Mark Eaton (16pts/13rebs/10blks) vs. Bulls (1986)
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
- What a game by Mark Eaton! The two-time defensive player of the year protects the rim numerous times in a Utah Jazz victory after not even being expected to play due to a hamstring injury. Eaton still gave it a go after a visit to a chiropractor earlier that day in Chicago and absolutely surprised Hot Rod Hundley with his readiness to contribute.
The several blocks notwithstanding, Mark Eaton deterred a whole of Bulls buckets and most notably stopped Michael Jordan in his tracks more than a couple of times. All of the fine defensive play throughout the game culminated with a clutch block and steal during the last minute which helped Utah pull off the road win.
The basketball-reference boxscore credits Eaton with 9 block shots but for completely selfish reasons I chose to agree with the Utah Jazz broadcast crew which claimed that Eaton rejected 10 shots and recorded a triple double. And, to be fair, I do think there are 10 plays on which credit is due for a blocked shot (the MJ air-ball at 1:50 is probably the one which could be counted and could not be as well). December 20, 1986.
Wow so many young future HOF's here. Man if only Malone and Stockton played with a center like prime Eaton in the 90s, Jazz could of maybe had a few titles.
If only Jordan had Eaton as a teammate in the 80s, he could have started winning earlier.
Yeah imagine if we had Eaton instead of Ostertag
Yeah been a jazz fan my entire life and had the privilege of going to a few stockton/malone games when I was little kid lol I saw them probably 4 or 5 times at the delta center but I was only like 6-8 years old in the seasons they went to the finals. I think I went to 2 game in the 97-98 season then a few more a after that. It was good times. I remember watching that game where stockton hit the shot over charles barkley that sent the jazz to their first finals it was so exciting.... always a lot of "what ifs" but they just could never finish the job... but they were still elite and played extraordinarily well
And thurl bailey and darrell griffith
They had Mark in the 80s and 90s and didn't win shit.
Blocked Jordan like 4 times.
you could tell jordan didn't wanna drive as the game progressed because Mark was chewing him up hahaha
He was complaining like a kid throwing a temper tantrum after he was blocked the third time..lol
More like hacked Jordan
Nissan Tech, boohoo-hoo crybaby MJ...
@@larryjohnny He did that shit throughout his career.
One of the top ten players in terms of height and won the defensive player of the year award twice. Good alpine skier too. Nice guy on top of it all.
100%, if The Finals Jazz had a Prime Eaton they'd win the series 4-1
no
I saw at least 3 assists in there too. Monster game by Eaton.
UCLA cut included
As a kid I used to listen to Jazz (and Nuggets) radio broadcasts from the Oregon Coast. Some nights the radio would fade in and out but Hot Rod's voice came through loud and clear. "The Golden Griff," "Stock," "The Mailman," "From the parking lot..." were all music to my ears. RIP Mr. Hundley.
Mark Eaton deserves to be a Hall of Famer. - sincerely from a 90s Bulls fan
hot rod was a damn good announcer
kern39743 One of the best!
Was he on a radio broadcast? I sure hope so. I found him to be extremely obnoxious. There is no need for that much play-by-play calling. I felt like he was in such a rush to present a picture that clearly painted itself in plain view. Way too talkative and didn't give the listener breathing room.
@@neildembeck9633 The Jazz broadcasts back then, like the Lakers, were simulcast, which means they were played on radio and TV simultaneously, which accounts for Hot Rod's style of play-by-play. See also another booth legend Chick Hearn for the same type of commentary style.
I remember hearing Chick Hearn with Hot Rod Hundley on Laker games. I’ll bet he learned a lot from “Chick”!
Agree
Good Lord. Mark Eaton doing his best Wilt Chamberlain impression there. Imagine what kind of career he could've had if he had been able to perform at that level consistently. He'd be a Hall of Famer.
Really, he would've just needed a youth career in basketball instead of water polo. He started in his 20s in jr. college ball, and that was ez for him. Then he got to UCLA at like 23 and was like 'oh, *this* is what it's like playing against good players.' Then fucking Wilt Chamberlain just told him to not sweat the fact that he sucked, he's 7'4" and built like a truck driver, he doesn't need the athleticism, skill, or experience his teammates had, just sit under the basket and Lord have mercy on anyone that tries to challenge you. So that's what he did, he was too old to be taught great offense, but he's the only person I've seen that looked like a giant on an NBA court.
@@localneo-graphic4647 How many NBA teams recruited you chump?
