NBA On NBC - Shaq & Penny Battle Olajuwon & Drexler In Houston! 1996

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  • Опубликовано: 20 сен 2023
  • RIP Steve Jones
    www.basketball-reference.com/...
    SO: 29p/16r/3a/1s/1b 13/24 FG 3/7 FT
    AH: 28p/13a/2r/4s/1b 10/17 FG 5/6 FT
    HO: 30p/11r/5s/2a/2b 13/28 FG 4/6 FT
    CD: 20p/8r/3a/3s/ 6/13 FG 8/9 FT

Комментарии • 372

  • @ap6160
    @ap6160 7 месяцев назад +247

    Basketball used to be beautiful.

    • @grgmj1980
      @grgmj1980 7 месяцев назад +29

      This was real Basketball

    • @Lazy......
      @Lazy...... 6 месяцев назад +18

      it was😢

    • @tuneintouncagrizz.t.v.6814
      @tuneintouncagrizz.t.v.6814 6 месяцев назад +13

      It was fantastic

    • @DynamicVibeCraft
      @DynamicVibeCraft 6 месяцев назад +17

      And used to be physical

    • @grgmj1980
      @grgmj1980 6 месяцев назад +14

      @@DynamicVibeCraft just imagine the rules of the 90’s with the skills of today. It would be unbelievable

  • @csscott9803
    @csscott9803 3 месяца назад +58

    I miss the NBA on NBC

    • @TheRealPoPorter
      @TheRealPoPorter 3 месяца назад +7

      That intro music will forever be stamped into my brain lol it used to get me hyped to watch the game

    • @truthteller4442
      @truthteller4442 3 месяца назад +2

      @@TheRealPoPorter Same here. I especially loved the part where the main hook/flow part was over and it lulled down to the part where they would show the stadium, the people flowing into the stadium, and then the alpha leader of each team in the locker room. Got me so hyped!

    • @DoloGomez
      @DoloGomez 3 месяца назад

      ​​@@TheRealPoPorter timeless sound of a great era. It's stamped on my head too lol

    • @susanstamboulian646
      @susanstamboulian646 2 месяца назад

      @@DoloGomez I liked the intro music for the NBA even better on CBS. Did you gentleman know that the intro music on NBC was created by John Tesh?

  • @TonyJackaloni
    @TonyJackaloni 5 месяцев назад +60

    Bill Walton says, "I think Shaq will become a terrific free throw shooter". Great take, Bill! 🤭

    • @johnvestil3789
      @johnvestil3789 4 месяца назад +3

      😂😂😂

    • @TonyJackaloni
      @TonyJackaloni 3 месяца назад

      Yes, I mute the games he is announcing. He's annoyed us all for too long! @@ikedougenhouser3585

  • @billagap3213
    @billagap3213 7 месяцев назад +56

    Hakeem's face up game vs other big men was unstoppable. Footwork, mid range jumper he had everything

    • @KidDynamite25
      @KidDynamite25 3 месяца назад +3

      Hakeem is the GOAT C

    • @ActualRacerX
      @ActualRacerX 3 месяца назад +5

      I remember when even Jordan picked Olajuwon when asked about his all time Team he’d put together. Shaq was big & dominant, but even that speaks volumes when Michael Jordan says he’d chosen Hakeem over any other Center.

    • @grxengine
      @grxengine 3 месяца назад +4

      More remarkable, because he had none of those things at Univ of Houston. Crafted that complete low post game from very hard work.

    • @bullshark3000
      @bullshark3000 3 месяца назад +2

      and Defensive Player of the Year

  • @ThatboiWaterz
    @ThatboiWaterz 7 месяцев назад +67

    Penny was a cold cold dude☝🏾

  • @williamprocope9648
    @williamprocope9648 3 месяца назад +38

    I am 43 years old now. When this game aired live in 1996 I was 15 yrs old. I remember this game and the feeling of excitement watching this game and wanting to go and shoot hoops after. Watching this game like a lot of the old o ones, and I still feel that excitement as I did back then. I watch today's game and feel like meh. Let me not even get started about the all star game. It was a pur disgrace to the game of basketball.

