They were still professionals with the highest level of skill. Just like any sport. The frame rate and filming often doesn’t do the players justice. Listen to any oldie and they’ll tell you they haven’t seen a certain sportsperson as good as X when they were younger. Look at George Best in soccer. Or Pele who was ripping it up in the early 60s.
Yeah, ball handling was tough when you couldn't palm, carry, travel...And the shot was called the two-handed set shot. When this was filmed, no one had yet invented the jump shot!
They actually had really good ball movement/passing. High energy and playing with teamwork. Their dribbling and shooting may look awkward but it was affective and surprisingly they had a lot of long distance shots being made.
Keep in mind you're only seeing the highlights here. If you watch an actual full length game, say probably a Minneapolis Lakers game, you'd be speaking differently. The full length of this game yields a lot of terrible misses, turnovers and bad passes.
Any sport before the integration of minorities need a fat ass asterisk next to it lol sorry but little short unathletic white guys is boring to watch there’s a reason no one knows who any of these people are same thing goes for babe Ruth or any of those old time athletes before integration they spent their entire careers or majority of it not playing against the best athletes of their time
That's actually the only way you could dribble back then -- with an open hand. Players today palm the ball and carry it. They'd be called for travels back then.
0:13 Klay Thompson "splash" 0:19 Dennis Rodman "hustle" 0:26 Steph Curry "long range" 0:39 Tony Parker "tear drop" 0:45 John Stockton "one hand rapid pass" 0:56 Kareem Abdul Jabbar "sky hook" 1:03 Bob Cousy "dribbles out the clock"
The NBA didn't even start till '47, and obviously it took a while to hit off and really look like a solid game, I'd say by the late 60's but many people don't consider modern NBA till the start of the 80's with Bird and Magic
Yeah, I thought it was going to be a lot of bounce passes and set plays, but the motion and passing on display in this clip was quite impressive even by modern standards.
Their passing was pretty damn sharp, and even with that weird-ass form they could hit from 30 feet. The scores were low because there was no shot clock and they probably had to pass for 45 seconds to get someone open enough to shoot.
Its always fun to see the origin of this sport, helps us understand that it's not always about how big and bad a person is at the sport, it's how everyone comes together in communion and try their best as a team, no talk just focus!!👍🤗😌
@0:19 that rim and net is so beautiful i remember an ancient run down but used to be fancy arena in my neighborhood had that thin rim and long nylon net just like that
shooting in general was different mentality it was called a jump shot to differentiate it from a "set shot" where your feet don't leave the ground. both shots have a similar principle of pushing the ball forward towards the hoop
You can see the haze of smoke above the court...up through the 80's every indoor sport had spectator smoking(it's why old photos sometimes have a dramatic blue light).
Wow thats AMAZING, didnt know how lost i would be without the floor lines but there were so many plays we still use today, those players were VERY good, you can see screens and off ball move, a lot of fooling the defense. The fact people are in suits make it such a classy game. Crazy to think that was between ww1 and ww2 and those guys saw everything.
Yo honestly this was fun to watch just a minute of this. Thought it'd be so different you wouldn't even be able to tell it was basketball besides the ball and hoop
After a High School basketball game last year before they put the balls away. I saw an old man in his 70's hobble out into the corner behind the 3 point line and using the two handed set shot proceeded to hit about 7 out of the 10 shots he launched up.
“An exhilarating team sport... ...currently growing rapidly in popularity…. is basketball. Unlike football and baseball, only five men can play on a team. It's a fast-paced, razzle-dazzle game that requires quick wits... ...and even faster reflexes!”
To see them so athletic and alive... I would dare to say most of them (if not all of them) passed away already. Life is brief indeed. 80 plus years are nothing.
That was a solid 30-footer with a two-hand set shot. It might have taken him two minutes to get that open, but when he got his chance he knocked it down.
@@ymaysernameuay1113 it's probably just irony to the old heads who say that 70-90s basketball was played the right way and they "can't even watch a game of today's so called basketball "
It's not "would of". Jesus, the Internet really shows how incredibly illiterate the average person is. I see so many morons online writing "could of" and "would of". Jesus Christ, when you type those words, is there nothing in your head that tells you it kind of feels a bit weird? I mean, when you write "would" and then follow it with the word "of", at no point do you think it doesn't make any sense? It's "would've", you absolute moron -- not "would of."
