He played in a great era of wingmen like Bird, Worthy, Moncrief, Dominique, Aguirre, King, Iceman, English, Dr J, MJ, Nance, McDaniel, Blackman, Drexler, and Bobby Jones
The quiet assassin. Reminds me of Alex English. Quiet offensive soldiers who had quiet personalities but at the end of the game would have 30 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, etc.
That's why I liked both,and Tim Duncan had the same vibe. I'm not a fan of loud mouth trash talkers,the best way to get them out of their game is to act like they don't exist.
Also George, the Iceman Gervin from the Spurs. All three were very similar in their ALL offense and very svelte and not too tall but deadly scoring machines 😮
@jmarcguy His game was not just midrange and post up shots.That is ludicrous.Dantley even though the 3 point shot did not exist in his college and high school and NBA career,he had outside shooting range beyond where the 3 point line exists today.That is why so many girls liked Dantley because as soon as he got across the half court line he was deadly.He hit perimeter shots beyond the top of the 3 point line especially in high school and college.He made long distance outside shots like layups.
@@elihudcarter6577Adrien Dantley could shoot threes,his game wasn't based on it like most players of that era. Larry Bird really didn't like the three,but it's a game changer when used effectively and efficiently.
As a Pistons fan, I'd love to see Mark Aguirre profiled. I know he was big-time at DePaul and had big seasons in Dallas, but in the pre-internet era, it was difficult to see the West Coast players that you heard so much about; most of my early Aguirre info was from box scores.
Lived on the free throw line. Actually, is one of the few players that made the refs change their rules on how a player can lean in and get a foul. Refs openly said AD gets to the line too much and opposing teams would complain later in his career would effect his scoring.
Yes Sir "Remember That Game In Boston The Detroit Pistons Were Going Tit For Tat With The Tall Celtic Rebounders. Vinny Johnson Was Snatching Rebounds From Taller Mchale , Parrish, Bird , Cornbread Maxwell With Adrian Dantley'S Help As Other Pistons Teammates Isaiah Thomas Rodman And John Salley &Whole Pistons Squad Appreciated Vinny And Adrian 's Hard Hustle As A Fan Watching On TV I Was Going Crazy," They Were On The Floor And Out jumping T Celtics This Game Was Go Be Detroit's When All Of Sudden Adrian And Vinny Both Dived To Floor For Loose Ball And Bumped Into Each Other. 😮😢 SHAME They Were Going To Win That Game 7 😅😊😂
You should do one about World B Free. Is name is dope and he was a baller as well. Other cool guys would br David Thompson, Earl Monroe and Alex English. Great channel, keep it up
The black hole??? He had the best shot, he shot between darn near 54% in his prime. He was so close to the basket nobody had a better shot to make a shot than him.
@@ForgottenPlayerProfiles Sidney Moncrief is one of the best stars of the 80s who nobody talks about. Tom Chambers is another great who is seldom talked about although Mark Jackson will never forget him.
I worked with a man who played football at Notre Dame in that time frame. Said he often played against Dantley and Shumate. He always said he held his own. Said he dominated Cornbread Maxwell in HS too.
Dantley Isiah conflict aside ,it wasn't the determining factor that resulted in Dantley trade . Dantley's unwillingness to comply with team first over personal achievements mantra by not being in friendly, accordance with Rodman occupying some of his minutes ,in a defiant stance of not even leaving the court so Rodman can be inserted inthe game was dantelys inevitable self imposed downfall . Family, coworkers ,have desputes ,but the most important caveat first and foremost is the team's common objective is the most pronounced goal ,dantely some how failed to grasp that mostly where he played . Not coincidentally the pistons captured two titles after he left .
Dantley was one of those players who was always going to give you an efficient 30 but was also going to give up an efficient 30. Just one of those guys you wished committed to playing better defense because his offensive game was so good.
Aye, can you do my favorite player?? #3 JOHN STARKS New York Knicks. Make sure you get the baseline dunk over the Bulls team. And he has John Starks Day in Oklahoma.