    • @manuelsalazar3938
      @manuelsalazar3938 3 месяца назад +5

      That's exactly how I felt, everybody's passion from the players to the people in the arenas was contagious, after the games I had the urgency to grab a basketball and try to emulate them, today there's no emotion and no passion, just as boring as a soccer match 😑 Days long gone...

    • @holdthephoneblocker
      @holdthephoneblocker 3 месяца назад

      Well said.

    • @cykablyat1466
      @cykablyat1466 3 месяца назад +1

      Nobody respects the game like they used to. Players don't give a shit, fans don't watch it, the magic and the energy of NBA basketball has been lost. I remember growing up in the 2000s and watching an old DVD from my Wheaties cereal of some of the best NBA rivalries. I remember being do amazed by Hakeem's dream shake and Dr. J's up and under move I spent so many hours trying to replicate it in the park.

    • @mrhoward19801
      @mrhoward19801 3 месяца назад

      Same

    • @ryanwiseman4238
      @ryanwiseman4238 3 месяца назад +1

      Couldn’t agree more with everything . Born in ‘84 and used to do the same , shoot hoops right after. Nothing will ever be the opening of NBA NBC

  • @MadeTaylor
    @MadeTaylor 3 месяца назад +55

    More exciting than any 130-140 game.

    • @Mark_Knight
      @Mark_Knight 3 месяца назад +4

      No lies detected. What the NBA is today is tragic.

    • @UpTheDown7
      @UpTheDown7 2 месяца назад +2

      How is this more exciting than launching a constant barrage of 3-pointers? Sure only 35% of them go in and there's no consistent flow to the game and no one defends the rim and everyone carries but, like, you know, crossover step-back fadeaway 30 footers are sick, bro.

    • @bwclark7758
      @bwclark7758 2 месяца назад +1

      @@UpTheDown7 step back fades... you mean guys stopping their dribble and tap dancing backwards to get the shot off.. or in other words.. travelling to get their shots. And no a constant barrage of 3's is not exciting... it's boring as hell just watching them trade baskets.. Modern NBA is a joke

    • @UpTheDown7
      @UpTheDown7 2 месяца назад +1

      @@bwclark7758 Modern NBA is the peak of competitive sports and the 12th man on an NBA roster today is more talented and athletic than anyone who played any professional sport before 2003. Also, you're terrible at detecting sarcasm.

    • @stolensentience
      @stolensentience 11 часов назад

      @@UpTheDown7…yours is sarcasm too… right…?

  • @gaffle7646
    @gaffle7646 3 месяца назад +12

    Better than today’s NBA… hands down.

  • @badabingpixtures3675
    @badabingpixtures3675 3 месяца назад +32

    Back when the NBA was great.

  • @jepoybengco
    @jepoybengco 8 месяцев назад +33

    Penny was my guy back in the day

    • @timhoward5
      @timhoward5 7 месяцев назад +1

      🏳️‍🌈

  • @beobe4326
    @beobe4326 3 месяца назад +10

    MAN WE NEED THE NBA BACK ON NBC.. ONCE THAT MUSIC HITS I GET FLASHBACK OF MY CHILDHOOD

  • @hectorlopez1069
    @hectorlopez1069 8 месяцев назад +25

    Magic were a tough team in the 90s when they got Shaq. They were magical in basketball.

    • @katrinagwen
      @katrinagwen 3 месяца назад +1

      Plus Scott and Anderson as 3-point threats.

  • @kennybegeske8824
    @kennybegeske8824 7 месяцев назад +14

    Put This Game On NBA TV Hardwood Classic On TV

  • @Angelito_Noreaga
    @Angelito_Noreaga 7 месяцев назад +24

    That NBA on NBC theme song goes hard as a mf 😤

    • @LynxStarAuto
      @LynxStarAuto 7 месяцев назад +4

      Always did. Miss that jingle

  • @tchai91
    @tchai91 5 месяцев назад +33

    Penny was legit. Four careers most curtailed by injuries - Penny, Larry Johnson, T-Mac and Grant Hill.

    • @dmdasoriginal2714
      @dmdasoriginal2714 4 месяца назад +14

      True. And later D-Rose, too.

