NBA Legends On How Insanely Good Dr J Julius Erving Was

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  • @BTMBasketballTimeMachine
    @BTMBasketballTimeMachine  3 года назад +9

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    • @heathguillory4803
      @heathguillory4803 Год назад

      Nice throwing some shine at the baddest man ever to lace them up,I know I witnessed it.M.j is my goat but doc was my hero.big ups bruh

    • @heathguillory4803
      @heathguillory4803 Год назад

      Btw I subscribed only cause that #10 UTEP 2step jersey,I'm bay blood to me the quickest crossover ever they named it "Killa".Tim was my guy.Run tmc was my life at the hat time as a teen.Do 1 when run DMC opened up that playoff game surprisenly like.They lost but that was epic.

  • @maloney7461
    @maloney7461 Год назад +71

    Doctor J, the first modern day Skywalker. The man stayed in the air for days. What class.

    • @MTXSHO9732vV8SHO
      @MTXSHO9732vV8SHO 10 месяцев назад +6

      Connie Hawkins?

    • @oldschoolruler
      @oldschoolruler 10 месяцев назад +1

      Elgin Baylor, Connie Hawkins, Johnny Green, Gus Johnson, Doctor J, David Thompson, Dominique Wilkins...
      Doc was incredible, BUT he wasn't the first or ONLY. Those huge hands gave him a definite edge though.
      Finally, listening to Charles describe the Sixers he was drafted to, is this the same guy that said he didn't have any other players and that was why he never won? 😆 Please...

    • @MTXSHO9732vV8SHO
      @MTXSHO9732vV8SHO 10 месяцев назад

      @@oldschoolruler The timing was bad for the Sixers Barkley went to. After the '83 Season, Andrew Toney would only play another 236 games over the next 5 Seasons before retiring in 1988 at 30 years of age. Doc(13th), Bobby Jones(10th) and Moses(10th) were all ABA Transplants. Great Players but Doc and Jones had "REAL MAN" Miles on them and that was Toney's last, truly healthy year. Barkley came off HARD AF right into the league and I had hope for them too, then again I was 16/17 years old and saw the handwriting on the wall when Toney couldn't recover. Lakers/Celtics/Detroit ran the table the first 6 years of his career and the it was Da' Bulls turn to tenderize the NBA. LOL!
      Barkley hurt his own chances by overzealous celebrating and injuring Kevin Johnson's knee when they were both in Pheonix. THAT! was his best chance.

    • @dallasborn8574
      @dallasborn8574 7 месяцев назад

      ​@@oldschoolrulerDr. Dunkinstine! #35 Utah Jazz!

  • @Bogie6588
    @Bogie6588 8 месяцев назад +3

    Dr. J is my all-time favorite player. He did so much more than just dunk! He had all the shots, passing skills, a strong rebounder, and a tough defender. Not to mention a great role model and one of the best of the "good guys". Cool...smooth...class.

  • @mickeyphillips6603
    @mickeyphillips6603 8 месяцев назад +23

    For all of the talk about Jordan being the greatest, and he may very well be, it’s good to hear MJ talk about how great he thinks the Dr. really was. Very classy, Michael.

    • @corrimahanible8165
      @corrimahanible8165 4 месяца назад +3

      Mj patten his game after dr j

    • @andrewyuyoungearn2799
      @andrewyuyoungearn2799 3 месяца назад

      @@corrimahanible8165 absolutely

    • @fcruzdj2
      @fcruzdj2 Месяц назад

      @@corrimahanible8165, yes he did. That's what eventually inspired the AIR logo.

  • @basicbreakfast
    @basicbreakfast 3 года назад +75

    Dr. J CARRIED the NBA in the late 70’s until Magic and Larry showed up. They don’t come any more OG than Doc. He was the class of the league

    • @richdouglas2311
      @richdouglas2311 3 года назад +12

      Carried the ABA, too.

    • @jmad627
      @jmad627 3 года назад +13

      @@richdouglas2311 he was the ABA.

    • @richdouglas2311
      @richdouglas2311 3 года назад +8

      @@jmad627 No argument there.

    • @dougjones7609
      @dougjones7609 Год назад +4

      I remember when the 76 ers were coming to town the tickets were sold out because of the Dr, he packed the arenas across the country, to see this spectacular player

    • @brucescott4261
      @brucescott4261 3 месяца назад

      @basicbreakfast ...Doc passed the torch to Magic and Larry after 1984.

  • @ekibirigeable
    @ekibirigeable 3 года назад +88

    He was the Greatest of All Time and conducted himself with such class!

    • @DWilliam1
      @DWilliam1 2 года назад +2

      I’d say Wilt was but growing up The Dr. Was a close second.

    • @bradlywiebe3673
      @bradlywiebe3673 2 года назад +3

      @@DWilliam1 yup picking any one player (other than MJ) as the GOAT is a tough one and open to debate... Bill Russel anybody?