I was born in Seattle in 1973, where I grew up. Sonics and Blazers fan, Japanese-American and male. This all shows you where, when and HOW I grew up. You're probably around my age, perhaps 10 years younger (since you remember John Starks). I used to shoot John Starks 3-Pointers with my Wilson Street Ball!
Make a video about Freeman Williams. He his one of the best per minute (old school) scorers of all-time with 0.7 points PER MINUTE, just behind Michael Jordan and George Gervin.
If you look at the trades Dantley was involved in, the team that traded him always ended up getting a player of lesser value - the short end of the stick. The trade for Dantley saved Utah and, if memory serves, he was the first player who played with Kareem and was second in both scoring and rebounding. When the Buffalo Braves traded Dantley, this was the move that killed the Braves being in Buffalo. He was easily the most popular player on the Braves - he reflected the city, a true blue collar warrior. He led the American team to Olympic gold, incredible high school and college player. Frank Layden once said that the trade for Dantley was the best he ever made and trading Dantley away was his worst move. Utah would have had a lineup featuring Dantley, Karl Malone and John Stockton. Awesome player who does not get adequate recognition.
I disagree that teams moved on from him then got good that absolutely is not true… The Pistons didn't touch the ECF or The Finals until he got there in 86-87… He led em in scoring if Zeke doesn't throw the ball to Larry Bird they go to the Finals in '87 '88 '89 in which he lead them in scoring, if not for the phantom call in '88 they are Champs.. In '89 leading them in scoring and on top of the EC they trade him now there is nothing that shows they wouldn't have gone again as they went in '88 and shoulda gone in '87 he was the guy that pushed em over bro its in black and white…
He really is forgotten, if not totally dissed. Whenever they have a top 100 NBA players list of all time AD is routinely left off. I mean how can you deny his offense. Yeah, 30 points can be deceiving if you shoot a ton but AD would always be in the top 10 in field goal % and over 80% free throw guy. I mean, in the NBA, its hard to be amongst the top field goal % players when you score over 15, let alone 30. Most are like Cedric Maxwell and Artis Gilmore who are garbage point guys who just hang around the basket and avg. 10-12 points a game.
Long time Bulls fan and I remember Dantley abusing Brad Sellers on the block. Brad Sellers was 7ft tall but built like Kevin Durant. It was not pretty and the Bulls had to use switch Jordan onto him. Dantley just overpowered Sellers on the block.
I always found it funny how Isiah gets blamed for Dantley getting traded even though Dantley got moved from every team he’s ever been on. Maybe it’s you Adrian,maybe it’s you. Phenomenal player,one of the greatest scorers of all time,but he definitely had flaws.
One of the reasons why Utah traded Dantley was because Utah thought he would be an awful influence on a young Karl Malone. They thought AD would poison the Mailman's mind
He was a great player , that didn't get team work and he needed all credit that's why teams traded him he was just like Mark A that's why Dallas got rid of him and was traded for each other
@@lilpenny1982 You're mixed up. He was always a small forward. Evidenced by the Utah Jazz trying to get Dominique Wilkins to play power forward when they drafted him
The black hole 😂 some of these nicknames are savage It's too bad Dantley's ego got the best of his talent. If he humbled down, he maybe would have won a ring or two with Detroit. Instead, he got traded to the Mavs who threw him away like dirty socks. When such a good scorer ends smitten by one of the weaker franchises of the early 90s, there's something wrong with the relationship indeed.
very good shooter SG, can drive in, very high scoring % especially 2%, weakness: no 3s best 5 in Utah of all time John Stockton, Adrian Dantley, Karl Malone, and need 1 more SF and Rudy Gobert SF might be : kirelanko so far because Jazz has no SF HOF yet C will definitely be Rudy Gobert (spent 21-29 years old in Jazz at his Prime)
Not every player shot threes then,and most players today aren't efficient enough to shoot the way they do. That's Curry and Lilliard's game, everyone else are wannabes.
Correction teams got better when he showed up. He always held trade value. If not for Isiah’s big mistake against Boston and terrible call against the Lakers he wins 2 championships.