    • @Tendomcgoobin
      @Tendomcgoobin 3 месяца назад +10

      @@dmdasoriginal2714 Brandon Roy has entered the chat.

    • @5jump
      @5jump 3 месяца назад +1

      Andrew Toney aka the Boston Strangler. Charles Barkley said he was the best he ever played with.

    • @tchai91
      @tchai91 3 месяца назад +2

      Great call. James Toney, no balony, Sixers all the way.

    • @5jump
      @5jump 3 месяца назад +1

      @@tchai91 that 76ers team was stacked. Dr. J, Moses Malone, Andrew Toney, Maurice Cheeks, Bobby Jones, then Barkley a few years later.

  • @sebastianliwinski222
    @sebastianliwinski222 3 месяца назад +10

    Beautiful era! So now you see youngsters !!!!, how defence is being played in regular season.

  • @derekmensa6959
    @derekmensa6959 7 месяцев назад +30

    Omg..Olaujawan was insanely good. Sheesh!

    • @KidDynamite25
      @KidDynamite25 3 месяца назад +5

      The GOAT C

    • @abdibarri9012
      @abdibarri9012 3 месяца назад +4

      He was better before 1992 much faster before he had back injury

    • @Maal7432
      @Maal7432 2 месяца назад +1

      @@KidDynamite25No

    • @KidDynamite25
      @KidDynamite25 2 месяца назад +1

      @@Maal7432 yes. Shut up

    • @stolensentience
      @stolensentience 11 часов назад

      @@Maal7432nah he really is

  • @arvinbalboa5810
    @arvinbalboa5810 7 месяцев назад +15

    my one and only favorite player of all time Penny Hardaway until now …no one else.

    • @cupertinoish
      @cupertinoish 7 месяцев назад

      same

    • @OrionOodama
      @OrionOodama 6 месяцев назад +2

      Of the greatest what ifs, unfortunately.
      At least he gave us a memorable first four years (though I prefer the first three).
      Years after retiring, he revealed he experienced a “pop” on his knee against Detroit (1996 first round).
      Who’ve thought it was the gradual beginning of the end?

  • @Casper0123
    @Casper0123 3 месяца назад +7

    Olajuwon is too goood!! I did't know he was this good! Thanks to RUclips!

    • @MDBBall
      @MDBBall  3 месяца назад

      👍 you can check my Olajuwon playlist here for more: ruclips.net/p/PL1H9_Ayp7Wi0UjSJRDtTtaO6ePE_2Yd5G

    • @user-li6ns2lk3z
      @user-li6ns2lk3z 2 месяца назад +1

      only him and tim duncan could stop shaq 1v1 in the paint. just look how he bullied him with fast hands and blocks.on top of that he is their main scorer

  • @Pitbull_expert
    @Pitbull_expert 6 месяцев назад +8

    Now these were ballers back then!!

  • @malnik77
    @malnik77 3 месяца назад +6

    I watched the whole video thinking it was the NBA finals. Turned out it was just a regular season game. Can't believe the level of intensity I was seeing.

    • @International101Is
      @International101Is 3 месяца назад +3

      When it was real.

    • @user-ji2uf7zw8j
      @user-ji2uf7zw8j 3 месяца назад +3

      When ten players battle in the paint.

    • @ankoortailor5090
      @ankoortailor5090 3 месяца назад +2

      This was a rematch of the previous years finals. So assuming both teams played really hard.

    • @Srt3D01-db-01
      @Srt3D01-db-01 2 месяца назад +1

      lol, yeah some teams had their own personal battle . doesnt matter it was regular season or not.

  • @timatkinson9291
    @timatkinson9291 2 месяца назад +1

    They , Orlando had that finals series sweep in their minds. I miss this defensive intensity with today’s game. Those were the days!!!

  • @stolensentience
    @stolensentience 11 часов назад +1

    “I believe shaq *will* become a terrific ft shooter”
    RIP you magnificent optimist.