    • @pennywiser9607
      @pennywiser9607 2 года назад +6

      @@bradlywiebe3673 in his era definitely
      It's an era thing, period. No one is the best of all time of all eras, that's just impossible

    • @Willetkick
      @Willetkick 2 года назад

      That's right!!!

    • @steveswangler6373
      @steveswangler6373 Год назад +4

      @@bradlywiebe3673 there is no question who the greatest of all time is, Wilt Chamberlain. look up the record books. not team stuff. jordan didnt win crap until he had great players around him
      the nba had to change the rules for Chamberlain becuase no one could stop him, they tried to make it tougher for him. they changed the rules for jordan because he couldn't play within them.

  • @markkeeler2343
    @markkeeler2343 8 месяцев назад +10

    The Doctor is THE ONE who raised pro basketball to the level with the the NFL and MLB

  • @vakp799
    @vakp799 3 года назад +73

    I just love how friendly and full of respect Bill Walton always talks about other players. Such a underrated player in his days.

    • @vernonleewarren280
      @vernonleewarren280 3 года назад +6

      Agreed. I miss him calling games

    • @Eagle7433
      @Eagle7433 3 года назад +2

      He was definitely not underrated during his time. He played when big men ruled the game. It was well understood what kind of a beast he was.

    • @vakp799
      @vakp799 3 года назад +5

      @@Eagle7433 maybe i said it wrong. Basketball fans from this era don't understand how good Walton was in his prime.

    • @Eagle7433
      @Eagle7433 3 года назад +3

      @@vakp799 You're right. Absolutely agree with that.

    • @joshtaylor4893
      @joshtaylor4893 3 года назад +4

      For sure, could have been even greater than he was if not for that foot problem

  • @marcellkristoffauszt5444
    @marcellkristoffauszt5444 3 года назад +23

    Doctor J was poetry in motion

    • @cycleoflife565
      @cycleoflife565 3 года назад +2

      Grover Washington Jr composed an instrumental tune in Doc’s honor: “Let It Flow”!

  • @duanemiddleton9162
    @duanemiddleton9162 3 года назад +56

    Dr. J captured my generation's imagination! He was out of this world.

  • @carymiller2403
    @carymiller2403 3 года назад +20

    Before there was Michael. Before there was Lebron. Before there was Kobe. There was the doctor. Fluid strength. Ballet on the court. My father who was 61 in 1977 and was watching Julius play remarked "I've never seen anyone do that with a basketball before". Pure talent ahead of its time. Classy guy as well.

  • @gregallan2842
    @gregallan2842 3 года назад +72

    Magic is absolutely right. The Doctor made the game beautiful.

    • @fretfix1
      @fretfix1 6 месяцев назад +1

      ...and Maravich.

    • @georgekaraspyros3835
      @georgekaraspyros3835 5 месяцев назад +2

      @@fretfix1 100%

    • @Cynsham
      @Cynsham Месяц назад +1

      @@fretfix1 imagine if there was a 3pt line back then

  • @GeorgeYoung-uh5by
    @GeorgeYoung-uh5by 10 месяцев назад +13

    Doctor was the Godfather of the dunks. And a class act. Everybody loved Doctor J

  • @anthonymaniscalco7890
    @anthonymaniscalco7890 Год назад +28

    I don’t think today’s generation will ever understand just how great and iconic Dr. J was
    When you try to tell them it almost sounds fictional

    • @DLBlckwl
      @DLBlckwl 8 месяцев назад

      And sadly it's becoming that way more and more with Jordan too.
      Their stories have to be kept alive I guess. Memories are short.
      I'm always telling people "Watch their highlights, watch their highlights."

    • @Xenon-h9z
      @Xenon-h9z 7 месяцев назад +1

      Well, Jordan pretty much was inspirational in the same way. He was a bit smaller than Doc, but there's enough footage of him that people can get it, I think.

  • @elizabethmayhand3941
    @elizabethmayhand3941 2 года назад +15

    I loved how he just let his play speak for itself! Doctor J didn't need to promote himself in any way shape or form. He just came out and dominated night after night. I absolutely loved the 76ers growing up.

  • @oldpirate7434
    @oldpirate7434 3 года назад +24

    Dr J was the GOAT imo, due to the fact alot of players watch him play when they were younger and pickup alot of plays and moves which made them great. The one and only Goat period

  • @charlesbird781
    @charlesbird781 9 месяцев назад +11

    The Doc and his ABA brethren were the shot in the arm that the NBA needed in the late 70s. They played a style of ball that was so much more entertaining while also displaying such a higher degree of athleticism.

    • @chuckkirby2708
      @chuckkirby2708 7 месяцев назад

      The mid 70's Celtics played the running game to perfection. They were ridiculously entertaining.

  • @timothywooten1884
    @timothywooten1884 3 года назад +135

    Nobody played like the Doctor. He was easily the most exciting player ever. Could do anything and his athletic ability was second to none.