@@luisvaldes1568 🧢 a lot of fans don’t realize coaches and journalists alike where declaring him to rival Kareem & the Rockets early-mid 80’s run isn’t talked about enough
kant saknt the dant!! so fun to watch!! jsut dont give him bailout calls if he rams a defender!! but same with worthy lew amgic etc that call ruins NBA
6-5, slow, couldn't dunk and not big... but man what a low-post scoring machine. No one had more 3 point plays as well. ( that's scoring and a free throw) 😮
pistons were masive cheats in 80s, endless fouls no call esp rodman and isaiah most overrated ever if pisotns had trade isiah for aguirre wow then pistons woulda beeen awesome they didnt give dantley ball enuf
A career 54% field goal shooting for a small forward is insane. He was a great scorer.
4 30+ PPG in a row and in 5th season he avg like 29.7
Insane
He played in a great era of wingmen like Bird, Worthy, Moncrief, Dominique, Aguirre, King, Iceman, English, Dr J, MJ, Nance, McDaniel, Blackman, Drexler, and Bobby Jones
The quiet assassin. Reminds me of Alex English. Quiet offensive soldiers who had quiet personalities but at the end of the game would have 30 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, etc.
That's why I liked both,and Tim Duncan had the same vibe. I'm not a fan of loud mouth trash talkers,the best way to get them out of their game is to act like they don't exist.
Also George, the Iceman Gervin from the Spurs. All three were very similar in their ALL offense and very svelte and not too tall but deadly scoring machines 😮
His game is so alien now. Just doesn’t exist. Pure mid range & post ups. Crazy the points he scored without a 3 point shot.
@jmarcguy His game was not just midrange and post up shots.That is ludicrous.Dantley even though the 3 point shot did not exist in his college and high school and NBA career,he had outside shooting range beyond where the 3 point line exists today.That is why so many girls liked Dantley because as soon as he got across the half court line he was deadly.He hit perimeter shots beyond the top of the 3 point line especially in high school and college.He made long distance outside shots like layups.
@@elihudcarter6577Adrien Dantley could shoot threes,his game wasn't based on it like most players of that era. Larry Bird really didn't like the three,but it's a game changer when used effectively and efficiently.
@@elihudcarter6577Three point line came in the '81-'82 season.
@@c.antoniojohnson7114actually the three point line existed in the NBA since 1979-80 season.
Adrian Dantley was gonna get his points no matter what.
You could say he was trying to get his..........point across????
No matter what
Why not he could from HS, College, To the Pros.
His shooting % was amazing in his prime. As high as 58% some years.
@@morningwood9222Better than some centers,he and Charles Barkley were probably the most efficient players I've ever seen.
One of the best scorers of all time. He’s very underrated
As a Pistons fan, I'd love to see Mark Aguirre profiled. I know he was big-time at DePaul and had big seasons in Dallas, but in the pre-internet era, it was difficult to see the West Coast players that you heard so much about; most of my early Aguirre info was from box scores.
AD!!!!!!!!!
The master teacher, who could barely get off the ground but could give you a thirty piece EASY
Lived on the free throw line. Actually, is one of the few players that made the refs change their rules on how a player can lean in and get a foul. Refs openly said AD gets to the line too much and opposing teams would complain later in his career would effect his scoring.
One thing nobody realizes is Dantley did all this while technically being handicapped. Man had one leg that was an inch longer than the other
26:20 "You got me traded, Butthole." Isiah airballed his first shot, because he was so shaken up, from Dantley calling him a butt hole LOL!
One hell of a player and that is insane that he was unconscious when he and Vinnie Johnson butted heads.