  • @genesishernandez2790
    @genesishernandez2790 8 месяцев назад +16

    Those rockets pinstripe uniforms were sooo cool. Everybody had one at my school when i was a kid. They looked great on Scottie Pippen and Steve Francis. THOSE UNIFORMS WERE COOL !!!!

    • @samuelrolfe-ni9mo
      @samuelrolfe-ni9mo 8 месяцев назад +4

      I'm taking that as sarcasm dude.. they were awful.. weren't they ?!!! 😂

    • @damonsonnier34
      @damonsonnier34 8 месяцев назад +2

      Those uniforms belonged on a Gallery Furniture children's bedroom display.

    • @user-jh3rx3ej7h
      @user-jh3rx3ej7h 8 месяцев назад

      🤣🤣🤣@@damonsonnier34

    • @damonsonnier34
      @damonsonnier34 8 месяцев назад

      @@user-jh3rx3ej7h Are you from Houston too?

    • @juanpabloperez9063
      @juanpabloperez9063 7 месяцев назад

      looks like clowns

  • @uthembekilemay7816
    @uthembekilemay7816 6 месяцев назад +18

    Put Penny in the Hall of Fame!!!

    • @timmyg831
      @timmyg831 3 месяца назад

      I hear they are putting Draymond in HOF. If they do that, they gotta put Penny.

    • @JeffBird86
      @JeffBird86 3 месяца назад

      He was an excellent player until injuries bit him in the butt.

    • @jhernandez3183
      @jhernandez3183 3 месяца назад

      He Didnt Do Much For The Game Other Than Having Crazy Looking Shoes But Thats About It...

    • @russoulfree
      @russoulfree 2 месяца назад

      ​@@jhernandez3183helped the magic go to the finals twice brotha.. also brought plenty of excitement

    • @jhernandez3183
      @jhernandez3183 2 месяца назад +1

      ​@@russoulfree🤣🤣🤣🤣 Back In My Prime! Lmfao Hopefully Banchero Can Do Something For You Guys...

  • @user-kc3ih5sp3j
    @user-kc3ih5sp3j 7 месяцев назад +5

    I was a big penny hardaway fan back in 96 this authentic blue white pin strip jersey I always wanted penny jersey back then and Allen Iverson jersey them things was 👍 fire in 96 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @cedricbrookins4851
    @cedricbrookins4851 4 месяца назад +9

    Young shaq was more than just power

    • @sonofsarek
      @sonofsarek 3 месяца назад

      When he got to the Lakers, all Shaq did was juice and charge.

    • @cheetahturner4576
      @cheetahturner4576 2 месяца назад

      Say it to my face chump yea it's me

  • @axamitidynamit8355
    @axamitidynamit8355 3 месяца назад +4

    Penny’s career has to be the worst loss for the game of basketball in the last 50 years 😢 if not for the injuries, he would’ve been one of the best in the history of this sport

  • @verdi2310
    @verdi2310 3 месяца назад +10

    "It was too physical'
    Silver, Preciousss, Adam.

  • @manuelsalazar3938
    @manuelsalazar3938 3 месяца назад +4

    Man, how in the world do casuals of today can say that this type of basketball is boring?? All these plumbers and firemen are way more skilled than today's divas that just run the court like runaway horses or make it a 3 point contest. They know nothing about basketball, really.

  • @dieselslick34
    @dieselslick34 3 месяца назад +5

    Hakeem was so good. I haven't seen a center with an array of post moves since. Plus he had a good mid range jumper and elite defense. He was taking Shaq to school. Shaq had no answers defensively.

    • @cheetahturner4576
      @cheetahturner4576 2 месяца назад

      But somehow shaq won more matches lol u fool

    • @playbxoy
      @playbxoy 2 месяца назад

      Joel Embiid is literally the baby Olajuwon in the post..

    • @dieselslick34
      @dieselslick34 2 месяца назад

      @cheetahturner4576 What happened when they met in the NBA Finals when it mattered, you know...on the biggest stage? Hakeem took Shaq out to the woodshed and won the title in the process lol

  • @pennytse2241
    @pennytse2241 4 месяца назад +4

    Everything are perfect in the 90s

  • @highlyunprofessionalreviews
    @highlyunprofessionalreviews 3 месяца назад +3

    No one can tell me this doesn't look 10 x more intense and difficult than today's NBA.