This changes my options about basketball in the early days. Wilt gets more respect now because he came much after this time and they had to keep getting better than they were here
Although it looks bad compared to today,they probably had incredible touch to consistently score from that far,while shooting with bad form. Put them in todays with the tech and training and the dude who scored the first 3p is trae young
It's like the reporter was tasked to deliver the most incomprehensible commentary of the year. He probably won in this competition, with hungarian medical journalist being the runner-up.
Everyone is talking about the weird jumpshots but I'm sitting here wondering why the court looks so short and wide even when compared to the 60s NBA courts
That’s funny. Those guys would say the same about today’s players. Back then dribbling was just that. Turning the ball so as to grip it with wrist action was illegal. Two steps was two steps. Anything more was a travel.
extremely good ball movement and moving without the ball, dribbling and shooting look awkward but in this time ur hand had to be on top of the ball the whole time while dribbling
That was the NBA. The College game didn't get a shot clock until the 1985-86 season. Also notice that there was no dunking in this game. It took some time for the athleticism to get to the point where dunking, outside of inordinately tall players, started to surface.
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I love how everybody in the crowd is wearing suits
Only rich people get to watch the game
Right🤞🏾
There is a way when there isnt gen z
@@johnp.6692 and because suits was the only thing to really wear back then
@@erdzarcana4391 it was far from the only thing to wear, but I’m not sure if there were still dress codes at this time
That's a surprising amount of long range shots for a game from 1939.
1939 doesn't mean they all braindead
@@YBKAnthony Those shots for 1939 where high risk low reward since there wasn't a 3 pointer yet.
@@YBKAnthony LMAOOO
@@monteellis4436 so they only counted as 2 points?
@@MrRockleyend yes
They are way better than I thought they'd be. They dribble way out front and shoot from the chest, but their passing is on point!
Well anything besides your hand right on top of the ball was a carry back then so it’s hard to dribble closer to your chest when it was like that
They were still professionals with the highest level of skill. Just like any sport. The frame rate and filming often doesn’t do the players justice.
Listen to any oldie and they’ll tell you they haven’t seen a certain sportsperson as good as X when they were younger.
Look at George Best in soccer. Or Pele who was ripping it up in the early 60s.
@@Liofa73 basketball evolved MUCH much more than football/soccer
Yeah, ball handling was tough when you couldn't palm, carry, travel...And the shot was called the two-handed set shot. When this was filmed, no one had yet invented the jump shot!
@@LK25278 Yeah, now you can carry, travel, palm the ball. It's an easier game today.
I can see Udonis Haslem hyping up his team from the bench from here. Remarkable!
😂
Funny, he just retired today
can't be playing in this era because he's black
@@burntsoufflesomeone cancel this guy 😂
@@hiren601 lmfao try me mofo
Amazing
ur were the comment congrats
No
@@paytonfitchner6022 who hurt u
Terrible basketball
2300th like
They actually had really good ball movement/passing. High energy and playing with teamwork. Their dribbling and shooting may look awkward but it was affective and surprisingly they had a lot of long distance shots being made.
Keep in mind you're only seeing the highlights here. If you watch an actual full length game, say probably a Minneapolis Lakers game, you'd be speaking differently. The full length of this game yields a lot of terrible misses, turnovers and bad passes.
you just spit back out other comments u read
@@banktellingman unlike you I’m not a little kid who is actually educated and informed about basketball history.
Any sport before the integration of minorities need a fat ass asterisk next to it lol sorry but little short unathletic white guys is boring to watch there’s a reason no one knows who any of these people are same thing goes for babe Ruth or any of those old time athletes before integration they spent their entire careers or majority of it not playing against the best athletes of their time
That's actually the only way you could dribble back then -- with an open hand. Players today palm the ball and carry it. They'd be called for travels back then.
Such interesting shooting techniques
and they’re straight cash lol
Be interesting to see when and how the modern shot was developed
I swear
@@tylerharris2430 yeah
Two hand set shot.
0:24 the zestiest shot of all time
Form is totally WTF but damned if he didn't drill it from about 30 feet.