Yes Sir "Remember That Game In Boston The Detroit Pistons Were Going Tit For Tat With The Tall Celtic Rebounders. Vinny Johnson Was Snatching Rebounds From Taller Mchale , Parrish, Bird , Cornbread Maxwell With Adrian Dantley'S Help As Other Pistons Teammates Isaiah Thomas Rodman And John Salley &Whole Pistons Squad Appreciated Vinny And Adrian 's Hard Hustle As A Fan Watching On TV I Was Going Crazy," They Were On The Floor And Out jumping T Celtics This Game Was Go Be Detroit's When All Of Sudden Adrian And Vinny Both Dived To Floor For Loose Ball And Bumped Into Each Other. 😮😢 SHAME They Were Going To Win That Game 7 😅😊😂
Such a unique player
AD was the king of the 12 to 15 ft shot murker.
Adrian deadly had explosive speed and great reflexes 👍🏿👍🏿🤔
You put so much info in these it’s crazy. Didn’t know he was traded for spencer Haywood. He and Magic would’ve been interesting together
I had no idea he even played for the Lakers. Not only that, but he was important too.
@@YpsitheFlintsiderMe either, and im a lakers fan.
I did,Bob MacAdoo played for the Lakers too. And got rings.
You should do one about World B Free. Is name is dope and he was a baller as well. Other cool guys would br David Thompson, Earl Monroe and Alex English. Great channel, keep it up
The black hole??? He had the best shot, he shot between darn near 54% in his prime. He was so close to the basket nobody had a better shot to make a shot than him.
Let a scorer do what they do best
He was the primo 3 point shooter before it became normalized.
Adrian Dantley should have won a ring, but it was IT who wanted Aguirre so badly!
You definitely gotta do Alex English next!!!!
Yup
Definitely plan on getting to him in the near future. Gotta show the 80s more love
@@ForgottenPlayerProfilesin that case throw Darrel "Chocolate Thunder" Dawkins in the mix too lol
@@ForgottenPlayerProfiles Sidney Moncrief is one of the best stars of the 80s who nobody talks about. Tom Chambers is another great who is seldom talked about although Mark Jackson will never forget him.
😅
Very well put together. Keeep up the good work.
I worked with a man who played football at Notre Dame in that time frame. Said he often played against Dantley and Shumate. He always said he held his own. Said he dominated Cornbread Maxwell in HS too.
One of the greatest.
Thank you 😊
As a bad boys fan... Kareem was never fouled in 88, 2nd... We as fans hated that AD and Isiah couldn't get along..AD was a bucket
As a lakers fan from that era… that first part is 100% correct. That was LUCKY
@@sirbradfordofhousejones thank u for not being a casual
Dantley Isiah conflict aside ,it wasn't the determining factor that resulted in Dantley trade . Dantley's unwillingness to comply with team first over personal achievements mantra by not being in friendly, accordance with Rodman occupying some of his minutes ,in a defiant stance of not even leaving the court so Rodman can be inserted inthe game was dantelys inevitable self imposed downfall . Family, coworkers ,have desputes ,but the most important caveat first and foremost is the team's common objective is the most pronounced goal ,dantely some how failed to grasp that mostly where he played . Not coincidentally the pistons captured two titles after he left .
Rickey Green was a solid point guard.
That’s crazy how teams got better without him
I swear i can tell what your next vids are from the current one lol i knew this one was coming from the mention in the last vid 😉👏
Great video!!
AD was a rare kinda small forward.. never seen anyone like him. Excellent one on one player. OG free throw taker with ball caressing...😊
Dantley was one of those players who was always going to give you an efficient 30 but was also going to give up an efficient 30. Just one of those guys you wished committed to playing better defense because his offensive game was so good.
Great video.
my favorite all time player
Certified scorer without a 3 point shot.4 straight 30 point seasons but no titles unfortunately
Talking about a walking bucket, AD was one of the best.
Aye, can you do my favorite player??
#3 JOHN STARKS New York Knicks.
Make sure you get the baseline dunk over the Bulls team. And he has John Starks Day in Oklahoma.
I was born in Seattle in 1973, where I grew up. Sonics and Blazers fan, Japanese-American and male. This all shows you where, when and HOW I grew up. You're probably around my age, perhaps 10 years younger (since you remember John Starks). I used to shoot John Starks 3-Pointers with my Wilson Street Ball!
Make a video about Freeman Williams. He his one of the best per minute (old school) scorers of all-time with 0.7 points PER MINUTE, just behind Michael Jordan and George Gervin.
