There was a five year period when Oakland was truly the city of champions. A's won from 1972-1974. Warriors won here in 1975. Then the Raiders won in 1976. All the while, all three teams were pretty competitive during that span as well
Love your breakdowns cause it gives me an idea of how games were actually played and called back than, instead of people who just say it was tougher and can't prove it!
rick barry is so underrated today...in my opinion he is top 5 sf ever and top 30 players ever...this guy avg 25-7-5-2steals in his career...not many players could make it better than him!and also great leader...warriors had great team game and some good players but only had one great superstar who led them to the ring.on the other hand bullets had hayes-unseld(supertstars of 70's) and chenier who also was very good player.i remember warrios was the outsider on those series but won 4-0!
@Alexandrosuper It's actually a much smoother way to shoot - you don't need to bend your legs as much, if your arms are tired, you don't need to bring them up over your head...
@elvisniperx He had better make 'em if he was going to shoot them that way. But he always had a great argument: In the 4th quarter, when you're tired, it's harder to lift your arms over your head...
In this game 7 against the Bulls, George Johnson an undrafted rookie from Dillard College had three blocked shots in the fourth to help the Warriors win this game down the stretch. The Warrior ran that guard pass to the wing forward with the guard going to get the ball handed back over and over and over. Al Battles bucked the trend of the time where, especially in the playoffs, teams relied on play 8 or 9 players at most, but Attles played 11. It is what helped the beat Washington. Vets like Jeff Mullins and Bill Bridges (in the last year of their careers) rookies like Smith, Wilkes, Dickey, and Dudley. Only Steve Bracey sat on the end of the bench and never played. So other NBA coaches began to play more players as well.
@k13087911 For sure- he wouldn't be able to bull (no pun) his way to the basket like he does. He's have to develop some real moves (as he should anyway!).
The Game 6 NBA Finals is also a great game... Jordan with a very bad start that Phil relied on the bench to spark a rally 15-point deficit from Drexler's Trailblazers...
@bballbreakdown oooh okay, sorry for being so persistent on sending you the link, I just wanted to make sure you saw it. I knew someone who enjoys basketball like yourself would appreciate that. I have a question, do you know where I can find any of the old school defensive or offensive plays they did back in the 60s or 70s? my friend who plays basketball says he doesnt see how they played defense, and it looks like they just randomly shoot the ball.idt thats true but I cant find plays anywhere
Nate was 34 at the time so do your math. During the regular season he played almost 35 minutes per game, but in playoffs his playing time got cut in half. I guess it had something to do with his 35% field goal shooting. But he was still better rebounder than 90% of the players.
@rocky12rullshard You need to use their aggression against them. First, improve your ballhandling skills, then use your body to create space and/or fouls on them
hey coach is it possible to do a breakdown of game 5 1976 finals, the greatest game ever, i wanna see a full breakdown of all the crazy stuff that happened :) only if you can of course
Love the breakdowns Nick, if you ever get a chance can you shed some light on Nate Thurmonds career. I know he was a great defender but I get the feeling he was overrated offensively (some called him better than Russell offensively). Did Nate get benched this game because he was past his prime or was his backup legitimately better? Odd how Nate joined those Bulls shortly after this series, any reason why such a great defensive team didnt become even greater upon adding a guy like Nate?
Nate Thurmond is easily top 10 center of all time . Played great against both Kareem and Wilt and even outplayed Kareem in 1972. playoffs in Kareems best season . You should have at least say a few words about him .
He did. "He was benched for Boerwinkle, who was a better passer." Thurmond was of course one of the greatest players of all time, and Boerwinkle wasn't. But by 1975 he'd played his best games, for the Warriors starting in '63.
No kidding. Boerwinkle was an avg center, good rebounder, passer, weak scorer. But even he an effective hook shot. Kareem (the best at it), Lanier, Cowens, Gilmore, Thurmond, Reed all had fine hooks. Jump shooters McAdoo and Issel didn't really, but they were more forward like anyway. Same for Jack Sikma and Bill Laimbeer a bit later.