One of the greatest defensive men in NBA history. You’ll be missed, Mark Eaton. RIP
It's weird because he barely played when he went to UCLA, Jazz believed in him.
i went to cypress community college and mark eaton is an alumni......he hated playing but was convinced when he was working as an auto mechanic and a scout from ucla begged him to play for CCC....he did and played great..he playing minutes only at ucla but was drafted without him even knowing...since he didn't think he had a chance...great guy.....I hope to meet him someday...
I heard him give a motivation speech in which he said one conversation with Wilt Chamberlin brought the game into perspective for him.
You can’t coach height
@spunkhead i was working on a house years ago in Mark's neighborhood, he'd stop by occasionally while he was out walking with his wife.
One of the guys I was working with was maybe 5'5". We put him on the forklift and raised him up next to Mark to get a picture.
Mark Eaton was a great guy, RIP "OAK".
RIP MARK EATON
FROM HONG KONG UTAH Jazz fans
Probably one of the very few times a triple double included double figures in blocks instead of assists.
Ironically, Anthony Davis had one a few nights ago against the Jazz with 10 blocks. Know what he said? "It doesn't matter. We lost."
Severian Wintermute Don't let Westbrook hear that
LOL, had blocks been counted during Wilt Chamberlains playing time he would have a stupid amount of triple doubles with blocks.
either you're young, dumb, or not informed....but David Robinson,x9 Olajuwonx8, Mutombox8, Shaqx1, Cambyx Wilt, Russell....and more great legends have done it...hahahha dumb fucks...
Still more uncommon than a regular one and more impressive
This triple double is a lot more entertaining and impressive than Westbrook’s
Hope you joking bruh
looooooo hater 💩
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You said the correctly especially when in this game Big Mark demolished MJ defensively!
Which one of russels 181+ triple double games are you talking about?
Imagine driving to the basket and seeing mark eaton standing there waiting lol id stick with jump shots!
"eaton standing there waiting lol id stick with jump shots!" Welcome to the club!
The best player of all time would agree with you.
2:00 is hilarious the way Jordan runs into him and just falls to the ground.
because Jordan expected everyone to toe the line, get out of his way and let him do what he wanted.
That's why he hated the Pistons and this era of basketball because in the 90s Stern and the NBA cared more about the Jordan brand.
@@cflo1386
Please stop.. Everybody hated the dirty Pistons, including Magic and Bird. Bird threw down with the Pistons in the middle of the court and Wilkins went into the locker room to go fight them. They all complained. Nobody played the Pistons style of basketball except the Pistons themselves.
Jordan was winning games each and every series and it was only a matter of time he eventually broke through, sending them packing 4-0.
@@khiladiincorporated6286 the NBA caved to Jordan.
That's a flagrant! You know what, make it F2! E-jected!
Mark was FANTASTIC! RIP brother!!
I like Mark Eaton. That was his best game. He was a one dimensional player, meaning he was a shot blocker, but he did it well. I feel if he would had trained himself, he could had been a more versatile player.
3:04 "Eaton makes him eat it" haha nice
I loved watching the Jazz during the Eaton era....in fact, i remember one of the sports shows talking about his Triple Double...and someone quip, "he actually had a Quadruple Double....Pts, RBs, Blcks and Bricks"...at first I was mad at the comment, but I laughed it off. Mark wasn't the most gifted shooter, but shoot, he played a role on that Sloan team and you just don't get players like him any more
Yea, he has a cool story too, started playing so late. The NBA wants perimeter play now, so even the biggest and baddest post defenders and rim protectors need either mobility or 3pt shooting to keep up, otherwise they just play 5 guards and shoot 3s or run past you, it's ridiculous.
The game has evolved, i get that. But there is so little defense being played these days bc of that stupid 3pt line. It will never happen, but I wish they would do away with it...
Notice at 2:39 how he pretends like he's going to leave the lane open for him and then collapsed it as soon a Jordan thought he was able to drive for the easy 2.
High basketball IQ
Yes! AK47 used to do that a lot too, except he was even quicker and more athletic- he was a nightmare for others on defense!
Best rim protector of the modern nba era! Great defensive player!
Darrell Griffith, Karl Malone, John Stockton, Mark Eaton, and Thurl Bailey! What a fucking team!!
Eaton just dominated this game with his defense. He just intimidated guys including Jordan.
Interesting to see Jordan a little erratic and getting in trouble. By the time I watched him, he was already a superstar.
Nice to see Eaton and the old Jazz players
Best swat machine I ever seen, outside of Hakeem
Mark Eaton was an absolute beast. He changed the course of games just by being present. If he was a young man today and had the medical services available to him players do today...lookout for many years.