Good one but but maybe not enough video on him. Also Micheal Brooks. My San Diego Clippers! Also World B. Free!
Terry Cummings mark agguire or Rolando Blackmon
"He always seemed to be the player other teams moved on from before they became great."
Ouch.
it's sad but true I think it was his defense that held him back the most he's like a better version of Carmelo in that regard
Unfortunately AD has to live with that stigma on him.. I think if he could've became a role player he would've done great.
If you look at the trades Dantley was involved in, the team that traded him always ended up getting a player of lesser value - the short end of the stick. The trade for Dantley saved Utah and, if memory serves, he was the first player who played with Kareem and was second in both scoring and rebounding. When the Buffalo Braves traded Dantley, this was the move that killed the Braves being in Buffalo. He was easily the most popular player on the Braves - he reflected the city, a true blue collar warrior. He led the American team to Olympic gold, incredible high school and college player. Frank Layden once said that the trade for Dantley was the best he ever made and trading Dantley away was his worst move. Utah would have had a lineup featuring Dantley, Karl Malone and John Stockton. Awesome player who does not get adequate recognition.
Maybe a guy I noticed on a couple of those scoring leaderboards you showed in this episode....
Purvis Short
Seems right up the forgotten alley
He's the #1 guy I've wanted to get to since I started the channel. Just waiting and hoping that more of his highlights pop up in the near future 🤞
For Utah fans of that era, why did Frank Lauren bury Kelly Tripioka?
I disagree that teams moved on from him then got good that absolutely is not true… The Pistons didn't touch the ECF or The Finals until he got there in 86-87… He led em in scoring if Zeke doesn't throw the ball to Larry Bird they go to the Finals in '87 '88 '89 in which he lead them in scoring, if not for the phantom call in '88 they are Champs.. In '89 leading them in scoring and on top of the EC they trade him now there is nothing that shows they wouldn't have gone again as they went in '88 and shoulda gone in '87 he was the guy that pushed em over bro its in black and white…
He really is forgotten, if not totally dissed. Whenever they have a top 100 NBA players list of all time AD is routinely left off. I mean how can you deny his offense. Yeah, 30 points can be deceiving if you shoot a ton but AD would always be in the top 10 in field goal % and over 80% free throw guy. I mean, in the NBA, its hard to be amongst the top field goal % players when you score over 15, let alone 30. Most are like Cedric Maxwell and Artis Gilmore who are garbage point guys who just hang around the basket and avg. 10-12 points a game.
Antonio McDyess next 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Top 75 definitely.
Ad was a PROBLEM
YOUR CHANNEL IS THE TRUTH BRO!! KEEP THEM COMING!!
can we cut non gameplay includ free throw
54% and the best playoff performer for detroit before the trade. isiah was the one choking before 89. they wouldve won in 89 and 90 anyways with AD
Long time Bulls fan and I remember Dantley abusing Brad Sellers on the block. Brad Sellers was 7ft tall but built like Kevin Durant. It was not pretty and the Bulls had to use switch Jordan onto him. Dantley just overpowered Sellers on the block.
AD was a beast 💪, he was Melo before Melo!
Well. It's one of the fatal truths in life: if there's rumors about Zeke, he likely did it.
He was far more than just statistics....they brought attitudes and toughness
great shooter lakers mistake beaucse trade him imagine kareem magic dantley together in team
The original Carmelo
Aguirre was closer to melo
@@andresdelportillo9917Exactly,Mark could shoot the three and play defense. Dantley and Melo didn't play defense. Melo could shoot the three.
I’ve heard that kids use to shovel snow in the court for him to watch him practice in the winter
Gotta do Alex English man 🎯🔥
I don't think he's been forgotten.
pls do gerald wallace mate!
Can you do Alex English next?
Can we get one on Larry Hughes
Kinda like an 80s version of Carmelo Anthony
Maybe a combination of Carmelo and James Harden.