  • @gibsonfranchise
    @gibsonfranchise 6 месяцев назад +5

    Penny is my goat and god bless Steve snapper Jones

  • @bodyemcal
    @bodyemcal 3 месяца назад +4

    Damn olajuwon was working shaq

  • @othoniellara8600
    @othoniellara8600 3 месяца назад +3

    Beautiful play, i miss this game

  • @truthteller4442
    @truthteller4442 3 месяца назад +4

    Hey look at this……real actual men, pride, and DEFENSE. All things missing from today’s NBA.

  • @Your_Average_Gamer_Fabo
    @Your_Average_Gamer_Fabo 3 месяца назад +3

    So much better than the glorified 3pt contest that is the current NBA

  • @josephbostrom5344
    @josephbostrom5344 6 месяцев назад +3

    Nice i have this game on VHS. The Bulls And Pistons played before. Damn I miss the NBA on NBC

  • @atmavictu2995
    @atmavictu2995 3 месяца назад +2

    Those were the days, so much offensive variation, physical defense. These days is a 3 point context with no D and BS refs.

  • @AnthonyScarpa-er3sq
    @AnthonyScarpa-er3sq 3 месяца назад +4

    The NBA today is almost unwatchable because it ain't like the old days.. Everything is all 3 pointers now... Also you will never see another Shaq

  • @dsc5754
    @dsc5754 7 месяцев назад +10

    One huge difference between Shaq and the other 3 great centers of the 90s is that David, Hakeem and Patrick could make shots Shaq could never dream of making. Shaq just ran people over.

    • @riderfkc2835
      @riderfkc2835 7 месяцев назад +3

      OBVIOUSLY YOU'RE JUST A SHAQ HATER 😂 SHAQ DOESN'T NEED THOSE KIND OF SHOTS BECAUSE HE'S THE ALL TIME STRONGEST CENTER OF THEM ALL POUND FOR POUND SO HE WILL JUST RUN THEM OVER AND BULLY HIS WAY AROUND THE BASKET 🤣🤣🤣

    • @dsc5754
      @dsc5754 7 месяцев назад +2

      @@riderfkc2835 Shaq is favorite player but facts are facts 💯

    • @riderfkc2835
      @riderfkc2835 7 месяцев назад

      @@dsc5754 NAH YOU'RE FACTS ARE TWISTED, HE DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A FINIEST TYPE OF PLAYER.LIKE OLAJUWON BECAUSE HE WAS BUILT TO BE A BRUISER, YOU DONT HAVE TO BE A ROCKET SCIENTIST TO UNDERSTAND THAT DUDE 😂

    • @LynxStarAuto
      @LynxStarAuto 7 месяцев назад +6

      Shaq had a post game. It was unstoppable. What Shaq wasn't great at, that David, Olajuwon, and Ewing were, is defense.

    • @auntoneyofuntease6704
      @auntoneyofuntease6704 7 месяцев назад

      Duh, they don't call him Shaq Diesel for nothing.

  • @Bunny.8i
    @Bunny.8i 2 месяца назад

    I saw those games.
    I love today's basketball.
    But i really miss those games.
    Likely never see it played that way again.

  • @abrahamjackson6019
    @abrahamjackson6019 3 месяца назад +2

    This is the game i miss..

  • @GamerFace167
    @GamerFace167 5 месяцев назад +3

    We used to have the best player on one team going up against the other team’s best player…😢

  • @barcelonaguayaquil9213
    @barcelonaguayaquil9213 3 месяца назад +1

    NBA on NBC intro was classic greetings from Queens, New York ✌

  • @user-qi3iq7td2l
    @user-qi3iq7td2l 2 месяца назад +1

    These games are still good to watch

  • @user-kc3ih5sp3j
    @user-kc3ih5sp3j 7 месяцев назад

    I miss this era of NBA basketball 🏀 growing up now basketball 🏀 is totally different they changed the game a lot but I still love the game tho 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @crisolivertan9700
    @crisolivertan9700 3 месяца назад +2

    Damn miss this kind of game

  • @SkolZone
    @SkolZone 3 месяца назад +1

    I miss this game. The motion with the ball from player to player the matchups on every position hoping your guy out hustles the defender for the bucket. Watching these guys use their skill set their handles and feet work....in today's game its all about 3 point shots and flopping with load management.