The day MJ decided to develop a midrange game
Miss those pipes of hot rod hundley. Gotta love it baby.
Mark Eaton you were loved and are missed.
I don't think I have ever seen Jordan look this silly. By the end, MJ was looking for Eaton. Eaton was one of the best defensive centers I have seen.
When I saw this I was wondering what a Prime Wilt would look like in this situation?
Rim protector + defensive stopper Hall of Fame badges😂😂😂
I miss the old school centers
RIP ♥️
I counted big Mark with two blocks on MJ plus one steal plus two made MJ pass instead of shoot. Great game, Mr. Eaton. Rest In Peace.
It is hard to describe Mark Eaton's game. The video lets you know.
Remember back when MJ only got 3/4 of the calls? :)
Fuck yeah! Big Mark is the man.
From watching its hard not to notice him, imagine playing against him
Eaton was a really great player, rip big Mark Eaton.
GREAT BIG MARK... 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
RIP 🐐
Interestingly enough, the Bulls had zero 3pt attempts in this game. I know it wasn`t as common to shoot it back then but with Eaton in there maybe it would be smart to not run directly at him all game smh
I went to the next game vs Cleveland on Dec 23rd. MJ scored 43. Awesome game.
I had forgotten who physically imposing Mark Eaton in his prime was.
Eaton, while not one of the great centers, was probably the best shot blocker of all time (except Wilt who played before blocks were counted). He has the career blocked shots per game record, the most 10 block games, the most blocks in a season. He was not mobile but he was very cagy and could get blocks without picking up fouls. Hakeem is the most spectacular blocker (again after WIlt) but Eaton was the best in the modern era and doesn't get credit for it.
@B Bennett At shot blocking? No way. Stats say otherwise
Charon58, BILL RUSSELL, 2nd to Wilt. Bill would tap the block to a teammate to start the fast break, it’s stupid to swat the ball into the stands. Ever seen a player do that?? Bill was the smartest player ever, sorry Larry...
Most blocks in a game goes to elenore smith with 17 blocks.
@@clu4u Wilt would actually catch the ball on the blocked shot, getting a rebound and the block.
In 1968, Wilt Chamberlain recored the NBA's ONLY quintuple double against the Lakers. Recorded by NBA statistician Harry Pollack.
You don't see too many centers like Eaton who make players think twice about driving to the hoop.
Commentators back in the day are super underrated
Excellent video my friend. Wow it took Jordan a long time to beat this team. 97 and 98 titles were pretty good revenge though. But the Jazz were so good with Eaton, Malone and Stockton. The nba was beautiful then.
This was Eaton's best all around game!!!
one thing at 0:45, this dude is 7'4'' and he's shooting 38% from the field??? The fuck was wrong with the Jazz offense??
Nothing they had Stockton and Malone
he didn't need to be good at offense, he was a fucking mountain on defense and it's a shame we haven't seen more talent like his
Because Mark was slow due to his size he usually roamed around the 3 point line so that he could get back on defense in time. One of the problems with the early John & Karl teams were that Eaton was often completely a non-factor on the offensive end and the other center could sag back and help guard other players. Karl Malone was constantly double teamed. It really was more of a 4 on 5 situation most times on offense.
Luckymag 2016 He simply wasn't skilled either, a lot like other big guys his height, simply didn't have many other tools on the offensive end
Luckymag 2016 , Eaton was surrounded by a Jazz team full of scorers. Most of the time the only shots he took were garbage shots from bailout passes or off offensive rebounds. If he got position in the post against someone smaller he could score well enough though (as seen here).
5 minutes of advice coming from "The Stilt" you better listen to every second of it😉😉😉
He may not have had Wilt's athleticism or experience, but Wilt knew what it was like being the biggest, strongest player on the court. Wilt knew he was too old to learn what he had on offense, but he also knew that he didn't have to for defense.
What a dominating performance on defense. Its too bad Eaton only had a ten year career. But I think he still has the record for blocked shots in a season. And many of those blocks, Eaton did not even leap. He wore Jordan out.
The Jazz could have possibly won two NBA finals if his longevity was longer or he was born a few years later...
those teams were among the greatest of all time. too bad jordan was handed all the titles by the league.. jordan played like he was entitled, and many time seemed befuddled when a guy like eaton did not play the "olay!!" defense on him like the other superstars always did. then and today, the players are all BFFs, and give it up to their pals Like Farve to Strahan.. that is why a clown like lebron wants his friends on his teams. he doesn't want to try to play against them, so he cries until they join him and play together, instead of against. a lucrative market, if you can get into the club... Eaton was never invited into the club.