    • @michaelholden1239
      @michaelholden1239 Год назад +10

      I just watched his life story. What amazes me beyond belief is what he achieved with so much class during the 60's. Think about the time and the landscape. So much against him. He was staying in black only hotels and going to black bathrooms. Vietnam, Martin Luther King. The riots. Fukkk it goes on and on. Insane what he achieved and was still the best to ever do it. He did it all with hard work dedication and talent. His work ethic was second to none. He is the God father of basketball and the goat. Without him there is no Michael Jordan. He changed the game.

    • @docdee770
      @docdee770 Год назад +7

      He was Mike's predecessor. Dr. Jay was walking on air before there was a Michael Jordan.

    • @mizzo9
      @mizzo9 Год назад +10

      Saw him play in the ABA. Played like nobody else because of his athleticism and those huge hands. Ballet

    • @dougjones7609
      @dougjones7609 Год назад +4

      @@michaelholden1239 not the 60s but the 70s

    • @cornellhoward3757
      @cornellhoward3757 Год назад +5

      He power gripped the basketball with either hand, like it was an Orange!

  • @averyce2
    @averyce2 3 года назад +34

    Like many other brothas born in the 60's & 70's, Dr. J was THE MAN!!

    • @vernonleewarren280
      @vernonleewarren280 3 года назад +3

      Absolutely!

    • @clarencesimmons8580
      @clarencesimmons8580 3 года назад +2

      I'm grew up a Doctor J Fan!!!! 🏀🏀⛹🏾‍♂️

    • @theesotaricitalian6338
      @theesotaricitalian6338 3 года назад +1

      Dr J was barely born in the 1950s what are you talking about he surely wasn't born in the 60s or 70s in fact he missed the 1940s by less than 2 months. He was born in February of 1950

    • @richdouglas2311
      @richdouglas2311 3 года назад +3

      @@theesotaricitalian6338 I think he was referring to himself.

    • @averyce2
      @averyce2 3 года назад +2

      @@theesotaricitalian6338 I was referring to me being born in 1971 ;-)

  • @Mike-yg8ig
    @Mike-yg8ig 2 года назад +9

    The Doc...wow. He was the man, when he was on the floor it was almost like everyone else was invisible. Baryshnikov with a basketball, cooler than the other side of the pillow. I started watching the Knicks on channel 9 in '66. So i'd seen some players. The Doc came into the picture and turned everything upside down. He was Sly, James Brown, funk on the court from Rucker Park. The style, the fro, the physical ability, no one could match him. There are some things that stand out, make our lives better. Julius Erving was one of those things. Thanks for all you gave us Doc.

  • @mizzo9
    @mizzo9 Год назад +6

    I was lucky to be a Long Island kid with ABA Nets season tickets for 3 years. Saw the Doc do amazing things and would stay and get his autograph when he left the building. He was always classy and not just sign but talk to you. BLESSED!

  • @johnnysurfs
    @johnnysurfs 3 года назад +34

    It's always said that Magic and Bird saved the NBA. Well, without Dr. J around before them, there would have been nothing left to save.

    • @Xenon-h9z
      @Xenon-h9z 7 месяцев назад

      This isn't really true. He was the ABA, but he didn't join the NBA until pretty late, and close to Magic & Larry's entrance.

    • @dougjones7609
      @dougjones7609 6 месяцев назад

      @@Xenon-h9z1976

  • @tuut1241
    @tuut1241 Год назад +10

    Dr J is poetry in motion.
    He flew like a butterfly and stung like a bee. His hands could hit what your mind can't imagine.

  • @michaelwilson5826
    @michaelwilson5826 Год назад +10

    Doc changed everything
    The game was never the same after him

  • @juliosanjurjo5380
    @juliosanjurjo5380 10 месяцев назад +4

    Dr.J. Was incredible. He revolutionized the game.
    Who didn't want to be like him . Very humble and a very good role model.
    THANK YOU Julius Erving!!!!!

  • @williamquinn3196
    @williamquinn3196 3 года назад +21

    Saw Dr J when he played for the Squires. Didn't hit a jump shot the entire game. Scored 42 points! All I can say is WOW!

    • @jamesrobinson8612
      @jamesrobinson8612 Год назад +1

      And that was before the 3 point line was implemented

    • @dougjones7609
      @dougjones7609 Год назад +1

      He was unstoppable going to the rack

    • @Kerry-G
      @Kerry-G Год назад +1

      I was at the game when we (spirits, St Louis) led 26-1. Okay we lost because of the Doctor.

    • @othellosson1621
      @othellosson1621 5 месяцев назад

      @ the Scope?

  • @matthewmahan3212
    @matthewmahan3212 2 года назад +9

    watching him play, even back in the ABA, he was pure poetry in motion.. windmill dunks, finger roll from the foul line... you never wanted to miss a second

  • @Kinggem531
    @Kinggem531 3 года назад +44

    I used to love the Doctor. He was like watching a highlight reel. Then His AirNess came along.

