player
This is 1977. Robert Parish was a rookie in 76-77.
Kareem's stats this series, and for these entire playoffs are incredible. This squad would go on to face Walton and the blazers and eventually get swept. Still the best in the league, Kareem just didn't have great pieces around him
"Walton and the blazers" lmaooo
Kareem goat❤❤❤❤
32 Cazzie Russell dropping an inlet pass to Kareem for a skyhook looks like Magic doing it.
The guy with the 00 jersey, a legend!
What a job by Jerry West to turn Abernathy, Ford, and Chaney in to Nixon, Wilkes, and eventually, Magic. Kareem in his prime was damn near unstoppable. But what a terrible supporting cast.
Actually, Ford was flipped for what would turn out to be the top pick in the 1982 draft (James Worthy, woo-hoo!). Cavs management was never that bright even then, lol. And you can thank the late Dr. Buss for landing Magic because West was originally going to settle for Sidney Moncrief with that No. 1 pick before finally being overruled by the owner himself at the last minute. I would've been fine with either one, truth be told. Moncrief would go on to become one of the finest two-way players in NBA history and probably would've kept Nixon in Laker colors for the long haul had he been drafted instead. Still, when one has a chance to net a once-in-a-lifetime talent like Magic for instance well...YOU JUST GOTTA GO FOR IT!!!
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@@PeekaPeep I've never put much stock in those Moncrief over Magic innuendos. But you're right...that deal that landed Worthy basically led to the Stepien Rule. Dude made Donald Sterling look like Dr. Buss.
What a bad supporting cast is right. And the revisionist historians say it was Kareem's fault for no titles. No way you replace Kareem with Magic or Jordan and get better results with the likes of Don Chaney, Don Ford, Earl Tatum, and Tom Abernathy
I just came for kareems baskets...
Lakers took the series in 7 games. Went on to get swept by Portland 4-0 in the Western conference finals. Would love to find game 7 of this series. I've been looking forever!
I almost forgot that Robert Parish started his career with Golden State!!!
thanks for the upload. Kareem was sooooo good, as was Barry. do you have anymore Rick Barry games? His game is very modern and I love watching him play.
Kareem was the top center and Rick the top non center of the 70's. I know Dr J fans, but Rick was like combo forward/lead guard who ran the offense as well as score.
Brain fart by Golden State: Parish and 3rd pick McHale traded for Joe Barry Carroll and 13th pick Ricky Brown in 1980.
redfanrod worst trade in nba history!
redfanrod Yup, basically traded away two future HOFs for just one decent All-Star big man in Carroll (the Brook Lopez of his era). Ricky Brown, lol. I don't think he ever really established himself in the NBA upon getting drafted. Could've gotten Larry Drew at No. 13 instead and salvaged that deal, but that's hindsight for ya!
Joe Barely Cares was such an underachiever- that was the added insult of the whole trade. JBC made benoit benjamin look like a hustle guy lol
redfanrod Red Auerbach must have thought the same with a smile and a long puff off his cigar!
@Victor Wiley Wasn't Gail Goodrich the piece that got the Lakers Magic?
I find this far more entertaining than today's NBA crap!
Incidentally, Kareem rated 1976-77 as his most dominant season. Both Pat Riley and Bill Walton have rated Kareem as the greatest, most dominant player ever.
and all three lost to the real greatest center to ever live...
Hakeem The Dream Olajuwon
@@thedude3538 you do realize that Kareem used to dominate Olaujawon
i didn't get a chance to watch Kareem playing live coz he retired 6 years before i was born. I'm wondering however, why don't current big men learn how to do the skyhook? it looks pretty unstoppable!
Gotta have the right body type to do it, I guess.
+PeekaPeep anthony davis could do it
It's a 3 Ball League these days
Kareem worked on it from middle school through college. He also had other shots, bank shots and jumpers. Basically, no one else has worked as hard at it as he has.
Anyone 2020??
Lew Alcindor an Tim Duncan have the Same Type of Basketball Game Mind Skill .. Jabbar has the Hook Shot an Tim has the Bank Shot an Both have Between Them 11 Nba Championships since 1969 - 2016 that is a 47 year span between Lew's Rookie year an Duncan's Final year.
U dont realize How Good These 7 footers were until U Rewatch Old Video's
at his best
isn't it amazing how Rick Barry regrew a full head of hair after being clearly balding for many years? What's his secret!?!
Rookie Robert Parish had 16 pts and 13 rebounds.
The Franchise indeed
See a young Jack Nicholson circa 1977, front row to the left of lakers bench, hard to see but he is the one with the long hair boots and jeans.
Jack Nicholson attented the Lakers' games since the 60's...
Continued: Shaq himself said he was playing football out there--just a 350 pound bull with relatively quick feet--dominant, yes, but no shots other than power jams and little dink shots close to the basket. An absolute disaster shooting free throws.