  • @J.A.Z-TheMortal
    @J.A.Z-TheMortal 3 месяца назад +2

    Everyone who dislikes the current a million 3 pointers era should thank the Golden State Cupcakes for ruining the game.

  •  2 месяца назад +1

    The game was so good.

  • @bigboi-dc2zo
    @bigboi-dc2zo 6 месяцев назад +4

    Thays when basketball was basketball it suck now

  • @frizzyrascal1493
    @frizzyrascal1493 2 месяца назад +1

    Penny Hardaway’s Game was like MJ and Magic mixed together. Still the biggest What If To me.

  • @Mike_Benz_
    @Mike_Benz_ 2 месяца назад +1

    Back when teams had centers with a post game.

  • @grgmj1980
    @grgmj1980 7 месяцев назад +5

    Back when Basketball was Basketball. Everything today is twisted to shit. Men are women women are men, basketball is a 3-point contest, Baseball has timers, I can keep going but I blame todays crazy generation. Everything is falling apart

  • @opitz30
    @opitz30 3 месяца назад +3

    Penny was such a gangster. Show me the defender that stopped him his first 5 years in the league. Not Jordan, not the glove GP, not Pippen, not anyone! Was the complete player and a natural. A true natural baller and athlete. He might've lifted weights but it didn't show. I don't believe there has been a more talented player than him all around. Lebron but like I said, Penny is a true natural. Lebron is a very talented beast.

    • @joshchambers5163
      @joshchambers5163 3 месяца назад

      Nope you have been brainwashed to believe the bum hype

  • @JavierArochoVega
    @JavierArochoVega 3 месяца назад +1

    What a game!!!💪🏾

  • @IronMan_thno
    @IronMan_thno 3 месяца назад +3

    People have the nerve to say shaq is better than Hakeem. Niggah has a jump hook and that's it, did the same thing forever, while Hakeem is versatile. Top 20 in points, rebounds, steals, and blocks. That means offense and defense, no weakness.

    • @cheetahturner4576
      @cheetahturner4576 2 месяца назад

      Dude u fool lol game is put bal in basket u don't get extra pts for prettiness

    • @IronMan_thno
      @IronMan_thno 2 месяца назад

      @@cheetahturner4576 you're obviously an idiot

  • @scarletspider1240
    @scarletspider1240 3 месяца назад +2

    It’s insane watching how much better these teams were before the modern garbage era of the NBA. They still ran fast breaks all the time but EVERYBODY ran the floor and they all PASSED THE BALL once, twice, even three times on a fast break breaking down the defense until the guy who had the highest percentage shot got the ball. Totally selfless, no one guy keeping the ball all the way down the floor and then running into a crowd of defenders to draw a foul or just jacking up a 3 with 20 seconds left on the shot clock.

  • @Mr.Oct___
    @Mr.Oct___ 3 месяца назад +1

    There's no way you can watch this & think today's game is even close to being better. You can feel the diff in intensity & excitement in the crowd thru the screen. ..Smh. What a shame.

  • @JeffBird86
    @JeffBird86 3 месяца назад +1

    The Houston rockets court was just incredible:

  • @lirunze5300
    @lirunze5300 3 месяца назад +1

    a time when 3 ball existed but game sill awsome

  • @ajwalker2365
    @ajwalker2365 3 месяца назад +1

    Thank goodness Penny didn't show up like this in the Finals. Wouldve been a more competitive series.

  • @curtisscism1522
    @curtisscism1522 3 месяца назад +1

    Omg defense…. Half court basketball. Bigs playing in the post with their backs to the basket. Gah I miss this style of play. Hakeem and Shaq were some of my favorite player duals to watch in the 90’s.