  • @loopnuncio1195
    @loopnuncio1195 3 года назад +13

    DrJ is the reason I fell in Love with BBALL.. AND my 1st born , named after him..

  • @normanbaron8408
    @normanbaron8408 Год назад +6

    Dr. j change the game from a two dimential scoring threat (scoring from the floor) into a three dimensional scoring threat scoring in the air! This guy operated in a different dimension which was not seen back in the day!

  • @thewkndexperience7053
    @thewkndexperience7053 3 года назад +13

    DR J was the MJ of his era... NBA & ABA legend and one of the all time most dominant stars to play at Rucker park...

  • @John6-40
    @John6-40 3 года назад +7

    My Dad's favorite player, and probably the most underrated legend ever. I think he has a legit case for top 5 player ever, yet people never put him there. Probably because no one counts his ABA career, which we probably should. ABA was legit. If you include ABA and most of Dr J's prime, his career suddenly looks almost Jordan level.

  • @iwantmyutube9040
    @iwantmyutube9040 3 года назад +12

    The Doctor. He really flew 😊

  • @probitionate
    @probitionate 3 года назад +4

    Saw Dr. J play in Buffalo vs Bob McAdoo and the Braves. Quite the night.

  • @aaronjohn6586
    @aaronjohn6586 3 года назад +18

    When your peers call you 1 of the best nicknames ever, you have are among the elite on Mt Olympus of basketball.

    • @theesotaricitalian6338
      @theesotaricitalian6338 3 года назад

      That's not true lol it just means you have a badass nickname and that you are popular among fans! That's all on the court it's not gonna help you at all

    • @richdouglas2311
      @richdouglas2311 3 года назад

      His peers didn't give him the nickname. He gave it to himself. He played in the Rucker League with a guy known as The Lawyer. The game announcers had struggled with what to call Erving--The Claw was one of his early handles. Then, one day, he came over to the announcers and said, "Just call me The Doctor." That very soon got shortened to Dr. J., a nickname he brought with him to the Virginia Squires when he left UMass.

  • @richdouglas2311
    @richdouglas2311 3 года назад +28

    "Should we ask him to do it again"-- Magic. One of the best quotes ever.
    I grew up in the '60s and '70s, always cheering for the underdog. Well, no league was ever an underdog like the ABA, but I loved them! And the best of their best? Julius Erving. Yes, they had Thompson, they had Barry, they had Cunningham, they had Gervin. Heck, they even had Connie Hawkins! But no one was like Dr. J. He not only saved the ABA long enough to merge four teams, get two other teams buy-outs, and the guys who owned St Louis the greatest TV deal ever, he then came over and saved the NBA. (Well, let's say he kept the patient alive until Bird and Magic came along a few years later.)
    When Julius entered the NBA, the finals weren't even broadcast live! They were on tape delay, played at 11:30pm. The league was considered too dull, too drugged, and too Black. Julius changed all of that, especially that last one. They used to say the unwritten rule regarding putting in Black players was one at home, two on the road, and three if you were behind. By the time the 1980s began, teams had no problem fielding all-Black starters, even all-Black teams. Where do you think all that acceptance came from? Well, a lot of guys, but no one as much as the Doctor.
    Wilt was the greatest player of all time. But Julius Erving was the most important. It's not even close.

    • @jordanb9511
      @jordanb9511 2 года назад +3

      Wow I would have never known that...thanks for sharing your perspective.

    • @bartdrennon1764
      @bartdrennon1764 Год назад +2

      I hated to see my Spirits of St louis get left out in the cold at merger time. That team could have held its own in the NBA. I believe they also had the ABA rights to Moses Malone had they survived. The ABA was great fun.

    • @richdouglas2311
      @richdouglas2311 Год назад

      @@bartdrennon1764 Well, they didn't exactly get left out. The Silna brothers, who owned the team, surrendered their right to enter the NBA for a 1/7 share of the surviving ABA teams' TV money IN PERPETUITY. (About 2% of the NBA's TV money overall). At the time, the NBA's TV money was small. But then it got really big, and the Silnas made out big time. The received about $15M per year for 40 years, before finally accepting a buyout from the NBA for a much smaller slice in return for $500M.
      As for the team, I don't know. Their star was Marvin Barnes, and he didn't do anything in the NBA except get arrested a lot. I doubt that team would have done much for awhile. (Kinda like the Nets without the Doctor.) It was the Spurs who became a playoff team right away.
      But I'll give you this: some of the best dysfunctional stories coming out of the ABA--and there have been quite a few--come from the Spirits.

    • @MrDJS444
      @MrDJS444 7 месяцев назад

      Thanks for sharing that. I knew the Doctor was hugely important and was the driving force behind the merger, but I didn’t know just how critical he was. I guess I was a bit too young back then to understand what an 11:30 tape delay meant in terms of the NBA’s (lack of) popularity at the time.