@bballbreakdown Check this out! idk if you have seen it but its a great video showing how high wilt chamberlain can jump. He has some other GREAT videos. heres my 2 favorite videos of his /watch?v=3BKEgX5E_E4 /watch?v=kB43A-ODuLc&feature=channel_video_title tell me what you think!
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There was a five year period when Oakland was truly the city of champions. A's won from 1972-1974. Warriors won here in 1975. Then the Raiders won in 1976. All the while, all three teams were pretty competitive during that span as well
Kinda like Chicago in the 80s
Rick Barry was an amazing all-around player in both the ABA and NBA.
Love your breakdowns cause it gives me an idea of how games were actually played and called back than, instead of people who just say it was tougher and can't prove it!
rick barry is so underrated today...in my opinion he is top 5 sf ever and top 30 players ever...this guy avg 25-7-5-2steals in his career...not many players could make it better than him!and also great leader...warriors had great team game and some good players but only had one great superstar who led them to the ring.on the other hand bullets had hayes-unseld(supertstars of 70's) and chenier who also was very good player.i remember warrios was the outsider on those series but won 4-0!
Underrated for stupid people, he's the greatest Free Throw shooter and one of the 3 greatest small forwards.
He's certainly a top 25 or 30; guy alltime for sure great player
Wow. Rick Barry had a great jump shot!
@willlkh It sure has - I wish more teams played like these guys, though.
thanks coach nick. basketball really evolved this 30 years
WE NEED MORE OF THESE
@arturrad96 I don't know if I really have on anymore - but I grew up going to all the Bulls games. So my favorite team is the 95-96 Bulls
@Alexandrosuper It's actually a much smoother way to shoot - you don't need to bend your legs as much, if your arms are tired, you don't need to bring them up over your head...
That technical on Van Lier was critical to the Warriors' comeback. Nice analysis.
@hisword21 No problem... juggling schedules with our guests right now... stand by
@AndrehNowaski Awesome, hope to have it up very soon!
@BasketballBenJay Yeah - when they first joined, in the late 60's - there wasn't room in the Eastern conference for them...
@kileer7 I know... stay tuned - this show will hopefully be up this week!
@MrZaEyA23 Great question - We'll be launching our channel on the team this month!
cant wait for the talk show to start or the nba season, thanks for these retro breakdowns coach nick
@elvisniperx He had better make 'em if he was going to shoot them that way. But he always had a great argument: In the 4th quarter, when you're tired, it's harder to lift your arms over your head...
@dantheman9758 Thanks, Dan! There's always one out there...
In this game 7 against the Bulls, George Johnson an undrafted rookie from Dillard College had three blocked shots in the fourth to help the Warriors win this game down the stretch. The Warrior ran that guard pass to the wing forward with the guard going to get the ball handed back over and over and over. Al Battles bucked the trend of the time where, especially in the playoffs, teams relied on play 8 or 9 players at most, but Attles played 11. It is what helped the beat Washington. Vets like Jeff Mullins and Bill Bridges (in the last year of their careers) rookies like Smith, Wilkes, Dickey, and Dudley. Only Steve Bracey sat on the end of the bench and never played. So other NBA coaches began to play more players as well.
@scapicoco Yeah - I hope that comes on soon... Stacy King and Bobby Hansen
i love rick barry's free throws
Lol, what kind of jerk disliked this!? Keep it up coach these breakdowns, they are VERY informative and entertaining to watch
@pnewtonfarley Nah - don't have nba2k12 - but I hear you can play 70's rules - jump ball for each quarter like this game!
@AnferneePennyHernand He sure did... very hard to guard him
@bballbreakdown wow. i never knew that, thanks coach!
@jongib369 Yeah - I tweeted out the link to this last week!!