6'4 245 lbs freshman? Jesus
I always found it funny how Isiah gets blamed for Dantley getting traded even though Dantley got moved from every team he’s ever been on. Maybe it’s you Adrian,maybe it’s you. Phenomenal player,one of the greatest scorers of all time,but he definitely had flaws.
One of the reasons why Utah traded Dantley was because Utah thought he would be an awful influence on a young Karl Malone. They thought AD would poison the Mailman's mind
You forgot to state that the Pistons won the championship in 89 after the trade.
Going back to late 70's how about Marques Johnson and Walter Davis. Maybe a little bit forgotten?
6"4 and 245 as a highschool freshman basketball player is fucking ridiculous lol
AD missed out on chips with the lakers & Pistons.. for not being a good team player
He was a great player , that didn't get team work and he needed all credit that's why teams traded him he was just like Mark A that's why Dallas got rid of him and was traded for each other
Dantley was an unathletic Charles Barkley. This shows you how good Barkley was.
AD was supremely athletic but Barkley was a way more complete player
@@abdirahmanhassan1848 Barkley was more athletic than Dantley.
Dantley could hardly dunk a basketball and he was a PF (or SF later on in his career).
@@lilpenny1982 You're mixed up. He was always a small forward. Evidenced by the Utah Jazz trying to get Dominique Wilkins to play power forward when they drafted him
make NBA great again!!
best point per shot ever arguably and shoulda taken 50 shot+ per game
The black hole 😂 some of these nicknames are savage
It's too bad Dantley's ego got the best of his talent. If he humbled down, he maybe would have won a ring or two with Detroit. Instead, he got traded to the Mavs who threw him away like dirty socks. When such a good scorer ends smitten by one of the weaker franchises of the early 90s, there's something wrong with the relationship indeed.
Correct...I have met him...
very good shooter SG, can drive in,
very high scoring % especially 2%,
weakness: no 3s
best 5 in Utah of all time
John Stockton, Adrian Dantley, Karl Malone, and need 1 more SF and Rudy Gobert
SF might be : kirelanko so far because Jazz has no SF HOF yet
C will definitely be Rudy Gobert (spent 21-29 years old in Jazz at his Prime)
Not every player shot threes then,and most players today aren't efficient enough to shoot the way they do. That's Curry and Lilliard's game, everyone else are wannabes.
You gotta do Lamar Odom next
Correction teams got better when he showed up. He always held trade value. If not for Isiah’s big mistake against Boston and terrible call against the Lakers he wins 2 championships.
Ummm! I think we're forgetting rex Chapman here boys!!@
ANDRIAN Was a WAY better version of James Harden.
cmon he was never a top 5 mvp candidate
No he wasn't
Their games and positions are completely different there's no comparison
Harden doesn't play defense, so he is worse. Both offensively talented but are chemistry killers
@@abdirahmanhassan1848Look at who he was competing against in that era.
Do one on Ralph Sampson
Not forgotten.
@@luisvaldes1568 🧢 a lot of fans don’t realize coaches and journalists alike where declaring him to rival Kareem & the Rockets early-mid 80’s run isn’t talked about enough
We want David Thompson
kant saknt the dant!! so fun to watch!! jsut dont give him bailout calls if he rams a defender!! but same with worthy lew amgic etc that call ruins NBA
Joe smith
6-5, slow, couldn't dunk and not big... but man what a low-post scoring machine. No one had more 3 point plays as well. ( that's scoring and a free throw) 😮
detroit shoulda kept dantley and traded isaiah hek throw in lambeer
Think of Melo but at 6'5
It’s pronounced Woot-in
A walking bucket but not a winning player imo
Miss Lady could u do Michael Jordan.
this is man I presume?
pistons were masive cheats in 80s, endless fouls no call esp rodman and isaiah most overrated ever if pisotns had trade isiah for aguirre wow then pistons woulda beeen awesome they didnt give dantley ball enuf
no such thing as power forward or positions thats all dogma bs
young lady can you do kevin durant
This guy is inaccurate
Mark aguirre cooked him
best point per shot ever arguably and shoulda taken 50 shot+ per game