  • @henriquepinto
    @henriquepinto Год назад +5

    He was showtime before showtime was a thing. Kareem, Bill Russel and Wilt were all great and efficient players, but Dr J was pure entertainment.

  • @CH-nl3oo
    @CH-nl3oo 3 года назад +3

    Been to Super Bowl, World Series, Indy 500, Kentucky Derby, Final 4, Stanley Cup, Orange Bowl, Rose Bowl, but possibly the coolest thing I went too was a preseason game with the 76ers when they came to St Louis. Julius is an artist and the coolest dude ever.

  • @gt6293
    @gt6293 Год назад +6

    Even Michael Jordan says Dr J was the goat, wow, he was so pretty to watch in the air, like he could levitate as long as he wanted, incredible.

  • @maxdobasquete
    @maxdobasquete 3 года назад +16

    Excellent content!!! Have you ever done one about David "Skywalker" Thompson???

  • @kevinrose2474
    @kevinrose2474 11 месяцев назад +4

    Hands down the greatest dunker during a game when needed to score on any defense in the league

  • @certinho76
    @certinho76 3 года назад +3

    You'll be happy to know that up here at UMass the Doc's alma mater, the recently unveiled a statue of him along with other notable UMass Basketball icons.

  • @TheChessViking
    @TheChessViking 3 года назад +13

    Man, as an "old head" I just love your channel, your videos and your personality and your takes. Don't EVER stop man!!

    • @John6-40
      @John6-40 3 года назад

      Ok boomer.
      Just kidding bro. I'm 40. 🤣

  • @jdub2878
    @jdub2878 2 года назад +6

    I'd like too add, Kobe came after Jordan and Jordan came after Dr. J. The last two absolutely emulated their game after their predecessor.
    Unfortunately for Dr. J his career didn't have cable television and 24 hour sports reporting. Had Dr. J been born in an era where his highlights and games were more accessible we'd definitely be talking who's greater than him, rather than who's greater than Jordan.

    • @corrimahanible8165
      @corrimahanible8165 4 месяца назад

      Television is more advanced Now..DR.J revolutioned the game...merging the aba & nba....he( dr j) did that.
      Put some respect on his name.
      He was AIR highness,before Jordan....He that DUDE
      ....

  • @stevemd6488
    @stevemd6488 3 года назад +11

    Wish there were more ABA highlights. I can't say he was the GOAT but he's in my top 5. Just an absolute joy to watch him play basketball, he took it to another level.

  • @xbubelx13
    @xbubelx13 3 года назад +46

    The fact that if he wasn't in the aba he would of scored over 30000 points. His stats would of been alot higher. He was of the greats for sure

    • @davegrabowski6123
      @davegrabowski6123 3 года назад

      DEFINITELY

    • @daveconleyportfolio5192
      @daveconleyportfolio5192 3 года назад

      Get real. I've watched pro basketball since 1972. Julius Erving wasn't a good enough shooter to get Wilt/Kareem totals in the NBA. Keep him out of the lane (not easy to do, I grant you) and he was only so-so.

    • @dougjones2506
      @dougjones2506 3 года назад +1

      Yes he was, the greatest finisher of all time couldn't be stopped going to the basket

    • @xbubelx13
      @xbubelx13 3 года назад

      @@dougjones2506 he made it look so easy as well. The underneath the basket while still floating in the air just to do a nasty reverse layup. I was like how did he just do that I believe it was against the lakers he did that too

    • @John6-40
      @John6-40 3 года назад +3

      @@daveconleyportfolio5192 Idk man. Dr J averaged 22.0 in the NBA, and that's including the downside of his career. He lost 5 years of his athletic peak to the ABA. 30k was reachable. Btw, I don't know why you think he was a terrible shooter. He shot 30% from 3 despite playing at the beginning of the 3pt line, when players didn't even practice the shot (according to Larry Bird).

  • @t.andrewhanes872
    @t.andrewhanes872 11 месяцев назад +1

    I got to see Philadelphia w Moses Malone, Charles Barkley and Dr. J lose to World B. Free and the Cavaliers many moons ago. I was a huge Dr. J fan and couldn’t believe they lost. I was a heartbroken 12 year old. Now it’s one of the best childhood memories I have.

  • @ikaikamaleko8370
    @ikaikamaleko8370 3 года назад +3

    "The Dr is operating tonite"!

  • @bradlywiebe3673
    @bradlywiebe3673 2 года назад +7

    He may not have been the best, but Julius evolved the game, to the point that he was instrumental in shaping the game into a sport that was exhilarating to watch.. He brought flash and style into the sport. There have been higher scorers and players considered "better", but there has never been an NBA player that played the game with as much beauty and Grace as Dr. J.

  • @markhawkins3183
    @markhawkins3183 5 месяцев назад +1

    Amen, we had him in Virginia with The Virginia Squires back in the early 70s watched his career ever since, we all wanted to be like DR.J !!!❤

  • @Sean72_
    @Sean72_ Год назад +3

    Dr. J was simply INCREDIBLE!!!