Russell, if playing today, would have a lot of Amare Stoudamire´s offensive game, and who in today´s game could hang with him?
David Robinson did not have the will to win that all the great ones have. Or is it simply a measure of Hakeem´s greatness
Hakeem needs to be in top 3
can you upload the entire game it use to be on youtube but they must of taken it down
Continued: that he was so much better than Robinson. A healthy Bill Walton would easily outclass Robinson. I´d take Hakeem as the greatest ever if he´d been as consistently great as during his champion years for his entire career. Kareem was far superior in his 20s--this game is evidence of that.
I like the shout out to Hakeem but Hakeem was better than kareem
I like the shout out to Hakeem but Hakeem was better than kareem
Not for as long. Kareem was the king for longer than Hakeem was.
Showtime miss forum i hope that lakers play 2 games in season
00:49 goaltending but was it called?
How to move in the post? Study 1977 abdul jabbar
This looks like year 1 for Rick Barry hair transplant
I say Hakeem because He's the most offensively talented out of the 3, Shaq & Wilt were mainly power & dominance but Hakeem had some of the most scoring skill we've seen in a C probably of all time. And could stripe the mid range J.
And he was a great defender too, could defend the post & also 3s out on the perimeter if he needed too & his all time blocks record speaks for his shot blocking ability, he was also a great rebounder. He had the full package. Wilt & Shaq were too 1 dimensional
I agree with that, but I feel like if Shaq or Wilt had went up against a good defender with there strength, they could get locked down, because they wouldn't be able to outmuscle there way to the rim, Hakeem on the other hand could score on anybody, Shaq even said he was his toughest opponent.
I agree though, their dominance makes it hard to out rank them. Especially seeing as Shaq was such a great offensive rebounder, his second chance points are a huge contribution to any team
Chief just took the ball right out of Kareems hands and took it the other way with the assist.
1:55 Huh a rare jump shot from Kareem
Nope! ruclips.net/video/6dCR8B0SFp4/видео.html
Rick Berry was a bucket compared to those 70s players
I guess the term "perimeter defense" really was in place then with no three point line?
Kareem looked more like he was 7'4.
7'3 and 5/8 w/o shoes. Walton, listed at 6'11 was more like 7'1.
During the 73-74 Milw-Boston finals, commentators said the Milwaukee trainer measured him at 7'3 & 5/8 ths. Making him a tad closer to 7'4 than 7'3. I still laugh when Jordan was listed at 6'6 and Pippen at 6'7. When Pip is at least 3 ins taller than Jordan.
Mick A That seems about right. Walton looks at least 7'0 and 7'3 5/8 sounds about for Kareem. Kareem looked just slightly shorter then Sampsom. However, he looks way taller then Shaq when he stands next to him.
Yeah, it was known (by some, anyway) that Walton did not want to be referred to as a 7 foot freak. His term. At Boston, Parish listed anywhere from 7'0 to 7'1, it was said Walton was at least as tall, if not taller.
I guess. And I have read the same height listings as you mentioned. Looks like Jordan's "official" listing is with shoes on. That would make him about 6'6 (w/shoes). I read the Oscar listing, too. West said he was 6'4 and 1/4. Pete Maravich listed usually at 6'5, said on a clip here somewhere, he was 6'5 and 1/4, making him at least 6'6 in shoes. I read in the combine (collegiate draft), a few years back, Ben Gordon was measured at 6'1 and 1/2. He was often listed at 6'3.
So, it seems that players years ago, were listed at their true height w/o shoes and more recently, they're listed at a height w/shoes included.
3-pt line in 1977?
3 point line took in effect in the 1979-1980 season
Is Rick Barry wearing a toupee?
851 kareem travelling his ass off as usual
This is the old defensive style that Oscar Robertson was talking about?
Oscar Martel idiot
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I don't know about Rick Barry being the best white player in the '70s. See, they also had this other guy by the name of Pistol Pete Maravich. He wasn't too bad, either.
Both were good, even though Pete Maravich was a good shooter and a good ballhandler, while Rick Barry was a good granny shooter.
John Havlicek was one of best in the NBA period. Hondo could do it all!
Very close, but Rick played very good D and took a little better care of the ball. If Havlicek were a bit younger, he would be in the discussion as well.
He (Hondo) was. But like Frazier, he was a bit past his prime from the mid 70's on.
That wasn't the question. It was best white player of the 70's. Likely Barry, maybe Cowens. I agree, overall it was Kareem, hands down. 2nd best could be Barry, Cowens, Erving, McAdoo. Malone was mid 70's on, same for Walton. Wilt was only early 70's, like West, Robertson.
Lol, 45 - 18 are fantasy league numbers
This Laker team was the best in the NBA but lost Allen and Washington.
So...Cazzie Russell had #32 before Magic
Hakeem should be top 3 for sure.
trust no one with a beard
Shaq would of rag dolled Kareem
Prime Kareem would have given o Neil the business
Wow! Before Bird, Magic and MJ!