Show marion shoot realize on 2k 🤣🤣🤣
30's Dame right there
Reminds me of Shawn Marion
Right after the no call on a really hard foul
I remember this game like it was yesterday …. What a time to be alive.
no you didn’t
@@deadlykid8 hater 🚨 Lool
@@deadlykid8 you mad because I’ve seen the greatest basketball players of all time and you didn’t. Ha ha 😂😂
@@MK-kk8mlWhat are you like 90? And you know what lol means and how to use emojis and have a youtube account? Nice bullshit lie lmfao
@@jaxx1360 aw another sad little boy 😞 sad because you missed out on the best time in basketball
Gotta love the reporter's ethusiasm.
Yeah u gotta tho
That's a young Chick Hearn.
@@cs4802 cool.
Picturing a big @$$ metal microphone and a enthusiastic fellow in a suit, tie, and fedora.
This was before Jackie Robinson knocked that voice out of all the whites
0:13 Klay Thompson "splash"
0:19 Dennis Rodman "hustle"
0:26 Steph Curry "long range"
0:39 Tony Parker "tear drop"
0:45 John Stockton "one hand rapid pass"
0:56 Kareem Abdul Jabbar "sky hook"
1:03 Bob Cousy "dribbles out the clock"
Bob Cousy had a deceptive pass too 🤟🏾😎
Old heads rock hard rn with this incredible ball movement
The NBA didn't even start till '47, and obviously it took a while to hit off and really look like a solid game, I'd say by the late 60's but many people don't consider modern NBA till the start of the 80's with Bird and Magic
Yeah, I thought it was going to be a lot of bounce passes and set plays, but the motion and passing on display in this clip was quite impressive even by modern standards.
Europe still plays like this it's just that when nba became too athlethic so they rely on one of one.
It's crazy how every era plays different
I wish 2k would make a game mode where You can play back then
yea that would be cool
too bad they just pump out the same game with a diff number every year
@@skylersills1038 yea but with new players from the draft and updated stats
But there is a 1962 one but that wasnt extremely long ago...
@@quadbrush8126 cry kid
Better shooting than Ben Simmons
Yeah, just a little bit.
Their passing was pretty damn sharp, and even with that weird-ass form they could hit from 30 feet. The scores were low because there was no shot clock and they probably had to pass for 45 seconds to get someone open enough to shoot.
And no 3 pointers, and no dunking
@@CruceEntertainment basically WNBA
Every modern dribble would be considered a travel or carry in those days.
And forget the eurostep. Naismith would have a heart attack if he knew it wasn't called a travel.
I'm glad they added crossovers and handles
Its always fun to see the origin of this sport, helps us understand that it's not always about how big and bad a person is at the sport, it's how everyone comes together in communion and try their best as a team, no talk just focus!!👍🤗😌
You think they weren't talking?
They're men. 🤣🤣
Gay bot
@0:19 that rim and net is so beautiful i remember an ancient run down but used to be fancy arena in my neighborhood had that thin rim and long nylon net just like that
That was a much more impressive game and technique shown than I ever expected.
They actually had pretty good ball movement and passes. Shot forms are weird but they pioneered the game!
shooting in general was different mentality it was called a jump shot to differentiate it from a "set shot" where your feet don't leave the ground. both shots have a similar principle of pushing the ball forward towards the hoop
I remember watching this game when I was 63 and now I’m 17 this will forever be classic
L. Sheep
Bro aged in reverse
Interesting shots, looks like it's slipping from their hands...
You can see the haze of smoke above the court...up through the 80's every indoor sport had spectator smoking(it's why old photos sometimes have a dramatic blue light).
0:45 What a pass!
Yep. One of the few modern looking plays.
for a 1939 game Im really suprised how well they shoot. They did a lot of skyhooks with amazing accuracy.
Highlights bro
@@josephcrackin4619ikr. Ppl think they actually hit even 45% of shots.
The hook shots are honestly on point
These are highlights😭
@@CrimsonWave2002these are literally cherry picked clips. These teams didn’t even shoot 40%
I'm not sure what I was expecting but this was amazing...the amount of hustle and shooting 👏
Wow thats AMAZING, didnt know how lost i would be without the floor lines but there were so many plays we still use today, those players were VERY good, you can see screens and off ball move, a lot of fooling the defense. The fact people are in suits make it such a classy game. Crazy to think that was between ww1 and ww2 and those guys saw everything.