  • @loyevangelists
    @loyevangelists 7 месяцев назад +1

    I was fortunate enough to be in high school when Dr J played for the 76ers. That was the team in those days, they were so much fun to watch. I used to watch them on a cable television station out of Philadelphia

  • @docdee770
    @docdee770 Год назад +4

    "GOOD?!" He was insanely AWESOME! Dr. Jay PRECEEDED Mike! HE WALKED ON AIR FIRST!

  • @damilitantone
    @damilitantone 8 месяцев назад +2

    Back in 1972, one of my aunt's husband's brothers was over at my mother's and asked me who my favorite basketball player was, and I said Lew Alcindor (before he became Kareem). So, I asked him who was his favorite player and he said Dr. J. I was like who does he play for, and he said the Virginia Squires in the ABA. Once I started checking him out, Dr. J. became my favorite as still is to this day. Fifty-two years, wow.

    • @quazicryptoking1613
      @quazicryptoking1613 Месяц назад

      I watched him too in ABA had PFFlyer sneakers

    • @damilitantone
      @damilitantone Месяц назад

      @@quazicryptoking1613 I rocked the PF Flyers as a kid.

  • @gregwaters8480
    @gregwaters8480 5 месяцев назад +1

    Not just one of the incredible players of all time and mentor of mine! But also an incredible human and family man with integrity for life!👍

  • @DLBlckwl
    @DLBlckwl 8 месяцев назад +1

    6:05
    He'd just say "Okay, that's it. My show tonight. I'm a affect the whole game."
    -Magic, once again so great at describing things.

  • @BigUncZone8
    @BigUncZone8 6 месяцев назад +2

    All of these Dunks was in the Game And He’s The Coolest Ever in Sports History We All Love the Doc

  • @michaelhenderson2744
    @michaelhenderson2744 Год назад +1

    Nothing but love and respect for the doctor

  • @maximostiberius2324
    @maximostiberius2324 3 года назад +10

    For the longest time I thought Doc was as good as MJ. Then MJ developed his mid range game and then the 3. As far as getting to the basket I feel they are equal but Doc was more stylish doing it.

    • @ALVINEL-e4v
      @ALVINEL-e4v 6 месяцев назад

      Dr J was better than Mike, by a Mile, because Mike wanted to be like Doctor J ... Guaranteed!!!

  • @devonseabrooks10
    @devonseabrooks10 3 года назад +4

    Do a George gervin one next buddy

  • @bradbailey1893
    @bradbailey1893 5 месяцев назад +1

    When Dr J joined the ABA in 1972, I was 11. Through jr high and high school he was, for all of us, this mythical figure we all wanted to be. The catch was we could only mostly read about him - ABA box scores, SI articles. And the descriptions were what we lived on... even the writers did not know how to capture his ability to fly, hang, hit the "air brakes," change hands, dunk or finger roll. Everyone was stunned, from little kids like me then to the most seasoned players and league journalists. Little did we know that in his later career he would basically re-brand the NBA after the merger from a drug-addled side show (the 1970s were rough) to TV mega heights to be what the league is today. And what class. Even old, rich white people in Philadelphia's Main Line would refer to him as "Dr Erving"!

  • @Knicks4Life61
    @Knicks4Life61 Год назад +1

    I feel like its a CRIME how Nobody has given Dr.J the love and Credit he deserves. Before there was Michael, before there was Lebron, before there was Kobe, there was the DOCTOR and he was AMAZING!! HE'S ON MY MOUNT EVEREST!!!

  • @harryabelpotter9630
    @harryabelpotter9630 7 месяцев назад +1

    He was an excellent all around player who was also an underrated defender. In his ABA days, he would guard the best forward, whether small forward or power forward, for over 40 minutes a game, and simultaneously be the best passer, ball handler, and clutch scorer every night.

  • @TheBatugan77
    @TheBatugan77 Год назад +1

    I saw him in that Nets uniform at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale NY. Cheap tickets, great ABA championship team. And Dr. J, a Long Island Kid!

  • @troyfranklin5480
    @troyfranklin5480 6 месяцев назад +1

    Doctor J was extremely incredibly exciting to watch play basketball.
    These words just can't describe it enough.

  • @ARIZJOE
    @ARIZJOE 4 месяца назад +1

    At the memorable 1970 NIT tournament (then almost on a part with the NCAA which Marquette turned down), Pat Summerall praised Julius Erving as the "next Connie Hawkins." Then he was Dr. J with the obscure Virgnia Squires. The ABA was almost never on TV. You heard about Dr. J flying through the air - but never saw him. So Doc had this mystery and myth about him. Then he comes to the NBA, and he did not disappoint. In a way, the ABA helped to create a legend.