  • @supertarzan12
    @supertarzan12 2 месяца назад +1

    Penny is just brilliant

  • @aisthpaoitht
    @aisthpaoitht 2 месяца назад +1

    sick matchup

  • @Christopher-tr1xu
    @Christopher-tr1xu 3 месяца назад +1

    Back when NBA Live reigned....2K who

  • @KnicksWillBeBack25
    @KnicksWillBeBack25 3 месяца назад +1

    I remember this game. The Magic ended up winning on a Shaq putback

  • @jaylee6128
    @jaylee6128 3 месяца назад +1

    Good clip

  • @dponzie1
    @dponzie1 2 месяца назад +1

    Real basketball

  • @ethanreed8400
    @ethanreed8400 3 месяца назад

    ah that court design is heaven

  • @damiandigitaldude5531
    @damiandigitaldude5531 3 месяца назад +1

    that was payback! I loved that Orlando Team. #TeamPenny

  • @susanstamboulian646
    @susanstamboulian646 2 месяца назад +1

    What a great game! Both teams wore such beautiful uniforms back then, compared to the ugly stuff they wear today. That Rockets floor was awesome, and now is so generic.

  • @desertofmississippi1108
    @desertofmississippi1108 Месяц назад

    If Shaquille had that outside jumper like Hakeem, he would have been really rough to deal with

  • @jaketanaka1188
    @jaketanaka1188 3 месяца назад +1

    Today’s fan “ hey I want to watch this video without fast forwarding !”
    It’s not fast forward

  • @dreamchaser4822
    @dreamchaser4822 7 месяцев назад +8

    Great game with great match ups.
    After 9 years dominating the paint alone (without help from Ralph Sampson) while more than overcoming a slight size disadvantage, Hakeem’s injuries finally started taking their toll.

    • @ChrisM07
      @ChrisM07 7 месяцев назад +5

      He did have interior help from Thorpe who averaged nearly 16 ppg with the Rockets. It was the season and a half when the Rockets were without a legitimate PF where what you said is probably accurate.

    • @benyah3390
      @benyah3390 7 месяцев назад

      ​​@@ChrisM07I can't speak for the guy you responded to, but help from Thorpe and help from Sampson is 2 different helps. Help from Sampson is like Jordan getting help from Scottie. Help from Thorpe is like getting help from Rodman. Sampson could do what it took Thorpe and Vernon Maxwell to do combined. Thorpe's 16 were more junk yard dog points. Still a solid player tho

    • @ChrisM07
      @ChrisM07 7 месяцев назад +1

      @@benyah3390 Thorpe was more of defensive minded player that could score occasionally Rudy Tomjanovich's system was the reason he didn't have as many plays ran for him. His presence (along with Carl Herrera) played a major factor going up against the Knicks big frontline in their championship series. Remember the Rockets after trading him didn't have a legitimate PF for a while which eventually got exploited by the Sonics who had forwards that all played in the low post. That's why the Sonics shot such a high % against them in both the regular season and postseason the Rockets had to double team the forwards often giving the Sonics constant open looks. When the Rockets actually had a strong frontline in between that period (Thorpe/Herrera and later Barkley/Willis) the Sonics shooting % average was significantly lower.

    • @benyah3390
      @benyah3390 7 месяцев назад

      @@ChrisM07 I'm aware, which is why I said having Thorpe was like Jordan having Rodman. But at the end of the day, let's be honest; we're taking a prime healthy Sampson over Thorpe.

    • @ChrisM07
      @ChrisM07 7 месяцев назад +1

      @@benyah3390 I'm just saying Thorpe did provide paint help he had a low post game also. Thorpe used to have plays ran for him often before Rudy changed that somewhat making him more of an off the ball scorer. With all the shooters the Rockets had Thorpe didn't have to score all the time to be effective on the floor he could do the other little things.

  • @hectorlopez1069
    @hectorlopez1069 8 месяцев назад +3

    The Rockets never went to the NBA Finals ever again after 1995.

    • @timhoward5
      @timhoward5 7 месяцев назад +5

      Orlando NEVER won a championship.

  • @davidm7852
    @davidm7852 3 месяца назад

    To this day I don't think there's been a player as "smooth" as Clyde the Glide

  • @radioactivehands
    @radioactivehands 3 месяца назад +1

    If Shaq stayed in Orlando, the East was their after MJ's run.