RIP Mark Eaton! The best shot blocker ever, based on BPG! Can you imagine how defensive a force it would be to have Eaton as C, Gobert as PF, AK47 at SF? Thankfully I can do it in 2K with the All Time Teams :)
RIP Mark Eaton
Mark Eaton was a behemoth..... just over 7-4” and anywhere from 280 to 325 lbs.
Put on a hairy costume = Bigfoot.
If the Bulls had a center like that they would've started winning earlier. Would've been a heck of a core, with Orlando Woolridge, John Paxson, and Charles Oakley.
RIP Mark Eaton
An amazing player and amazing human
As a young nba watcher id always fear Eaton but the guy is pretty friendly in real life..
The 1986-87 season w/Tripucka; Griffith's still injured and no more Dantley. New era.
Rest in Peace big man.
Mark Eaton could take up a lot of floor space, and air space, and do some good things while there. I always enjoyed watching him, and I sure enjoyed seeing him hand Jordan and the Bulls a butt whippin, here, no matter the margin of victory.
Rest In Peace Mark Eaton.
Mark's like a mountain facing young Jordan...
Mark was a great defender but what never shows up in stats are the shot disruptions, teams had to alter their offense around his ability to keep players from driving to the basket, creating deflections or fear he was going to block your shot.
RIP to the greatest shot blocker of all time🕊
Heh, it's easy to keep track of big Mark Eaton, among the rest.
Thank you for uploading. Thumbs up.
Eaton made Malone look like a guard
Student of Wilt Chamberlain.
He looks taller than 7 ft 4 he plays like he is 8ft 😂😂 ive never seen a more imposing center
His positioning and court awareness was first-rate
Manute bol?
His body type looks bigger and taller than it is. Like Boban Marjanovic.
RIP to a Jazz and basketball legend Mark Eaton
Hey look those are some of the Bulls teammates Jordan snitched on in his documentary.
:42 nice footwork on that travel
Mark Eaton 👏
Keeping it real, Kareem's attempt at 31,421 had a real possibility of getting stuck!
Jordan was scared of Eaton.
dude seriously, you can read jordans body language, as the game worn on he was growing more tentative and unsure and just looked out of whack, amazing
man i wish this guy was still around, Kareem was a beast too
@Yih BULL$HIT!
The Jordan Bulls should be scared of ANY team with a dominant shot-blocker. The 1988 Jazz (almost beat the champ Lakers), the 1986 Rockets (ran into the great 1986 Celtics), never won championships, but they could own any Jordan team, because they had dominant shot blockers, to say nothing of many other championship teams that had them.
@@NameCallingIsWeak you do make great point. The Early Jordan Bulls were a driving to the lane type of team..Pistons destroyed them like that too. .He later adjusted when he started scoring more points with the turn around fade away jumper. He adjusted. That's why...6 Championships
That thumbnail just gave D'Antoni an aneurysm
Never saw Eaton play this good. I thought I was looking at Bill Walton.
Im his biggest fan.
I feel like the Jazz center position has come full circle with another defensive minded center whose main job is just to stand there and intimidate the shit out of people trying to drive to the basket.
Pure Stockton at 3:47. Wow.
GOAT bar none.
Tough guy
rest in peace Mark Eaton ✝️
Amazing he could block shots standing on his feet.
Holy shit back then when the announcers said every step and every movement players were doing
Got dam. Eaton was tough. No joke. Very impress.
Mark Eaton has the highest career blocks per game of all time, so the most efficient defensive player of all time
They didn't count blocks in Wilt's days, otherwise, much respect to Eaton.
Imagine if they tracked Bill Russell's blocks. Man would have had 10 blocks a game, maybe more😂😂😂
Eaton is a beast though
Rest In Peace Mark
Obviously he didn't play like this every game, or else he'd be one of the top 10 centers of all time and won 5 championships with the Jazz. Excellent defensive center though.
Mark Eaton forever one of the best shot blockers he blocked the Goat Michael Jordan more that two times which is very difficult 💯💯💯
Lol, "Eaton Intimidates Jordan", how many times was that said in this video.
Not enough, he was scared
Awesome, thanks man.
Looks like the Senior League
5,56 blocks per game in 1985, it'll never get passed I guess lol, nowadays guys barely reach 2,5 blocks.
Miss you dawg
rest in peace
Rest in peace big guy....
Mark Eaton 💯
Rest in peace to the jazz legend
Rest in peace Mark.
He was a wall, and that hook shot was crispy on that night.