  • @bobwells1517
    @bobwells1517 7 месяцев назад +1

    Dr. J was playing a different game than his fellow players. Pure poetry in motion.

  • @donhoag1052
    @donhoag1052 11 месяцев назад +2

    Most of the ABA high lights of him are missing but they are the best & truly Unbelievable!! It’s Been said that he jumped over players heads and dunked. Can you imagine if he had Air Jordans. WOW!!! 🤪

  • @hectornegron9155
    @hectornegron9155 3 года назад +4

    Dr. J is the GOAT in my book.

  • @BigUncZone8
    @BigUncZone8 Год назад +3

    Every one wanted too Be the Dr He still has the Coldest Name Ever for a Pro Player the Coolest And the Classiest Of all Players

  • @Kwambo19
    @Kwambo19 3 года назад +3

    Phenomenal job man thanks and remember keep pushing with 🙏🏾😷

  • @alejandrocastro-om5sy
    @alejandrocastro-om5sy 6 месяцев назад +1

    Dr. J...the firts air man in NBA!!! Espectacular!!!👏👏👏

  • @kellyw1648
    @kellyw1648 4 месяца назад +1

    I remember when I first started watching the NBA there was 2 guys I loved, Dr. J. and the "Iceman" George Gervin.

  • @vernonleewarren280
    @vernonleewarren280 3 года назад +36

    Dr. J and Magic Johnson were my 2 favorite players in the 80's. Then came that bad man named Jordan. However Julius Erving was such a class act. Definitely the ambassador of the game until Jordan took over the league

    • @gusthekat
      @gusthekat 3 года назад +2

      I agree with you. I'd only add that my top 5 include Dr. J, Magic, Michael, Bird and Hakeem. All due respect to Kareem and Bill Russel (who are in my top 10), but my top 5 spots are reserved for these gentlemen and I call them all GOAT. I just can't say that there is a single GOAT. The head of that needle must be occupied by all of these 5.

    • @Chevy-hw6lw
      @Chevy-hw6lw 3 года назад +1

      Oh come on no love for Bird ? You kidding me?

    • @mikjord
      @mikjord 3 года назад +1

      Dr J is the greatest NBA ambassador ever. An incredible athlete that led his career with a class unmatched to this day.

    • @brucescott4261
      @brucescott4261 3 года назад +1

      Vernon Lee Warren ...Jordan did not take over the NBA.

    • @ikaikamaleko8370
      @ikaikamaleko8370 3 года назад +1

      Yep, same here.

  • @KevinMccourt-d5c
    @KevinMccourt-d5c 24 дня назад

    This man changed the game of basketball in more ways than his performance on court! He was a great humanitarian who never got lost in his fame and celebrity status. People of every color wanted their children to grow up and be like him . Kind, respectful,humble. family oriented and of distinct character. He was the OG of slam and is responsible for the art that it has become in the NBA. Whenever and wherever he left the hardwood, he floated for what seemed minutes while his arms and hands made magic with the ball and swish was the last sound you heard. Greatness through and through!

  • @iess2006
    @iess2006 3 года назад +2

    ICON...above legend status. Game changer on Wilt's level but in his own unique way. Most underpaid NBA player in history. Such a joy to watch...you never knew when something amazing could happen!

  • @juanhinojosa4532
    @juanhinojosa4532 4 месяца назад +1

    He is and always will be The G.O.A.T. of professional basketball.

  • @rbb9753
    @rbb9753 9 месяцев назад +2

    I grew up watching the ABA. I saw Dr J turn a Kentucky crowd against their own team.

  • @Bill_Woo
    @Bill_Woo 3 года назад +9

    Thank you for this. Versus the horrible state of players and attitudes and emptiness of inspiration today, this highlights a man who is in all regards a class act, a powerful _positive_ inspiration to children and adults alike, a legendary performer and a hero to all. Back when instead of taking furiously angering actions to cry about racism, guys like Dr. J earned love and warmth from all of us for just being what he was.
    And man oh man, what he was - while in the air. There are "just legends", and then there's this guy. Whole 'nuther level.

    • @vernonleewarren280
      @vernonleewarren280 3 года назад +2

      I 100% agree with you. He was one of my childhood heroes

  • @ALMoore-km3ft
    @ALMoore-km3ft 3 года назад +3

    He was MY CHILDHOOD HERO.. Like many others. As a kid I was calling myself Dr. Dre long before NWA. By far the best role model for ALL young people...

  • @John-lv6uj
    @John-lv6uj 2 года назад +1

    Raleigh Simmons Coached by Fred Tex Winter. FINALLY, YOU GOT IT RIGHT. Julius Erving was the G O A T. REAL TALK. I was hoping as a young player to see him in the NBA growing up. Had he started in the NBA he would have been in the TOP 5 ALL TIME SCORERS and EVERYTHING ELSE. I saw it ALLLLLLLLL HIS STYLE IS NUMBER 1 and it made other players want to FLOAT from the Free Throw. The brotha is COLD BLOOD DOWN TO THE BONE.