@Halkaniin I might have that one - I'll check
you should try and go through game 5 of 1976 finals, greatest game ever!!! :)
hard to believe it was golden state who had the big stars back then.
Thanks for the memories!
@k13087911 For sure- he wouldn't be able to bull (no pun) his way to the basket like he does. He's have to develop some real moves (as he should anyway!).
@elvisniperx No prob!
The Game 6 NBA Finals is also a great game... Jordan with a very bad start that Phil relied on the bench to spark a rally 15-point deficit from Drexler's Trailblazers...
I watched this series live on tv
@bballbreakdown oooh okay, sorry for being so persistent on sending you the link, I just wanted to make sure you saw it. I knew someone who enjoys basketball like yourself would appreciate that. I have a question, do you know where I can find any of the old school defensive or offensive plays they did back in the 60s or 70s? my friend who plays basketball says he doesnt see how they played defense, and it looks like they just randomly shoot the ball.idt thats true but I cant find plays anywhere
Nate was 34 at the time so do your math. During the regular season he played almost 35 minutes per game, but in playoffs his playing time got cut in half. I guess it had something to do with his 35% field goal shooting. But he was still better rebounder than 90% of the players.
@rocky12rullshard You need to use their aggression against them. First, improve your ballhandling skills, then use your body to create space and/or fouls on them
I was really expecting a breakdown of that 93 playoffs game that was on NBA TV between the Hornets and Knicks, when they went into OT... ):
hey coach is it possible to do a breakdown of game 5 1976 finals, the greatest game ever, i wanna see a full breakdown of all the crazy stuff that happened :) only if you can of course
Love the breakdowns Nick, if you ever get a chance can you shed some light on Nate Thurmonds career. I know he was a great defender but I get the feeling he was overrated offensively (some called him better than Russell offensively). Did Nate get benched this game because he was past his prime or was his backup legitimately better? Odd how Nate joined those Bulls shortly after this series, any reason why such a great defensive team didnt become even greater upon adding a guy like Nate?
Nate Thurmond is easily top 10 center of all time . Played great against both Kareem and Wilt and even outplayed Kareem in 1972. playoffs in Kareems best season . You should have at least say a few words about him .
He did. "He was benched for Boerwinkle, who was a better passer."
Thurmond was of course one of the greatest players of all time, and Boerwinkle wasn't. But by 1975 he'd played his best games, for the Warriors starting in '63.
@pnewtonfarley Oh yeah - but much more jealous of the afros!
Nate Thurmond was not a long time starter for the Bulls. He was acquired from the Warriors before the season
@myspacedotco Yes, yes, yes!
No kidding. Boerwinkle was an avg center, good rebounder, passer, weak scorer. But even he an effective hook shot. Kareem (the best at it), Lanier, Cowens, Gilmore, Thurmond, Reed all had fine hooks. Jump shooters McAdoo and Issel didn't really, but they were more forward like anyway. Same for Jack Sikma and Bill Laimbeer a bit later.
Wish Rondo would shoot that Rick Barry free throw.
it's "offensive fouls were called much more frequently" or "offensive fouls were much more prevalent"
BBALLBREAKDOWN and hows your team coach?
no video's for a while coach nick.... suffering from nba2k12 addiction?
@guyboy1212 Sounds good - hit me up on Twitter - that's where we do our conversations during the day! Cheers...
yes yes yes
How to play against pressure Defense??? Guys play realy tight on me and I get a lot of turnovers always...
coach nick must be jealous of those beards
Game 6
yeah bballbreakdown and first
imagine how LBJ would do back then with this kind of rules, lol
he must be foul out every single game lmao
@bballbreakdown Check this out! idk if you have seen it but its a great video showing how high wilt chamberlain can jump. He has some other GREAT videos. heres my 2 favorite videos of his
/watch?v=3BKEgX5E_E4
/watch?v=kB43A-ODuLc&feature=channel_video_title
tell me what you think!