  • @veecee6786
    @veecee6786 2 месяца назад +1

    Hakeem, Akeem. I don’t care what you call him, he was the best to ever play the 5

  • @bigglilwayne7050
    @bigglilwayne7050 2 месяца назад

    The clarity is fk'd

  • @scarfazed
    @scarfazed 2 месяца назад +1

    Remember. These are the “scrubs and janitors” that MJ played against.

  • @joeygemal5504
    @joeygemal5504 3 месяца назад +1

    I miss those days, todays nba is boring compared

  • @QuaiChandler-nn5du
    @QuaiChandler-nn5du 3 месяца назад

    "I think that Shaq will become a terrific free throw shooter" lol man people were nieve in the 90's

  • @lou2408
    @lou2408 3 месяца назад +1

    Theres nothing like the NBA on NBC in the 90s

  • @Prime-ku9yr
    @Prime-ku9yr 3 месяца назад +1

    What happened to the game of basketball???😢

  • @grind4yokes329
    @grind4yokes329 3 месяца назад +1

    Magic had a squad back then couldn't keep them together tho

  • @user-dc7um4pr3f
    @user-dc7um4pr3f 7 месяцев назад +2

    Two really talented 90s teams with just as good of duos as the Bulls. They just didn't have Michael Jordan as one of their two stars 🤷‍♂ that year.
    Also, Clyde or Hakeem has to get that last shot...

  • @bigglilwayne7050
    @bigglilwayne7050 2 месяца назад

    As great of an addition as Glide was, they certainly missed Otis Thorpe's presence at the 4 spot

  • @veerchasm1
    @veerchasm1 Месяц назад

    Drexler and Olajuwon punked these guys in the ‘95 Finals

  • @Andres-wl9rx
    @Andres-wl9rx 5 месяцев назад

    Drexler, otro que se escapó a un súper equipo para poder ganar su primer anillo de campeón......al igual que Shaq, Lebron etc etc

  • @OrionOodama
    @OrionOodama 6 месяцев назад +1

    It’s about the uniform.
    Why change if the previous has acquired championship pedigree?
    Ironically, Seattle Sonics changed theirs and went all the way to the Finals (including dethroning Houston).
    Sweeping regular season series don’t mean a thing, eventually.
    Chicago Bulls is back; the Magic has waned.

  • @jaysonb.6669
    @jaysonb.6669 3 месяца назад +1

    Even as a Piston's fan, 80's basketball was too physical & dirty, modern basketball is too soft & reliant on 3-pt shooting. 90's era was just PERFECT!

  • @radioactivehands
    @radioactivehands 3 месяца назад +1

    What if kept this young rockets team with Cassell and Horry instead of trading them for Barkeley? Could replace Drexler later with another AS guard or scoring SF

  • @colinmclaughlin5800
    @colinmclaughlin5800 4 месяца назад +2

    Walton with the worst take of all time 😂 "I do believe Shaq will become a great FT shooter" 3:51

  • @magaluedrn1y
    @magaluedrn1y 8 месяцев назад +3

    You know its over when rockets had this jersey.

    • @timhoward5
      @timhoward5 7 месяцев назад +2

      Their best jersey.

  • @Abbel1000
    @Abbel1000 3 месяца назад +2

    Hakeem the GOAT Center 💪🖤

  • @shrkstr5
    @shrkstr5 7 месяцев назад

    U can see the rumors of Bill Cosby buying NBC vibes

  • @darrellbarnes2096
    @darrellbarnes2096 5 месяцев назад +3

    Shaq is a hypocrite when it comes to Zion gaining weight because from 92 until this game he was getting fat with some muscle like Zion.

    • @AnthonyScarpa-er3sq
      @AnthonyScarpa-er3sq 3 месяца назад

      But Shaq still has 4 NBA Championships and 3 Finals MVPs and for a Big Man moving like a Cat the way Shaq did and played 19 years he held his weight very well... YOU WILL NEVER SEE ANOTHER SHAQ.. Zion hasn't done anything but keep the bench warm for 4 years