  • @michaeljamesmccabe
    @michaeljamesmccabe 3 года назад +2

    When a dunk or a signature shot is worth more than the two points on the scoreboard. That was some Dr. J stuff!

  • @sakbalam
    @sakbalam 2 года назад

    i grew up watching dr. J! from the red, white & blue b-ball aba to our hometeam the sixers! i'm so glad you made this video tribute to him, he was a one in a million player!

  • @djpierrephuture
    @djpierrephuture Год назад +1

    Dr. J was simply the coolest dude to ever grace a basketball court. Dude also had mad style as well. You should check some of those old pics and video of him.
    The only man you can brag to your wife “daayum! Babe? Look at how cool he is”. Both looking at him mesmerized. 😂😮
    Bro got a glide that’s for sure.

  • @t.davidgordon2425
    @t.davidgordon2425 11 месяцев назад

    I (belatedly) subscribed; I've lost most of my interest in professional sports, but still recall when I had such interest. Your skillful editing and thoughtful commentary draw me back to the years when I enjoyed watching professional sports. Thank you.

  • @ezsmith3765
    @ezsmith3765 Год назад +2

    10:10
    Walt “Clyde” Frazier and his Pumas says HOLD MY 🍺

    • @keelerhastings7109
      @keelerhastings7109 Год назад

      They didn't call him.. "Clyde the Glyde " for nothing , also Earl The Pearl Monroe, was nobody's slouch either ,

  • @phoolvio
    @phoolvio 3 года назад

    When a kid, mid 80s, I got a tshirt with a jumping guy silhouette behind the board , wearing #6 and afro hairdo. Pretty rare in Italy.
    Years later found he was Doc. More years later I discovered it was the move against Lakers.
    So Dr.J has been my first meeting with NBA.
    Thank you for posting Sean.

  • @jfbuff9
    @jfbuff9 Месяц назад

    Dr J is one of the most underrated superstars in NBA history. He doesn’t get the respect he deserves when they talk about the all time greats.

  • @1lthrnk
    @1lthrnk 5 месяцев назад +1

    Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, Oscar Robertson, Karl Malone, Peter "Pete" Maravich, Larry Bird, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Moses Malone, John Stockton, Dominique Wilkins, Charles Barkley, Robert Parish, Isiah Thomas, and Kevin McHale

  • @JoseTorres-lf8bu
    @JoseTorres-lf8bu 22 дня назад

    During his era, nobody had seen anything like Dr. J . He was cool but nasty, and he had a great all around game. He could shoot, dribble, pass, rebound and defend. You truly had to be there and seen it to understand.

  • @BigUncZone8
    @BigUncZone8 Год назад +2

    For all u People who Don’t Know Dr J Everyone of his Dunks u see was in the Game and most of the Dunks they Show are Old Dr J if u seen the Big Afro Dr J Couldn’t Nobody Stop him he’s probably the only player who Dunk never got Blocked I seen Wilt Block the Sky Hook 🪝 on 2 back to back rebounds Facts

  • @willieedwards3799
    @willieedwards3799 Год назад +1

    Dr.J was the goat during his prime, even Jordan knew how good he was cause he pattern his game after The Doctor.

  • @HigherPowerWorldWide
    @HigherPowerWorldWide 2 года назад +1

    I thought, and think today, that Julius Erving may have been the most dangerous player in ABA-NBA History, perhaps the most likely to score and defeat your team of all time. Loved to see him on the court, except when he was playing against my favorite team the Kentucky Colonels. Loved every time he had to go to the bench to rest, or in foul trouble. When the game was on the line, I hated to see him with the Basketball against my team. He was probably the player most likely to hurt your team, or all time. Especially in the ABA because we had the 3 point shot and the NBA did not.

  • @LuxAudio389
    @LuxAudio389 6 месяцев назад

    Love all your content man.🏀

  • @PianoBruce
    @PianoBruce 3 года назад +2

    Been waiting a while for this mr David 👀👀

  • @barrymorgan5104
    @barrymorgan5104 3 года назад +1

    Maybe not the NBA, but he's definitely got a the ABA GOAT award in my book. Used to watch the Nets on WOR channel 9 in New York City and he was absolutely amazing as an unstoppable offensive force. He was the original version.

  • @KeithRae-f3d
    @KeithRae-f3d Месяц назад +1

    They build teams around some players. They built a LEAGUE around the Doc !!!!!

  • @peterhanson3391
    @peterhanson3391 Месяц назад

    Back in the day we all tried to emulate the Doc on the courts. The game owes a lot to him.

  • @greatidea7808
    @greatidea7808 8 месяцев назад

    There was no one like Dr. J. He was simply a giant. Not necessarily in size but in persona.

  • @Braktooth
    @Braktooth 2 года назад +1

    Dawkins was right. Air brakes. Julius had those. Greatest hang time I ever saw too.