Notice all the fans wearing suits lol man things used to be so different
Yea so racist 😂
@@camilialove9882 yeah, but the suits!
@@camilialove9882 how is this racist ?)) your point
@@yehor_ivanov "omg look at how classy those suits are unlike the no goods today with their... jeans and shirts and slacks and dress shoes"
@@NotaPizzaGRL ?
You know how fun it would be to play in every decade.
Yo honestly this was fun to watch just a minute of this. Thought it'd be so different you wouldn't even be able to tell it was basketball besides the ball and hoop
Go back another 20 years or so and it starts looking a lot different.
Two handed set shots were my favorites
After a High School basketball game last year before they put the balls away. I saw an old man in his 70's hobble out into the corner behind the 3 point line and using the two handed set shot proceeded to hit about 7 out of the 10 shots he launched up.
@Paul lol really bro?
“An exhilarating team sport... ...currently growing rapidly in popularity…. is basketball. Unlike football and baseball, only five men can play on a team. It's a fast-paced, razzle-dazzle game that requires quick wits... ...and even faster reflexes!”
Passing game is actually mad strong
this made my grandfathers day
Thank you, may God bless you all and everyone. ❤
This is actually impressive
Old timey commentary is always interesting to listen to
To see them so athletic and alive... I would dare to say most of them (if not all of them) passed away already. Life is brief indeed. 80 plus years are nothing.
Lmao that’s the first thing I be thinking when I see an old video and I see a young dude always like that mf prolly dead rn
@@smokedprune7426 😂
It's rare that a video exceeds my high expectations. This was amazing.
The guy basically shooting from half court must be curry's grandfather
Great grandfather
Perfect visibility and a contrast of this ball on a court, without colour part under a basketring.
That was a freaking dime at :47 seconds even by today's standards.
And the one at 1:08 too was a dart, too. The passing was legit back then, and even with the two-hand set shot they had 2023 NBA three-point range.
Wow, I didn't expect that. They were really good.
Shawn marion would love to play in this era.
He would have been wilt 😭😭😭😭
Nash would average 25 assists per game in that era
@@acerugarmob hell no
Lol he would struggle look how physical they play
Por fin pude ver una cancha profesional de este deporte, hoy en la actualidad está llena la orilla de gente y reporteros!!
At 0:26, I did not know that the logo shot already existed in 1939 😆
Logo shot? Jerry West is the logo and he's dribbling.
That was a solid 30-footer with a two-hand set shot. It might have taken him two minutes to get that open, but when he got his chance he knocked it down.
The passing and shooting was awesome. These boys could play!
Passing, dribbling, layups and hook shots are all recognizable. Not so much the flings from long range lol
0:25 eyahhhh 😅🤣 (thats the most flamboyant shot I've ever seen, so fabulous, so fancy)
Wow, they shot from far, though there wasn't a 3point line!
I wish the nets were still like this. Those swishes are so satisfying!❤
So much talent
2 things i loved.
The early release of the ball when 1 guy shot and the right hand only bouncing at the end
I’ve never witnessed such classy basketball my whole life. They just play it the right way 🤧
😏
cant qwhite figure out why you think that
💀
@@ymaysernameuay1113 it's probably just irony to the old heads who say that 70-90s basketball was played the right way and they "can't even watch a game of today's so called basketball "
@@ymaysernameuay1113 average black person realizing their favorite sport was invented by a white man
This was actually pretty entertaining to watch. Bounce passes and fakes and everything. I enjoyed it.
Even back then they knew the importance of ball movement and being able to move without the ball
I need to try out these jumpshots! They be hitting those shots
I love the coaches in trench coats and hats
Im just absolutely dying. I have no other words...
Those first two shots would of been threes in todays game.
It's not "would of". Jesus, the Internet really shows how incredibly illiterate the average person is. I see so many morons online writing "could of" and "would of". Jesus Christ, when you type those words, is there nothing in your head that tells you it kind of feels a bit weird? I mean, when you write "would" and then follow it with the word "of", at no point do you think it doesn't make any sense? It's "would've", you absolute moron -- not "would of."
that no-look pass at the end dayum
Imagine if the 3 point shot was invented early.
They’d still shoot 20%. Worse probably.
they make it wit a jumper like that?! insane actually insane💯
0:13 and 0:26 would be 3 pointers in todays game
really?! no way!!!
@Nick B you be talking to some time travelers or sum? Lol
So crazy that this is before all the greats came along. Like larry bird, mj , kobe etc. I needa see who these people are
Damn, in 1939 they were playing better then the nba players in all of the 60s. They had so much energy and shooting long shots before the 3 point.
Seriously, better than Oscar, Russell, Cousy, Wilt, West, Elgin? No way.
@@carseye1219 well they played better then most of the white players in the 60s. 🤷🏾♂️
@@melodynote333 Fair enough
@melodynote333 that's racist man
@@oozychubs5-3 racist for saying these white players are better then the other white players, ok I guess 😄
This changes my options about basketball in the early days. Wilt gets more respect now because he came much after this time and they had to keep getting better than they were here
Steph Curry will be common in this era. Look at those long range shots 🤣
I remember this one on tv.:)
If I could describe the 1930's with one video, this one would be it
The producer sounds like he singing that this point
Way more physical than current NBA basketball, which is a colossal joke. No wonder nobody watches basketball anymore.
Some of those long range shots were near half court...and that form, that rainbow shot...😮
Although it looks bad compared to today,they probably had incredible touch to consistently score from that far,while shooting with bad form.
Put them in todays with the tech and training and the dude who scored the first 3p is trae young
I think the shooting form is excellent. Just because it is different doesn’t mean it is bad form.
How does it look bad exactly?
1st shot is my kind of splash. Net sticks on top and stays there. 🔥
better than todays game
dummy
Amazing Black and white footage!
Such interesting creatures
U are one of those creatures, talking about them like u not a human. Lmao
@@leeroythekid1332 what if hes not
@@leeroythekid1332 that’s the joke
Deep "threes" and no look assist - easy to underestimate eveeything from the past..
Those kyrie moves
I like How The Dude Shot It And His Form Was So goofy
Nice and white, the way it should be, and will hopefully be again.
What you mean by that bro?
@@CoreTradingMastery What do you think it means?
Hell nah
@@apolloishere4047 You have your opinion and I have mine.
@@CoreTradingMasteryHe's saying he's hating how the game has been overrun by nigthugs.
It's like the reporter was tasked to deliver the most incomprehensible commentary of the year.
He probably won in this competition, with hungarian medical journalist being the runner-up.
0:40 Imagine if it was an alley oop
Rip rim
Great footage... boy has the NBA come a long way.
Tip my hat to those guys. They helped pave the way so this sport could get off its feet
Nahh..It’s just that Black folks weren’t allowed in the league
Not really. Nobody cared about basketball until bill Russell and wilt.
The thing is even though basketball skill got better its just as fun to watch in that era the best of the time
Everyone is talking about the weird jumpshots but I'm sitting here wondering why the court looks so short and wide even when compared to the 60s NBA courts
fr, that first shot of the arena from above makes it look like theyre playing on a half court
the shooting form is off* and it's crazy how long ago this was. And I'm here in 2022 !
We're all here in 2022
Some excellent shooting! The dribbling skills aren’t very developed, but this was a fun video to watch.
That’s funny. Those guys would say the same about today’s players. Back then dribbling was just that. Turning the ball so as to grip it with wrist action was illegal. Two steps was two steps. Anything more was a travel.
Dribbling today isn't dribbling.
extremely good ball movement and moving without the ball, dribbling and shooting look awkward but in this time ur hand had to be on top of the ball the whole time while dribbling
Their ball movements were really good!
Imagine Lebron in this time
0.45 nice pass, man!
Imagine Shaq back then
Love the hook shots.
these were my 4th grade basketball games
?
Back in 1939, there was no shot clock in basketball, it would arrive in 1954 to "save" the game.
That was the NBA. The College game didn't get a shot clock until the 1985-86 season. Also notice that there was no dunking in this game. It took some time for the athleticism to get to the point where dunking, outside of inordinately tall players, started to surface.
How LeBron fans see MJ's competition